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Vallejo, CA • January 31, 2026. The One Photo of My Son That People Keep Finding: five years after a wrestling tournament at Mission San Jose High in Fremont, a Benicia High senior season, and the Tagalog word for the kind of endurance that does not announce itself. wrestling, benicia high school, mission san jose, student-athlete, dumog, tiyaga, fil-am, filipino american, family archive, turtle island, 1/31. Vallejo, CA · January 31, 2026 The One Photo of My Son That People Keep Finding Five years on from a wrestling tournament at Mission San Jose High in Fremont — a Benicia High senior season, and the Tagalog word for the kind of endurance that never announces itself. Benicia High School wrestling at Mission San Jose High School, Fremont, California. Photo by J.F.R. Perseveranda / PinoyBuilt. I have taken thousands of photographs of my children. This is the one people keep finding. It goes up months ag...

Celebrating the bunso who's bday is in July Eskinita . M Hizon St. Manila, Philippines. Eskenita is alley in Tagalog. Here's Baby Joy checking out my favorite cap gun. Dad, did you take this pic or Lolo? Manuel Hizon St, Santa Cruz, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines "The youth is the hope of our future." -- Dr. Jose Rizal 📣 Calling All Filipino-Americans 🇵🇭 Whether you're a first-generation immigrant who journeyed here from the Philippines, a second-generation Filipino-American born and raised in the U.S., or like me—a 1.5‑generation Filipino —you belong here. PinoyBuilt is a space for all of us to celebrate our roots, share our stories, and build community. 🌟 Words That Inspire “I’m Olivia Rodrigo. I’m a Filipina, I’m a lumpia fan, I’m a daughter, a granddaughter and a great‑granddaughter.” — Olivia Rodrigo “I wanna say proud Pinoy ako, my Tagalog isn't so go...

The sons were classmates; the moms were classmates! Flashback to Dino's Benicia High School Graduation June 10, 2017. Pleasant Hill, California. Benicia High School had its graduation at Diablo Valley College that year because the school was building a new stadium. Here's Dino with his mom, Joy (my sister), and his friend and his friend's mom. I came to find out that the two moms had been classmates in St. Scholastica in our hometown of Marikina, Rizal. I kinda remember telling both of them that when my sister introduced me to Rica at Dino's graduation party at their house. Sure enough they were classmates (at least batchmates St. Scholastice Batch 1984) via Hannah. I'm backing my files online. FYI, if you have Amazon Prime, you can use "Amazon Photos" to back up your photographs to Amazon for FREE! That's what I do everyday since I've lost three hard drives already. "It's a small world after all." Join the #FilipinoAmerican conversat...

Congratulations Angeline, Aidan & Benicia High School Class of 2025! June 7, 2025. George Drolette Stadium. Benicia, CA. Shot the video on my Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra that was mounted on Sony full frame DSLR. Join the #FilipinoAmerican conversation. Comment below. #PinoyPride #Filipino Click to follow this website . Like our Facebook Page Pinoy Built . Thank you. Salamat po. blog,community,fil-am, filipino american,

Angeline at Palace of Fine Arts  2025 May 24: San Francisco, California. Benicia High School Senior committed to UCLA. Go Bruins! Angel Grad Pics 2025 9 12 13 16 17 23* 29* 30 31* 53 58* 60 72* 74 111 123 128* 131* 132 136* 139* 188 193 200 202 217 218* 220* 223* 229 232* 233 236 273 274 276* 281* 338 Hey there J. We like all of these so far but if you could do edits to the asterisks we will choose those for the grad announcements, banner and giveaway pics. We plan on using 223 for sure for at least one of the pics on grad announcement. Thanks.  💛 Explore Filipino American heritage, culture, and stories! Join our Fil-Am community to connect, comment, celebrate, and share experiences. Mabuhay! 📌 Follow PinoyBuilt Instagram 👍 Like PinoyBuilt Facebook ✍️ Follow PinoyBuilt Blog 📺 Follow PinoyBuilt YouTube 🎓 Interested in helping us create content? Apply as a college intern and join our team! #PinoyPride #Pinoy...

Angeline at Palace of Fine Arts 2025 May 24: San Francisco, California. Benicia High School Senior committed to UCLA. Go Bruins! Angel Grad Pics 2025 9 12 13 16 17 23* 29* 30 31* 53 58* 60 72* 74 111 123 128* 131* 132 136* 139* 188 193 200 202 217 218* 220* 223* 229 232* 233 236 273 274 276* 281* 338 Hey there J. We like all of these so far but if you could do edits to the asterisks we will choose those for the grad announcements, banner and giveaway pics. We plan on using 223 for sure for at least one of the pics on grad announcement. Thanks.  💛 Explore Filipino American heritage, culture, and stories! Join our Fil-Am community to connect, comment, celebrate, and share experiences. Mabuhay! 📌 Follow PinoyBuilt Instagram 👍 Like PinoyBuilt Facebook ✍️ Follow PinoyBuilt Blog 📺 Follow PinoyBuilt YouTube 🎓 Interested in helping us create content? Apply as a college intern and join our team! #PinoyPride #PinoyCommun...

Angeline at Palace of Fine Arts  2025 May 24: San Francisco, California. Benicia High School Senior committed to UCLA. Go Bruins! Angel Grad Pics 2025 9 12 13 16 17 23* 29* 30 31* 53 58* 60 72* 74 111 123 128* 131* 132 136* 139* 188 193 200 202 217 218* 220* 223* 229 232* 233 236 273 274 276* 281* 338 Hey there J. We like all of these so far but if you could do edits to the asterisks we will choose those for the grad announcements, banner and giveaway pics. We plan on using 223 for sure for at least one of the pics on grad announcement. Thanks.  💛 Explore Filipino American heritage, culture, and stories! Join our Fil-Am community to connect, comment, celebrate, and share experiences. Mabuhay! 📌 Follow PinoyBuilt Instagram 👍 Like PinoyBuilt Facebook ✍️ Follow PinoyBuilt Blog 📺 Follow PinoyBuilt YouTube 🎓 Interested in helping us create content? Apply as a college intern and join our team! #PinoyPride #Pinoy...

Angeline at Palace of Fine Arts  2025 May 24: San Francisco, California. Benicia High School Senior committed to UCLA. Go Bruins! Angel Grad Pics 2025 9 12 13 16 17 23* 29* 30 31* 53 58* 60 72* 74 111 123 128* 131* 132 136* 139* 188 193 200 202 217 218* 220* 223* 229 232* 233 236 273 274 276* 281* 338 Hey there J. We like all of these so far but if you could do edits to the asterisks we will choose those for the grad announcements, banner and giveaway pics. We plan on using 223 for sure for at least one of the pics on grad announcement. Thanks.  💛 Explore Filipino American heritage, culture, and stories! Join our Fil-Am community to connect, comment, celebrate, and share experiences. Mabuhay! 📌 Follow PinoyBuilt Instagram 👍 Like PinoyBuilt Facebook ✍️ Follow PinoyBuilt Blog 📺 Follow PinoyBuilt YouTube 🎓 Interested in helping us create content? Apply as a college intern and join our team! #PinoyPride #Pinoy...

Angeline at Palace of Fine Arts  2025 May 24: San Francisco, California. Benicia High School Senior committed to UCLA. Go Bruins! Angel Grad Pics 2025 9 12 13 16 17 23* 29* 30 31* 53 58* 60 72* 74 111 123 128* 131* 132 136* 139* 188 193 200 202 217 218* 220* 223* 229 232* 233 236 273 274 276* 281* 338 Hey there J. We like all of these so far but if you could do edits to the asterisks we will choose those for the grad announcements, banner and giveaway pics. We plan on using 223 for sure for at least one of the pics on grad announcement. Thanks.  💛 Explore Filipino American heritage, culture, and stories! Join our Fil-Am community to connect, comment, celebrate, and share experiences. Mabuhay! 📌 Follow PinoyBuilt Instagram 👍 Like PinoyBuilt Facebook ✍️ Follow PinoyBuilt Blog 📺 Follow PinoyBuilt YouTube 🎓 Interested in helping us create content? Apply as a college intern and join our team! #PinoyPride #Pinoy...

Angeline at Palace of Fine Arts  2025 May 24: San Francisco, California. Benicia High School Senior committed to UCLA. Go Bruins! Angel Grad Pics 2025 9 12 13 16 17 23* 29* 30 31* 53 58* 60 72* 74 111 123 128* 131* 132 136* 139* 188 193 200 202 217 218* 220* 223* 229 232* 233 236 273 274 276* 281* 338 Hey there J. We like all of these so far but if you could do edits to the asterisks we will choose those for the grad announcements, banner and giveaway pics. We plan on using 223 for sure for at least one of the pics on grad announcement. Thanks.  💛 Explore Filipino American heritage, culture, and stories! Join our Fil-Am community to connect, comment, celebrate, and share experiences. Mabuhay! 📌 Follow PinoyBuilt Instagram 👍 Like PinoyBuilt Facebook ✍️ Follow PinoyBuilt Blog 📺 Follow PinoyBuilt YouTube 🎓 Interested in helping us create content? Apply as a college intern and join our team! #PinoyPride #Pino...

Angeline at Palace of Fine Arts  2025 May 24: San Francisco, California. Benicia High School Senior committed to UCLA. Go Bruins! Angel Grad Pics 2025 9 12 13 16 17 23* 29* 30 31* 53 58* 60 72* 74 111 123 128* 131* 132 136* 139* 188 193 200 202 217 218* 220* 223* 229 232* 233 236 273 274 276* 281* 338 Hey there J. We like all of these so far but if you could do edits to the asterisks we will choose those for the grad announcements, banner and giveaway pics. We plan on using 223 for sure for at least one of the pics on grad announcement. Thanks.  💛 Explore Filipino American heritage, culture, and stories! Join our Fil-Am community to connect, comment, celebrate, and share experiences. Mabuhay! 📌 Follow PinoyBuilt Instagram 👍 Like PinoyBuilt Facebook ✍️ Follow PinoyBuilt Blog 📺 Follow PinoyBuilt YouTube 🎓 Interested in helping us create content? Apply as a college intern and join our team! #PinoyPride #Pino...

Angeline at Palace of Fine Arts  2025 May 24: San Francisco, California. Benicia High School Senior committed to UCLA. Go Bruins! 💛 Explore Filipino American heritage, culture, and stories! Join our Fil-Am community to connect, comment, celebrate, and share experiences. Mabuhay! 📌 Follow PinoyBuilt Instagram 👍 Like PinoyBuilt Facebook ✍️ Follow PinoyBuilt Blog 📺 Follow PinoyBuilt YouTube 🎓 Interested in helping us create content? Apply as a college intern and join our team! #PinoyPride #PinoyCommunity #FilAm #FilipinoAmerican #PilipinoAmerican #kaibigan

My 7-Eleven is closed after shooting & looting I just heard from my sister last night that there was an incident that took place at the 7-Eleven nearest my parents' house at the corner of Springs Rd and Rollingwood Dr. That's the 7-Eleven I've gone to the most in the past three years, and I guess, since we moved to Vallejo. It's a mile from my parents' house, but walking distance from my old junior high school (Springstowne) and senior high school (Hogan). It's also the corner where I got my first ever ticket when I was 17 years old; the cop pulled me over in front of the 7-Eleven for running a red light. I'd been meaning to buy a second karambit. I was just undecided on the style, whether I get the same exact one I already have or a different one. I'll order it today. Be safe, peeps. Do what you gotta do. ABC7 News Bay Area A sideshow got out of hand in Vallejo on Sunday and led to a brawl , shooting and looting of a nearby 7-Eleven store. On...

Class of 2018 Photos June 9, 2018. Drolette Stadium. Benicia High School. Benicia, CA. Backing up Nica's class graduation photos to the site in case I lose another hard drive. Edited with Photoscape (in case you need a free photo editing software for Windows or the Mac). FIL-AM. FILIPINO/FILIPINA-AMERICAN.  Please drop us a comment below. 🤙🏽 Help us grow Pinoybuilt to be the number one  Filipino-American  online community in California, if not the USA. 🇺🇸  Please click  this to follow www.pinoybuilt.com . Thank you! 👊🏽 Maraming salamat po kabayan. 🇵🇭 ✌🏽