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  • Photo above shows (2nd from L-R) Mr. Warren Furutani, Los Angeles Public Works Commissioner,  Consul General Maria Hellen Barber-De La Vega with Filipino Community Leaders.

    PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL CELEBRATES ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

    Los Angeles, 16 May 2013 – Consul General Maria Hellen Barber De La Vega joined the Asian American Community in commemorating Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month (APIAHM) organized by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Los Angeles City Hall on 10 May 2013 and the Los Angeles County Asian American Employees Association [...]

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  • Clockwise from top left: Be Careful With My Heart at The Shrine in Los Angeles; the entire cast performing the OPM disco finale number; Be Careful With My Heart at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee; and the presentation of the Proclamation of ABS-CBN TFC Be Careful With My Heart Kapit Bisig Day in Los Angeles with, from left, Mayor Pro-Tem Tony Cartagena of the City of Walnut, CA, ABS-CBN North America Managing Director Olivia De Jesus, Be Careful With My Heart Business Unit Head Ginny Ocampo, ABS-CBN North America Head of Ad Sales, Trade Marketing & Events Ricky Resurreccion, Philippine Consul General Hellen Barber De La Vega of Los Angeles, FASGI Executive Director Susan Dilkes and ABS-CBN Global Head of Corporate Affairs & PR Nerissa Fernandez. (Photos by Peter Dumaual/N. Fernandez for ABS-CBN TFC)

    “Be Careful With My Heart” concerts draw thousands in Los Angeles and Kissimmee

    TFC Presents scores back-to-back event winners with Sir Chief, Maya and the gang in U.S. tour REDWOOD CITY, CA, May 15, 2013 – Social media was crawling with photos and comments the past weekend following the back-to-back concerts of the Philippines’ number one daytime show, “Be Careful With My Heart”, at the Shrine Auditorium in [...]

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  • PHL gov’t to Taiwanese public: Spare OFWs

    PHL gov’t to Taiwanese public: Spare OFWs

    MANILA, May 16 (Mabuhay) — The Philippine government on Thursday appealed to the people of Taiwan to treat overseas Filipino workers in the area properly amid reports that OFWs are bearing the brunt of the outrage over the death of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said that while the Philippine [...]

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    Marjorie knows who leaked her photos

    Gretchen Barretto revealed that her sister Marjorie knows who is behind the photo scandal which broke last week. Gretchen said her sister plans to break her silence after the elections on Monday. “Alam ni Marjorie [who is behind this]. Actually tinanong ko si Marjorie on the phone last night. Sabi ko ‘Marj, what are you [...]

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SMARTMATIC-TIM MACHINE DEMO: Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Senate Blue Ribbon Chairman Richard Gordon watch closely as Smartmatic-TIM sales director Cesar Flores (left) and technical support manager Miguel Avila (right) demonstrates the machine that will be used in the automation of 2010 polls during a Senate committee hearing today, July 6. “We can no longer stop automation if it can be done. The only thing that we are saying is yes, we will automate but we must not rely fully on automation because there is a possibility, although remote, that it may not work”, Enrile said. (Photo courtesy of www.senate.gov.ph)

‘Bring your ERs’ – Smartmatic dares UNA on data manipulation allegation

MANILA, May 16 (Mabuhay) – A Smartmatic Corporation official on Wednesday night dared the opposition United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) to bring their own copies of Election Returns (ERs) to prove their allegations that there was manipulation in the canvassing of senatorial candidates. In an interview, Cesar Flores, president of Smartmatic for Asia-Pacific, said,”It is very [...]

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President Benigno S. Aquino III leads the singing of the National Anthem during the ceremonial signing of Republic Act No. 10533 or the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall of the Malaca?n Palace on Wednesday (May 15). The K to 12 program covers Kindergarten and 12 years of basic education (six years of primary education, four years of Junior High School, and two years of Senior High School) to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills, develop lifelong learners, and prepare graduates for tertiary education, middle-level skills development, employment, and entrepreneurship. In photo are Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Jr., Senators Ralph Recto, Franklin Drilon and Edgardo Angara, House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr., and Representatives Rosenda Ann Ocampo and Neptali Gonzales II. (MNS photo)

Abad: PNoy’s success helps 2016 presidential bet

MANILA, May 16 (Mabuhay)  The success of the current administration’s 2016 presidential bet will also depend on the success of President Benigno Aquino, Liberal Party leader and Budget Secretary Butch Abad on Wednesday said. “We will make sure that the President becomes hugely successful to a point that whoever it is he anoints as his [...]

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Philippine President Benigno Aquino fills up a ballot during midterm elections in his hometown in Hacienda Luisita, Tarlac in northern Philippines May 13, 2013 in this handout provided by the Malacanang Presidential Palace. More than 50 million Filipinos will cast their votes for a new set of lawmakers and local officials on Monday, a referendum of sorts halfway through the six-year term of Philippine President Benigno Aquino who tackled corruption and restored business confidence that led to credit-rating upgrades.  (MNS photo)

Aquino declares the 3rd Monday of June of every year as National Tour Guides’ Day

MANILA, May 16 (Mabuhay) – President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared the third Monday of June of every year as National Tour Guides’ Day in recognition of the contribution of the tourist guides’ sector in the development, promotion and sustainability of tourism in the Philippines. The Chief Executive issued the declaration by virtue of [...]

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DILG Chief: The real poll winners are the people

Secretary of Interior and Local Government Mar Roxas said on Wednesday, May 15, that the real winners of last Monday’s midterm election are the Filipino people who expressed their will in a credible, free, and peaceful election. “Tiniyak po natin na ang taong-bayan ang panalo at ang boses nila ang nangibabaw sa isang halalan na [...]

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Fil-Am News

Photo above shows (2nd from L-R) Mr. Warren Furutani, Los Angeles Public Works Commissioner,  Consul General Maria Hellen Barber-De La Vega with Filipino Community Leaders.

PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL CELEBRATES ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

Los Angeles, 16 May 2013 – Consul General Maria Hellen Barber De La Vega joined the Asian American Community in commemorating Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month (APIAHM) organized by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the Los Angeles City Hall on 10 May 2013 and the Los Angeles County Asian American Employees Association [...]

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Photo above shows (6th from left) Ms. Mia Mcleod, Chair of “We Are One Filipino”, Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr., (3rd from right) Consul General Maria Hellen Barber De La Vega with officers of the new Youth Organization. (www.philippineconsulatela.org)

10 FilAm Youth Leaders to Take Part in 2013 FYLPRO in Manila

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Philippine Embassy today announced the second batch of ten exceptional young Filipino-Americans in the United States and Guam who have been selected for the 2013 Filipino American Youth Leadership Program (FYLPro). Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr., who initiated the program last year, said the following individuals will take part in the program that [...]

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PH Embassy Welcomes Convictions in Two EJK Cases in the Philippines

PH Embassy Welcomes Convictions in Two EJK Cases in the Philippines

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Philippine Embassy today welcomed the reported conviction of the gunmen involved in two cases of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines, saying this underscores Manila’s strong commitment to address human rights violations. In a statement, Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia Jr. said the convictions should convince the international community and civil society that the Aquino [...]

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Singing Ambassadors. Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia Jr., Mrs. Victoria Cuisia and Ambassador John Maisto, President of the United States-Philippines Society, pose with members of the University of the Philippines Madrigal Singers prior to their 50th anniversary performance at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. (Photo Courtesy of the US-Philippines Society)

UP Madrigal Singers Enchant American, Filipino Audience in Washington D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The University of the Philippines Madrigal Singers, the country’s premier singing ambassadors, marked their 50th anniversary with an outstanding performance before a Filipino and American audience at the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception here on Saturday. The Madrigals performance in Washington D.C., sponsored by the United States-Philippines Society and the Philippine Embassy, [...]

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Philippines

PHL gov’t to Taiwanese public: Spare OFWs

PHL gov’t to Taiwanese public: Spare OFWs

MANILA, May 16 (Mabuhay) — The Philippine government on Thursday appealed to the people of Taiwan to treat overseas Filipino workers in the area properly amid reports that OFWs are bearing the brunt of the outrage over the death of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said that while the Philippine [...]

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-- Re-electionist 4th District of Quezon City Rep. Feliciano Belmonte, and 3rd District of Quezon City Rep. Jorge Banal of the Liberal Party are formally proclaimed by the NCR Board of Canvassers (L/R)Enrique M. Santos, Acting Election Officer and Atty. Jovencio G. Balanguit, Election Officer IV, Comelec, at the Albert Hall in Quezon City Tuesday. (MNS photo)

Comelec may defer proclamation of Senate winners

MANILA, May 15 (Mabuhay) -– The proclamation of winning senators in the midterm elections may be postponed for Thursday or Friday, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said. “We expect to proclaim by Thursday or Friday the senators and we will proceed immediately Friday or Saturday with the Partylist,” said Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes. Brillantes said [...]

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President Benigno S. Aquino III raises the hands of Team PNoy during the Miting de Avance of the Liberal Party (LP) – Quezon City Chapter at the Amoranto Sports Complex in Barangay Paligsahan, Quezon City on Friday (May 10, 2013). Team PNoy includes Aurora Lone District Representative Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, former National Youth Commission (NYC) chairperson Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV, former Akbayan Partylist Representative Ana Theresia “Risa” Hontiveros-Baraquel, Senators Alan Peter “Compañero” Cayetano and Francis Joseph “Chiz” Escudero, former Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) chairperson Mary Grace Poe-Llamanzares, Senator Loren Legarda, former Senators Maria Ana Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal and Ramon Magsaysay, Jr., Senators Aquilino Martin “Koko” Pimentel III and Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV, and former Las Piñas Representative Cynthia Villar. (MNS photo)

Aquino calls on the Filipinos to vote candidates who will help his administration to improve the country’s economy

MANILA, May 11 (Mabuhay) – President Benigno S. Aquino III called on Filipinos to vote candidates who will help his administration to continue effecting reforms to chart the country to a higher economic growth trajectory. In his speech during the Miting de Avance of the Liberal Party-Quezon City Chapter held at the Amoranto Sports Complex in [...]

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House leader optimistic proposed additional tax exemption for taxpayers with disabled dependents soon enacted into law

MANILA   (Mabuhay) — A House leader remains optimistic that the congressional proposal to grant additional tax exemption to taxpayers with disabled dependents will still be enacted into law during the remaining days of the 15th Congress, otherwise he vowed to re-file the bill in the next Congress. Rep. Giorgidi Aggabao (4th District Isabela), a [...]

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Announcements

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REGISTERED OVERSEAS VOTERS WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEIR MAILED BALLOTS MAY PROCEED TO THE PHILIPPINES CONSULATE GENERAL TO VOTE

Los Angeles, 07 May 2013 – The Overseas Voting for the 13 May 2013 elections will terminate on 13 May 2013 at 4 a.m. Los Angeles time. Overseas Voters (OV) who have not yet received their mailed ballots may proceed to the Philippine Consulate General and be provided with ballots to be able to vote.  Pursuant [...]

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Macy’s & American Airlines Celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month with Far East Movement

Macy’s brings special performances by Cherrytree recording artists Far East Movement to 6 locations nationwide in honor of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month  NEW YORK, NY (May 1, 2013) – In honor of contributions made by Asian-Pacific Americans, Macy’s celebrates Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month this May at select Macy’s locations nationwide. Macy’s will host the platinum-selling Far East [...]

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Invitation to the 11th Annual “Brown Strokes on a White Canvas” Art Exhibit

Invitation to the 11th Annual “Brown Strokes on a White Canvas” Art Exhibit

In commemoration of Asian American Pacific Heritage Month, the Embassy of the Philippines in Washington, D.C. and the Philippine American Foundation for Charities, Inc. Cordially invite you to the 11th Annual “Brown Strokes on a White Canvas” Art Exhibit Featuring established and future famous artists from the Filipino-American Community May 29 to May 31, 2013 [...]

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The Philippine Madrigal Singers on May 11, 2013, 6:00 PM in Washington, DC

The Philippine Madrigal Singers on May 11, 2013, 6:00 PM in Washington, DC

 

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World News

New US $100 bill to enter circulation in October

New US $100 bill to enter circulation in October

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2013 (AFP) – The United States will put a redesigned $100 bill, including an array of cutting-edge security features, in circulation in October, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday. The new $100 bill was supposed to have entered circulation in February 2011. But the release was delayed by production problems, notably creasing of [...]

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A man with a placard that calls for family reunification at a rally in Washington D.C. last April 11 before U.S. senators unveiled an immigration reform bill that may allow deportees to be reunited with their families. . (Photo from Reform Immigration for America Facebook page)

Senate immigration bill a good start, but raises concerns about access to health care

WASHINGTON – Kathy Ko Chin, president and CEO of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), issued the following statement in response to the comprehensive immigration reform bill introduced today in the Senate. “We are pleased that the “gang of eight” worked across party lines to produce a bipartisan bill to start the [...]

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President Barrack Obama (MNS Photo)

Suspect arrested over U.S. ricin mailings: official

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2013 (AFP) – U.S. authorities have arrested a suspect over mailings laced with the deadly poison ricin to President Barack Obama and a Senator, officials said Wednesday. “Today at approximately 5:15 pm (2215 GMT), FBI special agents arrested Paul Kevin Curtis, the individual believed to be responsible for the mailings of the [...]

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President Barack Obama talks on the phone with FBI Director Robert Mueller to receive an update on the explosions that occurred in Boston, in the Oval Office, April 15, 2013. Seated with the President are Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and Chief of Staff Denis McDonough. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Boston victims peppered with nails, pellets: doctors

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 16, 2013 (AFP) – The victims of Monday’s bombings at the Boston marathon were peppered with nails and pellets, doctors said Tuesday, adding that the most severely wounded required amputation. The twin blasts near the finish line in the northeastern US city claimed three lives and left more than 170 injured. “This [...]

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Entertainment

Clockwise from top left: Be Careful With My Heart at The Shrine in Los Angeles; the entire cast performing the OPM disco finale number; Be Careful With My Heart at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee; and the presentation of the Proclamation of ABS-CBN TFC Be Careful With My Heart Kapit Bisig Day in Los Angeles with, from left, Mayor Pro-Tem Tony Cartagena of the City of Walnut, CA, ABS-CBN North America Managing Director Olivia De Jesus, Be Careful With My Heart Business Unit Head Ginny Ocampo, ABS-CBN North America Head of Ad Sales, Trade Marketing & Events Ricky Resurreccion, Philippine Consul General Hellen Barber De La Vega of Los Angeles, FASGI Executive Director Susan Dilkes and ABS-CBN Global Head of Corporate Affairs & PR Nerissa Fernandez. (Photos by Peter Dumaual/N. Fernandez for ABS-CBN TFC)

“Be Careful With My Heart” concerts draw thousands in Los Angeles and Kissimmee

TFC Presents scores back-to-back event winners with Sir Chief, Maya and the gang in U.S. tour REDWOOD CITY, CA, May 15, 2013 – Social media was crawling with photos and comments the past weekend following the back-to-back concerts of the Philippines’ number one daytime show, “Be Careful With My Heart”, at the Shrine Auditorium in [...]

2013/05/17 More
Marjorie Barretto (MNS Photo)

Marjorie knows who leaked her photos

Gretchen Barretto revealed that her sister Marjorie knows who is behind the photo scandal which broke last week. Gretchen said her sister plans to break her silence after the elections on Monday. “Alam ni Marjorie [who is behind this]. Actually tinanong ko si Marjorie on the phone last night. Sabi ko ‘Marj, what are you [...]

2013/05/16 More
Filipino superstar Anne Curtis helps Pechanga Resort & Casino celebrate Philippine Independence Day

Filipino superstar Anne Curtis helps Pechanga Resort & Casino celebrate Philippine Independence Day

TEMECULA, Calif. (May 15, 2013) – A double threat – a movie/TV star and singer in The Philippines, Anne Curtis comes to the Pechanga Resort & Casino to celebrate the 115th Independence Day of the Philippines on June 15th, 2013 at 8:00 PM with the “No Other Concert” tour.  A second show will also take place [...]

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Vice Ganda (MNS photo)

Vice Ganda plans to bring concert on tour

MANILA, May 9 (Mabuhay) — Host-comedian Vice Ganda is planning to take his concert “I-Vice Ganda Mo ‘Ko” on tour around the Philippines and even abroad. Vice Ganda will be holding his third major concert at the Araneta Coliseum on May 17. “Pagkatapos sa Araneta ay may posibilidad na iikot ko sa buong Pilipinas tapos [...]

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President Aquino signs K-12 Act into law

President Aquino signs K-12 Act into law

President Benigno S. Aquino III signed into law the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2012 or the K to 12 Basic Education Program in ceremonies held in Malacanang on Wednesday. The K to 12 Program covers Kindergarten and 12 years of basic education (six years of primary education, four years of Junior High School and [...]

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Binay: Iglesia vote to spell difference for UNA

Binay: Iglesia vote to spell difference for UNA

MANILA, May 9 (Mabuhay) — Vice-President Jejomar Binay is optimistic that the United Nationalist Alliance will have a strong showing in the May 13 senatorial election after the Iglesia ni Cristo reportedly endorsed some UNA candidates. Binay said a 12-0 sweep for Team PNoy is a “lost cause” and that a 9-3 victory is also [...]

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PHL exports recover in March 2013

Brisk performance of agro-based and forest products, minerals, and petroleum steered merchandise exports to a positive outturn in March 2013 reversing the negative trend of the last two months, according to the National Economic and Development Authority. “Year-on-year upsurge in export earnings from agro-based and forest products, minerals, and petroleum offset the decline in receipts [...]

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China Urged to Respect Philippine Sovereignty

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Philippines today reiterated its calls for Beijing to respect its sovereignty over the Kalayaan Island Group in the Spratlys and to avoid actions that would only raise tensions in disputed areas of the South China Sea. “We hope China would respect our sovereignty,” Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia Jr. told a forum here on Thursdayas [...]

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