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12th Annual World Championships of Performing Arts WCOPA Starts on July 20

Admin — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:56:50 +0000

12th Annual World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) has been set on July 19 â€“ 27, 2008. Former Grand Champions Jed Madela and Aria Clemente to perform at both Opening Ceremony (at the famous Universal CityWalk on Sunday, July 20, 9:30 a.m.) and Grand Finals (at the Bonaventure Hotel on July 25, Friday at 6:30 [...]

Honoring Thelma

Rodel Rodis — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:13:13 +0000

ANCHORAGE, Alaska â€“ The land of the midnight sun where the sun doesn’t set until past midnight was the perfect setting for the “25th anniversary” and 12th Biennial Conference of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) held at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel from July 3-5, 2008. Only a city with that many daylight hours [...]

Fil-Am Ilonggo Association Rushes Aid to Storm Stricken Panay Island

Jay Fermin — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:15:24 +0000

Panay Island. Google Maps. By Jay Fermin PW Los Angeles: Weather stations in the Philippines, Japan, and China monitored a low-pressure area east of Mindanao June 16 which was upgraded to ‘Depression Frank’ two days later as a tropical storm. On the 19th of June, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) upgraded it to Typhoon Status. The People’s [...]

Gawad Kalinga reshaping the global development landscape

Hecky Villanueva — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:05:46 +0000

Hope and expectations are high among supporters of Gawad Kalinga (GK) that GK is the way to a kinder, gentler, and more loving world. Conflict and violence, even for a good cause, will not lead to peace and prosperity in the long run. The hurts, suffering, and pains must be overcome. A [...]

Ilonggo Association of So Cal New Officers

John Lacson — Mon, 19 May 2008 05:10:44 +0000

President Eduardo â€œButchâ€ Zaragoza and lovely wife, Erlyn. Photo by John Lacson. Ilonggo, where does this word originate from? Historically speaking, Ilonggo is a description of anything which comes from the province of Iloilo, Philippines. Iloilo was the original Ilonggo home base which gradually spread out to surrounding islands. This [...]

Chantry Flat Wildfire near Sierra Madre Rages On

Jay Fermin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:40:31 +0000

All photos by FLORA - Sierra Madre SIERRA MADRE, Calif. - Hundreds of fire crews battled a wildfire that started March 26 in the Angeles National Forest about 10 miles northeast of Pasadena that forced the evacuation of a scout camp and left hikers stranded in the biggest of several blazes [...]

Charmaine Clamor: Jazzy Pinay Power

John Lacson — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:16:49 +0000

The passion of singing manifested itself early. At age 3 and being an only child, Charmaine Clamor was singing at the back of buses entertaining passengers on their way from hometown Subic Zambales to Manila. Her mother was the role model then. Young Charmaine provided piano accompaniment while mom sung kundimans. In family parties, singing [...]

Arab View of Pinoy People Power

Rodel Rodis — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:08:19 +0000

The 22nd anniversary of People Power came and went on February 25 without commemoration by a single US newspaper editorial. I googled the Internet and found none. But while googling, I stumbled on a March 9, 2008 editorial in the Arab News, the â€œMiddle East’s Leading English Language Daily,â€ commenting on People Power in an [...]

A Winning Trip

John Lacson — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:44:27 +0000

Dec 6, 2007 was the date that I was awarded 1st prize for the Balita Media Inc Literary Award for Poetry. This event was the companyâ€™s annual Christmas party and awards night. There were 12 winners from different categories such as High School, College/Adult, and seniors divisions. Being a baby boomer, I [...]

Perryscope: Jocelyn Dulnuan - Shattered Dreams

Perry Diaz — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:55:46 +0000

Two years ago, Jocelyn Dulnuan, 25 years old at that time, left her fiancÃ© and two-year old daughter and journeyed to a distant land searching for a job to provide a better future for her family. Two years later, her dream was shattered when her life was snuffed out — a victim [...]