2012 08/29-09/04
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.
SARAH GERONIMO
VS
VICE GANDA
VS
RACHELLE ANN GO
Organized by JS Camins Productions together with GMA Network’s international channel’s GMA Pinoy TV and GMA Life TV, this year’s Adobo Festival happening this September 1 and 2 at the Veterans Park in Union City, CA will feature performances by the Fierce Songstress Rachelle Ann Go and Survivor Season 5 Ultimate Male Survivor Steven Silva.
Celebrity Doctor Vicki Belo, 2nd left, & Zsa Zsa, Padilla, 2nd right, spoke publicly about her (Zsa Zsa's) cancer surgery on Monday (Aug 27) in front of The White Party IV guests held at The Pasadena Hilton Ballroom last Saturday night (with Zia Padilla, rightmost & Marlou Colina, leftmost). We are praying for your safe recovery & well being, Zsa Zsa!
The White Party IV Fashion Show co-producers Badette Lopez-Tagoc and Nilo Tagoc flank the Divine Diva Zsa Zsa Padilla who graced the event last Saturday at The Pasadena Hilton.
Fashion Designer Mama Renee Salud, center, acknowledges the audience warm appreciation, together with Lou Razon of Los Angeles (3rd right), Designer & Show Co-Producer of The White Party IV Fashion Show held at The Pasadena Hilton last Saturday night (shown here with Finale Model 2012 Miss Philippines USA Kristina Bryant, leftmost, and Show Choreographer, Geo Sargent, rightmost, among others).
Fashion Designer Lou Razon of Los Angeles presented her latest creations last Saturday at The White Party IV Fashion Show held at The Pasadena Hilton.
CA Licensed Physical Therapist and model Leo Reyes of San Jose, CA is front and center during 2012 Miss Philippines USA's Kristina Bryant's Gatinha swimwear segment at The White Party IV Fashion Show held at The Pasadena Hilton last Saturday night.
2012 Miss Philippines USA Kristina Bryant of Florida was the finale model at The White Party IV Fashion Show last Saturday, August 25, 2012 at The Pasadena Hilton.
2013 Miss Teenage San Jose Alexandra Drechsler, center, heads The Gap segment models during The White Party IV Fashion Show held at The Pasadena Hilton's International Ballroom last Saturday night, August 25, 2012.
The Philippine-American Ex-Seminarians of the Society of Divine Word (PAX-SVD) held a succesful fund raising dinner-dance at the Our Lady Of Mercy Church, Daly City CA, last Saturday June 23. The event benefits sick and retired bishops, priest and brothers living at Villa Cristo Rey, a retirement and nursing home located at the Christ the King Seminary, Quezon City. A crowd of more than 350 guests gave an emphatic standing ovation to the following priests and nuns, who have dedicated their entire lives preaching and teaching the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Photo shows from left: Fr. Art Albano, Sister Mary Peter, Fr. Arnold Zamora, Fr. Bart, Sister Mary Francis, Fr. Joe Galang ,Fr. Emil Reyes, Fr. Domingo Orimaco, Fr. Ted Magpayo and Fr. Nick Paloso.
Ilocos Sur Vice Governor Deogracias Victor "DV" Savellano was recently in town as the guest speaker for the Cabugao Global Grand Reunion hosted by the Cabugao Association of Northern California- USA held at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara CA last July 20-22.
Shown in photo: From left : Vice Gov. DV Savellano, actress Dina Bonnevie, Lynn & Joe Santos
The Naguilian La Union Circle of San Francisco, whose members are from Solano-Napa, San Francisco, Alameda- Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties held their Annual Picnic on August 19, 2012 at the Blue Rock Spring Road Park in Vallejo, CA, attended by almost a hundred members and guests. For your info, Naguilian, La Union, is a town 40 kms. west of Baguio City.
The following officers are in the picture: President- Dr. Carmencita Rimando Jose, Vice President- Lilian Sabado Austria, Secretary-Lorie Perez Joven, Assistant Sec-Inday Sacote Garcia, Treasurer-Emma Jacildo Santos, Assistant Treas-Lydia Subido Gapasin, Board Members-Manny Ojascastro, Oswald Joven, Pepe Jacildo, Pacita Subido Castillo and Adviser- Irwin Jose.
SARAH GERONIMO
VS
VICE GANDA
VS
RACHELLE ANN GO
this Saturday, Sept 1
(Also, Cache Creek Casino added a 3rd Sarah Geronimo show this Labor Day weekend)
TO-BE SEEN IN THE CITY
It has never happened before – three (3) competing Filipino Community-based shows all opening during the Labor Day Weekend, all to be held in Northern California and the adjoining Reno, Nevada!
Yes, this Saturday, September 1, 2012, The Unkaboggable Vice Ganda – performing at Peppermill Casino Resort in Reno, NV will be clashing head-on against Pop Superstar Sarah Geronimo’s shows at the Cache Creek Casino (originally for 2 shows only, but due to insistent public demand, a 3rd show was added on Saturday, September 1 @ 4:00PM to accommodate the escalated requests). Sarah’s Cache Creek show will have its 3rd & last show on Sunday, September 2, 2012. Both Kapamilya artists, Vice Ganda and Sarah Geronimo’s shows will also collide with Kapuso Singing Star Rachelle Ann Go (together with Steven Silva) in an exciting weekend filled with good food and entertainment at the 7th Annual Adobo Festival at the Veterans Park in Union City, CA.
Who will gather more audiences and the louder cheers? Who will wear the better gowns? Who will wear the better accessories? Who will outperform who? Expect the unexpected!
Is it the weekend yet? See you at the casinos this Labor Day Weekend!
SEEN IN THE CITY
Yam Laranas’ “The Road” now more than 100 Days in iTunes Top Sellers!
Congratulations to Yam Laranas, Director of GMA Films’ “The Road” for breaking the 100 Days (and still counting!) barrier of being consistently in the top of most downloaded horror films! This is a first in Philippine movie history – a feat that is very hard to achieve considering you cannot force people to download any movie no matter how much marketing push you make. In today’s very technologically advanced age, it’s either movie audiences want to watch the movie and then they download. Or they don’t act all.
Buoyed by favorable critic reviews and word of mouth endorsements, “The Road” continue to make history. The well-acted horror movie stars today’s hottest teen stars Alden Richards, Derrick Monasterio, Renz Valerio together with TJ Trinidad, Marvin Agustin, Carmina Villaruel, Rhian Ramos, among others.
Jeannette Catsoulis of New York Times, one of the US top critics review reads “A powerfully atmospheric blend of ghostly encounters, horrific situations and missing-persons mysteries from the Philippine director Yam Laranas.
Critic Rob Nelson of Daily Variety says “This low-budget shocker eventually pays off, displaying just enough narrative ingenuity to compensate for a cinematically crude and logistically sketchy deployment of the requisite blood-and-guts mayhem. “
Meanwhile, Los Angeles Times’ Robert Abele raves “The film's three-pronged narrative does a fair job of laying a spooky groundwork for the revelatory emotional sadism that lies behind most acts of evil; it just takes a bit of clunky exposition to get there. “
The Road’s iTunes online synopsis reads “Three teenagers go missing in an abandoned road after a joyride gone wrong in a haunted road. Luis Medina is the police investigator assigned to the case. In the course of his investigation, Luis finds the remains of another victim in the same abandoned road. The corpse is identified to be that of one of two sisters who both disappeared ten years before. Luis must dig deeper into the secrets and mysteries of the ghosts lingering in the dark of the desolate pathway in order for him to find the three missing teens. As the mystery unravels, Luis discovers a history of brutality and murders that will cast shake him to the core.”
This Columnist was fortunate to be the first ones who saw the movie here in the US and I equally proud as Yam in disseminating this great information to all the global Filipinos. If you haven’t seen it, download now at iTunes.com.
Shorts and Briefs
Nike’s LeBron sneakers are selling for $300 a pair!
The very first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong died just recently from complications brought about by a heart surgical procedure.
Jury awards more than a billion dollars to Apple against Samsung for copying iPhone features.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"We married in private before her surgery (on June 14) just the 2 of us." – by TV Personality Rosie O’Donnell casually admitting via her recent blog that she got married already (to partner Michelle Ro), creating a bigger buzz this week after being in the news two weeks ago for suffering a heart attack and recovering from it.
This article also appears online at www.FilAmnation.com and http://sites.google.com/site/adkinsmmcevents/Home/ with readership in 160 countries now (& still counting!) according to the latest Google Analytics report.
Do you have any personal or community events you want announced or published? Just email them tobradford_adkins@yahoo.com
Follow me on Twitter (www.twitter.com/bradford_adkins)