Bretman Rock, Shibby de Guzman among TIME’s Most Influential Teens of 2017

 News
Nov 022017
 

A student activist and a beauty vlogger were chosen by TIME magazine as the 30 Most Influential Teens of 2017.

14-year-old Shibby De Guzman, a St. Scholastica’s College-Manila ninth grader was recognized after she was photographed protesting the lionization of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, according to Time Magazine.

“She carried a megaphone and wore a cardboard sign similar to those sometimes strewn over the bodies of drug-war victims.

Then, in a widely shared social-media post, she shut down critics who alleged that her fellow protesters were “brainwashed,” the magazine said.

Guzman: Courtesy of Shamah S. Bulangis; Getty Images

Reacting to the Time accolade, Shibby said she mainly took opportunities “suddenly out there” for her to do good.

Hawaii-based beauty vlogger Bretman Rock also made the cut after dominating social media with his fierce and hilarious make-up tutorials and Instagram antics.

Rock is known for his makeup skills that could give the Kardashians a run for their money, according to Time Magazine.

Bretman was born in Cagayan Valley and moved to Hawaii when he was 7 or 8 years old.
The 19-year-old born in Cagayan with nearly 9 million Instagram followers toured the United States and returned home to the Philippines to host the Miss Universe red carpet show.

The two Pinoy teens joined the year’s youngest celebrity heartthrobs, music stars, top-notch athletes, trend-setters, inventors, dancers, and goodwill ambassadors on Time’s list.
Here’s the complete list of TIME’s Most Influential Teens of 2017: http://time.com/5003930/most-influential-teens-2017/?xid=time_socialflow_facebook&utm_campaign=time&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social

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Of calamities and taxes

 Economy
Nov 202013
 

SUPER TYPHOON Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) is definitely one for the books — significantly surpassing all records and recalibrating atmospheric standards. It is by far the strongest typhoon in Philippine history and in the world this year. By a wide-range of comparison, its sustained winds of 315 kilometers per hour were far stronger than hurricane Katrina’s (2005) winds of 201 km/h and superstorm Sandy’s winds of 129 km/h. Emphasizing the typhoon’s impact on the global environment, TIME, in its Nov. 25 issue, bleakly remarked: “Haiyan wasn’t the result of climate change, but the typhoon’s strength could well be a sign of catastrophes to come”.

Fil-Am scientist, who helped find a cure for HIV baby, among TIME’s most influential people

 News
Apr 252013
 
Fil-Am scientist, who helped find a cure for HIV baby, among TIME’s most influential people

By ELTON LUGAY (TheFilAm.net) INQUIRER.net U.S. Bureau 6:00 am | Friday, April 26th, 2013 Dr. Katherine Luzuriaga NEW YORK CITY—One of two Filipinos who made this year’s TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World is Dr. Katherine Luzuriaga, a pediatric allergist and immunologist from the University of Massachusetts, who was part of the team that developed a cure for an HIV-positive infant. The other awardee is Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino. They were among the prominent and distinguished personalities who were honored at an April 23 awards ceremony at the Time Warner Center on Columbus Circle. Aquino was not present. “We consider this a great achievement,” Luzuriaga, speaking for her team, said. “We’re very honored and actually very humbled to be among the ranks of these individuals that have been chosen.” Luzuriaga, a Filipino American, has been at the forefront of pediatric HIV/AIDS research. Her bio says she has over 20 years experience in “patient-oriented research focused on mother-to-child transmission of HIV.” Later, she asked me, “Pilipino ka ba? Darating ba si presidente?” Luzuriaga, who is also a professor of pediatrics and medicine, said her team is honored “to have our work considered to Barbara Walters be of greatinfluence. To a scientist, that means a lot.” The work does not end with the TIME honor, she said. “One of the things about the finding is that it points the way to new studies that we can do and we’d like to go on and continue to make progress Read More …