Bologna: ALAB SPORTSFEST
ALAB SPORTSFEST PROGRAM August 26, 2012 – 1PM to 6PM P A R A D E SINGING OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM – to be led by Laarni Ahumada PRAYER – Jon Peralta OPENING REMARKS –…
Important Events
Biography of Ninoy Aquino
By Kallie Szczepanski About.com A disturbing video shot in 1983 shows Filipino army personnel boarding a plane and ordering opposition leader Benigno Aquino, Jr., more commonly called Ninoy Aquino, to disembark. He smiles, but his eyes look…
Search for Bb. Pilipinas Italy 2012, gaganapin sa Roma
Source: akoaypilipino.eu Roma – Agosto 1, 2012 – Inaananyayahan ang lahat sa gaganaping SEARCH FOR BB. PILIPINAS ITALY 2012 – EIGHT EDITION sa darating na Sept. 9 sa Teatro Vigano matatagpuan sa Piazza Fradeletto 17,…
USA: SOME EVENTS IN LOS ANGELES
FILIPINAS, FEMINISM AND SEX Saturday, August 4, 2012 2:00pm – 4:30pm Echo Park Branch Library 1410 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026 (213) 250-7808 Two Filipino American authors and scholars — Dr. Celine Parreñas…
Today in History: Death of Cory Aquino (August 1, 2009)
A Remarkable Presidency, A Lasting Legacy Speech of Senate President Franklin Drilon November 25, 2004 First of all, it is my privilege and honor to be with you on this momentous occasion. To this day,…
PNoy Speech: 148th Birth Anniversary of Apolinario Mabini & the 114th Foundation of the DFA 7/26/12
PNoy Speech: 148th Birth Anniversary of Apolinario Mabini & the 114th Foundation of the DFA 7/26/12
PNoy’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2012
PNoy’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2012
USA: Filipino music, culture blossom In historic show at Hollywood Bowl
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava First posted: www.pinoywatchdog.com LOS ANGELES — It was easily the biggest gathering of Filipinos this side of the Diaspora. The nearly filled Hollywood Bowl on Highland Ave. was…
USA: Philippine American Friendship: A comradeship forged in trials and tribulations
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava It may be said that the U.S. engagement with the Philippines can be traced to the Treaty of Paris of 1898. At 8:50 pm on December 10 of…
Event : 1st Filipino Europe-Wide D2D Conference
1st Filipino Europe-Wide D2D Conference 26, 27 to 29 September 2012 Rome, Italy Statement: The Diaspora-to-Dialogue (D2D): 1st Conference of Filipinos in Europe-2012 was convened by the Filipino-Italian Members of the Global Filipino Diaspora Council…
Tidbits on a Boy Named Pepe
Source: http://www.nhcp.gov.ph Tidbits on a Boy Named Pepe By: Ferdinan S. Gregorio History Researcher II Many articles, books, essays and literary materials were written about Jose Rizal’s life, works and ideas, but sometimes we tend to…
Balak: ADLAW SA MGA AMAHAN
mga amahan angayan pasidunggan, walay laing tagan-an, silang tanan suklian, bililhong adlaw, mga amahan atong hugopan, ipadungog, ipasibantog, silang tanan pahalipayan ipaabot nato ang kalipayng hilabihan, sila pasalamatan, silang tanan yukboan sa ilang kakugihan pagsulod…
Aming pagdadalamhati at pakikiramay sa pagpanaw ni HRH Crown Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz al Saud
Kami po ay nakikidalamhati at nakikiramay sa pagpanaw ni HRH Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz al Saud. Marami po tayong kasong idinulog direkta sa Diwan (Grievance Department) ng Ministry of Interior at naresolve po lahat ng maayos…..
STATEMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS’ DAY
STATEMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS’ DAY 16 June 2012 Ratify and Implement ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers Now! Today, as we commemorate the first anniversary of the adoption of ILO Convention 189…
Health Day in Los Angeles Pictorial
By: Dionesio Grava First posted in : pinoywatchdog.com Health Day in Los Angeles Pictorial The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and City of Los Angeles co-hosted a free Health Expo in observance of…
USA: Remembering Equity Village
By Dionesio Grava First posted in: pinoywatchdog.com (First of a series) A July 16, 1996 issue of the Los Angeles Times featured a story about how vandals and nature had taken a toll on public…
USA: Memorial Day in San Diego
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava First posted in: pinoywatchdog.com With beautiful blue skies above and the morning warmth just right, thousands of San Diegans including many veterans, servicemen/women and their families gathered outside…
Los Angeles Filipinos celebrate Independence Day 2012
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava First posted in : pinoywatchdog.com Words shrinkwrapped into a magic mantra that could very well make most of the estimated eight-to-eleven million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) feel good…
OFW Movie “Lawas Kan Pinabli” – screening in the USA and in Scotland
LAWAS KAN PINABLI special free screening for “Encounters: New Filipino Cinema” on June 10,2012, 2PM at the YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS in #701 Mission St., San Francisco, California, USA. for more information please…
Events: Kalayaan 2012 Celebrations in California
TORRANCE. Kalayaan Inc. will stage a Grand Ball to commemorate the 114th Anniversary of Philippine Independence Day at the Torrance Marriott South Bay Hotel in Torrance, Calif., 3635 Fashion Way, Torrance, CA 90503. CARSON. An…
USA: Memorial Day – A reminder that freedom is worth living and dying for
By Dionesio C. Grava Photos courtesy of Lilia Rabe Grava First Posted in : pinoywatchdog.com There is expectation that vacationers who will travel more than 50 miles in the coming Memorial Day weekend will increase by 1.2…
May 28 to June 12 : Philippine National Flag Days
On March 6, 1965, Presidential Proclamation No. 374 was issued declaring May 28 as National Flag Day to commemorate the date the national emblem was first unfurled after the Philippine Revolutionary Army defeated the Spanish fores…