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MANILA - Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao stands to earn tens of millions of dollars in endorsements as firms at home and abroad rush to link themselves with the charismatic champion, observers say.
The nation celebrated on Sunday when Pacquiao, 30, took the World Boxing Organization welterweight title by stopping Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto, becoming the first fighter to win seven world titles in seven weight classes.
"For sure, he is going to get more offers for commercial end...
LOS ANGELES --- When three of the best Filipino American chefs in Southern California are cooking and serving their mouth-watering specialties, who cares about the issues of the day? You’re in food heaven.
That was how it felt at the Ayala Foundation USA’s “Dining with the Chefs” held recently at Edwin and Leilani Raquel’s elegant residence at the former Mary Pickford estate, which is a historical landmark.
The event featured thr...
Kaiser’s heart-healthy Pinoy recipes
DALY CITY – The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. This isn’t romance, it’s a fact. And a killer fact at that.
Cardio-vascular diseases continue to be the biggest killer for Filipino Americans. Last week, Kaiser Permanente’s Daly City Medical Office reached out to 12 Filipino restaurateurs in South San Francisco, Daly City, Colma, San Bruno, San Mateo, San Jose and Union City to talk abou...
LOS ANGELES --- “It’s not Valentino. It’s Tolentino.”
This is what the boyish-looking Oliver Tolentino usually says when non-Filipino clients walk up to his newly opened shop in Melrose and thinks his creations look like Valentino’s. What adds to the mixup is that his name is a sound-alike of the Italian icon’s name.
Born in Orani, Bataan in the Philippines, this soft-spoken and humble designer is proud of his roots. “I opened th...
REDWOOD CITY, CA—In what many Filipinos claim to be the “Concert of the Year,” popular Pinoy bands Parokya ni Edgar, Kamikazee, and rapper Gloc-9 were able to rock a packed FOX Theatre on Oct. 9, despite going through a venue change last month to accommodate more fans.
The concert, which opened its doors at 8 p.m., had fans waiting in front of the theatre as early as 6 p.m. wanting to hear live musical entertainment from the acclaimed artists.
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- Published: October 16, 2009 | Author: Harvey Barkin | Unrated
Pinoy skaters take gold in ISI World
SAN JOSE – They say if God meant Filipinos to be world basketball champs, they would have been taller; world bowling champs, wealthier. But nowadays there’s the Pacquiao factor – nothing that stamina and persistence can’t beat.
So now, ice skating champions from a tropical country? Where do they practice? Sponsors and grants would be hard to come by, but where’s the ice in the Philippines?
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NEW YORK -- Wherever Filipinos are gathered in the wake of tragedy, there would always be someone ready to stand up and bravely start a fundraising movement going. This was true then, still true now in the aftermath of typhoon Ondoy, the Philippines’ worst disaster in more than 40 years where close to 400 people died and more than a million lost their homes and property.
Filipino American community organizations huddled with Embassy and Consulate offi...
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