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…
Important Events
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…
Important Event: “Face Off Against a Tycoon” Book Launch in May 2012
Danilo Pacaña‘s book (FACE OFF AGAINST A TYCOON) will be out in the market in the month of May 2012. They are now accepting BOOK RESERVATIONS worldwide thru the book’s website http://faceoffagainsttycoon.com or you may…
USA: Gigantic event at LA Convention Center to spotlight one of our own
By Dionesio C. Grava First posted in balitaangkapamilya.multiply.com It will be a celebration of diversities when the 4th Annual Sheriff’s Show will take the spotlight tonight at the Los Angeles Convention Center starting at 5:30…
PNOY’s Speech during the Abu Dhabi Dialogue in Manila
SPEECH OF HIS EXCELLENCY BENIGNO S. AQUINO III PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES AT THE 2ND MINISTERIAL MEETING ON THE ABU DHABI DIALOGUE SOFITEL PHILIPPINE PLAZA PASAY CITY APRIL 19, 2012 For the longest time, it…
Phl Embassy to Continue Repatriation Efforts in Syria During Holy Week
04 April 2012 – While most Filipinos are taking a break in observance of Holy Week, the Philippine Embassy in Damascus, led by Chargé d’ Affaires, a.i. Olivia V. Palala, continues its repatriation efforts in…
“Rage for RH! — Rally against Gender Discrimination, for Women’s Empowerment!” -RHAN
In celebration of women’s month, Reproductive Health Advocacy Network (RHAN) invites you to “Rage for RH! — Rally against Gender Discrimination, for Women’s Empowerment!” on 30 March 2012, from 3:30 to 7:00 pm, at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani…
Today in History: Death of Pres. Ramon Magsaysay
Magsaysay did not finish his term that was expected to end of December 30, 1957 because he died in a plane crash. On March 16, 1957 Magsaysay left Manila for Cebu City where he spoke…
OFW Movie LAWAS KAN PINABLI screening in Manila on March 16, 2012
OFW Movie LAWAS KAN PINABLI screening at the Cinema is Incomplete on March 16,2012 Friday at 8pm. Cinema Is Incomplete is located at 117-C Anonas Extension, Sikatuna Village, Q.C. Please contact 0906 220 8124 and…
Today In History: March 11, 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
The 2011 earthquake of the Pacific coast of Tōhoku also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 (Mw) undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan…
Upcoming Events in Italy
March 8, 2012 – INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
International Women’s Day has been observed since in the early 1900’s, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies. 1908 Great…
Today in our History: First Battle of Bud Dajo
The First Battle of Bud Dajo, also known as the Battle of Mt. Dajo, was a counter insurgency action fought by the United States Army against native Moros in March 1906, during the Moro Rebellion phase of the Philippine-American War. While fighting was limited to…
Italy: Huling mga araw para sa questionnaire ng Census
Roma – Pebrero 20, 2012 – Peb. 29 na ang deadline ng submission ng mga questionnaire ng Census. Huling panawagan bago sumapit ang deadline nito para miawasan ang kaukulang multa at ang posibleng epekto nito….
People Power Revolution’s 26th anniversary
The People Power Revolution (also known as the EDSA Revolution and the Philippine Revolution of 1986) was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines that occurred in 1983-86. The methods used amounted to a…
February 21, 2012 – International Mother Language Day: Mother tongue instruction and inclusive education
International Mother Language Day was proclaimed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in November 1999 (30C/62). On 16 May 2009 the United Nations General Assembly in its…
Events : Riyadh Bikers Club 7th Anniversary
Riyadh Bikers Club 7th Anniversary – February 17, 2012