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Philippine Weekend is seeking sponsors for 2009 Philippine Weekend. If you are interested in sponsoring or donating to Philippine Weekend, please contact Mario Reyes at (661) 319-7314. Thank you!

Philippine Weekend, Inc. approved the official logo of Philippine Weekend.  The Bahay Kubo, is an indigenous house used in the Philippines.  The native house is constructed out of bamboo tied together, with a thatched roof using nipa/anahaw leaves.  Bahay Kubo were homes in the Philippines before the Spaniards arrived.  Today, the house is still being [...]

“One History, One Future!  Celebrating 35 Years of Philippine Weekend…”
It is the beginning of April and we are underway in planning for this year’s 35th Year of Philippine Weekend.  As the days gets closer to the event, I urge you all to reach out and help out on this year’s Fiesta to put some colors [...]

The Melting Pot
By: Matt Muñoz, MÁS staff
If you’re from the Central Valley, chances are you’ve experienced more than your share of Latino culture.
What about FiLatino culture? Or that of Mexipinos?
These linguistic combinations are simply reflections of the mixing with the two cultures: Filipinos and Latinos.
Many area Filipinos may or may not be aware of their [...]

Combining cultures

He’s Mexican, she’s Filipino — yet this family fusion is a recipe full of not-so-surprising similarities
By Matt Muñoz, MÁS staff
Photos by Holly Carlyle
DELANO — Dinner at the Guerrero house is always a spicy affair.
A fusion of Mexican and Filipino cuisine on any given night, this family never leaves the table unsatisfied. Enchiladas, pansit, chili [...]

BY LOUIS MEDINA, Californian staff writer
e-mail lmedina@bakersfield.com | Tuesday, Jul 1 2008 5:57 PM

Just 30 miles north of Bakersfield is a culturally rich and enchanting place where “UFO” does not mean “flying saucer” and a weekend can last a whole month.
In Delano in July, every weekend — and even a weekday or two — becomes [...]