Fil-Am community journalists shine at 4th Plaridel Awards

Posted on October 19, 2015July 2, 2019 by PAPC Admin

WATCH: Fourth Plaridel Excellence in Filipino American Journalism AwardsSOUTH SAN FRANCISCO–Young writers triumphed at the well-attended Fourth Plaridel Excellence in Filipino American Journalism Awards night October 8 at the Fort McKinley Restaurant here. Asian Journal, whose main office is in Los Angeles, was the biggest winner, whose journalists ran away with six awards out of 15. Two of its reporters, Agnes Constante and Allyson Escobar, won multiple awards each. Next came Posit...

Philippine American Press Club Presents 2015 Plaridel Awards Winners

Posted on October 13, 2015July 2, 2019 by PAPC Admin

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...

Balitang America wins big at 2015 Plaridel Awards

Posted on October 10, 2015July 2, 2019 by PAPC Admin

REDWOOD CITY, California – ABS-CBN's Balitang America was well-represented at the Plaridel Awards on Thursday night. San Francisco Bay Area correspondent Rommel Conclara took home the award for the "Best TV Community Reporting" category for his story on the "Lola-Kenneth Collaboration", where a grandson is shown creating memories with his grandmother through art. Executive producer and senior correspondent Henni Espinosa was awarded "Best TV Personality" for her story on the unique caree...

2015 Plaridel Awards Souvenir Program

Posted on October 8, 2015July 2, 2019 by PAPC Admin

The Plaridel Awards 2015 Plaridel Awards Souvenir Program Over a century ago, Marcelo H. del Pilar, a Filipino journalist and publisher went into exile in Europe. His fearless commentaries against the oppressive Spanish rule made his exile inevitable. Through it all, his desire to be a jour-nalist never waned and he continued his writing while abroad. He was unrelenting in his pursuit of truth, fairness, and the upliftment of his constituents. Plaridel was his nom del pl...

2015 Plaridel Awards Winners

Posted on October 8, 2015July 2, 2019 by PAPC Admin

October 8, 2015, South San Francisco: Young writers lord it over at the well attended Fourth Plaridel Awards, excellence in Filipino American journalism awards night held at the Fort McKinley Restaurant in South San Francisco. Asian Journal, whose main office is in Los Angeles, California, was the biggest winner whose journalists ran away with six awards out of fifteen. Two of the writers, Agnes Constante and Allyson Escobar won multiple awards each. Esther Misa Chavez, president of the Philip...