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MEET: Cebuano Wakeboarder Raphael Trinidad, Philippines’ hope for Olympic Gold
It was Filipino wakeboarder prodigy Raphael Trinidad’s first time going into the world stage. But what he didn’t realize then was it would also...
MEET: Nikki Luna, Philippine representative to the Cairo Biennale 2019
MEET Nikki Luna, the Philippine representative to the Cairo Biennale 2019, her 4th year to represent the country in a fine arts festival.
Luna is...
MEET: Lisa Revilla, Filipina Executive Chef at Jean-Georges Vongerichten Singapore Restaurant
Introducing Chef Lisa Revilla, the first Filipino to become an executive chef for Michelin-starred Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten.
Revilla is the chef at The Dempsey Cookhouse...
MEET: Team Lakay’s Stephen Loman, Brave champion
Meet Stephen "The Sniper" Loman, Team Lakay’s Brave champion who will defend his Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) title for the first time in his...
MEET: Sheila Marcelo, 1st Fil-Am woman CEO in Wall Street
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...
MEET: Juda Diklay, 1st from Palawan Tau’t Bato tribe to graduate from university
Meet Juda Diklay, the first member of the Tau’t Bato indigenous people of southern Palawan to graduate from university.
Juda’s journey from the Palaw’an tribe...
MEET: Estela Vadal, the robot who writes Filipino poems
Who is Estela Vadal? Today, February 14, the world gets to know the first robot who writes Filipino poems.
Author Marlon Hacla on Valentine’s Day...
MEET: Marielle Flores Moens, co-creator of 1st Belgian Tableya using Philippine cacao
Meet Marielle “Myey” Flores Moens, a Filipina entrepreneur from Cavite who is the co-creator of Theo and Brom - the first Belgian Tableya that...
MEET: H.E.R. Fil-American singer nominated for 5 Grammy Awards
Meet H.E.R., the hottest R&B singer-songwriter in the United States right now – and she is Filipino-American. The music artist received a whopping 5...
MEET: Bobby Pontillas, Oscars nominee for One Small Step animation
Meet Bobby Pontillas, the Filipino-American animator and Art Director of Taiko Studios who created the Oscar-nominated animated short film “One Small Step.”
Pontillas’ animated film...
MEET: Trevor Jimenez, Pixar animator and 2019 Oscar nominee for “Weekends”
Meet Trevor Jimenez, a Pixar animator who received the Oscars nod for his 2018 animated short film, “Weekends.”
Trevor is a Filipino-Canadian at Pixar who...
MEET: Matthew Libatique, Hollywood cinematographer who loves being Pinoy
Meet Matthew Libatique, a Fil-Am cinematographer making a name in Hollywood with Robert Downey Jr. even calling him, “Maestro.”
The celebrated director who traces his...
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Bravissima, Michelle! Filipina Wins In Opera World Stage
Michelle Mariposa, a rising Filipina mezzo-soprano, has achieved a milestone that many young opera singers only dream of—winning the 2025 Laffont Competition at the...
