Our mission is to preserve and present the Philippine heritage and culture as our legacy to future generations and our contribution to the diversity of this region and the State of Florida - Tampa, FL.

US campaign to clean up the former US military bases in the Philippines - El Cerrito, CA.

Mga kwento ng isang tambay na engineer sa Singapore noon (nasa California na ngayon). Another literate blog ... one of the best so far. From the blog: I am an overseas filipino worker. Now, I am part of that "babalik ka rin crowd" you see around christmas time, arriving at the NAIA in droves from all over, gold chain around their necks, in jeans and maong jacket, ray-ban shades, goatee, and baseball cap, pababa pa lang ang eroplano kinukuha na ang hand-carry luggage at nagpapalakpakan na't handang halikan ang lupa pagka-landing.

Maria Eva, a native of Marinduque, is a pops and jazz singer who has made it big in Japan. She has firmly established her reputation in the music industry, performing with veteran jazzmen as Yuzuru Sera, George Kawaguchi, Eiji Kitamura, Norio Maeda, among others.

Morong folks use the Tagalog dialect with a singsong accent that is very contagious. Words, phrases, terms, and expressions that are not in the Tagalog dictionary have been embedded for many years in the eccentric vocabulary of the Moronguenos. Morong's barrio folks have their version of the town's vocabulary. This macroculture of everyday conversation also is different from nearby towns. The most common observation is in the use of the letter "R." Words that carry the letter "D" are substituted with letter "R", as in ringring (wall) for dingding, sanrok (ladle) for sandok, and so on.

The story of the Manila Cathedral is not only a story of the Church, it is also a story of Intramuros, a story of Manila, a story of the Philippines. Manila Cathedral is a time narrative; it is about ruins and ravages, rising and restorations. As its pineapple finials powerfully symbolize, Manila Cathedral represents life cycle; its rich history is a reference to trails and timelines that call for a dynamic continuance.