Filipino young legislator Sarah Jane Ibañez Elago has been named as a recipient of the prestigious One Young World (OYW) Politician of the Year Award in Germany.
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Southville Philippines to open 1st Filipino Higher Education Institution in UAE
Southville International School and Colleges (SISC) will be the first Filipino school to open up a fully licensed higher education institution in the United Arab Emirates UAE) in a move that the school says intends to keep Filipino families together.
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Jophel Ybiosa wins in Chromatic Awards, 1st Filipino to bag 1st Prize
Multi-awarded Filipino photographer Jophel Ybiosa has bagged another recognition, this time from the 2019 Chromatic Awards International Color Photography Contest. Jophel Ybiosa, an 8-time Ani ng Dangal Awardee for Visual Arts of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, won first prize in the Culture category of the 3rd Chromatic Awards announced on December […]
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Ramon Ang 1st Filipino in elite Bloomberg 50 global icons and innovators
Ramon S. Ang, of San Miguel Corporation (SMC), has been named in the Bloomberg 50 top achievers in 2019, the first Filipino to make it to the annual list. Ang, the president and chief operating officer of conglomerate San Miguel Corporation, was listed in the 3rd annual “The Bloomberg 50” selected by editors and reporters […]
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UP honors 1st Filipino White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford
The University of the Philippines (UP) has honored Cristeta Pasia Comerford, the first Filipino executive chef of the White House, with the conferment of a degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, in ceremonies held November in UP Diliman. Pasia-Comerford, a BS Food Technology major at the College of Home Economics in UP Diliman, […]
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WATCH: Carlos Yulo is 1st Filipino and Southeast Asian to capture World Gymnastics GOLD
The Philippine National Anthem was heard for the first time as Carlos Edriel Yulo won a historic Gold as the first Filipino and Southeast Asian to win in the World Gymnastics Championships on October 12 in Stuttgart, Germany. Carlos Yulo’s excellent performance makes him the reigning World Gymnastics Champion going into the 2020 Tokyo Olympics […]
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Ryan Gersava wins Inspired Leadership Award, joins elite list of previous winners Sir Richard Branson, Melinda Gates
Virtualahan’s founder, Ryan Gersava, won the Inspired Leadership Award at 2019 The Performance Theatre (TPT) conference held in Seattle – the first Filipino to receive the honors that lists Virgin Group’s Sir Richard Branson and Melinda Gates of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as previous winners. Ryan Gersava was one of this year’s 4 TPT […]
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Fr. Gerard Francisco Timoner III 1st Filipino & Asian priest to head global Dominican Order
A Filipino priest from the Bicol region is the new worldwide head of the Order of Preachers, also known as the Dominicans. Fr. Gerard Francisco Timoner III, as the new Master of the Dominican Order, will oversee the various ministries worldwide of the Dominican friars, who number some 6,000 across more than 80 countries, and […]
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Pops Fernandez 1st Filipino to judge Hollywood’s CBS talent search show “The World’s Best”
The Philippines’ Concert Queen Pops Fernandez revealed on her Instagram her new role as a judge on Hollywood’s CBS talent search show, “The World’s Best.” The Filipino singing diva announced her good news with a picture of her holding the Philippine flag inside the CBS studio of the talent show which showcases the best talents […]
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