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Peace is Possible: Filipino Leaders’ Thoughts on Inner and Global Peace

#inclusion #peacebasedonjustice #onehumanityundergod Editor’s Notes By Marivir R. Montebon   New York – Young Filipino leaders here are articulating deeply what peace means in the community, in the midst of the worrisome violence happening mostly in schools and churches across the county. At a gathering organized by the JCI New York State at a midtown […]

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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; […]

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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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Meet Broadway’s Miss Saigon’s New Tam Elie Rapada: ‘I Love to Act’

By Marivir R. Montebon   New York City – Just like most five-year-olds, Elie Conrad Mourad Rapada usually sits quietly on one corner and play video games. But these days, he has become one excited child actor who plays Tam on Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil’s Miss Saigon on Broadway. “I like it because I […]

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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 […]

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Celebrating Nick Joaquin and Other Events

By Marivir R. Montebon   New York City – The first half of the year saw book readings in the Filipino-American community, as well as movie reviews, and true-to-life testimonials that were eloquent and enlightening. Discussions on social issues were alive and vibrant in the Big Apple in the past six months of 2017 that […]

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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, […]

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