EPahayagan #305 - Curated News From Foundation of Filipina Women's Network

FWN IN THE NEWS

Global FWN100™ AWARDEES

Sofia Aragon (Global FWN100™ 2022)

• Burien, Washington Mayor Sofia Aragon (Global FWN100™ 2022) officially announces her candidacy for King County Council.

Gwendolyn Garcia (Global FWN100™ 2018)

• Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia (Global FWN100™ 2018) is among Cebu executives chosen as Asia’s Golden Icons.

Honey Lacuna-Pangan (Global FWN100™ 2022)

• Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan (Global FWN100™ 2022) distributes educational assistance to over 900 students.

Myla Arceno (Global FWN100™ 2022)

• Mayor Myla Arceno (Global FWN100™ 2022) is the new mayor of Stevenage Borough, United Kingdom.

Rechie Valdez (Global FWN100™ 2022)

• MP Rechie Valdez, Canadian Member of Parliament (Global FWN100™ 2022), announced with Minister Sean Fraser, great news for Filipino passport holders - no visa is required to enter Canada.

FILIPINA ACTION NOW

• EVENT: 10 JULY MONDAY via Zoom.

• Run. Filipina. Run. - Filipina Women in Politics: Electeds. Incumbents. Candidates. CANADA • UK • USA: California and Washington.

• California and Washington 4PM - 5:30PM PDT

• Toronto 7PM - 8:30PM EDT

• London 12AM - 1:30AM BST

• Click to RSVP via Zoom. Or scan the QR code

• EVENT: 20 JULY THURSDAY via Zoom.

• FWN INFLUENTIALS CHANGING THE WORLD. . . ONE PROJECT AT A TIME. - Support, Donate, and Invest in the Global Pitch Projects by 2022 Global FWN100™ Awardees.

Click to view the Global Projects. Or scan the QR code below:

20 JULY 2023 THURSDAY

Click to RSVP via Zoom. Or scan the QR code below:

• San Francisco 6AM PDT

• Dubai 5PM GST

• Toronto/Washington DC 9AM EDT

• Chicago/Nashville 8AM CDT

• Manila 9PM PHST

• Tokyo 10PM JST

• Amsterdam 3PM CEST

• London 2PM BST

• Geneva 3PM CES

• NOMINATIONS: Nominations for 2023 Most Influential Filipina in the World Award deadline 30 JUNE.

Submit nominations here. Or scan the QR code below:

SHAPING THE FILIPINA IMAGE

• Achievement unlocked: Lea Salonga debuts as Broadway producer for ‘Here Lies Love’

• Bianca Bustamante claims first win in F1 Academy.

• Dutch museum picks Filipino engineer’s unique take on Vermeer’s famous ‘girl.’

• Filipina Johanne Siy, head chef of Singapore’s Lolla, named Asia’s Best Female Chef 2023.

• Gilas Pilipinas Women salvage SEA Games 2023 silver.

• Kheith Rhynne Cruz bags two golds in SEA Youth table tennis tilt.

• Lazada’s Pauline Castro: Paving a new path for women in technology.

• PH Hails Its First Chess Master, A 10-Year-Old Filipina.

SOCIAL JUSTICE

• 45 countries agree to promote gender equality.

• Poland: Pride march kicks off, as LGBT rights concerns loom.

• Rights group hits killings of activists, farmers in the Philippines.

VIRTUAL WATER COOLER

• SHARE. 

• Do you have any business or career opportunities you want to share?

• ASK.

  • CALLING all FWN Awardees. Do you have any “ask” from fellow FWN awardees/members?

• GIVE.

• Do you have news to share or resources you want to give to fellow FWN awardees?

  Email your share, ask, give to ePAHAYAGAN@ffwn.org

CULTURAL AWARENESS

• Canada to cut work experience requirement for caregivers by half.

• Filipinos do not need a visa to enter Canada.

• DISRUPTing San Francisco D4.0 Book Launch at Philippine Center.

• You can now own the complete Filipina DISRUPT Leadership Series. Share with family and friends. Order now via Amazon - print or Kindle versions or via QR code.

Summer Recipe to note:

• Saba con yelo recipe to beat the summer heat.