Where does Silicon Valley’s talent come from? A map made by Bloomberg Businessweek shows the Philippines is the 6th biggest source of tech talent for Silicon Valley, “Asian Americans became the majority of the tech workforce there in 2010, and one-third of Valley startups “are founded by Indian Americans,” reports TechInvestorNews.
The European Union will donate 30 million euros in additional financial assistance to help the Philippines rebuild areas hit by Super Typhoon Yolanda. This was announced by Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, reports Inquirer.net.
Federal officers arrested a drunken Filipino passenger, 53-year-old Edgar Nonga, aboard a US-bound Philippine Airlines flight for allegedly trying to kiss a female flight attendant and attacking a male a crew member who came to her aid, reports Inquirer.net.
The Kuwait Court of First Instance has sentenced to death by hanging a lance corporal at the General Traffic Department for raping and attempting to kill a Filipina in 2012, reports ABS-CBN News.
Two Filipino children are part of the prestigious Sistine Chapel Choir (Cappella Musicale Pontificia Sistina), reports Muntingnayon.com. Ten-year-old Dan Arancina and 11-year-old Emanuele Mejico are both part of the official boy choristers of the Sistine Chapel Choir.
Two visually impaired models—Arjhessa Espiritu and Czarinah Mercado—opened the showcase of designer Audie Espino's (AudieAE) EsAc collection on day four of Philippine Fashion Week, reports GMA News.
Arjhessa Espiritu and Czarinah Mercado (Photo by Argel Erfe https://www.facebook.com/argel.erfe)
Two of the Boston Ballet's principal dancers are Filipino American siblings Lia and Jeffrey Cirio, who will be performing with the company at the Lincoln Center at the end of June, reports GMA News. The Cirio siblings are such outstanding dancers, they have been featured in Boston’s leading publications and dance magazines.
The Philippine economy’s performance in the first quarter, which fell short of all expectations, was still impressive and would likely prove to be a one-time slump in the country’s climb. British bank HSBC told investors that the economy’s main growth driver—household consumption—would remain strong, thanks to remittance flows and the country’s young population, reports Inquirer.net.
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