Pacquiao Not Yet Finished--Tyson

Former world heavyweight champion “Iron” Mike Tyson says Manny Pacquiao, is not yet finished as a top-level boxer and a pay-per-view draw, reports ABS-CBNnews.com. “Well, Pacquiao is back. Because he fights Brandon Rios, and he sells the place out – he is back,” Tyson said. Pacquiao will take on Rios, a hard-hitting former world lightweight champion, this November in Macau. “When you’re not back is when you’re finished, and nobody wants to see your face no more,” Tyson explained. 

OFW Killed in Egypt

A female Filipino worker was  killed in Egypt on August 17, although it was not clear if her death was connected to the political upheaval currently gripping the African nation, reports GMANews.tv. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman Raul Hernandez said her body “was found concealed in a large suitcase which was left around the dump site in Nasr City.”

Pinoy Dance Group Raises Funds on Vegas Sidewalk

LAS VEGAS--The dance group Philippine All Stars is trying to pay more than P2 million in debt in the Philippines by showing off its members' skills on the sidewalk in front of the Bally’s Hotel and Casino, reports ABS-CBNnews.com. They hope to raise funds to pay back P2.8 million in dues and to stay afloat for their expenses while in the US, after competing in the recent World Hip Hop International in Las Vegas.

Bill to Criminalize Mail-Order Matchmaking on Internet

To protect Filipino women, new House Bill 222 would amend the Anti-Mail Order Bride Law to criminalize matchmaking of Filipinas and foreign nationals on Internet websites, reports ABS-CBNnews.com. 

Seoul Mayor Backs 'Little Manila' Market

Seoul Mayor Won-soon Park expressed support for "Little Manila," a market set up by Filipinos in the South Korean capital. In an interview with ABS-CBNnews.com in Manila, Park said he has asked his staff to provide support for the Filipinos who meet every Sunday in "Little Manila" in Hyehwa, Jongno district.

Gay Pinoy Spared from Deportation

LOS ANGELES--A gay Filipino man won a reprieve from deportation after a US federal appeals court reversed an immigration judge’s decision to deport him, reports Asian Journal. Judge Harry Pregerson of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on July 24 granted 37-year-old Dennis Quiambao Vitug’s petition to remain in the US, after finding that Vitug likely faces harassment and maltreatment in the Philippines because of his homosexuality and HIV-positive status. 

Floods Swamp Luzon

 Torrential rains dumped by the southwest monsoon enhanced by tropical storm “Maring” (international name Trami) has affected nearly 95,000 persons, reports Inquirer.net. Authorities said 94,226 persons or 19,981 families were affected by the weather disturbances.

HK Gov't Asked to Review Live-In Policy for Domestics

More than 30 organizations of migrant workers, employers, students and support groups joined forces to call on the Hong Kong government to review the mandatory live-in policy for foreign domestic helpers imposed in 2003, reports SunWeb.com. The call was issued in the wake of a raid in Discovery Bay, in which six Filipina domestic workers who were not living with their employers were arrested. Their employers are also being questioned.