Filipina nurse Potri Ranka Manis who had experienced racial hate crime has been appointed to serve on the New York City government’s newly formed Asian Affairs Advisory Council.
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Margo is a voracious reader - some might even say she reads too much for her own good. She majored in BS Psychology and hopes to become a forensic psychologist one day. She’s also an aspiring writer, mental health advocate, and a staunch believer of equality.
UPLB student finally graduates 20 years after battling cancer, leprosy
University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) student Charles Edward Aguinaldo has finally graduated 20 years after he first enrolled in the state university and after overcoming many challenges, including leprosy and cancer.
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Philanthropist Grace Ouano is 1st Fil-Am awarded knighthood by Pope Francis
Philanthropist and businesswoman Grace Mercado-Ouano has been awarded the Order of St. Gregory the Great – the first Filipino-American to receive the pontifical order of knighthood in the Catholic Church.
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Filipino Nobel winner Maria Ressa appointed to UN Internet Governance Forum
Filipino Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has been appointed to serve on the United Nations’ inaugural Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel.
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Lea Salonga hits right spot in Pretty Little Liars spin-off
The Philippines’ Lea Salonga continues to make waves in Hollywood, hitting the right spots with her starring role in the “Pretty Little Liars” spinoff series, Original Sin.
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Rare large bat species spotted 1st time in Rizal’s Masungi Georeserve
The rare large bat species mottle-winged flying fox has been spotted for the first time in the Masungi Georeserve landscape of Rizal province.
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Farmer parents gift vegetable bouquet to top honor graduate
Farmer parents from Naga in Cebu gifted their child with a vegetable bouquet for graduating from university with top honors.
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Team Philippines bags 266 medals, honors in U.S. Performing Arts Olympics
Team Philippines has bagged 266 medals and awards at the 25th Annual World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA), this year’s Talent Olympics for performers and entertainers held in Anaheim, California, U.S.A.
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UP Los Baños alumna Diana Aga named American Chemical Society fellow
University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) alumna Diana Aga has been named a 2022 fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS).
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‘The Sandman’ Filipina actress Lourdes Faberes earns praises from series fans
London-based Filipina actress Lourdes Faberes is earning praise for her stellar performance in a standout episode of “The Sandman”, the Netflix adaptation of the popular DC Comic of the same name.
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This University of Batangas teacher is raising funds to pay for students’ school fees
A teacher and certified public accountant from Lipa City, Batangas, went above and beyond the call of his profession to raise funds for needy students’ school fees and expenses.
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World’s 2nd smallest primate Philippine tarsier 1st time sighting in Tacloban forest
The Philippine tarsier has been spotted for the first time in Tacloban City’s forests.
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