Olivia Rodrigo Visits White House, Urges People to Get Vaccinated

Olivia Rodrigo

Pop star Olivia Rodrigo, whose album “Sour” is No. 1 on the charts, took to the podium at the White House on Wednesday to encourage young people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 (See Inquirer.net for story)..

Young Filipino Cellist Wins His 5th Int'l Top Prize

Damodar Das Castillo

Damodar Das Castillo, 13, made music history when he won his fifth first prize in international music competition. A scholar at Salzburg Mozarteum, Castillo won first prize (category C) in the Musica Goritiensis International Music Competition in Italy held May 29 to June 2, 2021 (See ABS CBN News for story).

Fil-Am Named Artistic Director of Chicago's PrideArts Theater

Jay Españo

Filipino American Jay Españo has been named artistic director of PrideArts Theater Company (See Inquirer.net for story).

Two Filipina Music Artists Invited to Join Oscars Class '21

H.E.R.

Len Calvo

Filipino American R&B singer and songwriter H.E.R, and Manila-based composer Len Calvo are among musical artists invited to join the Oscars Class of 2021 (See Inquirer.net for story)

Fil-Canadian Pianist Could Be Next Lang Lang

Johann Derecho (Source: facebook)

A young Filipino-Canadian, Johann Derecho, may just put the Philippines on the classical musical map for his superb piano playing skills. At the age of five, Johann’s extraordinary gift of music became apparent as he could name notes and chords by ear after just a few sessions with his piano teacher, (See PhilippineCanadianNews.com for story).

Filipina and Husband Among Missing in Florida Condo Collapse

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).

Filipina Gets Princess Diana Award for Food Program

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).

Filipina Alex Eala Wins First Wimbledon Match

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).