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In The News… It’s not by design but our staff is in the news. First, I am deeply honored to have been nominated and selected as a 2019 Gintong Pamana Leadership Awardee (of which our staff writer Dulce Karen Butay...
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Sakada Offspring | By: Lucy Peros
Risk & Reward | By: Alfredo G. Evangelista | Assistant Editor
Let’s Talk Pinoy! | By: Dulce Karen Butay
Kwento Kwentuhan | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Google Is Not Everything… | By: Ghenesis Jhay Balaan | Maui High School
Minimal Lawmaking: A Challenging 2019 Regular Session | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
2019 Gintong Pamana Leadership Awardees Announced | By: Alfredo G. Evangelista | Assistant Editor
In The News… | By: Tante Urban | Editor & President • Fil-Am Voice
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gilbert Keith-Agaran
Community… in action | By: Alfredo G. Evangelista
2019 Barrio Fiesta Program | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Ating Kabuhayan | By: The Rev. John A.H. Tomoso †The Rev. John A.H. Tomoso †
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gil Keith-Agaran
Our Continuing Ties to the Philippines | By: Tante Urban | Editor & President • Fil-Am Voice
Get Ready to Celebrate the 50th Annual Barrio Fiesta! | By: Alfredo Evangelista | Assistant Editor
On a Mission – Helping the Philippines’ Less Fortunate | By: Alfredo Evangelista | Assistant Editor
Google Is Not Everything… | By: Kristyn Alpuro | H.P. Baldwin High School
Kwento Kwentuhan | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Let’s Talk Pinoy! | By: Dulce Karen Butay
Risk & Reward | By: Alfredo G. Evangelista | Assistant Editor
Sakada Offspring | By: Lucy Peros
Ating Kabuhayan | By: The Rev. John A.H. Tomoso †
Around Our Community | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Give It Up For Lent! | By: Alfredo G. Evangelista | Assistant Editor
Hawai‘i’s Minimum Wage | By: Ma Glodilet Rallojay and Sherry Menor-McNamara
Ating Kabuhayan | By: The Rev. John A.H. Tomoso †
Dinengdeng& Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Our Voices Are Important | By: Tante Urban | Editor
Google Is Not Everything… | By: Romelyn Joy Tabangcura | Maui High School
Kwento Kwentuhan | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Let’s Talk Pinoy! | By: Dulce Karen Butay
Risk & Reward | By: Alfredo G. Evangelista | Assistant Editor
Elizabeth Ayson, Ph.D. | By: Lucy Peros
Around Our Community | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Farmers: Our Partners | By: Tante Urban
Ating Kabuhayan | By: The Rev. John A.H. Tomoso †
Risk & Reward | By: Alfredo G. Evangelista | Assistant Editor
Buy Local and Support Our Farmers | By: Alfredo G. Evangelista
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Google is Not Everything | By: Keilah Elizabeth Galiza | Maui High School
Kwento Kwentuhan | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Let’s Talk Pinoy! | By: Dulce Karen Butay
Sakada Offspring | By: Lucy Peros
How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 Affect You | By: Leizl M. Tabon, CPA
Victorino Takes The Reins of Maui County | By: Alfredo Evangelista | Assistant Editor
Around Our Community | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Ating Kabuhayan | By: The Rev. John A.H. Tomoso †
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Aloha Mayor Arakawa and Welcome Mayor Victorino | By: Tante Urban | Editor
Google Is Not Everything… | By: Ghenesis Jhay Balaan | Maui High School
A Splashing Time with Whale Season on Maui | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Let’s Talk Pinoy | By: Dulce Karen Butay
Natividad “Naty” Galindo Tumbaga | By: Lucy Peros
Welcome 2019 | By: admin
Season Of Love | By: Ghenesis Jhay Balaan
Around Our Community | By: admin
Ating Kabuhayan | By: The Rev. John A.H. Tomoso †
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Celebrating Christmas and New Year’s | By: Tante Urban
Jose Rizal: Bayani ng Pilipinas | By: Romelyn Joy Tabangcura
Ka-Ching! | By: Elsa Agdinaoay-Segal
Word of the Year | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Let’s Talk Pinoy! | By: Dulce Karen Butay
Shirley Siores Evangelista | By: Lucy Peros
By The Numbers: #HULI2018 Split | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran and Assistant Editor Alfredo G. Evangelista
Honoring Maui’s Filipino-American Veterans | By: Sharon Zalsos Banaag
Ating Kabuhayan | By: The Rev. John A.H. Tomoso †
Finding and making balance in this highly-polarized political atmosphere… | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
A Heartfelt Thanks to Our Veterans | By: Tante Urban | Editor
Top 10 Mistakes Caregivers of Dependents with Special Needs May Make When Planning | By: Elsa Agdinaoay-Segal
Kwento Kuwentuhan | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Let’s Talk Pinoy! | By: Dulce Karen Butay
Lutong Bahay – Part I Home is where the heart is | By: Sharon Zalsos Banaag
Pssst… Can You Keep a Secret | By: Ate Nora
Gregory Torricer Peros | By: Lucy Peros
PROPOSED CON-AM FOR AN EDUCATION SURCHARGE ON INVESTMENT PROPERTY TAXES | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Maui Celebrates Filipino-American History Month | By: admin
Filipino-American History Month | By: Tante Urban
Around Our Community | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Ating Kabuhayan | By: The Rev. John A.H. Tomoso †
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Google is Not Everything | By: Romelyn Joy Tabangcura
Kwento Kuwentuhan | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Let’s Talk Pinoy! | By: Dulce Karen Butay
Pssst….Can You Keep a Secret? | By: Ate Nora
Madelyne Genevive Ramos Pascua | By: Lucy Peros
The NFL Season Kicks Off… Who ya got? | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
The Silver Tsunami | By: Alfredo G. Evangelista
Around Our Community | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
The Spirituality of Caregiving | By: The Rev. John A.H. Tomoso †
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Caregivers Play An Important Role | By: Tante Urban
Paying Off Student Loan Debt: 5 Tips | By: Elsa Agdinaoay-Segal
Supporting the Simpli-Fresh Farm | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Let’s Talk Pinoy! | By: Dulce Karen Butay
Pssst….Can You Keep a Secret? | By: Ate Nora
Angelina Ribao Agustin Saiki | By: Lucy Peros
Let Our Children Go: Families Belong Together | By: Vince Bagoyo, Jr.
Changing of the Guard | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
And Then There Were Two | By: Alfredo Evangelista | Assistant Editor
Did You Vote? | By: Tante Urban
Around Our Community | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Our Spirituality | By: The Rev. John A.H. Tomoso †
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Google® Is Not Everything… | By: Ghenesis Jhay Balaan
Pinoys At Maui Swap Meet | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Let’s Talk Pinoy! | By: Dulce Karen Butay
Maui Pinoy Pleasure Plates | By: Sharon Zalsos
Pssst….Can You Keep a Secret? | By: Ate Nora
Donna Domingo | By: Lucy Peros
No Vote… No Complain | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Every Vote Counts | By: Tante Urban
Around Our Community | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Ating Kabuhayan | By: Rev. John A.H. Tomoso †
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
‘Summer living’ needs a job. | By: Ghenesis Jhay Balaan
Vacation: It’s a Family Affair | By: Elsa Agdinaoay-Segal
Our Maui Pineapple Tour | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Let’s Talk Pinoy! | By: Dulce Karen Butay
Summer Treat Favorites | By: Sharon Zalsos
Pssst….Can You Keep a Secret? | By: Ate Nora
Sakada Offspring | By: Lucy Peros
A June Plantation WeddingA June Plantation Wedding | By: Christine Sabado
Celebrating July 4th–Freedom is Not Free | By: Elizabeth Ayson
Community… in action | By: Alfredo G. Evangelista.
The Crowning Moment of Graduation | By: Tante Urban
Around Our Community | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Ating Kabuhayan | By: The Rev. John A.H. Tomoso †
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Baldwin High School’s Junior ROTC: Leadership Training for the Future | By: Anastasha Aco
Millennials and Retirement: the To-Do List | By: Elsa Agdinaoay-Segal
Thirst Quenchers and Refreshments Filipinos Love | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Let’s Talk Pinoy! | By: Dulce Karen Butay
Pssst….Can You Keep a Secret? | By: Love, Scandal etc. by Ate Nora
Josephine “Josie” Dumayas Baggao | By: Lucy Peros | All photos courtesy of the Baggao ‘Ohana
Around Our Community | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Making Personal Decisions | By: The Rev. John A.H. Tomoso †
Community… In Action | By: Alfredo G. Evangelista.
Key legislators in key positions: knowing what they’ve accomplished is important while making a descision on your vote in our upcoming elections. | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Fiestas and Maui’s Barrio Fiesta | By: Tante Urban
Memorial Day and Filipino Veterans | By: Sharon Zalsos
Barrio Fiesta: 49 Years and Counting | By: Alfredo G. Evangelista
Steps To Success | By: Ghenesis Balaan
Women and Financial Education | By: Elsa Agdinaoay-Segal
Remembering and Honoring Maui Veterans with Blooms and Lei | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Let’s Talk Pinoy! | By: Dulce Karen Butay
Barrio Fiesta Favorites | By: Sharon Zalsos
Love, Scandal etc. by Ate Nora | By: Ate Nora
Frederico Philip Asuncion | By: Lucy Peros
Around Our Community | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Being a Servant Leader | By: The Rev. John A.H. Tomoso †
COMMUNITY… IN ACTION | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Ambassador Joselito Jimeno | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Maui Welcomes new Philippine Consulate General | By: Alfredo G. Evangelista
Get Out the Vote: Election Year 2018 | By: Sharon Zalsos
Competition at its Highest Level | By: Rose Anne Rafael | Maui High School
Retirement Planning: How to Get Started | By: Elsa Agdinaoay-Segal
Relax… We’re on Filipino Time | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Let’s Talk Pinoy! | By: Dulce Karen Butay
Comfort Food—Super Food | By: Sharon Zalsos
Love, Scandal etc. by Ate Nora | By: Ate Nora
Dennis “Danny” Alfred Mateo | By: Lucy Peros
Around Our Community | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Easter: Journeying from End to Beginning | By: The Rev. John A.H. Tomoso †
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Lent in the Philippines | By: Tante Urban
Easter Nostalgia: Southeast Meets West | By: Sharon Zalsos
Firearms In Hawai‘i | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
We Believe in God. | By: Angela Cainguitan | Maui High School
Food for Thought This March | By: Elsa Agdinaoay-Segal
Sunflowers Mauistyle! | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Let’s Talk Pinoy! | By: Dulce Karen Butay
Live Healthy, Eat Healthy | By: Sharon Zalsos
Scholarships Available from the Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Disaster Preparedness Talk will be Highlighted on Wed. March 21 | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
9th Annual Water Conservation Poster Contest and 2nd Annual Source Water Protection Video Contest | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Pssst….Can You Keep a Secret? | By: Ate Nora
Monica Elaydo Natividad | By: Lucy Peros
What Do You Think | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
49th Annual Barrio Fiesta in May | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
9th Annual Water Conservation Poster Contest and 2nd Annual Source Water Protection Video Contest | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Golf Tournament Date Set for Sat., April 21 | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce Foundation to Host Robert Martin for Income Tax Seminar | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Scholarships Available from the Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
What Is Love? | By: Alfredo G. Evangelista
Are You Prepared? | By: Alfredo G. Evangelista
It’s February! | By: Tante Urban
Around Our Community | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Ating Kabuhayan | By: Rev. John A.H. Tomoso †
Dinengdeng and Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Are You Indispensable? | By: Elsa Agdinaoay-Segal
This Is Our Love Story | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Maria Domingo Thomas | By: Lucy Peros
What Do You Think… | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Around Our Community | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Ating Kabuhayan | By: John A.H. Tomoso †
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
New Year’s Resolution | By: Tante Urban
New Trends | By: Vince G. Bagoyo, Jr. & Elizabeth Ayson
Pasko Sa Pilipinas | By: David Crim
Resolved: To Harness the Power of the Family in the Coming Year | By: Elsa Agdinaoay-Segal
My “Ballistic Missile False Alarm” Story on Maui | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Artemio Constantino Baxa | By: Lucy Peros | All photos courtesy of Artemio Baxa
What Do You Think… | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Around Our Community | By: admin
Ating Kabuhayan | By: John A.H. Tomoso †
Glossary of Filipino Cooking Techniques | By: Chef Joaquin “Jake” Belmonte
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
A Quick Look at the 2018 Election | By: Tante Urban
Fil-Am Election Preview | By: Susan Halas
How To Protect Your Loved Ones from Elder Financial Abuse | By: Elsa Agdinaoay-Segal
Food, Food, and More Food | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran | By: Lucy Peros
What Do You Think… | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Ating Kabuhayan | By: John A.H. Tomoso †
Master P-Noy Chef® Cook Off | By: Chef Joaquin “Jake” Belmonte
Around Our Community | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Filipino History | By: Tante Urban
October is Filipino-American History Month | By: Alfredo G. Evangelista
Hawai‘i’s High Cost of LivingHawai‘i’s High Cost of Living | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Student Travel Supplements Classroom Learning | By: Rose Anne Rafael | Maui High School
Food is Who We Are | By: Vernon Patao
Saving in Your 40s and 50sSaving in Your 40s and 50s | By: Elsa Agdinaoay-Segal
You Know You Are Married to a Filipina When… | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Antonio V. Ramil | By: Lucy Peros
Around Our Community | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Ating Kabuhayan | By: John A.H. Tomoso †
#filipinofoodmovement | By: Chef Joaquin “Jake” Belmonte
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
The Labor Shortage, Not Just on Labor Day | By: Tante Urban
Labor Unions | By: Elizabeth Ayson, PhD
Atang and Other Filipino Superstitions | By: Alfredo Evangelista
Senior Projects at Maui High School | By: Angela Cainguitan | Maui High School
Losing Weight: A Journey | By: Vernon Patao
Potential Retirement Obstacles | By: Elsa Agdinaoay-Segal
Palengke | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
What’s In Your Kau Kau Tin? | By: Vince Bagoyo
Emmanuel Alegre Baltazar | By: Lucy Peros
What Do You Think… | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Around Our Community | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Ating Kabuhayan | By: admin
Restoring a Legacy | By: Chef Joaquin “Jake” Belmonte
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
A Healthy Lifestyle is the Recipe for a Good Life | By: Tante Urban
Without Health, You Are Nothing | By: Alfredo G. Evangelista
Buses, Buzzers Bells and Books | By: Elizabeth Ayson, Ph.D.
Maui High School’s HOSA—one of six Pathways. | By: Angela Cainguitan | Maui High School
To Your Health: Iti Salun-At Yo | By: Vernon Patao
A Longer Life… What’s Your Plan? | By: Elsa Agdinaoay-Segal
Food Trucks on Maui | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
My Favorite Filipino Healthy Foods | By: Vince Bagoyo, Jr.
Virginia “Virgie” Dagdag Cantorna, PsyD | By: Lucy Peros
What Do You Think… | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Housing Crisis Hurts Maui’s Working Families | By: Vince Bagoyo, Jr.
It All Started With a Dream | By: Alfredo Evangelista
Business FocusBusiness Focus | By: Tante Urban
Around Our Community | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Ating Kabuhayan | By: admin
The Business of Eating | By: Chef Joaquin “Jake” Belmonte
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Google® Is Not Everything | By: Sheena Marie Garo | Maui High School
Potential Retirement Obstacles | By: Elsa Agdinaoay-Segal
To Blog, or Not To Blog… | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Pinoy Bizarre Foods | By: Joena Grace Galacio, Guest Columnist
Melen Magbual Agcolicol | By: Lucy Peros | Photos courtesy Melen Agcolicol
What Do You Think… | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Around Our Community | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Ating Kabuhayan | By: John Tomoso +
’Tis the Season for Graduation! | By: Chef Joaquin ‘Jake' Belmonte Jr.
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Graduation, | By: Tante Urban
Pomp and Circumstance: | By: Alfredo Evangelista
A New Day for Maui Memorial Medical Center | By: Lisa Varde
Graduation—It’s a Milestone in Parenting | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Favorite Filipino Party Food | By: Joena Grace Galacio
Lorelle Ann Solanzo Peros | By: Lucy Peros
What Do You Think… | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Around Our Community | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Ating Kabuhayan | By: John Tomoso +
Fiesta With a Ring! | By: Chef Joaquin ‘Jake' Belmonte Jr.
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Celebrating Fiestas—in the Philippines and on Maui | By: Liza of “A Maui Blog”
Favorite Filipino Street Foods | By: Vince Bagoyo
Hawai‘i Medical Aid in Dying Bill Deferred | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Nora Cabanilla Takushi | By: Lucy Peros
What do you think… | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
It’s Fiesta Time… | By: Alfredo G. Evangelista
Fiesta | By: Tante Urban
Dinengdeng & Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Easter Season… To Feast or To Fast? | By: Chef Joaquin ‘Jake' Belmonte Jr.
Holy Week and Easter Bunny | By: Liza Pierce's
My Favorite Pinoy Desserts During Holy Week! | By: Vince Bagoyo
Deacon Patrick Ronald Constantino | By: Lucy Peros
What do you think of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs? | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
A Maui Sakada Love Story Contest Winner | By: By Christine Sabado
Kalooban: The Filipino in Spirit and in Religion | By: John A.H. Tomoso
My Faith Shaped Me | By: Tante Urban
Around Our Community | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Mario Ramil: A Justice for the People | By: Alfredo G. Evangelista & Gilbert Keith-Agaran
Maui Pinoy Pleasure Plates | By: Vince Bagoyo
For a Nutritious 2017 Lifestyle, Eat More Heirloom Superfoods | By: Chef Joaquin ‘Jake' Belmonte Jr.
Ating Kabuhayan | By: John Tomoso +
Dinengdeng and Pinakbet | By: Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
Caroline Rafanan Cabanting, daughter of Sakada Claudio & Erlinda Rafanan lives “the dream.” | By: Lucy Peros
Pau Hana | By: Alfredo Evangelista
Filipinos Eye Increased Political Clout As Fastest Growing Segment of Hawai‘i Population | By: Susan Halas
Tuloy Po Kayo | By: Tante Urban
What Do You Think? | By: Fil-Am Voice Staff
Let Me Call You Sweetheart | By: Elizabeth Ayson
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Our Continuing Ties to the Philippines
- Tante Urban | Editor & President • Fil-Am Voice
- May 15, 2019
Our Continuing Ties to the Philippines Yes, it’s almost time for the 50th Annual Barrio Fiesta! In just a few short weeks, Maui will gather at the Binhi at Ani Filipino Community Center for the 50th Annual Barrio Fiesta—the longest-running...
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Our Voices Are Important
- Tante Urban | Editor
- Mar 14, 2019
Our Voices Are Important Spring is officially here. In Hawai‘i, many things are happening during this time. For Christians, it is also the season of Lent during which we prepare for Easter Sunday. It is also a time when new...
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Farmers: Our Partners
- Tante Urban
- Feb 12, 2019
Farmers: Our Partners Buy fresh—buy local. As we near the end of February, I’m hoping all of you remembered to share your love and appreciation with the special person in your life. Telly and I have shared many, many Valentine’s...
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Aloha Mayor Arakawa and Welcome Mayor Victorino
- Tante Urban | Editor
- Jan 20, 2019
Just a few weeks ago, the transition from Mayor Alan Arakawa to Mayor Michael Victorino was completed with the swearing in of Mayor Victorino on January 2. Mayor Arakawa will perhaps be remembered as Maui’s only three term Mayor. While...
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Celebrating Christmas and New Year’s
- Tante Urban
- Dec 13, 2018
As we approach the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019, let me first say thank you, on behalf of the Fil-Am Voice, to our staff, our advertisers, and our readers for another year of your hard work, financial...
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