Coronation of PIWC (Philippine Independence Week Committee) Beauty Queens and Gala Night 2026 Hyatt Regency O’Hare – June 20, 2026

2026 Outstanding Filipino Americans PIWC Awardees Janice Dantes (Attorney-at-Law) Legal Community Service; Evelyn de Asis-Natividad (Ph.D.)
Community Leadership (Chicago Alderwoman Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth) Political Leadership; Norma Manankil (B.S. Ed.) Community Service; Elenita Rubio (M.D.) Humanitarian Service;
Marylou Dangalan, (BSN; RN) Nursing Leadership; Nirmla Palogan Johnson Leadership in Business Management; Felix Llanes (Mining Engineer) Philanthropy; Marjorie Quintong Querubin Llanes, (BS Commerce) Philanthropy. Nida Blankas Hernaez, MD, 2025 PIWC Overall Chairperson; Leadership and Humanitarian Service (PIWC Awards Chair 2026 is Dely Villalon).

PIWC annual Appreciation Event 2026 held at Allegra Banquets Schiller Park on July 18, 2026.