The Filipino School of New York & New Jersey has been invited to participate at the Suffolk County Executive Asian American Advisory Board’s “One World, Many Cultures” 4th Annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Fair on Saturday, May 12, 2012 from 1-6PM at the Charles B. Wang Asian American Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.
Los Angeles, 15 February 2012 – Nominations to the Migration Advocacy and Media (MAM) Awards are now formally open.
Los Angeles, 15 February 2012 – The latest information gathered today, 15 February 2012, from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Center (NDRRMC) on the earthquake which hit Negros Oriental on 6 February 2012 are as follows:
Born in the Philippines with a Filipina mother and grew up in London – 11 years old Matthew Parry-Jones started singing at age four. This half Filipino, half British rising star has been featured in many television commercials, performed in many arts festivals, public service announcements, private functions, Theatre to films. Not only a soft rock/pop singer – Matthew is also a classic and a gospel singer. He has performed in many churches around Southern and Northern California.
REDWOOD CITY, CA, February 10, 2012 – “Where there are Filipinos, there are heroes, and it’s time to honor them.”
Chicago, IL – February 8, 2012. The Filipino American Community Health Initiative of Chicago (FACHIC) dedicated its energy and yuletide cheer to those in need through its 2011 Parol Program. This third annual event brought volunteers and businesses together to address the needs of older adults in the Filipino community during the holiday season.
San Bruno, CA— Today, the President and CEO of the National Asian American Coalition, Faith Bautista,
released her letter to President Obama and the four remaining Republican Presidential candidates on behalf
of tripling U.S. economic aide to the Philippines. The letter is based upon two questions Faith Bautista was
allowed to raise before U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, Harry Thomas Jr., during the San Francisco
February 4th U.S. Pinoys for Good Governance dinner.
SANTA ANA, CA — The Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County (FACCOC) becomes one of the first recipients in the United States of an advanced digital media portal, Nowplanet, developed by Information Capital Technology Ventures, Inc. (ICTV), a listed Philippine-based company engaged in the development and distribution of diversified technology services. In his most recent travel to the U.S., President and CEO of ICTV, Mel Velarde signed a memorandum of understanding with FACCOC President Para Anderson, to provide FACCOC members free and unlimited use of NowPlanet that can be customized to their own business and individual interests.
Starting on February 11, 2012, the Council of Philippine American Organizations (COPAO) is again offering the FREE Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) programs to help low income families with their 2011 income tax preparation and filing.
You can help out with the following: arts & crafts activities (jeepney-making, doll-making, coloring, etc.), set-up or Tinikling dancing.
