About 28.2 million Filipinos, or about a quarter of the country’s total household population of 108.6 million, claim to be ethnically Tagalog, according to a new report by the Philippine Statistics Authority (See Esquiremag.ph for story).
Kalye NYC (Source: esquiremag.ph | Kalye NYC)
The year 2023 ended on a high note for Kalye NYC, a Filipino restaurant which earned the Rising Star recognition from the New York State Restaurant Association (NYSRA) in December (See Esquiremag.ph for story)
Five Filipinas made it to this year’s Forbes 50 over 50 Asia list, joining other women over the age of 50 in the region who have helped shape and influence their respective fields (See Rappler for story).
Red Concepcion (Source ABS-CBN | Instagram)
After playing The Engineer in the UK, Ireland and US national tours of “Miss Saigon,” Filipino theater artist Red Concepcion is making his Broadway debut in the Tony Award winning musical, “Chicago,” currently the longest-running American musical in Broadway history (See ABS-CBN for story).
Elisia Parmisano (Source: GMA News | Universe Ticket | IG)
Elisia Parmisano, 14, is the first contestant to secure a spot in a girl group being formed through the South Korean reality competition 'Universe Ticket' after reaching the P level, the highest ranking in the show (See GMA News for story).
Filipino Community Hall of Yakima Valley was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The register is a list of properties with historic significance to their community, the state or the nation (See Seattle Times for story).
Erik Spoelstra (left) and Miami Heat player Josh Richardson (Photo by Keith Allison | Wikimedia commons)
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has agreed to an eight-year contract extension worth more than $120 million, the most committed money in North American coaching history, sources told ESPN (See ESPN for story).
Taylor Swift (Source: Instagram)
The University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman is set to hold the first academic class on Taylor Swift in the next semester—the first in the Philippines (See Spot.ph for story).
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