Another Fil-Am Now Playing in the NFL

Minnesota Vikings rookie safety Camryn Bynum

Minnesota Vikings rookie safety Camryn Bynum, a Filipino American was on the visiting side when his team came into Levi’s Stadium on Nov. 28 against the San Francisco 49ers. Approximately 200 combined friends and family — some as far as Hawaii, New York, Detroit — came to Santa Clara and supported Bynum, according to his mother, Jennifer (See KRON4.com for story).

Ex-Construction Worker Now Owns One of PH’s Biggest Pekin Duck Farms

Eulalio “Dr. Ayong” Lorenzo

A former construction worker Eulalio “Dr. Ayong” Lorenzo is now a veterinarian and the owner of one of the biggest Pekin duck farms in the Philippines, with 10,000 ducks. His son manages a restaurant that is visited by many for its roasted Pekin duck and Pekin duck ham (See Businessnews.com for story). 

Filipina Earns Highest Honors Distinction at Oxford

Filipino student Ellaine Joy Calapao Sanidad received the highest honors distinction at the prestigious University of Oxford in the United Kingdom this December 2 under the Master of Studies in Diplomatic Studies program at the university (See Interaksyon.Philstar for story).

UP Alumna Wins 2nd Place in Swedish Forskar Researchers Grand Prix

Sophia Raine Hernandez

Sophia Raine C. Hernandez, a Ph.D. student at the Umeå University in Sweden and working with the Bushell Lab at the Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden, won second prize in the final heat of the Forskar Grand Prix (Researchers’ Grand Prix) held on November 25 in Stockholm. The title of her winning presentation is “Tackling Malaria by Looking at the Biology of Parasites” (See UP.Edu.PH for story).

Samar Village Is Runner-Up in UN Top Villages 2021

The village of Tenani in Paranas, Samar, known for its extreme riverboat ride, has been listed as one of the runners-up in the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Best Tourism Villages for 2021 (See Philippine News Agency for story).

Filipino Priest Gets Dutch Human Rights Award for Helping Families of EJK Victims

Fr. Flaviano Villanueva (left)

Fr. Flaviano Villanueva of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD), received this year's Human Rights Tulip award from the Dutch ministry of Foreign Affairs  in recognition of his work as co-founder of PAGHILOM program which supports families of victims of extrajudicial killings, according to the Embassy of the Netherlands in the Philippines (See MSN.com for story). 

Biden Nominates Fil-Am for Top Budget Post

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).

Filming Begins for Canadian TV Comedy Series in English and Tagalog

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).