Filipino-American National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar Jordan Clarkson surprised two Pinoy frontline heroes with a special holiday treat during the Christmas episode of the Republika Huddle show.
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Good Pinoys are outstanding people who show the best of the Filipino spirit
Bicol’s Cacao farming advocate Louise Mabulo named Young Asian to Watch
Cacao farming advocate Louise Emmanuelle Mabulo of Camarines Sur has been named one of the “30 and Under Young Asians to Watch” by The Straits Times in Singapore.
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Letty Lopez-Viado is 1st Filipino-Mexican American mayor in West Covina, LA
Letty Lopez-Viado has been elected as the Mayor of West Covina City, Los Angeles (LA) County, California, the first-ever Councilwoman of Filipino-Mexican-American descent to hold the post.
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UP alumni Maria Lorenzo, Raphael Pangalangan win Noam Chomsky global awards
University of the Philippines (UP) researchers Maria Pilar Lorenzo and Dr. Raphael Pangalangan are among the winners of the first annual A. Noam Chomsky Global Connections Awards for transnational research.
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South Korea K-Healing campaign honors Filipino frontline heroes
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines (KCC) honored brave Filipino frontline heroes who shared their inspiring stories through the “K-Healing: Overcome Together” campaign.
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Filipino-American nurse Flor Maylyn Roz honored by Ellen DeGeneres
American television host Ellen DeGeneres honored Filipino-American nurse Flor Maylyn Roz with a brand-new car as a token of appreciation for her work as a medical frontliner.
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Pia Wurtzbach hailed Xpedition’s Woman of the Year
Filipina Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach has been hailed “Woman of the Year” during Xpedition magazine’s Annual Gala Awards (XAGA) 2020 in Dubai, giving the Philippines back-to-back wins.
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Journalist Maria Ressa named in Bloomberg 50 List of Most Influential Icons
Filipino journalist Maria Ressa made it to the Bloomberg 50 List of Most Influential Icons who define the year 2020.
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These 6 Filipina celebrity influencers are in Forbes Asia’s 100 Digital Stars 2020
Filipina celebrity influencers Marian Rivera, Angel Locsin, Anne Curtis, Kathryn Bernardo, Kim Chiu, and Sarah Geronimo have been named among Forbes Asia’s 100 Digital Stars for the year 2020.
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Filipino social innovator Illac Diaz of Liter of Light named Visionary of the Year
Filipino social innovator Illac Diaz of the Liter of Light Foundation has been named the PropertyGuru Tech Innovation Award’s Visionary of the Year for his game-changing works.
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These Filipino gallerists, artists belong to ArtReview’s Power 100
Filipino gallerists Isa Lorenzo and Rachel Rillo of Silverlens Manila and an artist collective – Green Papaya Art Projects (GPAP) – made it to the 2020 ArtReview’s Power 100 list of the world’s most influential people in the contemporary art world.
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Rodelia Villar is 1st Pinay Lion Rock People’s Choice winner in Hong Kong Awards
Filipino Rodelia Pedro Villar is the first Filipino recipient of the Lion Rock People’s Choice Award in the Spirit of Hong Kong Awards.
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