LitCrawl, Saturday 10/17, SF.

October 14, 2009
By Benito Vergara

I’m part of this year’s LitCrawl — phase 3, to be exact (scroll down to the Fabric8 entry) — come by and say “hello!” PAWA Arkipelago at Litquake! 8:30 pm @ Fabric8 Gallery, 3318 22nd., San Francisco PAWA & Arkipelago Bookstore Present: Of History & Myths — Writings from Philippine-American Authors. Curator: Karen Llagas, Emcee: Anthem Salgado Readers: Luis H....
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Happy’s Notes from Ateneo and Ondoy.

October 3, 2009
By Benito Vergara

Reposting my brother Happy Vergara’s latest note on Facebook — I thought it needed to be seen by folks who are outside Facebook, pretty much because the good news is good and the bad news is, as Happy wrote me on IM, “really really bad.” ———- These are going to be pretty random, with a smattering...
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Typhoon Ondoy Relief Goods to Tadlac, Los Banos, Laguna.

October 2, 2009
By Benito Vergara
Typhoon Ondoy Relief Goods to Tadlac, Los Banos, Laguna.

I thought I’d repost some photos from Happy, Clarissa and Monica’s most recent grocery run — okay, not literally theirs, because someone else did it for them this time — but once again, almost all the donations came from people on Facebook through Happy’s Paypal account. Tadlak is a barangay in the municipality of Los Banos,...
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Ondoy Letter of Appeal.

October 1, 2009
By Benito Vergara

I’m reposting my brother Happy Vergara’s “Ondoy Letter of Appeal” (originally posted on Facebook; requires Facebook login). Please see my previous blog entry on Ondoy as well. ———- Hello Friends, I hope this reaches you well. I am writing on behalf of the millions of victims of Typhoon Ondoy, which four days ago flooded 80% of Metro Manila and...
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Happy, Clarissa & Monica’s Grocery Runs for Victims of Typhoon Ondoy.

September 29, 2009
By Benito Vergara
Happy, Clarissa & Monica’s Grocery Runs for Victims of Typhoon Ondoy.

I had originally posted the 9/27 note below on Facebook (see original note) — and made it viewable to “everyone”, not knowing that “everyone” did not mean people without Facebook accounts! So here it is — the most important part is the ONLINE DONATIONS section close to the bottom: ———- Hi folks, here’s a slightly more...
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PAWA Arkipelago Reading Series.

August 10, 2009
By Benito Vergara

I’ll be at the Philippine American Writers and Artists Arkipelago Reading Series in SF on August 23rd — stop by and say “hello!” Where: The Bayanihan Center 1010 Mission Street @ 6th Street, San Francisco When: Sunday, August 23, 2009 at 2:00 pm Who: Penélope V. Flores, Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III, Kevin L. Nadal, and Benito M....
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