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McDonald's USA To Provide More Than 20 Million Books To Families In The U.S. Through New Happy Meal Promotion
Partnership with literacy non-profit Reading is Fundamental will give an additional 100,000 books to kids nationwide. McDonald’s two-year book offering: anytime access to reading with new interactive digital books through…
Teaching History to the Fil-Am Youth Through Art
Something magical happened when Filipino-American muralist Eliseo Silva placed the first brush strokes on the Filipino mural in Historic Filipinotown back in 1995. “I felt a spark inside me,” Silva…
Fil-Am Author’s Book Tops Amazon’s Hot New Releases
Book shares tips that women can learn from the gracefulness and graciousness two Pinays, Marie Claire Lim Moore and her mother, Lenore Lim, who are successful in the corporate and…
Fil-Am Author's Book Tops Amazon's Hot New Releases
Book shares tips that women can learn from the gracefulness and graciousness two Pinays, Marie Claire Lim Moore and her mother, Lenore Lim, who are successful in the corporate and…
Showcasing Filipino Talent Through Animation
HER Philippine based-company has worked on some of the world’s most famous video games – Call of Duty: Black Ops and Modern Warfare, Heavy Rain, Mortal Kombat, and Injustice: Gods…
Showcasing Filipino Talent Through Animation
HER Philippine based-company has worked on some of the world’s most famous video games – Call of Duty: Black Ops and Modern Warfare, Heavy Rain, Mortal Kombat, and Injustice: Gods…
National Museum declares 441-year old church in Lubao as "Important Cultural Property"
LUBAO, Pampanga, Sept. 2 (PIA) — National Museum has declared the 441-year old St. Augustine Parish Church in Lubao town as an Important Cultural Property of the country. “The church qualified for…
Michael Cinco: ‘Impalpable’ couture designer
LOS ANGELES—Ask Dubai-based Filipino fashion designer Michael Cinco how he would describe his fashion couture style and he would immediately tell you, “Impalpable!” Ethereal. Unreal. Dream-like. Otherworldly. Too perfect for…
PNoy leads opening of exhibit featuring former President Cory Aquino’s paintings
MANILA, July 31 — President Benigno S. Aquino III led the opening of an exhibit featuring his mother, former President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino’s paintings at the Lobby Lounge and Roma…
To veil or unveil, a purely Muslim issue
MANILA, July 28 (PNA) — Prudence dictates that non-Muslim Filipino educators should leave alone Filipino Muslims and Muslim teachers decide when and where to unveil or expose their hair and…
Homegrown remedies
With the erratic weather changes experienced in the country, it is important to keep a healthy body and lifestyle to avoid any sickness. And since the rainy season has begun…
Ramadhan begins in the Philippines
The official start of Ramadhan varies throughout the world since it is traditionally determined upon the sighting of the new moon. This year, the month-long celebration of Ramadhan in the…
Kapampangan film bags Gawad Tanglaw
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, July 8 (PIA) — Kapampangan film “Manenaya” (Waiting) won the Jury Prize award in the 11th Gawad Tanglaw sharing the honors with “Migrante” (The Filipino…
Filipino Sculptor wins two International Awards in Switzerland
MANILA, July 4 — Igorot sculptor Gilbert “Gano” Alberto bagged the two major prizes at the 2013 Symposium International de Sculpture held from June 5 to 16 in Morges, Switzerland….
Writing is Her Life
SOMETIMES there’s no explanation why people choose the profession they are in. It just happens as though it’s a blessing from God: a baseball pitcher with a 100-mile-per-hour fastball, or…
Award-winning Kapampangan photographer opens month-long exhibit for a cause
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga, June 25 (PIA) — Award-winning Kapampangan photographer Yen Baet on Saturday opened her month-long exhibit for a cause where proceeds generated from purchase of her works will…
Windows of opportunities possible through arts and culture empowerment
LCF recognizes the power of arts and culture in revitalizing communities (Manila, Philippines, June 24, 2013) — Expanding investment in arts and culture can boost local jobs, generate income for…
FVR to Fil-Ams: “Forget not our motherland Pilipinas”
“Forget not your motherland and always endeavor to inculcate the Filipino values of sacrifice, valor, patriotism, love of God, country, people and the environment especially to the new generation of…
Fr. James B. Reuter, SJ immortalized in portrait
Fr. James B. Reuter, SJ, a Jesuit beloved by generations of Paulinians from St. Paul Manila, has been immortalized in an oil portrait by award winning Filipina painter, Pamela Isabel…
The Philippine Elite Dancers of New York of New York Conqured the 2013 Multinational Cultural Festival
The top dancers of the Philippine Elite Dancers of New York represented the Philippines at the 2013 Multinational Cultural Festival. The festival was sponsored by the Asian-American Cultural Circle of…
Natural-Born Komikero
LOOK at superstar comic book artist Leinil Francis Yu’s portfolio and you’d think he must have studied in the best art schools in the world. Fans and critics from around…
Filipino soldiers’ heroism remembered in ‘The Bataan Legacy Project’
Free presentation at the SF Public Library on May 5 SIX days, 80 miles, under the searing heat of the sun—that was what made the Bataan Death March a treacherous…
Annual Fil-Am Authors’ Night held in APALC
LOS ANGELES – Nine Filipino-American authors were given their time in the spotlight on Friday night in an intimate event organized by the Philippine Expressions Bookshop at the Asian Pacific…
Instituto Cervantes Brings International Book Day to the Streets of Manila
This year, get ready to celebrate with the rest of the world as Instituto Cervantes brings back the DÍA INTERNACIONAL DEL LIBRO (International Book Day) to the streets of Manila….
European Union’s biggest and exciting cultural showcase launched today, 11 April
“Viva Europa”, the European Union’s annual distinctive, rich and exciting cultural showcase was launched today, 11 April. This year’s celebrations bring to Manila the best of European art, music, dance, film, languages, food…
European Union's biggest and exciting cultural showcase launched today, 11 April
“Viva Europa”, the European Union’s annual distinctive, rich and exciting cultural showcase was launched today, 11 April. This year’s celebrations bring to Manila the best of European art, music, dance, film, languages, food…
An Inspiration to Asian American Musicians
HE sings co-lead in the second most-played song on American radio in the past century, but few Filipinos have heard about him or know the impact he’s had on a…
Role of a lifetime for Ruben D. Cuatrona Jr.
This week, I would like to share to you my interview with the award winning concert director Vic Perez, his insight and experience on his latest project. Fides Ecclesiae(Latin for…
A Master of All Trades
THEY say if you’re a jack-of-all-trades, you’re a master of none. But Fil-Am Rafael Kayanan is definitely one to dispute that belief. The youthful-looking, 50-year-old Kayanan is a master of…