The aching impermanence of power: The fall of President Marcos
Something odd was happening. Faced with popular protest and revolt in the army, President Marcos left Malacañang Palace in a US Airforce Huey helicopter on the evening of February 25,…
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Two Fil-Ams vying for Cerritos City Council
CERRITOS – Two Filipino-Americans are vying for the City Council of Cerritos in the March 5 local election. Current City Planning Commissioner Frank Aurelio Yokoyama and retired Social Worker…
Fil-Ams, Asian Americans urged to vote in LA elections on March 5
LOS ANGELES – With at least two Filipino-Americans running for LA City Council seats, kababayans are highly encouraged to come out and vote in the coming LA City Primary…
4 Asian Americans vying for LA City Council seats
LOS ANGELES – A historic four Asian Americans are vying for a seat in the LA City Council — a place they have not had representation since the mid-1980s and…
Redefined: Everyday female ‘Sheroes’
LONG BEACH – College students gathered from all corners of Southern California for the 6th annual SCPASA Summit conference held at California State University at Long Beach (CSULB), on Saturday….
LA Fil-Ams mark 27th EDSA 1 anniversary
LOS ANGELES-Nearly 70 Pinoys gathered together on Feb. 25 at a church on Beverly Boulevard to commemorate the peaceful and bloodless revolution that overthrew a tyrannical and oppressive government….
Building the house of memories
The EDSA People Power Revolution recently celebrated its 27th year last February 25. It has entered its rockstar age. But beyond the rockstar mythos, EDSA is tightrope-walking on a precarious…
The main events of the week that was
Part of the weekly excitement of LA Weekend Asian Journal is to record events that matter in pictures and words: its pleasure, joys, even the little crises. Pictures matter because they mirror…
12-year old Pinoy flies 1979 Piper plane
For 12-year-old Jervin Barcenas, getting on an airplane is one thing. However, being able to fly one is an entirely different story. A student of Saint Anne Catholic School in Santa…
Jessica Cox to visit Ethiopia
LOS ANGELES – Filipino-American motivational speaker Jessica Cox Chamberlain will be bringing her unique inspirational message, “think outside the shoe” to Africa in April. The 32-year-old Cox, who was born…
LA City Clerk’s Office and Election Division ready for March 5 polls
LOS ANGELES – With the March 5 primary nominating elections fast approaching, Los Angeles City Clerk June Lagmay and LA Chief of Elections Jacob Wexler spoke before members of…
LA mayor lauds NeighborhoodLIFT program on first anniversary
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said on Monday that of the few remaining Fortune 500 companies in LA, Wells Fargo Bank is one of the…
Proponents of comprehensive immigration reform hope for resolution in August
LOS ANGELES – Pro-immigration advocates are hopeful that the government will pass a comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) legislation by August, giving relief to the more than 11 million undocumented individuals…
Fides Ecclesiae: A celestial voyage at the Pantages
The curtain rises and stays raised. Behind its footlights are nuggets of musical lores and unpublished anecdotes, which are mined from press and personal sources—setting the tone of what dwells…
Queen of All Media Kris Aquino heads list of February birthday celebrants
THE Philippines’ Queen of All Media Kris Aquino, the youngest sister of His Excellency Philippine President Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III, heads the list of birthday celebrants this month. Kris…
Devotees celebrate the 34th anniversary of the Nuestro Senior Padre Jesus Nazareno de Quiapo
Devotees of the Nuestro Senior Padre Jesus Nazareno de Quiapo flocked the residence of beauty impresario Ferdie Syquia de Villar in South San Francisco to commemorate the 34th anniversary of…
Superstar Nora Aunor and actor Dingdong Dantes win Metro Manila Film Fest 2012 awards
Nora Aunor, the one and only Superstar of the Philippines and matinee idol Dingdong Dantes bagged the Best Actress and Best Actor awards at the recent Metro Manila Film Festival…
The heart of it
IT is that month again. A time when urges surge to an all-time high as they course through bodies that become conduits to a myriad of strokes and brandishes. Music,…
PH town mayor Jay Valencia: Gone but not forgotten
Jay Valencia would have loved the community tribute organized by his friends at FACLA. It had decorum and dash that were his special style — it was both style and…
Travelogues: Boracay
The sunlight glistens as it touches the water and the eyes. You can feel that you are heading to a territory where the sun holds its dominion. It is a…
An evening of Frederic Chopin at the Holly Mont Castle
Chopin’s music—confided and played from the heart by Maestro Dexter Grey — was like listening to mingled prayers of broken hearts, the revolt of fettered souls, the pain of slavery,…
With Filipinos in their hearts, noted Fil-Am fundraiser welcomes Ms. Jo Ann Kyle
They all came to “meet and greet” ABS-CBN Foundation International Managing Director, Ms. Jo Ann Kyle in her recent LA visit. Driven by a culture of caring and sharing and…
Tony & Mely Garcia’s 55th Wedding Anniversary and the Bicolandia Association, Inc. of Eastern Seaboard 43rd Anniversary
Man, by nature, is sociable. His sociable nature is emphasized with the constant changes in the community which are congruous to his ever evolving preferences. Filipinos, for one, always take…
The past as present
After a smooth ride along the SCTEX and navigating the tortuous terrain of Bataan, an excitement builds up as you are welcomed by the security detail in guardia de civil…
Protecting the home court
IN the spate of news filled with violence and other unwanted events, a little bit of the good comes to us. The Philippines was recently awarded by FIBA, the official…
The Efficacy of the Devotion to the Black Nazarene of Quiapo
The Filipinos as Roman Catholic devotees are known to be overly zealous and extremely fanatic. They believe that their intentions will be eventually be answered and rewarded. Being a nation…
Boni’s 150
As we welcome the birth sesquicentennial of Andres Bonifacio, we will honor a man whose place in our shrine of heroes can come close to that of Jose Rizal (who…
A New Year, A fresh start with the Gapasins’ 40th wedding anniversary
The New Year ushers limitless possibilities and enormous amounts of positivity that are made even prosperous by the advent of the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival on Sunday, February…
Catherine Buan Peterson, PhilDev President | Her Life’s Mission: Helping Others
THE true measure of a person’s success is not only based on his achievements in his chosen career, but on how he further extends his talents and skills to be…
Northern holidays
As the holidays progress, the cities seem to be more and more crowded and nauseating to those who are not used to this much mass of humanity. It can be…