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The FBANC 42nd Annual Dinner was held on June 10, 2022 at San Francisco City Hall. The theme for FBANC 42 was FBANC For All, which focused on building upon the tremendous work the organization has done in championing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession, increasing pipelines for future leaders of color, and serving the San Francisco Bay Area Filipino/a/x community through access to justice initiatives.

The dinner featured San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu as its keynote speaker. FBANC honored Dr. Robyn Rodriguez with its Jose Rizal Award and Chris Punongbayan with its Trailblazer Award.

The FBANC Foundation awarded $32,000 in scholarships that evening, including the inaugural Carlos P. Romulo Family Scholarship.

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Comprised of over 500 attorneys and law students spread across Northern California, the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California (“FBANC”) held its Virtual Installation Ceremony on June 3, 2021.

This year’s theme is Know History, Know Self, which implores all of us to remember our collective histories and struggles as we continue the important work of diversifying the legal profession and serving the SF Bay Area Filipino/a/x and Filipino/a/x American community.

During the ceremony, the FBANC Foundation awarded a record amount of over $32,000 in scholarships (stipends to conferences were unavailable during the pandemic), including the inaugural Ted Borromeo Scholarship.

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The 40th FBANC Installation Gala was held virtually on June 11, 2020. That evening, FBANC recognized its Pamana or Legacy, as translated in Tagalog, in celebration of FBANC’s  four-decade-long commitment to diversifying the legal profession and to serving the SF Bay Area Filipino/a/x and Filipino/a/x American community.

During the ceremony, the FBANC Foundation awarded over $40,000 in scholarships and stipends, almost doubling the amount awarded from the previous year.

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The FBANC 38th Annual Dinner was held on June 8, 2017 at the Intercontinental Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco, California. The theme that year was “Uplift and Defend”. FBANC installed its incoming 2018-2019 Board and honored United Playaz Founder and Executive Director Rudy Corpuz, Jr. with its Jose Rizal Award and California LAW Interim Executive Director and FBANC Advisory Board Member Ruthe Ashley with its Trailblazer Award.

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