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Filipino-American Community • March 2026. Stop Copy-Pasting Facebook Hoaxes — Start Building a Real Digital Tambayan. facebook hoax, filipino american, fil-am community, pinoybuilt, social media, digital tambayan, ofw, filipino diaspora, facebook algorithm, pinoy pride. FIL-AM COMMUNITY • MARCH 2026 Stop Copy-Pasting Facebook Hoaxes — Build a Real Digital Tambayan Instead That viral "hold your finger and paste" trick won't fix your feed. The frustration is real — but the solution isn't a chain post. It's a platform built for us. PinoyBuilt — a digital home for the Filipino diaspora worldwide. (PinoyBuilt) If you've been on Facebook for more than a week, you've seen it: a breathless status update telling you to "hold your finger anywhere on this post," copy it, paste it to your wall, and — voilà — your feed is magically fixed. No more ads. No more clutter. Just re...

Join the PinoyBuilt Team: College Interns Wanted! Whether you're a first-generation Filipino-American looking to build your skills, a college student exploring digital media, or simply passionate about Filipino culture and community, this opportunity is for you! What We're Looking For We are inviting motivated college interns to help us: Create engaging blog posts for PinoyBuilt.com Share and manage content on our Facebook Page and Instagram account Research Filipino-American history, culture, and community stories Collaborate on ideas to make our content more engaging for our 2nd-generation Filipino-American audience Why Intern With Us? Gain real-world experience in content creation, social media management, and digital publishing Learn to engage a community of Filipino-American readers online Build a portfolio of published work to enhance your resume Connect with other passionate Filipino-American creatives and storytellers Importan...

Flashback: Dennis Ocampo's 50th Birthday Party - June 27 Ten Years Ago Left to right: Amalio Recio Ocampo, Dennis Ocampo, Vincent Putong, Angeline Putong, Joy Perseveranda Putong, Ethan De Leon (behind Joy), Raul Millena, Joel Zaragoza, Elmer Domingo, J.F. Perseveranda, Tess Garcia Perseveranda, and Russel Ocampo. Wishing you all well. How to Post to Pinoybuilt.com by Email — Add a Filipino Layer to Your Social Media Did you know you can easily create a post on Pinoybuilt.com using just your email? If you're already sharing photos and stories on Facebook, you’re just one step away from cross-posting to a wider Filipino audience — without logging in to Blogger or touching any dashboard. Here’s how to do it: ✉️ Step 1: Get Your Secret Email Address Each Blogspot blog (like Pinoybuilt.com) has a unique "Post by Email" address. If you’re part of the team or admin, make sure to: Go to Blogger Dashboard > Settings > Email . Under Posting using email ...

Chess Anyone? I have not played against the Scandinavian much lately or ever. I usually see Black play the Ruy Lopez or the Sicilian Defense (which is my favorite) when I open with 1. e4. This opening is classified under code B01 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings. The Scandinavian Defense, described in the poem Scachs d'amor, is the oldest opening by Black recorded in modern chess. Considered to be the most directly challenging move available to Black after 1.e4, the general goal of the defense is to prevent White from controlling the center of the board with pawns, effectively forcing an open game, while allowing Black to build a strong pawn structure. - Wikipedia Game at JFPerseveranda vs Dreambook10 . B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence Moves List: 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4   If you (or your kid) want to learn how to play chess, play at Chess.com . Use  https://www.365chess.com/opening.php in conjunction with chess.com to learn the openings and...

Thank you for the Facebook Friend Request But let's chat here on Pinoybuilt.com via the Comments section since my site earns money. Facebook already makes billions of dollars in ad revenue. Support Pinoy naman. Plus I really don't do WhatsApp. I just created the account just to have it. Salamat ulit for adding my Pinoy Built account. I look forward to your new photos Karen Tessie Alvarez , but you have an open invite to blog with me here. 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.

Is there someone MAGANDA in your life? Beautiful? Show her. Buy her MAGANDA apparel at bit.ly/buyfilipino . Support Filipino, Filipino-American, Filipina-American. 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.

Men's Premium T-Shirt is in stock. We will print it as soon as you order it. I received the black tshirt sample a couple of days ago. Actually, it was delivered to my neighbor, who had opened it. Thankfully, the neighbor put it in my mailbox with a kind note. Thank you neighbor! Classic cut T-shirt for men, 100% cotton (Heather gray and heather ice blue are 95% cotton/5% viscose. Heather blue & charcoal gray are 80% cotton/20% polyester. Heather burgundy is 60% cotton/40% polyester. Heather oatmeal is 99% cotton/1% viscose) Brand: Spreadshirt Available online  https://pinoybuilt.myspreadshop.com/malakas+ . 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.

New Design at Shop.pinoybuilt.com I uploaded a new design at the shop : Maganda (beautiful) in Baybayin . I still have to finish editing the sizes of the print on each product, but I made this available on Men's apparel. My question: Would gay Filipino-American men wear " Maganda " on a tshirt or hoodie?   Click on the photo to view/buy this hoodie at the shop. Shop for Filipino-American apparel at  shop.pinoybuilt.com or  https://pinoybuilt.myspreadshop.com/ . Join me and blog with Pinoybuilt. I joined Facebook in September 2007, so I have tons of photos I haven't posted yet. I will be posting to this blog/website going forward. I'd rather make money for Pinoybuilt instead of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg. 😉 Please visit often, and leave a comment. Please click to follow our website/blog PINOYBUILT.com

I'm less than $12 from hitting the $100 threshold on my Google Adsense account. Google sends me a check once I reach $100. The last (first and only) check I cashed from Google was for $120.10. (See image below). No, I don't blog "just for fun" although it is part of my self-therapy. If you know me, I'm into photography, and my photos mean the world to me. But sharing my photos on Facebook helps make Facebook money. I've decided I'd rather have my photos benefit me instead of Zuckerberg and Facebook shareholders. I had this idea in January 2003 to create a Fil-Am website, an ONLINE COMMUNITY , be the number one Filipino website in California (since most of the Filipino-Americans lived in California) and reap the ads revenues from that. I had met with my cousin Melvin (and his cousin Ress) back then at my house. Friendster was the thing then. But the site that inspired everyone back then (including Mark Zuckerberg later on) was "Hot or Not."  Hot o...

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

New session of 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬 starting Oct 27, 2021 Distance-Learning Program kasama ang aming bilingual Tagalog-English diabetes coaches! Halina, samahan nyo kaming mga kapwa Filipino-Americans! Register here: https://tuc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3jEDH5RAipPgDGK

HONORING THE DREAM: Oakland is hosting the "Keeping the Dream Alive" virtual rally in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

My household watches a lot of Korean Drama. You guys? Found The Swoon YouTube channel. My daughter will love this: Welcome to The Swoon, your all-access pass behind the scenes of your favorite Korean and Asian dramas. Get up close and personal with the stars in our All-Access Interviews, ask your burning questions (and receive a handmade gift in return!) in DIY Fan Love, and watch them get competitive with each other in games like Jenga and Ring or Bling. Recovering from season finale withdrawals? You’re not alone. Watch and rewatch your favorite scenes, the ones that make you laugh, cry, swoon, and feel ALL of the feelings. Go behind the scenes with the cast and watch their off-screen chemistry bloom. Commiserate with like-minded fans and look for the next drama to sink your teeth into. The Paris Hilton of South Korea meets an elite North Korean military officer — it’s an unlikely pairing if there ever was one, but Ri Jeong Hyeok (Hyun Bin) is all Yun Se-ri (Son Ye-jin) has in th...

Maria Ressa, a 1986 Princeton graduate and CEO and executive editor of the Philippines-based online news organization Rappler.com, offers remarks for Princeton University’s 2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 31, 2020. And the Baccalaureate speaker for #Princeton20 is ... Journalist and co-founder of @rapplerdotcom , @mariaressa '86! https://t.co/ssgyvDHz8Z — Princeton University (@Princeton) November 25, 2019 Selected as speaker by the Committee on Honorary Degrees, @mariaressa '86's letter of invitation said, "Your record of civic leadership makes you a superb role model for our students." #Princeton20 president Juston Forte also shared his excitement for Ressa's return to campus. pic.twitter.com/BppCsLkBIN — Princeton University (@Princeton) November 25, 2019 Maria Ressa in Wikipedia Ressa studied molecular biology and theater as an undergraduate at Princeton University, where she graduated cum laude with a B.A. degr...

Watch Fil-Am Jon Jon Briones in Ratched." Our community couldn’t be prouder of @JonJonBriones We support him and everything he does and stand for https://t.co/jwGnuOHh4Z — Giselle Töngi (@gtongi) August 27, 2020 Actor Jon Jon Briones, who had a short but critically-praised performance as the father of Andrew Cunanan in “The Assassination of Gianni Versace”, is in every episode of “Ratched”. He plays Dr. Richard Hanover in the upcoming Netflix series inspired by the classic film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”. Behold. @JonJonBriones is Doctor Richard Hanover. pic.twitter.com/ijHPabJ7cY — Ratched (@RatchedNetflix) August 25, 2020 Jon Jon Briones Bio in Wikipedia Ernesto Cloma Briones, Jr., known as Jon Jon Briones (born August 7, 1965) is a Filipino-American actor, best known for his work in musical theatre. He was born in Quezon City, Philippines and became a United States citizen in 2010. In 2018, he appeared in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: Am...

PBS NewsHour: Sex tourism has long been a scourge in the Philippines. But now there's a disturbing new trend in the trafficking of mostly young women and children: vulnerable victims are being lured online and tricked into the trade. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.

Maui, Hawaii • 2011-03-29. There are no 'Filipino Strength' t-shirts in Maui: How a family vacation and a search for local threads birthed the PinoyBuilt brand. Filipino-American, Pinoy Built, Maui, Lapu-Lapu, Filipino Strength MAUI, HAWAII • MARCH 29, 2011 There are no 'Filipino Strength' t-shirts in Maui Who wants a Pinoy Built t-shirt? Bridging the gap between island inspiration and cultural identity. My family and I are vacationing in Maui for the first time, and like any good traveler, I went in with a mission: to find the perfect shirt. I planned on getting 'FILIPINO STRENGTH' t-shirts, just as I had done when I had vacationed in Oahu. But I quickly found out that those specific tees are only available in Honolulu. Lapulapu, first Filipino hero. A potential PinoyBuilt logo? • Photo © J.F.R. Perseveranda. 🇵🇭 Tagalog WOD Lakas: Strength. In the diaspora, our...