First Fil-Am Woman in California Assembly Named Asst. Majority Whip

Assemblymember Jessica Caloza (D-Los Angeles) (Source: Inquirer)

California’s first Filipina assemblymember, Jessica Caloza (D-Los Angeles), has been appointed assistant majority whip of the California State Assembly (See Inquirer.net for story).

Filipina American Is Interim Mayor of Oakland, CA

Filipino American Nikki Fortunato Bas, a lifelong community organizer and defender of worker rights, is the interim mayor of this most populous city on the eastern rim of San Francisco Bay. Then on Jan. 6, Bas will be taking on yet another unprecedented role for a Filipino American in Alameda County or in any of the eight other Bay Area counties when she swears into the Board of Supervisors(See Inquirer.net for story).

San Fernando, Pampanga on CNN's List of Best Cities to Go for Xmas

San Fernando, Pampanga (Source: Facebook)

The City of San Fernando in  Pampanga was included on CNN’s “15 of the best places to go for Christmas”(See the summitexpress.com for story).

First Filipina American Elected to California State Legislature Inducted

Jessica Caloza made history as the first Filipina elected to California’s State Legislature. Her induction ceremony, held in Sacramento, was attended by supporters and community leaders who celebrated this groundbreaking achievement (See Asamnews.com for story).

PH Opens University Classrooms to 31 Myanmar Refugees

This photo shows the four Philippine universities that will welcome Myanmar refugees under a USAID scholarship program. (Source: Philstar)

Thirty-one refugees who fled Myanmar's military regime are rebuilding their disrupted lives in an unlikely place: classrooms of Philippine universities (See Philstar for story).

Indonesia Commutes Filipina's Death Sentence to Life in Prison

The Indonesian government has agreed to commute Mary Jane Veloso's death sentence to life imprisonment. Velosi was convicted of drug smuggling (See Philstar for story).

PH's Chelsea Manalo Is Miss Universe Asia 2024

Miss Universe Philippines Chelsea Manalo (Source: Wikipedia | Youtube)

Miss Universe Philippines 2024 Chelsea Manalo did not go home empty handed as she was declared as one of the continental queens of the pageant. Manalo was declared as Miss Universe Asia 2024 along with 3 other queens from their respective continents (See ABS-CBN for story).

Fil-Am Wesley So Vaults to 2nd Place in Tata Int'l Tournament

Wesley So won his last six matches on Sunday, November 17, and vaulted to second place behind world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the 2024 Tata Steel Chess India blitz tournament at the Dhomo Dhanyo Auditorium in Kolkata (See Rappler for story.)