Ninth Grader Represents Guam in Junior Nat'l Young Leaders Confab

Isabela Oliverio

Isabela V. Olivario, a rising ninth grader, represented Guam at the Junior National Young Leaders Alumni Conference held July 3 to 8 at Boston, Massachusetts (See Guam Daily Post for story).

World-Class Sinulog Performance Wins Top Prize in S. Korea

Cebu-based Tribu Lumad Basakanon bagged the top prize in the international category of The Powerful Daegu Festival in South Korea, one of the world’s largest festival competitions (See Interaksyon.Philstar.com for story).

PH Women's Soccer Team Wins AFF Championship

The Philippine women’s football team

The Philippine women’s football team captures its first AFF Women’s Championship title after dealing Thailand its first tournament loss (See Rappler for story).

Fil-Am Second-Grader Invents People-Finder Shoes

Kristopher Bayog

Kristopher Bayog, 8, a Filipino American second-grader at Bradley Elementary School in Watsonville, California  will present his “D” Shoes people-locator invention at the virtual Global Invention Convention in August (See INQUIRER.net for story).

U.S. Librarians Elect First Fil-Hawaiian American President

Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada

Amid mounting right-wing book-bashing and virulent attacks on librarians, the American Library Association elected its first Filipina Hawaiian American president. Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada was installed as the president of the American Library Association (ALA), which represents more than 55,000 members (See INQUIRER.net for story).

Houston, We Have Another First Fil-Am Texas Pageant Queen

Miss Texas USA R’Bonney Gabriel

One more Filipino American was crowned beauty queen, this time in Houston, and in another Miss Texas pageant. R’Bonney Gabriel, 28, was crowned Miss Texas USA in a Houston ceremony, the first Filipino American to win the title. As Miss Texas USA, she will represent the state in the Miss USA pageant, the winner of which competes in the Miss Universe competition in December (See INQUIRER.net for story)..

Fil-Canadian Olympic Medalist to Swim for PH

Kayla Sanchez (Source: Twitter)

Filipino Canadian Olympic medalist Kayla Sanchez, 21, will be swimming for the Philippines in international competitions. Swimming Canada granted Sanchez her release after the world championship in Budapest, Hungary (See INQUIRER.net for story).

Top Filipina Student in Canada Gets Governor General's Academic Medal

Jonhel Patricia Lim (Source: FB)

Niagara College’s top Filipina student, Jonhel Patricia Lim Ampil, was awarded the Governor General’s Academic Medal, the most prestigious honor a student can receive in recognition of academic excellence in Canada (See GoodNewsPilipinas.com for story).