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Benicia, CA • November 26, 2024 Benicia High School Friends: Honoring Nicanor Putong at the Veterans Hall A gathering of friends and family to honor a life well-lived and a community legacy that endures. Benicia High School alumni and community friends gathered to honor Nicanor Putong. "The connections we build in our youth become the safety net of our community in our later years." On November 26, 2024, the Benicia Veterans Memorial Hall hosted a beautiful tribute to the life of Nicanor Putong . Friends from Benicia High School , neighbors, and long-time members of the St. Catherine of Siena parish came together to support the family and share memories. These reunions, while often occurring during somber times, highlight the strength of the Filipino community in the North Bay. At PinoyBuilt, we are dedicated to archiving these moments so the legacy of leaders like Uncle Nic...

What is Pinoybuilt.com? Pinoybuilt is a website built on "off-the-shelf" Google technology. I initially conceived of this site prior to the birth of Facebook, back when Friendster was a thing. Then life and Facebook happened. In 2011, while on vacation with family in Hawaii, I found out that they didn't sell "Filipino Strength" t-shirts as they did in Honolulu. My buddy Tony referred me to the local Maui Built apparel. I thought of a Filipino Built brand along the same line. My tita said that it was too long and suggested Pinoy Built. I bought the domain pinoybuilt.com. I worked with a couple of graphic designers in creating a logo, apparel ideas, but nothing really took hold. Eventually, I turned this back to the original concept of a community site. Marketing Tool Currently, all blog entries auto-posts to the Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/pinoybuilt and posts a tweet to  https://x.com/PinoyBuilt  (formerly Twitter ). The @Pinoybuilt Twitter account ...

What do you think of the new rendition? ⚔ ⚔ When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Army to defend the country from Northern invaders, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. Masquerading as a man, Hua Jun, she is tested every step of the way and must harness her inner-strength and embrace her true potential. It is an epic journey that will transform her into an honored warrior and earn her the respect of a grateful nation…and a proud father. “Mulan” features a celebrated international cast that includes: Yifei Liu as Mulan; Donnie Yen as Commander Tung; Jason Scott Lee as Böri Khan; Yoson An as Cheng Honghui; with Gong Li as Xianniang and Jet Li as the Emperor. The film is directed by Niki Caro from a screenplay by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver and Elizabeth Martin & Lauren Hynek based on the narrative poem “The Ballad of Mulan.”