August 1 - 20, 2018
IMMIGRATION
PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY
Tondo.
Another ongoing project es-
pecially for women is its Breast
Cancer Awareness Forum, held
monthly in municipalities outside
of Manila. Breast Cancer is the
number two killer among women
here in the Philippines and these
forums aim to help save more
lives, Beth explained to us.
District 381 also has an
educational campaign in schools
called “Drugs no more, Health pa
more, School pa more” on the
effects ofdrugs in the lives of the
poor. They have a catchy jingle
and the song and dance video
features no less than DOH under-
secretary Dr. Eric Tayag with the
BIRTHDAY GIRL Atty. Lilia de Lima (right), award-winning group of The An-
with VP Leni Robredo at celebrant’s
gelos. Dr. Tayag and The Angelos
thanksgiving dinner. (Image by DMS)
gave the Inner-wheelers a sample
of the campaign song and dance
Philippines. They held their Induction
and Turnover Ceremonies at the Sofi- number. Also gracing the happy oc-
tel Philippine Plaza. Senator Cynthia casion were Joey Lina, who sang two
A. Villar inducted Elizabeth S. Tagle as numbers, and DepEd undersecretary
the new chairman of District 381 for for Legislative Affairs Tonisito Umali.
Others who gave outstanding
the Inner Wheel Year 2018-2019.
These civic-minded ladies of performances that evening at Sofitel,
District 381 comprise an organization all for the love of their “Mama Beth”
of women whose advocacy is focused were Jonathan Badon and violinist
on education, health, livelihood proj- Merjohn Lagaya.
Sen. Cynthia Villar, a well-known
ects, and “Operation Paglingap” (a
quick response effort for relief goods champion of women empowerment,
distribution to victims of calamities). livelihood, education, and the envi-
They also have an ongoing scholar- ronment, inducted Beth as the new
ship program, a project funded by District 381 chairperson. IPDC Myrna
Feed the Hungry USA based in Wash- Magalong turned over the office of
ington DC, for indigent students at District chairman to Tagle at a simple
the Don Bosco Vocational School in ceremony, witnessed by IWCPI presi-
Women Empowerment
dent Donna Jao, and Beth’s close-knit
family of four boys, George, Erwin,
Eric, and Ernest, her daughter-in-law
Sarah, and her two-year old daughter
Ellie, Beth’s pride and joy.
Villar lauded the members of
the District for being “people that I re-
ally respect and admire.” She went on
to say that in Las Piñas city, as well as
in other parts of the country, she had
worked with the Inner Wheel Clubs,
so she was aware of their passion for
service to others.
The various presidents of the
clubs under District 381—Jenny En-
riquez of Bacoor, Cavite, Olive Dysun
from Manila Bay EDSA, Razal Granada
for Pasay, Rosemarie Basa for Manila,
Vicky Foxfor Metro Premier, Nina May
Rahmad of Hiyas ng Silangan, and
A NEW KIND OF LITERACY
IMMERSION IS COMING TO FVRL
Experience digital
through virtual reality.
storytelling
Abbotsford, B.C. – Fraser Valley
Regional Library (FVRL) expanded its
Playground last fall to include virtual
reality (VR) systems. Since its launch,
hundreds of customers have put on
a HTC VIVE headset and let the real
world wash away.
FVRL is now set to use its VR
systems to take literacy immersion
to a completely new level. The library
has partnered with Nanaimo-based
digital storytelling company BradField
Narrative Designs to offer youth
library programs in the fall that feature
the ongoing Inanimate Alice saga,
an interactive digital novel, told in
episodes, that includes the Perpetual
Nomads virtual reality experience.
“FVRL has positioned itself
to become a library leader by
offering engaging STEAM (science,
technology, engineering, arts and
mathematics) related learning through
its Playground,” says Scott Hargrove,
FVRL CEO. “Partnering with BradField
Narrative Designs allows us to bridge
literacy with technology in a way few
have ever experienced.”
Inanimate Alice marries text with
sound, dynamic imagery and gaming
elements to create an ongoing
experiential story that invites readers
to take part in the world of Alice Field,
a girl w