SUNSHINE LICHAUCO DE LEON

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Monday, March 27th, 2023

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Up close to the Pope: Manila’s polite masses do the country proud

By Sunshine de Leon on January 19, 2015

Pope Francis thrills Manila as estimated 6 million turn up for mass

By Sunshine de Leon on January 18, 2015

Typhoon Haiyan: The man and the boy who saved each other

By Sunshine de Leon on November 7, 2014

The fight to make divorce legal in the Philippines

By Sunshine de Leon on October 6, 2014

Adopt-A-Fisherman helps survivors

By Sunshine de Leon on January 5, 2014

‘Amerasians’ in the Philippines fight for recognition

By Sunshine de Leon on March 3, 2012

Another “NYC made me smile moment”…

By Sunshine de Leon on July 24, 2012

I waterskied for the first time today in 11 years and i am so incredibly happy to say after being very wary at first, I GOT UP on my first try! I […]

Another “NYC made me smile moment”…

By Sunshine de Leon on July 22, 2012

This made my insides smile..   An elderly Indian lady gets off a long airplane flight and is feeling weak. She is helped onto the airport transport bus but the seats are […]

Jose Antonio & Century Properties

By Sunshine de Leon on June 20, 2012

Jose Antonio Brings Glitz and Glamour to Real Estate in Manila “Products are aspirational, it’s the same in real estate,” says Jose Antonio. Photo credit: Julian Abram Wainwright/Onasia For Forbes   Walking into […]

Philippines birth control legislation opposed by church

By Sunshine de Leon on June 8, 2012

Click Here For Original Post At the Dr Jose Fabella Memorial hospital 300 proud mothers lie three to a bed, cradling their newborns. With up to 100 babies born every 24 hours […]

Another “NYC made me smile moment”…

By Sunshine de Leon on June 2, 2012

Spring on the streets of NYC.. I was riding through midtown the day after I had arrived in Manhattan, not particularly paying attention to my surroundings as I was checking emails on […]

The Disneyland for Art Lovers

By Sunshine de Leon on April 1, 2012

If you love contemporary art but never seem to find the time to wander through the many art galleries of the world’s major cities, then a visit to the annual Hong Kong […]

‘Amerasians’ CNN.com

By Sunshine de Leon on March 3, 2012

Manila, Philippines (CNN) — When Susie Lopez, 43, was a little girl she would run outside her home in Angeles City, near the U.S. Clark Airbase in the Philippines, every time she heard […]

‘Amerasians’ in the Philippines fight for recognition

By Sunshine de Leon on March 3, 2012

Manila, Philippines (CNN) — When Susie Lopez, 43, was a little girl she would run outside her home in Angeles City, near the U.S. Clark Airbase in the Philippines, every time she […]

The Sky’s The Limit for Teresita Sy-Coson

By Sunshine de Leon on February 29, 2012

When Teresita Sy-Coson was 5 years old her maternal grandfather, who owned a small shoe store in downtown Manila, would take her to the bank as part of his daily business routine. […]

Tessie Sy-Coson & SM Group

By Sunshine de Leon on February 29, 2012

Sky’s the Limit for Teresita Sy-Coson     When Teresita Sy-Coson was 5 years old her maternal grandfather, who owned a small shoe store in downtown Manila, would take her to the […]

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Video: Religion, the Law & Teen Pregnancy in the Philippines

Typhoon Haiyan: The man and the boy who saved each other

Workers across Asia mark May Day with street protests (story contribution)

SOCIAL ISSUES & DEVELOPMENT »

Cyber-sex trafficking: A 21st century Scourge

International women’s day: a voice from the Philippines

Filipinos fathered by US soldiers fight for justice

BUSINESS »

48 Heroes Of Philanthropy

Asia’s Power Businesswomen, 2014

48 Heroes Of Philanthropy

LA Times »

Evacuation effort credited with minimizing typhoon casualties in Philippines

Philippines typhoon downgraded, but death toll rises to at least 22

Weakened Typhoon Hagupit still dangerous as it plods across Philippines

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Searching for loved ones in typhoon’s devastation

Four Haiyan stories of fear, the fight for survival

Doctors overwhelmed by sick, needy in Philippines

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Recovery from Typhoon Haiyan

Filipinos struggle three months after typhoon

Resilient Filipinos still struggle a month after typhoon

CURIOSITY, ADVENTURE & LOVE

Co-produced & co-directed this award-winning documentary about one woman’s journey through a century of love, war and discovery.

Curiosity, Adventure & Love is a the story of a woman raised by fate to go boldly where few young women of her time and upbringing would go… into the arms of chance and life.

A young American woman leaves her country and all security behind, to begin an adventure in
the Philippines that would witness the birth of a nation, a cruel war and Occupation and
reconstruction.

Jessie, is a striking personality, somewhere between Scarlett O’Hara and Amelia Earhart, who knew no boundaries and flew far ahead of her times, without regard to sex or society.

Her story of a century well-lived is both rich and one that should restore our faith
in our own humanity.

www.curiosityadventureandlove.com

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"Discover the colors of the Philippines", Travel Blog

  • 18 Philippine Artists have their work at ART HK 11
  • Cirque du Soleil’s VAREKAI comes to Manila
  • Fashion Week in the Philippines Condemns Human Trafficking
  • HUMAN SOUL- Multimedia Exhibit on Transgenders and Transexuals in Philippines
  • Manila and its NAIA airport- like a beautiful kingdom that needs a new entrance
  • Some “Oh I Wish I had Known..” Travel Tips May For Visiting The Philippines
  • The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier visits Manila and I have a Top Gun Moment
  • Tired of relaxing on beautiful Philippine Beaches? Go Surfing Instead
  • Weekend Escape To The Islands of Batanes

LIFE ON PLANET SUNSHINE

"VIRGIN OF THE ROCK"

I went stand up paddling as is my habit, but this time I found 40 pesos ($1) floating in the sea. I watched it float a little but then decided to pick it up. After a few moments, I decided it was a gift from the sea to the Virgin of the rock- this is what I have nicknamed the statue of the Virgin Mary that sits in the middle of a makeshift shrine on Willys rock near the shore of Boracay's White Beach. She sits in this giant rock formation, (which looks like a giant turtle) guarded by one young coconut tree, and only accessible at low tide.

I paddled over and tied my board to the makeshift banister, walked up the rock-stairs and after a few seconds of reflection, placed the 40 pesos between her praying hands…

I only visit her when the sea or beach provides a gift and today it did! Sometimes its’ a shell or a piece of coral or a small rock or in one case a hermit crab ( I thought perhaps she needed a friend so I introduced them) but today it was cash..

The Virgin gets lots of visitors so I figured maybe someone would come along who needed hope or the sign of seeing money or perhaps the money itself -- so I decided I would leave it just in case..

A “New York City made me smile moment”…

  • "Remember… you are one in a million!"
  • A moment I will remember forever…
  • Another "NYC made me smile moment"…
  • Everything does always happen for a reason…
  • My last two days in Manhattan..sniff…
  • One last New York City taxi driver adventure to share…
  • Spring on the streets of NYC…
  • This made my insides smile…
  • You never know who is going to "make your day"…

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