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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The Plaridel Awards
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California—Outstanding journalists in the Filipino American milieu were accorded honors Thursday at awards ceremony organized by the Philippine American Press Club, U.S.A.
The Plaridel Awards- excellence in Filipino American journalism, the first ever competition among the Filipino publishers coast to coast, brought in journalists from Los Angeles, New York and of course the Bay Area. Submissions came from publishers.
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