Nobel Winner Maria Ressa Sparks ‘Hope in Action’ at USF’s Yuchengco Philippine Studies 25th-Year Celebration

Nobel Winner Maria Ressa Sparks ‘Hope in Action’ at USF’s Yuchengco Philippine Studies 25th-Year Celebration

Maria Ressa warns of the perils of digital disinformation: “Without facts, you can’t have truth. Without truth, you can’t have trust. Without these three, we have no shared reality.”

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Fr. Flaviano Villanueva’s Journey from Drug Abuse to Healing the Addicted

Fr. Flaviano Villanueva’s Journey from Drug Abuse to Healing the Addicted

A former drug abuser-turned Catholic priest ministers to the homeless, the drug-addicted, and the victims of the Duterte war on drugs’ extrajudicial killings.

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‘Non-Government Individual’ Joel Rocamora’s Leisurely Walk Down Memory Lane

‘Non-Government Individual’ Joel Rocamora’s Leisurely Walk Down Memory Lane

The book is a solidly condensed narration of a life so far well-lived – hearts, warts, and all – for 84 years and counting.

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The Long and Short of Pinoy Longganisa

The Long and Short of Pinoy Longganisa

Meet 12 longganisa types that signify a culinary map of the archipelago, where no two sausages taste the same.

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The Horse Soldier: A Children’s Book on World War II

The Horse Soldier: A Children’s Book on World War II

The true story of Lieutenant Edwin Price Ramsey, who led the last horse-mounted cavalry charge in U.S. military history during World War II, inspires a children’s book.

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‘One Big Happy Family,’ a Peculiarly Filipino Movie

‘One Big Happy Family,’ a Peculiarly Filipino Movie

See a movie that movie turns on its heels the popular adage: “It is the family you choose, not the one you are born into, that matters.” 

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From Academia to Pageantry: A Mother’s Pride

From Academia to Pageantry: A Mother’s Pride

A daughter who was once not allowed to be a muse in her rural province’s Santacruzan or Flores de Mayo celebrations embarked on an unexpected journey.

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How My Filipino Catholic Roots Sustained Me Through Breast Cancer

How My Filipino Catholic Roots Sustained Me Through Breast Cancer

A cancer patient’s deeply rooted Catholic faith makes her realize that “even in the darkest valleys, we are never, ever alone.”

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Nobel laureate Ressa fetes Philippine studies program at USF

Nobel laureate Ressa fetes Philippine studies program at USF

Two superstars of the Filipino diaspora came together Saturday at the University of San Francisco’s McLaren Hall to fete the 25th anniversary of the Yuchengco Philippine Studies Program (YPSP), a minor offered by the university since 1999. 

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[Partner] Remembering Old Soldiers on Veterans Day

[Partner] Remembering Old Soldiers  on Veterans Day

In commemoration, FilVetREP is honored to highlight some of their stories, notably those who survived the war and continued to serve well into their aging years.

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