U of Michigan Prof Creates Tool for Pre-Position Relief Goods Before PH Typhoons Hit

Joline Uichanco (Source: UMROSS)

Joline Uichanco, an assistant professor of technology and operations at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, developed a method to figure out the best placement of relief goods before typhoons hit in the Philippines (See INQUIRER.net for story).

Record Number of Fil-Ams Vying for Miss USA 2022 Crown

Suzanne Perez of New Mexico, Kiana Yamat of Hawaii, and R’Bonney Gabriel of Texas (Source: Inquirer.net)

A record number of Filipina Americans are vying for the Miss USA 2022 crown. The winner of the pageant’s 71st edition will represent USA at Miss Universe 2022 (See INQUIRER.net for story).

Boracay Listed Among TIME's World's Greatest Places 2022

The island paradise of Boracay has been named by TIME Magazine as one of the World's Greatest Places of 2022, the only Philippine location to make the list (See Philstar for story).

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).