Founded in 1999 and formerly known as Sigaw ng Bayan, Radyo Kapwa is an inclusive Filipino/a/x community and cultural radio show that celebrates the diversity and difference of people with roots to the Philippines. With three historical colonial invasions, multiple waves of migration worldwide, and over 7000 islands, we recognize and honour that Filipino/a/x/s are not a monolith. We provide a wide range of programming, music, and discussion topics to reflect this diversity.

Radyo Kapwa aims to share their platform with grassroots community organisers and organisations, as well as interviews with inspiring members of our community. Our framework is based on values rooted in decolonization, and restorative and transformative justice. Our mission is to create an anti-patriarchal, anti-racist, anti-homophobia, anti-transphobia, faith inclusive, non-ableist, trauma-informed space.

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March 15, 2023: Ep. 33: Gelaine Santiago, The First Filipina CEO, Making Sustainable Jewelry in the Turtle Island Canada

In the spirit of International Women’s month is some parts of the world, we like to continue our pinay power by having one of the first Filipina CEO in the Turtle Island Canada.

Gelaine Santiago, 1.5 generation immigrant, is the co-founder and CEO of Filipino-owned-led sustainable jewelry, Cambio & Co. based in Toronto, Canada. These jewelries are made by FIlipino artists from the Philippines revitalizing local economy while also centering pride of wearing our heritage in forms of jewelries and/or anting-anting or as we talked about, armour.

Tune in and listen to her humble beginnings and her journey as one of the inspiration among the diaspora.

Support her by following her company Cambio & Co. as well as the sister company Sinta & Co. catering our thirst to authentic Filipino wedding.

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Host(s):
@francestohner
@des.escalante
@strumming_violin

Guest(s):
@cambio_co
@sinta_co
@gelainesantiago

Sound Team:
@lorrakida
@pearpush
@hirayaproductions

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