ShoPowSho Episode 005: Roslynn Alba Cobarrubias and Romeo Marquez Jr.

November 9, 2020June 11, 2021 Patrick Strange

Psst. Psst. Hoy! New episode of the ShoPowSho!

In our fifth episode, we welcome Roslynn Alba Cobarrubias, Head of Music & Talent at ABS-CBN Global & Romeo Marquez Jr. of Kollective Hustle! ABS-CBN is relaunching myx & Kollective Hustle on November 12th and are expanding their digital distribution/offerings, having the foresight to invest in the growing community of Filipino Americans! ABS-CBN Global is committed to growth with the evolving Filipino American identity and needs as a community.

Interview, Movies

Raymond Bagatsing on Becoming Manuel Quezon in ‘Quezon’s Game’

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Lauren Lola

From 1937-1941, under the leadership of President Manuel Quezon, the Philippines opened their doors to Jewish refugees fleeing from Europe, at the beginning of what would eventually become the Holocaust. Approximately 1,300 lives were saved.

It’s a little known history about the Philippines, but what is even less known is how much Quezon had to fight to make it happen, due to the country being under occupation by the United States at the time. It’s this story that’s explored for the first time for the big screen in the film, Quezon’s Game.

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