Filipino poet Jim Pascual Agustin wins Gaudy Boy Poetry Book Prize for Asian authors
Filipino poet Jim Pascual Agustin has won the New York-based 2022 Gaudy Boy Poetry Book Prize for his manuscript “Waking Up to the Pattern left by a Snail Overnight”.
Filipino scientists win U.S. Golden Goose Award for snail study leading to non-opioid pain...
Filipino scientists Dr. Lourdes "Luly" Cruz and Dr. Baldomero "Toto" Olivera have won the Golden Goose Awards for their research on the venom of cone snails which led to the development of a non-opioid pain reliever for patients battling chronic illnesses.
Melissa Miranda, Tim Flores hailed Food & Wine’s Best New Chefs in America
Filipino chefs Melissa Miranda and Tim Flores have been hailed among the Best New Chefs in America by Food & Wine magazine.
Filipina writer Dr. Mina Roces wins Australian history prize for book on migration
Filipina writer Dr. Mina Roces has won the 2022 New South Wales (NSW) Premier's History Awards for her book, "The Filipino Migration Experience: Global Agents of Change".
Filipino gaming streamer Valkyrae graces Times Square’s largest billboard
Filipina gaming streamer Valkyrae has graced the New York Times Square’s largest billboard as the newest global ambassador of British fitness brand, Gymshark.
Filipino human rights activist Fred Lubang wins Sean MacBride Peace Prize
Filipino activist Alfredo "Fred" Lubang has won the Sean MacBride Peace Prize for his outstanding work towards peacebuilding in the Philippines.
Fil-Am author Randy Ribay wins Spalding Prize for Peace and Justice in Literature
Fil-Am author Randy Ribay has won the 2022 Spalding Prize for the Promotion of Peace and Justice in Literature for his young adult novel, Patron Saints of Nothing.
Filipino children’s rights crusader Bernadette Madrid wins Magsaysay Award
Filipina children's rights crusader Bernadette Madrid of the University of the Philippines Manila - Philippine General Hospital (UP PGH) has won this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award for championing children's rights in the Philippines.
Filipina hate crime victim appointed to New York Asian Affairs Advisory Council
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.
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.
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.
77-year-old female author is First Filipino to travel to all the countries in the...
At the age of 77, author Odette Aquitania Ricasa takes pride in finally achieving her dream to be the first Filipino to travel to all the countries in the world.
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