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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 here to stay!
What was the month like?
VACATION DAYS. Maricar and I went home in March for our brother’s wedding and a much-needed but too-short vacation. I wrote a lot about our experiences there – our stay at Los Banos, UP and Trace …read more

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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 to show support for the KABATAAN Partylist, the largest youth party representing the youth sector in the upcoming Philippine elections, and to call for clean and fair elections. Youth of KABATAAN-Ugnayan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (Linking the Children of the Motherland), based in New …read more

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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, blog, Problogger
 
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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. This presumably prevents the checks getting lost or stolen (just because they originate from the U.S.). Angelo is still trying to find out more about the possible changes that Google has made. But it is good news for AdSense publishers if it will indeed ensure …read more

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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 loved ones, affect the core values of the Filipino family. Countless children grow up not really knowing their mother/father. They are well-provided for, much more than their not-so-lucky neighbors. They can have 3 meals a day, watch oversized TV sets, go to good schools, and …read more

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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 briefing paper titled “The Philippines: A Climate Hotspot” (PDF file) details the weather-related tragedies that have befallen the country in recent decades. These include the flashflood in Ormoc in 1991, and the landslides in Cherry Hill (1999), Baguio/La Trinidad (2001), Guinsaugon (2006) and Legazpi (2006). …read more

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b5media Travel and Culture Channel
in cooperation with d’ T&C bloggers
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“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 visit. Meantime, SP of Southern ByWays has some interesting trivia about this character of a painter.
 

Only at the Wing Luke Asian Museum in Seattle will you find this exhibit: “How the Soy Sauce Was Bottled: Uncommon Stories of Common Objects”. Mary Jo of The Seattle …read more

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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 the event means that the participants will come from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North and South America, and Australia. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is expected to attend.

“We want to engage the global Filipino community in a relevant discussion that would lead to lasting outcomes. Just …read more

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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 Jazz reception from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Rizza Auditorium in CSU Maritime Academy.
Dr. Dorothy Laigo Cordova, Founder and Executive Director of the Filipino American National Historical Society, will be the keynote speaker for the event.
The symposium is sponsored by the Smithsonian Asian …read more

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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 got ‘K’) and uber-short fiction. Check her out at Tops 2 Bottom, Dating Dames, Light the Torch, 55 Fiction.
Stef and Aisa Patag. Mother and daughter team for delicious asian cuisine and baking delights. Uhm, Aisa is probably the youngest blogger at b5, she’s only in …read more

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