Category: Philippines
HFC Columnist Named Distinguished Alumnus In The Field Of Journalism
by HFC Staff In its annual grand alumni homecoming this year, the Urdaneta City National High School Alumni Association Inc. named HFC columnist Elpidio Estioko [Read More…]
BOOK REVIEW: A Child’s Treasury Of Philippine Christmas Stories
by Rose Cruz Churma This is one of the rare publications that contain Christmas stories that revolve around Philippine settings, traditions, culture and history. Although [Read More…]
Filipinos Celebrating Christmas and Wishing for Peace and Goodwill Around the World
by Edwin Quinabo As the world falls under the specter of two ongoing wars in the Middle East and Europe, the illumination of the Filipino [Read More…]
Trade Missions To The Philippines
by Elpidio R. Estioko In late 2022, Hawaii-based Filipino investors eyed opportunities in the Philippines by sending over 40 Filipino entrepreneurs who explored potential areas [Read More…]
BOOK REVIEW: Mga Gerilya Sa Powell Street
by Rose Cruz Churma November is the month when we commemorate Veterans Day. It is just fitting to highlight a book about Filipino veterans and [Read More…]
Philippine Senator Imee Marcos Visits Hawaii
by Carlota AderFrom October 6 to 10, Philippine Senator Imee Marcos along with local government officials of Ilocos Norte, Philippines visited Hawaii to meet with [Read More…]
What All Saints Day, All Souls’ Day Mean to Filipinos, and a Bonus on Filipino Superstitions for Halloween
by Edwin Quinabo The diaspora of Filipinos to the four corners of the globe helps to spread Filipino culture worldwide, but it takes work to [Read More…]
BOOK REVIEW: BREAKING THE SILENCE, A War Memoir
by Rose Cruz Churma This book won the Manila Critics Circle Award for biography in 1996 and was also selected by the Editorial Board of [Read More…]
BOOK REVIEW: GOVERNOR OF THE CORDILLERA, JOHN C. EARLY—Among the Philippine Highlands
by Rose Cruz Churma The United States took control of the Philippines following the Spanish-American War of 1898. The first American Governor-General of the Philippines [Read More…]
Salute to Filipino Workers on Labor Day
by Raymund Llanes Liongson, PhD History has taught us that Filipino presence in Hawaii is rooted in labor. Filipino migration to Hawaii began in 1906 [Read More…]
