A Moment of Uncertainty

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Nothing much to say in this moment of chaos and uncertainty—except sending major solidarity to our kababayans in the Middle East. All 2.1 million of you who might be facing job loss, displacement, and the countless ripple effects that come with war.

Praying you and your families stay safe. And honestly, hoping the whole world gets through this unwanted disruption. Maybe not untouched—but held together by faith, community, and that deep ancestral resilience we carry.

Because if history has taught us anything, it’s this: we’ve been through hard times before, and we’ve survived them. And we will again. 

This week’s stories:

Haters and Zombies Don’t Scare this Grandma by Anthony Maddela

Teacher Joyce Brings Out Hope by Wilminia Dumaop

Overseas Filipino Achievers, Part 2 by Mona Lisa Yuchengco

[Read It Again]

The Lady Is a Sports Writer by Primo Pacis

Pinay Migrants Gasp for Air in South Korea’s Closed Society by Rochit Tañedo

Why Women Rule Pampanga by Robby Tantingco

[Partner] Philippine International Aid’s U.S. Scholarship

[Video of the Week] Why Is the Philippines Broken Today? 

In The Know

The Eala Experience: Yes, It’s About Tennis, But So Much More
https://bnpparibasopen.com/news/the-eala-experience

IN NUMBERS: Overseas Filipinos under threat in the Middle East
https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/data-documents/overseas-filipinos-middle-east-strikes-2026-numbers/? 

Fil-Am soldier among slain US troops honored
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/313078/fil-am-soldier-among-slain-us-troops-honored?utm_source=(direct)&utm_medium=gallery

SOCIAL WEATHER REPORT | 83% of Filipinos say a woman’s role is to look after the home and family; Public opinion on the role of women has been conservative for many years
https://www.sws.org.ph/swsmain/artcldisppage/?artcsyscode=ART-20260304171738

Hellokasyon Is the Platform for Those Who Want to Actually Experience the Philippines
https://www.esquiremag.ph/life/travel/hellokasyon-is-the-platform-for-those-who-want-to-actually-experience-the-philippines-

Thanks to The Pitt, the Filipino nurse is no longer invisible
https://www.thediarist.ph/thanks-to-the-pitt-the-filipino-nurse-is-no-longer-invisible/

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Women Today

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Today is International Women's Day, a yearly event that celebrates the contribution of women to society in various fields. The day also puts in focus the continuing fight for gender equality.

Philippine law likewise officially marks March 8 as National Women's Day, with the same goal of putting a spotlight on the achievements of Filipino women in all fields including science, technology, medicine, education, politics, literature and the arts, and various aspects of nation-building.

One arena that used to exclude -- but has since been breached -- by women is sports writing. Just over 40 years ago, there were only three Filipino women journalists who covered sports and one of them is Tessa Jazmines, a professor of communications at the University of the Philippines, whose spunk and love for basketball enabled her to break the gender barrier in covering sports events. 

Filipino women of course have long dominated the culinary arts although gender equality has leveled the field just within the last few decades (definitely a welcome development). Young, innovative chefs are giving traditional Filipino recipes new life. One of them is Abi Balingit (profiled here by PF contributing writer Claire Mercado Obias) whose recently published cookbook puts an interesting twist to Filipino desserts. 

We are also reposting two stories from our archives of brave Filipinas who found themselves in unusual circumstances and emerged triumphant.

Community organizer and Manila-based contributor Rochit Tañedo shares the story of Marlinda, a Lumad, unfazed by pregnancy, weather and political danger as she joined a Mindanao-to-Manila march to protest human rights violations in their indigenous communities. http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/birthing-in-the-time-of-el-nio-marlindas-story

Our publisher Mona Lisa Yuchengco wrote about how Filipinas saved a small town in Japan from natural extinction. http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/how-filipinas-saved-a-town-in-japan 

Read more stories about Filipino women in our In The Know links below.

A treat for dessert and coffee lovers and the Happy Home Cook: Abi Balingit shares her creative concoction: Sago't Gulaman Iced Coffee.

Our Video of the Week features the inimitable Apl.de.Ap, one Fil-Am we can all be proud of.

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