Filipino unKonference
If you are in the mood to take part in something that is definitely NOT a conference, check out the Filipino unKonference. Be prepared to not get bored because according to organizer (or …
Broadway’s First Ethnic ‘Matilda’ is Filipina
I consider musicals the highest form of popular entertainment. The sales of show tickets will never equate the real value of what goes on in a musical – a perfect convergence of different …
Deadline of Submissions to the 4th Annual Plaridel Awards Extended to August 31
San Francisco, CA, August 10, 2015: The Philippine American Press Club USA, (PAPC) today announced that it is extending the deadline of submissions to the Fourth Plaridel Awards to August 31, 2015 from …
A Tribute to Philippine National Artist Nick Joaquin
Nick (Nicomedes) Joaquin was born on May 4, 1917, son of Leocadio Joaquin, a lawyer who fought under General Aguinaldo in the revolution, and Salome Marquez, a teacher. Nick Joaquin, writer of short …
Mandaluyong City Sets New Guinness World Record For Largest Zumba Class
(Mandaluyong, Philippines – July 19) Almost 13,000 energetic pinoys danced continuously in the streets of Mandaluyong in the Philippines for at least 30-minutes to set the new Guinness World Record for the the …
How do we connect the community through the arts?
The event: SangDiwa 2015. SangDiwa 2015 is a day-long Filipino cultural exposition with artists, performers, textiles, fashion, art exhibits, and other creative happenings. The date: June 20, 2015, Saturday. The venue: Kalayaan Hall …
Fil-Am High School Student Amazes Audience, Gets Standing Ovation
(Alameda, California–March 20, 2015) Fil-Am Angela Busgano, a senior high school student at Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward, California, captivated the audience with her singing at the school’s Band and Orchestra Concert. …
A Night of Beauty and Glamour – Binibining Pilipinas USA 2014
Seventeen Filipino-American beauties vied for the prestigious title of Binibining Pilipinas USA 2014 which culminated last Saturday, July 19, at the Centinela Valley Center for the Arts in Los Angeles, Ca.Emerged victorious was …
Discipline is Not Just A Four-Letter Word – The Ninth Commandment For The Environment
This commandment reminds us that life is not about having but being. Unfortunately, humanity had succumbed to the habit of having possessions as if possessions make them. Athletes using sports paraphernalia realize and …
The Self-Perpetuating Elite of the Philippines
In the American publication Foreign Affairs published in July of 1968, a young Filipino senator introduced his country to the American people as “a land in which a few are spectacularly rich while the masses …