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Music sassy, raucous and tender
PHOTOS BY LYRA GARCELLANO
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March 12, 2023September 20, 2023Music

Music sassy, raucous and tender

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Strong women (from left) Skarlet, Celin Cristobal and Gou de Jesus sing of tough love and other quirks of the human condition to an overflow crowd at UP Diliman’s University Hotel on March 9, a day after International Women’s Day.  Voices sharply honed despite the long pandemic lull, they keep the music playing and the...

She is Patreng.
From her very first rickety bamboo cart model, Ana Patricia "Patreng" Non has designed a bigger and more sturdy version that other community pantries all over the country could use. —PHOTO COURTESY OF COMMUNITY PANTRY PH
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March 8, 2023September 12, 2023Diversity, Profile

She shows the way to volunteerism and empowerment

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On International Women’s Day, Patreng Non easily comes to mind as a Filipino woman who constantly strives to help, to empower, and to make a difference. It would seem that Patreng—formally Ana Patricia—is everywhere. Last month, the 27-year-old founder of the Maginhawa Community Pantry was busy going to and from San Jose in Nueva Ecija,...