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New Women’s Group Facilitates Immigration Conversation and Action
WICA was born out of urgency – to be responsive to the current immigration fever Editor’s Notes By Marivir Montebon New York – It has just begun. The Women’s Immigration Cafe (WICA), my graduate studies requirement, softly begins in the community with FilAm organizations in the Big Apple. A kick-off forum, Know Your Rights, was […]
Excellent Filipino Parents Awarded; Filipino Community Revisits Art of Embroidery, Weaving
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – July came and went and these events just blew the Filipino community away with happy and prideful memories. 2nd Outstanding Parents’ Awards and Gala on July 21, 2018 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Newark The Excellence in Parenting awardees were: Mr. Augusto and Mrs. Julieta Arroyo; […]
Francis Sison: TLC is Key to Lasting Marriage and Good Parenting
By Marivir R. Montebon The formula is one and the same: tender loving care for marriages and parenting to succeed. Before receiving their award as one of the Outstanding Parents of 2017, Knights of Rizal regional commander (USA) Francis Sison said TLC is the key to a lasting marriage and good parenting. The 1st Outstanding […]
Search for Outstanding Parents On
New York City – The Filipino International Community of America (FICA) is hosting the 1st Outstanding Parents’ Awards and Gala on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel, 160-A Frontage Road, Newark NJ 07114 from 1- 5 PM. The event recognizes and celebrates the people who have given much of their lives, […]
Millennial Leader EJ Rapada: Leadership is Expressed in Every Role You Take
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City – The newly-elected president of the Filipino International Community of America (FICA) is rolling his sleeves as one of the emerging millennial leaders in the East Coast bent on contributing to prosperity and peace among immigrant and interracial families here. Emiljun Rapada, from Elizabeth, NJ, […]
Merly Barrete-Barlaan: A Profile of Faith and Grassroots Work
5th Anniversary Special By Marivir R. Montebon I call her my twin, Merly Christina Barrete-Barlaan, the Filipino woman who struts the east and west of the world where she both rightfully belongs. Twin Merly was the first main feature in when OSM! was delivered in the digital world five years ago. Having the […]
Esther Faith Batino: Leadership is a Matter of Faith
Main Feature By Marivir R. Montebon New York City — The dusky and beautiful Esther Faith Batino was in her senior year in a Catholic university in Cebu City in central Philippines, taking up preparatory course for Medicine when she changed her uptight religious upbringing. She came across some missionaries of the then fledgling […]
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