Ivory Aquino Cast as First Trans Character in DC Comics Film 'Batgirl'

Ivory Aquino

Ivory Aquino (“Tales of the City,” “When We Rise”) has been cast in the HBO Max feature film “Batgirl” as Alysia Yeoh, the best friend of the titular superhero, a.k.a. Barbara Gordon (Leslie Grace). Both Aquino and Yeoh are transgender, marking the first time a live-action feature film adaptation of a DC Comics title will feature an openly trans character (See Variety for story)..

PH Women's Football Team Qualifies for FIFA Women's World for First Time

The Philippines’ Women’s Football Team, the “Malditas” (Source: GMA News)

In Pune, India, the Philippine national women's football team booked the country's first appearance in the FIFA Women's World Cup after defeating Chinese Taipei on penalties, 4-3, in the quarterfinals of the 2022 AFC Asian Women's Cup (See GMA News for story).

Butuan Wins $1M in Bloomberg Tilt for Improving Farmers' Lives

Bloomberg Philanthropies chose Butuan City as one of the 15 winning cities of the 2021-2022 Global Mayors Challenge.. The 15 winners were recognized for designing the boldest and most ambitious urban innovations to emerge from the pandemic (See ABS-CBN for story)..

Fil-Canadian Named President & CEO of Edmonton Elks Pro Football Team

Victor Cui

Canada born-and-raised Victor Cui, has been named president and chief executive officer of the Edmonton Elks, a professional Canadian football team that competes in the Canadian Football League. Cui helped build Asian-based ONE Championship mixed-martial arts organization, a multibillion dollar sports entertainment business (See INQUIRER.net for story).

Filipina Immigrant Wins a London Writers Award

Carla Montemayor

Filipino immigrant Carla Montemayor has won a London Writers Award (LWA) given by Spread the Word, a writer development agency championing the underrepresented and marginalized voices in the United Kingdom publishing industry (See GoodNewsPilipinas.com for story).

Imported Fish Likely from PH Waters -- Senator

 Sen. Francis Pangilinan urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to put in place programs that will inspire local fisherfolk to increase their production rather than import fish, as the agency is standing by its decision to import galunggong (round scad). “Think about it, most of the fish we import are from China so it’s not farfetched that they come from our seas,” he said (See Philstar for story).

Twitter Suspends Over 300 Accounts in Marcos Network

 Twitter has suspended more than 300 accounts from the supporter base of presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for violating the company’s platform manipulation and spam policy (See Rappler for story).

NJ Mandates Teaching AAPI History in Schools

New Jersey now requires Asian American and Pacific Islander history as part of its public school curriculum, the second state in the nation to do so (See NBC News for story).