Filipina Racer Bianca Bustamante Wins 1st Podium in F1 Academy in Miami

Bianca Bustamante (Source: ABS-CBN News | McLaren)

Filipina racer Bianca Bustamante clinched her first podium in F1 Academy 2024 season after finishing P2 in the second race of Round 2 in Miami, Florida in the US (See ABS-CBN for story).

3 Filipinas Nominated for 2024 Pulitzer Prizes

From Top to Bottom: Hannah Reyes Morales, Nicole Dungca and Ren Galeno (Source: Rappler)

Two Filipinas – photographer Hannah Reyes Morales and visual artist Ren Galeno – and Filipino-American investigative journalist Nicole Dungca were named finalists in the 2024 Pulitzer Prizes, the most prestigious honor for journalists in the United States, on Wednesday, May 6 (See Rappler for story).

Philadelphia Eagles Draft Fil-Am Wide Receiver Johnny Wilson

Johnny Wilson (Photo by Melina Myers | USA Today)

Former Florida State wide receiver Johnny Wilson has been drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round with the No. 185 overall pick, becoming the eighth Seminoles drafted thus thus far in the 2024 NFL Draft (See Sports Illustrated for story).

Patricia Evangelista Wins NY Public Library/Helen Bernstein Journalism Award

Patricia Evangelista (Source: Rappler)

Investigative journalist Patricia Evangelista is the winner of the 2024 Helen Berstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism, The New York Public Library (NYPL) announced on Thursday, May 2. The Manila-based Filipino author was recognized for her 2023 New York Times best-seller Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country (See Rappler for story).

Jollibee Workers in Maryland Demand Holiday Pay

Workers at the popular Jollibee in Maryland are demanding better pay during holidays. Community members in support rallied outside the Jollibee in Wheaton, the only Maryland site, on Wednesday to demand management listen to crew members (See WUSA9 News for story).

Fil-Am Trump Critic Donates Maximum Amount to Biden Campaign

George Conway (Photo by MIchael Brochstein/SIPA USA)

Trump critic George Conway has made a $929,600 donation to the Biden Victory Fund, the legal maximum amount possible. The longtime conservative attorney and ex-husband of former Trump senior counselor Kellyanne Conway (See CNN for story).

First Fil-Am NFL Quarterback Roman Gabriel Dies, 83

Roman Gabriel (Source: facebook)

Roman Gabriel, the first Filipino American quarterback in the NFL and the league MVP in 1969, died Saturday. He was 83. He still holds the Rams' team record with 154 touchdown passes (See ESPN for story).

Netflix Docu Raves About Fil-Am Ice Cream in Florida

Phil Rosenthal (center) at Sampaguita (Source: Esquiremag.ph)

Phil Rosenthal, host of the travel and food documentary Somebody Feed Phil, said he couldn't stop raving about the frozen dessert offerings at Sampaguita, a Filipino-American Ice Cream shop in Orlando, Florida (See Esquiremag.ph for story).