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Soon to rise at SOMA, a Filipino Cultural Center
The San Francisco Filipino Cultural Center (SFFCC) will soon open its doors in the downtown area, near the Yerba Buena Center arts community where SFFCC co-founder Don Marcos said a significant Filipino presence is lacking. This Filipino sanctuary at 814 Mission Street will honor its long-time enclave of significant Filipino influence even as new developments ...
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In Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon, 2 Filipinos ‘achieve the impossible’
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. “It’s not only winning that counts, but how one finishes a race,” is what was echoed by the Philippines’ two contestants in the early June Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon against the backdrop of San Francisco, the City by the Bay. Mara F. Guevara, still in her twenties, a professional architect, ...
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Law of the Sea specialist is new ConGen to S.F.
The Filipino community in San Francisco has a new Consul General. His name is Henry S. Bensurto, Jr., a career diplomat and a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP). A statement from the Philippine Consulate says Bensurto and is one of the Philippines’ leading experts on maritime security and the West Philippine ...