In our LA Filam community there are many people, nay, heroes, working for the benefit of their kababayans- people who are involved in worthy endeavors, from organizations like SIPA, FilamARTS,…
Recently a minor altercation arose in a Pinoy-Am Facebook thread, a heated debate involving a couple of event organizers and an alleged harasser, resulting in names being mentioned, in a…
By Joe Arciaga Having lived in Los Angeles and being involved in the Fil-am community for the past 32 years, starting out as a youth leader at St. Columban Parish,…
In my youth I had wanted to pursue journalism; I was accepted to the University of the Philippines-Diliman with a 99+ NCEE score (sort of like what the SAT is…
By Joe Arciaga Picture this: Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of things to do before…
By Joe Arciaga In the course of preparing to write an article, this writer first performs a ritual scanning of trending topics on the ‘net and attempts’ (somewhat heroically) to…
By Joe Arciaga Money is almost always a very touchy subject matter. Your attitude and behavior towards having it, (or having a severe lack of it) affects your quality of…
By Joe Arciaga So, the holidays are upon us and most people are getting busy with shopping and attending parties, trying to get into the spirit of the season despite…
