Fe del Mundo, hailing from Intramuros, Manila, took the pioneering initiative to establish the very first pediatric hospital in the Philippines, thereby shaping and advancing the modern child healthcare system. Fe del Mundo completed her education at the University of…
More Than Just Singing Along: The Filipino Story Behind Karaoke Belting out your favorite tunes under disco lights, surrounded by friends and strangers alike – that’s the universal joy of karaoke. But did you know this beloved pastime has Filipino…
Filipino-American CEO Kiwi Camara earned more than Apple’s Tim Cook in 2022. Kiwi Camara, the CEO of legal tech company CS Disco, made $110 million last year, which is more than Cook’s $100 million salary. Camara is one of the…
Fil-Am Jessica Cox is the world’s first armless pilot, according to Guinness World Records. Jessica Cox, a Filipino-American, shines as a professional motivational speaker. Born without arms due to Phocomelia Syndrome, she turned her challenges into triumphs. Her Filipino mother,…
Marvin Lee Balaoro Tolentino, who proudly hails from Abra, is the first Filipino Bar topnotcher, having placed fifth in the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) in London, United Kingdom (UK) in December 2020. On July 7, 2015, Atty Tolentino graduated with…
She is the first female president in the history of this state university in the United states A Filipina who grew up in slums in the Philippines has just been selected to become the first female president of the Utah…
MANILA – An experimental inter-island vessel being built by Metallica Shipyard in the town of New Washington, Aklan will use sea waves to generate electricity and reduce operating costs, according to the engineer in charge of the project. The trimaran,…
MANILA—At 64 years old, Dr. Gisela Concepcion is just a year shy of retiring from university work, and perhaps several years away from finding a cure for cancer or another disease. At her lab at University of the Philippines’ Marine…