THE MESSAGE. BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA
www.kalatas.com.au | Volume 4 Number 8 | May 2014
COMMUNITY
FLAGCOM turns 5
A milestone was celebrated off-stage in Blacktown last month by
one of the most artistic and creative show management groups –
the FLAGCOM which marked their fifth year as a group.
Flagcom celebrated it’s 5th anniversary last month with friends. Clockwise: Rissa McInnes, Charles Chan, Albert Prias, Violi Calvert, Michelle Baltazar,
Ruben Amores, Cen Amores and Lilian Delos Reyes. Photo by Brillo Amores
THE behind-the-scenes crew
known for their excellent handling of many successful shows
in the Filipino community and
the mainstream had a birthday
and thanksgiving bash of barbecue, Pinoy food, and drinks
with lots of fun and great stories
to share.
It was one Friday night five
years ago when Albert, Charles,
Jude and Albert Dimarucut realised that the Filipino Gays,
Lesbians, Transgenders and
Bisexual should have a stronger voice and representation in
the community. Living up to
the GLTB trademark of glamour, artistry, and creativity, the
small group decided the best
way to contribute to the community was to form an elite
group that can deliver the best
shows in town.
“With all the individual talents pooled together by the guys,
from dancing, singing, acting,
interior design, stage managing,
light and sound choreography to
name a few, production companies, community organisations
started lining up have FLAGCOM handle their events,” said
Charles Chan.
“FLAGCOM’s on time show
start and quality performances
have been their trade mark ever
since. There’s only me and Albert
running FLAGCOM now and
the division of labour seemed to
have worked every time we tackle a job,” Charles said.
Managing director Albert
Prias thanked their hard working staff and volunteers, the outstanding artists and performers
who have graced their events,
the ever generous and supportive sponsors, the friendly media
who followed their work from
day one and to the community
organisations and leaders who
never lost faith and confidence in
FLAGCOM’s talent, dedication
and commitment to their craft.
There was no time to be
thinking about diets and figures
as guests indulged in an array
of traditional mechado, menu-
do and pancit and desserts like
leche flan, cassava and ube macapuno cake. ‘Kain’ was the order of the day but there was indeed every reason to celebrate as
FLAGCOM looks ahead to more
years of great ventures in the entertainment scene.
Everything delightfully palatable was there at the party but,
according to Charles, respect and
trust have always been the main
ingredients behind FLAGCOM’s
success.
“That’s the secret why we are
still here after five years.”
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