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A Radiant Digital View: Mga Kapuso, Social Media Tips for 2011

This content curation, originally meant for GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV, and GMA News International’s KAPUSO ABROAD community and subscribers worldwide (I’m a public relations consultant — a.k.a. marketing help — for GMA Network, Inc. for the USA) has been around for a few months. This time, I’m adding these handy tips to my blog so there is a greater reach for all KAPUSO. Not everything is in here — and you are not expected to use all of them. Even I don’t get to try everything (not right away!).

My sister, @momblogger, and my niece, @darthlaurian, have been extremely helpful all these years in helping me build my non-techie skills — for our higher good! Continue reading

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Strategic Millennium Partnerships: USA-Philippines

Federation 2011 – Millennium Challenge Corporation’s PowerPoint Presentation (Portland, OR)(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();

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Virgil de la Vega: Candidate for Councilmember, Hercules, CA in the June 7, 2011 Special Elections

Special to Fil-Am press and ethnic media: I met Virgil de la Vega during a “Meet and Greet” hosted by Henry Torres a few weeks ago in the dynamic city of Hercules, CA. I found Virgil to be very knowledgeable about finances. Check him out! Continue reading

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Mae Flores, A Filipina American Actor, stars in “Atlantis Down,” the movie

“I had the pleasure of getting to know MAE FLORES, an up & coming Filipino actress. Her natural beauty and talent came through in her big screen debut.” – I found this quote in one of the reviews at the Washington Post for the sci-fi (or syfy) movie, “Atlantis Down.” Congratulations, Mae! The Los Angeles Premiere of “Atlantis Down” will be shown during the Los Angeles Italia Film Festival on February 20th, 2010 at Mann’s Chinese Theatre. Continue reading

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A Shout-Out for @FilBookFest! The First Filipino American International Book Festival

The First Filipino American International Book Festival on October 1 and 2, 2011 will be held at the San Francisco Public Library. This event is sponsored by the Literacy Initiatives International Foundation (LIIF) in cooperation with the Philippine Consulate of San Francisco and the Filipino American Center of the San Francisco Public Library. This is a shout-out to Filipino authors, publishers, sponsors, and cultural performers and community-based organizations who would like to participate in this event that kicks off October 2011 as Filipino American History Month.
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Jan. 22, 2011 at Intramuros Restaurant: Pina Couture by Anthony Cruz Legarda

I always say that it takes a village to raise a child — and the child that Filipino fusion fashion has raised is for a noble cause — that our indigenous weavers in the Philippines do not lose sight of their traditional weaving techniques for the sake of progress: leaving for overseas employment. Anthony Cruz Legarda, ever since I started volunteering with him through ARKITEKNIK, is a couture designer extraordinaire. There is a saying that “Kindred spirits find each other, no matter what.” We are definitely like-minded. I hope to make it to this fashion show fundraiser. Please join me. Continue reading

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Oct. 10, 2010: Immigration Attorney Lou Tancinco Launches “Pusong Pinoy sa Amerika,” Season 5 on GMA Pinoy TV

Pusong Pinoy sa Amerika, the immigration show that has earned a wide following owing to its sensitive and heartfelt portrayal of concerns impacting the Filipino-American community and their relatives back home in the Philippines returns to its regular programming this Sunday, October 10, 2010 at GMA Pinoy TV. Continue reading

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