Netflix Docu Raves About Fil-Am Ice Cream in Florida

Phil Rosenthal (center) at Sampaguita (Source: Esquiremag.ph)

Phil Rosenthal, host of the travel and food documentary Somebody Feed Phil, said he couldn't stop raving about the frozen dessert offerings at Sampaguita, a Filipino-American Ice Cream shop in Orlando, Florida (See Esquiremag.ph for story).

Food Vendor Graduates as Top PH Nat'l Police Cadet

Police Cadet Ma. Camille Cabasis

Police Cadet Ma. Camille Cabasis who used to work at a photocopy center and sell siopao (char siu bro) in school to fund her college education emerged as topnotcher of this year’s Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) graduating class (See Philstar.com for story).

Fil-Am Nicole Scherzinger Wins Olivier Best Actress Award for 'Sunset Boulevard'

Nicole Scherzinger (Source: Inquirer.net | Instagram)

Filipino-American Nicole Scherzinger took home the Best Actress award as her West-End musical revival “Sunset Boulevard” won big at the 2024 Laurence Olivier Awards (See Inquirer.net for story).

New Law Orders Setting Up Online PH Passport Application Portal

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The New Philippine Passport Act requires the Department of Foreign Affairs to establish an online application portal and electronic one-stop shop that is “readily accessible on its official website to facilitate convenience of application and ease in gathering and submission of the requirements”(See Spot.ph for story).

Fil-Am Student Wins $25,000 Nat'l Honors Society Scholarship

Ella Mayor (left) (Source: AsAmNews)

Ella Mayor, a senior at Santa Susana High School in Simi Valley, California won a $25,000 National Honors Society Scholarship and trip to Washington, D.C. (See AsAmNews for story).

3 PH Universities in '24 QS World Rankings By Subjects

University of the Philippines, Ateneo De Manila, De La Salle University

Three institutions from the Philippines made it to the latest global ranking of universities based on subjects. The 2024 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) world university rankings by subject included the University of the Philippines (UP), De La Salle University (DLSU) and Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) (See Philstar.com for story).

UP College of Law Nabs Historic Win at '24 Jessup Moot Court Competition

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The University of the Philippines College of Law has etched its name in history once again, clinching the prestigious title of World Champions at the 2024 Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Competition held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Washington, DC (See UP College of Law Website for story).

PH Among Least Attractive Countries for Foreign Investors

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The Philippines placed 91st out of 130 countries in attractiveness to foreign investors due in part to poor business perception and financial access, according to the Milken Institute’s Global Opportunity Index (GOI) report for 2024 (See Bilyonaryo.com for story).