by The Good News Pilipinas Team | Nov 12, 2021 | Good Pinoys
Stephanie Valenzuela has been elected City Councilor of Montreal in Québec province, the first Filipino Canadian to win the government post. The Philippine Embassy in Canada reported that Valenzuela received 58.56% of the votes and led her nearest opponent by a margin...
by Margo Hannah De Guzman Quadra | Jul 1, 2021 | Good Pinoys
Former Ateneo Lady Eagle badminton player Shawntel Nicole Martinez Nieto has made history as the first-ever Filipino recipient of the Diana Award, the most prestigious accolade given to young people in honor of the Princess of Wales for outstanding social work and...
by Margo Hannah De Guzman Quadra | Jun 7, 2021 | Good School
University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) researcher Dr. Rodney Perez is the first Filipino to win the Young Asian Biotechnologist Prize awarded by the Society for Biotechnology in Japan (SBJ). UPLB announced that the National Institute of Molecular Biology and...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Jul 20, 2020 | Good Sport
The Philippines’ Mikaela “Mikee” Cojuangco-Jaworski has been voted to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board, the first Filipina and first Asian woman to hold the post. The Philippines’ representative to the IOC was elected...
by Cuitlauzina Brianna Cerbito | Jun 29, 2020 | Good Balita
Cynthia Barker has been appointed Mayor of Hertsmere in Hertfordshire, England, the first Philippine-born official to hold the prestigious post. As mayor, Barker continues to make her kababayans proud after she also became the first Filipino to be elected as...
