INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY
- Hong Kong
Despite being away from home,
Saturnino Tiamson, Jr. strives to stay connected to his roots. He dedicates his time, effort and resources
to reach out to his fellow Filipinos through his arts and culture programs.
Twice a year, during his annual
vacations, he organizes free one-day workshops for the youth with their musical
instruments. Using his own resources, he
voluntarily organizes these annual local workshops attended by 70-80 youth
participants in the provinces of Rizal, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Nueva Ecija,
Bulacan & Manila.
Saturnino is also a project leader of
the JCI boot camp, a 3-day music training camp, joined in by several bands in
Laguna, which he voluntarily organized.
His heroic deeds bridge distance as he is able to extend his help by
giving free personal tutorials through his Saturn free music online (music
theory, percussion, drum set) using Skype, Facebook and Facetime with students
for Philippines, Hong Kong, Brunei, Malaysia, Kuwait & other parts of the
world.
He also holds free music and
percussion workshops and free consultancy to the Mindanao Hong Kong workers
federation drum and lyre (MINFED BAND) composed of OFWs in Hong Kong (Mainly DH
with musical instruments).
Aside from giving the gift of music
to others, he also features inspiring stories & achievements in HK’s local
organization & communities as a regular columnist of Pinoy Musicians abroad
for HK Life free Filipino newspaper.
It is not surprising that Saturnino
was given the Bagong Bayani Award for culture & the arts and Sanguniang
Bayan Award for Music in 2013. His
contribution to the Filipino arts and culture by enriching music is something
worthy or recognition.
Ma. Wilma A. Padura (Country Finalist)
- Hong Kong
Uniting the Filipino communities abroad is no easy
task but Ma. Wilma Padura took the challenge and founded Passi City Association
Hong Kong. They initiated programs such
as skills training conduct, livelihood training, financial literacy, personal
& spiritual development speech enhancement, leadership training & fund
raising event to help their members & fellow OFWs.
She also plays a big role in the
Passi City Balik-Sa-Bayan Inc., non-profit social enterprise corporation which
aims to improve the living conditions of economically-disadvantaged
“kababayans” in her hometown. Wilma also
organizes projects to help the victims of natural calamities, such as typhoon
Yolanda, in her own country.
Elena Elecanal (Country Finalist)
- Singapore
Working as a household worker in
Singapore for 24 years, Elena Elecanal has dedicated more than a decade of her
years as an OFW to helping her fellow Filipino in Singapore. She is an active member of Legion of Mary
since year 2000 and other church related activities of the Filipino community.
She also devotes her time counseling
and providing support to OFWs, including not just Filipinos but other
nationalities as well. Some of the cases
she handles are agency problems, employer abuse, medical problems and others. She serves as a voice of the Filipino community
and other foreign workers on their rights and welfare.
Remedios Salamanes (Country Finalist)
- Macau
Remedios Salamanes, or Mimi is a
former caregiver and now works as a librararia in a Catholic school in
Macau. She is a familiar face in the
Filipino community who actively participates in the programs, activities and
seminars of the Philippine Consulate, POLO/OWWA and Pastoral Center.
She is an active member of FOCOLARE
since 1985. Through this association,
she had the opportunity to help many faceless individuals who were once lost,
helpless & hopeless. She travelled
to different places, net and made friends with different people. She lives with the burning desire to continue
her missions and commitments to her family, congregations, community and to the
whole world.
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