Philippine Asian News Today Vol 20 No 12 | Page 11

June 16 - 30, 2018 PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY As the summer heat intensifies, so is Fil Co-operative One Housing Society’s membership recruitment campaign. Sa July 14, 2018, sisimulan sa Vancouver ang series of orientation seminars para sa mga nais maging miyembro ng One Housing Society. Ito ay susundan ng orientation for members sa Richmond at Surrey sa mga darating na buwan. Ang One Housing Society (OHS) ay ang affordable housing initiative ng One Filipino Cooperative of BC (FilCo-opBC) bilang tugon sa housing crisis sa Metro Vancouver. Ito ay isang non-profit housing association na rehistrado sa BC Registry noong November 2, 2016. Ang vision ng OHS ay maging leading Filipino-Canadian provider of affordable, sustainable, innovative and Inclusive housing solutions para sa mga kasapi ng OHS at sa mga citizens at permanent residents na eligible for housing support programs ng pamahalaan. Layunin ng OHS na mag- saliksik at suriin ang naaangkop na housing solution para sa mga miyembro nito at makipag- ugnayan sa mga ahensiya ng gobyerno, pribadong sector at community agencies sa pagpapatupad ng napiling affordable at accessible housing solution. Bilang panimulang serbisyo para sa mga unang kasapi ng OHS, Life etc. by Jun Cordero Just very recently came back from our annual sojourn in Hawaii. Friends and family often wonder if we ever get tired of the place, which I always promptly respond with a no - well, not yet. I’ve written several articles about it in the past and always get excited sharing our escapades and adventures in this island paradise – which basically is doing nothing but walk around and lazy-up wherever our feet takes us to. Close associates at work made me some sort of a “Hawaii de-facto expert” that colleagues who are in the planning stages of a vacation are often referred to me. And I appreciate the fact that most of the time they take my word for it. I’m often asked what’s the best time of the year to visit. I often respond it depends on what kind of weather they want. There are times we come Bulong Pulungan Continued from PAGE 7 movement renewed her spiritual life. Pao Pangan, head of the social media team, assured the delegates of excellent media access. Usec. George Apacible ensured all-out government support for the youth conference. The Genfest starts on July 6 with an opening program followed by a cultural night. On July 7, more than 100 workshops and forums will be simultaneously held, facilitated by international and local speakers covering various topics, including economy, peace, ecology, education, arts, media, and politics. Young people will engage in Hands for Humanity, where they will embrace the peripheries of the cities by doing concrete actions IMMIGRATION 11 One Housing Society intensifies membership campaign “Building Homes...Building Partnerships ... Building Communities” habang inaasikaso nito ang medium- to long-term cooperative housing or non-profit housing facility, 1) magko- conduct ito ng affordable housing options information sessions, 2) magtatatag ng “information hub” at referral service sa mga available housing options ng mga existing housing coops at housing facilities ng provincial and municipal governments at 3) makikipag-partnership sa mga landowners, developers, financing institutions at community agencies sa pag-own, build and/or operate ng sarili nitong coop housing o non-profit housing. Para maka-attend sa mga affordable housing information sessions, karapat-dapat lang na maging miyembro muna ng One Housing Society. Kinakailangang ikaw ay: 1. Maging member ng One Filipino Cooperative of BC; 2. Mag attend ng One Housing Society membership orientation; 3. Mag-submit ng completed and signed application at 4. Magbayad ng $50.00 membership fee. Para sa mga nais maging miyembro ng One Housing Society, maari lang na magtanong o makipag-ugnayan by text 604-780-2061 o Email: [email protected]● A dying culture? in spring and at other times in fall. For me any time of the year is always the best time, but we often try to come on the first week of June. Weather-wise it’s not really the best time since June is the official start of the hurricane season in Hawaii. But if you’ve been there you will know that hurricanes in Hawaii really is a big joke - it drizzles for like fifteen minutes then the sun resumes and it’s paradise the whole day again.  We try to come every first week of June to catch a great event – the Pan Pacific Festival – where we get to experience a long weekend of diverse Asian cultural activities. Groups from different Asian countries and from some U.S. cities