SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO—The Philippine American Press Club, U.S.A. (PAPC) on its 24th anniversary is honoring the hardworking press corps, and the media agencies they represent by launching the first ever Filipino American excellence in journalism awards, to be called the Plaridel Awards, in tribute to Marcelo H. del Pilar, national hero and journalist of the Philippine revolution.
Plaridel, an anagram of his surname, was his nom de plume. The launch was held at the newly opened Fort McKinley Bar...
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Community journalists win Phil-Am Press Club awards
SAN FRANCISCO—The second annual Plaridel Awards in journalism honored outstanding reporters and commentators from various Filipino American news media at a gala dinner on Friday, October 19.
Sponsored by the 25-year-old Philippine American Press Club, USA (PAPC), the awards were given to the best articles entered in competition along several categories.
Esther Misa Chavez, PAPC president, welcomed honorees and guests to the awards ceremony at Rene’s Fine Dining in Colma, just outside San Fra...
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Ethics and SF Politics
Board of Supervisor President David Chiu decry lack of Filipino- Americans elected as Supervisor in San Francisco. With Ray Buenaventura, Rudy Asercion and MG (ret) Antonio Taguba at the PAPC "Kapihan" at Golden Gate University on April 26, 2014
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Maj. Gen. Taguba, others, tackle ethics in political office at press club panel
SAN FRANCISCO, California – Spurred by recent corruption scandals in the California state legislature and the upcoming statewide elections, the Philippine American Press Club held a kapihan on ”Ethics and Politics,” April 26 at Golden Gate University.
Ret. Major General Antonio Taguba, U.S. Army, who exposed official culpability in the Abu Ghraib tortures in Iraq started the discussion by distributing an official guide on conduct by government executives and explaining how even stricter rules...
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PAPC launch 3rd Annual Plaridel Awards
South San Francisco, CA, June 19, 2014: The Philippine American Press Club, U.S.A. (PAPC) proudly announced today that they are now accepting submissions to the 3rd Annual Plaridel Awards excellence in Filipino American journalism. The Plaridel Awards was established in 2012 to acknowledge and celebrate the contribution of outstanding writers and publishers in the Filipino American community, as they chronicle the lives and times of their compatriots, promote and share their culture and history,...
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