Volume 19 • No. 10 • May 16 - 31, 2023 Publication Mailing Account #41721512
Michelle Dee
Meet the new PCCM board of directors
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Miss Universe Philippines 2023 Photo credit: Miss Universe Facebook Page
L-r: Christopher Santos, Member; Dante Aviso, Auditor; Lou Fernandez, Treasurer; Virginia Gayot, President; Gigi Gacula, Member; Lucille Nolasco-Garrido, Member; Maria Harper, Assistant Treasurer; Rodrigo Lopez, Member, and Atty. Efren Cabrerea, Member. Complete set of directors on p4. Photo by Rey-Ar Reyes Sesame Street has introduced TJ, the show’s first-ever Filipino muppet. TJ joins Ji-Young, the show’s first Korean muppet, that was introduced in 2021. TJ first appeared on May 7, 2023, alongside actor Kal Pen, Sesame Street favourite Grover and JiYoung. In the video, TJ and his friends learned the meaning of the word “confidence.” TJ said that he was working on learning Tagalog, the language his Filipino family speaks. “It’s a language my Filipino family speaks,” he tells his friends. TJ also added that he has confidence when learning the language because he can always ask his Lola (grandmother) for help when he doesn’t understand a word. “I’m confident because I can always ask my lola for help See SESAME p3
Sesame Street presents TJ, its first Filipino muppet
TJ is Sesame Street’s first Filipino muppet. Photo: Screen grab