The 2017 PAPC Plaridel Awards Call for entries
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Philippine American Press Club USA is accepting entries for its Annual Plaridel Awards for Excellence in Filipino American Journalism, which is now on its sixth year.
Established in 2012, The Plaridel was created to inspire and empower local journalists by acknowledging and celebrating outstanding journalism. In just five years from inception, The Plaridel has become a benchmark among Filipino American journalists in ratin...
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The goals of the Press Club are to primarily expand membership and encourage participation in the activities that lead to achieving the club’s mission statement. As such we strive to do the following: (a) Preserve freedom of the press and the free flow and exchange of information in society; (b) Promote the professional advancement of Filipino American journalists and media practitioners; (c) Provide a forum for the discussion of issues of interest to its members and to initiate programs benefic...
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Young Fil-Am journalist sweeps Plaridel Awards in SF
SAN FRANCISCO – A 23-year-old journalism graduate of George Washington University ran away with five trophies at the Fifth Plaridel Awards held Friday, Oct. 7 to a packed Kalayaan Hall at the Philippine Center on Sutter Street in San Francisco.
Christina Oriel of Asian Journal racked up a first in the history of The Plaridel, which provides a platform for previously unknown journalists covering the Filipino American community. She topped in five reporting categories.
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Celebrate and Acknowledge
Outstanding Filipino American Journalists with the Plaridel Awards and Three Community leaders with the Torch Bearer Awards
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Kalayaan Hall
Philippine Consulate General
447 Sutter Street, San Francisco
Reception at 6:00pm
Program starts at 7:00pm
Tickets at: https://plaridel2017.eventbrite.com
Early bird: $35
After Sept. 30, 2017: $45
Attire: Business
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Philippine American Press Club Presents 2015 Plaridel Awards Winners
SAN FRANCISCO (JGL) – Asian Journal, a bi-weekly out in Los Angeles, California, won six of the 15 Plaridel awards for excellence in Filipino American journalism last Oct. 8, in San Francisco, California, when three of its staff matched the awards collected last year by Positively Filipino, an online newsmagazine based in San Francisco.
Allyson Escobar of Asian Journal won a rare trifecta by bagging awards for Best Food Story, Best Youth Voice and Best News Story for “Cooking Hawaiian...
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