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PASKUHANG PINOY “PASKUHANG PINOY”, the 2
day celebration of Filipino Christmas was launched at Moose Lodge, Daly City
last Dec. 8 & 9, 2007. The festival was conceptualized and created to become the
most celebrated entertainment and marketing event for Filipinos during Christmas
Season. It was a Christmas extravaganza filled with different activities like
Parol Contest, Christmas Choir Competition, Kakanin Contest, 2 days of non-stop
entertainment and Christmas Bazaars. Joey and Maite Mendoza
laboriously planned the Filipino Christmas Festival three months ago immediately
after the successful Adobo Festival that was held at Newark on September 2007. The prominent visitors
who graced the occasion were Daly City's Mayor CAROL KLATT, Daly City and Quezon
City's Friendship former president PERLA ABARIENTOS. State senator LELAND YEE
was represented by DAVID CANEPA, RUDY and MYRNA GORERO, DR. ROY and BABY AGUSTIN
and their grandchildren, ISABEL and DIEGO were also there and so was JIMMY
ZALDEVEA and GALINA IVASHKOFF, the better half of actor/writer KARIM KIRAM but
more known as AFLAC agent . DINNAH and DAVE SAN PEDRO, publishers and editors
of the Philippine Fiesta of Sacramento were present and as usual, gave their
generous support to Joey's efforts. THELMA CRUZ of Pinoy Today who entered her
sumptuous Mini Bibingka won in the “Kakanin Competition”. Moose Lodge's debonair
Administrator CRAIG BURK was busy lending a helping hand. The following business
establishments supported and sponsored the festival by putting up booths or
stalls for their companies: COMCAST & GMA PINOY TV, WESTERN UNION, MARILYN PEREZ
OF REALTY WORLD, XOOM, TANCINCO LAW OFFICES, BENCH, PBC PRINTING & HARD HATS
BISTRO, CACHE CREEK, MANILA BULLETIN, MANILA MAIL, PHILIPPINE FIESTA, PINOY
TODAY, COLORTILE, YTB TRAVEL, FIVE LINKX AND BOBO'S PIZZA & FILIPINO
RESTAURANT. The Filipino Christmas
Festival, appropriately entitled "Paskuhang Pinoy" opened with TRACY SARMIENTO
singing the Philippine and United States anthems. Prominent movie actor/comedian
PROSPERO LUNA in a Santa Claus costume and DAVE RODRIGUEZ , titillated the
audience with their antics as they emceed the show. The outstanding performances
of DANIKA CAMINS, JUSTIN MANALAC, CATHY QUERUBIN, LEA PAUTIN, JESSE CALDA,
NORLYN VICENTE, MICAH and GRACEANN GREGORIO, MICHELLE VALENCIA, DAISY VALLESFINO,
and the female groups ANGEL ACE and PURPLE LACE thrilled the crowd. The performers for the last day of the festival were JIKA CAMINS, AILEEN PAPIN, comic/actor DON PEPOT and Filipina movie actress and Phenomenal Diva, JESSA ZARAGOZA, who was a big hit among the audience. She not only sings well but her stage presence was mesmerizing. Manny Espinosa of Bayanihan Cargo donated 2 Balikbayan Boxes which was raffled by Jessa Zaragoza. Beauty Impresario Ferdie Villar donated a 2 huge Christmas Trees which was also raffled during the event. Filipino Version of Santa
Claus “Santa Pros” was busy giving away candy canes to the children. The
poplular “SpiderMan Jumping Jack” was also a hit to the kids. “I would like to commend producer JOEY CAMINS and his company for envisioning another Filipino Festival for Christmas. FYI, Joey Camins is also the producer of the yearly “Adobo Festival” - A Celebration of Filipino Food and Music and the annual Fil-Am Battle of the Bands. My salute to JS Camins Productions for initiating this kind of events which promotes a distinct Filipino identity”. The theme of the whole festival was about Filipino Christmas, I thought about what do I really want for Christmas and I said to myself, I wish that the Fil-American communities of California would one day realize that lack of harmony and solidarity among themselves would deny them the road to success that could propel them, as an ethnic group, to a newer and higher level of love of country.” Karim Kiram stated.
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