Tesay Glinoga

First Place Elocution Contest; wrote her own piece “Tao, Gumising Ka”

Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, Short Story for Children, Second Place, 1996, “May Lugar ba sa Langit and Asong Batik-batik?” (Currently in the process of pre- publication as Children’s book series on values for age level 12 years old and above)

Ka Amado Poetry Contest, Second Place, 1997

Pitchmart Scriptwriting Contest, Finalist, 1997

Catholic Mass Media Awards for Best Feature Story, Finalist, 2000

Invited Speaker in various forums and conducted recollections: St. Scholastica’s College, Sacred Heart College, Miriam College, University of the Philippines, Unicef, NCRFW, Gabriela, etc.; before the Congresswomen for the passage of the Anti-VAWC; in the joint workshop/seminar for the department heads of government agencies by the NCRFW and Unicef to improve the system and service in women’s intervention in women’s desks.

Topics: Anatomy of Abuse; Law on Marital Rape; Sexual Harassment; Psycho-Spiritual Conversion (capital sins, gifts of the Spirit, Forms of Prayer, Catholic Meditation); Marian Dogma; Mother Mary’s Relevance Today; Discernment of good versus evil; The Will to Will; Dark Night of the Soul; Upward Bound

• Project “Kulay Malaya” for street children
• Project “Lambong” for street families
• Devotion to the Virgin of the Poor, organized processions and vigils for the consecration of the country
• March Na! An Ode to Women, 2007 Women’s Month, organized breakfast forum and all-men Fun Run
• Men for Women Movement, 2008 Women’s Month, organized Race Walk, Signature Campaign among men to support “Say No to Violence Against Women.”
• Designed and conducted Psycho-Spritual Counseling and Healing Catholic Meditation, (Carmelite)
• Volunteer Teacher for the Secondary Night School, St. Scholastica’s College

• Organized a theater group with friends “Dilat Na Bulag” Foundation comprising the Out-of-school youth, juvenile delinquents, Drug Users
• Produced and directed Stage Plays; used theater to raise social awareness against martial rule
• Conducted theater workshops in depressed areas in Manila

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, USA.