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New Zealand vs. Philippines Highlights | 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Check out the highlights as New Zealand and Philippines squared off in each team's second game of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup matchup. THE PHILIPPINES STAYS ALIVE! The Filipinas stun New Zealand, 1-0, as they record their first ever win at the World Cup stage. Sarina Bolden scored the only goal of the match at the 24th minute. The Philippines now has 3 points in Group A. #FIFAWWC https://t.co/JxQYI2YfFE pic.twitter.com/EmX7myAciO — Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) July 25, 2023 The Philippines 🇵🇭 beat New Zealand 🇳🇿, 1-0, at the Women's World Cup. Sarina Bolden, a California-born forward, scored the first goal in Philippines World Cup history. https://t.co/im4DuqMvmi pic.twitter.com/WLFA3wI58u — The New York Times (@nytimes) July 25, 2023 THE PHILIPPINES STAYS ALIVE! The Filipinas stun New Zealand, 1-0, as they record their first ever win at the World Cup stage. Sarina Bolden scored the only...

Hidilyn Diaz set two Olympic records on her way to winning the women's 55kg, bringing the Philippines its first gold medal in Olympic history. History. Made. Hidilyn Diaz has won the first ever gold medal for Philippines! #PHI #Gold #PHI #Gold #PHI #Gold pic.twitter.com/hrhavf2Iyp — Olympics (@Olympics) July 26, 2021

The White House Initiative on AAPIs and the White House Office of Public Engagement hosted the first-ever White House Celebration of Filipino American History Month Billy Dec, member of the President’s Advisory Commission on AAPIs, moderated a panel with Filipino American trailblazers, which included Cristeta Comerford, the first Filipino American White House Executive Chef; Apl.de.ap, Co-Founder of the Black Eyed Peas; Cassie, singer; Geena Rocero, model and founder of Gender Proud; Jo Koy, comedian; and Ronnie del Carmen, Co-Director of Pixar Animation Studios. The speakers highlighted how they have blazed the trail in their respective fields, and recognized the role that their families – especially their mothers – played throughout their experiences. From the White House blog : The Celebration kicked off with remarks by Jason Tengco, Deputy Director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs), and Mel Orpilla, President of the Filipino Am...

Elaine Quijano wins Vice Presidential Debate Source: Twitter As @FiveThirtyEight tweeted, "VP debates don’t move the polls much even when they’re pretty good debates."  Since almost everyone agreed that last night's Vice Presidential Debate was not a very good one, who won? There were negative ratings of moderator Elaine Quijano , the CBSN anchor.  That was to be expected since you can't please everyone. "Sticking firmly to script, Elaine Quijano loses the debate." CNNMoney "Elaine Quijano cuts off the drama." Politico "The media jury is split on debate moderator Elaine Quijano." Washington Post‎ Even David Axelrod , former Chief Strategist for Barack Obama's presidential campaigns and now Senior Political Commentator for CNN, tweeted the following: . @Elaine_Quijano seems intent on running through her questions, even when significant exchanges are happening. #VPDebate — David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) October 5, 201...

Janine Tugonon: the first full-blooded Filipina model of Victoria’s Secret The face that captured the Universe—and emerged as 1st runner-up—at the 2012 Miss Universe pageant has once again conquered the international scene. This time, as one of Victoria Secret’s models for its “Pink” fashion line, making Janine Tugonon the first full-blooded Filipina to be part of the prestigious brand. Read more at  AsianJournal.com . Thank you so much @VSPINK https://t.co/GcwqxL7X6K — Janine Mari Tugonon (@janine_tugonon) September 1, 2016

CHICAGO,IL: Jessica A. O’Brien broke many barriers on her journey to becoming the first Filipina American judge in the Circuit Court of Cook County in 2012. Before that, at John Marshall Law School, she was the first student to graduate with a J.D./L.L.M joint degree in tax law. Most recently, O’Brien became the first Asian American woman to become president of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI), an organization that has been around for over 100 years. The Asian American Bar Association of Chicago awarded the Honorable Jessica A. O'Brien with the 2016 Vanguard award. But the first time she ever saw a courtroom was as an acting litigator working for a mid-size firm. She usually handled the transactional side, but one day she was asked to do some litigation, the process of bringing a civil case to either a trial or resolution. She was understandably nervous. “I get to court, and prepare to read my speech the attorneys told me to read, but the judge never l...

CBS New's Elaine Quijano makes history as first Asian-American debate moderator Elaine Quijano is also the first digital news journalist to host a debate. The debate, which will take place on Oct. 4 at Longwood University in Virginia, is the only one scheduled between VP hopefuls Democratic Senator Tim Kaine and Republican Governor Mike Pence. About Elaine Quijano : Elaine Quijano is a Filipino-American . She grew up in the Skokie and Morton Grove suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. She received a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1995 from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.  Read more at  Wikipedia . She is an anchor for CBSN , the CBS News 24-hour digital streaming network, and a correspondent for CBS News contributing to all CBS News broadcasts and platforms. In her role at CBSN, Quijano has anchored the streaming network’s coverage of primary, debate and political convention nights throughout the 2016 presidential campaign. Quijano anchors weekdays o...

On June 13, 2016, Ali Ewoldt became a 'Filipino First.'  She is the first actress of Filipino-descent to play Christine Daaé on Broadway .  But even bigger, Ali is also the first Asian actress and the first actress of color to play Christine Daaé on Broadway! “It was so exciting to be cast in the role—period. But to have this honor on top of it is pretty incredible,” Ewoldt told  InStyle . From her personal website , Ali was born outside Chicago and raised 45 minutes north of New York City in the small town of Pleasantville. She has loved performing for as long as she can remember. She made her Broadway debut as Cosette in the 1st Broadway Revival of Les Miserables and is currently in the company of the Tony Award-winning revival of The King and I at Lincoln Center directed by Bartlett Sher. Ali has starred as Maria in the 1st National Tour of West Side Story directed by Arthur Laurents and David Saint and played Luisa in the The Fantasticks Off-Broadway, the worl...

Another Filipino first: Filipina Editor Michi Trota wins Hugo Award This year's Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine went to Uncanny Magazine , edited by Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky. With Uncanny Magazine's win, Chicagoan Michi Trota became the first Filipino or Filipina to win a prestigious Hugo Award. Michi Trota is all smiles at 74th World Science Fiction Convention, MidAmeriCon II in Kansas City, Missouri. Photo Credit @geekmelange Watch 'Uncanny Magazine' editors win the 2016 Hugo Awards for Best Semiprozine Michi Trota's acceptance speech is on her website GeekMelange.com .  The full list of this year's winners are on TheHugoAwards.org . 2016 Hugo Awards Acceptance Speech from MidAmeriCon II https://t.co/2Lqctc8xEv pic.twitter.com/R0Iy2TRXeJ — Michi Trota (@GeekMelange) August 21, 2016 From Wikipedia: The Hugo Awards are a set of awards given annually for the best sci...