House of Philippines & France

House of Philippines & France

The two collide & become one!

As you can tell from the photo above, the House of the Philippines the House of France are one and the same! One can only speculate how this came to be! On the House of France's web site it states that the two houses has been together since the 1950's. But in the HPR website it says the House of the Philippines was founded in 1961. Currently the historian is trying to find evidence of which is the correct information.

Each month the 2 houses switch hosting days. Every 1st & 2nd Sunday of the month France Hosts (Meaning the House of the Philippines is closed). Every 3rd & 4th Sunday of the month the Philippine Hosts (Meaning the House of France is closed!)

House of the Philippines members Stephanie French & Alexander V. Areta stand in front of the two houses. To seperate the two houses there are 2 room dividers are placed in the middle of the two houses! The room dividers has pictures and fun facts of the Philippines on them. Is there a more creative way to sperate the 2 houses? Should there be a seperate days hosting of the 2 houses?

Artifacts

Currently the House of the Philippines

has over 100+ Philippine artifacts!

The House of the Philippines is constantly switching out artifacts with new ones every month. Due to the limited amount of space in the House of the Philippines there is not enough room too put too many artifacts on display. Currently only 37 artifacts are in display in the House.

UPDATE

Currently the display case above has been removed due to a crack on the top. The House of the Philippines is in the process of getting a new display case. If you want to get involved with the design & displays in the House of the Philippines there is a display committee that is actively trying to update the look in the House. If you are interested in helping please come to a general meeting every 3rd Sunday of the month in the House of the Philippines from 4:30-5:30+PM

July Hosting Days

July Events & Hosting Days

Hosting Days

July 20, 2008 From 12:00 Noon-4:00 P.M.

July 27, 2008 From 12:00 Noon-4:00 P.M.

General Members Meeting

July 20, 2008 4:30-5:30 P.M.

Maraming Salamat po! Thank you for Hosting!

Thank you! Pat M. & Mila Thurber or Vivian for hosting on July 20, 2008

Thank you! Alexander V. Areta and Stephanie French for hosting on July 27, 2008

House of the Philippines Links

House of the Philippines Links

House of the Philippines Website:
http://www.houseofthephilippines.org/

House of the Philippine HPR page:
http://www.sdhpr.org/Countries/Philippines.html

House of the Philippine online group! (Come meet all the other members!):
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HOPofSanDiego/

The Lawn Program June 15, 2008

House of the Philippines

47th Annual Lawn Program June 15, 2008

Program begins at 2:00PM

Food: Pancit, Adobo, Lumpia, Turon, & Rice

Performers: PASACAT Dance Troup & COMB Insturmental Performers

Special Event: Philippine Clothing

House of the Philippines Members Present: 16

The history of the House of the Philippines involvement with

HPR's Lawn Program

House of the Philippines started the annual lawn program once it owned-shared a house in 1961. The other original houses started in 1935 but due to WWII the lawn program did not come to be till the end of the 40's. Currently the House of the Philippines celebrates it's 47th annual lawn program to celebrate Philippine Independence form the United States.

History of the HRP Lawn Program

On Sunday afternoons, from 12 - 4 p.m. the cottages are open to the public, showcasing crafts, artifacts, art work, music, videos and other cultural information from their respective countries. Volunteers are present to provide samples of ethnic pastries to visitors and to answer questions about the cottages and their activities. One house is featured each week, serving a fuller range of traditional food and presenting a "Lawn Program" from 2 - 3 p.m. on the HPR stage, featuring music, song and dance numbers performed by members of the cottage or by groups brought in for the occasion. HPR programs are attended by a wide assortment of people and for myriad reasons. Many San Diego "regulars" come every week to sample the ever-changing assortment of pastries, stroll through the beautiful park grounds, or to meet up with friends. Others come to support their favorite country or performer whenever their Lawn Program is on the stage. Some bring visiting friends from overseas to compare the cottages to what they have in their home country. Interspersed with the local San Diegans are tourists from Alaska to Florida and Japan to Mexico, wandering through the cottages, sampling exotic foods, taking pictures of the displays and sharing their plans and experiences from past or future trips abroad.

House of the Philippines Board Members 2008

I. Current House of the Philippines Board Members 2008

(From left to right: 1st Vice President Alexander V. Areta , President Patricia McReynolds)

1.) President: Patricia McReynolds

The President is in charge of putting together the monthly general meetings every 3rd Sunday of every month. The president must also go to the monthly HPR meetings. Other than that the president is in charge of the other board members if they are unable to fulfill their duties.

2.) 1st Vice President: Alexander V. Areta

The 1st Vice President is mainly in charge of the 27 weekly hosting days; and making sure there are people to host on those days. The 1st vice president steps in when the president is unable to fulfill his/her duties.

3.) 2nd Vice President: Rom Sarno

The 2nd Vice President is head person in charge of the House of the Philippines 3 major events: Ethnic Food Fair, Lawn Program, & December Nights.

4.) Treasurer: Sam Besa

The Treasurer is in charge of all the money the House of the Philippines uses & accumulates.

5.) Secretary: Stephanie Psillas

Secretary is in charge of all the paperwork of each meeting.

II. OTHER OBLIGATIONS:

HPR or House of Pacific relations is the united group of all the other 30+ ethnic houses and each house must send representatives to HPR meeting. Delegates are sent to the HPR meetings to get to know the other houses, events and festivals that are-might occur(ing) in the future.

1.) HRP Delegates

Patricia McRenolds & Alexander Areta

HRP Delegates go to the monthly meetings with the other houses and represents the Cottage.

2.) QUEENS ASSOCIATION

Mission: The Queens Organization of the HPR houses is an educational and cultural service organization for young members. Objectives are to promote a close relationship with the young people and adult members of all the ethnic groups represented in the House of Pacific Relations. To foster the spirit of understanding, tolerance and goodwill between all races and nationalities, trying to understand each one’s culture, customs, background, tradition and history.
To present to the public the music and dances of the various ethnic groups represented in the HPR To be “Goodwill Ambassadors” of the HPR. To represent the cottages in a positive way. To educate its members in parliamentary procedures, democratic processes and good public relations. They are preparing them to become responsible members of their respective houses.

Queen of the House of the Philippines

Stephanie Psillas

Events of the House of the Philippines

House Of The Philippines EventsHouse of the Philippines Calendar 2008

January -Meet famous Filipino-American chef Larry!

February -February 25 Commemoration of EDSA The People power day!

March- Ethnic Food fair

April - April 9 The Day of Valor! Remembrance of the Bataan Death March.

May -May 1 Labor Day

June -Annual Lawn Program June 12 “Philippine Independence Day”

July -July 4 Filipino-American Friendship Day

August -August 20 Ninoy Aquino Day & National Hero’s Day!

September - Filipino Events, College Friendship Day

October -Philippine Heritage Month

November -Nov. 1 All Saints Day & -5th Annual Parol Workshop

December -December Nights

Past attractions- Events

-The Man who brought Science to the Philippines
- Philippine ABC (Baybayin)
- The Philippine History on Philippine Languages San Besa
- Philippine Instructor Ginoong Lim on the Filipino Language 101

-Alex and the history of the Philippines through money

-Chef Larry take on food
- Author of Marumi Trabajo Book Signing!
- Author Patricia McRenolds Book Signing!

-Ladies Auxillary Luncheon 2007, 2003

-Parol Work Shop 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

-Annual Lawn Program (47 Years Strong)

House of the Philippine Islands a History Lesson

House of the Philippines, Balboa Park

Kumusta po kayo! This is the House of the Philippine Island Balboa's Blog! Here you can learn about the current events and the history of the House of the Philippines and the Philippine community here in San Diego. Established in 1961 the House of the Philippines currently shares a house with the House of France.

Each week France and the Philippines switch hosting days. The House of France hosts the first 2 Sundays of the month while the House of the Philippines hosts the last 2 Sundays. In the future the House of the Philippines would love to own it's own house.

International Cottages

The International Cottages were originally constructed in 1935 as temporary buildings to be used as part of the California Pacific International Exposition of 1935 - 1936. San Diego business leaders hoped to put on a local exhibition, utilizing exhibits and performers from the 1933 World Fair held in Chicago, as a means to draw attention to the city and encourage business development. Balboa Park had already been the scene of a previous exposition, the 1915 - 1916 Panama-California Exposition, held to commemorate the completion of the Panama Canal, and to spotlight San Diego as the first American port of call for northbound ships traveling through the canal. A Spanish-Colonial Revival style had been adopted for the buildings in the 1915 expo, and a similar style was carried over to the new buildings for the 1935 exposition, including the HPR cottages. Interestingly, over half of the construction at the time was performed by Federal relief workers. The exposition itself was a great success, and many of the buildings from that time have remained in constant use to this day, though they were requisitioned by the Navy between 1941 and 1947 to provide additional facilities for the nearby Naval Hospital during the war.Today's HPR consists of 31 different national groups, 20 of which have permanent buildings in the park and the rest of which utilize the "Hall of Nations" building on a rotating basis. Several new countries have joined the HPR in recent years, the latest of which is the House of India, which became a full member in 2006. All the houses are operated by a volunteer membership, a mixture of recent immigrants, descendents of past immigrants and individuals who have no ties to the culture other than simple interest.