California Names Fil-Am a Teacher of the Year
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Nichi Aviña
Filipino American science teacher Nichi Aviña of Cielo Vista Charter school in Palm Springs was named one of five California Teachers of the Year 2022 (See Inquirer.net for story).
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Alaska Governor Praises Filipino Teachers
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Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy met with Filipino teachers from different Alaska school districts in honor of Filipino History Month and praised them for braving the challenges of teaching in a social and cultural environment (See Inquirer.net for story).
PH Still Last in Covid Economic Resiliency Ranking
/The Philippines is still ranked last among 53 countries in the latest international COVID-19 report that measures the resilience of economies to the COVID-19 pandemic (See Inquirer.net for story)..
First Filipino Woman Elected in Yukon, Canada Wins 4th Term
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Jocelyn Curteanu
Philippine-born Jocelyn Curteanu, who first won a Whitehorse City Council seat in 2012 won her fourth term last Oct. 21. The 50-year-old mother of four came to Canada in1976, settling in different cities before finally striking roots in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada (See Inquirer.net for story).
Fil-Am Doc Gets California Medical Association's Most Prestigious Award
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Recto Deleon
Family physician Recto “Rick” F. DeLeon, M.D., of Modesto, California, received the California Medical Association’s (CMA) most prestigious award, the Frederick K.M. Plessner Memorial Award (See Inquirer.net for story).
'Carrot Man' Wins Best Actor at Int'l Film Fest in NY
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From being an internet sensation, Jeyrick Sigmaton, who became famous as "Carrot Man," is now an internationally-acclaimed actor as he won the Best Actor award for short film at the International Film Festival Manhattan Autumn in New York (See GMA News for story)..
PH Gymnast Yulo Wins Gold and Silver at World Championship in Japan
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Carlos Yulo (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP)
Gymnast Carlos Yulo won a gold medal and a silver medals in vault and parallel bars, respectively, at the 2021 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Sunday at Kitakyushu City Gymnasium in Japan (See Inquirer.net for story)..
Fil-Canadian Named Nova Scotia Photographer of the Year
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Antonio Solis
The Photographic Guild of Nova Scotia named industrial engineer Antonio Solis the 2020-21 Photographer of the Year (See Inquirer.net for story).