What’s Hot? What’s Coming Up?

Just so you know… I’m looking for someone to volunteer in helping me update the Filipino Calendar. In the meantime, I’m summarizing the projects and events I’m involved with — as well as my friends’ special offers and invitations. It’s a way of mutually helping each other out through viral marketing and online community relations. […]

A Filipina Asks About Truth in Advertising: Formula Milk vs. Mother’s Milk

At my DiabetesLifeNotes.BlogSpot.com personal blog, I talked about finally connecting with Nona D. Andaya-Castillo, a Filipina Breastfeeding Advocate/International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and a practising vegetarian these past 17 years, who asked me to check out the “Diet for A New America.”
Our conversation also touched upon some “whistle blowers” regarding Formula Milk made by […]

Raju Mandhyan’s “Heart of Humor” Book Launching at Fully Booked, Serendra (Fort Bonifacio)

If you’re in Greater Manila (or if you’re visiting the Philippines at that time), mark your calendars for Tuesday, April 1, 2008 for a Book Launching event at Fully Booked, Serendra-Fort Bonifacio. A friend of mine, Raju Mandhyan — motivational speaker extraordinaire, a mind-mapping coach (Tony Buzan method), and a Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) advocate (yes, […]

Vacationing and Partying in Boracay: A Spring Break Travel Special on March 22 -30, 2008

LAST CALL FOR TRAVEL BOOKINGS IS ON FRIDAY, MARCH 14! Go to www.PartyInManila.com.

If I wasn’t inundated with Spring projects back-to-back, I would be partying in Manila, Cebu, and Boracay. Francesca Regala, at the Cultural Section of the Philippine Consulate General’s Office in San Francisco, is busy helping organize this trip that’s been […]

V-Day 10: Filipina Women Work To End Violence Against Women & Girls

Eve Ensler, the author of “The Vagina Monologues,” is encouraging everyone worldwide to celebrate V to the 10th in the most profound ways possible.

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For the fifth year since these US-based Filipina women started this social justice project, Filipina Women’s Network continues to honor the Vagina and Puki in […]

Swiped from BITE Magazine: Who is this friend wearing body art, courtesy of UP Cebu Fine Arts graduates?

Lemme guess! Yes, the adventurous friend who allowed himself to become a bare-backed blank canvas for some well-known artists, who just happen to be graduates of the Fine Arts program at the University of the Visayas - Cebu College, is someone you know, especially if you’re from the Filipino […]

wikiPilipinas.org: The Wiki for Filipinos and Filipinas Worldwide

This is a revised version of the press release for media outlets outside the Philippines that I had sent out on February 29, 2008.
Calling all Filipina bloggers worldwide! Join FilipinaImages.com’s collaborative project with wikiPilipinas.org, the “Filipina Stories” Writing Contest, to celebrate Women’s History Month.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TITLE: IF YOU CAN […]

Introducing BisayaBulletin.com to Cebuano and other Bisaya-speaking friends

Vintage photos of OLD CEBU can be found at BisayaBulletin.com.

Trainers at their post during the Inaugural Celebration of the Cebu Capitol Building, Cebu City. June 4, 1938. Photos taken by Dr. Mamerto Escano (provided by Fred Umabong), as seen in BisayaBulletin.com.

I was resting in my Chicagoland home in early […]

Support a Filipino-owned business: Manuel Ramirez launches Chill! Berry Frozen Yogurt in San Jose, CA

Move over, PinkBerry! Manuel Ramirez’s Chill! Berry at the Lollicup Tea Zone in the San Francisco Bay Area is a Filipino-owned business — and we’re here FIRST!
Please join Manuel at his grand launch on February 4, 2008. Chill with Chill! Berry!
Here’s your FREE Chill! Berry Frozen Yogurt coupon, $1 value, courtesy of Manuel Ramirez. […]

Food Review by Marylou “Dada” Tan: Archipelago Bistro in Burlingame, California

I started with one posting about the “Pinoy Dining Guide” for the San Francisco Bay Area so whenever people asked me for a listing of Filipino-themed restaurants, I could quickly look it up in my Blackberry 8830 (from my own postings, of course!). Yes, my friends know that when I enjoy a well-prepared meal, I […]