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1st FYBA charity game opens in D.C.; proceeds to benefit foundation
The first Annual Filipino-American Youth Basketball Association (FYBA) Showcase Game was a high-scoring affair between teams comprised of the best FilAm basketball college and high school talent in the Metro Washington DC region. The charity event, held in Alexandria, VA, raised over $1,500 for the P.U.S.O. (or Purposeful Unconditional Service to Others) Foundation, which provides […]
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FYBA wins 5 basketball championships in Labor Day tournament
The Filipino-American Youth Basketball Association (FYBA), representing the Metro DC area in the annual North American Basketball Association (NABA) Labor Day tournament, took home five championship trophies, two runner up honors, and a sterling performance by the rest of the teams. The annual tournament was held last Labor Day weekend in Spooky Nook, the largest […]
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Allan Palacios Chan to sing at Pacquiao fight: ‘I chose not to judge’
By Maricar CP Hampton Amid the messy controversy of Manny Pacquiao’s comment comparing gays to animals, one singer has agreed to perform the Philippine National Anthem at the Pacquiao-Bradley fight in Las Vegas on April 9. “I choose not to judge,” tenor Allan Palacios Chan said when interviewed by The FilAm Metro D.C. “Should we […]
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Basketball comes to town, and D.C. hoops it up
By Maricar CP Hampton Thousands of Filipino basketball fanatics from around the country – as well as Canada – swooped don on the Nation’s Capital for the 9th Inter-city Basketball Tournament held over the Labor Day weekend. Organized by the Filipino Basketball Association of North America (FBA-NA) and hosted by the Filipino American Basketball Association […]
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Barakos defeated, but they ‘played with heart and confidence’
The Philippine Pony Baseball Barakos were in town last week to compete in the Pony Bronco-11 World Series in Chesterfield, Virginia. The Barakos did not win but “they won the hearts of Filipinos in the D.C. area,” said Raul Mercado, manager at L’Enfant Plaza Hotel, where the boys were housed while in competition. “The Barakos […]
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112 teams to compete in huge basketball tournament
The nation’s largest Filipino American basketball tournament will be held in the Washington, D.C. area during the Labor Day weekend on August 31-September 1, 2013. The Filipino American Basketball Association of Metro-DC (FABA) will host the 9th Filipino Basketball Association of North America (FBA-NA) two-day tournament which will be played at the following venues: The […]
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Asthma condition kept FilAm from reaching Boston Marathon finish line
By Cristina DC Pastor One of the Filipinos who participated in the Boston Marathon said she is OK and back at her hotel room. Her asthma condition prevented her from reaching the finish line, she said. Susan Marie Sobrepena posted on her Facebook wall: “Just got back to my hotel room. Was close to the […]