Joe “Jing” Corral
CALGARY, Alberta — Joe “Jing” Corral, a Filipino Canadian aide at Bethany Riverview long-term care home, died from Covid-19 on Dec. 28. It is the first health-care worker death from coronavirus in the province (See Inquirer,net for story).
There is plenty of blame to go around after yesterday's shameful storming of the U.S. Capitol by a right-wing mob trying to stop the formal counting of the Electoral College vote for the legally elected next president of the United States (See editorial in National Catholic Reporter).
Charito Romano (Source: Arab News)
The British government awarded Filipino nurse Charito Romano with a British Empire Medal for her "significant" work in a nursing home during the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, December 30 (See Rappler for story).
Thelma Añonuevo Billy
Her name is Thelma Añonuevo Billy, but residents of homeless shelters in the nation’s capital call her “Mama.” For the past 26 years, the Fairfax, Virginia mom has been providing free meals to the homeless,at first on her own, and later with the help of church and civic groups, as well as close friends (See Inquirer.net for story).
Jose Acain (center)
Jose Acain never thought he could make a living by making people laugh. “Based on my family values and what my mom wanted for our family, it was always looked down upon,” said Acain, 36, a comedian based in Los Angeles (See Inquirer.net for story).
Fatima A-Isha Hamsain
Filipino teen karateka Fatima A-Isha Hamsain is now ruling the Under-15 e-Kumite female category as the No. 1 player in the World Ranking (See Good News Pilipinas for story).
Bugs Bunny and Eric Bauza
Filipino Canadian Eric Bauza, 41, will be the voice of the iconic Looney Tunes character Bugs Bunny, who turned 80 this year. Since being featured on CBC’s The National, he’s been inundated with interview requests and even got some shoutouts from celebrities, leaving him exhilarated and a bit bewildered, according to the Toronto Star.
Angela de la Cruz Perez
President-elect Joe Biden on Friday named Filipino American Angela de la Cruz Perez, a fresh graduate of Georgetown University, to the White House Communications and Press Staff to serve as press assistant among additional members (See Inquirer.net for story)..
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