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Archive for April 2007

April 30th, 2007

Filipina Soul - April ‘07 round up

Wow. What a month April was! Those in the Philippines, did you just feel a ten-degree (celcius) jump from March to April?! Argh. Apparently, our country is in danger of catastrophic climate change! Can you even remember how cool the early days of March were? Summer :-) and global warming :-( are […]

By Grace -- 1 comment

April 30th, 2007

Filipino Youths to Hold Festival in NYC and L.A. for KABATAAN Partylist

U.S.-based Filipino youths who want to show their support for the KABATAAN Partylist will have a chance during festivals in New York City and Los Angeles.

In the final two-week push before the May elections in the Philippines, Filipino youth, musicians, spoken word artists, organizers and allies are coming together in New York and Los Angeles […]

By Maricar -- 4 comments

April 28th, 2007

‘Be a better blogger’ training in New York

Problogger, one of the best blogs that help bloggers better thier craft, and b5media (of which Filipina Soul is part of) is hosting a training for bloggers in New York.

Mark the date! June 9, Saturday. A One day Conference in the Big Apple.
Read Darren’s post for more details… and we’ll see you there!
Tags: bloggers, training, […]

By Grace -- 4 comments

April 27th, 2007

Google Adsense Checks in the Philippines More Secure?

If you have a monetized blog or website, reside in the Philippines and are receiving checks from Google, this post by J. Angelo Racoma (Google AdSense Checks in the Philippines: Now More Secure) might interest you.
It seems that Google is now sending checks to the Philippines in bulk, and a company mails them out individually. […]

By Maricar -- 1 comment

April 26th, 2007

NYT Article: “A Good Provider is One Who Leaves”

The New York Times’ Jason DeParle discusses the worldwide migrant workers’ phenomenon in his article “A Good Provider is One who Leaves“. His primary illustration is the Comodas family, which has at least 2 generations of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
The article made me think of how the millions of OFWs, who are away from their […]

By Maricar -- 4 comments

April 25th, 2007

Philippines Moving Toward Climate Change Catastrophe

A report released by Greenpeace Southeast Asia scared me so much, I had a hard time reading it. According to the environmental watchdog, the Philippines is “on its way to a major climate change catastrophe–… unless the government takes urgent and ambitious action to avert a disaster that will put millions of Filipinos at risk”.
A […]

By Maricar -- 3 comments

April 24th, 2007

Now Showing: Art Festivals around the world

b5media Travel and Culture Channel
in cooperation with d’ T&C bloggers
present

 
“Where in the world is Art?”
 
 
Experience with human body like never before.
The “Bodies- the exhibition” is currently ’showing’ in Washington DC, with virtual guide tour Jon of the DC Traveler.
 
 
 

“Salvador Dali” . His art gallery in South Florida is definitely a place you’d want to […]

By Grace -- 4 comments

April 24th, 2007

Global Filipino Networking Convention in Sydney

The 5th Global Filipino Networking Convention will be held on September 6-8, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. The theme will be “Fair Go for Filipino Empowerment”, where Fair stands for Filipino-Australian Integrated Response to Global Objectives. Discussion will focus on socio-economic and political issues surrounding Filipinos who work and live outside the Philippines.
The international nature of […]

By Maricar -- 1 comment

April 23rd, 2007

Symposium on Filipino-American History

Those in the Bay Area may be interested in this symposium on Filipino-American History which will be held next month:
Here’s the complete announcement from the Asian Journal Online:

A SYMPOSIUM on “A Century of Challenge and Change: The Filipino American Story,” will be held on Saturday, May 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with a […]

By Maricar -- 0 comments

April 23rd, 2007

Filipino bloggers in b5media

Yeah… we’re just about conquering the new media (mwahahaha!)
Kidding. I might get kicked out. Anyhow, it’s overdue that I peg the Filipino bloggers I am honored to share b5media space with. Let me go down the A-Z list some.
Sasha Manuel. A self-confessed geeky fashionista, Sasha writes a wide variety from fashion, dating, sports (yes, she’s […]

By Grace -- 2 comments

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