Mabuhay Gardens, the legendary punk rock venue and Filipino restaurant at 435-443 Broadway, San Francisco was ground zero for the Bay’s burgeoning punk scene in the 1970s and ’80s. It will reopen on Sept. 6 (See KQED for story).
Wesley So finished the playoffs with a victory over Praggnanandhaa and a draw against Fabiano Caruana, securing the title. This marks his second Sinquefield Cup win, the first being in 2016 (See Yahoo for story).
Liam Casey Opulento
Liam Casey Opulento, 14, A Grade 9 student of the Philippine Science High School–Central Luzon campus in Clark Freeport brought home a silver medal from an international math olympiad in the United States. He competed against about 5,000 students worldwide (See Inquirer.net for story).
Filipino Young Leaders Program’s Tayo was awarded the 2025 AAPI Community Impact Award by the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)at the organization’s annual convention gala in Seattle, Washington on August 2, 2025 (See FYLPRO for story).
“This trophy is for you,” Filipino Canadian tennis champ Leylah Fernandez told her mother during her speech after clinching her first WTA 500 title at the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open last Sunday (See Inquirer.net for story).
Evangeline “Vangie” Paredes, who served as secretary to President Manuel Quezon during World War II, was honored by Filipino American leaders and local government officials as she celebrated her 109th birthday over the weekend (See Inquirer.net for story).
Judge Eve Cho Guillergan
Judge Eve Cho Guillergan has won the Democratic primary for Civil Court Judge in Queens, New York. Guillergan, who is Filipino and Korean, is the first Filipino American to win the primary. She defeated her Democratic colleague Julie Milner (See AsAm News for story).
For the second year in a row, fast food chain Jollibee has been selected as having the best fried chicken in a poll of editors and readers by USA Today (See also AsAm News for story).
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