Pinoy Tony nominees: Robert Brill, Eva Noblezada and Clint Ramos
Three Filipino Americans have been nominated for the 2019 Tony Awards: set designer Robert Brill; actress Eva Noblezada and costume designer Clint Ramos, reports Inquirer.net.
Eloisa Lopez (Source: Twitter.com)
Filipino freelance photojournalist Eloisa Lopez was named as this year's Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award winner for her coverage of the Duterte administration's drug war, the International Women's Media Foundation announced (ABS CBN News).
Filipinos are among the most stressed people in the world, according to a global survey. Gallup’s annual Global Emotions report found 58% of Filipinos in 2018 to have experienced stress the day before the survey, reports Yahoo News..
Maria Delosreyes
A 45-year-old Filipina, Maria Delosreyes, has been arrested in San Bruno on Wednesday morning for charges related to human trafficking, according to the San Bruno Police Department, reports KRON4.
L-R: Kaila Napolis, Margarita Ochoa, Annie Ramirez, Marc Lim, Gian Dee (Source: Jiu-Jitsu Foundation of the Philippines)
Annie Ramirez and Gian Dee will be taking home two gold medals after winning in their respective divisions at the on-going Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship (ADWPJJC) 2019 (The Filipino Times).
Gil Quiniones
Gil Quiniones, president and CEO of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), has been selected as the 2019 “ETS Thought Leader of the Year” (Inquirer.net).
Filipino sailors on foreign vessels wired home $1.05 billion in remittances (P54 billion)* for the first two months of 2019, said the ACTS-OFW party-list group on Saturday, April 20 (Rappler).
Isa Briones
“Fresh off her stint as Peggy/Maria Reynolds in the hit-musical “Hamilton,” Isa Briones, the daughter of Jon Jon Briones, is the first Filipina actress to become a regular cast member of an upcoming “Star Trek” television series.
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