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First Filipino-American Movie Director to win the 1st Best Feature Film about Filipino-Americans (The Debut), Hawaii International Film Festival | ||
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First Filipino Mayor to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service | ||
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First Filipina to win the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award | ||
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First Filipina and 1st Asian Second runner-up in the Ford Supermodel of the World competition | ||
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First Filipina to hold the post of Senate Majority Leader | ||
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First Filipina crowned Miss Globe International | ||
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First Filipino, 1st Asian Vice President of the International Music Council Executive Committee at UNESCO | ||
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First Filipina visually-impaired summa cum laude graduate of the Ateneo de Manila University | ||
