Megan Althea Obrero Paragua (Right)
Filipino American Megan Althea Obrero Paragua, 10, won an outright Woman Fide Master title (WFM) at the recent XXXIII Pan-American Youth Chess Festival 2023 Standard competition (See PhilBoxing.com for story).
Winston Sayson, Ann Pornel, and Edward Cruz (Photos from Twitter:International Nursing Interest Group/Ann Pornel/Henry Yao)
Three Filipino immigrants——Winston Sayson, Ann Pornel, and Edward Cruz— havee secured a spot on the Top 25 immigrants in Canada (See INQUIRER.net for story).
Jose Rizal
The Filipino community in Canada has secured approval, after many years, for the installation of a Rizal monument in a park overlooking Niagara Falls, one of North America’s Seven Natural Wonders (See Philstar for story).
Alex Eala
Alex Eala nabbed her second professional singles title of the year as she defeated all the top three seeds in the W25 Roehampton in Great Britain (See Rappler for story).
Matt Dumba (Source: AP/Matt Slocum)
Defenseman Matt Dumba has agreed to a one-year, $3.9 million contract with the Arizona Coyotes, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press (See INQUIRER.net for story).
Harvard University will now be teaching Tagalog for the first time in its roughly 400-year history, the university's student publication announced (See Esquiremag.ph for story).
The 32,000 hectare Candaba swamp in Pampanga province is now an ocean expanse after heavy monsoon rain poured over Luzon and the rest of the Philippines last week (See Manila Standard for story).
Vanessa Sarno (Photo by CIndy Liu/Reuters)
Filipina weightlifter Vanessa Sarno, 19, clutches three golds in the Asian Youth and Junior Championship, days after checking out from the hospital due to a high fever. The from Tagbilaran, Bohol ruled in the 71kg Women’s. She is also the current Southeast Asian Games record-holder and 2020 Asian champion. REUTERS/Cindy Liu | Aira Jamoles, Daily Guardian Intern
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