Fil-Am Named Artistic Producer of First AAPI Playwright Festival

Jeffrey Lo and COnrad Panganiban (Source: Inquirer.net)

Filipino American Jeffrey Lo has been named as the artistic producer of Contemporary Asian Theater Scene’s inaugural Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Playwright Festival (See Inquirer.net for story)

Fil-Am Labor Hero Is Man of the Hour in Musical

The cast of Larry the Musical (Photo by Billy Bustamante)

Filipino American labor leader and civil rights icon Larry Itliong is the man of the hour in the new musical, “Larry the Musical: An American Journey” (See Inquirer.net for story).

Bohol Artist to Get Leonardo da Vinci Int'l Art Prize in Milan

Elvin Perocho Vitor (Source: Facebook)

A visual artist from the Province of Bohol will receive the Leonardo da Vinci International Art Prize in Milan, Italy. This accolade honors contemporary artists for their artistic merit, and Elvin Perocho Vitor has earned it through his hyper-surreal painting of Pedro Angco, a fellow Boholano artist and environmental advocate (See TheGlobalFilipinoMagazine for story).

Nobel Winner Ressa to Be Harvard's 2024 Graduation Speaker

Maria Ressa (Source: Rappler | Angie De Silva)

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa will be the principal speaker at Harvard University’s 373rd commencement ceremony on May 23, the university announced on Tuesday, March 19 (See Rappler for story).

PH Named 2nd Happiest Country in SE Asia -- Report

Filipinos during Christmas (Source: Philstar)

The Philippines is the second happiest country in Southeast Asia, according to the annual World Happiness Report released by the University of Oxford’s Wellbeing Research Center in the United Kingdom (See OneNews.ph for story).

Singer Sara Geronimo Is First Filipina to Win Billboard Women's Music Award

Sarah Geronimo (Source: Reuters|Mario Azouni)

Sarah Geronimo makes history as the first homegrown Filipina to be awarded during Billboard’s Women in Music Awards in Inglewood, California on Thursday, March 7 (See Rappler/Reuters for story).

United Airlines to Launch Flights to Cebu Starting in July

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United Airlines plans to introduce new nonstop flights between Tokyo's Narita International Airport and Cebu, Philippines, starting July 31st, 2024. The daily service will make United the only U.S. carrier offering direct transpacific flights to Cebu (See AviationUpdatesph.com for story).

Filipinas Virtually Control PH Economy Via Sari-Sari Stores - Study

(Source: Packworks)

This Women’s Month, a new study from Packworks, in partnership with Fourth Wall, has found that women essentially run the local economy in the Philippines via sari-sari (variety) stores (See Esquiremag.ph for story).