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Complimenting the Franchise Retail Trade Conference (FRTC), the Coalition of Filipino Chambers of Commerce (CoFACC) invites you to join us for A Night of Magical Masquerade | The FRTC Gala Night Friday, February 15, 2019 at 6:00pm at the Sheraton Cerritos Hotel located at 12725 Center Drive S Cerritos, CA 90703. Ticket Link ($65.00): https://cofacc.org/event-list/#!event/register/2019/2/1/2019-conference Meet our speakers: - Miguel Sangalan, Deputy Mayor City of Los Angeles - Consul General Adelio Cruz, Philippine Consulate General - Christ Lim, Philippines Franchise Association - Vic Scimo, FranNet - Robert Claudio, Philippine Retailers Association - Enchong Formoso, World Retail Congress 2019 Ambassador Enjoy orchestral music on a post-Valentine dinner gala with: - Filipino American Symphony Orchestra - Glenn Fernandez, Opera Singer Along with global, franchise, and retail Filipino business owners and delegates from around the world will be available to mix and mingle to expand business networks and develop business relationships. *This is an elegant black tie formal red carpet event. (Masquerade masked attire is requested and preferred). 
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 AMERICA ADJACENT: THEY COME FOR A FUTURE
Laughter and heartbreak come hand in hand in this World Premiere play by Boni B. Alvarez and directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera. STORY: In pursuit of the American Dream, six pregnant Filipina women risk everything. Confined to a one-bedroom, on-bath unit in East Hollywood the women do their best to overcome fears of jail and deportation so that their children can have a better life. Playwright Boni B. Alvarez examines the promise of U.S. Citizenship and ask, “How far would you go to give your child a future?” CAST: Evie Abat, Angel T. Baesa, Toni Katano, Hazel Lozano, Samantha Valdellon, Sandy Velasco and Arianne Villareal. Producers: Gary Grossman, Tony Abatemarco Associate Producer: Giselle Töngi Walters PERFORMANCES: Opening Night: February 16 Fridays & Satirdays: 8:30pm Sundays: 3:00pm Plus Monday, March 4, 11, 18 - 8:00pm TICKETS: https://www.facebook.com/events/852572361757706/ Premium: $41; Standard: $35 Available discounts: Student, Under 30, Senior 65+ Ticket Policies: http://skylighttheatre.org/tickets-ticketing-policies/ Age advisement: 14+ NO LATE SEATING Wheelchair and Handicapped accessible seats are available exclusively to people with disabilities and their companions. Accessible seating tickets must be purchased in advance by calling our local Box Office. SKYLIGHT THEATRE 1816 1/2 N. Vermont Los Angeles, CA 90027 *ENTRANCE NEXT TO Skylight Books. -- GO PAST THE RESTAURANT TABLES to the top of the Patio. (Located in East Hollywood in Los Feliz Village not far from the Greek Theatre) PARKING at Skylight: There are four pay lots within two blocks of the theatre (avg cost: $5-$6), enter from the adjacent side streets. Evening Valet parking is available at Palermos Restaurant (private price); Tell them you are going to Skylight Theatre; access from Russell Ave half block north of the theatre. If you prefer free or metered street parking, please allow ample time to secure a spot before the show begins. Street parking is difficult to find in this area due to the popularity of the many restaurants. We are proud to have Angelo Varsobia of five companies under Varsobia Enterprise, as our fourth Newest Member in our Entertainer Tier Level.  Varsobia is a self made entrepreneur. In the beginning, he was part of an investment nationwide group which was an architectural design and construction company that conducted business in the States of California, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida and the Carolinas. Then, in April of 2017, Varsobia became the Chief Executive Officer of Premier Property Preservation, LLC in Panorama City, California.  He has vast experience in supervising more than a combined million square feet of commercial and residential portfolios in the United States. He worked as a Comptroller, a Chief Finance Officer, and a Vice President of well-established investment companies. He has traveled nationwide supervising leading management companies handling the day to day operations of each of the companies' assets. He also worked in the hospitality industry and led a Hilton Brand as General Manager thus becoming one of the top two brands worldwide.  He is supported by a team of professionals with remarkable track records in the field. Their mission is to best serve their clients' interest and to protect their assets. They pride themselves on their responsive and detailed attention to their clients' needs. They work with integrity and value long term relationships. The Premier Property Preservation team is focused on getting the best deals for their clients' properties to their most marketable positions as quickly as possible. His skills lie in the areas of home and commercial property improvements, office building cleaning and maintenance and property renovation and remodeling. Then, in September of 2017, he diverged into home care services after years of experience with hotel management, property preservation, and management with the leading Varsobia Home Care Services as its President. His focus is to provide care to the elderly in the community and to give back to the veterans who had served this country.  The Varsobia Family Also based in Panorama City, California, Varsobia Home Care Services is a non-medical all around in-home care provider that specializes in providing comprehensive and compassionate care for the elderly. They provide around-the-clock services ranging from an hourly basis up to live-in services. Their caregivers are carefully selected through personality testing, reference checks, background checks, and multiple interviews. They ensure professional and quality care at any level of assistance you need. They provide highly personalized flexible services and their caregivers are diligent, responsible, compassionate, and love what they do. The service is operated by his wife, Sandy and two out of their four children Jon and Kevin. Manager Susan Aquino rounds out the Varsobia Home Care Services business. And, as recent as February of 2018, he became Chief Executive Officer for Varsobia Property Management and Realty Services.  All these companies are under the Varsobia Enterprise umbrella.
PREMIER PROPERTY PRESERVATION at https://www.pppreserves.com VARSOBIA HOME CARE SERVICES at http://varsobiahomecare.com/ Recently, Angelo Varsobia joined the Board of Directors of the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Hollywood. ##### Members are the life of our organization. By becoming a member, you gain access to people and businesses that can have a huge impact to your business needs. You also gain exclusive discounts to our events, and your membership supports FACCHO in its efforts to enhance our FilAm Community’s presence in the local industry. http://www.facchollywood.org/joinus.html  Congratulations to one of our finest, our Board of Director Katherine Bercasio who is not only a skillful and talented person, but also a humanitarian. We at FACCHO are very proud of you honored as one of the Emerging Leaders of 2019! Much deserved Katherine! Truly well deserved! The Outstanding Pilipinos Awards is this Sunday, January 27 at 6pm! Details below.  The 91st Academy Awards were announced this morning and, among the Filipino American talent in front of, and behind-the-scenes in cinema, the nominees are... Congratulations to MATTHEW LIBATIQUE for earning an Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography for Warner Brothers' "A Star Is Born." This is his second Academy Awards nomination since 2010's "Black Swan." Watch his interview with Janet R. Nepales via GMA News below. ANTHONY FRANCISCO is a visual designer who worked on the 'Dora Milaje' costumes in "Black Panther" for Ruth E. Carter, who got nominated for Best Costume Design. Senior concept illustrator RODNEY FUENTEBELLA worked on the concept art for Killmonger, King T’Chaka, and Ulysses Klaue. HONORABLE MENTION: "Black Panther" is the first superhero movie to be nominated for Best Picture for an Academy Award. Nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film -- Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" with the voice of 'Gwen Stacy' by HAILEE STEINFELD and with animators LOUIE DEL CARMEN, JOHN BUTIU and RYAN RUBI. And, Walt Disney Studios' "Ralph Breaks The Internet," story by JOSIE TRINIDAD and with the voice of 'Mo's Mom' by NICOLE SCHERZINGER. Nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film are -- "Weekends" by TREVOR JIMENEZ, a storyboard artist from Pixar. And, "One Small Step" by BOBBY PONTILLAS which you can watch below in its entirety. The 91st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), will honor the best films of 2018 and will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 5pm Pacific on ABC.
Filipino American filmmaker Bobby Rubio is writing and directing a new Pixar Spark short called FLOAT and it will feature the first two CGI - FilAm lead characters in Pixar history!  Bobby Rubio "I'm so proud to be part of this program and to be among these very talented people! Team Float!" says Rubio. "Those are Filipino lead characters in my Pixar Spark Short! Pixar’s first all CGI Filipino characters! So technically, the first Pixnoys! I am proud to tell our stories. I know what it means to see our culture represented on screen [and] I hope my short will inspire more Filipino American stories to come! I’m going to do my best to tell MORE! Representation Matters! Pixar SparkShorts is an experimental storytelling initiative that welcomes new creative voices at Pixar Animation Studios to share their stories.
Bobby Rubio was born and raised in San Diego and has been drawing since he was a child. He attended the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia and earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Arts. After graduation, he worked for Homage Studios (Image Comics) in La Jolla, and then continued on to pursue a career in animation. He worked nine years with Walt Disney Feature Animation as a traditional animator and storyboard artist on several films including “Tarzan” and “Treasure Planet.” After Disney, he worked as an assistant director and storyboard artist for Nickelodeon Animation Studios on the Dante Basco series “Avatar: The Last Airbender” for 2 ½ years. Currently, he is a story artist for Pixar Animation Studios and has worked on the feature animated movies “Up”, “Brave” and “Monsters University” and the animated short, “Tokyo Mater.” At his spare time, he works on his creator-owned and independent comic series, “Alcatraz High”, “ENFORCEMEN” and “4 Gun Conclusion.” And from time to time, he has freelanced for Stan Lee's Marvel Comics as a cover artist. Recently, he was nominated with a 2019 Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production on 2018's "The Incredibles." The 46th Annual Annie Awards will take place 7:00pm on Saturday, February 2, 2019, at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California. As for the SparksShorts, see the first three films at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood beginning January 18, followed by an exclusive launch on YouTube in the following weeks. The 25th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards' nominees were announced this morning and, among the Filipino American talent, the nominees are… Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Outstanding Performance By A Cast In A Motion Picture
The 25th Annual SAG Awards ceremony will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 8:00pm ET/PT.
The 61st Grammy Awards nominees were announced yesterday and, among the Filipino American talent, the nominees are… Best Musical Theater Album
FACT: This is Lea Salonga's first Grammy nomination. Best New Artist
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Best R&B Performance
Album Of The Year
Best R&B Song
Best R&B Album
Best Urban Contemporary Album
The Grammy Awards will take place on February 10, 2018 at Los Angeles’ Staples Center. The broadcast will air live on CBS from 8-11:30 p.m. ET/PT.
The 76th Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning and, among the Filipino American talent in front of, and behind-the-scenes in programming, the nominees are… Best Performance by an Actor In A Limited Series or Made-For-Television-Movie
Best Television Series - Comedy
Best Television - Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Best Motion Picture - Animated
Best Motion Picture - Drama
The 76th Golden Globes Awards will be awarded on Sunday, January 6, 2019. "Killing Eve" star Sandra Oh and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star Andy Samberg will co-host the annual ceremony, which will air live on NBC at 8pm Eastern/5 pm Pacific.
We are proud to have the President and Managing Member of the Lay Bare Waxing Salon Franchise, Fiona Hilario as our third Newest Member in our Entertainer Tier Level. https://lay-bare.com/  With a Business Management Degree from the College of St. Benilde in Manila, Philippines, Fiona Hilario (along with her two siblings) became the original founding members of the first Lay Bare. It opened in Makati City, Philippines on June 4, 2006. With just a budget of Php 200,000 ($3850.00), they were able to operate the first hair removal salon in the country using all-natural sugar jelly. The salon had three cubicles and was just a few kilometers outside CBD. They chose to open in this neighborhood in Palanan as we all grew up in the Makati, Metro Manila area. A second location followed in just six months and the first franchise opened in BF Homes Paranaque in January, 2008. They currently operate over one hundred locations nationwide; thirty-four of it being company-owned while seventy-three are franchised. The investment to open a Lay Bare branch in the Philippines now is Php3.6M ($70,000). They have branches from Baguio and to Davao yet they wanted to expand outside the country. She is currently the Chairwoman of the Lay Bare Waxing Philippines, Incorporated (Lay Bare Waxing Salon) since June, 2006. However, they had their eyes set for the United States where hair removal was a mature and almost saturated market, but sugaring was almost unheard of.  Starting in Los Angeles County in Southern California, the first Lay Bare branch opened in Studio City (above) in 2012. It is located on the second floor at Unit #203 at 12265 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, CA 91604 Currently, she is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Lay Bare Waxing of California, Inc. (Lay Bare Waxing Salon since July, 2012).  Lay Bare also opened a second branch in the City of West Hollywood (above). It is located at 7974 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90046. Currently, she is also the Managing Member of the Lay Bare Franchising, LLC WeHo location since January, 2018.
Lay Bare is a global hair removal salon, with one hundred nine locations across the Philippines and the United States. They are known for “sugaring”—using all-natural cold wax jelly, made of sugar, honey, s and citrus extracts; with exfoliating, moisturizing and whitening properties. Their skill, price point, and premium product sets them apart from the competition, providing clients with luxury experience at affordable prices. Their affordable prices, packages, new client specials, and loyalty program bring new customers in and keep them coming back. Additional services like eyebrow threading and bikini facials, and their line of retail products to complement their services add benefit to both customers and franchisees. All of their products are FDA-approved, dermatologically-tested, and most are paraben-free. And, that is something you and your customers can get behind. To know more info about being part of the Lay Bare franchise or consider opening a branch in the USA, click here:https://www.lay-bareus.com/franchise ##### Members are the life of our organization. By becoming a member, you gain access to people and businesses that can have a huge impact to your business needs. You also gain exclusive discounts to our events, and your membership supports FACCHO in its efforts to enhance our FilAm Community’s presence in the local industry. http://www.facchollywood.org/joinus.html |
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