FILIPINO FORUM TO EXPLORE EDUCATION
Members of the Filipino community believe they are being underrepresented in education and are planning to do something about it. The South Bay Filipino-American Movement in Education is sponsoring its third annual "Empowering Filipino-American Leadership" forum this weekend.The forum at Laneview Elementary School in the Berryessa School District will focus on the importance of involving Filipino-Americans in the educational process. The purpose of the forum,...
Filipino Forum: Conseil de presse du Québec - Comité des plaintes et de l'éthique de l'information - Decision - File Number: D2005-01-51
Montreal, December 15 2005 Monsieur Fred C. MAGALLANES 2054, Veinard Ville Saint-Laurent (Québec) H4R 1S5 Dossier 2005-01-051 James de la Paz c. The Filipino Forum et Fred C. Magallanes, rédacteur en chef et éditeur Dear Sir, <p>You will find herewith the decision of the Appeal Board concerning the file above-mentionned. In the final analysis, the members of the Appeal Board, presided over by M. Raymond Corriveau, concluded unanimously to maintain the decision of the...
Filipino Forum: DOLORES SIBONGA,
FINALIST ANSWERED COUNCIL'S CALL ONCE BEFORE
More than 28 years ago, City Council members had to fill a vacancy in their ranks and turned to 47-year-old attorney Dolores Sibonga.This week, as the council fills another open seat, the one left by Councilman Jim Compton's departure, they might turn to Sibonga again. Semiretired after leaving the council in 1992, Sibonga has thrown her hat into the ring as a "caretaker" candidate, who would not run for re-election when the seat comes up for election in...
FILIPINO FORUM SET HERE SATURDAY
A new Madison Filipino group will host a forum Saturday on the state of emergency in the Philippines and the 20th anniversary of the "people power" revolution" that overthrew dictator Ferdinand Marcos.The group, calling itself Kapihan, or "coffee gathering," is sponsoring the discussion at 2 p.m. at the Sequoya Branch Library, 513 S. Midvale Blvd. University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Alfred McCoy, who specializes in the...
Filipino Forum: Filipino identity dies, aged 75
JOSE Relunia Sr, a well-known Filipino community leader and Sydney Olympic torch bearer died aged 75 years on Christmas day. He died of cancer of the colon at Camden Hospital.Mr Relunia was surrounded by his immediate family at the time of his death.He is survived by his wife Maria, 10 children, Jose Jr, Milagros, Jaime, Jesus, Juan, Jorge, Jose III, Merle, Jack and Julius in addition to 25 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.Mr Relunia was the organiser and president for...
