 My name is Emmy Ortega Anderson, your host for Pinoy Power, Hawaii, and today we want to bring you another show of empowerment. Our mission at Pinoy Power, Hawaii, we aim to enrich, enlighten, educate, entertain, and we hope to empower. We want to thank, first of all, Think Takawaii for giving us the opportunity to be here, to spread our empowerment. Today we have a returning guest and she's no stranger on camera. She's been around a lot because of her reign as Mrs. Hawaii, Filipina, Queen Sarah-Luz Hosaka, and she's brought her entourage. So I know that we have a lot to discuss and talk about because this is an exciting event coming up. Tell us. Yes. Thank you so much, Ate Emmy, for bringing me back and my husband and our guest here and I just wanted to take this opportunity to really thank you for that. But yes, we have an upcoming event, November 1st, we're featuring Gabby Concepcion all the way from the Philippines and we call it Gabi Nampag Bibigay. It's so appropriate. Yes. Definitely is a night of bibigami. Gabi Bibigami. Yes. It's a night of giving, so it's a benefit show, doors open at 6.30 and this, it's a proceed goes to benefit medical mission as well as the charity back in the Philippines organizations. You're right. Yes. Before we go on to one of our main components for the event, let's introduce our king. Why are you here, Jimmy? I'm again supporting, I'm kind of behind the scenes, quietly helping with the event, a great event with obviously a great cause and I truly believe in it also. So I'm kind of behind the scenes helping out and becoming a part of it. Well, any support we can get whether it is moral, of course financial is a big part because that's our main tool of trade, right? To help others. Yes. Are you excited? I am. We're excited. To go back to the Philippines? To go back and to see where all that hard work has gone to and you know that like in my part empowerment, you know, in part of them, less fortunate I think would be just great to see. That's kind of what we're all have in our hearts when we do this. Yes. Presenting the actual donation is like the icing and the cake to be able to see it go through directly to the people that are intended for. So I wish I could be there, but we will talk about this. So we have a very important component, ingredient, tell us about Isabel, right? Isabel, yes. Okay. I'm Isabel Fu from Santo Domingo, Lopasora. I'm the president of our organization. This is my second term and this is actually our third medical mission to our town and we're grateful to Sarah and Jimmy that they choose our organization to sponsor and she actually wants to come and visit our town and participate with our medical mission. Isn't that amazing? You know, when we think of Santo Domingo, Lopasora, I think of the great leader who's always willing to share his rags to riches story and I'm referring to engineer, founder, little Alcantara for all the hard work and dedication of course is always willing to share. Yeah, you are correct, Jimmy, because Tata Lito actually is always our main sponsor and our medical mission last year and this coming January, it will be held at his hotel, West Lock Park Hotel in Santo Domingo. Yes. And it's a privilege actually because we will be working not just with Sarah but also with Tata Lito, Alcantara's granddaughter, Millicent, who is the president of Rotary of Maksingal. Wow. And she came up to me and she asked me if, you know, they could help us and why not, right? The more the merrier. Wow. So, this is going to be your third year of doing this medical mission. Yes. Tell us a little bit, Isabel, about what it entails, what it entails, preparation, Yeah, well, we basically concentrate in just our town of Santo Domingo, but of course, if we have any neighboring town that, you know, they hear about it, they write the tricycle and they come, we are not going to turn them away. Everybody is welcome to the medical mission. And the first one actually, we had it with Ohana Medical Mission that was in 2015. And last year, we kind of like, you know, wanted to try it on our own, so it was just all the Santo Domingo organization and our friends, our cacailian from different states. We had people from California, New Mexico, Michigan, Las Vegas, and we all came together. And that was actually a very successful two days. We had two days of medical mission. So it was more of an international involvement, right? It's almost, yes. All the cacailian, they came together for one reason, we emailed each other and we kind of like, you know, we wanted to give back to where we came from, to the less fortunate. And to me, it was, you know, it was such a nice, great feeling to give back, you know, like to see the people walking and the tricycles. It's okay to speak ill of them. Do you exist? Yeah. That's what we're all about. Yeah. One lady actually, she came riding the tricycle, she couldn't walk, so we didn't have a wheelchair. So our delegates, they had the lady sit down on the chair and they carried her to the doctor, you know, and actually it was not just us, also our provincial, you know, vice governor came to help and at one point actually, we couldn't help the patient. So vice governor Jerry Singson actually sent them to the hospital and just they just tell them, you're my name. Wow. And he even came to the medical mission and helped distribute reading glasses. Yeah. So that was very Jerry, he has a very generous heart too. So that lady that could not walk, did you eventually buy her? We gave her medication that she needed and at the time no, we didn't give her a wheelchair, but hopefully we will have enough fun maybe and we will be able to help more of the needy. And for this next medical mission, actually we are planning to go more on the rural area. We already have mobile that we borrowed from our rent from the government. And I'm in talk with congressman Sabiliana. Oh, yes. Yes, Sabiliana. From Kabugao. Kabugao, yes. We were working with his daughter and Millicent. So we will have a mobile to go to the rural area and do like, we couldn't provide dental last time, so this time we will because we had a lot of patients that were asking for dental. Yes. So. That seems to be a common need. I mean, you know, we only are given a set of teeth unless you're lucky to regrow another. Right, Jimmy? All right. So it has to last us for a lifetime whether you're lucky enough to live for, you know, 90 years like my mahal, you know, he's on triple bonus time. Yeah. So that set of teeth got to last us and that's where dental care is very, very important, right? Yes. And of course, nutrition. Yeah, we provide a lot of multivitamins to the adult and to the children as well. And at the end, actually of our medical mission, we had leftover medications. So as delegates from Hawaii, what we did is we split up all the leftovers because each barangays, they have their own clinic. So, you know, you know, since we were to help to bring the medical mission, we brought all this extra medication to our own barangays so that, you know, whoever couldn't come, they can go and... That's nice. Yeah. Yeah, we... I can relate to what you're doing because we too partnered with, not the Knights of Rizal, but an organization that are full of men. I can't really think of the name right now. I mean, but anyway, we went to Kainta Rizal and from the morning when we opened at 7 o'clock, they were lined up already early in the morning. You are right. Yeah. And, you know, we went through over 1,000, maybe closer to 1,500 patients that came in throughout. And even when we were closing by 7.30, 8 o'clock at night, people were still lining up because they heard of the news. And then we had the onsite circumcision, not only for the children, Jimmy, but even for adults that are wanting. And, you know, that type of procedure, normally you got to go to a hospital right over here. A hospital, a music clinic, yeah. Over there, they just took the scissors and they cut, they, you know, they put down a little bit of alcohol and, you know, fold it back and stitch it back up. And there you go. Yeah, we actually were planning to offer that, but it's because during school season, they don't want the kids to be absent. Normally summertime, I believe. Yes. Because we kind of change our dates to January. But that's common too, because I realize that, hey, not everybody is circumcised, you know. That's right, yeah. And they're still there. Yeah. So, wow. Wow. But you are right. When the first day, we actually, we had the registration. Bamboradio. Bamboradio. Right. And so when words come around, they hear and then they come. Yes. And so even during lunch break, you know, we close the door because the workers need to eat. Take a break, right? You can really turn them around. Yeah. So we just let them sit down, give them water. And it was really convenient because Natalito and the Oy's family, they have the hotel on one side of the road. And then the supermarket, big way, across the street. They're supermarkets. So we ran out of water. Yes. Wow. Pretty much like, you know, hug. That's nice. Because it was in May. So imagine, right? It was so hot in May. Hot. Yeah. So we have to have them hydrate. Because otherwise they might just, yeah. That's a hug. Yeah. So it was really great to do the medical mission there. Natalito's daughter being, actually, at one point, she went to get all their ice cream. Mm-hmm. Just to get a popsicle. Mm-hmm. In Guaras Juarez. Wow. Wow. So it was really a blessing to have them, the Oy's family. Right. That's awesome. To help support. Mm-hmm. That's nice. Was that ice cream ube? Because that's my favorite. No. What? Magnolia. Magnolia. Of course. Jamie, if you haven't had, if you haven't had ube ice cream, chocolate covered, you've got to get it. I've had Magnolia. That's good. That's tough. Well, it's good we have Magnolia now here. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. But over there, it's like the sorbet is coming around. Yeah. It's like a, yeah. It's vendor, remember? Yeah. It reminds me of my smoky time. Yeah. Mm-hmm. You know, you folks are getting sponsors. Yes. Mm-hmm. We are, you know, and we're blessed. We're partnering with you at the end. Thank you so much. It's always a pleasure. You know. And, you know, it's really, we're, it's overwhelming. I'm receiving a lot of overwhelming support from other organizations. Also in the Filipino community, I can really feel the love, the support. And we have Nane Etrata, of course, are one of the major sponsors. You know, your partner, T-Press, so it's actually at Inifa. It's actually our major sponsor as well. All right. We have Her Creation Speck Glory. Mm-hmm. We have amazing, amazing touch, but amazing touch beauty salon. Mm-hmm. And we do have, like, Nayun Pilipina is one of our sponsors as well. And we're partnering with you. We're partnering with KNDI. And the Phil Amcore here. And who else? I don't want to miss anybody. And everyone that's sponsoring us. Yes. We are blessed to have these supporting sponsors and partnering with everybody. We're so happy. Three stars actually is one thing. Wonderful. Yes. Okay, well, we're going to come back. We will come back with more empowerment after this short break. We're talking with the reigning UFCH, Mrs. Hawaii, Filipina. And of course, Isabel is the president of Santo Domingo Ilocasur Organization. And King Jimmy is here doing all the background support and also your support morally and financially. We appreciate that. Mm-hmm. We will be right back. Thanks to our think-tech underwriters and grand tours, the Atherton Family Foundation, Carol Mun Lee and the Friends of Think-Tech, the Center for Microbial Oceanography Research and Education, Collateral Analytics, the Cook Foundation, Dwayne Kurisu, the Hawaii Community Foundation, the Hawaii Council of Associations of Apartment Owners, Hawaii Energy, the Hawaii Energy Policy Forum, Hawaiian Electric Company, Integrated Security Technologies, Galen Ho of BAE Systems, Kamehameha Schools, MW Group, the Shidler Family Foundation, the Sydney Stern Memorial Trust, VOLO Foundation, Yuriko J. Sugimura. Thanks so much to you all. We want to welcome you back to Pinot Power Hawaii and we really appreciate the help of Think-Tech Hawaii for allowing us this opportunity to come to your home every other Tuesday at 12 noon. So today, it is another empowering moment to bring back our reigning UFCH, Mrs. Hawaii Filipina, the beautiful, loose Osaka, Sarah Loose Osaka, and of course, Jimmy, always by her side, and Isabel, the president of Santo Domingo Iluksukosura Organization. I'm so excited. In fact, I can almost place myself there because when you are doing service for someone, you can really get lost doing the Lord's work and also sharing your blessings with others. It really humbles you, so you can relate to that, right? Yes, of course. I think if you have something, whether it's small or big, you want it to give to less fortunate people, you can just see their smile. It's very uplifting and it's really rewarding. So I think giving back to the community, not just here, but also back home, it's more meaningful, I think, for me. And it stems back from your upbringing. I remember a conversation with your grandmother, who shared a lot, right? Yes, very generous to the old barangays, feeding everybody Christmas, the New Year's, the Fiesta. I think it's really good to give back again and continue that. Always the reason to celebrate. Correct. Yes, Jimmy, since we had a chance to go with you on the trade mission, with your observations. Ambassador. Yes. What were some of your observations, and if you could make a difference, Jimmy, that you're able to do while you return, what would that be? I went on that trip with an open mind and one thing I realized is, you know, the Ambassador trip, we got greeted by either children or the local people that we were visiting and they were waving American flags and they're just so happy and so grateful that we were there and just like, oh, so uplifting and so warm in your heart. You were welcomed. Oh, so welcomed and they're so happy with what little that they have, and so all these places that we went to visit, and it was really touching and really fulfilling, almost standpoint of giving back and seeing how they live and how we live. And I really, really saw that on that trip. And I think that was kind of a little bit of our inspiration. We kind of already started this project for the medical mission, but that really kick-started us to even go a little harder in making it a success and, you know, getting the support that we would like. Thank you. There's always a need to adopt children. And since you only have your one and only son, did that ever come to your mind? I'm saying that because I work with the orphanage. You know, that's one of our benefactor and thank you for including St. Joseph orphanage. You're probably going to fall in love with some of the young children over there. Perhaps you want to let a girl. They have a lot in them. We might fall in love and want to bring one back. Let me stop thinking about these. I thought I should just throw that. Yeah, because you need somebody to spoil, right? Exactly. We're not so far out there that we wouldn't do it, but for sure, we want to sponsor them all. We want to love them all and give them all as much as we can. Oh, that's good. That is very common, Isabel, when we sponsor, especially through scholarship. And that's what we do with the six-school district that we always sponsor every year with our yearly fundraiser. We pay for their yearly tuition so that they too can move up to higher education. Correct. And there's a lot of need for that. And it's amazing, you know. I'm from Santo Domingo and a lot of my sponsors and people that give donations. Well, we have our Santo Domingo, of course, our townmates, but most of them are just our friends or colleagues that when they hear Medical Nation or something, they're like, oh, I want to help, you know. They're always so willing, yeah? Yes. Regardless of the location. It doesn't matter where they're from. They could be Chinese, Japanese, they don't make because it goes for a good cause. I think that if people trust you and they see what you do, it really makes a big difference because they have faith in you that, okay, you know, this is all I can give, but I'm sure you can buy something with it. Right. And, you know, we don't turn down small amount, big amount. Yeah. Every day in the house, yes. Yes. What I normally do before I go back and do my charity mission is that I normally send maybe about five boxes, sometimes more depending. And that box is usually filled with lots of goodies, candies, but of course a lot of that is school supplies, you know, something that they always welcome and it's always something that they will be able to use as part of their learning. So, you know, I thought I would throw that in. Perhaps, Jimmy, you might want to pack a couple of boxes of that. I know. Working candies. Yeah. And then one year, I bought backpacks. Yeah. So that was like a reward for, you know, the scholars to get them to do better. Yeah. So that the next time I go back, I said, oh, here's the lady. I'd better get good grades. Yeah. Because I want some. Santa Claus. And you know, we went to, when we went the last July, when we gave the school supplies to the kindergarten side. It was really, really rewarding. They're so excited. Just even with just the pencil coming from here and pens and pens. State side. It's imported. Yes. State side. Yeah. Right. So they're really, really happy, like knowing that coming from outside of the Philippines and this is like the brand. It's like, oh, yeah. I know. And what not. So, yeah. They get so excited. Yes. Kindergarten. Kindergarten. The school supplies to 150. Kindergarten. Yeah. Okay. So along with the medical missions, sometimes we combine it with feeding because you only have a short time span to do it. You know, I know that when we went, we didn't take lunch break. Instead, we opened up and serve and fed everybody during lunch. And that's why that was part of the attraction too, because they wanted to come and partake of the food, no matter how simple that is. Yes. It's nice. At one point, we prepared like a long, brutal table for everybody. We didn't have a place for everyone to sit, but, you know, they got a paper plate and they went and grabbed what they wanted from the table. So many ways that you can do it. Yeah. There are so many. And I think this project, not just our major benefactor right here, the Santo Domingo, we also have a few that we chose, like your village, of course. Yes. And I'm so thankful for that. And we are going there. We are going to your... Ilocos Norte. Ilocos Norte. And that's Lawag. Right? So we're going to go to Lawag. So we, we, we first, first time we're going to see these children. And we're going to go to Homeless as well. We're going to go to Children with Disabilities and Children with Cancer. So, please, support this medical mission, support this benefit show. It doesn't stop on the Gabi Conceptions Benefit Show, but if you do, would like to donate, please do so. How could they do that? Yes, you can actually, we have the phone numbers on the flyers for Gabi, for Gabi. We have all four numbers there that you can contact and you can actually make payable either through organizations directly or through Layali One. So if they wanted to donate clothing or, you know, maybe school supplies, is that welcome or it's just monetary donation? We never turn down anything. Everything's welcome. We can pay for the box, the door to the box. Yes, yes. Oh, thank you. The vitamins for children and adults, those are, you know, it's all welcome. We appreciate it. Clothing. Yes. In fact, when we're there, we regret that we didn't collect enough, yeah? Because you do run out, you know? Right. And you feel like, oh, I wish I should have brought more. Yes, exactly. Yeah. So how could they contact you, Isabel? You can call me on my phone. Okay. Yes, you can go ahead and do that. 808-223-2888. Okay, repeat it one more time. 808-223-2888. Yeah, it also helps to have, like, official drop-off stations, so that, you know, they don't have to wait for you to get together with them. Let's say you designate a restaurant to help out, let's say, Kambingan. If they want to help, they can come to Kambingan. I'm sure Nanalita will put in mind. Bring there. She actually helped us the first day of our medical mission. She was there. Okay, she doesn't just cook and dance. She came hello, and she danced. No. No, that's the thing. Because it's kind of like, it's like a benefit, right? At the end of our medical mission, because we do have all these guests from different states. And to show appreciation, even though they paid for their dinner, Westlake Hotel, they gave us this beautiful dinner our final night. And we had a gala event. Yes, a celebration. You know, we had Filipiniana, and Nana just danced the night away. Yeah. Everybody left, but her and her DI. Jimmy, you need a DI. I know. No. She provides DI. She provides them for you. She will help extra DI. Yes. Well, it's been a fun show. And I want to thank all three of you for the empowerment and encourage you to keep sharing your blessings with others. I just wanted to mention also that we're also supporting the Ohana Medical Group as well. Okay, that's so awesome. So, you're fulfilling your legacy that you want to leave behind as Mrs. Hawaii Filipina. And we commend you for that. Oh, thank you. Keep up the remarkable job. You are very loved and well-liked. And Jimmy, thank you for being so supportive. Yeah. Did you eat balut last time? No, I didn't. I still have my own child. He was charming. All right. Maybe this one. You've got to come back and tell us about your balut session. I will be the next show. Isabel, please continue to lead and be a great example for others. We need to wrap up. That takes care of all the time here on Pinoy Power Hawaii. My name is Emmy Ortega Anderson, your host. Tune in again next time for another show of Empowerment. And we say, maraming salamat po en babuhai.