The Philippines and Venezuela are the last countries in the world where schools are still shut due to the coronavirus pandemic, as Kuwait, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia move to reopen some of their schools this month, a United Nations Children's Fund official said Wednesday (See Philstar.com for story).
Some of the nation’s largest conglomerates and other big corporations are putting together over P1.5 billion to fund the distribution of grocery vouchers to urban poor residents in and around Metro Manila (See Esquiremag.ph for story)
Jana Morrison
Filipino Canadian actor Jana Morrison will co-lead Syfy network’s Astrid and Lilly Save the World with newcomer Samantha Maureen Aucoin (See Inquirer.net for story).
Tina Pamintuan
Tina Pamintuan, a Filipino American with more than 20 years of experience in public news media as a journalist, an educator and a station leader, has been named chief executive officer of St. Louis Public Radio (See Inquirer.net for story).
Clark International Airport is among the finalists in the prestigious Prix Versailles World Selection Architecture and Design Awards under the Airport Category. Finalists of the Prix are chosen for their innovative qualities, creativity, and its design connection to the culture and heritage (See Manila Bulletin for story).
Leylah Fernandez
Filipino Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez has the biggest win of her young career, upsetting No. 3 seed and defending champion Naomi Osaka in the third round of the U.S. Open in New York. The 18-year-old from Laval, Que., came from a set down to beat Osaka 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Friday, pulling off a shocker to advance past the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time (See CBC News for story.).
Inwaya Tundagui
Twelve-year-old Inwaya Tundagui, a proud Cordilleran from Ifugao won a gold medal in an international badminton competition held in Strasbourg, France last month (See WowCordillera.com for story).
Karen Ann Etulle,
Karen Ann Etulle, a Filipina immigrant domestic violence survivor is among seven students who will make up the first group of Old Dominion University’s (ODU) $3.9 million cybersecurity training program (See Inquirer.net for story).
POSITIVELY FILIPINO is the premier digital native magazine celebrating the story of Filipinos in the diaspora. POSITIVELY FILIPINO online magazine chronicles the experiences of the global Filipino in all its complexity, covering the arts, culture, politics, media, sports, economics, history and social justice. Based in San Francisco, California, POSITIVELY FILIPINO magazine is your window on the Filipino diaspora.
©2018 All rights reserved. Positively Filipino LLC • 1813 El Camino Real, Suite 3 • Burlingame, CA 94010 • awesomeness@positivelyfilipino.com • (415) 894-5350
