Pinoys Selling Street Food in NYC Go Viral

So Sarap NYC

Pop-up vendor So Sarap NYC has officially brought Filipino street food to the streets of the Big Apple—from fishball, kwek-kwek, isaw, balut penoy chicharon, taho, ice candy, binatog, green mangoes and bagoong, sorbetes, and inihaw na barbecue (See Esquiremag.Ph for story)..

Can Young Lawyer Become Fil-Canadians' Second Member of Parliament?

Paul Saguil(source; campaign ad)

Twenty four years after the first Filipino Canadian was elected to Parliament in 1997, a Toronto lawyer, Paul Jonathan Saguil , is trying to break the spell and become the second to get elected to the body (See Inquirer.net for story).

Canada Halts Filipino Front-Liner's Deportation After Public Outcry

Carlo Escario (Source: facebook)

Hemodialysis assistant Carlo Escario, 36, said he was prepared to be deported to the Philippines. He just pleaded to Canadian immigration authorities to let him stay for 40 more days so he could get his second dose of Pfizer Covid vaccine. After a public outcry against his removal, including a petition that gathered 8,000 signatures and expressions of support from prominent politicians, the government granted his wish (See Inquirer.net for story).

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)..