Two Filipinas Graduate Summa Cum Laude from Wharton and NYU

Lara Andrea Montales (Source: Inquirer.net)

Janelle Micaela Panganiban (Source: Inquirer.net)

Lara Andrea Montales, 21, graduated summa cum laude with a BA degree in economics, major in finance and business analytics from Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Janelle Micaela S. Panganiban also graduated summa cum laude from the New York University with three majors: global public health, public policy, sociology (honors), reports Inquirer.net.

Filipina from Leyte Wins Int’l Science Award

Hillary Andales (Source: Hillary Andales)

Hillary Andales, an 18-year-old resident of Palo, Leyte was awarded this year’s Breakthrough Junior Challenge prize. A student in Philippine Science High School’s Eastern Visayas campus, Andales competed against more than 10,000 students from 178 countries all over the world, reports GMA News.

Filipina Teen Wins Prestigious US Research Award

Alyssa Marie Rivera 9Source: Inquirer.net)

Alyssa Marie Rivera, a 19-year-old Filipino immigrant student, is one of the 2019 Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation awardees.Rivera was among the 496 undergraduate students across the US who won the highly competitive and prestigious national research award, reports Sunstar.com. 

Fil-Am Set and Costume Designer Clint Ramos Wins '19 Obie

Clint Ramos (Source: Inquirer.net)

Filipino American costume and set designer Clint Ramos has won the 2019 Obie Award for Set Design for his work on The Public Theater’s production of “Wild Goose Dreams,” reports Inquirer.net.

Gina Ortiz Jones to Run Again for Congress Next Year

Gina Ortiz Jones (Source: twitter.com)

Gina Ortiz Jones, a Filipina American Air Force veteran announced this week that she is seeking another bid for Congress in 2020, after losing in the 2018 midterm election by only 926 votes (Asian Journal).

Second Fil-Am Bishop Alex Aclan Ordained

Fr. Alex Aclan (Photo by Pablo Kay/angelusnews.com)

In the presence of thousands including clergy, friends, family members and many of his past parishioners, Fr. Alex Aclan took his vows to become the second Filipino American bishop after his close friend Salt Lake City Bishop Oscar Solis, (Balitang America).

Brit Facing Death Penalty in PH After Drug Raid Arrest

Philip Joseph

A British accountant, Philip Joseph, 47, is facing the death penalty in the Philippines after allegedly being caught with meth in a drugs raid. Capital punishment has been suspended, but the Duterte government Is trying to get it reinstated (Daily Mail).

Canada 'Dismayed' at PH Recall of Envoys Over Delay in Trash Return

Canada expressed dismay at Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin’s Thursday decision to recall the Philippines’ top diplomatic officials because the Canadian government missed the midnight May 15 deadline for retrieving tons of garbage mistakenly shipped to Philippine ports (Inquirer.net).