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October 2009Filipinas Magazine Announces the 2009 Achievement Awardees
The 12th Filipinas Magazine Achievement Awardees (from top left): Sports & Entertainment: Charmaine Clamor, Lifetime Achievement: Rodel Rodis, Esq., Public Affairs: Senator Robert Bunda, Community Service: Faith Bautista, Arts & Culture: Michael Dadap, Communication: Cher Calvin, Corporate Leadership: Margaret Lapiz, Entrepreneurship: The Go Family and Science & Medicine: Dr. Eustaquio Abay II.
For the past 11 years, the Filipinas Achievement Awards has provided recognition to Filipinos who have achieved excellence and distinction in the fields of Arts & Culture, Sports & Entertainment, as well as Public Affairs and Corporate Leadership, thereby making a significant impact in their local community, as well as in the national and international scene.
Past recipients include Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin, Iron-Chef star Mark Dacascos, Tony-Award winner actress Lea Salonga, retired major general Antonio Taguba, NASA Physicist Dr. Josefino Comiso, Hollywood Producer Dean Devlin, and Pulitzer-prize winning Journalists Byron Acohido and Alex Tizon.
This year, we continue the tradition of recognizing the best and the brightest in the Filipino American community during the 12thFilipinas Achievement slated for Thursday, October 1, 2009 at the South San Francisco Convention Center. The event is presented by Filipinas with the support of Anheuser-Busch, Genentech, GMA PinoyTV, PG&E, Robert Half International, Seafood City Group of Companies, Wells Fargo, the Philippine Department of Tourism and the U.S. Navy.
The 2009 Winners are:
Arts & Culture: Michael Dadap | Artistic/Musical Director and Principal Conductor, Children’s Orchestra Society of New York.
Sports & Entertainment: Charmaine Clamor | Jazz Artist and Queen of Jazzipino
Corporate Leadership: Margaret Lapiz | Vice-President, Strategy & Integration, The Permanente Medical Group
Entrepreneurship: The Go Family | Founder, Seafood City Family of Companies
Public Affairs: Senator Robert Bunda | Senate President Emeritus, State Senate, Hawaii
Science & Medicine: Dr. Eustaquio Abay II | Neurosurgeon/Founder, Kansas Spine Hospital/National Director, Gawad Kalusugan
Communication: Cher Calvin | News Anchor, KTLA-CW Channel 5
Community Service: Faith Bautista | Executive Director, Mabuhay Alliance
Lifetime Achievement: Rodel Rodis, Esq. | Lawyer/Educator/Author/Community Activist
The event kicks off at 4:00 p.m. with a Filipino Food Fair & Reception hosted by Hawaiian Airlines and Southwest Airlines featuring food & wine tasting from restaurants like Alimango, Patio Filipino, Nayong Pilipino, Ongpin, Kalesa, Karilagan, Tastebud, Goldilocks, and Ongpin Express. In between tastings, attendees have the opportunity to win prizes by visiting the various sponsors’ booths. During the sumptuous sit-down dinner at 6:30 p.m., guests will enjoy a three-course meal with wine service.
The event concludes with the awards ceremony, during which guests will be treated to a high-energy demonstration of the Philippine Martial Art of Escrima/Serrada, a preview of “Harana,” a documentary about the dying art of romantic serenades, and world-class performances by classical guitarist, Florante Aguilar, Arts & Culture awardee Michael Dadap and other surprise guests.
The main program begins at 6:30 p.m.
A limited number of tickets have been made available for purchase by the public. Tickets are $50 in advance and $65 at the door. To guarantee your seat, purchase online today at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/80088 or contact Shirley Atienza-Esguerra at Filipinas Magazine directly at (650) 985-2530 or via email at s.atienza@filipinasmag.com. Credit cards are welcome. Advance ticket sales end on September 25.
Join us in continuing to recognize excellence and achievement among our fellow Filipino-Americans. For more information, contact Christina Dunham at (650) 985-2530.
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About Filipinas:
Since publishing its maiden issue in May 1992, Filipinas magazine has managed to turn itself into more than just a household word. The only nationally circulated Filipino American monthly magazine in the United States - with its pioneering brand of community journalism- has become a clear alternative. And now with a tri-media presence in print, TV and the web, Filipinas has expanded it’s reach to service the burgeoning Filipino community around the world. For more information, visit http://www.filipinasmag.com
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- Filipinas Magazine Achievement Awardee for Lifetime Achievement, Rodel Rodis, Esq. | Filipinas Magazine
- Filipinas Magazine Achievement Awardee for Public Affairs, Sen. Robert Bunda | Filipinas Magazine
- Filipinas Magazine Achievement Awardee for Arts & Culture, Michael Dadap | Filipinas Magazine
- Filipinas Magazine Achievement Awardee for Corporate Leadership, Margaret Lapiz | Filipinas Magazine
- Filipinas Magazine Achievement Awardee for Science and Medicine, Eustaquio Abay II, M.D. | Filipinas Magazine
- Filipinas Magazine Achievement Awardee for Community Service, Faith Bautista | Filipinas Magazine
- Filipinas Magazine Achievement Awardee for Entrepreneurship, the Go Family | Filipinas Magazine
it’s good to have this kind of magazine showing how the filipinos rise to the old reborn
I added your blog to bookmarks. And i’ll read your articles more often!
Are you a professional journalist? You write very well.
ITS GOOD TO HAVE THIS KIND OF MAGAZINE
I hope we can see some modern artist such as Manuel Ocampo and others who gave us so much pride in modern art all over the world on the next issue.
its good to have this kind of magazine to show how Filipinos rise from old reborn.
keep up and stay fresh
its a grea feeling for filipinas to be awarded and appreciated.Strong filipinas are the few people who risktheir effort to stand still inspite of the situations, the challenges we have for everyday living.I salute them for all hardships they have done.