Samar’s Tikog Bags Reinvented
Cheers to the ancient art of weaving happiness in every bag By Elmira Judy Aguilar-Cinco Tacloban – After super typhoon Haiyan in 2013, women weavers of the province of Samar in eastern Philippines, have produced bags with bright and colorful face designs reflecting their tenacity to withstand challenges. These weavers, locally known as “paraglaras” use […]
JCI Visits Capitol Hill to Sustain Malaria Epidemic Campaign
Washington, D.C – On March 10, 2020, Nothing But Nets (NBN) Champions and members of the Junior Chamber International (JCI) USA from the States of New York and New Jersey headed to Capitol Hill to personally meet with their congressional representatives to discuss the fight against malaria. The United Nations Nothing But Nets campaign is […]
My Museum Trip: Portraits of Women at the Crocker Art Museum
By Marivir R. Montebon Sacramento – It was a frenzied and fun step back in time with my high school classmate Angela and Home Economics teacher (yes, Home Economics!) Miss Connie Lepon-Holmes while we were at the Crocker Art Museum here in California’s capital. We remembered and laughed and remembered and laughed at those high […]
What’s Feminism, Tita?
#awesomewomen2020 #internationalwomensmonth2020 Editor’s Notes By Marivir R. Montebon New York – My eldest niece, Lila Sophia, rushed to greet me when I arrived in their home in Menifee for a week-long vacation. At 13, she’s already taller than me, and immediately said, I read your book, tita, Biting the Big Apple. Did you like it?, […]
Kinding Sindaw Presents Pananadem to Remember Indigenous Meranao Roots
New York – This international women’s month, take time to watch an artistic conception and direction of a Meranao woman leader, Potri Ranka Manis at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theatre. It’s the New York Premiere of Kinding Sindaw Melayu Heritage’s Pananadem (Remembering) from March 12-14, 2020 at 7pm, and March 15, 2020 at 3pm at […]
Revisiting Kyrgyztan: Shutting off from the world to protect its people
New York – Manhattan Artist June Pascal revisits Kyrgyzstan in this video. This Central Asian country has taken a proactive measure against the spread of the new Corona virus, the COVID19, by closing its borders from the world. As of press time, March 3, 2020, there are no reported cases of Kyrgyzstan. Its Ministry of […]
Jean Nabong: Music Works Wonders for Special Needs Children
By Marivir R. Montebon The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, “the children are now working as if I did not exist.” Maria Montessori New York – On the grand piano, music teacher Jean Nabong nimbly struck the ivory keys, playing Posca and Chopin’s ‘By the Sea’, as […]
Free Press: The Most Dangerous Foe of Tyranny
Statement of the Fil-Am Press Club of New York The Filipino-American Press Club of New York (FAPCNY), together with other organizations committed to freedom of speech and the press, stand in solidarity with the journalists and employees of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. and ABS-CBN International’s The Filipino Channel. As a community of working Fil-Am journalists and communication professionals […]
Visit Manila-Iloilo-Boracay in the 2020 VIP Tour
Very Important Pinoy Tour launched on January 21, 2020 at the Philippine Center in NYC New York City – The Philippine Consulate General in New York and the Philippine Department of Tourism – New York hosted the launching of the 2020 Very Important Pinoy (VIP) Tour, formerly Ambassadors’ Tour, on 21 January 2020 at the […]
My Museum Trip: Teddy Bear and Other Fascinating Facts on Pres. Theodore Roosevelt
The popular ‘Teddy Bear’ toy was created to honor him for refusing to shoot a bear in a hunting spree and this president spent time with his children every 4PM no matter what. By Marivir R. Montebon New York City – A visit at the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site will remind us that […]
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