Filipino priest Fr. Flaviano “Flavie” Villanueva has been named this year’s winner of the Human Rights Tulip Award from the Dutch government, the first Filipino to earn the annual recognition to support outstanding human rights defenders.
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Good Pinoys are outstanding people who show the best of the Filipino spirit
Heart Evangelista advocates for mental health in Vogue Singapore feature
Filipina celebrity Heart Evangelista has championed her advocacy on mental health awareness in a new feature by fashion magazine Vogue Singapore.
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Filipina photojournalist Hannah Morales tapped for Nobel Prize exhibit in Oslo
Filipina photojournalist Hannah Reyes Morales is part of the photo exhibition in Oslo, Norway, that highlights the work of the first Filipino Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Maria Ressa.
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Filipino basketball fan Harold Mortel named Boston Celtics’ hero for charity work
Filipino basketball fan Harold Mortel has received the “Heroes Among Us” award from the Boston Celtics and the Massachusetts State Lottery for his fund-raising efforts for the Philippines.
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1st Filipino Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa delivers Salant press freedom lecture at Harvard Kennedy School
The first Filipino Nobel Peace Prize winner, Maria Ressa, has delivered this year’s Salant Lecture on Freedom of the Press at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS).
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Filipino artist Bricx Martillo Dumas bags 1st prize in UN COP26 art contest
Filipino visual artist Bricx Martillo “ShrimpPaste” Dumas has won first place in the global DigitalArt4Climate competition at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland with his artwork, “Nexus”.
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Stephanie Valenzuela is 1st Filipino Canadian to win Montreal City Council seat
Stephanie Valenzuela has been elected City Councilor of Montreal in Québec province, the first Filipino Canadian to win the government post.
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Lea Salonga, Jordan Clarkson lead global Filipinos in 75th Philippine stamps series
Filipino music legend Lea Salonga and basketball star Jordan Clarkson are headlining the Living Legend series of commemorative stamps set to be issued by the Philippine Postal Corporation (Post Office) to mark the 75th anniversary of the first local postage stamp.
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Quiccs Maiquez is Designer Toy Awards’ Artist of the Year 3-peat winner
Filipino creator Quiccs Maiquez was named the Designer Toy Awards (DTA) Artist of the Year for the third successive year during awarding ceremonies held at the Five Points Festival in New York.
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Catriona Gray, Hannah Arnold lead Outstanding Filipino Australians Awards
Filipina Miss Universe Catriona Gray and reigning Binibining Pilipinas International Hannah Arnold are leading this year’s honorees of the Filipino Communities Council of Australia (FILCCA) National Awards which recognizes the outstanding contributions and leadership of Filipino Australians.
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Janitor turned cosmetic manufacturer receives Science & Technology Award
Former janitor Henry Raca’s success in turning his life around by going into cosmetic manufacturing has been hailed as the best innovation story that merits an award from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
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Filipina Kiwi Franki Russell enters Top 30 of Miss Universe UAE
Filipina Kiwi actress and model Franki Russell has been named one of the Top 30 finalists of the first-ever Miss Universe United Arab Emirates (UAE) pageant hosted in Dubai.
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