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MEET: Christine Amour-Levar, 1st Filipina to cross Greenland’s Arctic Circle Trail for HER Planet Earth
Meet Christine Amour-Levar, the first Filipina who crossed Greenland’s Arctic Circle Trail using fatbikes while raising awareness and funds to help Asian women severely affected by climate change.
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Cavite’s Jaja Santiago makes history, wins bronze in Japan volleyball pro-league
Cavite-native Alyja Daphne “Jaja” Santiago made history in Japan as she battled for the Saitama Ageo Medics to a bronze medal finish at the 2020 Japanese Volleyball Premiere League – the first the Filipino professional spiker to achieve the feat.
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MEET: Ana Wahleithner, 1st Filipina Winter Youth Olympics competitor
Meet Ana Noelle Reynado Wahleithner, the first Filipina to qualify to compete at the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The 16-year-old skier was confirmed by the Philippine Olympic Committee and announced in early October by the Philippine Ski Federation as the first Filipina to represent the Philippines at the 2020 Winter YOG to be held […]
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MEET: Bayang Barrios, lumad woman warrior artist for indigenous peoples
Meet Bayang Barrios, the Filipino music artist who proudly carries and passionately fights for the indigenous peoples’ heritage. In recent weeks, the name Bayang Barrios came up when people talked about the longest-running jukebox musical “Rak of Aegis” staged by the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA). At the RAK’s 7th season run which wrapped up […]
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MEET: CEO Gina Romero empowering Filipino women with work from home career opportunities
Career or family? It’s that age-old question that embodies any modern woman’s worst nightmare – having to choose between marriage/parenthood and a professional life outside the home. Settling with the former means battling with regret of ‘throwing it all away’ while pursuing the latter means dealing with guilt of being ‘not good enough’. And those […]
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MEET: EJ Obiena, Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Philippines medal hope
Meet Ernest John “EJ” Obiena, the 23-year-old medal hope for the Philippines at the 2020 Summer Olympics. EJ Obiena is the first Filipino to qualify for a berth in the 2020 Summer Olympics to be held in Japan. Obiena met the Olympic Standard of 5.80 meters for men’s pole vault at the Salto Con L’asta […]
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MEET: UST’s Jay Patrick Nieles, UP’s Christian Luke Badua, young Filipino Science awardees
Meet Jay Patrick Nieles of the University of Santos Tomas (UST) and Christian Luke Badua of the University of the Philippines Manila (UP Manila), the young Filipino scientists who received the 2019 BPI DoST Science Awards. UST’s Jay Patrick Nieles and UP Manila’s Christian Luke Badua were awarded by the Department of Science and Technology […]
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MEET: Rak of Aegis stars Bayang Barrios, Noel Cabangon, Myke Salomon | Filipino Pride Advocates
Meet Bayang Barrios, Noel Cabangon, and Myke Salomon – three of the lead stars on the longest-running hit jukebox Filipino musical, Rak of Aegis. The 7th season of Rak of Aegis, staged in collaboration with the Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit (OPM), celebrates Original Pilipino Music and Filipino talent on the stage of the Philippine Educational […]
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MEET: Multilingual 8-year-old Kirsten Santos, Spanish Spelling Bee National Champion in the U.S.
Meet Filipino-American Kirsten Santos, the 8-year-old winner of the 2019 National Spanish Spelling Bee in Denver, Colorado. The young national champion was among the 40 students from 15 states and the District of Columbia who competed in the 9th Annual National Spanish Spelling Bee of the Colorado Association for Bilingual Education held on July 13. […]
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MEET: Filipino violinist Ruth Livioco-Tumpalan, American Protege Awardee
Meet Ruth Joana Livioco-Tumpalan, the Filipina violinist who bagged 1st place at the 2019 American Protege International Piano and Strings Competition. The award-winning Filipina violinist competed against musicians from 17 countries and emerged as one of the 1st place winners under the College Students and Professional Musicians Category of the competition held in June. The […]
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MEET: Aldrean Alogon, Wesleyan University Class of 2023 Freeman Asian Scholar
Meet Aldrean Paul Alogon, the 2019 winner of the Freeman Asian Scholarship and now a member of the Wesleyan University Class of 2023. Aldrean won the 4-year Wesleyan Freeman Asian Scholarship worth $300,000 given to 11 successful applicants from 11 countries in Asia. The scholarship is intended to provide education to aspiring young leaders. Aldrean […]
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