Saturday, April 7, 2012

OSM! Exec Editor Grabs Journalism Award

OSM! Executive editor and Publisher Marivir R. Montebon was awarded the Media/Journalism Award by the New Jersey-based organization Pan-American Concerned Citizen Action League to commemorate March, the International Women’s History Month last March 18.

Aside from Ms. Montebon, the honorees in the roster were: Victoria Baxa for faith-based community service, Nida Gonzales-Chan for nutrition, Ma. Victoria S. Dimaculangan for cultural affairs, Alicia S. Almendral MD for aesthetic medicine, Irene Lacson Yupangco for business/real estate, Kathryna B. Santos for nursing, Bituin Escarcha for performing arts, Elvira Reyes for fashion design, Linda K. Repulda for health and humanitarian service, and Nelsie T. Parrado for community service.

Awardee Former Philippine movie-television personality Loreli V. Dima-Ala, a former Philippine movie-TV personality and college professor, did not make it to the event. Fellow academician Lumen Castaneda received the award on her behalf.

The event was grandiose ceremony at the Ramada Hotel in Newark, New Jersey led Hon. Consul General Mario L. De Leon, Jr. and wife Eleonor De Leon.  PACCAL Executive Director Linda M. Mayo was also at the event and was ably assisted by president Rose P. Javier and past president Betty Buenviaje.

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