SO Local

#JustinForonda was born and raised in Los Angeles’ #HistoricFilipinotown — and like many children of Filipino immigrants, he pursued a career in nursing. Prior to becoming a nurse, however, he had won local and international awards for break dancing! In 2019, he had a creative itch and decided to merge this with his love for …

From breakdancing to nursing, and now cooking for the community in the time of COVID Read More »

An epitome of #timelessbeauty, multi-awarded actress #HildaKoronel sits down with host Jannelle So during her recent visit at the newest location of #iSkinMedSpa in Beverly Hills. Hilda, who has been living in the US for quite sometime already shares with Jannelle some motherhood tips, her journey from being a celebrity in Manila to being an …

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It’s a Spa Day on the newly-opened branch of #ISkinMedSpa poshly located at a penthouse in #BeverlyHills, California. Jannelle catches up with CEO Imee Ong-Maghanoy and its beauty ambassador #RuffaGutierrez not only to talk about taking care of themselves but how they’ve pushed the boundaries in their careers while juggling their role as mothers. From …

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In this segment of So Local, we are joined by founder of SoCalPinoys.com Charles Chamorro.

In this segment of So Local we are joined by Angela Bartolome, Clinical Director of AADAP.

In this segment of So Local we invited Noel Omega, Regional chair of the National federation of Filipino American Associations.

In this segment of #SoLocal, Gala co-chairs Candida Boyette-Clemons and Jessica del Mundo take us through the ups and downs of producing this highly-successful event that raised $70k for the projects of this esteemed organization serving Los angeles County, CA.