Three of the Philippines' most popular beach destinations have been included in Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards this year. Siargao was voted by the travel magazine's readers as the Top Island in Asia with a score of 97.77. Palawan ranked third with 97.54, while Boracay landed on the eighth spot with a score of 93.26 (See ABS-CBN.com for story)..
Sofia Frank (Source: Philstar.com)
Philippine National team newcomer Sofia Frank already made an indelible mark in the history books of Philippine figure skating, following a historic performance at the 2021 Finlandia Trophy women's short program on Saturday (See Philstar for story).
Maria Ressa
The Nobel Peace Prize for Philippine journalist Maria Ressa was hailed by many at home on Saturday as a rebuke on official attacks on the media, but there was no comment from President Rodrigo Duterte, a frequent critic of Ressa's news site (https://www.reuters.com/world/philippine-journalists-nobel-called-rebuke-duterte-who-remains-silent-2021-10-09/?fbclid=IwAR06Fv06SZA-8lJ_hEy2jA-sV3n8zrQEWR3TMGxmW9wguWI3j61lhnDnaZsSee Reuters for story).
Bretman Rock
Filipino American social media influencer Bretman Rock is the first openly gay man to grace the digital cover of Playboy Magazine (See Inquirer.net for story).
Beatrice Luigi Gomez
Beatrice Luigi Gomez is set to become the first openly queer candidate to represent the Philippines at the 2021 Miss Universe pageant in December. Gomez, who identifies as bisexual, was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2021 on Thursday, Sept. 30, Rappler reported.
Filipina composer Denise Santos won for “Outstanding Music Composition” at the 42ndAnnual News & Documentary Emmy Awards on Sept. 28 (See Inquirer.net for story).
France recently gave prominent Filipino American woman activist-leader Irene Natividad the Legion d’Honneur, its highest civilian honor for her “life-long commitment to broadening opportunities for women all over the world” (See Inquirer.net for story).
U.S. Air Force Colonel Leah Botona Boling
U.S. Air Force Colonel Leah Botona Boling, a Filipina American originally from Mati, Davao Oriental, on Sept. 12 became the first female person of color to serve as director of the Air National Guard Chaplain Corps at the Air National Guard Readiness Center, Maryland (See Inquirer.net for story).
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