Nani Coloretti
President Biden has nominated Filipina American Nani Coloretti to be the deputy director at the Office of Management and Budget, potentially making her the highest ranking Asian and Pacific Islander American in his administration (See INQUIRER.net for story).
Isabel Kanaan
An all-new satirical sketch comedy series Abroad, in English and Tagalog, is in production and set to air in spring next year on Omni television. Co-created by and starring Filipina comedian Isabel Kanaan (Second Jen, Air Farce NYE, This Hour Has 22 Minutes), the 12-part, 30-minute per episode series is based on Kanaan’s experience as an immigrant, depicted with her comedic perspective (See INQUIRER.net for story).
A new documentary film “Honor Thy Mother,” which tells the untold stories of the Indipinos, descendants of native Indians and Filipino immigrants who lived and worked as strawberry pickers in Bainbridge Island, Washington, will be screened on Dec. 17, at 5:30 p.m., PST U.S./Canada (See INQUIRER.net for story).
El Cajon, California stabbing suspect Israel Valdivia (Source: Runnels City Jail)
Police in Texas arrested the suspect in the vicious Nov. 3 stabbing of a 71-year-old Filipino man at an El Cajon trolley stop. Israel Ezekiel Valdivia, 24, was arrested Tuesday, Nov. 23 in a central Texas town after police say he stole a vehicle and led them on a high-speed chase (See INQUIRER.net for story).
Hannah Reyes Morales (Source: PhilStar.com)
Filipino photojournalist Hannah Reyes Morales has been tapped as one of the photographers for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Alongside Russia's Nanna Heitmann, she will showcase a photography exhibition in Oslo, Norway to highlight this year's Nobel Peace Prize winners (See Philstar for story).
H.E.R. (left), Olivia Rodrigo (top right) and Saweetie (bottom right) (Source: Variety)
The 2022 Grammys are a big look for Filipino Americans: Olivia Rodrigo made Grammy history when she became the first Filipina and second-youngest artist to be nominated in all four top categories; H.E.R., also Filipina, landed eight nods; and Saweetie, who is Chinese, Filipina and Black, landed two, including Best New Artist (See Variety for story).
Dr. Guillermo Udarbe
Doctor Guillermo Udarbe, who was mayor of Ridgway, Pennsylvania for 12 years, died unexpectedly on November 11, according to an obituary announcement. He was 81 (See TheFilam.net for story).
Apollo Quiboloy
The spiritual adviser to President Rodrigo Duterte, Apollo Quiboloy, trafficked girls and young women and forced them to have sex with him or face “eternal damnation,” the US Justice Department charged last Thursday (See Manila Standard for story).
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