This is a long overdue post that was sent to me earlier this month from the Filipino Community Center San Francisco. On July 25, the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON) mobilized hundreds of its members belonging from regional organizations in the East Coast,Southern California, and Bay Area to voice the real Philippine state of the [...]
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A Single Man is President of the Philippines
September 30th, 2010 by
By Daniel Escurel Occeño I decided to look up more information on the son of a former woman president after Noy Noy Aquino announced he was running for President of the Republic of the Philippines. The newspapers already had candid interviews by the time I found myself in the local public library. What I read, [...]
This Month
June 30th, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
There was a lot going on in June that I wasn’t able to cover due to personal issues. This post is a look back at this month as a lot happened in the Filipino-American community. President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino’s Inauguration Love him or hate him, Noynoy Aquino is officially the commander in chief of the Philippines. [...]
WTF: President Arroyo Appoints Manicurist and Gardner to High Gov’t Positions!
April 27th, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
Out of all the ridiculous things that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has done during her presidency, appointing her manicurist and gardner to high government positions takes the cake. Arroyo was previously criticized for having a lavish $20,000 dinner at an upscale French New York restaurant in August 2009. According to CBS News, barely three weeks before a [...]
Filipinos in Politics: Valerie Santos
January 13th, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
Valerie Santos is the first Filipino-American to be appointed as Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development in Washington DC. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty appointed the 36-year-old Fil-Am to the position in June 2009. Santos has been assigned to manage a development pipeline worth more than $13 billion, comprised of public-private housing, retail, office and [...]