These Filipino gallerists, artists belong to ArtReview’s Power 100
Filipino gallerists Isa Lorenzo and Rachel Rillo of Silverlens Manila and an artist collective - Green Papaya Art Projects (GPAP) - made it to the 2020 ArtReview's Power 100 list of the world's most influential people in the contemporary art world.
Filipino-born high school teacher Ty Penserga elected Florida city mayor
Filipino-American high school teacher Ty Penserga has made history by being elected the next mayor of the City of Boynton Beach in Florida, U.S.A.
Filipino-Canadian UN Advisor and Community Pharmacist Shine in WXN Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful...
Two Filipino-Canadian trailblazers, community pharmacist Annaflor Feliprada-Patrizio and UN advisor Rochelle Atizado, have been honored in the prestigious Women's Executive Network (WXN) 2023 list of Canada's Most Powerful Women. Their passionate advocacy for their Filipino roots has earned them a place among this year’s "Like A Legend" awardees, a theme celebrating women who make transformational impacts in their fields and champion inclusivity.
La Union’s Khim Hipol wins Canada travel award for Filipino identity photos
La Union-born Khim Hipol has won the prestigious Audain Travel Award for his photography which explores the complicated Filipino national identity amid the history of colonization in the Philippines.
Filipino American Ethelyn Tumalad named Oregon’s Teacher of the Year
Filipino-American educator Ethelyn Tumalad has been named Oregon’s 2022 Teacher of the Year by the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) in the United States.
Hawaiʻi Army’s highest-ranked Fil-Am officer promoted to Major General
The Hawaiʻi Army National Guard's (HIARNG) highest-ranked Filipino officer, Roy J. Macaraeg, has been promoted to the two-star rank of Major General.
Pope Francis appoints Manila priest Arnaldo Catalan as new envoy to Rwanda
Pope Francis has appointed Filipino priest Monsignor Arnaldo Sanchez Catalan of the Archdiocese of Manila as the new apostolic nuncio to Rwanda.
Filipino Cardinal Chito Tagle joins Vatican body on Eastern Catholic churches
Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio "Chito" Tagle is joining the Vatican body that supports Eastern Catholic churches after being appointed by Pope Francis.
Remembering Lorenzo “Ka Tanny” Tañada’s public service, human rights legacy to Filipinos
Today we remember Senator Lorenzo “Ka Tanny” Tañada’s legacy to the Filipino people on the occasion of the Grand Old Man of Philippine politics' 124th Birth Anniversary - in the midst of calls not to forget the lessons of history.
Quiccs Maiquez is Designer Toy Awards’ Artist of the Year 3-peat winner
Filipino creator Quiccs Maiquez was named the Designer Toy Awards (DTA) Artist of the Year for the third successive year during awarding ceremonies held at the Five Points Festival in New York.
Filipina leaders named to U.S. President’s advisory commission to combat racism
Three Filipina leaders are set to be officially appointed to be members of United States President Joe Biden's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) to combat anti-Asian hate and violence in the United States.
Filipino-Swiss professor Kerstin Vokinger wins science prize for cancer drugs study
Filipino-Swiss professor Kerstin Noëlle Vokinger has won the prestigious Swiss Science Prize Latsis for her work to make cancer treatments more accessible.