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Philippines’ Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski is 1st Filipina, Asian woman voted to Olympic board
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.
Cynthia Barker is 1st Filipino Mayor of Hertsmere in England
Cynthia Barker has been appointed Mayor of Hertsmere in Hertfordshire, England, the first Philippine-born official to hold the prestigious post.
Benilda Ebarvia is first Filipino to win Japan’s Metrology Developing Economies Award
Dr. Benilda S. Ebarvia, of the National Metrology Laboratory, is the first Filipino to win the Developing Economies Award (DEN) from the National Metrology Institute (NMI) of Japan.
Canada celebrates first Filipino Heritage month in June
Canada is set to honor its Filipino-Canadian community with the first Filipino Heritage Month this June, in the year that marks the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and the Philippines.
The Filipino Heritage...
Mamasons Dirty Ice Cream wins UK’s Best Chopsticks Award
London's first Filipino ice cream parlor, Mamasons Dirty Ice Cream, won the Best Sweet Treat Award from The Golden Chopsticks Awards (GCA) in London.
The iconic Pinoy dirty ice cream being enjoyed by Londoners in...
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2020 YEAR ENDER: Best Good News from Philippine Schools
This Year Ender List of the Good News from Philippine Schools is all about excellence in education even amid extraordinary environments for learning that were instituted because of the restrictions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
