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Fiesta In America grateful to the community for its loyalty
Fiesta In America presented Empowerment Awards to FilAm achievers, including a bank president and an advocate for autism education during its People’s Ball on August 9. This year’s honorees are Mary Grace Asufrin for Nursing Leadership, Roger Santos for Philanthropy, Alvin and Prima Hower for International Community Service, Dr. Lirio Covey for Autism Advocacy, Eric […]
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Diskubre Tour invites young FilAms to visit Bicol
Young Filipinos with a sense of adventure and a wish to connect with their Filipino roots are invited to participate in the second Diskubre Tour from 3 to 13 January 2020 in the Bicol Region. Covering Manila and the provinces of Albay, Masbate, Sorsogon, and Camarines Sur, this year’s Tour will include historical and city […]
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Planning a Filipino wedding abroad? Sinta may have what you need
A year ago, Gelaine Santiago and Jérôme Gagnon-Voyer sat at the center of a backyard of a historic landmark where they wed in front of family and friends. A Filipina born in Bulacan and raised in Toronto, Gelaine, 29, married her college sweetheart Jérôme, 33, a French-Canadian from Québec. They met through a student organization […]
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NaFFAA to convene 13th empowerment conference, names new executive director
From August 15-17, the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) will host its 13th National Empowerment Conference (NEC) in Carson, California. The theme of this year’s NEC is “Make It Count: Transforming Mindsets for 2020 and Beyond,” which reflects NaFFAA’s commitment to raising awareness around key issues affecting the community, laying out a clear […]
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How Joji Jalandoni brought Visayan street kids to NYC
By Cristina DC Pastor Josephine ‘Joji’ Jalandoni grew up in Victorias Milling Company (VMC) in Negros Occidental — known as the “Sugarbowl of the Philippines” — where the landed families derived their affluence from sugar plantations. Sugar was one of the country’s top agricultural exports up until the 1980s, and the sugar cane farming families […]
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Jersey choirs in June 8 Koro concert
Handang Tumulong Foundation, Inc. (HTFI) and the University of the Philippines Alumni Association in America, Inc. have jointly embarked on a project – a choral concert to be presented on June 8. “Tatlong Koro, Isang Lahi, Isang Musika” will feature three outstanding choirs in New Jersey, namely the Filharmonix Choir, the Kayumanggi Chorale, and the […]
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Reynas and Hermanos honored at Santacruzan Ball
The Catholic Action of Mary (CAM) hosted its 41st Santacruzan Presentation Ball on May 4. This year’s Reyna Elenas are: Reyna Elena I: Madison Jed Recebe.Thirteen-year old Madison was born in New York. She is the only child of Jonas and Edelyn Recebe. Both parents are from Boracay and Kalibo, Aklan. Madison is in 8th […]
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PIDCI ratifies bylaws amid questions over procedure
By Cristina DC Pastor PIDCI, the beleaguered organization that hosts the annual Independence Day Parade, met this week in a bid to get its house in order and fix loopholes in the management of its finances. This is the same organization where the former treasurer is alleged to have absconded with its funds and yet […]
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Consulate studying possible takeover of Independence Day parade
By Cristina DC Pastor Just when everyone thought the case of PIDCI has lapsed into limbo, the FilAm community voted in a General Assembly to form an independent ad hoc committee that will oversee preparations for the June 2019 Independence Day Parade. That body would remove from PIDCI, which had lost its tax-exempt status when […]