The Most-Read Stories of 2024

People and history -- that's what you, our dear readers, enjoyed reading about the most as indicated by this list of the most popular stories of the year just past. We take this as a guide to plan out our editorial calendar for 2025. 

It is Positively Filipino's 12th year of publication and we hope you continue to read us. And, if you are so inclined to write and/or  you have access to a story for and about Filipinos that has to be told, please let us know at submissions@positivelyfilipino.com.

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1) Senator Risa Hontiveros: Mother Courage by Gemma Nemenzo 
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/senator-risa-hontiveros-mother-courage

Senator Risa Hontiveros at a Senate hearing (Source: Facebook)

2) For Barbara "Tweetums" Cruz Gonzalez by Karina Africa Bolasco
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/for-barbara-tweetums-cruz-gonzalez-1944-2024

Tweetums and her husband, Loy

3) The Ilocano Gang of Salinas Valley by Alex Fabros 
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/the-ilocano-gang-of-salinas-valley

Faustino Fabros’ gang protected the Filipino Social Clubs, taxi dance halls, and bootlegging operations. 

4)  New Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David: Just Call Him Apung Ambo by Paulynn Sicam 
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/new-cardinal-pablo-virgilio-david-just-call-him-apung-ambo

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David (Source: UCANews)

5) Francis Greg - A New Voice from Cebu by Gary Ferrington 
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/francis-greg-a-new-voice-from-cebu

Video: The Philippine landscape is often the setting for cover videos by Francis Greg as in this rendition of 'I Live My Life for You’, Filmed on Osmeña Peak, Cebu (Image courtesy of the artist).

6) Petra Durrance - Activist, Educator, Healer, Trailblazer by Lani Domaloy 
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/petra-durrance-activist-educator-healer-trailblazer

Petra and David Durrance now at their home in Shawnigan Lake.

7) Before Lea Salonga, Filipinos Who Made It to Broadway and U.S. Films by Myles Garcia 
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/before-lea-salonga-filipinos-who-made-it-to-broadway-and-us-films

Neile Adams from the 1957 film, This Could Be The Night

8) How Leather Goods brand "Our Tribe" Increased by Bella Bonner  
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/how-leather-goods-brand-our-tribe-increased

A coin purse with the Our Tribe stamp of quality (Photo by Ludy Samson)

9) An Artist Reunites with her Muse by Meyen Quigley
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/an-artist-reunites-with-her-muse

Delia Laglagaron

10) Ferdie and Ninoy, Brothers at Odds by Rogie Concepcion 
https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/ferdie-and-ninoy-brothers-at-odds

Sen. Benigno Aquino, Jr. and President Ferdinand Marcos (Source: History: Ferdinand Marcos and Benigno Ninoy Aquino's Untold Stories)