For the month of October, U.S. President Barack Obama wrote a message celebrating the contributions of Filipino Americans, including the Filipino soldiers who fought under the U.S. flag in World War II.
His entire message is seen below.
Showing their appreciation for the donations of Filipino companies to the FilAm History Month celebration are, from left, San Francisco Commissioner Helen Marte Bautista, Daly City Commissioner Perla Ibarrientos, Daly City Director of Library & Recreation Services Joseph Curran and Commissioner Dorie Paniza.
Shown seated from left are Daly City Commissioner Ray Satorre, Consul General Ana Valenzuela of the Consulate General of El Salvador in San Francisco, Madame Marissa Bensurto, Consul General Henry Bensurto, Jr. of the Philippine Consulate General of San Francisco, Daly City Commissioner Perla Ibarrientos, Daly City Vice Mayor David Canepa and Councilmembers Ray Buenaventura and Michael Guingona. Standing from left are Daly City Commissioner Dorie Paniza and Philippine Consuls Rachel Oronce and Carlyn Monastrial.
Young Filipino Americans actively participate in the annual Daly City Filipino American History Month. Shown performing a hip hop dance number at left is The Company. At right, students from high schools in Daly City represent at the event.
Filipino companies in the U.S. like ABS-CBN International (shown with Daly City Commissioner Dorie Paniza at left photo) and Western Union (with Daly City Commissioner Vivian Araullo at below photo) lent their full support to Daly City’s FilAm History Month.
(All Photos by Nerissa Fernandez)
