VANCOUVEREYE ZINE

The Children Are Our Future by Tom Choy " It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men."   Frederick Douglass Nicole Anne Zapanta Tiamzon(Ms. Nicole), 23 from Rizal graduated from the University of the Philippines in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree Major in Sports Science. Ms. Nicole proudly declares, " I want to help kids living in marginalized communities in my province of Rizal for a starter."  She continues, " Through my skills in volleyball(VB) sports, I want to teach VB skills." She could have worked for Nike or Facebook and enrich herself. However she has a better idea: While playing PRO Volleyball Player and being looked up as a positive role model by young people all over the Philippines, she can make a difference. She can teach and inspire. She plays for Bangko Perlas in the Philippine Volleyball League(PVL) and  decided to  segue her star power to help young people get inspiration to succeed in life. She decided ...

CONSUL GENERAL MEA ANNE CARES ABOUT PINOYS IN LOTUSLAND "A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way." John Maxwell by Tom Choy      Vancouver, BC      October 26, 2018 Ancient Greeks met and discuss issues in the Agora, an open space meeting place. In Vancouver, newly installed Hon. Consul General Maria Andrelita "Mea Anne" Austria initiated a Kapihan Sa Konsulado( Breakfast at the Consulate Office) to listen to the needs and challenges encountered by Pinoys. ConGen Mea Anne(she prefers to be called Mea Anne) says, " We want to listen more than we want to talk." ConGen Me Anne continues, "We just don't want to discuss issues but we want to come up with courses of action." She already promised the Vancouver media the 2019  Calendar of Events the Consulate General Office(CGO) intends to fulfill. She reiterated that the Kapihan intends to identify the pressing needs of the Fil-Can Community in Vancouver. And the...