NBC announced on Friday night that it scrapped plans to develop Mail Order Family, a sitcom about a man who purchases a Filipina mail order bride following a petition started by GABRIELA USA. News story from Mic.com
CBSN anchor Elaine Quijano will moderate the Oct. 4 debate between U.S. Vice Presidential candidates Tim Kaine and Mike Pence at Longwood University in Farmville, VA.
The Chicago-based journalist becomes the first anchor of a digital news service and the FIRST Filipina woman to land a moderator slot in one of the national general-election debates organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates.
The forum will begin at 9 p.m. EST and run through 10:30 p.m. EST without commercial breaks. The debate will be broadcast live on major TV networks, including ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. It will also be shown on C-SPAN, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC and online at ABC News, Buzzfeed News, CBS News, PBS or Politico.
FWN CEO and founder Marily Mondejar shares how Filipina women can exercise their power: Speak up. "My message to the Filipina women of the world: develop your voice. When you attend an event, raise your hand and ask a question. People will remember you spoke up. If something bothers you. Speak up. Your opinion is important. You are a contributor to the economy. So it's important that business hears your feedback." News story from ABS-CBN
"FILIPINA WOMEN ARE CHANGING the world! These outstanding Filipinas took center stage at the 13th Filipina Leadership Global Summit held recently at Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort and Spa in Cebu. The 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World Award recognizes women of Philippine ancestry who are influencing the face of leadership in the global workplace, having reached such status for outstanding work in their respective professions, industries and communities. Congratulations to all the awardees!" News story from The Philippine Star Business Chic
Filipina CEO Circle (FCC) officially launched on September 15 with Inspired Conversations, a panel discussion on navigating career challenges and celebrating successes of Filipina corporate women at the new Shangri-La at the Fort. Many of the Filipina CEO Circle’s 42 members are Filipina Women’s Network’s Most Influential Filipina Women Awardees.
To name a few: Ace T. Itchon (Global FWN100™ ’15), President & CEO, Aspen Philippines, Inc., Agnes A. Gervacio - (Global FWN100™ '16), President, NEC Philippines, Inc., Ayhee Campos (Global FWN100™ '14), Country Head, Infosys BPO Ltd., Delia Albert (Global FWN100™ '14), Former Ambassador and Secretary of Foreign Affairs; Senior Adviser, SGV & Co., Philippines, Karen Batungbacal De Venecia (Global FWN100™ ’14, '16), Executive General Manager, QBE Insurance, Talino EV Management Systems Inc, Business Processing Assoc. of the Philippines, Maan Hontiveros (Global FWN100™ '14), Chair, AirAsia Philippines, Marife Zamora (Global FWN100™ ’13), Chair, Convergys Philippines, Marites Tejero Dagdag (Global FWN100™ '16), President, Clorox International Philippines, Inc., Marivic Anonuevo (Global FWN100™ '14), Managing Director and CEO, Millennium Challenge Philippines, Mona Lisa B. De La Cruz (Global FWN100™ 16), President & Chief Operating Officer, Insular Life Assurance Company, Ltd., Nina Aguas (Global FWN100™ '13), Chief Executive Officer, Insular Life Assurance Company, Ltd., Rosario Cajucom Bradbury (Global FWN100™ '16), Adviser to The Wallace Business Forum (WBF), Former Managing Director & CEO, SGS Philippines & SGS Gulf Ltd. ROHQ Former Chairwoman of Philippine Swiss Business Council.
In 2011, a Filipina woman was struck and killed by a vehicle as she crossed the street in a marked crosswalk in National City, CA. Valerie Hong of Pettit Kohn Ingrassia & Lutz represented the decedent’s family and brought suit against the driver of the vehicle and a property owner. After a five-year legal battle, the case went to trial in September 2016, and lasted ten days. The jury returned a verdict of $1,034,344 in favor of the decedent’s family after one day of deliberation.
"Luisa Blue (Global FWN100™ '15) was elected executive vice president by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) during its Quadrennial Convention in May. Since 2013, she has been chief executive officer of SEIU Local 521, which represents 40,000 public and nonprofit, private-sector workers in California’s central Bay Area region and in the Central Valley. Her historic election to a top post in the nation’s largest health care, property services and public services union is viewed by friends and co-workers as “a great next step” in a long union career." News story from The Inquirer.net
Born without arms as the result of a severe birth defect, Jessica Cox (U.S. FWN100™ '09) never allowed herself to believe that she couldn’t accomplish her dreams. Jessica's new film Right Footed chronicles her amazing story of overcoming adversity and follows her over a period of two years as she becomes a mentor for children with disabilities and their families, and a disability rights advocate working in the U.S.A. and abroad. The film screens in San Francisco's Presentation Theater this August! For tickets, email philintlaid@gmail.com
