NEW YORK CITY, April 28 -- The incidence of pandemic-fueled hate crimes targeting Asian or Filipino immigrants has died down in the state of New York, the Philippine Consulate General reported.

Philippine Consul General in New York Senen Mangalile said "hate crimes" in general still exist but those targeting Asian immigrants are "not happening" anymore.

"I will say that there is no Asian hate crime prevalence in New York, just hate crimes and that's driven by the mental health issue of the perpetrators," he told visiting Filipino journalists at the Philippine Center in Manhattan over the weekend.

"During the pandemic there's really parang (it seemed like) they're pinpointing Asians but now it's not happening but everybody has to be awa...