A “Revelation” from JOURNEY: New Singer, New Album, New Tour

Interview with Neal Schon By Valerie Nerres Neil Schon. So you thought Mark Wahlberg’s “Rock Star” dream – fronting a tribute band leads to replacing the real band’s frontman – only happened in the movies? Think again. Did Journey really find their new frontman, Arnel Pineda, by watching YouTube videos? Yes they did. Could a new album [...]

Philippine Festival and Faire 2008 in San Diego

[ June 7, 2008; ] The “Philippine Festival and Faire 2008” to be held at the Mira Mesa Community Park in San Diego, on June 7, 2008, promises to be a bigger and better celebration of the 110th Anniversary of Philippine Independence. The whole day affair starts at 9:00 with a “Festival of Festivals” Parade from the mall at the [...]

Hanjin: Plundering the Environment

Recently, a series of anomalies concerning Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction, a South Korean company, have dominated the headlines of Manila newspapers. Considering that billions of dollars were involved in these transactions, “transparency” has once again come to the forefront of debate. Like the Chinese contracts — NBN-ZTE, Cyber Ed, Fuhua, etc. — which the [...]

ONE a Filipino Celebration: Fil-Ams coming out party

[ May 24, 2008; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] This coming Memorial Day Weekend, May 24, 2008, the busiest highway in the United States will be the Filipino-American Highway (CA 54-CA 125). Thousands of Fil-Ams and Filipinos are joining a huge motorcade to launch the Gawad Kalinga ONE celebration at Kimball Park, National City, Metro San Diego, starting at 10 a.m. [...]

The Fifth Asian Heritage Awards in San Diego

Photos by Raymond Deza. All rights reserved. The Asian Heritage Awards presented by Asia Media, Inc. showcases and honors the achievements of Asian Americans. The fifth annual awards ceremony was held last May 10, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt Manchester in San Diego. Rosalynn Carmen and Leonard Novarro, CEO and Vice President [...]