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Northern California's largest Filipino American newspaper in circulation since 1990, the Manila Mail is the Bay Area's most read Fil-Am weekly publication distributed free in major cities of Northern California. Community is a B Section page that contains the weekly column of Bradford Adkins 'SCENES in the city'. The column features include: the issues and events, the individuals and organizations moving the community.
CBS' 60 Minutes' Bob Simon recently asked him on national TV, pointblank - "Are you running for President?" . To this, the People's Champ, like a true politician replied, after pausing for a careful thought, "That is sooo far away". Pacquiao for President! Why not? Photo by Chris Farina
Tom Rodriguez (aka Tom Mott) of AZ gets his very first acting nomination, after only a year, from getting noticed and selected at the PBB auditions at Santa Clara's CA Great America Park in Sep/2009, shown here at 'Here Comes The Bride', his very first starring movie role. He got nominated for one of his early TV series Your Song: Isla.
SF Giants 2010
Fil-Am Tim Lincecum & Buster Posey (3rd & 4th left, respectively) are 2 of the most cheered players during the record-breaking as far as crowd attendance City of San Francisco Giants Victory Party held last Wednesday, Nov 3rd. Photo by Richard Lao
Belated Happy 20th Birthday to Union City's Melissa Sokukawa, the reigning Miss Philippines Earth-West Coast who partied with special friend Jay Jones and others at the Club NV Disco in downtown San Francisco last Friday night.
Congratulations to Joe Esteves (with wife Susan), center couple, gets elected anew as Milpitas Mayor for the nth time, shown here with throngs of his ardent supporters during the election vote countdown night.
Season's Greetings to Pacific Air's Lyn Abad, left, and Percy Narciso, right, who attended the recent Club Royale Coronation Gala with this columnist
Angel Ventura, right, & Arnel Rosanes performed several song numbers each at the recent Club Royale Coronation Gala held at the Marriott Marquis SF.
Bishop Israel Sanoy and Bishop Rey Santillana (Pinoy Preachers) of our online Seattle readership has a special announcement: They recently moved to 2801 S. Hanford St. Seattle, WA 98144. Please call (206) 246-2500 for directions/more info.
Congratulations to Senator Yee, Ph D who was recently re-elected to serve another term as District 8 Senator, receiving the highest winning percentage of votes in San Francisco. Senator Yee was the top Democratic vote getter in the entire state of any legislative race, Congress, State Senate, or State Assembly. A constant staple in almost all of the high-profile Filipino events, he is shown here awarding the DentisT of the Year Award to Dr. Josephine M. Weber, DMD of San Francisco, CA.
Pacquiao for President!
(And, why not?)
It has been said not once, not twice, but several times.
Mega-Boxing Promoter Bob Arum, who tagged along during Manny Pacquiao’s Sarangani Congressman campaign trail, was quoted as saying, “When he’s 35, he can run for Senate. And when he’s 40, I am sure he’ll be President of the Philippines.” This, in addition to his recent statements proclaiming that Pacquiao is the greatest boxer of all-time, even greater than The Greatest himself – Muhammad Ali.
Just last Sunday, November 7, 2010 on CBS’ highly-watched 60 Minutes TV show profile on Manny Pacquiao, produced by Hollywood’s Michael H. Gavshon and Drew Magratten, host Bob Simon asked The People’s Champ a question normally asked on national television to high-profile US politicians before, “Are you running for President?” As always, the candid, yet honest Pacquiao, answered (after a long pause of thinking), “It’s sooo far away.” In the city that are used to paparazzis following the world-famous celebrities, people can’t still get used to media-heavy Pacquiao sightings from his airport arrivals to his celebrity-laden training gym. He was last photographed leaving the Wild Card Gym in Los Angelesfor his Margarito fight in Dallas.
Speaking of the Nov 13th Pacquiao-Margarito fight, the official host hotel is again, my new favorite (for the way they treat and give utmost importance to us) the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas. The Media Center will be housed at the Gaylord Texan – Longhorn Exhibit Hall E – Convention Center Level 1 and the Gaylord Texan – Texas Ballroom A –Convention Center Level 3 where the Press can obtain their media credentials and use the facilities to submit their deadline reports.
Fight workout were open to everyone for viewing starting on Tuesday this week. The Main Event Press conference was held on Wednesday, November 10th at 12:00 noon where dedicated buses carried the Media People to the Cowboys Stadium.
The media-heavy (yet, open to the public) weigh-in will be held on Friday, November 12th at 3:00 pm.
This is the FIGHT DAY SCHEDULE, riddled with Press Notes (subject to change):
9 am – 12 noon Credential Distribution at Gaylord Texan
4 pm First Press Bus leaves for Cowboys Stadium
4 pm – 9:30 pm Credential Distribution at Cowboys Stadium
4 pm Doors open
5 pm First bout
5 pm Second Press Bus leaves for Cowboys Stadium
6 pm Top Rank TV Pre-Show begins
6 pm Final Press bus departs for Cowboys Stadium
8 pm Televised fights begin
10 pm The Main Event
The post-fight Media Conference will be held on the same helicopter landing pad as last time during the Pacquiao-Clottey fight.
My wish and my predictions – Pacquiao KOs Margarito on the 8th and he wins President!
SEEN IN THE CITY
AZ-raised Tom Mott leads 24th PMPC Star Awards for TV – 2010 Nominees!
After only a little over a year of traveling to Manila to fulfill his acting passion, look at where he is now – Tom Mott aka Tom Rodriguez (that AZ-raised would-have-been-a-Navy Seal, who got discovered at CA Great America Park in Santa Clara’s One Kapamilya Go last September, 2009) gets an acting nomination already. He is nominated for his challenging role in Your Song: Isla (where, in personal opinion, he out-acted and outshone everyone there) by the highly credible Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) Star Awards for TV.
Here is the list of other nominees Tom is up against with, for the 24th PMPC Star Awards for Television’s BEST NEW MALE TV PERSONALITY Category:
Tom Rodriguez aka Tom Mott (Your Song: Isla, ABS-CBN)
Elmo Magalona (Party Pilipinas, GMA)
Hermes Bautista (Your Song: Isla, ABS-CBN)
Jason Francisco (Melason In Love, ABS-CBN)
Johan Santos (PHR: Love Me Again, ABS-CBN)
Julian Trono (Panday Kids, GMA)
Paul Jake Castillo (Your Song: Isla, ABS-CBN)
CJ Caparas (Kroko, IBC 13)
The 24th PMPC Star Awards for Television is happening on November 13, 2010, at the Resorts World Manila (theirRepubliq Disco is the ‘NEW’ Embassy and I am talking from experience! Thanks to Junny & Abby Borgonia of San Ramon for taking me there last month!), Newport City in Pasay with a delayed telecast on ABS-CBN on the 20th.
Good luck, Tom and make us prouder!
TO-BE-SEEN IN THE CITY
FORLORN, a Musical Play
O.L.R. Worship Center will be hosting the first time ever musical play FORLORN written and directed by sisters, Valerie and Angel Ventura of San Pablo, CA. This play is a story of overcoming abandonment and loneliness with God’s grace and love, based on true events about a young teen’s life.
As the Ventura sisters put it, “we would like to share this story to other teens and families that maybe going through similar trials and not only is this a play, but a musical. We have incorporated original music and cover songs to be part of this play and will have a live band accompaniment.”
This play will be showing the weekend of December 10th and 11th 2010, both shows will be at 7:00pm-8:30pm.
They are looking for sponsors to support their musical production. As a sponsor all advertising material will have your business logo and contact information. Advertisements will be posted on all the play posters and advertising materials. There will be reserved seating for all sponsors.
Platinum Sponsor will be bold on the posters
and on sales tickets (plus 20 Tickets free)…………………………………………......$500.00
Gold Sponsors will be on the advertising posters (plus 10 Tickets Free)…………... $200.00
Silver Sponsors will be on advertising posters (plus 5 Tickets Free)…….…………..$100.00
Call either Angel or Valerie Ventura for more info at (510) 621-4073 or (510) 316-2849.
PERSONAL NOTES
Tree Lighting
Ms. Lyn Sesante, Cultural Officer of the Philippine Consulate General Office of San Francisco, cordially invites the public to "A Tree Lighting Ceremony" at the St. Patrick's Seminary & University on Monday, 29 November 2010 at 5:00 pm.
There will be choral presentation at the Main Chapel, then tree lighting, followed by reception at the foyer. There is no limit to the number of people who could come.
See you all at St. Patrick's Seminary soon!
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"I AM ONLY GOING TO MEET MANNY IN LA OR TEXAS BECAUSE HE PROMISED ME THAT THIS IS HIS LAST FIGHT”.” by now-also-famous Mommy Dionesia Pacquiao ambush-interviewed, shortly before boarding her flight from Manila to the US last week. The People’s Champ’s mother has been convincing her son to retire as she fears for his life whenever he is up there in the ring. It is for this reason that she has never watched any of his fights before. Watch Pacquaio 24/7 coverage of his Margarito Nov 13 Dallas fight all the days this week on HBO Sports.
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