San Diego Fil-Am Mayor to Lead Big City Mayors Coalition

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria

California’s Big City Mayors selected San Diego’s Filipino American mayor Todd Gloria to lead the statewide coalition in 2023 and 2024 (See INQUIRER.net for story).

Filipino Lawyer Awarded British Columbian Medal of Good Citizenship

Winston Sayson (Source: Inquirer.net)

The provincial government of British Columbia, Canada awarded the 2022 Medal of Good Citizenship to Winston Sayson, a Richmond, BC lawyer who immigrated from the Philippines as a teenager (See INQUIRER.net for story).

Winnipeg School to Start Filipino Bilingual Program

The Winnipeg School Division is starting a Filipino bilingual program initiated by the Manitoba Association of Filipino teachers and shepherded by the division’s newly elected Filipino Canadian trustees. The program is expected to begin in Sept. 2023 starting with kindergarten and Grade 1 students at Meadows West School (See INQUIRER.net for story).

H.E.R. to Play Belle in 'Beauty and the Beast' Special on ABC

HER and Josh Groban

Award-winning Filipino American artist H.E.R. and Josh Groban are playing the lead roles in the TV adaptation Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration, airing Dec. 15 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC, and streaming on Disney+ the following day (See INQUIRER.net for story).

Dolly de Leon Wins LA Film Critics Award, Gets Nod for Golden Globe

Dolly De Leon (Source: “Triangle of Sadness”/ABS-CBN News)

Filipino actress Dolly de Leon, who won Best Supporting Performance award in the 2022 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for her widely praised performance in the Palme d’Or-winning “Triangle of Sadness,” has nabbed a Golden Globe nomination for best supporting actress in the 80th Golden Globe Awards, which will be held on January 10, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California (See ABS-CBN for story).

Hidilyn Diaz Nabs 3 Golds in World Weightlifting Championship in Germany

Hidilyn Diaz (Source: Rappler)

Olympic champion Hidilyn Diaz finally breaks through in the World Weightlifting Championships as she reigns in the women's 55kg with a sweep of all three gold medals (See Rappler for story).

Filipino Students Win in World Robot Olympiad in Germany

Philippine National Robotics Team (Photo by FELTA)

Students of the Philippine national robotics team won gold and bronze medals in this year’s World Robot Olympiad (WRO) in Dortmund, Germany (See GoodNewsPilipinas.com for story).

Filipino Chef Is Food Network 'Chopped' Champion

Nikko Cagalanan (Photo contributed to Charlton City Paper)

Charlestonians may have noticed a familiar face on the Food Network Channel’s Chopped November 22. Nikko Cagalanan, local chef and owner of pop-up Mansueta’s Filipino Food, competed on the high-intensity food competition show — and won (See Charleston City Paper for story).