Snapchat's Bobby Murphy (Source: Forbes)
Filipino-American Bobby Murphy, 26, is the second youngest billionaire in the world in 2015, according to a report by Forbes. Murphy, cofounder of mobile application Snapchat, has a net worth of $1.5 billion. His cofounder, Snapchat’s 24 year-old chief executive officer Evan Spiegel, is named the world’s youngest billionaire.
Manny Pacquiao has always believed he can do what 47 other fighters before him have failed to do — beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the ring. Turns out a lot of other people are believers, too. And they’re backing their opinions with real money. reports Inquirer.net. Pacquiao has already narrowed the odds for the big fight in Las Vegas' legal sports books. By the time they get into the ring May 2, it’s conceivable that Mayweather might not be favored at all.
Philippine economic growth accelerated last quarter as government spending and manufacturing output rose, capping the best three years of expansion since the mid-1950s. Stocks rose to a record, reports Bloomberg.com. Gross domestic product increased 6.9 percent in the three months through December from a year earlier.
She's not a household name yet, but Joy Villa's 2015 Grammys dress will probably change that. The aspiring singer wore a dress and matching hat made out of orange construction snow fencing, when she walked the Grammys red carpet. Joy sported nothing but nipple tape and a nude thong underneath, reports the Huffington Post. The designer, Andre Soriano, is Filipino.
Joy Villa (Source: Getty Images)
Carlyle Nuera (Source: Mattel)
A new Filipina Barbie doll, Mutya Barbie – recalling the glamour of old-school Filipino beauty pageants – has been released by Mattel as part of the brand’s , reports MSNBC. The debut Barbie doll of designer Carlyle Nuera, Mutya Barbie, was inspired by both his culture and his own family.
Filipino dairy workers in New Zealand may have to leave the country in droves after their applications for residency visas were rejected by the country's immigration bureau, reports GMA News. Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment spokeswoman Rachel Purdom said that 57 percent of applications for residency from Filipinos were declined in 2014.
Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. (Source: www.senate.gov)
Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr’s wealth continues to rise even as his family businesses are operating at a loss, reports Rappler.com. With a declared net worth of only P600,000 in 1992 after securing a seat in the House of Representatives for the 2nd district of Ilocos Norte, the 57-year-old Marcos scion’s net worth has jumped to P197.47 million or P441.997 million, depending on the basis of the computation in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth.
Some 600 Filipino expatriates from 30 countries who convened at the Manila Hotel February 25 to 27 for the Third Global Summit of Filipinos in the Diaspora, reports Inquirer.net.
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