McDonald's National Sampling Day on Thursday, May 15, 2008
Customers can try the Southern Style Chicken Biscuit from 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., or a Southern Style Chicken Sandwich beginning after breakfast hours until 7:00 p.m., with the purchase of any medium or large beverage at participating restaurants (while supplies last). (Hours may vary by restaurant. Limit one per customer/per drink order. Prices and participation may vary. Not valid with any other offer, discount coupon or Extra Value Meal®. Price of required purchase posted on menu board.)
Filipino Heritage Night at AT&T Park 
Support your Filipino heritage while enjoying a San Francisco Giants game at the 1st Annual Filipino Heritage Night! Be part of this momentous event and watch the San Francisco Giants take on the Houston Astros! For $20 you will get a seat in the Filipino Heritage Night Section, enjoy pre-game and in-game entertainment with cultural dancers presented by the Filipino American Arts Exposition, All this and you can get to take home a commemorative Filipino Heritage Night t-shirt! (Tickets must be purchased at (415) 972-2298 or visiting www.sfgiants.com/specialevents.) This event is done in partnetship with the FIlipino American Arts Exposition, Pistahan, Bayanihan Community Center, Bindlestiff Studio, Manila Heritage Foundation, San Francisco Cultural Center, ABS-CBN Global, MYX and ClubWorks, Inc. Click here for more!
JCPenney Asian Excellence Awards 
JCPenney Asian Excellence Awards® is the only televised awards show to recognize the “outstanding achievements in film, television, music, and the performing arts” of Asians and Asian Americans. The 2008 JCPenney Asian Excellence Awards was held at UCLA's Royce Hall on April 23, and attracted some of the hottest stars in film and television, hundreds of media people and thousands of audience members. Fans were screaming upon the appearance of MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew winners, Jabbawockeez, on the red carpet with the JCPenney step and repeat. (InterTrend Photo/Jeffrey Ma) Click here for more!
Seafood City supports GILAS
Seafood City SVP/GM Jose Hontiveros and Marketing Manager Catherine Quien, turnover a check for $20,000.00 to Ayala Foundation President Vicky Garchitorena (L), in Los Angeles, California, April 17, 2008, in its continuing support of GILAS. The contribution comes from a portion of sales of Seafood City Supermarket's house brand Pamana (condiments, noodles, canned fruits, beverage), Tomi brand canned tuna and sardines, and donations from customers dropped in GILAS boxes at all check-outs of Seafood City, as well as Chowking and Max's of Manila restaurants which it operates, from December 2007 to March 2008.
RCBC President and CEO visits California
Inaugurates new RCBC Remit Centers in San Jose and Union City
L-R: Cynthia P. Santos, President, RCBC North America, Damaso Ramos, Winner of Php100,000.00, 3rd Prize in RCBC's Todo-Todo Papremyo, Lorenzo V. Tan President/CEO, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation President and CEO Lorenzo V. Tan arrived April 11, 2008, to inaugurate the new RCBC Remit Centers in San Jose, Union City, and the newly renovated Daly City branch. Click for more info!
International School of the Peninsula 20th Annual Gala and Auction
L-R: Philippe Dietz (Head of School), Lavinia Aquino Corpuz Karahan
(chairperson), and Patricia Colin (Director of Development)
Last March 29, the International School of the Peninsula (ISTP) held its 20th annual gala and auction at the Fairmont San Jose in California to raise funds for its language immersion and technology programs. Using the theme “Kabuhayan! An ISTP Fiesta,” the event also celebrated the Filipino culture through food and traditional dance. Click for more info!
Little Manila: Filipinos in California's Heartland
Little Manila: Filipinos in California's Heartland will be broadcast on select PBS stations nationwide in May. Click for more info!
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Heart in Two Places: An Immigrant's Journey 
