VANDA MARIE MACION BRADY - NOMINATION FOR 2020 PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL AWARD - BANAAG CATEGORY

CONTENTS VANDA MARIE MACION BRADY 2020 BANAAG PRESIDENTIAL AWARD NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS

LIST OF VIDEO & AUDIO FILES COMPLETED NOMINATION FORM 4

BRITISH-FILIPINO-IRISH CITIZENSHIP CERTIFICATES

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COLLEGE & GRADUATE SCHOOL CERTIFICATES

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EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATES

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SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS & CONTRIBUTIONS APPENDIX A: SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS & CONTRIBUTIONS

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AWARDS / CITATIONS / HONORS

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TESTIMONIALS

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OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES CERTIFICATION OF NO DEROGATORY RECORDS VETTING DISCLOSURE – CAVAN VOLUNTEER CENTRE THE WESTERN PROVICE DIOCESAN VETTING SERVICE BOARD RESOLUTIONS EUROPEAN NETWORK OF FILIPINO DIASPORA (ENFID)-IRELAND FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF CAVAN OUTREACH IRELAND CAVAN CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNITY

VANDA MARIE MACION BRADY – NOMINATION FOR BANAAG AWARD 2020 LIST OF VIDEO & AUDIO FILES, VIDEOS, RADIO INTERVIEWS & PODCASTS (IN ORDER OF PRESENTATION IN NOMINATION FORM) CONTENT VANDA MARIE MACION BRADY’S 3-MIN INTRO VIDEO SEE 7A RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2 VIDEO 2 PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY VIRTUAL CELEBRATION SEE 7F COVID VOLUNTEER WORK IN IRELAND 3 VIDEO 3 CYBER CUDDLES 4 COCOONERS – “BAHAY KUBO” 4 VIDEO 4 BOMBO RADYO NAGA INTERVIEW WITH CONSULATE TEAM RE COVID 19 IN IRELAND 5 VIDEO 5 THERE IS NO STRENGTH WITHOUT UNITY 1

FILE VIDEO 1

LINK https://youtu.be/wWX-c-M02Wo

https://youtu.be/CHqxhhEAwjk https://www.facebook.com/1188853091263270/ videos/217685069545557/ https://www.facebook.com/dzngbomboradyonag a/videos/231665148059369/

https://www.facebook.com/104913877717291/vi deos/658819771622855/ SEE 7H SPEAKER AT “CELEBRATE” CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE NEXT CHAPTER 6 VIDEO 6 CAVAN CHAPTER VODCAST https://youtu.be/VegFjN5pnK0 SEE 7I “CAVAN SPEAKS” 7 VIDEO 7 CAVAN SPEAKS VIDEO OF VANDA & KIDS https://youtu.be/l68mpQkuYEU 8 VIDEO 8 CAVAN SPEAKS INTERVIEW ON CAVAN TV https://youtu.be/XYstVV6KyUo SEE 7K JASTINE VALDEZ FUNDRAISER 9 AUDIO 1 RTE RADIO 1 ON THE MIRIAM http://rte.ie/r.html?rii=9_21420822_15036_29O’CALLAGHAN SHOW – INTERVIEW OF 08-2018 PARENTS OF JASTINE VALDEZ SEE 7K JOEL ALAMA CASE 10 VIDEO 9 RONDA BRIGADA TV INTERVIEW 11

VIDEO 10

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AUDIO 2

ABS-CBN GENERAL SANTOS, LATER REPEATED NATIONWIDE Brigada 89.5 News FM, General Santos

SEE 7O FILIPINO WORKERS FORUM IN CAVAN 13 VIDEO 11 VANDA BRADY FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF CAVAN TALKS ABOUT THE CAVAN FILIPINO WORKERS FORUM SEE 7R MIND THE BREXIT GAP EVENT 14 VIDEO 12 Mind the Brexit Gap Video Cavan TV Interview 15 AUDIO 3 On Northern Sound on Brexit Event

https://www.facebook.com/RondaBrigada/videos /1971959569800321/ https://www.facebook.com/TVPATROL.SOUTHCE NTRALMINDANAO/videos/1820546638002960/ http://primeprojx.com/index.php/ronda-brigadainterview-with-raymondgarrett/?fbclid=IwAR0_0AiCwf2MfnYFHS4HDTUi4 VUQwwvhNVQ9wnOU6QtgqYivCA-OyhS-_jQ https://youtu.be/REYf-UlFbjc

https://youtu.be/8qmQWbjSuHg

https://www.northernsound.ie/event-cavanafternoon-will-celebrate-diversity-community/ SEE 7S Awardee of the 2019 Cathaoirleach’s Cavan County Council Chair 16 VIDEO 13 CAVAN CHAIR AWARD http://pinoycraic.com/wpcontent/uploads/2020/06/11.5-CAVAN-CHAIRAWARD-VIDEO.mov SEE 7V PROMOTION OF PHILIPPINE TOURISM & CULTURE 17 VIDEO 14 Philippine Delicacies Christmas 2018 Interview (From 12:01)

https://youtu.be/xQV2XCAmm_E

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VIDEO 15

Taste of Cavan August 2011, Anglo Celt Coverage

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VIDEO 16 VIDEO 17

Cavan TV Taste of Cavan Interview BULAKLAKAN VIDEO CAVAN

https://www.facebook.com/anglocelt/videos/101 57322588312069/

https://youtu.be/NroF2ihIw54 http://pinoycraic.com/wpcontent/uploads/2017/12/18-VIDEO-16Bulaklakan.mp4 SEE 7X LAUNCH OF “FROM THE PHILIPPINES TO IRELAND: A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY 21 VIDEO 18 UNTV Coverage of From the Voyage of https://www.facebook.com/cynch.solatoriobrul/vi Discovery deos/10210933986879101/?q=vanda%20marie%2 0brady%20UNTV 22 AUDIO 4 Bookline Interview of Vicenta Benevidez https://www.mixcloud.com/liffeysoundfm/bookli Kennedy ne-vising-benevidez-kennedy/ SEE 7Y PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD 23 VIDEO 19 ENFiD Corporate Video

https://youtu.be/Q30KH7yOks4

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https://youtu.be/DubgudrWq7A

VIDEO 20

ENFiD Corporate Video Awarding

SEE 10A MIGRANT COMMUNITY ADVOCACY MULTI-MEDIA PROJECTS 25 VIDEO 21 Consul Raymond’s Interview https://youtu.be/JT27qIieKY0 SEE 10D MOVING PAINS PODCASTS 26 PODCAST 1 MOVING PAINS INTERVIEW WITH SORCHA HTTP://CAVAN4C.IE/MOVINGPODCAST/01SORCH POLLACK APOLLACKNEWTOTHEPARISH 27

PODCAST 2

MOVING PAINS INTERVIEW WITH NEIL BURTON MRCI

HTTP://CAVAN4C.IE/MOVINGPODCAST/02NEILBU RTONMRCISTUDENTSCHEME

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PODCAST 3

MOVING PAINS INTERVIEW WITH DIANE NITITHAM & JULIUS ARBO

HTTP://CAVAN4C.IE/MOVINGPODCAST/DIANEJULI US

SEE 10E PINOYCRAIC ONLINE RADIO 29 AUDIO 5 PINOY CRAIC ONLINE RADIO APPS 30

AUDIO 6

PINOY CRAIC LAUNCH PROMO

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VIDEO 22

PINOY CRAIC ONLINE RADIO CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

http://pinoycraic.com/wpcontent/uploads/2017/12/Pinoy-Craic-Apps.mp3 http://pinoycraic.com/wpcontent/uploads/2017/12/Launch-Promo.mp3 https://youtu.be/GzriXJ0mqJ4

Document Code

Commission on Filipinos Overseas

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2020 Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organization Overseas

NOMINATION FORM FOR INDIVIDUAL

Revision No. Effectivity Date

CFO-PPR-FR-PRA-001 F01 Page 3 of 4 02 August 15, 2019

8. AWARDS / CITATIONS / HONORS Please arrange chronologically and enclose copies of citations or supporting documents. Use additional sheets as necessary.

Awards / Honors /Citations

Conferred by

When Conferred

SOCIAL INCLUSION MAYOR MADELEINE APRIL 2019 CHAIRMAN’S AWARD ARGUE 2019 (see 8a) CAVAN COUNTY CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL MARCH 2019 COUNCIL FESTIVALS & EVENTS GRANT 2020 (see 8b) PEOPLE’S CHOICE THE WHEEL DECEMBER 2016 AWARD 2016 (see 8c) 9. TESTIMONIALS Please list and submit testimonials from at least three (3) competent persons or beneficiaries. Additional references may be included. Use additional sheets as necessary.

Witness or Beneficiary

BRENDAN SMITH (see 9a) GERARD PANGA (see9b)

Profession / Designation

CHAIRMAN OF THE FIANNA FÁIL PARLIAMENTARY PARTY TOURISM ATTACHE

SINEAD DOOLEY (see 9c)

DEPUTY CEO

VICENTA KENNEDY (see 9d)

RETIRED JOURNALIST

Address

Contact No. and E-mail Address

3 CARRICKFERN, CAVAN, CO. CAVAN

+353 49 436 2366 brendan.smith@oireachtas.ie

PHILIPPINE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM - LONDON EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES 2ND FLOOR, 10 SUFFOLK STREET LONDON SW1Y 4HG IRISH RURAL LINK, MOATE BUSINESS PARK, CLARA ROAD, MOATE, CO. WESTMEATH, N37 W9R0, IRELAND 61 ESKER LAWNS, LUCAN, CO. DUBLIN, IRELAND

+44 (0) 207 321 0668 gerry@itsmorefuninthephilippines.co.uk

+353 9064 82744 sinead@irishrurallink.ie

+353 89 2169 187 visingk@gmail.com

10. OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION Please include information other than those mentioned above which may support the nomination, such as research papers, publications, feature/news articles, other professional/personal affiliations or additional photographs. Use additional sheets as necessary.

• ABS-CBN AND JUAN EU CONNECT CORRESPONDENT (FEB 2019 TO PRESENT) • NOMINEE OF MIGRATION ADVOCACY AND MEDIA (MAM) AWARDS OF THE COMMISSION ON FILIPINOS OVERSEAS UNDER THE INTERACTIVE MEDIA AWARD CATEGORY 2019 • CAVAN ONLINE RADIO PODCASTER • PINOYCRAIC.COM DEVELOPER • PUBLISHER OF “GETTING STARTED IN EIRE: A HANDBOOK FOR IRELAND-BOUND FILIPINOS” • EUROPEAN NETWORK OF FILIPINO DIASPORA NEWSLETTER – EDITOR IN CHIEF • GUEST PERFORMER AT ENFID’S “A PHILIPPINE SUMMER CONCERT IN MALTA (2015) • TRAININGS & WORKSHOPS ATTENDED IN IRELAND (2018-2020) • PHILIPPINE-THEMED HOME AND TAGALOG HOMESCHOOLING • GRADUATE THESIS ON “THE DIFFUSION OF PEACE EDUATION IN DOLE PHILIPPINES SCHOOL COMMUNITY IN POLOMOLOK, SOUTH COTABATO (see 10a-10i)

4 BRITISH-FILIPINO-IRISH CITIZENSHIP CERTIFICATES

5a-5b COLLEGE & GRADUATE SCHOOL CERTIFICATES

6a-6i EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATES

UltanTechnologies 24/04/2020 To Whom It May Concern: This is to certify the Vanda Marie Macion Brady was a part-time employee of Ultan Technologies.

She worked as a Marketing Executive from November 2015 – September 2018.

Thank you.

Yours Sincerely,

Cathal Brady CEO

6-7 Exchange Place, IFSC Dublin 1. D01 T9C2 Telephone 00 353 1 2530680 Website www.ultantechnologies.com Registered No. 294178

LEWISHAM WAY, LONDON SE4 IUT TELEPHONE 020 8692 3213 FAX 020 8694 9163 PRINCIPAL: MAXINE ROOM

EMPLOYER’S LETTER CONFIRMING EMPLOYMENT VANDA MARIE MACION BRADY To whom it may concern: This is to certify that Vanda Marie Macion Brady (former maiden name Vanda Marie Bagayas Macion) was a permanent employee of Lewisham College. She has been working with The Skills People as Training Projects Co-ordinator from 17 September 2007-29 August 2014.

Yours sincerely

Benjamin Fabunmi HR Manager Human Resources Department cc. Mark Cook

7a- 7w SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS & CONTRIBUTIONS APPENDIX A: SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS & CONTRIBUTIONS

APPENDIX A SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS & CONTRIBUTIONS VANDA MARIE MACION BRADY – NOMINATION FOR 2020 BANAAG PRESIDENTIAL AWARD Table of Contents 7A ORGANISER OF THE 122ND PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY VIRTUAL CELEBRATION IN IRELAND (12 JUNE 2020) (SEE VIDEO 2) 7B ADVISER, CAVAN INTEGRATION ADVISORY COUNCIL (CIAC) (04 JUNE 2020-PRESENT) 7C PARTICIPANT, NORTHERIN IRELAND & IRELAND PRISM (PROMOTING RECONCILIATION & INTEGRATION THROUGH SAFE MEDIATION) PEACE IV RESEARCH PROJECT OF BRITISH RED CROSS, CORRYMEELA, ARTSEKTA & IRISH RED CROSS – 21 MAY 2020 7D ADVISER, PURPL UNICORN (26 MAY 2020-PRESENT) – A SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION BRINGING DIVERSITY & INCLUSION IN IRELAND BY RECOGNISING MIGRANT WORKERS THAT POSSESS RARE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES AND TRAINING THEM WITH THE QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED FOR EMPLOYMENT. A PROJECT UNDER THE DIVERSITY & INCLUSION PROGRAMME OF TECHFINDR. 7E "TARA USAP TAYO, KAPATID!" - THE HEALTHY MINDS ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSULATE DUBLIN ON 24 MAY 2020 7F COVID 19 VOLUNTEER WORK - HELPED FACILITATE THE RETURN OF 40 STRANDED NURSES TO IRELAND SINCE APRIL 6, 2020.

- ASSISTED IN PROMOTING THE “KILDARE FILIPINO COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER” FOR THE CHILDREN LEFT ORPHANED BY COVID 19 CASUALTY MIGUEL PLANGCA IN THE CONSULATE PAGE & VARIOUS NEWS MEDIA WHICH HELPED REACH OVER 134, 500 PEOPLE LEADING TO OVER €280,000 FUNDS RAISED IN TWO WEEKS. - COVID 19 SUPPORT VOLUNTEER OF CAVAN COUNTY LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AND VOLUNTEER IRELAND WORK FROM HOME PROGRAMME (APRIL-JULY 2020) - FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF CAVAN’S CYBER CUDDLES 4 COCOONERS - “BAHAY KUBO” FEATURE (SEE VIDEO 3) - FILIPINO HEROES IN IRELAND WORKING HARD DURING TRYING TIMES - PH EMBASSY & POLO-OWWA LONDON COVID 19 SERVICES IN IRELAND: MONITORS COVID 19 POSITIVE CASES AND ASSISTS FILIPINOS IN GETTING FOOD AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - BOMBO RADYO NAGA INTERVIEW ON MAY 4, 2020 ON COVID 19 UPDATE IN IRELAND: WE FEATURED FILIPINO FRONTLINERS AS WELL AS OTHER WORKERS IN NON-HEALTHCARE INDUSTRIES WHO HELP FUEL THE IRISH ECONOMY. (SEE VIDEO 4) - PARTICIPANT IN THE “THERE IS NO STRENGTH WITHOUT UNITY” VIDEO PROJECT OF ST. JOHN BOSCO YOUTH CENTRE FEATURING PEOPLE SAYING IT IN THEIR OWN NATIVE TONGUE, OVER THE BACKGROUND OF A MULTI-LINGUAL BANNER FEATURING 38 LANGUAGES. (SEE VIDEO 5)

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7G CAVAN ONLINE RADIO GUEST SPEAKER (OCTOBER 2018 TO MARCH 6, 2020) 7H SPEAKER AT THE NEXT CHAPTER FINAL EVENT, TITANIC HOTEL, BELFAST, FEB 26, 2020 7I CHAIRMAN OF “CAVAN SPEAKS,” THE FIRST YOUTUBE CHANNEL FEATURING A SERIES OF VIDEOS ON COMMUNITY WORKERS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DONE GOOD WORK IN PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND CAVAN. IT IS A PROJECT OF NEXT CHAPTER CAVAN WHICH EMPOWERS WOMEN IN THE BORDER REGION BY GIVING THEM A VOICE IN THE PUBLIC AND POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT. (SEE VIDEO 7-8) 7J EMPOWERMENT OF FILIPINO ENTREPRENEURS 7K ASSISTANCE TO PHILIPPINE NATIONALS IN DISTRESS - SET UP A FUNDRAISER FOR TAAL VOLCANO VICTIMS IN JANUARY 2020 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TEN FOUNDATIONS, ASSISTED JENNY TOBIN HILL OF THE LUCAN BAPTIST CHURCH IN SETTING UP A FUNDRAISER FOR THE FAMILY OF ASHLEY BOMBITA WHO DIED TRAGICALLY IN DECEMBER 2019, AND ASSISTED IN THE REPATRIATION NEEDS OF MIA WHO DIED OF CANCER IN DECEMBER 2019.

- ARRANGED THE NEW MEAT FACTOR WORKERS TO ATTEND A COURSE ON “BUILDING CONFIDENCE IN SPEAKING ENGLISH” (FEBRUARY 9, 2020)

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ORGANISED A CHRISTMAS PARTY EXCLUSIVELY FOR MCCARREN MEATS WORKERS TO HELP THEM SETTLE IN CAVAN – DEC 28, 2019 - ARRANGED MCCARREN MEAT WORKERS TO ATTEND THE EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS SESSION WITH MRCI (AUGUST 21, 2019) AND HELPED ONE OF THEM GO THROUGH DEPRESSION AND LACK OF MOTIVATION (APRIL 2020) - FACILITATED THE GOFUNDME FUNDRAISER FOR THE FAMILY OF MURDERED JASTINE VALDEZ WHICH RAISED €154,000 IN ONE MONTH FROM MAY-JUNE 2018 AND PROVIDES CONTINUED SUPPORT TO THE PARENTS OF JASTINE VALDEZ. (SEE AUDIO 1) - FACILITATED THE REPORTING AND TRANSLATION FOR THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE ASSISTANCE TO NATIONAL (ATN) CASE OF FISHERMAN JOEL ALAMA WHO DIED AT A WORKPLACE ACCIDENT IN DONEGAL ON 2015. AFTER CORRESPONDING BETWEEN CELEBRITY SOLICITOR GERARD KEANE AND MR. ALAMA’S FAMILY IN MINDANAO, THE FAMILY WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPENSATED ON MAY 2018. (SEE VIDEO 9-10 & AUDIO 2) 7L AS CHAIRMAN OF ENFID-IRELAND AND OUTREACH IRELAND, FACILITATED OVER 15 PHILIPPINE EMBASSY OUTREACH MISSIONS (MARCH 2016-JANUARY 2020) 7M CONDUCTED VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR OUTREACH IRELAND & ENFID-IRELAND VOLUNTEERS 7N - VANDA ORGANISED A FUNDRAISER CALLED PHILIPPINE SOUP KITCHEN WHICH RAISED €600 WORTH OF FUNDS FOR THE HOMELESS SUPPORT GROUP CALLED SLEEP OUT CAVAN ON DECEMBER 2019. THE CAMPAIGN ALSO COLLECTED 15 BAGS OF CLOTHES FOR THE HOMELESS. 7O CAVAN FILIPINO WORKERS FORUM, OCTOBER 2019, CAVAN CRYSTAL HOTEL (SEE VIDEO 11) 7P ORGANISED EVENTS WITH POLO-OWWA LONDON (2016 TO OCTOBER 2019) - PHILIPPINE CONSULATE-POLO-OWWA 4-COUNTY ROADSHOW (October 2019) - FACILITATED THE FOCUS GROUP FOR FILIPINO WORKERS IN IRELAND ON APRIL 2019 “FILIPINO MIGRANT WORK ISSUES IN IRELAND 2019” A FORUM WITH POLO-OWWA. - FACILITATED THE MIGRANT INTEGRATION & SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMME IN PARTNERSHIP WITH POLO-OWWA BY PROVIDING TRAINING ON IMMIGRATION, SKILLS FOR LIFE, AND FINANCIAL COACHING (SEPTEMBER AND NOVEMBER 2018) - ORGANISED A MEETING WITH POLO-OWWA IN LONDON ON 1) FEBRUARY 2019 TO TALK ABOUT POLO-OWWA TRAINING, POST ARRIVAL ORIENTATION SEMINAR, AND WORKERS RIGHTS FOCUS GROUP; 2) NOV 2018 POLO-OWWA VISIT 3) NOV 2016 VISIT TO MEET THE CONSULATE AND MRCI - VANDA WAS REQUESTED BY PHILIPPINE LABOUR ATTACHÉ IN LONDON REY CONFERIDO TO HELP THEM GET THE NEEDED INFORMATION ON CURRENT ISSUES AFFECTING UNDERPRIVILEGED AND UNDOCUMENTED FILIPINO WORKERS IN IRELAND. 7Q APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR FOR MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS OF THE PHILIPPINE HONORARY CONSULATE (JUNE 2019-PRESENT) 7R BREXIT FORUM – MIND THE BREXIT GAP: CELEBRATING DIVERSITY & INCLUSION IN THE BORDER, 01 JUNE 2020 (SEE VIDEO 12 & AUDIO 3) 7S AWARDEE OF THE 2019 CATHAOIRLEACH’S CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL CHAIR ANNUAL AWARDS SOCIAL INCLUSION CATEGORY (APRIL 2019). (SEE VIDEO 13) 7T FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF CAVAN (FAC) WAS AWARDED A FESTIVALS GRANT BY CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL ON MARCH 2019 AMOUNTING TO €750 TO CONDUCT EVENTS THAT HAVE A TOURISM OR COMMUNITY FOCUS. THE AWARD FUNDED THE FIRST CROSS-BORDER EVENT ON DIVERSITY FEATURING PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY (JUNE 2019).

7U ESTABLISHED FOUR ACTIVE COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN IRELAND: CAVAN CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNITY (4C), OUTREACH IRELAND, FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF CAVAN IN 2018, AND THE EUROPEAN NETWORK OF FILIPINO DIASPORA (ENFID) IN IRELAND IN 2016.

7V PROMOTED PHILIPPINE TOURISM AND CULTURE AND CULTURAL INTEGRATION AT 25 EVENTS IN IRELAND INCLUDING ARTS EXHIBITIONS, DISPLAYS, FOOD FESTIVALS, SCHOOL VISITS AND CULTURAL EVENTS. (SEE VIDEO 14-17) - INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAY DECEMBER 2018 - MULTICULTURAL DAY AT LORETO COLLEGE, DEC 11, 2019 - DIVERSITY, INCLUSION & EQUALITY SEMINAR OF CAVAN CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNITY (4C), 23 NOV 2019 - WOMEN’S SHED, BELTURBET NOV 20, 2019

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BALLYJAMESDUFF COMMUNITY FESTIVAL, AUGUST 24, 2019 MULTICULTURAL DANCE CHAMPIONSHIP ON SOCIAL INCLUSION WEEK, DUBLIN, OCTOBER 18, 2019 - TASTE OF CAVAN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NETWORK SECTION, AUGUST 10, 2019 - TRADITIONAL DISHES IRISH COLCANNON AND PHILIPPINE ADOBO RECIPES FEATURED IN THE 4C MULTICULTURAL RECIPE BOOK OF THE CMETB FOSTERING SHARED COMMUNITIES PEACE IV PROJECT, JULY 31, 2019 - COOTEHILL ARTS FESTIVAL, 30TH OF JUNE 2019 - CAVAN COMMUNITY IRISH CULTURE WORKSHOP SPEAKER- JUNE 15, 2019 - 18TH MAY 2019 CAVAN ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTER - 17 MAY 2019 CAVAN COMMUNITY FESTIVITIES & AWARENESS - ST. PATRICK’S DAY MARCH 17, 2019 - MONAGHAN INSTITUTE, JANUARY 11, 2019; - FILIPINO FESTIVE FEAST, DEC 23, 2018 - 05 FEBRUARY 2019 - 4C TALKS AT KILLYDOON WOMEN’S GROUP – FEBRUARY 2019 - PHILIPPINE CHRISTMAS KIOSK DEC 7-9, 2018 AT CAVAN TOWN SQUARE (SEE VIDEO 14) - CAVAN CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNITY (4C) LAUNCH - 24TH NOV 2018, HOTEL KILMORE - TASTE OF CAVAN - AUGUST 11, 2018 (SEE VIDEO 15-16) - 21 NOVEMBER 2018 – FAC AT THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY EVENT AT THE CAVAN LIBRARY - JUNE 2018 - INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION AT KILLIGARY HALL 2018, VANDA BRADY VICE-PRESIDENT FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, CAVAN FILIPINO COMMUNITY - 12 APRIL 2018 – CIARA’S HOME FROM HOME PLAYSCHOOL, MULLAHORAN - RE-IMAGINE 1916 CENTENARY CELEBRATION APRIL 23, 2016 (SEE VIDEO 17) - PHILIPPINE CHRISTMAS TREE IN THE MULTICULTURAL CHRISTMAS MARKET, DECEMBER 8, 2017 - CAVAN ENTERPRISE TOWN, DECEMBER 8, 2017 AT LORETO COLLEGE 7W PROMOTES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SOCIAL INCLUSION 7X LAUNCHED THE FIRST BOOK ON INTEGRATING IN IRELAND WRITTEN BY VICENTA KENNEDY “FROM THE PHILIPPINES TO IRELAND: A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY (JUNE 2017) IN DUBLIN, IRELAND (SEE VIDEO 18 & AUDIO 4) 7Y ENFID CORPORATE VIDEO AWARDED THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD (DECEMBER 2016) (SEE VIDEO 19-20)

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APPENDIX A SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS & CONTRIBUTIONS VANDA MARIE MACION BRADY – NOMINATION FOR 2020 BANAAG PRESIDENTIAL AWARD 7A ORGANISER OF THE 122ND PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY VIRTUAL CELEBRATION IN IRELAND (12 JUNE 2020). HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/CHQXHHEAWJK (SEE VIDEO 2)

7B ADVISER, CAVAN INTEGRATION ADVISORY COUNCIL (CIAC) (04 JUNE 2020-PRESENT)

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7C PARTICIPANT, NORTHERIN IRELAND & IRELAND PRISM (PROMOTING RECONCILIATION & INTEGRATION THROUGH SAFE MEDIATION) PEACE IV RESEARCH PROJECT OF BRITISH RED CROSS, CORRYMEELA, ARTSEKTA & IRISH RED CROSS – 21 MAY 2020

7D ADVISER, PURPL UNICORN (26 MAY 2020-PRESENT) – A SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION BRINGING DIVERSITY & INCLUSION IN IRELAND BY RECOGNISING MIGRANT WORKERS THAT POSSESS RARE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES AND TRAINING THEM WITH THE QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED FOR EMPLOYMENT. A PROJECT UNDER THE DIVERSITY & INCLUSION PROGRAMME OF TECHFINDR.

7E "TARA USAP TAYO, KAPATID!" - THE HEALTHY MINDS ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSULATE DUBLIN ON 24 MAY 2020

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7F COVID 19 VOLUNTEER WORK - HELPED FACILITATE THE RETURN OF 40 STRANDED NURSES TO IRELAND SINCE APRIL 6, 2020. THEY WERE ON HOLIDAY IN THE PHILIPPINES SINCE FROM JANUARY AND WERE GROUNDED DUE TO COVID 19 RESTRICTIONS. THE FIRST 21 NURSES FROM LUZON ARRIVED ON 21 MAY 2020.

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ASSISTED IN PROMOTING THE KILDARE FILIPINO COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER FOR THE CHILDREN LEFT ORPHANED BY COVID 19 CASUALTY MIGUEL PLANGCA IN THE CONSULATE PAGE & VARIOUS NEWS MEDIA WHICH HELPED REACH OVER 134, 500 PEOPLE LEADING TO OVER €280,000 FUNDS RAISED IN TWO WEEKS.

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COVID 19 SUPPORT VOLUNTEER OF CAVAN COUNTY LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AND VOLUNTEER IRELAND WORK FROM HOME PROGRAMME (APRIL-JULY 2020)

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FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF CAVAN’S CYBER CUDDLES 4 COCOONERS - “BAHAY KUBO” FEATURE (SEE VIDEO 3)

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FILIPINO HEROES IN IRELAND WORKING HARD DURING TRYING TIMES

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PH EMBASSY & POLO-OWWA LONDON COVID 19 SERVICES IN IRELAND: MONITORS COVID 19 POSITIVE CASES AND ASSISTS FILIPINOS IN GETTING FOOD AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

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BOMBO RADYO NAGA INTERVIEW ON MAY 4, 2020 ON COVID 19 UPDATE IN IRELAND: WE FEATURED FILIPINO FRONTLINERS AS WELL AS OTHER WORKERS IN NON-HEALTHCARE INDUSTRIES WHO HELP FUEL THE IRISH ECONOMY. (SEE VIDEO 4)

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PARTICIPANT IN THE “THERE IS NO STRENGTH WITHOUT UNITY” VIDEO PROJECT OF ST. JOHN BOSCO YOUTH CENTRE FEATURING PEOPLE SAYING IT IN THEIR OWN NATIVE TONGUE, OVER THE BACKGROUND OF A MULTI-LINGUAL BANNER FEATURING 38 LANGUAGES. IT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR SEACHTAIN NA GAELIGE 2020 BUT THE LAUNCH COULD NOT TAKE PLACE DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN. HOWEVER, THOSE INVOLVED FELT THAT THE MESSAGE OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND UNITY HAD BECOME EVEN MORE IMPORTANT DURING THE CURRENT PANDEMIC. (SEE VIDEO 5)

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7G CAVAN ONLINE RADIO GUEST SPEAKER (OCTOBER 2018 TO MARCH 6, 2020)

7H SPEAKER AT THE NEXT CHAPTER FINAL EVENT, TITANIC HOTEL, BELFAST, FEB 26, 2020 https://www.thenextchapter.eu/news-events/women-of-the-next-chapter-project-celebrate/ CAVAN CHAPTER VODCAST (SEE VIDEO 6)

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7I CHAIRMAN OF “CAVAN SPEAKS,” THE FIRST YOUTUBE CHANNEL FEATURING A SERIES OF VIDEOS ON COMMUNITY WORKERS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DONE GOOD WORK IN PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND CAVAN. IT IS A PROJECT OF NEXT CHAPTER CAVAN WHICH EMPOWERS WOMEN IN THE BORDER REGION BY GIVING THEM A VOICE IN THE PUBLIC AND POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT. • • •

You Tube Link to Cavan Speaks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2yFwuMHUBZvLrEJ2pDDYtg You Tube Link to Vanda’s Video https://youtu.be/l68mpQkuYEU (SEE VIDEO 7) Cavan TV Talks to Cavan Speaks Julie McAvinney, Maria Jordan O'Reilly, Irene Donegan and Vanda Brady from Cavan https://youtu.be/XYstVV6KyUo (SEE VIDEO 8)

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7J EMPOWERMENT OF FILIPINO ENTREPRENEURS - FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF CAVAN (FAC) – NAMI NATURALE & FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE PROJECT VANDA HELPED LAUNCH THE BUSINESS OF FAC MEMBER ARCHITECT-ENTREPRENEUR JAN JUELAR FAY AND HER NAMI NATURALE SKINCARE AND WELLNESS BUSINESS IN NOVEMBER 2018. SHE IS NOW A MEMBER OF THE CAVAN WOMEN’S BUSINESS CLUB, HAS PRODUCT DISPLAYS IN LOCAL SHOPS, AND IS EXPANDING IN SAUDI ARABIA AND THE USA. TWO OTHER MEMBERS OF FAC PRODUCE BAKED AND CATERING PRODUCTS. VANDA HAS ORGANISED THAT FAC MEMBERS EARN A FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATE ALLOWING THEM TO CATER FOOD LEGALLY IN IRELAND.

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7K ASSISTANCE TO PHILIPPINE NATIONALS IN DISTRESS -

SET UP A FUNDRAISER FOR TAAL VOLCANO VICTIMS IN JANUARY 2020 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TEN FOUNDATIONS, ASSISTED JENNY TOBIN HILL OF THE LUCAN BAPTIST CHURCH IN SETTING UP A FUNDRAISER FOR THE FAMILY OF ASHLEY BOMBITA WHO DIED TRAGICALLY IN DECEMBER 2019, AND ASSISTED IN THE REPATRIATION NEEDS OF MIA WHO DIED OF CANCER IN DECEMBER 2019.

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ARRANGED THE NEW MEAT FACTOR WORKERS TO ATTEND A COURSE ON “BUILDING CONFIDENCE IN SPEAKING ENGLISH” (FEBRUARY 9, 2020)

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ARRANGED MCCARREN MEAT WORKERS TO ATTEND THE EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS SESSION WITH MRCI (AUGUST 21, 2019) AND HELPED ONE OF THEM GO THROUGH DEPRESSION AND LACK OF MOTIVATION (APRIL 2020)

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FACILITATED THE GOFUNDME FUNDRAISER FOR THE FAMILY OF MURDERED JASTINE VALDEZ WHICH RAISED €154,000 IN ONE MONTH FROM MAY-JUNE 2018 AND PROVIDES CONTINUED SUPPORT TO THE PARENTS OF JASTINE VALDEZ. On the Miriam O’Callaghan Show on RTE Radio 1 (SEE AUDIO 1) http://rte.ie/r.html?rii=9_21420822_15036_29-08-2018 Other Media releases in 2018 • Vanda Brady Shares Philippine Tradition of Support for a Death of a Loved-One – May 2018 Northern Sound • Local Woman Help Repatriate Murdered Body – May 2018 Longford Leader • Mullahoran Woman Coordinating Appeal to Repatriate Body of Jastine Valdez – May 2019 Longford Leader • Mullahoran Mum Helps Jastine On Her Final Journey – May 2018 • Vanda Brady Translates for Parents of Murdered Jastine Valdez on RTE1 Miriam O’Callaghan Show – August 2018

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FACILITATED THE REPORTING AND TRANSLATION FOR THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE ASSISTANCETO NATIONAL (ATN) CASE OF FISHERMAN JOEL ALAMA WHO DIED AT A WORKPLACE ACCIDENT IN DONEGAL ON 2015. AFTER CORRESPONDING BETWEEN CELEBRITY SOLICITOR GERARD KEANE AND MR. ALAMA’S FAMILY IN MINDANAO, THE FAMILY WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPENSATED ON MAY 2018.

For more info on the case please go to: http://cavan4c.ie/tragedy-to-triumph Vanda organised a Press Conference on the 1st of June with ABS-CBN TV Patrol SOCSKSARGEN, GMA 7, and Ronda Brigada.

• Ronda Brigada – Number one radio station in General Santos (SEE VIDEO 9) • ABS/CBN General Santos, later repeated by ABS/CBN Nationwide (SEE VIDEO 10) • Brigada 89.5 News FM, General Santos (SEE AUDIO 2)

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7L AS CHAIRMAN OF ENFID-IRELAND AND OUTREACH IRELAND, FACILITATED OVER 15 PHILIPPINE EMBASSY OUTREACH MISSIONS (MARCH 2016-JANUARY 2020)

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7M CONDUCTED VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR OUTREACH IRELAND & ENFID-IRELAND VOLUNTEERS -

DOCUMENT CHECKING FOR CONSULAR OUTREACH MISSIONS: FORMING A VOLUNTEER GROUP FOR THE OUTREACH MISSIONS WAS RECOMMENDED IN ORDER TO EMPOWER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN HELPING THEIR FELLOW FILIPINO MIGRANTS. VANDA ORGANISED TRAINING ON CONSULAR SERVICES FROM AUGUST 19, 2016 UNTIL THE JANUARY 2020 OUTREACH MISSION. THERE WERE 7 VOLUNTEERS AT THE FIRST IN-DEPTH TRAINING CONDUCTED BY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSULATE RAYMOND GARRETT. A REGULAR TEAM OF ABOUT 20 VOLUNTEERS OFFER THEIR SUPPORT AT THE EMBASSY OUTREACH MISSIONS IN DUBLIN. SOME ASSIST NEWLY APPOINTED CONSUL GARRETT AT THE CONSULATE IN DUBLIN. OVER 120 VOLUNTEERS HAVE NOW BEEN TRAINED TO HELP IN FACILITATING THE EMBASSY OUTREACH MISSIONS IN IRELAND.

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ENFiD-IRELAND WELCOMES INTERN FROM SOPHIA UNIVERSITY JAPAN (JAN 2017) VANDA CONDUCTED AN INTERNSHIP PROGAMME FOR SOPHIA UNIVERSITY SCHOLAR ANGELINE ELOPRE WHO JOINED ENFID-IRELAND AS INTERN/VOLUNTEER ON 15 JAN 2017. ANGELINE WAS A THIRD YEAR POLITICAL SCIENCE (MINOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY) STUDENT OF THE TOP PRIVATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY IN TOKYO, JAPAN. ANGELINE WAS GRANTED A SCHOLARSHIP BY THE VOLVO GROUP FOR HER STRONG INTEREST IN GLOBAL ISSUES AND HER HIGH MOTIVATION AND CAPABILITY TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT ACTIVITY PROGRAMS. SHE WAS AN EDITORIAL TEAM MEMBER OF ENFID’S NEWSLETTER “NEWS AND VIEWS” AND MEMBER OF ENFID’S PR/COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY TEAM. SHE ALSO WAS IN CHARGE OF ADMIN WORK AT THE PHILIPPINE CONSULATE DURING HER TRAINING.

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7N - VANDA ORGANISED A FUNDRAISER CALLED PHILIPPINE SOUP KITCHEN WHICH RAISED €600 WORTH OF FUNDS FOR THE HOMELESS SUPPORT GROUP CALLED SLEEP OUT CAVAN ON DECEMBER 2019. THE CAMPAIGN ALSO COLLECTED 15 BAGS OF CLOTHES FOR THE HOMELESS.

7O CAVAN FILIPINO WORKERS FORUM, OCTOBER 2019, CAVAN CRYSTAL HOTEL AS CHAIRMAN OF FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF CAVAN (FAC), FACILITATED THE FILIPINO WORKERS FORUM IN CAVAN IN OCTOBER 2019 WHERE 19 MEAT PROCESSING WORKERS AT PIG FACTORY MCCARREN MEATS AS WELL AS HEALTHCARE AND HOSPITALITY PROFESSIONALS CELEBRATED FILIPINO EMPLOYMENT AND WORKERS RIGHTS IN IRELAND. IT WAS ATTENDED BY LOCAL POLITICIANS. Vanda Brady Filipino Association of Cavan talks to Cavan TV about the Cavan Filipino Workers Forum (SEE VIDEO 11) https://youtu.be/REYf-UlFbjc

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7P ORGANISED EVENTS WITH POLO-OWWA LONDON (2016 TO OCTOBER 2019) -

PHILIPPINE CONSULATE-POLO-OWWA 4-COUNTY ROADSHOW (October 2019) VANDA BRADY TOGETHER WITH VARIOUS FILIPINO COMMUNITIES ORGANISED THE LOGISTICS AND SCHEDULE FOR A FOUR COUNTY CONSULATE, POLO – OWWA ROADSHOW. CLOSE TO 400 TRANSACTIONS AND OVER 450 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE INFORMATION SESSIONS IN KILDARE, CORK, CAVAN AND DUBLIN ON OCT 17-20, 2019. CONSUL RAYMOND GARRETT AND LABOR ATTACHÉ AMY REYES WHO BRAVED THE LONG TRIPS WITH APPROXIMATELY 18 HOURS DRIVING OVER THE FOUR DAYS AND SERVED THE FILIPINO-IRISH COMMUNITY WITH IN BOTH THE CAPITAL AND SOME MORE REMOTE AREAS OF IRELAND. BOTH HAD HARDLY ANY SLEEP, FOOD OR REST BREAKS DUE TO THE DEMAND OF THE SCHEDULE. AS PART OF THIS ROADSHOW THEY MET FILIPINO WORKERS, RECRUITERS AND EMPLOYERS AND CONDUCTED A NUMBER OF SITE VISITS TO EMPLOYERS WITH A SIGNIFICANT FILIPINO WORKFORCE. THE ALSO CONDUCTED INFORMATION SESSIONS WHERE THEY EXPLAINED CONSULAR AND POLO-OWWA SERVICES. THE NEW "FILIPINO MIGRANT INFORMATION CENTRE WEBSITE" WAS ALSO INTRODUCED, AND WORKER RIGHTS WERE DISCUSSED. THIS WEBSITE WAS THE BRAIN-CHILD OF THE OWWA – POLO WORKERS FOCUS GROUP AND WAS THEN DEVELOPED

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FACILITATED THE FOCUS GROUP FOR FILIPINO WORKERS IN IRELAND ON APRIL 2019 “FILIPINO MIGRANT WORK ISSUES IN IRELAND 2019” A FORUM WITH POLO-OWWA. IT BROUGHT TOGETHER FILIPINO PROFESSIONALS IN THE HEALTHCARE, NURSING, IT, ACCOUNTING, RECRUITMENT, AND LAW INDUSTRIES TO ADDRESS PHILIPPINE MIGRANT LABOUR ISSUES. A PRODUCT OF THE DISCUSSION WAS A CENTRALISED INFO HUB CALLED FILIPINO MIGRANT INFORMATION CENTRE IRELAND, WHICH AIMS TO BE THE KNOWLEDGE RESOURCE CENTRE OR THE MAIN SOURCE OF RELIABLE INFORMATION TO HELP ANSWER ALL QUERIES OF FILIPINO MIGRANTS IN IRELAND. THE WEBSITE: HTTP://KX.PHILIPPINECONSULATE.IE

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VANDA WAS REQUESTED BY PHILIPPINE LABOUR ATTACHÉ IN LONDON REY CONFERIDO TO HELP THEM GET THE NEEDED INFORMATION ON CURRENT ISSUES AFFECTING UNDERPRIVILEGED AND UNDOCUMENTED FILIPINO WORKERS IN IRELAND. VANDA MET WITH GRAINNE O’TOOLE AND HELEN LOWRY OF THE MIGRANT RIGHTS CENTRE IRELAND (MRCI) ON FEBRUARY 12, 2016. WROTE AN ARTICLE “ANOTHER PAPERLESS CHRISTMAS” FOR JUSTICE FOR THE UNDOCUMENTED ADVOCATE JAYSON MONTENEGRO IN NOVEMBER 2015, AND SPOKE ABOUT SOCIAL REMITTANCES IN THE AGE OF NEW MEDIA AT THE ENFID-UK BIG BREAKFAST MEETING IN DEC 2015.

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7Q APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR FOR MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS OF THE PHILIPPINE HONORARY CONSULATE (JUNE 2019-PRESENT)

7R BREXIT FORUM – MIND THE BREXIT GAP: CELEBRATING DIVERSITY & INCLUSION IN THE BORDER, 01 JUNE 2020 VANDA ORGANISED THIS EVENT WHICH AIMED TO EMPOWER MIGRANTS AND OTHER MARGINALISED GROUPS DURING THIS TIME OF UNCERTAINTY, TO BE STRONGER TOGETHER WITH THE MUCH NEEDED SUPPORTIVE ENERGY, TO ALLAY FEARS AND ANXIETY, AND PREVENT COMMUNITIES TO BE POLARISED FURTHER BY BREXIT.

Mind the Brexit Gap Interview on Cavan TV https://youtu.be/8qmQWbjSuHg (SEE VIDEO 12) On Northern Sound on Brexit Event https://www.northernsound.ie/event-cavan-afternoon-will-celebrate-diversity-community/ (SEE AUDIO 3)

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Brexit Events 5 November 2019 | Cavan

MIND THE BREXIT GAP: CELEBRATING DIVERSITY & INCLUSION IN THE BORDER Filipino Association of Cavan (FAC) Cavan Cross Cultural Community (4C) 23 September 2019 | Dundalk

Brexit: The Practical Steps You Need to Take Now Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation 10 September 2019 | Belfast

Brexit and Political Brie!ng - Northern Ireland Confederation of British Industry 21 May 2019 | Belfast

Harri Holkeri Lecture 2019: Peace Process - In Light of Brexit Issues Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice

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Philippine delicacies and Philippine Tourism materials were featured. Rodelle Borja, 2019 Ireland’s Got Talent Filipino Semi-Finalist sang the Philippine National Anthem.

Featured in the Northern Ireland Assembly Website:

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7S AWARDEE OF THE 2019 CATHAOIRLEACH’S CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL CHAIR ANNUAL AWARDS SOCIAL INCLUSION CATEGORY (APRIL 2019). (SEE VIDEO 13)

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7T FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF CAVAN (FAC) WAS AWARDED A FESTIVALS GRANT BY CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL ON MARCH 2019 AMOUNTING TO €750 TO CONDUCT EVENTS THAT HAVE A TOURISM OR COMMUNITY FOCUS. THE AWARD FUNDED THE FIRST CROSS-BORDER EVENT ON DIVERSITY FEATURING PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY (JUNE 2019).

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7U ESTABLISHED FOUR ACTIVE COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS IN IRELAND: CAVAN CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNITY (4C), OUTREACH IRELAND, FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF CAVAN IN 2018, AND THE EUROPEAN NETWORK OF FILIPINO DIASPORA (ENFID) IN IRELAND IN 2016.

CAVAN CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNITY FOUNDER AND SECRETARY (November 2018-Present) FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF CAVAN FOUNDER & CHAIR (NOVEMBER 2018-Present)

OUTREACH IRELAND FOUNDER AND CHAIR Jan 2018-Present

EUROPEAN NETWORK OF FILIPINO DIASPORA-IRELAND (FOUNDER & CHAIR) October 2015-December 2017

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7V PROMOTED PHILIPPINE TOURISM AND CULTURE AND CULTURAL INTEGRATION AT 25 EVENTS IN IRELAND INCLUDING ARTS EXHIBITIONS, DISPLAYS, FOOD FESTIVALS, SCHOOL VISITS AND CULTURAL EVENTS. -

INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAY DECEMBER 2019

- MULTICULTURAL DAY AT LORETO COLLEGE, DEC 11, 2019; TALKED ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES AND SERVED BUKO-PANDAN FOR 120 FIRST YEAR STUDENTS

DIVERSITY, INCLUSION & EQUALITY SEMINAR OF CAVAN CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNITY (4C), 23 NOV 2019 -

WOMEN’S SHED, BELTURBET NOV 20, 2019 SHARING OUR MIGRANT STORIES TO 30 WOMEN OF THE HENS SHED IN BELTURBET.

BALLYJAMESDUFF COMMUNITY FESTIVAL, AUGUST 24, 2019

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TASTE OF CAVAN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NETWORK SECTION, AUGUST 10, 2019

TRADITIONAL DISHES IRISH COLCANNON AND PHILIPPINE ADOBO RECIPES FEATURED IN THE 4C MULTICULTURAL RECIPE BOOK OF THE CMETB FOSTERING SHARED COMMUNITIES PEACE IV PROJECT, JULY 31, 2019

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COOTEHILL ARTS FESTIVAL, 30TH OF JUNE 2019 CAVAN CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNITY SET UP A DISPLAY OF CULTURE & HERITAGE AT THE ARTS FESTIVAL IN COOTEHILL, CAVAN. THE PHILIPPINES WAS AMONG THE COUNTRIES SHOWCASED INCLUDING VICENTA KENNEDY’S BOOK “FROM THE PHILIPPINES TO IRELAND: A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY”. OVER THE YEARS THE FESTIVAL HAS BECOME AN INSTITUTION IN THE PROMINENT TOWN, BRINGING MUSIC AND ARTS LOVERS FROM FARAND WIDE TO ENJOY CONCERTS AND OTHER EVENTS FROM NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL WORLD-CLASS ARTISTS IN AN ECLECTIC SELECTION OF SPECIAL AND FREQUENTLY INTIMATE VENUES AND HISTORIC SETTINGS.

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18TH MAY 2019 CAVAN ARTS FESTIVAL

FAC WAS AT THE CAVAN ARTS FESTIVAL BY PHILIPPINE CONSULATE DUBLIN DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS VANDA BRADY. AT THE EVENT WHICH TOOK PLACE AT CON SMITH PARK IN CAVAN WITH THEME “HOME” DIRECTOR BRADY SPOKE ABOUT VISING KENNEDY’S BOOK WHERE MOVING TO A HOST COUNTRY OR A SECOND HOME COUNTRY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW YOUR CULTURE BETTER AND THAT IT IS A VOYAGE OF SELF-DISCOVERY. SHE ALSO TALKED ABOUT FILIPINA RESEARCH SCHOLAR DIANE NITITHAM’S BOOK “MAKING HOME IN DIASPORIC COMMUNITIES.” WEARING A TRADITIONAL FILIPINIANA DRESS AND JOINED BY HER FAMILY SPORTING MORE MODERN PHILIPPINE POLO’S THEY HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL DAY PROMOTING THE PHILIPPINES.

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17 MAY 2019 CAVAN COMMUNITY FESTIVITIES & AWARENESS THE FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF CAVAN PARTICIPATED IN THE CAVAN COMMUNITY FESTIVITIES & AWARENESS EVENT AT THE CAVAN MARKET SQUARE BY DISPLAYING AND PROMOTING THE BOOK OF VICENTA KENNEDY CALLED “FROM THE PHILIPPINES TO IRELAND: A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY” AND SOME PHILIPPINE CRAFTS.

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MONAGHAN INSTITUTE, JANUARY 11, 2019

PUSHING FOR YOUTH AWARENESS ON MIGRANT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN IRELAND, FAC AND OTHER MEMBERS OF 4C ANSWER QUESTIONS ON RACISM AND CULTURAL INTEGRATION FOR A RESEARCH STUDY OF AN INTERCULTURAL STUDIES YOUNG PEOPLE & SOCIETY CLASS. STUDENTS HAD A LITTLE GLIMPSE OF THE LIVES FILIPINO MIGRANTS IN IRELAND. 4C ANSWERS QUESTIONS ON RACISM AND CULTURAL INTEGRATION FOR A RESEARCH STUDY OF AN INTERCULTURAL STUDIES - YOUNG PEOPLE & SOCIETY CLASS. STUDENTS HAD A LITTLE GLIMPSE OF THE LIVES OF NIGERIAN, UKRAINIAN, SOUTH AFRICAN AND FILIPINO MIGRANTS IN IRELAND.

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FAC SHARED WITH THE CAVAN COMMUNITY HOW CHRISTMAS IS CELEBRATED IN THE PHILIPPINES WITH TRADITIONAL FOOD AND FILIPINO FESTIVE SONGS, EXPLAINING THE UNIQUE TASTE OF PHILIPPINE CUISINE AND ITS COLONIAL INFLUENCES, THE PAROL (LANTERN), SIMBANG GABI (DEVOTIONAL 9-DAY MASS), AND NOCHE BUENA (CHRISTMAS EVE MIDNIGHT FEAST). FILIPINO-INSPIRED NAMI NATURALE OILS WERE ALSO A DELIGHT AT THE EVENT. THE EVENT RAISED €250 FOR THE PALLIATIVE CARE. Philippine Delicacies Christmas 2018 Interview (From 12:01) (SEE VIDEO 14) https://youtu.be/xQV2XCAmm_E

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INTEGRATING AND PROMOTING AWARENESS OF THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN CAVAN. 4C SHARES THEIR LIFE STORIES AS MIGRANTS IN CAVAN WITH THE KILLYDOON WOMEN’S GROUP AT MULLAHORAN PARISH HALL. VANDA ORGANISED THIS EVENT.

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THE FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF CAVAN (FAC) PHILIPPINE CHRISTMAS KIOSK WAS AT THE CAVAN CHRISTMAS MARKET ON DECEMBER 7-9 AT CAVAN TOWN SQUARE. THE COMMUNITY DISCOVERED FILIPINO-INSPIRED FESTIVE DESSERTS, NATURAL HEALTH & BEAUTY PRODUCTS, AND OTHER CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS.

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CAVAN CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNITY (4C) LAUNCH - 24TH NOV 2018, HOTEL KILMORE

ABOUT 180 MEMBERS AND GUESTS REPRESENTED OVER 20 COUNTRIES AND GUEST SPEAKERS INCLUDED CAVAN COUNTY MAYOR, LATVIAN AND LITHUANIAN AMBASSADORS, CAVAN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION NETWORK AND COUNCILLOR, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UN COMMITTEE FOR THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, MIGRANT CENTRE IRELAND CROSSING BORDERS AND BREAKING BARRIERS PROJECT, AND THE SOCIAL INCLUSION UNIT OF CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL. JUNIOR EUROVISION 2018 FIRST RUNNER UP AND IRELAND’S GOT TALENT 2018 FINALIST SHANIAH ROLLO FROM THE PHILIPPINES SANG 2 SONGS IN ONE – A COMBINED FILIPINO AND FRENCH SONG- “DAKILANG LAHI,” WHICH MEANS NOBLE RACE AND “LA VIE EN ROSE” WHICH MEANS LIFE IN PINK.

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APART FROM ASKING AND KNOWING WHAT THE DESSERTS ARE MADE OF, PEOPLE WHO VISITED OUR DISPLAY GENUINELY FOUND THE FILIPINO FOOD DELICIOUS, UNIQUE, AND VERY COLOURFUL. THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT THEIR FILIPINO FRIENDS, THEIR FILIPINO COLLEAGUES, EMPLOYEES, AND THEIR VISITS TO THE PHILIPPINES. SOME KEPT COMING BACK FOR THE PURPLE YAM (UBE HALAYA) BUKO PANDAN CUPCAKES. THE CASSAVA CAKE, SAPIN-SAPIN, SUMAN, PUTO, KUTSINTA, FILIPINO CHEESECAKE, AND THE TURON WERE WELL LIKED TOO. CELEBRITY CHEF NEVEN MAGUIRE AND BRENDAN SMITH TD DROPPED BY. Taste of Cavan August 2011, Anglo Celt Coverage (SEE VIDEO 15) https://www.facebook.com/anglocelt/videos/10157322588312069/ Cavan TV Interview with Vanda Brady (SEE VIDEO 16) https://youtu.be/NroF2ihIw54

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21 NOVEMBER 2018 – FAC AT THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY EVENT AT THE CAVAN LIBRARY FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF CAVAN STALL AT THE CAVAN LIBRARY FEATURING NAMI NATURALE HEALTH & BEAUTY PRODUCTS PLUS INFO ON ITS COMING CHRISTMAS EVENTS!

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12 APRIL 2018 – CIARA’S HOME FROM HOME PLAYSCHOOL, MULLAHORAN

FOR THEIR THEME “ALL ABOUT COMMUNITY,” VANDA GOT INVITED TO TALK ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES AT GUIA’S PLAY SCHOOL CIARA’S HOME FROM HOME GUIA AND VANDA TAUGHT HER CLASSMATES ABOUT THE PHILIPPINE FLAG, PESO, RICE, FILIPINO GAME “SUNGKA”, “MANO PO” (BLESS THE HAND OF ELDERS), OUR NATIONAL COSTUME CALLED BALINTAWAK AND THE JEEPNEY! THEY MET OUR FILIPINA DOLL TOO. WE ALSO GAVE THEM PHILIPPINE LUGGAGE TAGS FOR WHEN THEY VISIT THE PHILIPPINES!

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RE-IMAGINE 1916 CENTENARY CELEBRATION APRIL 23, 2016

ON 23 APRIL 2016, ENFID-IRELAND PARTICIPATED IN THE 1916 CENTENARY CELEBRATION IN CAVAN CALLED “RE-IMAGINE 1916”. AT FARNHAM STREET, ‘EXPERIENCE ‘1916 AROUND THE WORLD’ WAS SHOWCASED AT THE CIVIC SPACE IN FRONT OF JOHNSTON CENTRAL LIBRARY WHERE PEOPLE EXPLORED THE HISTORY, CULTURE AND HERITAGE FROM CAVAN’S NEW COMMUNITIES THROUGH SONG, DANCE, CRAFT, COSTUME AND FOOD. WE COORDINATED WITH CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL IN SETTING UP AN EXHIBITION SHOWCASING PHILIPPINE CRAFTS AND FOOD, PRESENTING 4 FOLK DANCES NAMELY CARINOSA, BANGA, BULAKLAKAN AND TINIKLING, AND PARTICIPATED IN THE PARADE WITH THREE REYNA ELENA EMBELLISHED ARCS AND THREE GROUPS REPRESENTING LUZON, VISAYAS AND MINDANAO.

BULAKLAKAN AT 1916 CELEBRATION CAVAN (SEE VIDEO 17)

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PHILIPPINE CHRISTMAS TREE IN THE MULTICULTURAL CHRISTMAS MARKET, DECEMBER 8, 2017

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CAVAN ENTERPRISE TOWN, DECEMBER 8, 2017 AT LORETO COLLEGE FEATURING PHILIPPINE TOURISM, THE FILIPINO MIGRANT COMMUNITY IN CAVAN, VICENTA KENNEDY’S BOOK AND FILIPINOGERMAN JEWELLER AND CRAFTSWOMAN. VANDA BRADY VICE-PRESIDENT FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, CAVAN FILIPINO COMMUNITY

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7W PROMOTES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SOCIAL INCLUSION - SUPPORTED “FRIDAYS FOR FUTURE,” OCTOBER 2, 2019 BY ASSISTING THE YOUTH GROUP OF LORETO COLLEGE IN DEVELOPING A FACEBOOK PAGE AND FOR MOBILIZING PEOPLE TO JOIN THEIR RALLY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE BY ARRANGING A TALKING SLOT FOR THEM IN CAVAN ONLINE RADIO.

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CAVAN GAA PEACE 4 PROJECT MARCH 2018 SUPPORTED THE CAVAN GAA’S BUILDING GREATER COMMUNITY INTEGRATION AND COHESION LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME FOR ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITIES AND THE MULTICULTURAL ENTERTAINMENT NUMBER AT THE CAVAN COUNTY FINAL IN SEPTEMBER 2018. THIS PROJECT/INITIATIVE IS SUPPORTED BY THE EU’S PEACE IV PROGRAMME, MANAGED BY THE SPECIAL EU PROGRAMMES BODY. VANDA RECRUITED TWO FILIPINO YOUTH TO JOIN THE GAA’S LEADERSHIP AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME WHO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP AND ASSIST IN THIS PROGRAMME, ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ON THEIR HERITAGE AND HAVE A PASSION TO CONTINUE THIS WORK AND PROVIDE A LEGACY FOR THE FUTURE.

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7X LAUNCHED THE FIRST BOOK ON INTEGRATING IN IRELAND WRITTEN BY VICENTA KENNEDY “FROM THE PHILIPPINES TO IRELAND: A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY (JUNE 2017) IN DUBLIN, IRELAND, ATTENDED BY THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN LONDON AND OTHER OFFICIALS AND HIGH-PROFILE GUESTS FROM ENGLAND AND AMERICA, AND GAINED MEDIA COVERAGE. CYNTHIA BARKER, THE FIRST FILIPINO TO BE ELECTED BOROUGH COUNCILLOR IN THE UK AND 2016 RECIPIENT OF THE BRITISH HONOURS AWARD ENDORSED BY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, ATTENDED THE EVENT. ALSO PRESENT WAS 2017 EMERGING SCHOLAR AWARDEE DIANE NITITHAM WHO TALKED ABOUT “MAKING HOME IN DIASPORIC COMMUNITIES”. BASED ON ORIGINAL ETHNOGRAPHIC WORK CONDUCTED IN IRELAND AND THE PHILIPPINES, THE BOOK EXAMINES HOW FILIPINA DIASPORANS SOCIALLY AND SYMBOLICALLY CREATE A SENSE OF ‘HOME’. CARMEN LEGARDA, THE FIRST FILIPINO-ORIGIN TO RUN FOR THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT IN ENGLAND AND SELECTED TO BE THE PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATE FOR THE HENDON CONSTITUENCY BY THE GREEN PARTY FOR THE JUNE 8TH BRITISH ELECTIONS WAS ALSO THERE. PERFORMERS INCLUDED WORLD-RENOWNED FILIPINA-IRISH-AMERICAN VOCALIST AND ENFID AMBASSADOR OF GOODWILL STEPHANIE REESE AND THE YOUNG FILIPINO WINNERS OF THE 2012–2016 ALL-IRELAND IRISH DANCING. 1. UNTV Coverage of From the Voyage of Discovery (SEE VIDEO 18) https://www.facebook.com/cynch.solatoriobrul/videos/10210933986879101/?q=vanda%20marie%20brady% 20UNTV 2. Bookline Interview of Vicenta Benevidez Kennedy (SEE AUDIO 4) https://www.mixcloud.com/liffeysoundfm/bookline-vising-benevidez-kennedy/ 3. From the Philippine to Ireland: A Voyage of Discovery (free download) https://issuu.com/outreachireland/docs/from_the_philippines_to_ireland_a_v

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7Y ENFID CORPORATE VIDEO AWARDED THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD (DECEMBER 2016) PRODUCED AND DEVELOPED ENFID’S FIRST CORPORATE VIDEO, WHICH WON THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD ON DECEMBER 2016 IN THE SMALL ORGANISATION SHORT VIDEO CATEGORY AT THE BETTER TOGETHER VIDEO STORY COMPETITION OF IRISH NON-PROFIT NETWORKING ORGANISATION THE WHEEL. ENFIDIRELAND WAS HONOURED ACROSS IRELAND FOR ITS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AND FOR SEEKING TO MAKE A POSITIVE CHANGE TO THE COMMUNITY. THE AWARDS HAD EXTENSIVE MEDIA COVERAGE. ENFiD Corporate Video (SEE VIDEO 19) https://youtu.be/Q30KH7yOks4 ENFiD Corporate Video Awarding (SEE VIDEO 20) https://youtu.be/DubgudrWq7A

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Yahoo Mail - Re: Banaag Award

11/05/2020, 22:11

Re: Banaag Award From: Gerard O Panga (gerry@itsmorefuninthephilippines.co.uk) To:

vandabrady@yahoo.co.uk; info@itsmorefuninthephilippines.co.uk

Date: Monday, 11 May 2020, 11:45 GMT+1

We support!

Tks and all the best Vanda!

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From: Vanda Marie Brady <vandabrady@yahoo.co.uk> Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020 11:03:24 AM To: Philippine Department of Tourism - London Info <info@itsmorefuninthephilippines.co.uk> Cc: Gerard O Panga <gerry@itsmorefuninthephilippines.co.uk> Subject: Re: Banaag Award Thank you so much Gerry much appreciated and thanks for sending Ysobel.

Keep safe always.

Kind Regards, Vanda Brady

On Monday, 11 May 2020, 10:10:09 GMT+1, Philippine Department of Tourism - London Info <info@itsmorefuninthephilippines.co.uk> wrote:

Hi Vanda, As per instruction by Sir Gerry. Please find attached a copy of his signed Testimony.

Take care!

Kind regards,

Ysobel Philippines Department of Tourism - London Embassy of the Philippines 2nd Floor, 10 Suffolk Street London SW1Y 4HG Tel: +44 (0) 207 321 0668 https://mail.yahoo.com/d/folders/1/messages/AKzptDRmJrOGXrksvQgl8CYb004?.intl=ie&.lang=en-IE&.partner=none&.src=fp

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Presidential Awards Secretariat Commission on Filipinos Overseas Citigold Centre 1345 President Quirino Avenue Corner President Osmeña Highway, 1007, Manila Philippines Dear Presidential Awards Secretariat: I wish to inform you that I fully support the nomination of Vanda Marie Macion Brady for the 2020 Philippine Presidential Awards under the Banaag Award Category.

I have known Vanda since 2017 when we first sent her tourism materials for the launch of Vicenta Kennedy’s book “From the Philippines to Ireland: A Voyage of Discovery.” We have continued to support Vanda’s events such as the “Taste of Cavan” where thousands of guests were able to know more about the Philippines, and “Mind the Brexit Gap” which also gained media coverage and was attended by UN and politicians in Ireland attended.

I have found Vanda to be very active in her community work and in the multicultural and advocacy groups she is involved with in Ireland where she has served long hours a volunteer. I am particularly grateful for the work she has done in putting a good name for the Philippines.

I wish you will consider her impressive contributions in the Presidential Awards selection process.

Thank you.

Yours Sincerely, Gerard Panga Tourism Attache Department of Tourism London

Presidential Awards Secretariat Commission on Filipinos Overseas Citigold Centre 1345 President Quirino Avenue Corner President Osmeña Highway, 1007, Manila Philippines

11 March 2020

Dear Presidential Awards Secretariat: My name is Sinead Dooley. I am the Deputy CEO of Irish Rural Link, a Partner and Coordinator of The Next Chapter Project. With enthusiasm, I am pleased to fully support the nomination of Vanda Marie Macion Brady for the 2020 Philippine Presidential Awards under the Banaag Award Category.

I have known Vanda since November 2018 since joining The Next Chapter project in County Cavan.

Funded through the European Union’s PEACE IV Programme and managed by the Special EU Programmes Body, The Next Chapter is delivered by Politics Plus, the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action and Irish Rural Link. It aims to contribute towards bringing about lasting peace building and societal change through the empowerment and greater involvement of women in community, public and political life. The Next Chapter project has facilitated ten Chapters of over 300 women in total from around Northern Ireland and the border counties to meet, network and collaborate on various projects. Through a strict entry criteria, Vanda, the only Filipino national in the group, was among those chosen to attend a capacity building training programme, receive individual coaching support and meet up at various events including visits to Government Buildings, Dáil Éireann in the Republic of Ireland and Stormont in Northern Ireland.

I am very much impressed by three major events that Vanda was part of: Vanda organised a ground-breaking event to mark the 121stPhilippine Independence Day through her community organisation Filipino Association of Cavan which was awarded a Festivals Grant by Cavan County Council. Women from The Next Chapter took an active part in the first cross-border Brexit Conference called “Mind the Brexit Gap: Celebrating Diversity & Inclusion in the Border” Saturday 1 June 2019. Guests and speakers which included local and National politicians, Government Officials, Former Elected Member and Chairperson of the UN Treaty Body on Racism Anastasia Crickley, UN Expert on Women’s Engagement in Peace Processes, Bronagh Hinds, and Next Chapter members participated in the robust and productive discussions on Brexit and its effects on marginalised groups.

In April 2019, the ten chapters were tasked with the development and implementation of a Community Project where members took collective action at grassroots level to generate solutions to common problems to improve wellbeing in the community. Vanda was the Chairperson of the Moate Business Park, Clara Road, Moate, Co. Westmeath. N37 W9R0 +353 9064 82744

Cavan Chapter Project which was a You Tube Channel called “Cavan Speaks.” She was one of 11 individuals who were featured in a series of videos for the good work in promoting diversity and inclusion and Cavan. In her video, she and her two children spoke about their involvement in promoting integration and acceptance of diversity.

In Vanda’s closing speech, she emphasised that sharing and listening to each other’s stories is the first step to accepting differences and this really impacted on other chapter members and the community. “Cavan Speaks” was a great success and will now be promoted by Cavan Cross Cultural Community (4C) which has over 70 member countries.

At the recent Closing Event of the Next Chapter called “Celebrate” Vanda, following a competitive shortlisting process, was chosen as one of 10 speakers who spoke about her experience as a project participant and described how she had “rediscovered” herself again through the Next Chapter with a group of likeminded women from diverse backgrounds, who had all worked together to make a real difference in their community. The First Minister, Deputy First Minster, and Minister of Parliament of Northern Ireland were among the VIP guests at the event.

In conclusion, I have found Vanda to be very well liked and respected in The Next Chapter community and in the advocacy groups she is involved with in Ireland where she has served long hours as a volunteer. She has empowered women and been a terrific Ambassador for the Philippines and the rest of the migrant and marginalised community. I commend and respect her for her selfless work, her commitment and dedication to working for the betterment of everybody.

With that, I believe Vanda fully deserves a Banaag Award of the 2020 Philippine Presidential Awards and we wish her well in her endeavours. I hope during your review you will take on board the good work she has done in the Irish Border Region through The Next Chapter, it has been our honour to have somebody of Vanda’s calibre as part of our project.

Thanking you.

Yours sincerely.

*Sinead Dooley Deputy CEO

*In light of the current health crisis I am concerned that postal deliveries may be affected so I felt it is best if attach as email.

Moate Business Park, Clara Road, Moate, Co. Westmeath. N37 W9R0 +353 9064 82744

10a-10i OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION MIGRANT ADVOCACY MULTI-MEDIA PROJECTS (SEE 10A) - ABS-CBN & JUAN EU CONNECT - CORRESPONDENT OF PHILIPPINE NEWS CHANNEL ABS-CBN & JUAN EU CONNECT (MAY 2019-APRIL 2020) FEATURING NEWS STORIES ON FILIPINO MIGRANTS IN IRELAND 1.

‘I’LL TAKE CARE OF YOUR KIDS’: PINAY IN IRELAND KEEPS PROMISE TO BROTHER WHO DIED OF COVID-19 29 MAY 2020 https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/05/29/20/ill-take-care-of-your-kids-pinay-in-ireland-keeps-promiseto-brother-who-died-of-covid-19?fbclid=IwAR3qb0ci6sbOVMbxSCiWHnq948oQQsmlrVf2BB0Y0ufnjels7aewSh1Npk

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PINOY NURSES WORKING IN IRELAND AND STRANDED IN PH WORRY WHEN THEY’RE FLYING OUT HTTPS://NEWS.ABS-CBN.COM/NEWS/04/30/20/PINOY-NURSES-WORKING-IN-IRELAND-AND-STRANDED-INPH-WORRY-WHEN-THEYRE-FLYING-OUT

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FILIPINA HEAD NURSE IN IRELAND BRACES FOR CORONAVIRUS IMPACT https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/03/24/20/filipina-head-nurse-in-ireland-braces-for-coronavirusimpact

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BORDER CHECK OR NOT, PHILIPPINE PASSPORT HOLDERS NEED A VISA TO ENTER NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND https://www.facebook.com/juaneukonek/posts/1206333882870368?__xts__[0]=68.ARCMKCPdXIQPpHAu4Qr01TdVe9DqD11lh_ti1hjiJKFjCxgPLt5ez8zJr0gff4tdsioJOa3dV9eKuF427X3ORz7CMgwyKJLTLQMLbzK_QwDYXSolIpm5pHsTilteg4MDC6VuSn_XBZnV6uELCxvIsoXKiATffAmMEJC6JRyEZkDwH1PS_h PfUEThH2kBDJUvxVxPMdkfNWa3Jo2QHTMqInHejJbGabrdlSW5I8UsEZCekGw_PqUNbD_pYDDg4Qpaaqqla G6d9fHk3Ycj2L3VgU75bp9BXQ1Fsf3aI_hy83XBOr_blVlL0RdLgBhlrsiF8m6UXZCdL9pYx5cwjI3Om_g&__tn__=-R

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BIGGEST GROUP OF PINOY WORKERS EMPLOYED IN RURAL PORK FACTORY IN IRELAND https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/12/08/19/biggest-group-of-pinoy-workers-employed-at-rural-porkfactory-in-ireland?fbclid=IwAR1HFokj8On4qCv0GkLjV8-vTH62cg2OqMX2FwUfW9JjBY5wFgCZUfUz9H4

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PINOY VOCAL QUINTET TO HOLD CONCERT IN DUBLIN https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/12/19/pinoy-vocal-quintet-to-hold-concert-in-dublin

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HOW THE UK-EU SPLIT MIGHT AFFECT CROSS-BORDER FILIPINOS https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/03/09/19/how-uk-eu-split-might-affect-cross-border-filipinos

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NEW PH HONORARY CONSUL TO IRELAND NAME https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/05/03/19/new-ph-honorary-consul-to-ireland-named (SEE VIDEO 21)

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AIRED THREE PODCASTS ON NOVEMBER 2018 ON CAVAN ONLINE RADIO FEATURING INTERVIEWS WITH 1) IRISH TIMES JOURNALIST SORCHA POLLACK ABOUT HER BOOK “NEW TO THE PARISH,” 2) MIGRANT RIGHTS CENTRE IRELAND (MRCI) NEIL BURTON ABOUT THE STUDENT REGULARISATION SCHEME, AND 3) RESEARCH SCHOLAR

DIANE NITITHAM ABOUT HER STUDIES ON FILIPINOS AND THE MIGRANT COMMUNITY IN IRELAND. (SEE 10D) (SEE PODCASTS 1-3) -

DEVELOPED THE FIRST SPECIALISED FILIPINO-IRISH WEBSITE PINOYCRAIC.COM WITH AN EMBEDDED ONLINE RADIO (NOVEMBER 2016 UNTIL DECEMBER 2017) AND INFORMATION CENTRE THAT LINKS THE PHILIPPINES AND IRELAND THROUGH NEWS, EVENTS, IMMIGRATION UPDATES AND MUSIC. (SEE 10E) (SEE AUDIO 5 & 6) (SEE VIDEO 20)

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BOARD MEMBER AND DIRECTOR FOR PR, COMMUNICATIONS & SOCIAL MEDIA OF THE EUROPEAN NETWORK OF FILIPINO DIASPORA (ENFID) (JULY 2015 TO DECEMBER 2017). DEVELOPED ONLINE NEWSLETTERS AND MULTI-MEDIA CAMPAIGNS. AS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE BIMONTHLY ONLINE NEWSLETTER “ENFID NEWS & VIEWS.” MANAGED THE CONTENT ON RELEVANT IMMIGRANT ISSUES, NEWS AND ARTICLES RELATING TO FILIPINO MIGRANTS IN EUROPE WHILE WORKING WITH 17 OTHER MEMBER COUNTRIES. CONTRIBUTOR TO MUNTING NAYON AND APPELATION OF ORIGIN. (SEE 10G)

GUEST PERFORMER AT ENFID’S “A PHILIPPINE SUMMER CONCERT IN MALTA (AUG 2016) (SEE 10H) TRAINING & WORKSHOPS (SEE 10I) O O

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CYBER4WOMENTECHFINDR – CYBERSECURTY COURSE – BRINGING MIGRANT WOMEN IN THE CYBER INDUSTRY: ONE OF 30 MIGRANT WOMEN UNDER INTENSIVE TRAINING ON CYBER SECURITY UNDER THE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAMME OF TECHFINDR THE NEXT CHAPTER: A FIVE-MODULE PROJECT IN THE BORDER REGION DELIVERED BY POLITICS PLUS, THE NORTHERN IRELAND COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION AND IRISH RURAL LINK. IT AIMS TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS BRINGING ABOUT LASTING PEACE BUILDING AND SOCIETAL CHANGE THROUGH THE EMPOWERMENT AND GREATER INVOLVEMENT OF WOMEN IN COMMUNITY, PUBLIC AND POLITICAL LIFE. • REPORT WRITING FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (MARCH 3, 2020) • CAMPAIGNING & LOBBYING TRAINING (FEB 11, 2020) • DIVERSITY – THINKING INDEPENDENTLY TOGETHER DELIVERED BY CRAIC NI - CULTIVATE RESPECT, APPRECIATE INCLUSION IN COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN IRELAND. (SEPTEMBER 5, 2019) • THE PATHWAYS TO PEACE (OCT 18, 2019) • CULTURE, VISIBILITY, DISCRIMINATION, PREJUDICE & HATE (OCT 1, 2018) • CHAMPIONS OF PEACEBUILDING AT IRELAND’S GOVERNMENT BUILDING THE DAIL EIREANN (SEPT 2018) • ETHICS FOR POLITICAL & PUBLIC LIFE, HUMANISING CONFLICT (NOVEMBER 2018) • FEMALE POLITICIANS RUNNING FOR THE IRISH NATIONAL ELECTIONS 2019 (MARCH 28, 2019) • DEVELOPING A POWERFUL VOICE BY BBC BROADCASTERS OF CHANNEL 56 (MARCH 10, 2019) • BALANCE FOR BETTER AT STORMONT PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, NORTHERN IRELAND (MARCH 6, 2019) HAZARD ANALYSIS & CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS (HACCP) FOOD SAFETY LEVEL 2 (MAY 2020) CULTURAL CHAMPION (APRIL 2020) MIGRANT RIGHTS AGAINST TRAFFICKING (MAX) DECEMBER 2019) CAVAN – FUTURE OF EUROPE CITIZENS DIALOGUE WITH MINISTER OF STATE FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS (APRIL 4, 2019) INTERCULTURAL AWARENESS LEVEL 3 (DEC 2019) DIPLOMATIC & CONSULAR PRACTICES (AUG 13, 2018) MRCI INFORMATION SESSION (SEPTEMBER 2018) PROMOTING THE POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT OF MIGRANTS (MARCH 2018) UNDOCUMENTED IN IRELAND (03 MAY 2016)

VANDA’S PHILIPPINE HOME IN CAVAN HAS 19 CUSTOMISED CAPIZ-SHELLED DOORS AS WELL AS PHILIPPINE FURNITURE AND ORNAMENTS THAT WERE SHIPPED FROM TWO OF HER FAMILY’S ANCESTRAL HOMES IN THE PHILIPPINES. SHE

ALSO HAS A FILIPINO HOMESCHOOLING PROGRAMME ON PHILIPPINE CULTURE AND LANGUAGE FOR HER CHILDREN. (SEE 10J) VANDA’S GRADUATE THESIS WAS “THE DIFFUSION OF PEACE EDUCATION IN DOLE PHILIPPINES COMMUNITY IN POLOMOLOK, SOUTH COTABATO” WHICH WAS INSPIRED BY THE INSURGENCY ATTACKS THAT OCCURRED IN 2000. THE STUDY FOUND THAT THERE WAS A CONTINUING AWARENESS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PEACE EDUCATION IN THE PERSONAL, COMMUNITY, AND GLOBAL LEVELS IN THE REGION BUT THERE WAS NO OVERALL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK. MR. HIKARI TANIGUCHI OF THE UNITED NATIONS MANDATED UNIVERSITY FOR PEACE (UPEACE) REFERRED TO THE THESIS ON AUGUST 2014 WHEN HE VISITED THE SCHOOL. (SEE 10K)

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10A ABS-CBN EUROPE NEWS BUREAU & JUAN EU CONN CONTRIBUTOR (MARCH 2019-PRESENT) FEATURING NEWS STORIES ON FILIPINO MIGRANTS IN IRELAND - ‘I’ll take care of your kids’: Pinay in Ireland keeps promise to brother who died of COVID-19 29 MAY 2020 -

PINOY NURSES WORKING IN IRELAND AND STRANDED IN PH WORRY WHEN THEY’RE FLYING OUT, APRIL 2020 - “FILIPINA HEAD NURSE IN IRELAND BRACES FOR CORONAVIRUS IMPACT,” MARCH 24, 2020 - “BORDER CHECK OR NOT, PHILIPPINE PASSPORT HOLDERS NEED A VISA TO ENTER NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND,” 07 FEBRUARY 2019 - “BIGGEST GROUP OF PINOY WORKERS EMPLOYED AT RURAL FACTORY IN IRELAND,” DECEMBER 8, 2019 - ABS-CBN EUROPE CORRESPONDENT “PINOY VOCAL QUINTET TO HOLD CONCERT IN DUBLIN,” SEPTEBER 12, 2019 - HOW THE UK-EU SPLIT MIGHT AFFECT CROSS-BORDER FILIPINOS - NEW PH HONORARY CONSUL NAMED, 03 MAY 2019 (SEE VIDEO 21) 10B PROMOTES ACADEMIC RESEARCH ON PHILIPPINE MIGRANTS IN IRELAND BY ARRANGING SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES, RESEARCH INTERVIEWS, AND EVENTS FOR RESEARCHERS 10C MOVING PAINS NOMINATED FOR THE MAM AWARDS 2019 10D AIRED THREE PODCASTS ON NOVEMBER 2018 ON CAVAN ONLINE RADIO FEATURING INTERVIEWS WITH 1) IRISH TIMES JOURNALIST SORCHA POLLACK ABOUT HER BOOK “NEW TO THE PARISH,” 2) MIGRANT RIGHTS CENTRE IRELAND (MRCI) NEIL BURTON ABOUT THE STUDENT REGULARISATION SCHEME, AND 3) RESEARCH SCHOLAR DIANE NITITHAM ABOUT HER STUDIES ON FILIPINOS AND THE MIGRANT COMMUNITY IN IRELAND, AND JULIUS ARBO ABOUT BEING A THIRD CULTURE KID. (SEE PODCAST 1-3) 10E ENFID-IRELAND LAUNCHED THE FIRST FILIPINO-IRISH ONLINE RADIO STATION, PINOYCRAIC.COM, ON NOVEMBER 2016 AND WAS ON AIR FOR ONE YEAR. PINOYCRAIC.COM IS AN INFORMATION CENTRE THAT CONNECTS IRELAND AND THE PHILIPPINES THROUGH NEWS, EVENTS, IMMIGRATION UPDATES, AND MUSIC. IT HAD AN AVERAGE OF 90 LISTENERS A DAY, BUT ITS LIVE PROGRAMMING HAD TO BE TERMINATED WHEN ITS CONTRACT FINISHED ON DECEMBER 2017. FREE IOS AND ANDROID PINOYCRAIC APPS WERE MADE AVAILABLE SO PEOPLE CAN LISTEN TO “YOUR HITS. YOUR HUB. YOUR HOME” ANYTIME, ANYWHERE! HTTP://PINOYCRAIC.COM/PINOYCRAIC-ONLINE-RADIO/ (SEE AUDIO 5-6 & VIDEO 22) 10F GETTING STARTED IN EIRE ONLINE HANDBOOK 10G ENFID NEWS & VIEWS EDITOR IN CHIEF (2016-2017) 10H GUEST PERFORMER AT ENFID’S “A PHILIPPINE SUMMER CONCERT IN MALTA” – AUGUST 30, 2016 10I TRAINING/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED IN IRELAND 10J PHILIPPINE HOME AND TAGALOG HOMESCHOOLING 10K VANDA’S GRADUATE THESIS: “THE DIFFUSION OF PEACE EDUCATION IN DOLE PHILIPPINES COMMUNITY IN POLOMOLOK, SOUTH COTABATO”

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‘I’ll take care of your kids’: Pinay in Ireland keeps promise to brother who died of COVID-19 29 MAY 2020 https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/05/29/20/ill-take-care-of-your-kids-pinay-in-ireland-keeps-promise-tobrother-who-died-of-covid-19?fbclid=IwAR3qb0ci6sbOVMbxSCiWHnq948oQQsmlrVf2BB0Y0ufnjels7aewSh1Npk

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“FILIPINA HEAD NURSE IN IRELAND BRACES FOR CORONAVIRUS IMPACT,” MARCH 24, 2020 https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/03/24/20/filipina-head-nurse-in-ireland-braces-for-coronavirusimpact

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“BORDER CHECK OR NOT, PHILIPPINE PASSPORT HOLDERS NEED A VISA TO ENTER NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND,” 07 FEBRUARY 2019 https://www.facebook.com/juaneukonek/posts/1206333882870368?__xts__[0]=68.ARCMKCPdXIQPpHAu4Qr01TdVe9DqD11lh_ti1hjiJKFjCxgPLt5ez8zJr0gff4tdsioJOa3dV9eKuF427X3 ORz7CMgwyKJLTLQMLbzK_QwDYXSolIpm5pHsTilteg4MDC6VuSn_XBZnV6uELCxvIsoXKiATffAmMEJC6JRyE ZkDwH1PS_hPfUEThH2kBDJUvxVxPMdkfNWa3Jo2QHTMqInHejJbGabrdlSW5I8UsEZCekGw_P qUNbD_pYDDg4QpaaqqlaG6d9fHk3Ycj2L3VgU75bp9BXQ1Fsf3aI_hy83XBOr_blVlL0RdLgBhlrsi F8m6UXZCdL9pY-x5cwjI3Om_g&__tn__=-R

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PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR: DIANE SABENACIO NITITHAM, PHD, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND SOCIOLOGY, MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY, KENTUCKY, USA FOR HER ONGOING STUDY FILIPINO IRISH LIVES: ON DIASPORA, BELONGING, AND CITIZENSHIP WHICH AIMS TO EXAMINE FILIPINO MIGRANTS' SOCIAL PRACTICES AND PARTICIPATION IN IRISH SOCIETY, VANDA ORGANIZED INTERVIEW SESSIONS FOR PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR DIANE NITITHAM ON JULY 2019, JANUARY 2020, AND A ZOOM INTERVIEW SESSION WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS ON JULY 5, 2020.

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VANDA IS ORGANISING AN EVENT FEATURING DIANE’S ONGOING STUDY CALLED “KAPE AT KWENTUHAN: A COFFEE EVENT ON PHILIPPINE MIGRANT STORIES IN IRELAND,” WHICH IS ON 06 JUNE 2020, SATURDAY 3-5PM, BUT THIS WILL BE POSTPONED DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS REACTORS TO DIANE’S STUDY FROM THE PRISM OF THEIR OWN RESEARCH PROJECTS: ARNIE TRINIDAD PHD IN SOCIOLOGY, TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN PROVISIONAL TITLE: THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF FILIPINO MIGRANT NURSES IN DUBLIN: IDENTITY AND LIFE STRATEGIES SHANE ANDALOC: MASTERS IN SCIENCE IN HEALTH SERVICES MANAGEMENT, TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN RESEARCH STUDY: EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS OF MIGRANT HOME CARERS IN IRELAND THIS STUDY IS ABOUT EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCES OF MIGRANTS WORKING IN THE HOME CARE SECTOR IN IRELAND AND HOW THE WORK AND EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS IS AFFECTING JOB MOTIVATIONS AND CARE MOTIVATIONS. PUBLICATIONS TO BE FEATURED AT THE COFFEE EVENT: § A MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO JAMES (JIM) KENNEDY BY PAT RALEIGH AND HIGHLIGHTING HIS BOOK “FAT GOD THIN GOD” § FROM THE PHILIPPINES TO IRELAND: A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY BY VICENTA B. KENNEDY § FILIPINO FORUM MAGAZINE

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10C MOVING PAINS NOMINATED FOR THE MAM AWARDS 2019 http://cavan4c.ie/movingpains

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10D AIRED THREE PODCASTS ON NOVEMBER 2018 ON CAVAN ONLINE RADIO FEATURING INTERVIEWS WITH 1) IRISH TIMES JOURNALIST SORCHA POLLACK ABOUT HER BOOK “NEW TO THE PARISH,” 2) MIGRANT RIGHTS CENTRE IRELAND (MRCI) NEIL BURTON ABOUT THE STUDENT REGULARISATION SCHEME, AND 3) RESEARCH SCHOLAR DIANE NITITHAM ABOUT HER STUDIES ON FILIPINOS AND THE MIGRANT COMMUNITY IN IRELAND, AND JULIUS ARBO ABOUT BEING A THIRD CULTURE KID. HTTP://CAVAN4C.IE/MOVINGPODCAST/01SORCHAPOLLACKNEWTOTHEPARISH (SEE PODCAST 1)

HTTP://CAVAN4C.IE/MOVINGPODCAST/02NEILBURTONMRCISTUDENTSCHEME (SEE PODCAST 2)

HTTP://CAVAN4C.IE/MOVINGPODCAST/DIANEJULIUS (SEE PODCAST 3)

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10E ENFID-IRELAND LAUNCHED THE FIRST FILIPINO-IRISH ONLINE RADIO STATION, PINOYCRAIC.COM, ON NOVEMBER 2016 AND WAS ON AIR FOR ONE YEAR. PINOYCRAIC.COM IS AN INFORMATION CENTRE THAT CONNECTS IRELAND AND THE PHILIPPINES THROUGH NEWS, EVENTS, IMMIGRATION UPDATES, AND MUSIC. IT HAD AN AVERAGE OF 90 LISTENERS A DAY, BUT ITS LIVE PROGRAMMING HAD TO BE TERMINATED WHEN ITS CONTRACT FINISHED ON DECEMBER 2017. FREE IOS AND ANDROID PINOYCRAIC APPS WERE MADE AVAILABLE SO PEOPLE CAN LISTEN TO “YOUR HITS. YOUR HUB. YOUR HOME” ANYTIME, ANYWHERE! HTTP://PINOYCRAIC.COM/PINOYCRAIC-ONLINE-RADIO/

PINOY CRAIC ONLINE RADIO APPS (SEE AUDIO 5) LAUNCH PROMO (SEE AUDIO 6) PINOY CRAIC CHRISTMAS GREETINGS (SEE VIDEO 22) 10F GETTING STARTED IN EIRE ONLINE HANDBOOK “GETTING STARTED IN EIRE: A HANDBOOK FOR IRELAND-BOUND FILIPINOS” IS THE FIRST REGULARLY UPDATED ONLINE HANDBOOK THE PROVIDES INFORMATION ON HOW TO SETTLE IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND. IT INCLUDES IMMIGRATION INFORMATION AS WELL AS HOW TO SET UP A BANK ACCOUNT, GET A DRIVING LICENSE, ETC. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT PROVIDES DETAILS ON RACISM, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND WHO TO CONTACT IF IN TROUBLE OR DISTRESS. THE FIRST VERSION WAS PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 2016.

You can view the handbook here.

10G ENFID NEWS & VIEWS EDITOR IN CHIEF (2016-2017)

FEBRUARY 2017 ISSUE: https://us12.campaignarchive.com/?u=1d9852df5a78180065b6efaf9&id=5460b7d679 NOVEMBER 2016 ISSUE: https://us12.campaign-

archive.com/?u=1d9852df5a78180065b6efaf9&id=ad25f24911&e=c6ccf1c942

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VALENTINE ISSUE 2016: https://us12.campaign-archive.com/?u=1d9852df5a78180065b6efaf9&id=48d61a3d32&e=[UNIQID] September 2016 CONTRIBUTOR TO MUNTING NAYON https://muntingnayon.com/104/104799/ PROGRAMME

CONTRIBUTOR APPELATION OF ORIGIN SOUVENIR

10H GUEST PERFORMER AT ENFID’S “A PHILIPPINE SUMMER CONCERT IN MALTA” – AUGUST 30, 2016

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10I TRAINING/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED IN IRELAND CYBER4WOMENTECHFINDR – CYBERSECURTY COURSE – BRINGING MIGRANT WOMEN IN THE CYBER INDUSTRY - ONE OF 30 MIGRANT WOMEN UNDER INTENSIVE TRAINING ON CYBER SECURITY UNDER THE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PROGRAMME OF TECHFINDR

THE NEXT CHAPTER REPORT WRITING FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, 03 MARCH 2020

CAMPAIGNING AND LOBBYING TRAINING WITH BRENDAN SCOTT OF MW ADVOCATE NORTHERN IRELAND, FEBRUARY 11, 2020 DIVERSITY - THINKING INDEPENDENTLY TOGETHER, SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 CRAIC, NI

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THE PATHWAYS TO PEACE WORKSHOP, OCTOBER 18, 2019, CASTLE LESLEY ESTATE

CULTURE, VISIBILITY, DISCRIMINATION, PREJUDICE & HATE CRIME, OCTOBER 1, 2019

WOMEN - CHAMPIONS OF PEACEBUILDING EVENT AT AN DÁIL ÉIREANN ETHICS FOR POLITICAL & PUBLIC LIFE, HUMANISING THE HOSTED BY DEPUTY CATHERINE MARTIN, CONFLICT, NOVEMBER 2018 CHAIRPERSON IRISH PARLIAMENTARY WOMEN'S CAUCUS SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

MARCH 28, 2019, MEETING THE FEMALE POLITICIANS RUNNING FOR ELECTIONS IN IRELAND

DEVELOPING A POWERFUL VOICE, MARCH 10, 2019, BY CHANNEL 56 BBC BROADCAST JOURNALISTS TEACH US SMART COMMUNICATION SKILLS BY FOCUSING ON KEY MESSAGES IN OUR FUTURE INTERVIEWS WITH THE MEDIA

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“BALANCE FOR BETTER” EVENT AT STUNNING STORMONT PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS WHERE THE NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY SITS IN BELFAST, MARCH 6, 2019

ORGANISED THE HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS (HACCP) FOOD SAFETY LEVEL 2 COURSE ON MARCH-APRIL 2020, A SYSTEMATIC PREVENTIVE APPROACH TO FOOD SAFETY SO FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF CAVAN (FAC) MEMBERS BECOME CERTIFIED CATERERS IN COMMUNITY EVENTS. THE CERTIFICATION IS VALID FOR 5 YEARS.

CULTURAL CHAMPION IN COUNTY CAVAN (FEBRUARY 2020 TO PRESENT). WAS CHOSEN TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN OF NEW COMMUNITIES IN IRELAND.

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ONE OF 13 TRAINEES OF MIGRANT RIGHTS AGAINST TRAFFICKING (MAX) OF THE MIGRANT RIGHTS CENTRE IRELAND (MRCI) (JULY-DECEMBER 2019), A 5-WEEKEND INTENSIVE TRAIN-THE-TRAINEE PROGRAMME EMPOWERING MIGRANT COMMUNITIES TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WORKERS' RIGHTS AND PREVENT EXPLOITATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

ATTENDED THE “CAVAN - FUTURE OF EUROPE CITIZENS DIALOGUE” AND MET MINISTER OF STATE FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS, HELEN MCENTEE TD WHO TALKED ABOUT “BREXIT AND YOU, MAKE SURE YOU’RE PREPARED.” SHE WAS THE ONLY FILIPINO, AND ONLY MIGRANT WHO ASKED ABOUT THE PLANS OF IRELAND ON MIGRANTS IN THE BORDER REGION. (APRIL 4, 2019)

VANDA BRADY COMPLETED AN INTERCULTURAL AWARENESS LEVEL 3 COURSE UNDER THE CAVAN AND MONAGHAN EDUCATION & TRAINING BOARD ON DECEMBER 2019. IT EQUIPS LEARNERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND COMPETENCE TO ACTIVELY AND POSITIVELY PARTICIPATE IN A MULTI-CULTURE SOCIETY BY SHOWING RESPECT, TOLERANCE, AND ACCEPTANCE TO CULTURAL DIFFERENCES. VANDA SHARED HER LIFE IN KALSANGI, POLOMOLOK, SOUTH COTABATO AND THE PHILIPPINES AS WELL PROMOTED THE BOOK OF VISING KENNEDY’S BOOK “FROM THE PHILIPPINES TO IRELAND: A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY.”

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VANDA BRADY COMPLETED A FULL DAY INTENSIVE TRAINING ON DIPLOMATIC & CONSULAR PRACTICES WITH CONSUL VOLTAIRE MAURICIO ON THE 13TH OF AUGUST 2018 AT THE EMBASSY OF THE PHILIPPINES IN LONDON.

VANDA ALSO ATTENDED MRCI INFORMATION SESSION IN DUBLIN AND IN CAVAN, LEARNING ABOUT WORKER RIGHTS ON SEPTEMBER 2018, BRIDGE STREET CENTRE, CAVAN

VANDA ATTENDED THE â&#x20AC;&#x153;PROMOTING POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT OF MIGRANTS IN MARCH 2018 AT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & EQUALITY IN DUBLIN, THE ONLY FILIPINO WHO ATTENDED, AND THE ONLY ONE FROM COUNTY CAVAN

UNDOCUMENTED IN IRELAND: THE MORAL AND ECONOMIC RATIONALE FOR REGULARISATION, 3RD MAY 2016, AT THE SCIENCE GALLERY

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10J PHILIPPINE HOME AND TAGALOG HOMESCHOOLING FILIPINO CLASSES AT LONG MEADOW VIEW FROM SEPTEMBER 2016 TO PRESENT http://pinoycraic.com/2017/09/01/teaching-tagalog-or-filipino-in-an-irish-home/ FROM SEPTEMBER 2017, VANDA BRADY HAS BEEN TEACHING HER TWO CHILDREN FILIPINO AT HER HOME IN LONG MEADOW VIEW. SHE PROVIDES AN ONLINE RESOURCE TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO TEACH FILIPINO OR TAGALOG AT HOME. TEACHING ANOTHER LANGUAGE TO YOUR CHILDREN PROVIDES CULTURAL EDUCATION THAT IS BROADER THAN THAT OF MONO-RACIAL CHILDREN, GIVING THEM A MORE WELLROUNDED SENSE OF THE WORLD AND HAVE AN ENHANCED SENSE OF SELF AND IDENTITY.

Modern Oriental Design Home with Traditional Filipino Elements, Nestled in Irish Pastures http://pinoycraic.com/filipinohomeincavan/

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10K VANDA’S GRADUATE THESIS WAS “THE DIFFUSION OF PEACE EDUCATION IN DOLE PHILIPPINES COMMUNITY IN POLOMOLOK, SOUTH COTABATO” WHICH WAS INSPIRED BY THE INSURGENCY ATTACKS THAT OCCURRED IN 2000. THE STUDY FOUND THAT THERE WAS A CONTINUING AWARENESS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PEACE EDUCATION IN THE PERSONAL, COMMUNITY, AND GLOBAL LEVELS IN THE REGION BUT THERE WAS NO OVERALL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK. MR. HIKARI TANIGUCHI OF THE UNITED NATIONS MANDATED UNIVERSITY FOR PEACE (UPEACE) REFERRED TO THE THESIS ON AUGUST 2014 WHEN HE VISITED THE SCHOOL.

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NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

CERTIFICATION OF NO DEROGATORY RECORDS -VETTING DISCLOSURE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; CAVAN VOLUNTEER CENTRE -THE WESTERN PROVICE DIOCESAN VETTING SERVICE

BOARD RESOLUTIONS -EUROPEAN NETWORK OF FILIPINO DIASPORA (ENFID)-IRELAND -FILIPINO ASSOCIATION OF CAVAN -OUTREACH IRELAND -CAVAN CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNITY

VANDA MARIE MACION BRADY NOMINATION FOR PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL AWARD -BANAAG ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2020) 4C FOOD CUISINE – MULTICULTURAL COOKING DEMONSTRATON – DEC 5, 2020 VANDA AND HER HUSBAND WILL BE COOKING TRADITIONAL FILIPINO AND IRISH DISHES ON A LIVE ONLINE PLATFORM HOSTED BY THE CAVAN CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNITY. VANDA WILL COOK LUMPIANG SHANGHAI WHILE SHANE WILL COOK COLCANNON.

WOMEN STEPPING INTO LEADERSHIP – November 26, 2020 VANDA HAS BEEN INVITED TO BE PART OF AN ONLINE CONVERSATION WITH WOMEN FROM ETHNIC MINORITY, MIGRANT AND REFUGEE BACKGROUNDS. ORGANISED BY GLENCREE ALL-ISLAND WOMEN PEACEBUILDERS NETWORK, VANDA WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN FROM ETHNIC MINORITY BACKGROUNDS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER TAKING UP LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES EG. SCHOOL PARENT’S ASSOCIATIONS, BOARDS OF GOVERNORS, COMMUNITY CENTRE/SPORTS CLUB MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES, RESIDENTS ASSOCIATIONS ETC.

NOMINATED FOR VOLUNTEER IRELAND AWARDS - NOVEMBER 22, 2020 EVERY AUTUMN, FOLUNTEER IRELAND ASKS THE PUBLIC TO NOMINATE OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEERS AND VOLUNTEER MANAGERS. THEY RECEIVE HUNDREDS OF AMAZING NOMINATIONS, SHOWING APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS VOLUNTEERS MAKE TO IRISH SOCIETY. VANDA BRADY IS ONE OF THIS YEAR’S NOMINEES.

CREATIVE CORNUCOPIA CAVAN – 11 NOVEMBER 2020 VANDA IS A MEMBER OF THE DIRECTORY OF ARTISTS, WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, MUSICIANS, AND PERFORMERS IN CAVAN. THE SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY AIMS TO INSPIRE EACH OTHER AND TO SPARK EACH OTHERS CREATIVITY. RESOURCE PERSON FOR MASTERAL THESIS ON INTEGRATION IN IRELAND – NOVEMBER 9, 2020 ORIANNE BUTERA, A FRENCH MASTERAL STUDENT AT UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES, IS DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTEGRATION OF CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR PARENTS LIVING IN IRELAND. VANDA HAS BEEN A RESOURCE PERSON FOR HER STUDY WHICH IS STRONGLY AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. SHE WAS INTERVIEWED ON NOVEMBER 9, 2020.

HALLOWEEN GLOBAL VIRTUAL CONCERT FOR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT – OCTOBER 31, 2020 VANDA ORGANISED THE FIRST HALLOWEEN VIRTUAL CONCERT FOR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT WHERE OFFICIALS FROM THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN LONDON, POLO-OWWA AND THE PHILIPPINE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DELIVERED INSPIRING MESSAGES AND 18 FILIPINO MUSICIANS FROM THE PHILIPPINES, IRELAND AND GERMANY PERFORMED. THE EVENT WAS HELD TO HELP INSPIRE THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY WHILE FACING THE CHALLENGES OF THE COVID PANDEMIC. IT AIMED TO LET THE AUDIENCE APPRECIATE PHILIPPINE MONSTERS AND FOLKLORE, TO EMPOWER THE FILIPINO YOUTH BY ENCOURAGING THEM TO ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORK, TO PROMOTE FILIPINO MUSICAL TALENT THROUGH SINGING AND PERFORMING USING VARIOUS INSTRUMENTS, AND TO LAUNCH THE VOICE OF HOPE FUNDRAISER FOR VULNERABLE STUDENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES, PARTICULARLY THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME OF PHILIPPINE CONSULATE DUBLIN’S PARTNER CHARITY – TEN FOUNDATIONS, AND THE ELEMENTARY STUDENT TUTORIAL PROGRAMME OF ROTARACT GENERAL SANTOS CITY, A YOUTH PROGRAMME OF THE PHILIPPINE ROTARY CLUB.

TOURISM TUESDAY & SUPER SABADO ON THE PHILIPPINE CONSULATE DUBLIN FACEBOOK PAGE VANDA INITIATED “TOURISM TUESDAY,” A DAY DEDICATED TO POSTING COVID-RELATED UPDATES, SAFE TRAVEL ADVISORIES, AND RELEVANT ARTICLES FEATURING TOURISM AND CULTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND IRELAND. “SATURDAY SHOWCASE: COMMUNITY AT YOUR SERVICE” IS DEDICATED TO FILIPINO COMMUNITY GROUPS IN IRELAND WHO HAVE DONE REMARKABLE WORK THROUGH THE YEARS. THE FIRST FEATURE WAS ON LUMAD NGA MGA BISAYA IRELAND.

CULTURAL CHAMPION CONTRACT ROLE STARTS WITH LEVEL 6 FAMILY RIGHTS ADVOCACY COURSE OF THE CAVAN & MONAGHAN EDUCATION & TRAINING BOARD – SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 – PRESENT

IN NOVEMBER 2019, VANDA WAS CHOSEN TO BE A CULTURAL CHAMPION IN COUNTY CAVAN WHERE SHE WILL PROVIDE ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS OF NEW COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTY WHO MAY BE INVOLVED IN CHILD PROTECTION AND WELFARE PROCESS. THE CONTRACT ROLE STARTED WITH A DIPLOMA LEVEL COURSE IN SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 CALLED FAMILY RIGHTS AND ADVOCAY WHICH GIVES A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE IRISH LEGAL SYSTEM AND FAMILY LAW IN RELATION TO ADVOCACY IN IRELAND, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER COURSE CALLED NFORMATION, ADVICE & ADVOCACY WHICH WILL EQUIP HER WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF AN ADVOCACY WORKER WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE IRISH SOCIAL WELFARE SYSTEM. SPECIAL GUEST FOR “IGNITE TALKS” PILOT EPISODE – SEPTEBMER 12, 2020

VANDA AND AUTHOR VISING KENNEDY TALK ABOUT OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS AND ITS MISCONCEPTIONS, REAL STRUGGLES AND REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES ON A NEW AND EXCITING ONLINE PLATFORM “IGNITE TALKS.” THE SHOW WAS LAUNCHED BY FOUR WOMEN IN DUBLIN TO DISCUSS LIFESTYLE, THE CULTURE & SOCIETY, FINANCES, CAREERS, INSPIRING MEN&WOMEN, RELATIONSHIPS, SEX, COMMUNITIES, LAWS AND LEGAL RIGHTS AND MORE. HER IS THE LINK TO THE PILOT EPISODE

https://youtu.be/qbD5d6OvERE - SEE VIDEO 1 PHILIPPINE CULTURE ZOOM CLASS - SEPTEMBER 5, 2020 TO PRESENT VANDA LAUNCHED A WEEKLY 30-MINUTE ZOOM CLASS FOR 4-15 YEARS OLDS ABOUT THE PHILIPPINES AND ITS CULTURE OR WAY OF LIFE. IT HAS BEEN COVERING VARIOUS TOPICS SUCH AS PHILIPPINE TRADITIONS, FOOD, CORAZON AQUINO, AND THE FIRST PHILIPPINE MAP COMPUTER VIDEO GAME. IT HIGHLIGHTS ACCEPTING DIFFERENCES AND APPRECIATING OTHER CULTURES WHILE CONNECTING TO YOUR PHILIPPINE ROOTS. IT IS HELD ON SATURDAYS 5-5:30PM GMT - UK/IRELAND TIME. AMONG THE TOPICS COVERED WERE CARABAO RICE PLANTING AND COOKING RICE THE PINOY WAY, FILIPINAS – THE FIRST PHILIPPINE MAP COMPUTER GAME, PHILIPPINE STREET FOOD, AND CORAZON AQUINO. THE CLASS HAS INSPIRED OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS TO START THEIR OWN ONLINE CLASSES IN KILDARE AND DUBLIN, WHERE CHILDREN LEARN BASIC TAGALOG AND VISAYAN WORDS, CATECHISM, AND BAKING. SEE VIDEO 2 & VIDEO 3

PROMOTED UNESCO’S 202 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY THROUGH YOUTH ACHIEVEMENTS AND PHILIPPINE-INSPIRED SONG ON AUGUST 2020, VANDA FEATURED YOUNG FILIPINOS MAKING AN IMPACT IN IRELAND AND COMPOSED A SONG ON YOUTH ENGAGEMENT ENTITLED “TINIG NG PAG-ASA” WHICH WAS PRODUCED & ARRANGED BY WORLD RENOWNED COMPOSER, ARRANGER AND MUSICIAN DIWA DE LEON. THE LAUNCH TRACK WAS PERFORMED BY INTERNATIONAL MULTI-AWARDED FILIPINO TEEN VOCALIST FIONA VARGAS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TEN FOUNDATIONS THAT SUPPORTS VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN BALAYAN, BATANGAS, THE PROJECT HAS BEEN PROMOTED IN 99.1 SPIRIT FM AND 95.9 RADYO TOTOO PHILIPPINES, THE MEDIA ARM OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF LIPA. ABOUT THE PHILIPPINE-INSPIRED YOUTH SONG LAUNCHED IN IRELAND "TINIG NG PAG-ASA" (VOICE OF HOPE) IS A TAGALOG SONG COMPOSED BY PHILIPPINE CONSULATE DUBLIN 2020 PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL AWARD BANAAG CATEGORY NOMINEE VANDA BRADY, AND PRODUCED AND ARRANGED BY MULTI-AWARDED COMPOSER/MUSICIAN DIWA DE LEON, GRANDSON OF NATIONAL ARTIST FELIPE PADILLA DE LEON. IT WAS LAUNCHED IN IRELAND ON AUGUST 29, 2020 TO KICK-OFF AN ONLINE SING-ALONG CHALLENGE FOR FILIPINO YOUTH ENGAGEMENT. THE ETHNICFLAVOURED TUNE, WHICH IS ABOUT ENCOURAGING YOUNG LEADERS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE POLICY-MAKING PROCESS TO EFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, WAS CREATED TO HONOUR UNESCO INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 2020 THEMED “YOUTH ENGAGEMENT FOR GLOBAL

ACTION.” EMBELLISHED WITH UNIQUE PHILIPPINE INDIGENOUS INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS THE KULINTANG, KUBING, PIRI BAMBOO FLUTE, KUDYAPI, BUNGKAKA AND TUNGATONG, THE LAUNCH TRACK WAS PERFORMED BY 13-YEAR OLD TEEN CHAMPION VOCALIST FIONA CASSANDRA VARGAS WHO WAS BORN IN IRELAND TO FILIPINO PARENTS. THE SONG IS AN ENTRY TO THE VHENEE SATURNO ONLINE SONGWRITING CONTEST 2020 AND THE 2020 INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION (WORLD MUSIC AND UNSIGNED CATEGORY), AN ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONTEST JUDGED BY A PRESTIGIOUS PANEL OF MUSIC INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. CURRENT CAMPAIGN: -

PROMOTION OF FILIPINO VOCAL AND MUSICAL TALENTS

THE PHILIPPINE CONSULATE IN DUBLIN IN COOPERATION WITH ITS BELFAST-BASED PARTNER CHARITY TEN FOUNDATIONS HAVE FEATURED MUSIC VIDEOS OF THE SONG USING ITS KARAOKE VERSION WHERE VARIOUS FILIPINO VOCALISTS AND MUSICIANS PERFORMED THEIR OWN RENDITION. MORE TRACKS WILL BE SENT BY ARTISTS ACROSS THE GLOBE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT PROMOTING YOUTH EMPOWERMENT.

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Diwa de Leon, producer and arranger of “Tinig ng Pag-Asa”

https://youtu.be/kC4 6xywN9xU

SEE VIDEO 4 (USB)

Justine Afante, 2020 The Voice UK 2020 Winner

https://youtu.be/wjy YOXRRrsw

SEE VIDEO 5 (USB)

Fiona Vargas, 2020 Silver Medalist of the World Championship of Performing Arts, 2019 Ireland’s Talent Search Contender, 2018 Kildare’s Got Talent First Runner Up, and 2018 Role Model for Social Inclusion of South Dublin Council.

Nathaniel Hembrador, Guitarist & BS in Information Technology at South East Asian Institute of Technology at Tupi

https://youtu.be/YD4 3Y1yjMQk

SEE VIDEO 6 (USB)

https://youtu.be/pKv mDaXUC48

SEE VIDEO 7 (USB)

PROMOTION OF THE SONG AND ITS MISSION THROUGH PHILIPPINE MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA O VANDA BRADY HAS BEEN INTERVIEWED BY 99.1 SPIRIT FM AND 95.9 RADYO TOTOO HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/OZ2DI7WXOO4 - SEE VIDEO 8 O THE SONG HAS BEEN FEATURED IN A BATANGAS LOCAL NEWSPAPER

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THE SONG HAS GAINED A MASSIVE FOLLOWING THROUGH ITS FACEBOOK PAGE, ITS YOUTUBE CHANNEL, WEBSITE, AND PHILIPPINE CONSULATE DUBLIN FACEBOOK PAGE § FACEBOOK PAGE: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/VOICEOFHOPESONG

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YOUTUBE CHANNEL: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CHANNEL/UC4IFLWBTKHANKBDKC5UBFPG WEBSITE: WWW.PINOYCRAIC.COM/VOICEOFHOPE PHILIPPINE CONSULATE PAGE HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PHLINIRELAND

PROMOTION OF THE SONG AND ITS MISSION THROUGH A FUNDRAISER FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME OF BELFAST-BASED TEN FOUNDATIONS AND TUTORIAL PROGRAMME OF ROTARACT (ROTARY YOUTH GROUP) IN SOUTH COTABATO

A GOFUNDME FUNDRAISER HAS BEEN SET UP FOR TEN FOUNDATIONS AND ROTARACT HTTPS://WWW.GOFUNDME.COM/F/VOICEOFHOPEFUND. TEN FOUNDATIONS IS A BELFASTBASED REGISTERED CHARITY IN NORTHERN IRELAND, UK THAT SUPPORTS VULNERABLE CHILDREN, ADULTS AND FAMILIES LIVING IN BALAYAN, BATANGAS, PHILIPPINES. SINCE 2012, IT HAS IMPACTED THE LIVES OF DOZENS OF WOMEN FROM THE REGION, AND BY THE EXTENSION OF THEIR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY BY RUNNING A LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMME, INCLUDING A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME, SKILL BUILDING AND MEDICAL MISSIONS. THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME STARTED IN 2015 TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE FROM POOR FAMILIES LIVING IN THE BALAYAN AREA. THEY INITIALLY WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH BALAYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO IDENTIFY THOSE STUDENTS WITH THE GREATEST NEEDS. SINCE THEN, SEVERAL HAVE GRADUATED: 3 HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, 1 SOCIAL WORKER, 1 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT GRADUATE AND 1 IN TOURISM GRADUATE. CURRENTLY THEY HAVE 18 SCHOLARS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAMME AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF EDUCATION. THEY ALSO HAVE TWO MEDICAL AIDES WHO ARE JOINING THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME. MAY TANUGAN IS THE FIRST SCHOLAR OF THE BELFASTBASED CHARITY THAT HELPS VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND PARENTS IN BALAYAN BATANGAS. -

https://youtu.be/9KC7aJ9gf9Q - SEE VIDEO 9

PROMOTION OF THE SONG THROUGH A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN FOR THE KLEHE’W AKBASA READING TUTORIAL PROGRAMME OF ROTARACT CLUB OF GREATER GENSAN-STRATFORD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL CHAPTER

THE ROTARACT CLUB OF GREATER GENSAN-STRATFORD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL CHAPTER IS COMPOSED OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN AGES 18 TO 30 DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY AND INTERNATIONAL SERVICES. THE CLUB ALSO AIMS TO DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS AMONG ITS MEMBERS THROUGH CLUB-INITIATED ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY AND IS SPONSORED BY ROTARY GREATER GENSAN THAT WHICH PROVIDES GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT IN MAKING THE CLUB TRUE "PARTNERS IN SERVICE" AND KEY MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY OF ROTARY. THEY ARE RUNNING A TUTORIAL PROGRAMME FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS CALLED KLEHE’W AKBASA (IN NATIVE B’LAAN DIALECT MEANS “HAPPY READING”) IN WHICH 118 CHILDREN IN MINDANAO WHO ARE AFFECTED BY SCHOOL CLOSURES DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ARE BEING TAUGHT HOW TO READ BY 40 YOUTH LEARNING VOLUNTEER HEROES WHO ARE LICENSED PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS IN THE PHILIPPINES.