Philippine American Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Utah

10/23/2026

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐍 𝐁𝐄𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑’𝐒 𝐁𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀 🇵🇭🇺🇸

Months of planning, countless moving parts, and an extraordinary community of people who gave their time, talents, and resources to bring the 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚 to life.

𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑝 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠, 𝑜𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑠𝑘𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚.

𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑎 𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒.

𝑂𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒, 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑙𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑑𝑎𝑦.

𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐲, 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞. 𝐖𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲.

𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙩 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙜𝙖𝙫𝙚, 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙚𝙙, 𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝.

The Fiesta was a celebration of Filipino culture, but the generosity behind it spoke a language everyone could understand.

Our greatest hope is that bayanihan continues well beyond the festivities, not simply as a cherished Filipino tradition, but as a way of life we choose to practice every day.

𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑜 𝑠𝑎 𝑖𝑛𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑎ℎ𝑎𝑡! 💙💛

10/21/2026

𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐀 𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐖𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐄 𝐈𝐍 🇵🇭🇺🇸

For all the food, music, and festivities that filled the day, 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥.

Behind every dish, every handmade creation, and every experience was someone who had invested a great deal of themselves in building a business.

𝗪𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. The long hours, sacrifices, and courage it takes to turn an idea into something people can experience and enjoy.

This understanding is the core of PACCI-Utah's mission.

𝙏𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙪𝙧𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖, 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙪𝙨.

We are grateful for what you brought to this celebration and proud to be part of your entrepreneurial journey.

𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱.

𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑎 𝑖𝑛𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑎ℎ𝑎𝑡! 𝑀𝑎𝑏𝑢ℎ𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑔𝑎 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑠𝑎 𝑈𝑡𝑎ℎ! 💙💛

📷: Yusuf Maung, Haiza Madrid, Dave Perez

10/20/2026

𝐁𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐖𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐃 🇵🇭🇺🇸

Some stories are simply too good to keep to yourself.

The 𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗜-𝗨𝘁𝗮𝗵 𝗕𝗔𝗬𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔 was one of them.

𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵. 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘴, 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

𝐎𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝟏,𝟕𝟓𝟓 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞.

What unfolded was Filipino culture and hospitality at their finest. Incredible food, vibrant performances, familiar faces, new friendships, and the unmistakable warmth of a Filipino fiesta.

Beyond the festivities, our local entrepreneurs reached new customers, families discovered our traditions, and a community came together to create something truly meaningful.

To our sponsors, partners, vendors, performers, volunteers, organizing team, and everyone who contributed in ways both seen and unseen, this celebration was made possible by your generosity.

To every person who shared our invitation, brought their family, supported our businesses, or simply came to experience something new, thank you for being part of our story.

𝙏𝒉𝙞𝒔 𝒊𝙨 𝘽𝑨𝙔𝑨𝙉𝑰𝙃𝑨𝙉 𝙖𝒕 𝒊𝙩𝒔 𝒇𝙞𝒏𝙚𝒔𝙩. 𝑷𝙚𝒐𝙥𝒍𝙚 𝙜𝒊𝙫𝒊𝙣𝒈 𝒘𝙝𝒂𝙩 𝙩𝒉𝙚𝒚 𝒄𝙖𝒏, 𝙚𝒙𝙥𝒆𝙘𝒕𝙞𝒏𝙜 𝙣𝒐𝙩𝒉𝙞𝒏𝙜 𝙞𝒏 𝒓𝙚𝒕𝙪𝒓𝙣.

These are just a few moments from an extraordinary Saturday. We have many more stories to share.

A special thank you to Mr. Yusuf Maung, our official photography partner for the Bayanihan Fiesta, for beautifully capturing these moments.

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁, 𝗨𝘁𝗮𝗵. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀. 💙💛

10/19/2026

Maraming salamat and Mabuhay, Chartway Credit Union, for believing in the kind of work that we do for our small businesses and entrepreneurial community in Utah, regardless of heritage. Your trust and generous support this year has enabled us to provide the value we seek to bring to our community members. 🇵🇭🇺🇸🙏🏽

10/19/2026

Thank you, Tamara Vaifanua, for being a prime example that you don’t need to be of Filipino heritage to embody Bayanihan. We are grateful for your support of our community and our Chamber’s leadership. Mabuhay po kayo! 🇵🇭

10/18/2026

Mula sa kaibuturan ng aming mga puso, maraming maraming salamat po sa inyong lahat sa pakikidalo sa 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚!

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you very much for coming out to Fiesta with us today!

We are beyond grateful for the amount of overwhelming support! Thank you for believing in the work of the Chamber and we hope you found new favorites and satisfied cravings from our wonderful community small businesses!

To our sponsors, partners, performers, and volunteers, we love and appreciate you. 🇵🇭🇺🇸

10/17/2026