2 Filipinos among 30 Most Influential Teens

  DUBAI - Two Filipino teenagers were voted into Time magazine's 30 Most Influential Teens of 2017, joining the list that includes celebrities Jaden Smith and Elle Fanning. Time said its annual list was based on "accolades across numerous fields, global impact through social media and overall ability to drive news". Meet the two extraordinary Filipinos who made it to this year's cut:

Bretman Rock, 19

"There is nobody on the Internet more fabulous than Rock," Time described the social media influencer with nearly 9 million followers on Instagram.
The Hawaii-based Filipino beauty vlogger shot to fame for demonstrating makeup skills—fierce contouring, flawless eyebrows—that could give the Kardashians a run for their money. Rock is popular for his musings alongside his glamour tips. “This nose can be fixed with contour… but your attitude and personality can’t,” he wrote in one post, taking a jab at his haters.
 
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Rock's career is on a roll. Earlier this year, he hosted the Miss Universe red-carpet preshow and in September, he kicked off a national fan tour.

Hosting now for @mtv IG Stories now for the #VMA's!✨go watch ? Styled by: @crazycostumelady

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Shibby de Guzman, 14

The girl who held the megaphone at a rally against the burial of the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the heroes' cemetery shot to fame for her "a risky move to speak out" against the Philippine government, according to Times. Shibby de GuzmanA photo of Shibby de Guzman in that rally was widely shared on social media where she shut down critics that alleged that her fellow protesters were "brainwashed". “We completely know and understand the injustice we are protesting against,” wrote the student from St. Scholastica. Now in ninth grade, de Guzman hopes to encourage more youth to let their voice be heard. “It’s so important that know their own rights and when authorities abuse them,” she told Times. “There are values that aren’t up for debate.”

5 youngest influential teens of 2017

Millie Bobby Brown Age: 13 From: US millie brown Her story: Not many actors can say they got an Emmy nomination, and worldwide fame, for convincing the world that they have superpowers. Brown can, thanks to her role on Netflix’s sci-fi ’80s-nostalgia-fest Stranger Things. She plays Eleven, a mysterious girl—part science experiment, part prodigy, part awkward teen—who uses telekinesis to ward off evil. But there’s remarkable nuance in Brown’s performance, the kind that is able to convey melancholy beneath magic. It has made Eleven the standout character on a show brimming with them, one who inspires Internet memes, Halloween costumes and newfound interest in Eggo waffles (Eleven’s favorite food). Mikaila Ulmer Age: 13 From: Texas, US mikaela ulmer Her story:  After she was stung by a bee, twice, in 2009, the Texas native developed a fascination with them. Using her great grandmother’s recipe, Ulmer made a blend, sweetened with local honey, to sell at community business fairs, donating 10 percent of her profits to honeybee advocate groups. By 2014, her side project was a full-blown business. Now Me & the Bees Lemonade is stocked at more than 300 Whole Foods Markets, Wegmans and other grocers across the U.S. and Ulmer runs a nonprofit, the Healthy Hive Foundation, to raise awareness about the plight of the honeybee. Shibby de Guzman Age: 14 From: Philippines Shibby de Guzman Her story: Shibby de Guzman shot to prominence after she was photographed protesting the lionization of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos. 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”: “We completely know and understand the injustice we are protesting against.” Now in the ninth grade, de Guzman hopes to rally even more young people to take action in the Philippines. Moziah Bridges Age: 15 From: US Moziah Bridges His story: At age 9, Bridges launched his own handmade bow-tie business from his grandmother’s kitchen table. Now Mo’s Bows is worth about $1.5 million—thanks in part to his 2015 appearance on ABC’s Shark Tank and, more recently, a licensing deal with the NBA that lets Bridges sell bow ties featuring team logos. But the Memphis native has even grander ambitions: he plans to expand globally, breaking into new clothing markets (he just released a line of neckties), while working toward graduating from high school and getting his driver’s license. Salvador Gómez Colón Age: 15 From: Puerto Rico salvador His story: Salvador started the Light and Hope for Puerto Rico, a Generosity campaign to raise money for solar lamps, hand-operated washing machines and other supplies for his neighbors in need. In four days, he raised $36,000; the total now stands at $75,000 and counting. Colón estimates that the money will be able to help at least 1,000 people.
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