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Elected Supreme Council Officers for Rizalian year 2008-2010

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Memorandum No. 001, series of 2008
FOR/TO: All Brothers-Knights, Affiliate and Support Groups concerned. DATE: 27 May 2008
The Supreme Council Officers elected in May 25, 2008 during the General Assembly and Election of Officers are as follows, to wit:
Supreme Commander - Sir Virgilio R. Esquerra, KGCR
Deputy Supreme Commander - Sir Pablo S. Trillana III, KGOR
Supreme Chancellor [...]

Josephine (Josefina) Bracken (1876-1902)

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Wife of Dr. Jose Rizal
By Isagani R. Medina, Ph.D.
Reprinted from the Summer 1997 issue of the Heritage Magazine
Born of Irish parents, James Brown and Elizabeth MacBride, Josephine Leopoldine or Joserina as she was affectionately called by Filipinos, was born in Victoria City, Hong Kong on August 9, 1876. She took the family name Bracken from [...]

Rizal’s restaurant on Ongpin Street

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

By Go Bon Juan – The Chinese ancestry of our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, and his family is well known. Some people may also know that Rizal’s father had a house on Estraude Street near Juan Luna Street, and his mother lived in a house on San Fernando Street. Both locations are in [...]

Rizal’s May 11 Chicago visit and other related jubilees

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

PINOY Insider
By Mariano “Anong” Santos
PINOY Publisher and Editor-in-chief
As noted in our cover this issue, it is the 30th year of the celebration of Asian Pacific Heritage Month this May. PINOY Newsmagazine is sponsoring along with various community organizations a “Conversation On Race” on Wednesday, May 14, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at the Skokie Public [...]

An inspiration to our heroes

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

By Ambeth Ocampo
PARIS—In a city where labor strikes and protest demonstrations are as common as breathing, May 1, Labor Day, the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker in the church calendar, was relatively quiet. All around town one can still see remnants of the protests against the Beijing Olympics and the passing of the Olympic [...]