Marcy Obits-Bonnefoy, 69, and her husband, Claudio Bonnefoy, 85, a native of Chile.lived on the 10th floor in Unit 1001 of the Champlain Towers South condominium that collapsed in Florida and are among the 150 people missing (See Yahoo News for story).
Shawntel Nicole Martinez Nieto (Source ANCX)
BBC World turned the spotlight on a 24-year old Filipina who, in the thick of the global health crisis, raised funds to organize a food program that at one point was able to distribute over 200,000 bags of food and relief to tens of thousands of her kababayans in Cainta, including those who lost their jobs because of the pandemic (See ABS CBN for story).
Alex Eala
Alex Eala opened her maiden Wimbledon campaign with a dominant win on Monday, July 5, at Court 6 in London. The 16-year-old Filipina defeated Argentina's Solana Sierra, 6-2, 6-4, in the opening round of the Wimbledon girls singles tournament (See Rappler for story).
EJ Obiena
EJ Obiena was at it again on Saturday with his latest feat in Sweden. The Tokyo Olympian captured the gold medal in the 2021 Taby Stavhoppsgala Street Pole Vault in the Swedish capital of Stockholm (See Inquirer.net for story).
France Stohner
France Stohner, a therapist, could become the first Filipina Canadian at Montreal’s city hall. She is running for a city council seat in the municipal election in the fall (See Inquirer.net for story).
Kataluna Enriquez
Kataluna Enriquez has become the first transgender woman to be crowned Miss Nevada USA, beating 21 other contestants. She will represent Nevada in the upcoming Miss USA pageant on Nov. 29 (See Inquirer.net for story).
Marichu Antonio
Filipino Canadian activist Marichu Antonio was honored with Calgary’s Citizen of the Year Award for her work as a champion of equity and inclusion for the city’s culturally diverse communities (See Inquirer.net for story).
Nephi Garcia
Nephi Garcia, AKA Designer Daddy on Instagram, a Filipino father of four in Anaheim, California, makes a living creating Disney-inspired garments for women and children (See Inquirer.net for story).
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