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• Ateneo, La Salle do a ‘Pasiklaban’ • Pinoy Idol finalists named • Free films at Secaucus Library
The Ateneo Alumni Northeast Inc. (AANI) and the De La Salle Alumni Association Metro New York are sponsoring a volleyball and basketball tournament featuring alumni players. Pasiklaban 2011: Rivalry for Charity is slated for July 9, 12 noon to 7 p.m., at St. Peter’s College on 870 Montgomery Street in Jersey City. The AANI beneficiary […]
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Viewers yawn through Pacquiao-Mosley; I was up and about on FB
By Elton Lugay Millions tuned in Saturday night to watch Manny Pacquiao beat ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley in a boxing match described by many as “boring,” “lame” and “a waste of money!” Those in the Philippines were sure to have their own viewing parties at home, in a ‘barangay’ community center, or if that’s not big […]
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Manny Pacquiao as American pop culture icon
By Daniel de la Rosa The iconization of Manny Pacquiao has begun. The Filipino boxer, who has won eight world titles, is now the flag bearer of CBS (whither Charlie Sheen?) and is lending his name to a men’s cologne. The first time something as memorable has happened to a great American athlete was football […]
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• Follow him @MannyPacquiao • Tagalog classes for children • Wanted: cultural performers for Independence Day
He came. He saw. He Tweeted. Manny Pacquiao, the eight-division world champion and lone congressional representative from the Sarangani province in the Philippines, has returned to Twitter. Manny’s authorized user name is @MannyPacquiao. Fans are invited to follow Manny as he trains with Freddie Roach for his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title defense against […]
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‘In U.S., golf is not a status symbol’
By Cristina DC Pastor Late-blooming golfer Jerry Pabalan is president of the Filipino American Golfers Association of NY/NJ/CT. TF: Do FilAms use golf to close business deals? JP: If they do, they don’t advertise, but I know of a few business relationships that have prospered with FAGA. We have a roster with such diverse membership […]
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How basketball defines the essence of being Filipino
By Daniel de la Rosa He was supposed to stay in the Philippines for only one year, but New Yorker Rafe Bartholomew wound up going for three. That sounds like a line from a basketball game. Why go for a point on the free throw line when you could chuck it up for 3 points […]