Community News

Congratulations to the following community members...

ALYSSA RENTUZA, daughter of Ann & Dr. Ron Rentuza, for winning the Davidson County Spelling Bee Championship held last March 2nd. She is a student of Holy Rosary Academy.

JACQUI RAMOS, daughter of Judith & Dr. Michael Ramos, for her acceptance to Governor’s School of Arts this summer. She plays violin and presently a student of Pope John Paul II High School.

VICTOR & CARLA, birth of their first baby boy, born last Monday, March 5th.

LISSIE YASAY, daughter of Justin and Noreen Yasay, celebrating her first birthday.

CHRISTINA ALLYSON AGBUNAG & BENJAMIN CURRAN LORANCE on their wedding on March 10th. Allyson is the daughter of Kay & Dr. Archie Agbunag.

If you know anybody who is celebrating birthday, wedding anniversary or would like to spread the word regarding school activities, sporting events or anything else you'd want to share, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Send them to:
Phil-Am Association of Middle Tn.
P. O. Box 8057
Hermitage, TN. 37076

E-Mail address: Rouella Smith, rsmith(at)thebenefitbrokers.com

Tagalog 101 - Dining - Level One

Tagalog 101 - Dining - Level One

Tagalog 101 - Greetings - Level Two

Tagalog 101 - Greetings - Level Two

Join the Philippine-American Association of Middle Tennessee!

Now you can fill out our pdf form online and take it to the next Phil-Am event! We are currently exploring ways to pay/renew your membership through secure on-line transaction. Stay tuned!

Download and fill out the Philippine-American Association of Middle Tennessee Membership Form

A Message from the President...

Happy New Year to all.

New Year means new beginnings. This year, aside from the responsibilities of the officers, I have assigned each of them to oversee the different committees to allow us to function and operate efficiently and orderly. This will eliminate any confusion and duplication of effort. Another thing we have done is launch our new website www.philammidtn.org (also at www.philammidtn.com).

As I mentioned in our last Christmas party, the only way we will be successful this year is to get our membership up and encourage all our members to get involved in our programs. I know that every member has their own special skills and we would like you to get involved and become a volunteer. This year we are focusing on cultural programs, community involvement, educational programs on culture and traditions, history and language and increased membership.

I am excited to be working with you and with our new officers. We are looking forward to a successful year and at the same time having fun. I am hoping you will spread the word and join our team. As a team there are no bounds to what we can accomplish.

Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress and working together is success.

It takes people like you to make this organization thrive. If we are divided, the chance of failure is high. Let us move forward together to attain our goals and success will take care of itself.

We need your feedback to better serve our community and our organization. Please contact any officers for your suggestions. I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you,

Alberto Go
President, Philippine-American Association of Middle Tennessee

Tagalog 101 - Common Words & Phrases - Level One

Tagalog 101 - Common Words & Phrases - Level One

Happy New Year - Masaganang Bagong Taon Sa Lahat

(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

'Happy New Year' in Tagalog

manigo

prosperous

bago

new

bagong...

new...

taon

year

Manigong Bagong Taon!

A Prosperous New Year!

(traditional greeting for the new year)

Manigong Bagong Taon sa Iyo!

A Prosperous New Year to You!

(singular; spoken to one person)

Manigong Bagong Taon sa Inyo!

A Prosperous New Year to You!

(plural; spoken to many)

Manigong Bagong Taon sa Inyong Lahat!

A Prosperous New Year to All of You!

Maligayang...

Happy... Joyful... Merry...

Maligayang Bagong Taon!

Happy New Year! (not a common greeting)

The Tagalog word for 'abundant' or 'plentiful' is masagana.

Masaganang Bagong Taon Sa Lahat!

A Bountiful New Year to Everyone!

(also a common greeting for the new year)