Leo Alexander Casucci was baptised at Saint Mary’s Immaculate Roman Catholic Church on Jan. 11, 2014. Very proud grandparents, Jess and Tess Mallari (Mabini Express) invited the guests for lunch at the newly opened Barrio Fiesta for the reception. PHOTO: ARIEL RAMOS

The Fil-Act Basketball League of Toronto recently held its annual gathering of members, patrons and supporters at Rembrandt Banquet Hall in Scarborugh. Among those who attended the gathering are Mimi Rico, Marlie Rivamonte, Pearlie Perez, Arlene Nepomuceno, Nora Rosales, Violie Lim, Carol Valles, Flora Tayag, Marilou Silva, Donna Tentativa, Jocelyn “Inday” dela Cruz, Arlene Ponce, ⇒

January 11, 2014 — Spirale Banquet Hall, Scarboroug

PHILIPPINE Advancement Through Arts and Culture (PATAC) presented a concert Paskong Handog 2013: Paglingap at Pagbangon to benefit the communities devastated in the Philippines by the recent typhoon and quake. The event was held Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013 at the Cummer Avenue United Church. The show highlighted a variety of art forms – piano performances, ⇒

TORONTO–Super typhoon Yolanda was the most powerful typhoon to hit the Philippines on November 8, 2013. Yolanda barreled through most of the Visayas, leaving a trail of wide devastation and is considered the deadliest Philippine typhoon on record killing about 6,000 people. Since then, various Filipino groups have been holding fundraising events such as concerts ⇒