Ex-Aide of Imelda Marcos New York's No. 2 Tax Cheat

Vilma Bautista

A former aide of Philippine ex-first lady Imelda Marcos is New York state’s No. 2 most delinquent taxpayer, according to public records ((See Inquirer.net for story).

Fil-Am Is First Woman of Color to Rise to Full Professor at USC

Karen Tongson

Karen Tongson, a Filipina America, became the first woman of color to rise to the rank of full professor in the University of Southern California’s English department. Tongson was with USC’s Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences as an associate professor teaching courses in English, gender studies, and American studies and ethnicity (See Asian Journal for story).

PH Cacao Brand Named Among Top 20 in the World

Jose Saguban

Philippine cacao was judged among the Top 20 Best Cacao Beans in the World, and Jose Saguban, the Auro Chocolate cocoa farmer from Davao who made it happen, was in Paris to receive the award (See Good News Pilipinas for story).

Fil-Am Sworn In as Mayor of Bergenfield, NJ

Mayor Arvin Amatorio

BERGENFIELD, New Jersey — Filipino community members and various elected officials from surrounding municipalities on Sunday, January 5 packed Bergenfield Borough Hall Council Chambers the swearing-in ceremony of Mayor Arvin Amatorio, a naturalized Filipino America (See Inquirer.net for story).

'Quezon's Game' on PH Holocaust Heroism Opens in US, Canada Theaters

Raymond Bagatsing as President Manuel L. Quezon

Hailed during its multi-award-winning international festival run and successful theatrical release in the Philippines, critically acclaimed film “Quezon’s Game” will begin its U.S. and Canada theatrical rollout January 24 and 31 respectively (See Inquirer.net for story).

British Columbia's New Year Baby Is Filipino

The Tabuadas and their newly-born baby (Source: Twitter)

Claire Tabuada’s C-section surgery began at around 11:55 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and her baby was born a minute after midnight. That meant healthy baby girl Tabuada was British Columbia’s first baby of 2020. She weighed in at 4 lbs, 10 oz. (See Inquirer.net for story).

Pinay Scientist Winds 1st Int'l Metrology Award for PH

Dr. Benilda S. Ebarvia (Source: Manila Bulletin/Photo courtesy of RRUDela Cruz via Dhel Nazario)

Dr. Benilda S. Ebarvia, a Filipina scientist from the Metrology in Chemistry (MiC) Laboratory of the National Metrology Laboratory (NML-ITDI) won the 2019 Developing Economies National Metrology Institute (DEN) Award, making her the first Filipino recipient of the accolade (See Manila Bulletin for story).

Fil-Am Teen Sets Alaska Weightlifting Record

Jaredval Caguiat (Photo by Dustin Safranek/Ketchikan Daily News via AP)

Jaredval Caguiat, just a month removed from his 17th birthday, had just achieved a feat at the 19th Annual Ketchikan Winter Powerlifting Competition on December 7 that no one his age in the state had done before (See Inquirer.net for story).