'Nat'l Living Treasure' Master Weaver Dies at 106

Yabing Masalon Dulo

National Living Treasure Yabing Masalon Dulo has passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. She was 106. Yabing Masalon Dulo was a Blaan Ikat weaver from Mt. Matutum, Polomolok, South Cotabato. The late master weaver received the National Living Treasure Award or the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan in 2016 (See Philstar for story).

Fil-Am Named White House Liaison to Office of Personnel Management

American millennial Jason Tengco has been tapped to be the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s White House liaison, the Biden-Harris administration announced on Monday, January 25 (See Asian Journal for story).

Filipina Immigrant Wins London Writers Award

Carla Montemayor

Filipino immigrant Carla Montemayor has won a London Writers Award (LWA) given by Spread the Word, a writer development agency championing the underrepresented and marginalized voices in the United Kingdom publishing industry (See Good News Pilipinas for story).

7 Biden Immigration Changes Important to Filipinos

On his first day in office, President Joe Biden will introduce hundreds of pages of immigration executive orders that will cover most of the policies he pledged to change. Seven provisions would be important to Filipinos (See Inquirer.net for story)

Two Fil-Am Artists Are Soaring Through the Airwaves

Olivia Rodrigo

H.E.R.

Two young Filipina American artists, Olivia Rodrigo and H.E.R., are heating up America’s pop music scene.Rodrigo, a 17-year-old Disney Channel actress, is a new pop sensation, recently taking the music industry by storm with the success of her debut single, “Driver’s License.”H.E.R., meanwhile, will perform in widely anticipated pregame festivities during the upcoming Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida (See Inquirer.net for story)..

Filipino Student Invents Solar Windows Made from Rotting Produce

Carvey Ehren Maigue

Mapua University Manila student, Carvey Ehren Maigue was named the first ever winner of the James Dyson Award for Global Sustainability. Maigue won for the new material he invented, window glass made from rotting fruits and vegetables. It absorbs UV light from the sun and converts it into electricity (See SEA.MASHABLE for story).

PH Back on List of Countries Eligible for U.S. H2 Visa Program

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) added back the Philippines as one of the countries eligible to participate in the H2 temporary working visa, the department stated in a notice published January 13, 2021 (See Inquirer.net for story).

PH Named 2nd Most 'Instagrammable' Place in the World

The Philippines was hailed as the second most “Instagrammable” — or very appealing to photographed and shared on the social media site Instagram—place in the world in 2021, by a global travel website (See Inquirer.net for story).