2019-06: June
The Bay Area’s most delicious race returns to Coyote Point Recreation Area in San Mateo
DALY CITY, Calif., June 4, 2019 – The 2019 TIKIM Filipino Food Fun Run, a one-of-a-kind 5K fun run or walk that celebrates Filipino culture and the value of giving back, returns on its second year for more fun treats and good eats. The run takes place on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at the Coyote Point Recreation Area, 1701 Coyote Point Drive in San Mateo.
TIKIM is a Filipino word that means “to taste” and the 5k fun run, presented by TFC Live, will take runners through a course with a Filipino food tasting station at each kilometer of the way. Each station is a celebration of different Filipino flavors. This year’s theme is Filipino street food. The street food scene in the Philippines is arresting, as it is intriguing, and TIKIM hopes to capture the spirit and substance of Filipino street food with an offering that go the range from mild to hella wild. One must see it, or rather, run the course to be blown away by the offerings.
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Youth serving youth are recognized at the inaugural Epic Youth Leadership Awards
SAN FRANCISCO, May 14, 2019 --- Feed2Succeed, the organization started by three teen-age girls by fundraising through a yard sale on the corner of Third and Kenmore in Koreatown, Los Angeles to feed undernourished children in Busiing Elementary School in Ilocos Sur, Philippines, was named first place at the recent Epic Youth Leadership Awards (EYLA) held at the Google Campusin Sunnyvale, California.
The EYLA is the latest iteration to the Gawad Geny Lopez, Jr Bayaning Pilipino Awards (Filipino Heroes) founded by Eugenio Lopez, Jr., a pioneer of Philippine television and the late Chairman Emeritus of the largest media conglomerate in the Philippines – ABS-CBN Corporation.
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Pusong Pinoy sa Amerika Returns for its 15th Season on GMA Pinoy TV
Pusong Pinoy sa Amerika host Atty. Lou Tancinco (2nd from left) and GMA International First VP and Head Joseph Francia (2nd from right) with program co-host Eric Quizon (left) and GMA International AVP & Programming Head Cheri Domingo (right).
The 15th season of Pusong Pinoy sa Amerika (Into the Hearts of the Filipinos in America) is set to unveil more informative and fun-filled segments to its loyal viewers beginning June 9, 4:30 p.m. (PST) on GMA Pinoy TV.
‘Yellow Rose’ bags the Grand Jury Award at three festivals in a row
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13, 2019 --- The mother-daughter story written and directed by Filipino American award-winning documentary and commercial director Diane Paragas and produced by ABS-CBN’s Cinematografo, Yellow Rose, won a grand slam over the weekend as it nabbed the Grand Jury Prize at three major film festivals: at the film’s world premiere at the 35th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF) on May 10; at the Bentonville Film Festival on May 11; and at CAAMFest 37 on May 12.
After the first win at the LAAPFF, Paragas was overjoyed with the recognition.“It’s amazing. Just being in the festival on opening night was enough, but then to win the Grand Jury Prize is just everything.”
