Philippine Festival 2003 Fair and Parade June 15^th – Washington, D.C.
For immediate release
06/09/03 1:00 pm EDT

Philippine Festival 2003 Fair and Parade, Washington, D.C. -- June 15^th

To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor
Contact: Philippine Festival 2003 Chairman, Marie Remy Cabrera 301-654-4522;
Press Relations Officer, Augustus Alzona 301-530-8883, e-mail: augustus@alzona.com

Media Advisory

WHAT:

A major event Filipino American event will be held in Washington, D.C. this Sunday, June 15, 2003. Tens of thousands of people from the mid-Atlantic region are expected to attend this annual Philippine Festival Fair and Parade on Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., in the heart of the downtown area. This is one of the major, free admission, community events that the Philippine Festival Committee 2003 (PFC), of the Philippine American Foundation for Charities, Inc. (PAFC), has produced for the month of June 2003. Net proceeds from many of these events will be contributed to worthy charitable causes.

WHO:

The PFC is a group of dedicated volunteers from the various Filipino, Filipino-American and mainstream communities throughout the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. This year's festival committee is chaired by Marie Remy Cabrera of the Montgomery County Philippine American Association (MCPAA) of Maryland. The PAFC is a private, non-profit 501(c)3 organization that undertakes charitable, educational and cultural projects.

WHY:

The local Filipino and American community leaders who are contributing their time, labor and other valuable resources for these events are continuing the tradition of charitable work that Filipinos are well known for. This festival also coincides with the annual June 12th celebration of the independence of the Republic of the Philippines. The current global "war on terrorism", joint mutual defense treaties, and the Philippine's unconditional support of American interests abroad has further reinforced the longstanding closeness between the two countries. Filipino-Americans continue to be the fastest growing Asian Pacific American group of naturalized citizens in the America. Their growing power and influence in America was recently epitomized by the warm reception that Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo accepted on behalf of the Filipino people, from President George W. Bush, during her recent official State visit to the U.S.

WHEN:

Sunday, June 15, 2003, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm. Free admission. Various other events, mainly free and open to the public are also taken place during the month of June. You may view the latest calendar information at www.PhilippineFestival.org

WHERE:

On Pennsylvania Avenue, between 10^th and 13^th Streets N.W., downtown Washington, D.C. Other events are at various venues throughout the metropolitan area. The latest details may be obtained via www.PhilippineFestival.org

Press is invited.

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