SB19 Secures a Spot on 'Favorite Boy Bands of All Time'

SB19 (Source: Twitter)

SB19 secured a spot on a list of “favorite boy bands of all time” released by American magazine Teen Vogue, joining K-pop supergroup BTS and the iconic British band The Beatles (See INQUIRER.net for story).

H.E.R. to Play Lead Role in 'Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration'

H.E.R. and Belle (from Beauty and the Beast) (Source: ew.com)

Grammy- and Oscar-winning recording artist H.E.R. will play the lead role of Belle in its upcoming TV adaptation Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (See Entertainment Weekly for story).

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).