I never thought I will be trapped in Seoul for Christmas. Well, I don’t think anyone of us has foreseen this happening. The Covid-19 virus has us groping for stability, security and clarity of our future. Never has any thing in our current lifetime put all of us on edge all the time, unsure of… Read More Trapped in Seoul for Christmas
published in Korea.net There are around 2,000 Filipinos registered with the Korean Immigration living in Daegu. This number does not include marriage migrants who have settled there and have acquired Korean citizenship. When news that Daegu was becoming the epicenter of the corona outbreak here in Korea came out, I started reaching out to my… Read More Amidst the Corona Outbreak, Filipinos in Daegu Remain Calm and Optimistic
A look and a heart that cared. That was what started the rescue of a Filipina helper in distress here in the Land of the Morning Calm more than a year ago. Vicky, a Hong Kong national living in the same building where the family of the Middle Eastern employer of Risa (not her real… Read More Care and Courage Led to Rescue of a Filipina in Distress
published in Korea.net She greets friends and acquaintances with a demure smile and disarms with her wit. Madame Ana Algabre-Hernandez made little effort in charming her all-women audience during the Women’s Month Celebration at the Philippine Embassy in Seoul last March 31, 2019 and at the Seoul International Women’s Association (SIWA) Working Women Networking Event… Read More Wife of former Philippine ambassador uses paintings and poems to thank Korea
“Ang seminar na eto na binigay ng Philippine Women’s Club ay malaking tulong para mabigyan kami ulit ng pagkakataon para sa mga kaalaman about sa kemikal, kung kailangan bang sumuot ng personal protective equipment at tsaka mga dapat gawin kapag meron mga leakages sa mga pabrika na pinagtatrabahuhan naming bilang mga factory worker dito sa… Read More Philippine Women’s Club Organized 2nd Chemical Safety Training for Filipino Workers
The year 2019 marks as the 70th year of the Philippine-Korea Diplomatic Ties. The Philippines extended and established foreign and diplomatic relations with South Korea on March 19, 1949. Diplomatic cars carry the national flags of the country it represents, but there’s another significant feature in diplomatic cars that highlights the value of the bilateral… Read More Philippine-Korea Diplomatic Relations reflected on Diplomatic Car Plate Number
(published in the December 2018 printed issue of Sulyapinoy – a monthly newsletter published by the Filipino EPS Workers Association in South Korea) On November 18, 2018, the Philippine Women’s Club (PWC) organized and held the “Chemical Safety Training” for Filipino workers at the KEB Hana Bank Building in Myeongdong, Seoul. The training was sponsored by the… Read More Philippine Women’s Club Organized Chemical Safety Training for Filipino Workers
I am an Ilongga living in Seoul. I come from Iloilo, located in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. I wear my patadyong, Iloilo’s traditional and most versatile textile, as my first choice among Philippines’ many choices of traditional clothing. I first wrote about my made in Miag-ao Patadyong (old website no longer exists) detailing… Read More Patadyong: Versatile Textile from Iloilo
(also published at Korea.net: Experiencing Hanbok, Traditional Tea) The Philippine Women’s Club (PWC) did it again! We had ladies and a gent dressed in hanbok 한복 last April 28, 2018, at the Korean Food Temple at Jongno. The attendees wore Hanbok while the PWC ladies wore Philippine national dresses for our culture sharing. Sharing cultures through our… Read More Philippine Women’s Club Hosts Hanbok and Tea Party
(published in the April 2018 print issue of Groove Magazine) There are a number of women expat organizations in Seoul. They make the lives of women expats more active and livelier. There are more established ones and there are the recently-established organizations. But they all draw women for the same reasons: belonging to a community… Read More Sharing of Cultures by the Philippine Women’s Club
