Filipino-American News Archives

WASHINGTON DC About a hundred Filipino organizations based in Washington DC protested the Philippine government's directives that restrict and impose taxes on relief aid for disaster victims.

This Sunday martial arts enthusiasts are in for a special treat. On November 1st, there will be day-long exhibition at Vallejo's Hogan High School highlighting the Balintawak Arnis style of Filipino Martial Arts .

General William Shafter, namesake of Shafter Street. In 1899 he postulated "it may be necessary to kill half the Filipinos" for the other half to ascend from barbarism.

United! Survivors and patients walks on in their continuing fight over the Big C. "Breast cancer claims thousands of lives around the world every year, and to date, it remains to be among the top killer of Filipino women." This hard fact is backed up by a staggering figure of 10,000 cases with a mortality rate of 40 percent as reported by the ...

Gina Judilla already had three children the first time she tried to terminate a pregnancy.

GOVERNOR Benigno R. Fitial squared off with his main rival, Republican Rep. Heinz S, Hofschneider, in a debate on Tuesday evening that disclosed their differences on such key issues as federalization and the privatization of the Commonwealth Utilities Corp.'s power generation.

CHICAGO, IL, October 25, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- In its 6th year running, each year of the Chicago Filipino American Film Festival has topped the last.

Danny Javier, left, of the band APO Hiking Society plays an imaginary piano as the band talks to Maria Guevara, the host of the new VCAT show FAME Four decades together have aged the three members of the Filipino musical group APO Hiking Society.

As Filipino-American History Month draws to a close, no mention about its significance to Vallejo would be complete without a nod to the Vallejo chapter of the Filipino-American National History Society and its president, Mel Orpilla.

DUBAI A Filipino bar in Dubai contributed a day's earnings to the victims of the two recent weather disturbances that pounded Metro Manila and several provinces in Luzon.

Filipino men push a damaged car in a village that has been underwater for nearly a month following typhoons in Taguig, south of Manila.

Saturday night will be a coming-out party for Filipino food gone upscale. Thanks to the prompting of Filipino Community Center board member Cecilia Villafuerte, this year's benefit, "Filipino Flavors," will present specially prepared Ilocano and Tagalog dishes done in a sophisticated style, newly dubbed Filipino Fusion Cuisine.

ABU DHABI // The fund-raising drive by the Filipino community in the Emirates to help flood victims back home has generated hundreds of thousands of dirhams in cash donations and goods, according to one of the chief organisers.

DOHA: Funds raised through the intensified donation campaign by the Filipino community for the flood victims in the Philippines has reached about QR40,000. The community has sent hundreds of boxes of relief goods.

StarStudio Magazine, one of the biggest magazines in the Philippines, will be available in Guam starting December after ABS-CBN Publishing inked a partnership with IT&E. Aside from being distributed in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Kuwait, and Italy, StarStudio also prints and distributes localized versions in the United Arab ...

Filipino-American visual artists, poets, musicians and dancers will observe Filipino American History Month with "Boom Boom Brown! A Celebration of Filipino American Youth Culture" at the Hawaici State Library starting at noon tomorrow.

Guam Delegate Madeleine Z. Bordallo announced yesterday that her policy adviser, Regine Biscoe Lee, has been selected by the Filipina Women's Network as one of the 100 most influential Filipino women in the U.S. Lee's selection falls under the Building and Emerging Leaders award category.

MANILA Apl.de.ap of Grammy Award-winning group the Black Eyed Peas is kicking off a benefit concert at Skydome, SM North Edsa at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Friday, 09 October 2009, 2:26 pm Press Release: Fiesta Sa Wellington Click to enlarge Fiesta sa Wellington is an event that will showcase the diversity, colour and beauty of the Philippines – and Filipino culture in New Zealand – over this coming Labour weekend The Filipino festival will be held in Wellington, Hutt City and Porirua ...

Tobias Tovera, Luminous Rising, 60 x 60, 2009. Photo: Courtesy of the artist and Micaela Gallery.

This weekend you have a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the Filipino experience in the Bay Area...and visit The Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum ...for free.

Severe flooding caused an evacuation of an enormous portion of the city, displacing nearly 600,000 people, while mudslides and flood waters have claimed nearly 250 lives to date.

It was a bittersweet moment for Tom Avendano on Saturday when Vancouver's Multicultural Helping House Society was granted $1.5 million in government funding for renovations and expansion.

In celebration of Filipino History Month in October, join the Raider Nation and the Filipino American community for a festive tailgate party at Raiderville , starting at 11:00 am! Featuring live entertainment, traditional and hip-hop dance groups, DJs, performing artists and a special guest appearance by the great Manny Pacquiao! Don't miss the ...

Hj Aziz Latif and spouse Hjh Andy Latif with Philippine Ambassador to Brunei Alexander B Yano , Labour Officer Elizabeth Recio , Minister and Consul Celeste Vinzon-Balatbat and Consul General Raymond Balatbat with other Philippine Embassy key officers, staff and their children.

Richmond's large Filipino community is scrambling to find ways to help relatives living in the Philippines who lost nearly everything in the wake of flooding caused by last month's powerful typhoon that dropped 30 days worth of rain in just a few short hours.

Tad Cortez, president of the local Filipino Association, holding a collection jar to raise funds to help those in need after homes were flooded during three recent typhoons in the Philippines.

A core group of Filipino women will undergo leadership trainings in the coming months in preparation for their role as leaders and ambassadors of the Philippines in Switzerland.

An alter memorializing Godofreda Palma, killed in the Sept. 29 tsunami in Pago Pago village.

A tropical storm that caused widespread flooding and devastation in the Philippines has prompted an outpouring of support from Filipino-Americans in and around the San Gabriel Valley.

Francesca Fueros ascends the stage during the swimsuit section of the beauty pageant.

A Reuters correspondent says international aid is beginning to trickle in to the Philippines, but people remain stranded on their rooftops in some areas where floodwaters have not yet receded.

As mother nature rages in the Philippines, relief is flooding in from the local Filipino community.

The following businesses and shopping areas are accepting monetary donations for the victims of Typhoons Ondoy and Parma on behalf of the Filipino Community Center: Don Quijote Supermarket - Farrington Highway in Waipahu Kamehameha Shopping Center - School St.

It was a bittersweet moment on Saturday for Tom Avendado, a Filipino immigrant and president of Vancouver's Multicultural Helping House Society, as his charitable organization officially received $1.5 million of government funding to renovate and expand its facilities.

Two typhoons in ijust eight days killed hundreds in the Philippines and left countless more without a home.

The Filipino Woman: maybe high heels aren't her style but in the flip flop world of Manila, she's definitely the one dancing backwards.

Typhoons, earthquakes and tsunamis are about as common place in the Philippines as folklore and jeepneys, and Filipinos are known throughout the world to be some of the most caring and kind-hearted people who band together to help each other during times of need.

The Filipino community in Hawaii, through the efforts of the Filipino Community Center, the Philippine Consulate General, Radio Station KNDI, the Congress of Visayan Organizations, the United Filipino Council of Hawaii, the Oahu Filipino Community Council, the Honolulu Filipino Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Filipino Chamber of Commerce, Knights ...