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UNIFFIED 10

 

Less is More: NYC teacher says being ‘considerate’ to students in this pandemic is important

By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Less is more.  A Filipino teacher in the Big Apple, Ronie Mataquel, encouraged fellow teachers to provide essential, meaningful assignments to their students at this time of the pandemic. “Less is more,” he said at the Women’s World digital conversation aired Sundays for the past 24 weeks of […]

1 year ago 1 More
 

Life for Children Foundation Relaunched in NYC

By Marivir R. Montebon   New York – There are so many things that are on the plate of the indefatigable 82-year-old Lumen Castaneda, Fil-Am community leader and founder of the teacher’s group UNIFFIED. A few years ago, when she saw the horrible situation of little school children in Batangas who had to traverse the […]

3 years ago 1 More
 

Look Back: Top OSM! Stories in 2018

Political commentaries and social opinion top the reading choice of Fil-Ams, followed by the (usual) great love for entertainment.  By Marivir R. Montebon   New York – For 2018, readers of the Fil-Am community have sharply become keen with local issues and Philippine politics. In fact, readership on our coverage on the Duterte administration and […]

3 years ago More
 

Expelled Community Leaders: PIDCI’s Doing the Detriment, Not Us

By Marivir R. Montebon     New York – Leaders of the expelled organizations of the Philippine Independence Day Council cried foul over the dismissal of their groups by the Membership committee on the grounds of being a detriment to the organization and having less than ten members. “The termination is purely an act of […]

3 years ago More
 

Voices: Filipino Teachers in NYC Say No To Arming Teachers at School

By Marivir R. Montebon   New York – Filipino teachers here have added their voices  against arming themselves at school to ensure their students’ safety. The issue has once again rose following the February 14 shooting rampage at the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Among the 17 casualties to the crime by […]

4 years ago More
 

Events: Snowy Spring Brings New Teacher Leaders, Ati Women Portraits by a Doctor Artist

By Marivir R. Montebon   New York City – April came with rain showers and lots of snow and the Filipino community here celebrated spring with a mix of surprise and awe. For the Filipino teachers group UNIFFIED, there is no let up in organizing and empowering teachers to become the great influencer of the […]

4 years ago 1 More
 

Juliet Payabyab: Busier Better Life After Retirement

By Marivir R. Montebon New York City – Life after retirement could actually become more hectic. Such is the one lived by Filipino community leader Juliet Payabyab whose presence in the growing community of Filipinos is quite indomitable. “There is a really enjoyable life after retirement. It is a matter of choice,” she said in […]

4 years ago More
 

Bing Martin: A Cool Jazzy Voice Dispels the Heat Wave in NYC

By Marivir R. Montebon     New York City — The sweet, soothing voice of Bing Braganza Martin literally helped cool off the heat wave here when she launched her CD album ‘What Moonlight Can Do’. Serenading an intimate audience of friends and young aspiring singers, Bing debuted her CD with a launch party in the […]

6 years ago More
 

Open-Mindedness: Fil-Ams Can Close Generation Gap

How the Young and Not-So-Young Fil-Ams Can Work Together By Marivir R. Montebon   New York City — Perhaps, the more challenging feat community leaders have to deal with is having to include the young and the young-at-heart fully participating in community activities and conversations on relevant issues. In a recently concluded conference of the National […]

7 years ago More
 

Lumen Castaneda: Teacher, Community Leader Who Brightens Up the Room

Let’s Hear It from This Well-loved Grand Dame By Marivir R. Montebon       Teaching continues to be the noblest of professions, and for a community leader and teacher who spent much of her life teaching the younger bunch, there is no let up.  Lumen Castaneda continues to illuminate in the growing Fil-Am community. […]

7 years ago 1 More
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