WHAT: Ribbon-cutting and luncheon for the opening of Thunder Valley Casino Resort Express office in San Francisco’s Chinatown. WHO: C.J. Graham, General Manager of Thunder Valley Casino Resort, will conduct the ribbon-cutting ceremony along with his team and key partners and community members. WHY: One year since the grand opening of its Four Diamond hotel, [...]

San Francisco – With the numerous response and continuing requests among small businesses on how to expand their market base, attract new customers, while retaining the regular and existing ones, the Southeast Asian Community Center (SEACC), together with the Filipino Business Assistance program of the Bayanihan Community Center and the Asian Pacific Islander Business Information [...]

Charice’s new song “One Voice” is collaboration with Black Eyed Peas’ Mexican American singer Taboo and Fil-Am singer-songwriter Jeremy Passion. “One Voice” was produced for the benefit of Toni Meloto’s Gawad Kalinga – the Filipino version of habitat for humanity. Taboo recently tweeted his photo with Charice and said, “My song is a Latino/Filipino world [...]

In an exchange of tweets between Charice and American Idol Top 10 contestant, Pia Toscano, a duet with the two may be in the works. Pia Toscano is a chaster – according to hollywoodlife.com. Hollywood Life reported how Pia Toscano watched Charice’s YouTube videos to get ready for her Celine Dion songs on American Idol [...]

Netizens were abuzz over a new cover version of a Lady Gaga hit recently performed by Charice. In a birthday message to Hollywood’s gossip boy Perez Hilton, the eighteen year old Filipina sang Gaga’s “Born This Way” to the delight of guests. Chasters say, their idol’s version is way better than the original. The same [...]

What: Stella Maris College Grand Reunion When: September 10, 2011 Where: Laguna Cliffs Marriott Hotel and Resort Dana Point, CA Contact: Gloria Gil at gloriabgil@yahoo.com Susana Tan at orrntan@yahoo.com Belle Lacuna at belle.lacuna@sbcglobal.net

WHAT:    The Philippine Consulate of San Francisco is engaging in outreach missions. They offer services like processing of Philippine passports, legalization of documents (affidavits, powers of attorney, deeds, other legal instruments), Civil Registry (reports of births, marriages and deaths), and Dual Citizenship applications. WHERE & WHEN: Variou Locations all over U.S. (noted below) at various [...]

WHAT: Mainitnons sa Amerika Mainit, Surigaol del Norte-Philippines Food Distribution Starving Children and Families WHEN: Dec 2010 to Dec 2011 WHERE: MsA-Mainit-Philippines Mainit, Surigao del Norte CONTACTS: Project Coordinators Flora Nalam-Hall Phone: 1.253-394-3123 USA Grace Relliquete Phone: +63.918.930.1903 Philippines Kaiser Recabo Jr. Phone: +63.918.413.6863 Philippines Roger Francisco Phone: 1.408.768.5201 USA VISIT: http://mainitnonssaamerika.multiply.com EMAIL: mainitnonsaamerika@yahoo.com