UP Los Baños Grad Leads Swiss Covid Testing Research

Catharine Aquino-Fournier

Catharine Aquino-Fournier, graduate of the University of the Philippines Los Baños, is leading the development of COVID-19 testing technology in Switzerland, the state university said (See ABS-CBN for story).

Lumad Beats Discrimination, Becomes First Manobo Doctor

Joeffrey S. Mambucon

Lumad Joeffrey S. Mambucon of San Fernando, Bukidnon, has overcome discrimination to earn the honor of being the first Tigwahanon-Manobo doctor of medicine (See Goodnewspilipinas.com for story)..

Filipino Would-Be Tourists Still Barred from Leaving PH

The Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration (BI) reminded Filipinos intending to travel abroad as tourists that they are still restricted from leaving the country amid the continuing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (See Philstar.com for story).

Covid Claims Los Angeles Fil-Am Community Leader

John Eric Swing

John Eric Swing, 48, a respected advocate for Los Angeles’ Filipino community has died after testing positive for COVID-19. Swing was the new executive director of the Search to Involve Pilipino Americans, better  known as SIPA (See Inquirer.net for story). 

3 Filipinas Get Royal Honors in the Netherlands

(From left to right): Cecilia “Ching” Francisco-Lansang, Corazon “Cora” van Campenhout-Alarcon and Avelina “Ave” Rodriguez-Baxa. (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Three Filipino women in the Netherlands received royal honors for their major contributions to the Dutch society. Koninklijke onderscheidingen (royal honors) are awarded annually with around 3,500 appointments to the Order of Orange-Nassau—one of the royal house orders that falls under the full jurisdiction of King Willem Alexander (See Philstar.com for story).

Fil-Am Writers Craft Books for Young Adults

Fil-Am writers have been steadily releasing Young Adult (YA) novels for 13 -year-olds and up and Middle Grade (MG) books for 12-year-olds and younger(See story in Inquirer.net).

Is Filipino-Canadian Judge Headed for Country's Supreme Court?

Judge Steve Coroza

Justice Steve Coroza has the distinction of being the first Filipino Canadian to be appointed to the  Ontario Court of Justice in 2009, at age 39, and then to the Superior Court of Justice in 2013 (See Inquirer.net for story).

Fil-Australian Is That Country's Youngest Ever Billionaire

Melanie Perkins

Melanie Perkins, a 32-year-old Filipino-Australian, is now Australia’s youngest ever billionaire with a net worth of US$2.5 billion. This makes her Australia’s third-richest woman thanks to Canva, a graphic design company she co-founded less than a decade ago (See Esquiremag.ph for story).