A Taiwanese tourist, who was on vacation on Boracay Island with her boyfriend, was apprehended and fined for wearing a string bikini that has been called “inappropriate” (See story in Yahoo News).
Maria Yzabell Angel V. Palma (Source: Rappler)
Bicolana teenager Maria Yzabell Angel V. Palma spent two years developing what she hoped would be her contribution to a cooler world: the AirDisc, an air conditioner that doesn't use ozone-depleting coolants (See Rappler for story).
Carlos Yulo (Source: AFP)
Carlos Edriel Yulo made history after ruling the men’s floor exercise of the 49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships late Saturday in Stuttgart, Germany (See story Inquirer.net).
Newly installed Brig. Gen. Roy J. Macaraeg (Hawaii Department of Defense)
Hawaii Army National Guard Col. Roy J. Macaraeg was promoted to brigadier general in a ceremony Tuesday at Washington Place, becoming what is believed to be the first Filipino soldier to attain the rank of general officer in the history of Hawaii’s citizen soldier ranks, Gov. David Ige’s office said (See Honolulu Star-Advertiser for story).
Bayanihan (Photo courtesy of Fabiene Marchesini/Festival Internacional de Folklore de Nova Prata)
Bayanihan, the country's official dance company, has emerged as a victor in the international arena of folk dancing after it won the grand prize of the 1st Federation of International Dance Festivals (FIDAF) Brazil World Championship during the 15th International Folklore Festival in Nova Prata on Sunday (See Philippine News Agency story).
Josie Trinidad
Walt Disney Animation Studios on Tuesday, Oct. 1, tapped four new directors, including Filipina American filmmaker Josie Trinidad, to helm upcoming original theatrical features for the studio (See Inquirer.net for story).
A federal judge ruled that the owners of the Sentosa group of nursing homes violated the Trafficking Victims Protection Act by using threats of serious harm against more than 200 nurses from the Philippines. U.S. District Judge Nina Gershon found that the Sentosa nursing homes’ owners, Benjamin Landa and Bent Philipson, are personally liable for violations of the anti-trafficking law (See Inquirer.net for story).
Artist John Jay Cabuay
When artist and art professor John Jay Cabuay was at his busiest in the final year of his master’s program at New York’s prestigious Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), he received an offer from his agent: “Bob Marley’s daughter, Cedella, is doing a children’s book and is really interested in your illustrations” (See Inquirer.net for story).
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