ABOUT PCFI

ABOUT PCFI

PCFI Executive Officers 2022-2024

ARNELL BIGLETE
Chairman

Abigail Hamilton

ABIGAIL HAMILTON
First Vice Chairman

Vivian Furigay-Dudgeon

VIVIAN FURIGAY-DUDGEON
Second Vice Chairman

LORELEI UY
Treasurer

ERLINDA SANCHEZ
Assistant Treasurer

Jonathan Sibayan

JONATHAN SIBAYAN
Secretary

JENETTE SIBAYAN-CRUZ
Assistant Secretary

Frank Butron

FRANK BUTRON
Auditor


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PCFI Mission

To preserve and present the Philippine heritage and culture as our legacy to future generations and our contribution to the diversity of this region and the State of Florida.

PCFI Goals

  • Present high quality performances and exhibitions of Philippine traditional & contemporary artists, both professional and community based, national and international.
  • Organize special events for the Filipino community that are open to the general public, county, and state wide.
  • Provide cultural education, including language, folk arts, and good citizenship for children and adults, American-born Filipinos and individuals of various backgrounds who are interested in Filipino culture.
  • Provide a facility for Florida artists and other cultural providers.
  • Support the concerts, art festivals, educational events, and cultural activities of other ethnic groups and culturally undeserved communities.
  • Expand the educational opportunities of the general Florida public about the language, culture and history of the Philippines.
  • Provide a library of information about the Philippines, including guidance on travel to the islands.

PCFI History

Yugyugan 2016 Photo by David Martinez III

The completion of the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center in the Philippine Cultural Enrichment Complex in Tampa is the work of a seamless, integrated fabric of talents that blended perfectly. It consisted of generous and focused people who have diligently and selflessly given their time and energies since the founding of the Philippine Cultural Foundation, Inc. (PCFI) in 1995… [More]


The Bayanihan Arts and Events Center

Bayanihan Arts and Events Center

Built in 2001, the Center is a spectacular and an exceptional arts and events facility that offers a spacious 9,900 sq. ft. of carpeted and chandeliered convention, exhibit and event hall for the use of the organization and its members. With tastefully paved entrance, adorned with a majestic fountain and well-manicured garden, one comes in to a magnificently crystal-chandeliered lobby and a gracious library holding a vast collection of books, musical instruments and artifacts on Philippine culture… [Go to the BAEC Site]