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Kamusta po?  Does it feel like 2022 is moving at a much faster pace than prior years?  It is already MARCH, the last month of the first quarter of this blessed year.  Notwithstanding doomsayers’ “Ides of March”, too many celebrations still happen this month, including Mardi Gras, National Peanut Butter Day, and Absinthe Day!  But what we commonly celebrate worldwide is our focus:  International Women’s History Month.  For us chamber folks, it is acknowledging that greater gender equality boosts economic growth and leads to better development outcomes.  There truly are concrete, measurable economic outcomes to women empowerment! 

Our teams at PACC Texas have put together a fully virtual conference themed, “Celebrating Women, Inspiring Change”.  This will take place next week and we are ably supported by phenomenal women speakers, organizers, volunteers … doers dedicated to lifting the lives of women by their work and as role models. 

Let’s start with an announcement that we have extended nominations for major awards to be given to Fil-Am women in Texas during our conference: Outstanding Entrepreneur, Outstanding Professional, Outstanding Humanitarian.  We will also acknowledge “Excellence in Women Advocacy” for the company that has supported women within their organization as well as their community.  A consolidated graphic with links to the nomination process is included in this newsletter. 

And then, let’s register for the event at bit.ly/CWIC2022Registration. Reserve your seat, join the conversations, and be entertained by Marcelito Pomoy as he pays tribute to all of us with his twin voices.

To learn more about our event, visit our website at https://pacctexas.org. I am very excited to see you on Saturday, March 12^th at 9:00 am CST.   

In the meantime, read along to learn more about who we are and what we are up to at PACC Texas! 

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Slower than molasses, they say of January, but not for us at PACC Texas, because we hit the 2022 ground running!

This issue of our newsletter features snippets of our Annual State Meeting, onboarding of new and renewed board members, the very successful twin humanitarian initiatives, our amazing members and their achievements as well as a viewing of our upcoming virtual conference “Celebrating Women, Inspiring Change.” We want to make sure that you are constantly “in-the-know” about our chamber family.

Read along, and at the end, make sure to register for the March 12th conference. It will be an amazing way of celebrating Women’s History Month. Here’s to wishing you a wonderfully productive 2022!

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To all our Chamber members, teams, families, and friends: 

Soon it will be Christmas and we hope you are enjoying the company of loved ones while preparing for this most meaningful time of year.

We call this the Season of Joy, but for this year, it is also bittersweet.  So many of our own Kababayans back home have succumbed to multiple tragedies, the latest of which is the devastation wrought by Typhoon Odette.  Have you seen the heartbreaking images?  Over 375 have perished and thousands have lost their homes.  They have become refugees in search of food and basic necessities.  Many more are missing.  Odette’s infamy is its reach, destruction spread across multiple islands in Visayas and Mindanao.  Major roads, runways, and even ports have sustained serious damages. 

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It’s the “Season of Joy”, and we see bright lights and happy smiles everywhere. Our holiday celebrations are taking many forms, i.e., virtual events, in-person social gatherings, hybrid meetings, humanitarian initiatives for communities at risk, locally and in the Philippines.

This December is also momentous for our chamber because of significant leadership transitions. Two of our regions held hybrid holiday membership events coupled with the election of their Board of Directors. We are blessed with able and committed leaders who mentor succeeding teams, building and supporting each other’s growth.

The new Board of Directors from Region-3 (Rio Grande Valley) is headed by their re-elected Chair, Ms. Rhodora Elizondo, and Region-4 (San Antonio/Austin) by Dr. Danet Bluhm. A full roster of their executive teams is listed below.

Meanwhile, we are happy to announce that Edward Jones is now our newest Corporate Partner through its Dallas area representative Cristina Montenegro.

Please join me in welcoming these new teams, and in wishing each other a wonderful holiday celebration. Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon!

~ Rowena Raroque-Watters, State President

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“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much” – Helen Keller

We, the Philippine-American Chamber of Commerce of Texas, together with the Coalition of Filipino-American Chambers of Commerce, invite you to join us on November 5, 2021, as we launch lifesaving projects for our Kababayans.

By Filipinos for Filipinos.

We hope to see you there!

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