In this episode of Barangay New Zealand, Direk Rene Nonoy Molina has a PINOY TOK with Irish Coleen Cabalfin a young migrant Filipina originally from Valenzuela City in the Philippines. The Year 12 student of Brookfield Primary School talks about her memories of Manila, moving to New Zealand, and her future goals. Irish also talks […]
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Direk Rene Nonoy Molina is a Kiwinoy (Filipino-Kiwi) filmmaker and contentpreneur. His passion revolves around media literacy, history, political science, agribusiness, food, geography, and spirituality. He has taught in high school and college in the Philippines and Aotearoa New Zealand. He feels energized with his present students who have intellectual and learning disabilities. He plans to continue nurturing, travelling and discovering Mother Earth once this Covid-19 war is over.
PINOY TOK with Basketball Coaches Eric Altamirano & David Perez | Rene Nonoy Molina
In this episode of Barangay New Zealand, Direk Rene Nonoy Molina has a PINOY TOK with basketball coaches Eric Altamirano and David Perez. The two coaches are collaborating for a basketball clinic in New Zealand this July 2024. Coach Eric is a former Philippine Basketball Association player, assistant coach of the Alaska Aces, and a […]
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Preserving Our Filipino Culture and Heritage to Unite Generations | Rene Nonoy Molina
In this episode of Barangay New Zealand, Direk Rene Nonoy Molina gathered known Filipino-Kiwi community movers to talk about celebrating the 126th Philippine Independence Day on June 12, 2024, away from the homeland. Direk Rene is joined by key personalities Lois and Jaz of Banyuhay Aotearoa, Carmela Laylo of the House of Musa NZ, and […]
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PINOY TOK with Summer Sanares, Summa Cum Laude, DLSU | Rene Molina
In this episode of Barangay New Zealand, Direk Rene Molina has a Pinoy Tok with Summer Sanares, a recent Summa Cum Laude graduate of De La Salle University and a contributing writer to GoodNewsPilipinas.com. Summer is in New Zealand for a well-deserved holiday with family and is covering stories of the Filipino-Kiwi community. Summer shared […]
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Gilas Pilipinas vs. Tall Blacks in New Zealand: Game Report by Rene Molina
I always say to my Kiwi friends, that for short people like us Filipinos, we love basketball, whether playing or watching it. It isn’t just love; it borders more on adoring the players and putting them on a pedestal. Hero-worship comes to mind. Such was the scenario last Thursday, June 30, when the Gilas Pilipinas men’s basketball team met the New Zealand Tall Blacks at the Eventfinda Stadium in Auckland.
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A Close Encounter with Coach Tab Baldwin
Central to any team is the strategist, tactician, and mentor—–the coach. Pre-pandemic flashback January 2020, I got the wonderful opportunity to sit down and have a one-on-one with Tab Baldwin. From my encounter with him, I now see why he’s a great coach.
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Sunrise Flag-Raising Ceremony in Auckland, New Zealand
I’ve been eagerly anticipating this activity for several weeks now. First stop was to contact the officers of the Pinoy Kayak Fishing Club NZ (PKFNZ). I wanted to involve the PKFCNZ because my recent engagements with them turned out awesome. The group is very well organized and they always put a premium on safety for the members.
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Coffee Painting Artist-Poet Larry Abreño to launch book on coffee art: PSTV5online
New Zealand-based coffee painting artist-poet Larry Abreño has a new coffee table book, “Drips and Stains”, scheduled to be launched in June 2021.
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Former FEU Tamaraws play hoops for New Zealand National Basketball League
Isn’t it every Filipino basketeer’s dream to play in the big leagues like the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)? Well, playing for the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZ NBL) is the next big thing.
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Eraserheads’ Ely Buendia on New Zealand show NetKapihan with Direk Rene
Last Friday, I had the good fortune of having Eraserheads founder and frontman, Ely Buendia, in my NetKapihan: Talakayan at Chikahan online talk show. It was a sort of reunion for both of us.
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Philippines’ role in world’s 1st circumnavigation on NetKapihan with Direk Rene
Yoyoy Villame immortalized the event with his witty song “Magellan”. The Portuguese explorer under the employ of the Spanish king first sighted one of the islands in the Philippines on 16 March 1521.
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Coffee Painting Artist-Poet Larry Abreño draws inspiration during lockdown in New Zealand
We both were teaching at the same campus in Miriam College. He was with the high school department while I was in the college unit. We’ve never met, until one day my daughter Jess, who was organizing Pecha Kucha in Hamilton said that her high school teacher would be presenting his coffee painting artworks.
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