UCLA Taps Fil-Am as Dean of School of Theer, Film & TV

UCLA has announced that award-winning Filipino American filmmaker, author and scholar Celine Parreñas Shimizu will take the helm as the next dean of its School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT), beginning July 1 (See Inquirer.net for story). 

Filipino scientists invent low-cost liquid lenses for schools, cameras

Filipino scientists developed affordable and dynamically adjustable water-based lenses with various potential future applications, including in classrooms, research labs, cameras, and wearable gadget (See Manila Standard for story).

St. Louis Plaque Marks Site of 1904 World's Fair Filipino 'Human Zoo'

Janna Langholz, 36, (left) and Mary Talusan Lacanlale, a descendant of Capt. Pedro B. Navarro, the first Filipino conductor of the Philippine Constabulary Band, at the historical plaque marking the site of the Philippine Village at the 1904 World’s Fair on Friday in Clayton (Source: stlpr.org).

A new historical plaque in Clayton, Missouri, will now mark the site of the misguided Philippine Village during the 1904 World’s Fair, where a "human zoo" displayed nearly 1,200 Filipino and Indigenous people for fair visitors (See NPR for story).

West PH Sea Now Shown in Google Maps

West Philippine Sea (Source: Manila Standard/Google Maps)

For several years , the West Philippine Sea could not be located in Google Maps. Now, not only has Google Maps plotted the WPS, it also showed the stretch of the area up to the Spratly Islands or the Kalayaan Group of Islands (See Manila Standard for story).

3 in 5 Filipinos back ICC case vs. Duterte, But His Allies Rise in Polls

Even as 3 in 5 Filipinos believe former President Rodrigo Duterte should stand ICC trial in The Hague over his drug war killings, some of his Senate allies continue to climb in pre-election polls (See Philstar for story).

UP Scientists Build Advanced Flood Forecasting System

(Source: science.up.edu)

Scientists at the University of the Philippines have developed an impact-based flood forecasting system capable of predicting flooding in the entire Philippines. The system was funded by the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID-BHA) (See UP Science for story).

Pilita Corrales, 'Asia's Queen of Songs,' Dies at 85

Pilita Corrales, who earned the title of “Asia’s Queen of Songs” for her invaluable legacy in Philippine music, has died, her family announced on Saturday, April 12. She was 85 (See Rappler for story).

UP Researchers Create Fast-Acting Herbal Alternative Painkiller

University of the Philippines Manila researchers have developed a fast-acting herbal painkiller made from Yerba Buena (Mentha cordifolia Opiz or yerba buena, mint, or spearmint) as a safer, longer-lasting alternative to synthetic painkillers like Paracetamol (See ABS-CBN News for story)