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One Night Only: Stephanie Reese Reaches for her Dream

Thursday, 29 October 2009 20:55 Momar G. Visaya | AJPress

WHEN Stephanie Reese visited the Philippines to do volunteer work for Gawad Kalinga, little did she know that she’d be creating a name for herself in her mother’s home country.

She was already known outside Manila, at least in the theater circuit as she has tackled the roles in Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The King and I, and of course, as Kim in Miss Saigon.

Before she knew it, she was performing before audiences who were clamoring for encore numbers and who awarded her with much-deserved standing ovations. For her, there was no turning back.

Carrying the legacy of Filipino indigenous knowledge

Thursday, 29 October 2009 00:56 Malou Liwanag-Aguilar | AJPress San Francisco

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Carrying the legacy of Filipino indigenous knowledge

The Center for Babaylan Studies hosts the 1st International Babaylan Conference in 2010

MANY of us here in the United States may not have heard the term, babaylan, and even if we did, we wouldn’t know what it means. The Center for Babaylan Studies (CFBS) was organized in order to work with others, dedicated to the path of the Babaylan. Headed by its Project Director Leny Strobel, who is an Associate Professor in American Multicultural Studies at Sonoma State University, the center was created after more than five years of research and discovery to continue the exploration and illumination of Babaylan indigenous wisdom and spirit toward the empowerment and healing of individuals and communities. Strobel also sees the center as a container for future collaborative projects, research and discussions that could bring the Babaylan tradition out of the rubble of the colonial lahar it is buried in. But what, and who is exactly a Babaylan?

Unity Tour concert provides great music, laughs and heartwarming moments

Thursday, 29 October 2009 00:48 Joseph Peralta | AJPress San Francisco

Leave it to Kuh Ledesma and company to satisfy the appetites of concertgoers in Northern California.

The Unity Tour made its stop in the Southbay last Tuesday, October 2, and despite being scheduled on a weekday, an estimated crowd of 3,000 gathered at the Jubilee Center in San Jose to catch the Pop Diva and her co-stars in a highly entertaining show that had people riveted, in stitches and saying "Amen!".

Dancing with "The Chairman," Mark Dacascos

Tuesday, 27 October 2009 21:58 Cynthia De Castro | AJPress Los Angeles

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From matching strength and wits with martial artist Jet Li, Mark Dacascos is now contending in a more difficult battle; he is "cha-cha-ing" his way to the championship of Dancing with the Stars with dance partner Lacey Schwimmer.

When asked how his experience at Dancing with the Stars compares with his martial arts scenes with Jet Li, Mark admitted during the We are One concert for Typhoon Ondoy victims last Oct 22, that "dancing is harder."

Auction for a cause

Tuesday, 27 October 2009 21:55 Jherlyn Meneses | AJPress

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It’s been a month since typhoon Ondoy and Pepeng brought havoc in the lives of many Filipinos and yet up to now, there is still an outpour of help in the relief and rehabilitation efforts coming from different sectors to support those that have been affected.

A lot of showbiz personalities joined forces as well in helping out the flood victims.

Angel Locsin, a Red Cross Ambassador, spearheaded a campaign that will benefit typhoon victims and asked help from her celebrity friends—Anne Curtis, Dimples Romana and Kris Aquino to donate for her project called "Shop & Share." This is an online auction which showcases personal designer items of showbiz personalities whose proceeds will go to the Philippine National Red Cross’ disaster relief efforts.

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