Fil-Am on How He Got to Make His Pixar Film 'Float'

Bobby Rubio’s “Float”

Bobby Alcid Rubio shares the uncut story of how he went from sixth grade doodler to Pixar story artist. He’s worked on Incredibles 2 and Toy Story 4, and now makes his directorial debut with Float. It’s Pixar’s first film featuring Filipino American characters (See story in San Diego Magazine).

UP Cum Laude Juggled 6 Jobs with Studies

Leo Jaminola

Six. That’s how many jobs Leonardo Jaminola III accepted just so he could continue his studies at the University of the Philippines in Diliman where he recently graduated cum laude in Politics Science (See story in Inquirer.net).

Filipina Named Among 'Top Canadian Immigrants' of 2019

Gelaine Santiago (Source: Inquirer.net)

Gelaine Santiago, Filipina founder of Cambio & Co., was named one of RBC’s Top 25 Canadian Immigrants of 2019. The award recognizes inspirational immigrants who have made a positive impact on their communities since arriving in Canada (See story in Inquirer.net).

Filipinos 3rd 'Sexiest' People in the World -- Survey

Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray

Big 7 Travel, a travel and food website, held a survey for the sexiest nationalities in the world, and Filipinos came as 3rd among 50 nationalities named. As examples of sexiness the article cited Manny Pacquiao, Bruno Mars and several beauty queens including Miss Universe queens Pia Wurtzbach (2015), Catriona Gray (2018). See GMA News for Story.)

Saudi Diplomat Accused of Abusing Filipino Worker in London

Source: Yahoo.com

A Saudi diplomat allegedly paid a domestic worker in London just 63p an hour and made her “wear a buzzer around her neck”, an employment tribunal has heard. The Filipino worker, referred to as JW, claims she was made to eat the leftovers of Khalid Basfar’s family and even had to wear a buzzer so she could be “on call” 24 hours a day (See story in Wn.com).

Filipina Teen Accepts Science Scholarship at MIT

Hillary Diane Andales (Source: ABS-CBN News)

Hillary Diane Andales, 18, a Grade 12 Taclobanon who topped an international science competition, has accepted a scholarship from the esteemed Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to study Physics in the US to improve science communication in the Philippines (See ABS-CBN News for story). 

Duterte Siblings Take Oath of Office

Sebastian “Baste” Duterte take his oath as Davao City vice mayor. He is accompanied by the Duterte family, led by President Rodrigo Duterte. (Source: UNTV)

President Rodrigo Duterte’ children on Friday took their oath of office with other newly-elected officials. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte, the president’s eldest son, will represent the first district of Davao City to the House of Representatives. Sara Duterte-Carpio has been re-elected as Davao City mayor while their youngest sibling, Sebastian “Baste” Duterte will serve as her vice mayor. Baste ran unopposed while Paolo and Sara won a landslide victory at the May 2019 elections ( See Yahoo News for story).

Young Pinoy Wins More Than $100K in Scholarships

Rafael Bitanga (Source; KTUU)

Rafael Bitanga of Kodiak is one of two winners from Alaska and one of 13,000 applicants to earn the $10,000 Live Mas Scholarship from the Taco Bell Foundation, and has earned more than $100,000 in scholarshps total (Story in Ktuu.com).