In San Francisco, an all-day Philippine Independence Day celebration will be held on Saturday, June 7, at the Union Square.

The second annual Philippine Independence Ball will be on June 21 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 1333 Bayshore Highway, Burlingame.

Contact Rene Pascual of the Fil-Am Community of the Bay Area, tel. +650 438-5056.

Also on June 21 a whole-day celebration will be marked in Vallejo. For more information, e-mail Noel Asiatico at noelasia@sbcglobal.net.