Filipino Reporter's Ryan Songalia, Lea Salonga, Loida Nicolas Lewis Photo

From: Photo Flash: Salonga, Ayesa, Marcos et al. at TOFA-NY Awards

While the city was being pummelled by a historic October snowstorm yesterday, Broadway actor-singers Lea Salonga, MiG Ayesa, J. Elaine Marcos, and members of the Filipino-American community braved the bad weather to get to Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall for The Oustanding Filipino Americans in New York (TOFA-NY) Awards, which recognizes individuals and organizations that have influenced the Filipino-American community in a positive way.