Three Pinoy Chefs Nominated for James Beard Awards

(Left to Right): Vince Bugtong of Abaca, Margarita Manzke of Republique, and Aaron Verzosa of Archipelago. (Source: Good News Pilipinas)

Filipino chefs Vince Bugtong of Abaca, Margarita Manzke of Republique, and Aaron Verzosa of Archipelago have been nominated for the prestigious James Beard Awards. Bugtong is the pastry chef at ABACA in San Francisco, California, Manzke is the pastry chef and co-owner of République in Los Angeles, California, and Verzosa is the chef and owner of Archipelago in Seattle, Washington (See GoodNewsPilipinas for story).

Fil-Am Tennessee Lawmaker Justin Jones Reinstated

The Nashville Metropolitan Council voted Monday to return Justin Jones to the state Legislature after he was removed last week by Republicans for protesting gun violence on the House floor (See NBC News for story).

Tennessee Republicans Expel Fil-Am Lawmaker and Colleague Over Gun Violence Protest

Tennessee reps. Justin Jones and justin Peterson (Photo by Kevin Wurm/Reuters)

Republicans in control of the Tennessee House of Representatives expelled two Democratic Representatives, Filipino American Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, two young Black legislators, for leading a gun control protest at the statehouse last week in the wake of the latest school shooting in Nashville that killed 3 children and 3 adults (See INQUIRER.net for story).

PH Nat’l Women’s Football Team Off to Good Start for Paris Olympics

Philippine Women’s National Football Team

The Philippine Women’s National Football Team (PWNFT) Filipinas are off to a good start with its Paris Olympics 2024 bid after dominating the Pakistanis team in their first-round match held at the Hisor Central Stadium in Tajikistan (See GoodNewsPilipinas.com for story).

FACT CHECK: PH Does Not Have Largest Deuterium Deposit in the World

Filipino scientists have debunked a YouTube video claim that the Philippines has the largest deuterium deposits in the world located in the Philippine Deep near Surigao (See Rappler for story). 

Fil-Am Writer for The New Yorker, Jia Tolentino, Wins Nat'l Magazine Award

Jia Tolentino (Source: ASME/Elena Mudd)

The New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino won a 2023 National Magazine Award for her writing about abortion (See The New Yorker for story).

Austal PH Delivers Largest High-Speed Ferry to Denmark

Global shipbuilder Austal Philippines on Thursday, March 23, 2023, announced the delivery of the 115-meter, high-speed vehicle-passenger ferry Express 5 to Molslinjen of Denmark, following the successful completion of sea trials in Balamban, Cebu (See SunStar/Cebu for story).

Two Filipina Photographers Win in '23 World Press Photo Contest

Hannah Reyes-Morales (Facebook) and Kimberly dela Cruz (Portfolio) (Source: Philstar.com)

Two Filipina photographers, Hannah Reyes-Morales and Kimberly dela Cruz, were among this year's winners of the 2023 contest of the World Press Photo under the Southeast Asia and Oceania categories of "stories" and "long-term projects" that "call attention to some of the most pressing issues facing the world today” (See Philstar.com for story)