Inquirer's RP: ‘Ecotourism Destination of the Year’ broke the news about the French recognizing what we pinoys have known all along: Philippine tourism is all about nature. Read More

Hosted by Butch Francisco and Boots Anson-Roa, the 31st URIAN awards gave out more than a dozen awards but it wasn't the winners who went on the news reels. Tirador bagged best picture honors, and Cherie Pie Picache grabbed best actress the best actress award for Foster Child in a ceremony dominated by independent features. Read More

The Wall Street Journal Asia Weekend Journal featured an article yesterday entitled Filipino Flavors - Manila's Magical, Misunderstood Cuisine. It is a sumptuous article written by Robyn Eckhardt and goes further from the food to share some facts about the Philippines and it's delicacies. Read More

While there had not been any incidence of children being downed by tainted milk from China, two milk-products have been found positive for the poisonous substance melamine. Read More

The impact of the housing slump on minorities have been severe since they are the ones likely to have gotten subprime mortgages during the Real Estate industry's heyday. Today I caught on an article published by the Times Herald about a group of Filipinos effecting change amidst this crisis. Read More

It is just one of the firsts in our heritage, Kathleen Simpao is the first Filipina firefighter in Virginia Beach. A simple piece of history that should be taken note of especially now that it's October. Read More

As part of their assistance to the war-torn region of Mindanao, The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Friday that it would provide as much as five hundred thousand dollars to provide support and relief to the families affected by the fighting between government troops and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Read More

San Francisco is the next stop for Manny Pacquiao and Oscar de la Joya as part of their promo tour to gather support and viewers for their anxiously anticipated fight at the Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena. The two boxing champions will appear this Saturday at a public rally at San Francisco's Great Meadow at Upper Fort Mason, slated at 11:30am. Read More

E-Fili.com is a weblog dedicated to reach out to the Filipino community and write about the various topics and issues facing them today. Some of our projects include: Create a directory of Filipino businesses in northern America. Create a directory of Filipino organizations in the United States and Canada. Profile tourist spots and travel destinations in the Philippines. Become a resource about the Philippines, and Filipinos in the United States. Create a calendar of Fiestas in the Philippines. Promote and cover Filipino events in the U.S. In addition to ... Read More