Fil-Am Breakdancer Wins 'So You Think You Can Dance'

Bailey “Bailrok” Munoz (Source: ABS-CBN)

The multitalented, 19-year-old Fil-Am breakdancer from Las Vegas, Bailey “Bailrok” Munoz, won “So You Think You Can Dance” season 16 (See video in Balitang America).

Fil-Am Hockey Player Signs with NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs

Nick Robertson (Source: Asian Journal)

Filipino American hockey player Nick Robertson signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the National Hockey League (NHL)’s Toronto Maple Leafs (See Asian Journal for story).

Young Filipina Chef Wins UN Environmental Award for Helping Farmers

Chef Louise Mabulo (Source: ABS-CBN News)

Filipino chef Louise Mabulo, 20, won the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) prestigious Young Champions of the Earth Prize for the Asia and Pacific region for helping farmers in Bicol (See ABS-CBN News for story).

Of the 7 young entrepreneurs, 20-year-old was recognized as the winner for the Asia and the Pacific region.

Bicolana teen selected as speaker at UN event in Geneva

Zoyrel Barola

Zcyrel Barola, 17, a Bicolana child leader from Donsol, Sorsogon in the Philippines, arrived in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday to represent children in the Philippines and around the world at the UN event commemorating the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (See story in BicolStandard.com) .

 

Fil-Am Judge Sues New Jersey Township, Cops for Retaliation and Racism

Judge Carlia Brady

Carlia Brady, a Filipina American Superior Court judge in Middlesex County ,has sued the township and several police officers for allegedly retaliating and discriminating against her in a malicious conspiracy (See Inquirer.net for story)..

Siquijor Town Has First All-Women Police Force in PH

Women police officers in the municipality of Maria in Siquijor (Photo from Pro7PNP/facebook)

A fifth-class municipality in the island province of Siquijor on Saturday became the first town in the country to have an all-female police force, the Philippine National Police said (See Inquirer.net for story).

Fil-Am Businessman Runs for Houston City Council Seat

Nelvin Joseph Adriatico

A Filipino American businessman, Nelvin Joseph Adriatico, 45,  is running for Houston District J’s seat on the City Council in the Nov. 5, 2019 general election (see Inquirer.net for story).

Fil-Am High School Student Sworn Into LA Board of Education

Frances Suavillo

A Filipina American high school student, Frances Suavillo, was sworn Sept. 3 as the 2019-20 student representative to the Los Angeles Board of Education, the LA Unified School District reported (See Inquirer.net for story).