Filipino American advocacy groups are calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to appoint one of their own, Assemblyman Rob Bonta, to succeed California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who was nominated by Pres.-elect Joe Biden for the top health post (See Inquirer for story).
Alex Walker-Griffin
Alex Walker-Griffin, a 23-year-old Filipino American, officially became the youngest elected councilmember in Hercules, California on Dec. 8 and will rotate into position as Mayor during his third term in office (See Inquirer.net for story),
Fil-Am cinematographer Matthew Libatique
Meryl Streep, considered the greatest living actress, praised Filipino-American cinematographer Matthew Libatique, who lensed her and the cast of Ryan Murphy’s The Prom. “Because he was extraordinary,” Meryl continued about the director of photography (DP). The son of Filipino immigrants earned two Oscar best cinematography nominations for A Star Is Born and Black Swan, and worked on various genres (See Rappler for story).
Filipino gymnast darling Carlos Yulo
Filipino gymnast darling Carlos Yulo is ending 2020 on a high note after climbing to the top of the International Gymnastics Federation's (FIG) World Rankings (See story in Philstar).
New data shows that Filipinos are over-represented in Canadian industries that are at risk for COVID-19, increasing calls for the government to gather race-based data on the impact of the pandemic (See Inquirer.net for story).
Mayor Todd Gloria of San Diego
Filipino American Democrat Todd Gloria was sworn in Thursday, as the 37th mayor of San Diego, replacing outgoing Republican Kevin Faulconer (See Inquirer.net for story).
There were more Filipinos who rated themselves as “borderline poor” while those who considered themselves “not poor” declined, results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed (See Inquirer.net for story).
After literally and figuratively weathering the storm, a team of students from the University of the Philippines Diliman has become global champion in the first-ever Shell Eco-marathon’s Pitch the Future research contest (See Inquirer.net for story).
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