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Don’t ‘Clipper’ this up
By Leandre C. Ochoa April 27, 2016 Tonight, the Los Angeles Clippers will continue their series against the Portland Trailblazers in Game 5 of their first-round playoff matchup. This pivotal game 5 will take place at Staples Center in Los Angeles in the wake of what most people may argue was the worst day in […]
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Lakers’ fans prepare to bid farewell to Kobe
By Leandre Ochoa (Editor’s note: Filipinos’ passion for basketball as a national past time has been embraced by their immigrant communities all over the world. Los Angeles-born with Filipino roots Leandre Ochoa, 29 and an avid Lakers’ fan since 5, traces the rise and fall of his team and his idol during the last few […]
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4 reasons why Manny will defeat Mayweather
By Dante D. Ochoa There has been no dearth of opinion about the upcoming epic Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. There’s probably no other fight in history that has drawn more predictions or opinions from experts and fans alike. Any diligent follower of the match-up would not have missed what five former opponents of both Manny Pacquiao and […]
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Pacquiao-Mayweather press conference: a historic face-off
By Dante D. Ochoa There they stood, face to face — Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather — for darn near too long it seems, for almost a minute, on stage at the Nokia Theater at the L.A. Live around 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 11. But then, the fans, the whole world waited for five long […]
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Catching up with Manny (Part 2)
By Dante D. Ochoa TFLA Publisher Off from a good start at the earlier part of the day, TheFilAmLosAngeles.com team at 4:30 p.m. sped to Vine Street near Santa Monica Boulevard eager to reach that small strip mall in Hollywood where arguably the best known little boxing gym in the world is located, before Manny […]
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Looking for Manny Pacquiao (Part I)
By Cecile Caguingin Ochoa TFLA Editor A quiet sunny Friday seemed to be the perfect day to explore some “hidden treasures” of Los Angeles, in its quaint villages amidst tourist destinations Larchmont Village and Hancock Park. We decided it’s the perfect time to try to find the iconic Manny Pacquiao, now in town preparing for […]
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Pacquiao’s relationships with Jinkee, Mommy Dionesia crucial to his struggle (Part 2)
By Cristina DC Pastor The FilAm (TF): Is “Manny” your first film? Ryan Moore (RM): “Manny” is my first feature film. I started making short films when I was a kid. I got a hold of my dad’s camera when I was a young boy and we created stop motion animation videos using my Voltron […]
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Director Ryan Moore: Navigating Pacquiao’s layers of entourage felt like a ‘covert operation’ (Part 1)
By Cristina DC Pastor Manny Pacquiao’s life is now in a documentary feature film, but as Filipino American director Ryan Moore would find out after five years of filming: the boxing legend’s erratic schedule and multiple layers of entourage presented the biggest hurdle. “Tracking down Manny and staying on top of his schedule is like […]
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ConGen Leo Herrera-Lim welcomes the ‘Blu Girls’
The Philippine Women’s Softball team accompanied by Head Coach Randy Dizer paid a courtesy call on Consul General Leo Herrera-Lim on July 3. The softball team, popularly known as the “Blu Girls,” will compete in the U.S.A. World Cup IX from July 7-13 in Irvine. After the competition they will continue to train in Las […]