Women’s Federation For World Peace

 

UN Women Celebrations: Real Struggles and Victories are on the Ground in the Philippines

By Marivir R. Montebon   New York City – In a quaint gathering of Filipino American leaders at the Unification Theological Seminary library in Manhattan, women leaders in civil society, politics, and media share experiences at persistence in actual ground-work as the way to empower women and improve the quality of life at the village […]

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UTS Recruitment Director Gets Award for Women’s Advocacy

By Marivir R. Montebon   New York City – A not-for-profit organization, Team United Maharlika Foundation named UTS recruitment director Joy P. Theriot as an awardee in the category women’s advocacy on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at the Astoria World Manor in Queens. In addition to Joy Theriot, sixteen other individuals were recognized for their community […]

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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 […]

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Thoughtful Acts: Books for Kids, Reading Glasses for Women

OSM! Events   Vision 20 20 for the Women’s Federation for World Peace-Philippines The New York City 5th Avenue Lions Club recently donated $5000-worth of reading glasses and frames to Merly Barrete Barlaan, president of the Women’s Federation for World Peace-Philippines. 5th Avenue Lions Club president Greg C. Agulan handed the eye pieces on Thursday, […]

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Merly Barrete Barlaan: Leadership from the Heart

By Marivir R. Montebon Most of the time, the petite Merly Christina Barrete Barlaan is thinking and doing things either for her children or newly established school. Whether in the kitchen preparing food for children Hyo Won, Shin Won, Jasmine, and Lily Rose, or in her basement office doing some writing work in Elizabeth, New […]

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UN: Rural Women can Save the World Economy

By Leani M. Auxilio   UN CHURCH CENTER, NY— In an audience comprised of men and women from Ghana, Sweden, Zambia, Taiwan, Korea, and countless other countries, the Sound Essence Project Founder Ms. Susan Bradbury told a story of how a group of women in a rural town in Mongolia had the excellent idea of […]

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