Launch of Kababayan Today at the Philippine Consulate

 Entertainment
Sep 262013
 
Ms. Jannelle So, host and producer of Kababayan Today

Ms. Jannelle So, host and producer of Kababayan Today

The Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu wishes to invite the Filipino-American community in Hawaii to a reception celebrating the launch of KABABAYAN TODAY on KIKU-TV on 3 October 2013 (Thursday) at 6:00 pm at the Philippine Consulate. KABABAYAN TODAY is America’s first and only locally-produced talk show for and about the Filipinos.

Kababayan Today (formerly Kababayan L.A.) celebrated its 7th anniversary in April 2013, making it the longest-running Filipino talk show outside the Philippines. It broadcasts over the air in Southern California, reaching 6.3 million households on LA 18, KSCI-TV. In May of this year, Kababayan Today began broadcasting daily on KIKU-TV in Hawaii. KIKU-TV broadcasts on Channel 20 and on Oceanic Cable Channel 9.

Worldwide, it is available at www.youtube.com/kababayanla18.

Ms. Jannelle So, host and producer of Kababayan Today, will be visiting Honolulu from 3 to 7 October 2013 to reach out to our kababayans in Hawaii, meet and establish relationships with the Filipino-American community, business organizations and media; film special interest stories and features around Hawaii; and ask for story submissions and pitches on what our kababayans want to see on the program.

For inquiries and confirmation of attendance, please get in touch with Vice Consul Joyleen Santos at email address joyespinosa@gmail.com and/or Mr. Jeffrey de Mesa jeffovp@gmail.com at telephone numbers 808-595-6316 to 19.

LA Pinoys celebrate Independence Day/Santacruzan

 Entertainment
Jun 192013
 

by Myrna Aquitania The recent 2013 Kalayaan celebration of the Philippine Independence Day, spearheaded by the Philippine Consulate along with the Department of Tourism and the Philippine Tourism Promotions Board at the historic Filpinotown was a rousing success with around 60 booths of various categories of businesses and civic organizations who participated in the all-day event. […]

‘Hasaan Ng Tulaan’: A Night Of Philippine Culture And Poetry

 Entertainment
Jun 112013
 

June 19, 2013 is the 152nd birth anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, Philippines’ revered national hero. On that night Filipino poetry and music will fill the hall  of the Philippine Consulate, aptly named Rizal Hall after the great hero. In collaboration with the Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles and the Filipino American Press Club […]

New travel deal hopes to attract “voluntourists”

 News
May 282013
 

By Alex Drechsler INQUIRER.net U.S. Bureau 2:38 am | Wednesday, May 29th, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO—The Philippines’ Department of Tourism and ABS-CBN Foundation International recently signed a memorandum of agreement to launch Voluntrip, a program that combines philanthropy with tourism. The program will take visitors to community-developed ecotourism sites aided by ABS-CBN Foundation Greenfund Philippines in pristine locales in Palawan, rainforests in Sibuyan, Romblon, and cultural havens in Bicol. “Tourism, as you know, is an important industry and a catalyst for growth and development, said Rene de los Santos, tourism attaché at the Philippine Consulate, where the MOU was announced. “It generates income to community in terms of employment for the local folks, aside from generating income and employment for the hotels, resorts, tour guides, taxi drivers and so forth.” De los Santos signed the MOU with Jo Ann Kyle, ABS-CBN Foundation International managing director. “We believe that philanthropy,” explained Kyle, “We encourage everyone to experience it firsthand because you cannot visit with these local communities that have paradise for a home and walk away unmoved.” Greenfund aims to help eradicate poverty in the Philippines while preserving native environments and cultures through community-based ecotourism livelihood projects. Visitors can help realize this “green dream” by committing to at least five days in ecotourism sites where they go on spelunking and zip lining adventures on an 18-million-year old rock. Also featured are cruises down mangroves towards a firefly watching spectacle, hikes down mountain trails towards pristine beaches and under water visits to coral Read More …