Fil-Am News

Fire is mile away from my house, says FilAm

Tuesday, 01 September 2009 08:03 Veronica Uy/Inquirer.net

The deadly fire that is raging in California

is less than a mile (about two kilometers) away from the house Filipino-American Leslie Laddaran.

“Yes, it’s pretty close,” said Laddaran, 43, a dentist.

FilAm activist's kidnap real--appeals court

Friday, 28 August 2009 09:57 Tetch Torres/Inquirer.net

MANILA - The Court of Appeals has concluded that Filipino American activist Melissa Roxas was indeed abducted and tortured and that there is no truth to the claims by the Arroyo government that the incident was “stage-managed” or “self-inflicted.”

The court thus ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to stop publicly accusing Roxas of being a member of the New People's Army.

Fil-Am techies to help Filipino scientists

Thursday, 13 August 2009 07:01 Esther Chavez/Inquirer.net

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PALO ALTO - Filipino-American professionals based in Silicon Valley committed to help promote science and technology in the Philippines as they signed a memorandum of agreement with Philippine government officials during the recent visit of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo here.

Arroyo witnessed the MoA signing between Philippine government officials and the Silicon Valley-based Science and Technology Advisory Council (STAC), which was represented by its president, Christina R. Laskowsky.

APCF distributes $157,000 in grants to non-profit organizations

Tuesday, 11 August 2009 14:21 Rene Villaroman / AJPress Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES – The spirit of giving continues despite the recession. This is exemplified by the 3rd Annual Giving for All Seasons Fundraising Gala of the Asian Pacific Community Fund (APCF) presented by Southern California Edison at the Grammy Museum Terrace at LA Live last Thursday.

“Community grants of this nature, no matter how big or small, are vitally important to community based organizations like ours,” declared Debra Fong, executive director of APCF. “Today’s economic challenges have seriously impacted the ability of smaller organizations that provide vital and basic need services, especially to ethnic communities in need,” Fong stressed. “It is critical that organizations like APCF continue to carry on their fundraising even in these difficult financial times.”

LEAP honors outstanding Fil-Am community leader

Tuesday, 11 August 2009 14:14 Rene Villaroman/AJPress Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES – Fil-Am community and labor activist Gloria T. Caoile was one of four outstanding community leaders who were honored during a dinner awards program hosted by Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP), a non-profit organization that encourages individuals to assume leadership positions at work and in the community.

The event was in celebration of LEAP’s 27th year of “growing leaders and was held on July 16 at the Omni Hotel. The dinner awards program was hosted by Channel 7 Eyewitness News anchor David Ono.