Sonya Balmores (Source: zimbio)
Filipino American Sonya Balmores is set to star in Marvel’s Inhumans on ABC. The former Miss Teen Hawaii and first runner up of Miss Teen USA is a native Hawaiian. Her father is Filipino American and she is married to fellow actor Kanoa Chung, reports Asamnews.com.
Ramon Ang (Source: Inquirer.net)
Top newspaper the Philippine Daily Inquirer said Monday its owners are in talks to sell the publication to tycoon Ramon Ang, months after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened a shame campaign against them over critical coverage of his drug war, reports Daily Mail.
LAS VEGAS — To address the critical teacher shortage, the Clark County School District (CCSD) hired 18 special education teachers from the Philippines, reports Inquirer.net.
Organic coffee from Sagada called "Bana's Coffee won a medal and gained international recognition at the third edition of the International Contest of Coffees Roasted in the Countries of Origin organized by the Valorization of Agricultural Products (AVPA), a Paris-based association, reports WoWCordillera.
The tropical paradise of Palawan in the Philippines was once again voted the “world’s best island” by readers of Travel + Leisure magazine. Palawan ranked first in Travel + Leisure’s World Best Island list for 2017, which is based on readers’ ratings, getting a score of 93.15 reports ABS-CBN News.
A recent study shows that Tagalog is the most common foreign language spoken in California, Nevada and Washington next to Spanish. The study by 24/7 Wall St. published on July 1, 2017, also said a total of 832,024 California residents speak Tagalog at home, 74,337 in Nevada and 62,201 in Washington, reports GMA News.
Flor Marcelino (Source: RBC)
Agnes Miranda (source: RBC)
RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) named finance executive Agnes P. Miranda and politician Florfina Marcelino along with 23 other achievers in its annual search for accomplished immigrants to Canada, reports Inquirer.net.
Nanette Medved-Po and David Zuellig (Source: Inquirer.net)
Former actress and model Nanette Medved-Po sells bottled water to help fund the construction of classrooms across the country, has landed on Forbes Magazine’s 2017 roster of “Heroes of Philanthropy.” Cousins David and Daniel Zuellig are key movers of the Zuellig Family Foundation which trains rural governors, mayors and their staff in leadership and good governance. All three made the list of 40 of the Asia-Pacific region’s noteworthy donors, reports Inquirer.net.
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