Category: Non-Profit & Community
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Filipina Women’s Network’s Pinay Power 2012: Time Capsule Project
Happy New Year! For my first posting of the year, I am featuring some of my beloved Filipina friends from the Filipina Women’s Network’s 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the US. The honor of being selected as an influential Filipina also connotes a lot of responsibility, including mentoring another Filipina woman. A large-scale reunion,…
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Ben Menor To Plead No Contest To One Charge, 2 Other Charges To Be Dismissed: Sentencing Rescheduled October 9; Charge To Be Expunged
Thank you for the prayers! What a roller-coaster ride it has been these past five years — with many lessons learned and true friendships cherished… Greg B. Macabenta, veteran journalist and publisher/editor-in-chief of Ang Panahon and Filipinas Magazine, who witnessed Ben Menor’s September 18 sentencing, wrote this special news article. To contact Greg, email him…
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Philippine Coral Reef Exhibit Opens At The New California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco
The staff members at the Philippine Consul General’s Office in San Francisco are very good in making sure that the Filipino American media is updated with consulate-supported events and activities. Consul General Marciano Paynor (an adopted son of Cebu) wanted to be sure I would be at one of the latest media briefings but I…
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A Filipina Asks About Truth in Advertising: Formula Milk vs. Mother’s Milk
At my DiabetesLifeNotes.BlogSpot.com personal blog, I talked about finally connecting with Nona D. Andaya-Castillo, a Filipina Breastfeeding Advocate/International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and a practising vegetarian these past 17 years, who asked me to check out the “Diet for A New America.” Our conversation also touched upon some “whistle blowers” regarding Formula Milk made by…
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Keeping Track of Ben Menor: “I’m happy that the case is coming to a close”
Ben Menor, one of the top Filipino leaders in community development and service in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, is currently going through the final phase of proceedings on alleged charges thrown at him 2-1/2 years ago. According to court documents, an agreement between the District Attorney and defendant was reached. Out of the…
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A Peek at The One World Institute through the eyes of Dr. Tom Stern and Yolanda Stern
The One World Institute has been generating ripples of positive, healing energy across the Pacific Ocean. Nowadays, if you know where to look, you can experience the magic and joy wheelchairs are bringing to those who cannot afford it, “wheelchairs of mercy” that can handle the urban and rural terrains of the Philippines, rain or…
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Los Angeles, CA: SIPA’s 36th Anniversary Awards Benefit Dinner on April 26, 2008
At around 6:30 p.m. on March 29, 2008, I took a SuperShuttle from the Los Angeles International Airport to attend a book launching at Remy’s On Temple, smack in the middle of Historic Filipinotown. My friends, all Filipinas from Cebu who are the editors of BisayaBulletin.com, had helped organize this successful event. Who would greet…
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V-Day 10: Filipina Women Work To End Violence Against Women & Girls
Eve Ensler, the author of “The Vagina Monologues,” is encouraging everyone worldwide to celebrate V to the 10th in the most profound ways possible. Click here to go directly to YouTube.com. For the fifth year since these US-based Filipina women started this social justice project, Filipina Women’s Network continues to honor the Vagina and Puki…
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The Story of Stuff: Educating Us About The Underbelly of Unsustainable Production and Consumption Practices
“More time to buy stuff yet less time for things that make us happy.” These were the words that resonated with me as Annie Leonard guided us in her 20-minute online presentation, “The Story of Stuff.” Part 1 of this amazing video is found here, courtesy of FreeRange Studios. Annie Leonard speaks clearly about the…
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Overseas Filipino Caucus for Sustainable Development: Looking forward to MDG 2015
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (a.k.a. MDG) FOR 2015 This song is the MDG Anthem composed and sung by Filipinos. You can find it here, too: UN.org.ph. 2015 is the magical year. Spread the word! Click here to go directly to YouTube.com. For the past four months, I have been a low-key internet personality. You see, I…