WooHoo! Luisa Blue (Global FWN100™ '15) Elected Executive Vice President of SEIU, U.S. Trade Union's Highest Ranking Official

WooHoo! Luisa Blue (Global FWN100™ '15) Elected Executive Vice President of SEIU, U.S. Trade Union's Highest Ranking Official

"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

Couture, Culture ... Change A Benefit Gala and New York Fashion Show Featuring Francis Libiran, Jaki Penalosa and Albert Andrada

Couture, Culture ... Change A Benefit Gala and New York Fashion Show Featuring Francis Libiran, Jaki Penalosa and Albert Andrada

The Philippine American Chamber of Commerce and the US-Philippines Society cordially invite you to "Couture, Culture ... Change," a fashion event that showcases world class Filipino talent and workmanship. It aims to create opportunities for trade, as well as promote change through cultural exchange, education and promotion of equal opportunities in New York. Fashion show features the work of the following designers: FRANCIS LIBIRAN, ALBERT ANDRADA, JAKI PENALOSA.

Get tickets at www.13dnorth.com

Songs For Women Living With War/ Bahay ni Lola at PRO ARTS Gallery

Songs For Women Living With War/ Bahay ni Lola at PRO ARTS Gallery

Exhibiting Artists: Johanna Poethig and VPA (Visual and Public Art Dept) CSU, Monterey Bay, Eliza Barrios, Binh Danh, Lola Remedios Felias, Kija Lucas, Dionicio Mendoza,  Angelica Muro, Anne Perez, Delfina Piretti and Jenifer Wofford. Opening reception including performances from M. Evelina Galang, Jadelynn Stahl with Lydia Greer, Van-Anh Vo, Speakers from the Comfort Women Justice Coalition. 

Take your daughter (or a young Pinay) to meet Hon. Leni Robredo, Vice President of the Philippines, who will Keynote the Filipina Women's Network's 13th Filipina Leadership Global Summit in Cebu

Take your daughter (or a young Pinay) to meet Hon. Leni Robredo, Vice President of the Philippines, who will Keynote the Filipina Women's Network's 13th Filipina Leadership Global Summit in Cebu

Philippines Vice President Leni Robredo will formally open and keynote the 13th Filipina Leadership Global Summit scheduled for August 21-24, 2016 at the Shangri-La Mactan in Cebu, Philippines. She will speak on how the Filipina Summit's 2016 theme: INFLUENCE. ACCELERATE. ACTION. complements her lifelong advocacy in service of the most vulnerable communities of Philippine society, particularly women in oppressive circumstances and indigenous people.

Jessica Cox (U.S FWN100™ ’09): Special Screening and Q&A of Right Footed: A Documentary

Jessica Cox (U.S FWN100™ ’09): Special Screening and Q&A of Right Footed: A Documentary

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

Delle Sering Fojas (Global FWN100™ '13): From party girl to tech company CEO

Delle Sering Fojas (Global FWN100™ '13): From party girl to tech company CEO

"While Delle Sering did not stay long at her first job, it was there where, she confessed, she learned a lot about working in New York, negotiating with the toughest customers, being obstinately competitive, until she became the hard-nosed marketing representative in technology and chief executive officer at Seven Seven Corporate Group. The free-spirited good-time girl is now a CEO!"

WooHoo! Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye (U.S. FWN100™ '07) Recognized with 2016 Morton A. Brody Distinguished Judicial Service Award

WooHoo! Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye (U.S. FWN100™ '07) Recognized with 2016 Morton A. Brody Distinguished Judicial Service Award

In recognition of her achievements, California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye (U.S. FWN100™ '07) received the 2016 Morton A. Brody Distinguished Judicial Service Award. The honor has been given biennially since 2001 to “an outstanding United States federal or state judge who embodies the qualities of integrity, compassion, humanity, and judicial craftsmanship;” qualities which underscored Judge Brody’s life. Story from the Colby Echo News.

GABRIELA USA Welcomes President Duterte Joining Millions of Women Calling For Change

GABRIELA USA Welcomes President Duterte Joining Millions of Women Calling For Change

GABRIELA USA released a statement highlighting the key concerns of the women’s sector upon conclusion of its National Women’s Summit in Davao City, Mindanao.  Attendees of the summit drew up a Women’s Agenda to reflect the calls that the women’s sector urges President Duterte to take up in his first 100 days of administration and beyond.  The Women’s Agenda for CHANGE outlines six key points: C in CHANGE stands for [C] Comprehensive social services, [H] Human Rights and social justice, [A] Anti-discrimination and anti-violence on women and children, [N] National Sovereignty, [G] Genuine agrarian reform and national industrialization and [E] Environmental protection.