Filipina Named Among Top 30 Architects in the UAE

Christina Espinosa-Erlanda

Christina Espinosa-Erlanda, a Filipino architect in the UAE has been named one of the Middle East’s Top 30 Influential Architects in the 2024 Powerlist by Design Middle East. Securing the 30th spot (See TheGlobalFilipinoMagazine for story).

Lady Ann Duya Is First Aeta Woman Criminologist

Lady Ann Duya (Source: GMA News)

In a significant milestone for her tribe in Pampanga, 22-year-old Lady Anne Duya made history as the first Aeta woman to pass the Criminology Board Exam (See GMA News for story).

Fil-Am Named Artistic Producer of First AAPI Playwright Festival

Jeffrey Lo and COnrad Panganiban (Source: Inquirer.net)

Filipino American Jeffrey Lo has been named as the artistic producer of Contemporary Asian Theater Scene’s inaugural Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Playwright Festival (See Inquirer.net for story)

Fil-Am Labor Hero Is Man of the Hour in Musical

The cast of Larry the Musical (Photo by Billy Bustamante)

Filipino American labor leader and civil rights icon Larry Itliong is the man of the hour in the new musical, “Larry the Musical: An American Journey” (See Inquirer.net for story).

Bohol Artist to Get Leonardo da Vinci Int'l Art Prize in Milan

Elvin Perocho Vitor (Source: Facebook)

A visual artist from the Province of Bohol will receive the Leonardo da Vinci International Art Prize in Milan, Italy. This accolade honors contemporary artists for their artistic merit, and Elvin Perocho Vitor has earned it through his hyper-surreal painting of Pedro Angco, a fellow Boholano artist and environmental advocate (See TheGlobalFilipinoMagazine for story).

Nobel Winner Ressa to Be Harvard's 2024 Graduation Speaker

Maria Ressa (Source: Rappler | Angie De Silva)

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa will be the principal speaker at Harvard University’s 373rd commencement ceremony on May 23, the university announced on Tuesday, March 19 (See Rappler for story).

PH Named 2nd Happiest Country in SE Asia -- Report

Filipinos during Christmas (Source: Philstar)

The Philippines is the second happiest country in Southeast Asia, according to the annual World Happiness Report released by the University of Oxford’s Wellbeing Research Center in the United Kingdom (See OneNews.ph for story).

Singer Sara Geronimo Is First Filipina to Win Billboard Women's Music Award

Sarah Geronimo (Source: Reuters|Mario Azouni)

Sarah Geronimo makes history as the first homegrown Filipina to be awarded during Billboard’s Women in Music Awards in Inglewood, California on Thursday, March 7 (See Rappler/Reuters for story).