A Kuwait-based Filipino bodybuilder won gold at the most prestigious bodybuilding competition in the world held recently in Madrid, Spain, reports ABS-CBN News. Ariel Guong won the gold in the 75 kilos below category of the 2013 Arnold Classic. The event is headed by former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenneger.
President Benigno Aquino III will honor Rep. Jasmine Bacurnay-Lee of the South Korean National Assembly when he visits the country, reports GMA News. Bacurnay-Lee, a Filipina TV host and actress, became the first naturalized Korean citizen to win a seat in the National Assembly.
Deaths from the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit parts of Central Visayas and Mindanao rose to 175, reports Inquirer.net. The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council's latest bulletin stated that 162 bodies have been recovered in Bohol, 12 in Cebu and one in Siquijor.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has nominated "Metro Manila" for best foreign language film for the 2014 Oscars, reports Gov.UK. British filmmaker Sean Ellis' masterpiece won the Audience Award for World Cinema in this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
English proficiency and a younger age will give added advantage to Filipinos seeking jobs in Canada as the Canadian government implements a new selection system for its Federal Skill Worker Program, reports Philstar.com.
The Swiss government is offering scholarships to those currently taking up doctorates in the Philippines and to medical doctors wishing to undertake specializations in select universities in Switzerland, reports Inquirer.net.
Filipinos are in demand here as educators and teachers, Philippine Ambassador Rosario Aguinaldo to Indonesia told ABS-CBN News. Indonesians reportedly see Filipinos as a valuable resource in their quest to improve their English communication skills.
HONG KONG--A plan by two Hong Kong lawmakers to stop Philippine maids from working here has drawn harsh criticism, reports Hong Kong's The Standard. No political party is willing to second the pair's motion to ban Filipinos from Hong Kong - and even relatives of the Manila hostage victims have rejected the idea. The threat was made yesterday after Philippine President Benigno Aquino refused to apologize for the 2010 Manila tragedy in which eight Hong Kong residents were killed in tourist bus hijacking by an embittered ex-cop.
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