Model-turned-actress Megan Young made global headlines in 2013 when she became the first Filipina to win the Miss World title in the pageant’s 63-year history.
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Grace Talusan, Oliver de la Paz honored at 2020 Massachusetts Book Awards
Filipino-American authors Grace Talusan and Oliver de la Paz were honored for their works at the 2020 Massachusetts Book Awards.
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Fil-Am producer Roxanne Paredes bags Creative Arts Emmy for Mr. Robot
Filipino-American producer Roxanne Paredes of the hit Hollywood series ‘Mr. Robot’ bagged the prestigious Creative Arts Emmy in the 72nd virtual Emmy Awards.
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Kathleen Bernardo Aviso named Asia’s Rising Scientist for environmental research
Dr. Kathleen Bernardo Aviso has been named among Asia’s Rising Scientists by Asian Scientist Magazine for her environmental research using mathematics.
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LOOK: These new solar ambassadors join Light it Forward solar lighting movement
These new solar ambassadors have joined the solar lighting movement of the LIGHT IT FORWARD challenge to address the issue of energy scarcity in the country.
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Rhoel Dinglasan receives US health award for smartphone COVID-19 test
Dr. Rhoel Dinglasan and his team of researchers won a prestigious award from the technology competition sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a rapid, smartphone-based saliva test they developed which could diagnose COVID-19, along with other blood-borne diseases such as malaria and anemia.
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Medical frontliners Dr. Roberto de Guzman, Jr., Dr. Emily Mia Sy join Light it Forward
Filipino doctors Roberto “Argie” de Guzman, Jr. and Emily Mia Sy have joined the Light it Forward solar-building challenge which honors healthcare workers in their fight against the coronavirus disease.
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OPM icon Martin Nievera leads new honorees of Outstanding Filipinos in America
Original Pilipino Music (OPM) icon Martin Nievera leads the new set of luminaries recognized by The Outstanding Filipinos in America (TOFA).
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MYX VJs Arturo Daza, Aya Fernandez accept Light it Forward challenge
MYX VJs Arturo “Turs” Daza and Aya Fernandez have accepted the LIGHT IT FORWARD challenge to provide a sustainable light source to Filipinos still living in darkness.
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‘Love Of My Life’ co-stars Rhian Ramos, Djanin Cruz join Light it Forward
‘Love Of My Life’ co-stars Rhian Ramos and Djanin Cruz took part in the Light it Forward video challenge which provides solar energy to impoverished areas in the Philippines.
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Mindanao’s Felicitas Pantoja wins prestigious “Nobel Prize for Business” in Oslo
Mindanao-based entrepreneur Felicitas “Joji” Bautista Pantoja has won the prestigious Oslo Business for Peace Award in Norway.
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GMA News reporters Darlene Cay, Lei Alviz take on LIGHT IT FORWARD challenge
GMA News reporters Darlene Cay and Lei Alviz have taken on the LIGHT IT FORWARD challenge, a campaign to honor the frontliners by hand-building solar lamps for the energy-poor villages in the country.
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