Eala and Spoelstra Meet Up—'We Carry Our Flag Together'

Bam Adebayo, Alex Eala and Erik Spoelstra (Source: The Scoreboard/facebook)

A powerful moment of pride unfolded at Kaseya Center when legendary Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra shared a warm, heartfelt meeting with rising tennis sensation Alex Eala — two sporting forces united not just by success in America, but by their deep Filipino (See The Scoreboard for story).

Fil-Canadian Kayla Sanchez Beats Own Swim Record

Kayla Sanchez (Source: Instagram)

Filipino Canadian Olympic swimmer Kayla Sanchez reset her own record in the women’s 50-meter freestyle and continued a dominant run for the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds at the U Sports Swimming Championships (See Inquirer for story).

Zinzi Coogler Is First Filipino to Win Best Producer Oscar

As one of the three producers of “Sinners,” Zinzi Evans Coogler made history as the first Filipino to earn the Oscars’ Best Picture nomination. Zinzi, whose mother Maria is Filipina, director-husband Ryan Coogler and Sev Ohanian set an Academy record with “Sinners’ ” record-breaking 16 nominations (See Inquirer for story).

Fil-Am Is First Woman to Win Oscars Best Cinematography

Autumn Durald Akrapaw (Photo by Kevin Paul/Creative Commons License)

Sinners’ director of photography Autumn Durald Arkapaw has become the first woman to win the Oscar for best cinematography at the 98th Academy Awards (See The Guardian for story).

Iloilo Model Boosts Grade 3 Reading Skills from 28% to 90% in a Year

A congressional body is pushing to replicate a literacy program in Iloilo that raised reading levels among Grade 3 students from 28% to 90% in just one year — results that come as the commission looks for scalable solutions to the nationwide reading crisis (See Philstar for story).

Fil-Am Cinematographer Gets Oscar Nod

Autumn Durald Arkapaw (Source: X.com)

Filipino-American cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history as the first woman of color nominated for Best Cinematography for the critically acclaimed film "Sinners" at the 98th Academy Awards, scheduled for Sunday, March 16 (See Facebook for story).

PH Billionaire Razón Buys Colombia Oil Producer

Enrique Razon, Jr. (Source: Wikipedia/US Embassy PH)

Filipino billionaire Enrique Razon, Jr. is buying colombia’s largest independent oil producer in his first major overseas energy deal, marking a step toward taking his energy ambitions global (See InsiderPh for story).

Don't Mark Up Your Passports, Warns PH Dep't of Foreign Affairs

Philippine Passport (Source: Wikipedia)

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday reminded Philippine passport holders not to place unauthorized stamps or markings on their ePassports, warning that such alterations may affect the validity of the document (See Manila Standard for story).