“Pinay Power for Sustainability”
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010, 6:30-7:30 PM in Kalikasan, Kaunlaran!
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Many refer to sustainable development, or simply sustainability, as the type of development with three
pillars—environmental protection, social equity and progress, and economic development. That is the basis
of the new business battle cry—“Aim for the Triple Bottom-line”, which we refer to as the three Ps—People,
Planet, and Profit.
But we, at EARTH Institute Asia, have added to those three Ps two more critical ones—Person and Peace.
Now we are adding Pinay Power—with double P!
Filipino women have played a major role in nation-building, especially in environmental protection, in the
Philippines. Many say that “women in Philippine society have always enjoyed a greater share of legal
equality” compared with their counterparts in other Southeast Asian countries. But what about their situation
in other countries where more than two million Filipino women work?
The National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women, referring to the 2008 statistics, said that Filipina
women or Pinaysabroad are “generally accorded with low regard or even get discriminated because 54.7
percent of the total female Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) were laborers and unskilled workers. The
result is that remittances from female OFWs worldwide were relatively lower than their male counterpart.”
It is, thus, noteworthy when some Filipino women not only excel professionally in foreign countries but also
contribute significantly to the upliftment of other Filipino women and the sustainability of their host countries,
while continuing to help the Philippines develop more sustainably as well.
Such is the case for the outstanding women that Kalikasan, Kaunlaran! will feature on Feb. 17, 2010.
Tune in/watch
Kalikasan, Kaunlaran! (KK!) on Feb. 17, 2010, Wednesday, 6:30-7:30 PM, as Dr. Cora Claudio, President,
EARTH Institute Asia, converses with three of the Most Influential Filipina Women in the United States:
Atty. Loida Nicolas-Lewis, Chair & CEO, TLC Beatize, LLC; Founder/President, Lewis College, Sorsogon; &
Chair, National Federation of Fil-American Associations;Ms. Marily Mondejar, President , Filipina Women's
Network (FWN) & Executive Board Member, Leadership California; and pediatrician and lyric soprano Dr.
Arlene Marie "Bambi" Antonio-Lorica, FWN Director. All are multi-awarded Pinays who wield their Pinay
Power for Sustainability.
KK! Is accessible through
* DZRH-AM radio (666 in Metro Manila, other kHz nationwide),
* TV (Ch. 9 in Metro Manila, other cable TV channels nationwide), and
* Internet: http://dzrh.prepys.com or http://dzrh.tripod.com.
Join the Quiz, contests, campaigns and projects of EARTH and KK! To join all, register at 2299:
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EARTH Institute Asia and DZRH co-produce KK!, with the support of Unilever, Unilab, Toby's Sports, Le
Cellier French Wine Selection, Yehey.Com, Management Association of the Philippines, and Brahma
Kumaris, and with the cooperation of various organizations--GREEN Army, PFST, TOWNS, PBE, AIJC, PEIA,
DENR, MabuhayRadio, and other groups and individuals.
Kindly forward this announcement to your contacts. Thank you!
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