FROM THE PHILIPPINE OFFICIAL NEWS AGENCY Fil-Am Philanthropists Crowned Prince And Princess Of Sulu Sultanate February 16, 2007 at 9:51 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment MANILA (Mindanao Examiner / 16 Feb) – A Filipino-American couple are to be crowned with Muslim royal titles by Sultan Esmael Kiram II, of the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo, the official Philippine News Agency said Friday. It said the couple, Dr Yolanda Ortega Stern and Dr Thomas Kim Stern, both known philanthropists, will be crowned Saturday at the Filipinas Heritage Library in Makati City. In addition to being crowned Princess of Sulu and North Borneo, Dr. Yolanda Stern, an academician and author, is designated the Sultanate’s ambassador-at-large extraordinary and plenipotentiary. The title of Prince of Sulu and North Borneo will be conferred on Yolanda’s husband. “The Sterns are well-known philanthropists and their coronation is an expression of the Sultanate’s gratitude for their many financial and medical assistance to residents of the Sultanate,” the report said, quoting an unnamed associate of Sultan Kiram.
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