PH Gets 1st Supply of Pfizer Vaccine from Covax

Some 193,050 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine reached Manila on Monday night, marking the arrival of its first supply of the said jab. The delivery is a donation from the World Health Organization-led initiative and not yet a direct purchase by the national government (See Philstar.com for story).

PAL Filing for Bankruptcy in U.S. by End of May?

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is close to filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S., multiple news sources have reported since last week. A story by travel and aviation data services provider Cirium, published on FlightGlobal, quoted sources as saying the flag carrier may conduct the filing by the end of May (See Esquiremag.Ph for story).

PH-Born Chef to Lead Top Seattle Fine-Dining Restaurant Canlis

Chef Aisha Ibrahim

Canlis, a historic fine-dining restaurant in Seattle serving Pacific Northwest fare since 1950s has hired Philippine-born chef Aisha Ibrahim to be its executive chef (See Inquirer.net for story).

Brit-Filipino Nurse Honored in UK for Work During Pandemic

Ariel Lanada

British-Filipino nurse Ariel Lanada is the joint winner of the Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Nurse of the Year at the National BAME Health and Care Awards for his work during the Covid pandemic (See Philstar.com for story).. 

Filipina, 16, Among 11 Winners of NY Times STEM Writing Contest

Natalia Araña (Source: ANCX)

Last April 29, The New York Times published the 11 winners of its second annual STEM Writing Contest and one of them is a young Filipina. Her name is Natalia Araña, a 16-year-old student at the Philippine Science High School in Quezon City. Her essay, “Mycowood Violins: A Different Kind of Time Machine,” was chosen among 3,741 entries from around the globe (See ABS-CBN for story)..

Fil-Canadian Couple Wins Two Lotteries in Less than a Year

Fil-Canadian lottery winners Edgar Ebreo and Liezl Panganiban (Source: Inquirer.net)

A Filipino Canadian couple have won $1 million in two major lotteries in less than a year. The shocked couple, Liezl Panganiban and Edgar Ebreo, won $500,000 on an Extra Lotto 6/49 draw back on Sept. 26, 2020 and recently won again, a scratch-it ticket for $675,000 (See Inquirer.net for story). 

Entertainment Journalist Ricky Lo Dies at 75

Ricky Lo (Source: Instagram)

Veteran Entertainment journalist and TV host Ricky Lo passed away on May 4. He was 75. He served the entertainment industry for at least 50 years (See Philstar.com for story).

Baguio Artist Named One of World's 40 Best Portrait Painters

Jefferson Cawaon Cablog

Jefferson Cawaon Cablog, a native of Barlig, Mt. Province is the only Filipino to be included in the list of the 40 Contemporary Great Masters of Portrait Painting 2019 book published by Diverti Editions, the publisher of Pratique des Arts Magazine based in France (See WowCordillera.com for story).