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Do you know a student who deserves recognition going into the 2016-17 school year? FACCOC’s “Generations” will honor up to 5 students from local college campuses where an organized Filipino American student organization exists.

Awardees will be selected from a panel consisting of FACCOC leadership and local alumni of your University. They will have access to influential and connected business owners within their desired fields along with local politicians in the area. FACCOC will ensure that the industry leaders or business owners of the awardees choice are seated at your table in hopes of making career enhancing connections.

Awardees will be given admission for (2) at the GALA which includes dinner free of charge. They will have the ability to purchase a table or additional tickets at FACCOC’s member rate.

We are currently raising funds for a “Fil-Am Student of the Year” that will be chosen from each University’s awardees.

** NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED FOR USC, CSUF, AND UCLA **

Criteria:

1. Must be a graduating senior who will receive their diploma by June 2017.
2. Must demonstrate impeccable leadership on campus.
3. Having a current leadership position in a Filipino student organization is a plus.
4. High GPA is a plus.
5. Must be influential on their peers and have strong communication skills.
6. Must be able to attend the Generations GALA on the evening October 7th at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim.

We are almost full for vendor booths for our 8th Annual Green and Health Expo! Our promotion of 1 year of free FACCOC membership with a booth purchase is about to end!

Non Members – $150 – includes booth, lunch and breakfast for 2 people, with 1 year basic FACCOC membership or $100 toward any higher tier membership.

Members – $100 – includes booth, lunch and breakfast for 2 people, with 1 year renewal basic FACCOC membership (additional 12 months to existing membership)  or $100 credit toward any higher tier membership (Networker, Elite, Corporate, or Lifetime levels.)

After factoring the cost of food, entrance, and membership purchased separately, the Expo booth is basically FREE!

Register here for a booth.

Plan on visiting the Expo as an attendee?

We have a limited amount of FREE entrance registrations available that will include lunch. Use promo code ‘scefree’ and click “apply” after choosing the correct option. Register here as an attendee. 

Nominate your fellow business owners for our Green & Health Expo!

Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County in partnership with one of our Board Members, Emma Tiebens of Tiebens Media, Intl. and Magnetic and Monetized Meetup Group, brings you the RARE opportunity to meet, speak with and hear from:

HON. EMMANUEL “MANNY” PIÑOL
Upcoming Secretary of Agriculture, Republic of the Philippines

Cabinet Member of President-Elect Rodrigo Duterte
Former Governor of North Cotabato and the Author of “Feeding Millions – President Duterte’s Food Security Blueprint”

Mr. Piñol is a practicing farmer, most qualified to head the Department of Agriculture. One of 11 sons of a farmer and a public school teacher from M’lang, North Cotabato, the Pinol brothers all know how to use a plow attached to a carabao to cultivate the land. He has bred his own line of native chicken using American strains and crossing them with the Philippines’ parawakan to produce a meaty and tender chicken breed. He is passionate with his goats and has champion breeds, too. His farm in Kidapawan also has peking ducks, carabaos, cats, even earthworms, which he produces in quantities. He plants moringa, (our lowly malunggay), lanzones, durian, rubber trees, turmeric and all other plants.

His passion and love for his countrymen — making sure that food will be available and affordable for 105 million Filipinos, is reason why he traveled to America. Previously, he has embarked on his Biyaheng Bukid project, driving from the island of Mindanao and discovering the rich landscape of the Philippine islands, numbering to about 7,100. So far, he has covered 50 major islands? He has traveled to the highest peaks of the Philippines, Mt. Apo and Mt. Pulag, to discover for himself, the needs of the Filipino farmer. He will talk about the biodynamic farming methods of the mountain tribes of Ifugao, famous for the Banaue rice terraces and their unique heirloom rice. He will tell us about the rich bounties of the sea in Cebu, Leyte, Bohol, Zamboanga, Surigao and Antique, among many others. The Philippines has the fifth longest coastline in the world, much longer than the coastline of the US and China.

He was also a former newspaperman, worked for Tempo as a deskman and sports columnist and erstwhile three-term governor and vice governor of North Cotabato. He shares the vision of the new President Duterte and his campaign pledge for the poor farmers.

The message is clear this early: Corruption will be eliminated during his term as Secretary of Agriculture. The Philippines will try to be competitive in the world market and America stands to become a major ally.

We are so thrilled to have Mr. Piñol to be our Guest Speaker for this month’s Meetup and he will be speaking about the state of Agriculture, Economy and Business and Investment Opportunities in the Philippines. If you are a Business Owner, Investor, Entrepreneur who is looking to expand your business in Asia, particularly in the Philippines, this is the perfect event for you!

Limited Sponsorship Opportunities are available. Please contact info@emmatiebens.com .

Come join us! RSVP here then REGISTER NOW by clicking on the link below. Seats are very limited and we expect a packed venue please CLICK BELOW REGISTER NOW!

www.MagneticandMonetizedMeetup.com

Meet our speakers for this Thursday’s lunch!

Natividado Maneja “Not” is a commercial lender with First Choice Bank in Anaheim.  He has 20 years of experience in the financial industry and specializes in Commercial & Industrial Lending.  Commercial Lending solutions include; Working Capital Lines, Equipment Financing, Commercial & Investor Real Estate and SBA financing.

His best referral is usually a CPA or broker that works with small to midsized companies that are currently looking for a line of credit, a building or new equipment.

Kady Brown of Ubiqus is a marketing enthusiast who is passionate about building meaningful relationships and helping organizations connect with their audience through branding and language.

Kady helps companies by increasing their reach to international customers through translation. Her best referral is someone who’s looking to grow their business and reach a multilingual audience. In today’s market, English is just one of many languages used online and other forms of media.

Register today! Guests welcome for our multicultural networking lunch!