Nonoy Mendoza is the Editor and Publisher of FIL-AM IMAGE Magazine, a nationally distributed magazine,
now known globally as the FILIPINO IMAGE. He is currently the CEO and president of PINOYGLOBAL
ONLINE NEWS, an online 24/7 news service, both based in Washington, D.C. A foremost specialist on
Filipino-American affairs across the United States and Canada, Nonoy Mendoza was North America Ethnic
Sales Manager for Philippine Air Lines from 1965 to 1969 and a refuted tourism expert for the Philippines’
tourism. He was a chartered founding Board Member and the third to serve as National President of FAPA
(Filipino-American Political Association). During the term of President Gerald Ford, he served as the first and
only Filipino on the Presidential Advisory Board on Asian-American Affairs.
Although a registered Democrat, he was asked to serve as Specialist on Asian-American Affairs for the
Republican Party during the first Reagan-Bush Presidential Campaign. A seasoned and professional media
and PR man since the mid ‘50’s, and a member of the National Press Club in the Nation’s Capital since
1993, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Federated Filipino-American Media
Associations in the U.S. and Canada (FFAMAS) representing more than 300 Fil-Am publishers, editors and
reporters. A seasoned journalist, he was the Pacific Northwest and Canada Bureau Chief for the Manila
Chronicle from 1960 until 1965.
A highly successful entrepreneur, he was the President and CEO of the largest Filipino-American travel
organization, the Mabuhay Travel Agencies and Gem Travel of Southern California, with branches in major
cities in the United States, Canada, Manila, Taipeh, Hong Kong, Seoul and Tokyo, Nonoy Mendoza is known
as the major originator, architect and acknowledged prime mover of the “Balikbayan” Program, which was
later adopted by the Department of Tourism of the Republic of the Philippines as its international tourism
program. He is the creator and developer of the successful “Twenty Outstanding Filipin-Americans (TOFA) in
the United States and Canada” project which was launched in 1990. He serves as Special Assistant and PR
Consultant to various organizations, including the presidents of the Association of Philippine Physicians in
America (APPA), the largest Filipino organization in the United States. He is consultant to St. Martin de
Porres Ministry of the United States; originator of the monthly Filipino Holy Mass in Washington, D.C.; was a
member of the Advisory Board of the College of Democracy of the National Graduate University in the U.S.
He was a member for more than 13 years of the Pastoral Council of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, and
was a graduate of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., on Education for Parish Service (EPS) at Trinity
College. He served as PR consultant for the Philippine Independence Day Committee, and was the
professional Conference Consultant of the 1995 Asian Pacific American Heritage Council. A fourth degree
and was the Financial Secretary of Our Lady of Victory Knights of Columbus, Nonoy was one of the eight
members of Cardinal Hickey’s Evangelization Committee of the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.
Appointed by Hon. Marion Barry, Jr., Mayor of the District of Columbia to serve for a term of 3 years on the
Commission for Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs starting in 1996, he was again re-elected in 1996 until
1999— thus, having the distinction of serving under three District of Columbia mayors as a District
Commissioner. He served as Communications Director and Editor-in-Chief of the Alliance of Filipino
Catholic Charismatic Prayer Communities in North America. A resident of the District of Columbia since
1990, he was chairman for three terms of the Commission on Aging for the City of Monterey Park, California,
prior to relocating to the District. In the “Hills” — the United States House of Representatives — as an
acknowledged public relations strategist, he was PR Special Assistant to U.S. Congressman Matthew
Martinez, a Democrat from California during the 101st Congress. In the 102nd Congress, he was appointed
as PR Special Assistant to Congressman Ben Blas, a Republican U.S. Congressman from Guam. A
seasoned political strategist and a professional political fundraiser, Nonoy has been consulting in various
political elections, both nationally and locally. Nonoy belongs to the elite and prestigeous NRC President’s
Club of President George W. Bush.
His expertism is in creating, developing, coordinating, monitoring and successfully completing viable
assigned projects. # (Washington, D.C.-09/20/2006)
now known globally as the FILIPINO IMAGE. He is currently the CEO and president of PINOYGLOBAL
ONLINE NEWS, an online 24/7 news service, both based in Washington, D.C. A foremost specialist on
Filipino-American affairs across the United States and Canada, Nonoy Mendoza was North America Ethnic
Sales Manager for Philippine Air Lines from 1965 to 1969 and a refuted tourism expert for the Philippines’
tourism. He was a chartered founding Board Member and the third to serve as National President of FAPA
(Filipino-American Political Association). During the term of President Gerald Ford, he served as the first and
only Filipino on the Presidential Advisory Board on Asian-American Affairs.
Although a registered Democrat, he was asked to serve as Specialist on Asian-American Affairs for the
Republican Party during the first Reagan-Bush Presidential Campaign. A seasoned and professional media
and PR man since the mid ‘50’s, and a member of the National Press Club in the Nation’s Capital since
1993, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Federated Filipino-American Media
Associations in the U.S. and Canada (FFAMAS) representing more than 300 Fil-Am publishers, editors and
reporters. A seasoned journalist, he was the Pacific Northwest and Canada Bureau Chief for the Manila
Chronicle from 1960 until 1965.
A highly successful entrepreneur, he was the President and CEO of the largest Filipino-American travel
organization, the Mabuhay Travel Agencies and Gem Travel of Southern California, with branches in major
cities in the United States, Canada, Manila, Taipeh, Hong Kong, Seoul and Tokyo, Nonoy Mendoza is known
as the major originator, architect and acknowledged prime mover of the “Balikbayan” Program, which was
later adopted by the Department of Tourism of the Republic of the Philippines as its international tourism
program. He is the creator and developer of the successful “Twenty Outstanding Filipin-Americans (TOFA) in
the United States and Canada” project which was launched in 1990. He serves as Special Assistant and PR
Consultant to various organizations, including the presidents of the Association of Philippine Physicians in
America (APPA), the largest Filipino organization in the United States. He is consultant to St. Martin de
Porres Ministry of the United States; originator of the monthly Filipino Holy Mass in Washington, D.C.; was a
member of the Advisory Board of the College of Democracy of the National Graduate University in the U.S.
He was a member for more than 13 years of the Pastoral Council of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, and
was a graduate of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., on Education for Parish Service (EPS) at Trinity
College. He served as PR consultant for the Philippine Independence Day Committee, and was the
professional Conference Consultant of the 1995 Asian Pacific American Heritage Council. A fourth degree
and was the Financial Secretary of Our Lady of Victory Knights of Columbus, Nonoy was one of the eight
members of Cardinal Hickey’s Evangelization Committee of the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.
Appointed by Hon. Marion Barry, Jr., Mayor of the District of Columbia to serve for a term of 3 years on the
Commission for Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs starting in 1996, he was again re-elected in 1996 until
1999— thus, having the distinction of serving under three District of Columbia mayors as a District
Commissioner. He served as Communications Director and Editor-in-Chief of the Alliance of Filipino
Catholic Charismatic Prayer Communities in North America. A resident of the District of Columbia since
1990, he was chairman for three terms of the Commission on Aging for the City of Monterey Park, California,
prior to relocating to the District. In the “Hills” — the United States House of Representatives — as an
acknowledged public relations strategist, he was PR Special Assistant to U.S. Congressman Matthew
Martinez, a Democrat from California during the 101st Congress. In the 102nd Congress, he was appointed
as PR Special Assistant to Congressman Ben Blas, a Republican U.S. Congressman from Guam. A
seasoned political strategist and a professional political fundraiser, Nonoy has been consulting in various
political elections, both nationally and locally. Nonoy belongs to the elite and prestigeous NRC President’s
Club of President George W. Bush.
His expertism is in creating, developing, coordinating, monitoring and successfully completing viable
assigned projects. # (Washington, D.C.-09/20/2006)
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