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Marikina Philippines Chicago USA 1976. August 19 Filipino immigration anniversary. Northwest Orient Airlines Manila Chicago Filipino American migration story Perseveranda family OFW diaspora. DIASPORA MEMOIR • AUGUST 1976 August 19: The Day We Left the Philippines A nine-year-old boy, his Lola, and his sister walk across a Manila tarmac — toward Chicago, toward their parents, toward a new life. Fifty years later, the journey still shapes everything. Manila International Airport (MIA), August 19, 1976. Lola Rosita, Joy, and Jonjo — three generations, one tarmac, one leap of faith. Photo by Tito Sonny (Marciano Perseveranda Jr.), who had airport access through his work at PAGASA. Every August 19, I go back to that tarmac. I am nine years old. My Lola Rosita has our papers. My sister Joy is beside me, probably already calculating whether she would be carsick before we ever reached Chicago. And somewhere ahead of us is a Northwest Orient j...

I wish you were here for our kids. We miss you. We love you. Chesca, Jian, Nica, Tess & JF Donner Pass View Point 19322-20136 Donner Summit Rd, Truckee, CA 96161, USA

Happy 60th Anniversary Mom & Dad! Vallejo, CA. Taken in the living room at my parents' house. The original prints that hung in the living room are still there. We started living here in October 1981. Happy 60th anniversary Mom & Dad! Thank you for writing 'the notebook' on love & marriage. Happily ever after does exist after all. We love you! December 24, 1992. 28th anniversary.

Celebrating July 23 in 2002 July 23, 2002. San Francisco, CA. I think we were on the way to SFO (SF International Airport) for your return trip to the Philippines. Or maybe you were stopping first in Los Angeles. My guess is we ate at Chinatown in the Richmond District in SF. Happy Anniversary po!  Helen & Tony Garcia celebrated their anniversary in 2002. Join us & help build a Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website  www.pinoybuilt.com. Join one of our sites in California: Los Angeles , Sacramento ,  San Diego , San Francisco ,  San Jose  or Vallejo . Need a SF Bay Area photographer? Go to JFPerseveranda.com .  

Happy silver anniversary to a beautiful couple! Flashback to our Hogan Reunion which you hosted at your wonderful home in October 2022. Maraming salamat for that. It was great to finally see you since high school. CHEERS. 🥂 Hogan Spartans! Oct 15, 2022. Stockton, CA. Watch 'Dondi & Liane 25 years!' a Mike 'Dondi' Reyes video Join us & help build a Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website  www.pinoybuilt.com. Join one of our sites in California: Los Angeles , Sacramento ,  San Diego , San Francisco ,  San Jose  or Vallejo . Click on a tag below to browse.  

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the nationwide commemoration of the 125th Anniversary of Philippine Independence and Nationhood in a flag raising and wreath-laying ceremony at the Rizal Park Monument in the City of Manila. This year’s Independence Day commemoration centers on the theme, ‘Kalayaan. Kinabukasan. Kasaysayan.’  According to the NHCP, it ‘gives focus on the freedom that our forebearers struggled for towards the future that they dreamed for the country and the history that we seek to remember and honor them with.’ In a written statement, President Marcos Jr. conveyed that today’s occasion stands as a solid testament of the Filipino people’s constant display of solidarity in fighting for the nation’s freedom that transcends generations. “This historic day confirmed what our forebears have religiously kept in their hearts: that we are the inheritors of the glorious heroism and nobility that our ancestors have demonstrated throughout our long and storied history,” he ...

Edgar Allan Sarmiento Rivera November 16, 1970 - March 2, 2014 Sorry it's a little late. I meant to post this a couple days ago, but I'm still getting the hang of video editing.  We miss you Allan!

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The 30th of December marks the anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal's execution in Bagumbayan, Manila, in 1896. Today, we commemorate his life and works as one of the nation's great heroes. I hope President Bongbong Marcos heeds his own words. President Bongbong Marcos tells Filipinos to 'reflect on the kind of life that we want to live' as the country commemorates the 126th anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal’s martyrdom. #RizalDay https://t.co/CIipcBo7g4 — CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) December 30, 2022 Today, Dec. 30, 2022, we commemorate the Rizal Day. May we always remember the heroism of Dr. Jose Rizal and his contribution to the rise of our country this Rizal Day. #RizalDay2022 pic.twitter.com/0iWtbVfhR2 — Manila Bulletin News (@manilabulletin) December 29, 2022 Ngayon ang ika-126 taong anibersaryo ng pagpaslang sa bayaning si Jose Rizal sa noon ay Bagumbayan, ngayo'y Rizal Park sa Luneta, Maynila. #RizalDay Basahin ang kaugnay na ulat: https://t.co/d9zqEXy...

Two Years Death Anniversary Maria Theresa Garcia Perseveranda Attended mass with my three titas and Chesca.

Two years today December 29. It's been two years since the mother of my three kids passed away due to COVID-19. December 27, 2010. Las Vegas, NV. Please continue to watch over and guide your three musketeers. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 January 16, 2017. Donner Lake Vista Point. Nevada City, CA. Everyone: Please continue to get vaccinated, and to wear masks. It's not just about you. It's about everyone protecting everyone! Be safe. Be well.

Flashback to Mom & Dad's 40th anniversary dinner. El Cerrito, CA. December 23.  

 Happy 20th Anniversary Regina & Bobby! Flashback to 2002 June 8 at Regina & Bobby's wedding in Chula Vista.

Rest In Love Edgar Allan Sarmiento Rivera. November 16, 1970 - March 2, 2014. I miss ya cuz!   Buckingham Fountain, Chicago, IL Left to right: me, my sister Joy, Allan, Allan's girlfriend Christina, and his kuya Jun. Missing you both Jun & Allan! Quote of the Day: "Everything has been figured out, except how to live." - Jean-Paul Sartre — JF 🇵🇭🇺🇸🌊 (@JFPerseveranda) March 3, 2022

As we mark National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we honor the patriots who perished, commemorate the valor of all those who defended our nation, and recommit ourselves to carrying forth the ensuing peace and reconciliation that brought a better future for our world. pic.twitter.com/I12XoYnwCK — President Biden (@POTUS) December 7, 2021 #OTD every year, Pearl Harbor Survivors, veterans, and visitors from all over the world come together to honor and remember the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. A further 1,178 people were injured in the attack, which permanently sank two U.S. Navy battleships (the USS Arizona and the USS Utah) and destroyed 188 aircraft. This year, we mark 80 years since the attack. Each year, remembrance events are held at the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, culminating in a commemoration ceremony on Dec. 7. These commemorations ensure that future generations understand the valor...

Edgar Allan Rivera was my second cousin on my mom's paternal side, the Reyes side. Allan passed away seven years ago on March 2, 2014 at the tender age of 43.  This past November 16 should've been his 50th birthday.  Time sure flies. Tita Lita and my mom were first cousins.  But Allan, and his kuya Jun, were more like my brothers from another mother. NYOFACE Football, fantasy football, just isn't the same without you Allan.  Thinking of you and Jun.  Please take care of Tess, until we meet again.

Flashback to 2002.  Queen of All Saints Basilica in Chicago, IL. Happy Anniversary Bernadette & Leo. Rest In Peace Jun! Missing you as always.  Missing you too Edgar Allan.  Fantasy football is just not the same without you. Is that Dino that I'm holding?  My nephew is now in Yale University in his senior year.  Time flies... Leonardo Jr. (Jun) and Edgar Allan are my second cousins on my mom's side.  I grew up with them when my family lived in Chicago until 1979. I moved back to Chicago in April 1989.  Jun, Allan and I watched and yelled in their basement when Michael Jordan hit The Shot  versus Craig Ehlo, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.  Thanks to Wikipedia, I now know it was May 7, 1989. This day in #Bulls history in 1989: The Shot. Michael Jordan hit one of the most iconic buzzer beaters as the Bulls defeated the Cavaliers. pic.twitter.com/rSPl75WJ2e — Chicago...

Prince June 7, 1958 - April 21, 2016 Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today To get through this thing called life Electric word life it means forever and that's a mighty long time But I'm here to tell you there's something else...  #StayHome

Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert Watched this last night with my kids.  It never gets old. The 10th Anniversary cast stars Colm Wilkinson as Jean Valjean, Philip Quast as Inspector Javert, Michael Ball as Marius Pontmercy, Lea Salonga as Éponine, Judy Kuhn as Cosette, Ruthie Henshall as Fantine, Michael Maguire as Enjolras, Alun Armstrong as Thénardier, Jenny Galloway as Madame Thénardier, Adam Searles as Gavroche, Hannah Chick as Young Cosette, and several others, and was directed by John Caird. The performers were chosen from the London, Broadway and Australian productions of the show and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was conducted by David Charles Abell. It also aired on PBS part of the Great Performances series. On March 12, 1987, the original production of Les Misérables opened on Broadway. Happy 30th to us! #DrinkWithMeTo https://t.co/ptcLa736ug — Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) March 13, 2017 The original production of Les Miserables is closing ton...

Rizal National Monument, Rizal Park, Manila. December 30, 2016 I always loved it when my parents brought my sister and me to the Rizal National Monument when we were kids. Since Manila was a bit far from our home in Marikina, I'm guessing this was a side trip when we visited my mom's family in Malate. In any case, THANK YOU DR. JOSE RIZAL! Follow @Pinoybuilt [post_ads]