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Notebook

Notebook

By: Elsie Sy-Niebar   *‘What impact do I want to make today that will change the world tomorrow? How can you make a mark on Filipino American history?’ Clarissa Villacorta, NAFFA Nat’l. Executive Director *The significance of our FILIPINO AMERICAN ...

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Time for Filipino Food

Time for Filipino Food

By: Bob Boyer   I recently emailed my Sheboygan, Wisconsin nephew Nick (not his real name) who has a Filipino fiancée. The subject was food. He replied promptly and enthusiastically. This made me happy for a couple of reasons: 1) ...

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Bata Korner

Bata Korner

By: Reign C ChaCha M Xavier D   A brand-new autumn experience, Jack’s Pumpkin Glow has come to the suburbs of Chicago this Halloween season, providing the perfect festive fall activity for families, couples, and young adults to capture picture-perfect memories. Over 5,000 ...

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Millennials’ Health Issues

Millennials’ Health Issues

By: Melody Dizon   It is interesting to note that with millennials’ availability of resources, ability to dive deeper into experimentation, depth of data after data, influx of sources of feeds, grasp of knowledge – one can think millenials will ...

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Welcome to Pampanga

Welcome to Pampanga

By: Dominick Geraci   Welcome to Pampanga, sir, you have to try Tocino here before you go back to Manila.” A middle-aged woman at small shop tells me. There are so many things to experience in Pampanga. It’s an hour-and-half drive ...

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Understanding Market Risk When You Invest

Understanding Market Risk When You Invest

By: Jan Paul Ferrer When you invest your money, you probably know you’re taking on a certain amount of financial risk. Unlike depositing money in a bank, where it is often insured and can earn a steady amount of interest, ...

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Jokes

Jokes

By: James DC   A father buys a lie-detector robot that slaps people when they lie. He decides to test it out at dinner one night. The father asks his son what he did that afternoon. The son says, “I ...

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