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Manny Pacquiao Fan Rally at Mandalay Bay: Photo Credit: Chris Farina / Top Rank By Rod Mijares Las Vegas, April 28, 2015 – Boxing fans from all over the world converged for a Pacquiao Fan Rally at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino’s Convention open hall to wait the formal arrival of the 8-division world champion Filipino Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao beginning at 9 in the morning and culminated when Pacquiao team emerged from the backstage at 11:30 in the morning. While waiting, boxing fans were treated by cultural dances of the Filipiniana Dance Group of Las Vegas that included “Tinikling,” the most popular traditional dance and the pride of the Filipinos. There was no shortage of local entertainment as the duo of the Jas Band serenaded the crowd with their Filipino song “Dahil Sa Iyo” and they followed with a series of English songs. Quincy Victoria and Ron Cabildo of Las Vegas worked hand-in-hand as emcees of the event and making sure that the crowd was animated with their chant of “Manny is in the House” from time to time. 11-year old Breanna Besantos also entertained the crowd with her strong voice worthy of American Idol talent. Jerene Cantos sang the Philippine National Anthem right before the official rally and Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum started his pep talk. Bob Arum recognized Pacquiao’s contribution to the Philippines as Filipinos applauded. “He give you reason to be proud of this man. He represents you wonderfully and he has taught the world and Read More …

By Ed Rame “The increasing interconnectivity of nations in today’s global economy underscores the need for robust partnerships between communities around the world.  Organizations like Sister Cities Internationalfoster such relationships, increasing mutual knowledge and understanding between cities and cultures.  These collaborations promote collaboration and trust among citizens and nations, create opportunities for technological and economic innovation and development, and lay the foundations for continued peace and prosperity.  I am proud to serve as your Honorary Chair.” – President Barack Obama http://www.sistercitiesofla.com/ The concept of the Sister Cities of Los Angeles is truly timeless.  Sister Cities International was created at President Eisenhower’s 1956 White House conference on citizen diplomacy.  Eisenhower envisioned an organization that could be the hub of peace and prosperity by creating bonds between people from different cities around the world.  By forming these relationships, President Eisenhower reasoned that people of different cultures could celebrate and appreciate their differences and build partnerships that would lessen the chance of new conflicts. In our times right now, there are enormous conflicts from all sectors of our existence.  Greater understanding among nations and The Sister Cities is a micro approach to reach out deeper to the different communities of the world.  There are a lot of miscommunication, intolerance, misunderstandings, religious differences and entire gamut of indifferences which are recipes for multi pronged disasters that would put the world at the edge of a deadly war outbreak. Makati our foremost city and  is in a great position to reach out to more of the world to share our culture Read More …

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