Meet Sheila Lirio Marcelo, the first Filipino-American woman CEO in Wall Street, founder, chairwoman and CEO of Care.com, the largest online destination for finding and managing family care serving more than 30 million people in over 20 countries. Marcelo’s Care.com has been a publicly traded company listed in the New York Stock Exchange since 2014. […]
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Nick Jonas wears Michael Cinco in music video reunion with Jonas Brothers
American singer-actor Nick Jonas reunited with his brothers Kevin and Joe – once again forming the Disney Channel-popularized Jonas Brothers – in a music video for their new single “Sucker” – and people could not help but notice the head-turning coat by Michael Cinco that Nick was wearing. Dubai-based Filipino fashion designer Michael Cinco confirmed […]
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Children’s Orchestra Society showcases Masterworks by Filipino classical musicians in New York
Children’s Orchestra Society (COS) is presenting a benefit concert titled “Masterworks” featuring Filipino classical musicians Michael Dadap as principal conductor and David Marc Tagle on cello on stage on March 10, 2019 at the Good Shepherd Faith Presbyterian Church, 152 W 66th Street in New York, NY. COS, founded by Dr. Hiao Tsiun Ma (father […]
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Lasallian student chef Valery Jane Rodriguez Anthony shines in Young Chef Olympiad in India
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) student chef Valery Jane Rodriguez Anthony displayed her culinary skills and emerged in the top 5 of the 5th Young Chef Olympiad (YCO) held in India. Valery Anthony and her chef mentor Thomas Edward Fung Chua placed in the top tier of the 10 finalists in competition against […]
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Oscars big winner Black Panther has a Pinoy visual designer: Anthony Francisco
Oscars big winner Black Panther, which won 3 of its 7 Academy Awards nominations including Best Original Music Score, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design turns out to have a visual designer who is a Filipino – Anthony Francisco. Black Panther won the Oscars for Best in Costume Design, an award given to Ruth […]
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K-Pop, Pinoy-Pop collaborate in star-studded Friendship Concert
K-Pop groups are set to perform in Manila for a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between South Korea and the Philippines. Korean pop groups NCT Dream, NOIR, APRIL are scheduled to go on stage at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on March 7 to honor the […]
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Filipino dance crew VPeepz receives JLo, NeYo, Derek Hough vote for duels in NBC’s World of Dance
The Philippines’ VPeepz junior dance crew showcased their amazing moves on NBC’s World of Dance (WOD) stage in the second part of the competition’s season premiere on March 3, Sunday (March 4 Manila Time). The 13-member hip hop group from Manila went into the Qualifiers needing a score of 85 to get through to the […]
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Filipino-American designer Zaldy Goco wins Costume Award in Los Angeles
Filipino-American fashion designer Zaldy Goco won the Costume Designers Guild Award (CDGA) for his work on “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” The award-winning Filipino-American designer who has worked with Hollywood’s biggest stars such as Michael Jackson and Lady Gaga, received the award at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California on February 19. Goco shared on […]
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Recyclers of e-waste from discarded electrical or electronic devices gets support from largest Philippine barangay
Recyclers of electrical or electronic devices discards or e-waste are getting much needed support from the combined efforts of government and private initiatives. In early March, anti-toxics waste campaigner EcoWaste Coalition reported that Barangay 176 in Bagong Silang, Caloocan City will be the pilot area of a new e-waste facility. The planned E-Waste Category F.1 […]
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Nadine Lustre joins Beyonce and David Beckham as H&M’s 1st Filipina ambassador
Filipina actress Nadine Lustre has teamed up with international brand H&M as its first Filipina ambassador – marking a strong start for the celebrity’s 2019 activities. Lustre, the inspiration of partner James Reid in the newly released “Filipina Girl” song with Bily Crawford and Marcus Davis Jr., confirmed on Instagram her project with H&M Special […]
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Filipino animator Bobby Rubio illustrates Marvel Comics cover
Pinoy at Pixar (Pixnoy) Bobby Rubio is continuously expanding his works and has announced on social media his latest Marvel comics cover. Rubio, who has created the first Pixar short film with all Filipino characters, gave a preview of his Ziggy Pig & Silly Seal #1 illustration released in March. “These characters debuted in Timely […]
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Philippine Airlines Sale! 2 million seats up for grabs until March 10
Philippine Airlines, the country’s flag carrier, is celebrating its 78th Anniversary with a big sale on more than 2 million seats in its domestic and international flights. PAL, one of the World’s Top 50 Carriers, announced on February 27 its travel-spree offerings with base fares as low as PHP78 for domestic flights and USD78 for […]
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