Archive for November, 2012
AFP, PCOO launch Bayanihan music video
MANILA, Nov 28 (Mabuhay) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) together with other government agencies launched a music video in Fort Bonifacio Wednesday that encourages Filipinos to work together to attain a lasting peace in the country. The music video entitled Bayanihan, conveys the AFP’s Internal Peace [...]
Jackie Regala, journalist and concert producer, dies
CERRITOS – Jackie Regala-Katigbak, former entertainment editor of Manila Standard and various Filipino publications in Los Angeles, died in her sleep at her home in Cerritos on Tuesday morning after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 51. Aside from her long stint as entertainment writer, Jackie also produced numerous concerts in Los Angeles, San [...]
Ai Ai defends relationship with younger man
Even cougars deserve to be happy and loved. Comedian Ai Ai delas Alas, who’s now with Jed Salang, a businessman 20 years her junior, said a relationship between a woman who’s much older than a man is possible with God’s love. Delas Alas said she’s aware that people might think that Salang is just after [...]
BONIFACIO DAY CELEBRATION AND BOOK-LAUNCHING OF FAITH AND STRUGGLE ON SMOKEY MOUNTAIN
Los Angeles, 27 November 2012 – The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles, in cooperation with the Philippine Heritage Institute International (PHII) and the Philippine Expressions Bookshop (PEB), hosted a reception on 26 November 2012 at the Rizal Hall of the Consulate General to commemorate the 149th Birth Anniversary of Andres Bonifacio and the book launching of Faith and Struggle on [...]
Malacanang welcomes reports ranking the Philippines 87th among 141 countries in Forbes ‘Best Countries for Business List’
The Aquino government welcomed reports that the Philippines placed 87th among 141 countries in the Forbes’ Best Countries for Business List, ahead of China and India, a Palace official said on Tuesday. Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail said during the regular press briefing in Malacanang on Tuesday that the Forbes listing is a positive indicator [...]
Time Warner Cable announces new Triple Play Packages with global calling – allowing customers to call around the world for 1¢ per minute
Los Angeles, CA – November 20, 2012 – Time Warner Cable today announced the launch of its first ever Triple Play Package with the Global Penny Phone Plan that features calling to land-line phones in over 40 countries worldwide for as little as one penny per minute and competitive rates to other parts of the [...]
Southeast Asia in Southern California: Events Calendar
Presentations, Conferences, Performances, Festivals, and More… (Exhibitions Below) Monday, November 26, 2012 Faith and Struggle on Smokey Mountain: Hope for a Planet in Peril (Philippines) 6:00 pm The Philippine Consulate General 3600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 500 Los Angeles, CA 90010 Free and Open to the public. Limited Seating. RSVP required by Nov. 24, 2012 to Tel (310) 514-9139 or linda@philippineexpressionsbookshop.com [...]
Resorts World Manila introduces the Grand Fiesta 2012 to welcome the holiday season.
Pasay City, Philippines, 23 November 2012 – Bigger, brighter and better than ever,Resorts World Manila welcomes the holiday season with Grand Fiesta 2012, a month-long Christmas celebration inspired by the country’s legendary passion for revelry and good cheer. Grand Fiesta 2012 aims to give guests a glimpse of world renowned Filipino culture and warmth, and encourage them to [...]
REMEMBERING THE MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE VICTIMS
Los Angeles, 23 November 2012 – The Filipino American Press Club of California (FAPCC) and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines-U.S. Chapter (NUJP-US Chapter) invited officials from the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles to a forum to remember the victims of the infamous 23 November 2009 Maguindanao Massacre, where 32 of the 58 victims [...]
