View some clips of the "Natatangi" search as featured on The Filipino Channel's "Kwentong Disyerto" program. Just click on the link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5e0Mm1CL9E
This is not a complete remix, watch out for the complete version.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Friday, February 22, 2008
"Natatangi..." search - The Winners
PRESS RELEASENatatanging Ginoo’t Binibini ng Overseas Filipinos 2006 Proclaimed
Marc Luther Dulatre, a 21 year-old Nursing student of the Philippine College of Health Sciences, and 17 year-old Hollee Ivy Luna of UP-Baguio were proclaimed Natatanging Ginoo’t Binibini ng Overseas Filipinos in glittering rites at the SM Megamall Cinema 4 on June 7, 2006 (Migrant Workers Day).
The pageant was exclusively for young men and women who have family members and close relatives abroad. Represented in the initial year of the pageant were kababayans in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, the USA, Canada, Italy, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Brunei, New Zealand and Australia. Dulatre, for example, is the cousin of Austria-based student, Dyllfrance Florante; while Luna, daughter of a former seaman, is the niece of Florida-based government employee, Vivian Glass.
Adjudged first runners-up were 19 year-old aspiring actor, Ramses Mendoza, whose aunt, Tess Almacen, is based in Carson City, California; and 19 year-old Paula Junne Ruiz, a Tourism student of UP-Diliman whose aunt is in National City, also in California. Second runners-up were Lesther Navarro, an 18 year-old HRM student of Jose Rizal University and whose aunt, Juliet Arcinas, is an OFW in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; and 19 year-old Charmaine Dinglasan of Sariaya, Quezon who has an aunt, Serafia Barbazon, in Australia. Others who made it to the final twelve were Katrina Maristanez (niece of Bahrain’s Nick Odejar), Joyce Acorda (niece of Denmark’s Constancia Cajida), Hazel Cayetano (daughter of Jeddah’s Henry Cayetano), Arvin Barazon (son of Italy’s Cherrylyn Barazon), Daniel Reyes (nephew of Riyadh’s Rolando Tribiana) and Rommel Reynoso (nephew of New Jersey’s Mildred Averion).
The three-hour pageant, organized and produced by former overseas Filipinos themselves, was a grand presentation that featured the twenty-eight official candidates strutting their stuff in three competition segments – casual wear, resort wear and formal wear. One of the evening’s high points was a very moving audio-visual presentation showing the candidates’ relatives abroad to the accompaniment of Gary Valenciano’s “I Will Be Here.”
But what moved the audience more was the video presentation about the event’s supposed beneficiary, Jennifer Perez, whose parents, Aling Lydia and Mang Herminio, were the special guests that night. 23 year-old Jen was an OFW in Jordan. She was allegedly thrown out of the second-floor balcony by her employer after grappling for her celfone which the latter wanted to confiscate. The fall rendered Jennifer paralyzed for life. She was repatriated to the Philippines on May 3, 2006 after being confined in a hospital in Amman for nine months. She would have needed medication and a breathing apparatus for life. Sadly, Jennifer passed away on May 17.
The show was directed by ace fashion director, Tom Po, who used to be an overseas Filipino himself, having lived and worked in New York for a number of years. Produced by Jhie Tinio (who was an OFW in Saudi Arabia and the UAE during the 90s) and line produced by Rhoel “Chino” Mendoza (who worked in Riyadh for almost two decades), the show was made more special and unique by its “overseas Filipino” element. Almost everyone else involved in the production was an ex-OFW, from the designers to the official photographer to the hosts.
Among the objectives of the pageant were to honor and pay tribute to overseas Filipinos by staging a unique and special event, focus attention on them through the participation of their family members, discover potential spokespersons for causes related to overseas Filipinos (thereby providing them with a proxy face and voice).
The event was covered by DZMM Radyo Patrol, ABS CBN’s “Nagmamahal, Kapamilya,” and The Filipino Channel’s “Kwentong Disyerto.”
Organized by RRM Models, Events & Publications, the pageant was presented by Postal Bank, Department of Tourism (DOT), DZMM Radyo Patrol 630, Mendez Medical Group, Ministop, Moschino, Kabayan Hotel and the Province of Ilocos Sur. Sponsors included EDI Staffbuilders, Fax, Parcel ‘n Print, Ang OFW Ngayon, Tatlonghari Photography, Magical Placenta Complete Herbal Whitening Soap, Drezzee, Ritratto, Armhand Remojo, Piamonte Baliao Agri-Stock Farm Co., Lucky Mae Trading, Carolina’s Lace Shoppe, Crusoe Design, Tri-Isys Internet/ISP Bonanza, Sugbo Films International, Go Nuts Donuts, Teresa & Sons Printing, Bizaare, Gyozatei Japanese Restaurant and Styletrend Salon, Spa & Café. Media partners were Manila Bulletin, Star Blitz and Mr. & Ms. Magazine.
"Natatangi..." search - Briefing of Judges (Dulcinea-Megamall)
The judges were briefed before the start of the pageant. Special guests during the event, by the way, were the beneficiary's parents Lydia & Herminio Perez."Natatangi..." search - Judges
Top, left to right: May Ceniza - Special Projects Manager, Manila Radio Division, DZMM Radyo Patrol Sais Treinta; Sami Al-Juhaim - Head of Recruitment, Kuwait Oil Company, the world’s biggest oil supplier; Cesar Averia - President and CEO of EDI Staffbuilders, a world-class recruitment service provider; Joselito Felipe - General Manager of Kabayan Hotel in Pasay; Star Roman - Special Assistant to the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs.Bottom, left to right: Ned Legaspi - The Filipino Channel and ABS CBN Global’s Head of Creative On-Air; Roesholm Camaligan - First Vice President for Operations, SM Cinemas; Katherine Annwen de Guzman - Bb. Pilipinas-World 2000; Leonardo Cruz - First Vice President for Marketing, Postal Bank; Dr. Joel Mendez - Medical Director of Mendez Medical Group, Weigh Less Center and Body & Face, Doctor of the Stars.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
"Natatangi..." search - Beneficiary: OFW Jennifer Perez
The following article appeared in Global Pinoy, a free newsletter for overseas Filipinos. Jennifer arrived home on May 3, 2006 from Amman, Jordan where she was confined in a hospital for almost nine months. From the airport she was brought directly to PGH where she was to stay for a few days before being brought to their home province, Alaminos, Pangasinan, where she died on May 17 - just three weeks before the "Natatangi" search took place.
Jennifer Perez: from aspiring teacher to OFW to quadriplegic for life
By Rhoel Raymundo Mendoza
She decided to seek work abroad so she could buy her own personal computer, a dream she has nurtured since high school. Today, however, not only has that simple dream been shattered, Jennifer is now a quadriplegic for life due to a fall from the second floor of her employer’s house. Did she jump or was she pushed deliberately?
On September 12, 2005, while waiting at the office of OWWA Administrator Marianito Roque with whom I had an appointment regarding Global Pinoy, seated not far from me was a woman who seemed to be in very deep thought. I knew from the look on her face that she was there for a very strong reason. Moved by the teary-eyed lady, I talked to her. She was Mrs. Lydia Perez, a teacher at the Garrita High School in Bani, Pangasinan. I learned that she was there to seek OWWA’s help with her daughter Jennifer’s case.
She decided to seek work abroad so she could buy her own personal computer, a dream she has nurtured since high school. Today, however, not only has that simple dream been shattered, Jennifer is now a quadriplegic for life due to a fall from the second floor of her employer’s house. Did she jump or was she pushed deliberately?
On September 12, 2005, while waiting at the office of OWWA Administrator Marianito Roque with whom I had an appointment regarding Global Pinoy, seated not far from me was a woman who seemed to be in very deep thought. I knew from the look on her face that she was there for a very strong reason. Moved by the teary-eyed lady, I talked to her. She was Mrs. Lydia Perez, a teacher at the Garrita High School in Bani, Pangasinan. I learned that she was there to seek OWWA’s help with her daughter Jennifer’s case.
Jennifer Ramiscal Perez, 23, is the youngest of five children. Her father, Herminio, was a former OFW in Saudi Arabia. Two of her siblings, Heidi and Rommel, are also OFWs, both in Brunei. She is a graduate of Education and was awaiting acceptance into the public school system when she decided to try her luck in Jordan as a domestic helper (DH).
Jennifer was deployed on July 18, 2005 to work for a family in Irbid, about 100 kms. from Amman. The following day, she was rushed to the Princess Basma Hospital due to severe injuries sustained from a fall, and on July 24 was moved to the Al Haytham Hospital (in Amman) which was better equipped.
Jennifer sustained a broken neck that pressured her spine. Her left thighbone was also fractured. Although the two operations that were performed on her had saved her life, she is now quadriplegic and, according to the hospital’s Medical Director, Dr. Jamal Shanableh, will need nursing care and mechanical ventilation for the rest of her life.
According to the statement made later by Jennifer regarding the incident, her employer’s wife wanted to confiscate her celfone. When Jennifer resisted she was pushed, causing her to fall from the second floor balcony.
Quite expectedly, the employers persistently maintained innocence, claiming that it was all Jennifer’s fault because after resisting confiscation of her celfone she locked herself up in her room and later jumped from the balcony.
The case needs very thorough investigation and if the employer is proven guilty of any wrongdoing, she should be made liable. What the Perez family wants for now, however, is for OWWA to work on Jennifer’s immediate repatriation. But that can happen only after the hospital bills are paid. The Perezes thought things were moving very slowly. So we sought the help of Usec. Susan Ople who followed it up personally with OWWA. As a result, Aling Lydia and Mang Herminio were asked to come immediately to OWWA on September 19 to sign an agreement that OWWA will pay Jennifer’s hospital bills. The agreement also stated, however, that should the court order Jennifer’s employers to compensate her, the amount that was shelled out by OWWA would have to be deducted from it. The Perezes were fine with that, they just wanted their daughter home ASAP.
As of September 22, 2005 Jennifer’s outstanding account totaled US$ 26,704.81 or a little less than P1.5 million. Her continued stay at the hospital costs US$500-600 per day excluding medicines.
Aling Lydia also laments that media hasn’t picked up Jennifer’s story, while other incidents involving OFWs have been tackled in the news lately. On September 27, in their behalf, I called the ABS CBN newsdesk and detailed the case to them. By coincidence, news reporter George Cariño would be going the following day to Alaminos to cover the turn-over of The Hundred Islands from the DOT to the city government. ABS CBN called Aling Lydia to tell her that they would be passing by their place to interview her. (As of this writing, October 24, the interview is yet to be shown on TV).
On October 13, a presscon was held in Salasa, Bugallon with the presence of their bishop, Most Rev. Jesus A. Cabrera, and CBCP-ECMI Luzon Coordinator, Edmund Ruga, to launch a worldwide fundraising campaign. The Diocese of Alaminos, in cooperation with OWWA-Region I, has opened a bank account for this purpose. For those who wish to help, you can send your donations to Equitable-PCI Bank (Alaminos) Account No. 1473-13028-5 under Jennifer R. Perez’ name. After sending your donations, please text Sr. Maritess N. Perez (no relation to Jennifer) who is in-charge of the account so she could acknowledge receipt, her number is 0915-690-7569.
The Perezes are appealing for help. Although the prosecutor handling the case advised against Jennifer’s immediate repatriation as it might adversely affect the outcome of the case, it is very clear that she does need to be repatriated ASAP by having her hospital bills settled. And whether or not Jennifer’s repatriation is done in haste, however, much remains to be done once she is home. Jennifer is permanently quadriplegic and would require a breathing machine for the rest of her life.
Mga kababayan, tulungan po natin si Jennifer. If you wish to speak with Aling Lydia, you can reach her through celfone number 0917-977-4753.
As of this writing (October 30), Jennifer’s case has been tackled in TFC’s Kwentong Disyerto and will soon be the subject of the SOS segment of Magandang Umaga Pilipinas. RRM
"Natatangi..." search - Briefing & Orientation of Candidates
Briefing and orientation of candidates took place at Kabayan Hotel.Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Natatanging Ginoo't Binibini ng Overseas Filipinos 2006
On June 7, 2006, in celebration of "Migrant Workers Day," RRMDPTS staged the first and only personality search whose candidates are all Philippine=based family members and close relatives of Filipinos living and working abroad. Hopefully this year, the pageant will again be staged with the new shortened title "Ginoo't Binibini ng OFWs."
Monday, February 18, 2008
Global Pinoy Maiden Issue Press Releases
Global Pinoy Maiden Issue press releases appeared in The Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer and Daily Tribune.
Cover of GLOBAL PINOY's Maiden Issue in 2005
Global Pinoy - an RRMDPTS publication - came out in time for the celebration of "Migrant Workers Day" on June 7, 2005. It was distributed FREE to departing kababayans at NAIA I and II, as well as at the POEA, DFA, OWWA, MRT & LRT stations and select commercial areas within Metro Manila.
Hopefully, Global Pinoy will be published again this year with the new title FILIPINOS TO THE WORLD.
This issue is available online. It can be viewed in its entirety at http://www.geocities.com/globalpinoy_1/home.html
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