Fil-Am Nicole Scherzinger Wins Olivier Best Actress Award for 'Sunset Boulevard'

Nicole Scherzinger (Source: Inquirer.net | Instagram)

Filipino-American Nicole Scherzinger took home the Best Actress award as her West-End musical revival “Sunset Boulevard” won big at the 2024 Laurence Olivier Awards (See Inquirer.net for story).

New Law Orders Setting Up Online PH Passport Application Portal

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The New Philippine Passport Act requires the Department of Foreign Affairs to establish an online application portal and electronic one-stop shop that is “readily accessible on its official website to facilitate convenience of application and ease in gathering and submission of the requirements”(See Spot.ph for story).

Fil-Am Student Wins $25,000 Nat'l Honors Society Scholarship

Ella Mayor (left) (Source: AsAmNews)

Ella Mayor, a senior at Santa Susana High School in Simi Valley, California won a $25,000 National Honors Society Scholarship and trip to Washington, D.C. (See AsAmNews for story).

3 PH Universities in '24 QS World Rankings By Subjects

University of the Philippines, Ateneo De Manila, De La Salle University

Three institutions from the Philippines made it to the latest global ranking of universities based on subjects. The 2024 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) world university rankings by subject included the University of the Philippines (UP), De La Salle University (DLSU) and Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) (See Philstar.com for story).

UP College of Law Nabs Historic Win at '24 Jessup Moot Court Competition

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The University of the Philippines College of Law has etched its name in history once again, clinching the prestigious title of World Champions at the 2024 Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Competition held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Washington, DC (See UP College of Law Website for story).

PH Among Least Attractive Countries for Foreign Investors

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The Philippines placed 91st out of 130 countries in attractiveness to foreign investors due in part to poor business perception and financial access, according to the Milken Institute’s Global Opportunity Index (GOI) report for 2024 (See Bilyonaryo.com for story).

Filipina Named Among Top 30 Architects in the UAE

Christina Espinosa-Erlanda

Christina Espinosa-Erlanda, a Filipino architect in the UAE has been named one of the Middle East’s Top 30 Influential Architects in the 2024 Powerlist by Design Middle East. Securing the 30th spot (See TheGlobalFilipinoMagazine for story).

Lady Ann Duya Is First Aeta Woman Criminologist

Lady Ann Duya (Source: GMA News)

In a significant milestone for her tribe in Pampanga, 22-year-old Lady Anne Duya made history as the first Aeta woman to pass the Criminology Board Exam (See GMA News for story).