Filipinas Who Inspire

PF Correspondent Cherie Querol Moreno focuses on Edith Superio Cabuslay ("She Wants You To Have a Healthier Lifestyle"), the Health Systems Program Services Manager of San Mateo County in California. The county includes Daly City where the largest concentration of Filipinos in the US resides. 

Our Video of the Week zeroes in on Aimee Carandang-Gloria, the first Filipina commercial pilot who has since switched gears and now heads a foundation that trains OFWs as professional service providers.

A formidable Filipino in the news lately is former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales. Read Again veteran journalist Marites Danguilan-Vitug's feature on this feisty, no-nonsense rule of law guardian. http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/2013/3/dont-mess-with-conchita-carpio-morales

Another Read Again for literature lovers: my column on Angela Manalang-Gloria, one of the Philippines' beloved women poets. http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/gemma/the-enigmatic-poetess

A new gathering place for Fil-Ams in San Francisco is the Filipino Cultural Center. Lorna Lardizabal Dietz, who sits on the board, tells us its genesis.

We're starting a new collection called Our Turn: Millennial Voices and, with this first contribution from Jazmine D. Tabili ("Maginhawang Buhay: A Nearly Impossible Dream for Tourism Workers"), we encourage the youth to tell their stories. Send them to positvelyfilipino01@gmail.com

 For this week’s In The Know links:

Duterte Says, ‘My Only Sin Is the Extrajudicial Killings’
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/27/world/asia/rodrigo-duterte-philippines-drug-war.html?fbclid=IwAR3zxZn1EzpL6_wdg01bZ7uHjoCY0bKC_klnFVXnAvEYPoXjfU0JCedrqco

100 Best Filipino Films Directed by Women
https://pinoyrebyu.wordpress.com/2019/03/23/100-best-filipino-films-directed-by-women/?fbclid=IwAR0fc76dCOEkL66mwlDoNChS8YUALa53pCebFehRCUz1bBRqGYH4ML28dk4

The Haunting Story Behind Grand Heritage House MiraNila
https://www.townandcountry.ph/people/heritage/miranila-heritage-house-library-and-pavilion-new-manila-benitez-family-a1866-20190324-lfrm3?fbclid=IwAR04pM3RR3AD3K-psm0i0ZV99wknVauLV_8II29q8icJcKZiXikOY3TcPac

FOX makes first Filipino film
https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2019/03/16/1901759/fox-makes-first-filipino-film?fbclid=IwAR0CwZEbM4-JFeFo_jUpk2iNrHXyJ9BJrX8U7D_RuPLRfWzbnhd052tt-AM

And our Happy Home Cook recipe is Jojo Sabalvaro Tan's personal recipe for Mango Bars, being that Red Ribbon is out of reach in her area.

Of Streets and Milestones

Can you go back to the street where you lived in your youth and recapture its magic? A writer returned to Teresa St. in Ermita where he spent his childhood years, and realized something profound. Read this endearing story of a time of innocence, "The Three 'Hills' of Teresa St.", that only a poet/author/teacher like Oscar Peñaranda can tell.

Author/publisher Cecilia Manguerra-Brainard reviews the latest collection of stories by internationally acclaimed author, Linda Ty-Casper, "A River, One-Woman Deep: Stories." Ty-Casper is considered one of the masters of Philippine literature who deftly situates her stories, novels and characters at various periods of historical ferment in the Philippines. This collection is set during the Estrada presidency, from 1998-2001. 

Anyone who browses the web for good Filipino recipes would have clicked on one from Panlasang Pinoy, the YouTube site of food blogger Vanjo Merano, which has 1.6 million subscribers and gets 4.5 million visitors a month. PF Correspondent and food expert Elizabeth Ann Quirino  drills down on Merano's recipe for success in this week's Watch Out World feature.

And Merano graciously shares his recipe for Ginataang Salmon (Salmon in Coconut) for the Happy Home Cook.

ICYMI, here are our In The Know links:

Philippines Officially Leaves the International Criminal Court
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/17/world/asia/philippines-international-criminal-court.html?fbclid=IwAR19UjlLe_ldHukreiFuOErO5tEmDwS5mKzEOQgSxDQb17CFdfPnGYS3n1Y

Trump Has Touted Debunked Story About U.S. General Killing 49 Muslims To End Terrorism
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-general-pershing-shooting-49-muslims_n_5c8d9aede4b0d7f6b0f443c4?ncid=APPLENEWS00001

The Great Women Project Revives The Philippine Weaving Industry
https://www.forbes.com/sites/biancasalonga/2019/03/11/the-great-women-project-revives-the-philippine-weaving-industry/?fbclid=IwAR1v8wqBCYPT9zRcRfcMbecOJ1tC1WVMy1aXOkfeuX7bNmqkULQ23J4aGko#4dfe74aa71dd

An oral history of Cubao X: 'We were the first to believe in this place'
https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/arts-and-culture/225675-cubao-x-oral-history?fbclid=IwAR1wejoGSqG4IxvQwz0y5VCuRPH3-qLM4kTDPe09IKGLX0ldzSHN2s2k0Rw

For Video of the Week, KTVU-Fox 2 ran a feature on the Lumpia, which is gaining popularity among the non-Filipino communities.

Two Women

Two women making and writing history are the subjects of our two profiles this week.

From Honolulu, Dr. Belinda "Lindy" Aquino, founder of the University of Hawaii's Philippine Studies Program and author/esteemed professor/historian/activist, is profiled by Pepi Nieva in "Stranded in Paradise: How Lindy Aquino Became Hawaii’s Foremost Authority on the Philippines."

From London, Candy Gourlay, the critically acclaimed author of Bone Talk and the children's book, Is It A Mermaid?, is interviewed by UK-based writer Joy Watford in a piece titled "In Her Own Write."

And this being Women's Month, let's honor two women who had captured the nation's hearts through their music, their acting and their presence in the public eye. 

Read Again: 

Film critic Mauro Feria Tumbucon Jr.'s affectionate tribute to the one and only superstar, "The Timeless Nora Aunor." 

And a granddaughter shows her love for her beloved grandmother, Armida Siguion-Reyna of "Aawitan Kita" fame,  who recently passed away.

Our Happy Home Cook recipe is a sure favorite -- Paksiw na Bangus.

Here are our In The Know links this week: 

How ISIS Is Rising in the Philippines as It Dwindles in the Middle East
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/09/world/asia/isis-philippines-jolo.html

'They fooled us': the men who left ISIS in the Philippines
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/09/they-fooled-us-the-men-who-left-isis-in-the-philippines?fbclid=IwAR0S1JOGP0McJhkAiu6ftGVUkIjwLxO7N6x_M06VfVU3aogvnTvfIFGypfU

Get to know the women National Artists and Scientists
https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/87875-women-national-artists-scientists?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0fnYYPYcAsKjHKcqzeW1U6HXvKCQRISezxxWca0t2svyW2KxKaeTDsTSA#Echobox=1552007205

40 poorest provinces in the Philippines 
http://onemediaph.com/40-poorest-provinces-in-the-philippines/?fbclid=IwAR1TqpzJPJKnS5tWvTbooleE6h70L7gPZmTDhxuNubwbmyGHBsLIvTj00Fc

Job Very Well Done: Philippine Airlines (A350-900) in Business Class From Manila to JFK
https://thepointsguy.com/reviews/philippine-airlines-a350-business-class/?fbclid=IwAR3K4zgRPjv00Ai1eIA61oFF76yF7ySVPci34ASPJJiKmJ1_5qo3ObV3Z20

For our Video of the Week, we feature the cultural preservation project called “Documenting and Preserving Mangyan Scripts in the 21st Century”