FAHM Formal
This Mr. Filipino contestant was the winner of the Musical Chairs competition.
Who is Juan Tenezaca?
A club favorite, this fried appetizer is commonly filled with ground pork and shredded vegetables.
What is Lumpiang Shanghai (aka Lumpia)?
This P-Pop group of 8 members rose to popularity in the early 2020s through their hits Feel Good, Pantropiko, and Salamin, Salamin.
Who is BINI?
This non-American freshman attended both NRB sessions despite not signing up for either.
Who is Nathaniel Soto?
What year was PAL established in RPI?
When was 1993?
With one of its members serving as a guest judge, this was the external Filipino student organization who attended Formal.
What is Liga Filipina from UAlbany?
This salty and savory dish is commonly made with pork or chicken simmered in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, and peppercorns.
What is Adobo?
This singer-songwriter rose to popularity in the late 2010s and early 2020s through smash hits including Binibini and Pano.
Who is Zack Tabudlo?
This person is last year's Freshman Representative of Fall 2024 - Spring 2025.
Who is David Rogelio Collins?
In Fall 2023, FAHM Formal changed up the formula and brought this new competition to the table.
These are the names of all three raffle baskets that were offered during Formal.
What are the performative, harana, and flower baskets?
A popular Filipino snack, this dish consists of pieces of deep-fried pork skin garnished with various seasonings.
What is Chicharron?
Featuring hits such as Fuzzy Feeling and Dandelion, this 2025 album is Grentperez’ most recent major release.
What is Backflips in a Restaurant?
This is the total number of Filipinos on Eboard (Count anyone less than 100% Filipino as 0.5)
What is 9.5?
In Spring 2023, this Bayanihan starred Jia Paggao and Juan Tenezaca in a parody of this 2018 drama film.
What is Crazy Rich Asians?
These two songs were performed by our 8th Wonder guest performers.
What are WICKED by ALLDAY PROJECT and The Chase by Hearts2Hearts?
This is the city where the first Jollibee was opened in the US.
Where is Daly City, California?
The acronym OPM stands for this word, and also give its meaning.
What is Original Pilipino Music?
Umbrella term for Filipino music
Casey Meng did not originally enroll into RPI, but instead transferred in from this university during this semester.
What is SUNY Buffalo and Spring 2023?
This previous EBoard member spun off the side of the road on the way back from PAL winter camping in Vermont.
The main event of the night, these are all eight of our Mr. Filipino contestants and their talents. (Song names not required)
Who are:
Juan Tenezaca - Singing
Parker Paragas - Singing & Dancing
Aaron Im - Singing
Dominic Penalosa - Singing + Playing the Cello
Jeremy Pangaribuan - "Dancing"...
Joshua Javillo - Magic trick
Nathaniel Soto - Eating a hot pepper
Edward Lim - Eating Munchkins
This local Filipino business based in Albany provided the Pancit Canton that was served during the Petals of Silangan Formal.
What is Kusina Resto?
This individual composed the music for the Philippine national anthem, "Lupang Hinirang".
Who is Julian Felipe?
This PAL General Body Member only pays in cash (sometimes coins) for all of their transactions.
Who is Hayden Wu?
The farthest camping to-date, PAL embarked in Spring 2024 to drive 3.5 hours to an airbnb at the edge of this finger lake in western New York.
What is Lake Canandaigua?