Former Hawaii First Lady Vicky Cayetano May Run for Governor

Vicky Cayetano

Former Hawaii first lady Vicky Cayetano is mulling a run for governor next year as a Democrat. Mail-in voting for the Aug. 13, 2022 primary election will begin more than a year from now. Cayetano, 65, is the wife of former Gov. Ben Cayetano, who was Hawaii’s first Filipino American governor (See Inquirer.net for story). 

Alex Eala Takes Italy Doubles Title with Madison Sieg

Alex Eala

Tournament top seeds Eala and Madison Sieg of USA proved to be the toughest pair in Trofeo Bonfiglio in Milan, Italy, an International Tennis Federation JA tournament (See Spin.ph for story).

Filipino Student Bags Prize at Asia Young Designers Awards

Wellness cocoon exterior of Bagasse Mountain Resort by Margaret Therese Hagad

Philippine representative and interior design student Margaret Therese Hagad bagged the Best Sustainable Design title at the regional finale of the prestigious Asia Young Designer Awards (Ayda) (See Inquirer.net for story).

Filipino Wins Best Short Documentary at Cannes Indies Cinema Awards

A scene from “They Call Me Dax”

A short documentary on a 15-year old student trying to survive as a ballet dancer won the Best Short Documentary at the Cannes Indies Cinema Awards. “They Call Me Dax” was written and directed by Filipino filmmaker Patrick Alcedo who is based in Toronto, Canada (See Vera Files for story).

Filipina's Children's Novel Named Among UK's Best Books in 100 Years

Candy Gourlay

This is no tall tale. Candy Gourlay’s 2010 children’s novel “Tall Story” has been named one of the best books of the last 100 years by the venerable UK book charity BookTrust (See Inquirer.net for story).

Part-Filipino Melanie Perkins Is Australia's Youngest Billionaire

Melanie Perkins

Canva co-founder and CEO Melanie Perkins, who is part-Filipino, was named the youngest billionaire in Australia. Canva’s valuation is now a whopping $15 billion (See Esquiremag.PH for story)

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).