First Filipino: YEAR 2009 FILIPINO TRAILBLAZERS

1.03.2010

	Armando Lee	Profile
	First Filipino Master of Science (MS) degree holder in Astronomy in the Philippines

	Brillante Mendoza	Profile
	First Filipino to win Best Director Award for a full-length film at Cannes International Film Festival

	Corazon Yap-Bahjin	Profile
	First Filipina Muslim ambassador

	Efren Peñaflorida	Profile
	First Filipino CNN 'Hero of the Year'

	Jommy Teotico	Profile
	First Filipino "El Ultimo Participante" in "Pinoy Fear Factor"

	Joy Rojas	Profile
	First Filipina and first Southeast Asian woman to run across 3,107 miles across the United States

	Leopoldo Quintos Jr.	Profile
	First Filipino Gurgitator

	Manny Pacquiao	Profile
	First Filipino sports billionaire First Filipino boxer to have won seven world titles in seven different weight classes

	Maria Cecilia Flores-Oebanda	Profile
	First Filipina and first person to receive the first US anti-child labor award
	Rhea Peñaflor	Profile
	First Filipina journalist to become a European Journalism Institute Scholar
	Rubilen Amit	Profile
	First Filipina world billiards champion in the Jbet.net World Women's 10-Ball Championship

Did you know...

...that President Noynoy Aquino was the first Filipino bachelor to become President of the Republic of the Philippines?
...that Astronomer Armando Lee was the first Filipino Master of Science (MS) degree holder in Astronomy in the Philippines?
...that race driver Marlon Stockinger was the first Filipino-Swiss race winner in the Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship?
...that Joy Rojas was the first Filipina to run across 3,107 miles across the United States?
...that boxing champion Manny Pacquiao was the first Filipino sports billionaire?
...that José Rizal was given the label 'First Filipino' by Leon Ma. Guerrero, the first Filipino Ambassador to Germany?