Individual Category
Katherine Ann Corteza (Winner)
- Seoul, South Korea
The rich academic experience of
Katherine Corteza molded her to be a global hero. She was an exchange student from the
University of the Philippines when she arrived in Korea, and eventually
volunteered as counselor and translator for the Filipino community. She used her voice to discuss several issues
such as labor abuse, inequality, and migration problems.
Katherine became a radio news
anchor and this platform enabled her to reach a wider range of Filipinos in
need of assistance. With her master’s
degree in Sociology, she was chosen to the Director of Itaewon Global
Village. She served multicultural
communities including Korean, Filipino, and other Asian countries.
She spearheaded various projects
for foreigners living in Korea. They
held classes that facilitated cultural exchange and global understanding
between Korean and other nationalities.
With her competencies, Katherine could have served multinational
private-owned companies, but she chose to help local communities.
Apart from her directorial
responsibilities in Itaewon Global Village, she is also an active member of
“601 Habit,”
The heroism of Katherine Corteza
is something that we can be proud of.
She used her leadership to share the value of compassion not just to
Filipinos but to the world.
Alice Lipata Cho (Finalist)
- Daegu, South Korea
Alice Cho championed the
importance of education to our kababayans in Korea. Alice teaches English in Daegu. She is
also an active member of their community church where she is able to help her
fellow Filipinos by giving peer counseling sessions and promoting activities
organized by the Philippine Embassy.
Despite being a busy mother of
two boys, Alice is an active member and leader in the Filipino community and is
instrumental in uniting Filipinos abroad.
Under her chairmanship of their community, they received a presidential
award for preserving Filipino values and culture.
Gennie Kim (Finalist)
- Incheon, South Korea
Gennie Kim is a counselor at the
Danuri Helpline for Married Migrants in South Korea. They offer translation services, information
on acquiring Korean Nationaltiy, Korean Language training, and job
opportunities for Filipinos. Her
late-night counseling sessions are deemed unsafe but she was willing to face
the risk to be able to help and continuously assist her fellow Filipinos.
Her weekends are spent as
translator for migrant workers in Korea.
Her experience as a factory worker in the foreign land enthused her
understanding towards the struggle of other people. In her own little way, she was able to affect
the lives of her kababayan.
Rene Medrano (Finalist)
- Bucheon, South Korea
Since 2006, Rene Medrano played
an important role in community building of Filipino migrants in South
Korea. He is the president of Bucheon
Filipino Community and their organization brought several livelihood training
projects for Filipinos.
He is an advocate of financial
literacy. After he experienced losing
money due to his poor business decisions, he wanted to encourage his fellow
Filipinos to save money and spend less.
He goes around different communities to teach financial wellness.
Aside from this, he is also an
active member of the church, leading fellow Filipinos to be closer to God.
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