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December 16, 2012
She might as well be the choice for Gintong Pamana’s Melchora Aquino Award in Nursing, 2012 for her excellent nursing skills, devotion to nursing and the numerous significant positions and awards she has received in the nursing profession. Continue reading →

December 16, 2012
Cornelio “Ely” Natividad, loving husband to Dr. Evelyn de Asis Natividad and doting father of three accomplished professionals, namely: Hannah, Heidi and Cornelio II, is also an engineer, entrepreneur, real estate investor, TV co-producer, former professor, civic leader and community volunteer. Just recently, at the 39th anniversary ball of PESO (Philippine Engineers and Scientists Organization), Ely Natividad was honored with the Outstanding Engineer award. Continue reading →

December 16, 2012
New York, NY (December 10, 2012) – Filipino-American community leader and New York businesswoman Loida Nicolas Lewis recently gathered an overflow crowd of luminaries from the business and political worlds from across America to the prestigious Harvard Club in New York City to honor the 25th Anniversary of her late husband Reginald F. Lewis’ landmark Billion-Dollar Acquisition of the Beatrice International Foods company which covered businesses of 64 companies in 31 countries. Continue reading →

December 1, 2012
There’s a very good reason why Drs. Nunilo and Elenita Rubio enjoy the love, respect and honor of their community – they have earned it , therefore, they deserved it. It’s the fruit of their compassion, generosity and service to people from all walks of life. It’s the natural consequence of their good works and strong commitment to excellence and professionalism and their remarkable humility that separates them from the rest of their successful and distinguished colleagues. Continue reading →

December 16, 2012
Success may look easy and comfy today for nurse entrepreneur, Dolly Engracia, co-owner of Carefirst Home Health Services, Inc., MDE Consulting Services, LLC, DMJ Home Health Services, etc. but she did have her share of challenges and obstacles to hurdle to get to where she is now. In fact, she’d be the first to say, challenges never cease to exist in a business as they do in life. Continue reading →

December 1, 2012
In time for the celebration of the Month of Overseas Filipinos, President Benigno S. Aquino III will honor 29 distinguished and outstanding overseas Filipinos and foreign-based organizations during the Awarding Ceremonies for the 2012 Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas on December 5, 2012 at the Malacañan Palace. Continue reading →

December 1, 2012
Chicago IL – CIRCA PINTIG presents Giovanni Ortega’s ALLOS: THE STORY OF CARLOS BULOSAN, a story of a one man’s courage and spirit in a country that rejected him, yet never ceased to love and believe to be his home – America. Bulosan used his writing to combat racism and became an advocate for migrant workers rights. Continue reading →

November 16, 2012
I was fascinated by my friend Rodel Rodis’ column last week about the political mindset of Filipinos in the United States. “The most disturbing development in the 2012 US presidential elections,” he wrote, “is not the National Asian American Survey showing that more Fil-Ams are registering as Republicans (27%) than as Democrats (24%) but that a large number of these Fil-Am Republicans have embraced the extremist views of the far right Tea Party.” Continue reading →

November 1, 2012
In the tradition of gift giving or bigayan, the Alliance of Filipinos for Immigrant Rights and Empowerment (AFIRE) and the Center for Immigrant Resources and Cultural Arts (Circa) –Pintig opened their office at 7315 N. Western Avenue on October 20, 2012 to provide direct service to and advocate for the Filipino American community in Illinois. Continue reading →

November 1, 2012
NEW YORK, NY (October 25, 2012) – Filipino American community leader Loida Nicolas Lewis will take part in a town hall-style debate on the upcoming American Presidential Elections, discussing the implications the elections have on the Filipino-American community. Continue reading →