A Southern California jury convicted 62-year-old Filipino, Tomas Infante, in the brutal murder of his wife, Charito Tolentino, a Filipina nurse, reports ABS-CBN News. Prosecutors claimed that Infante killed the 57-year-old Tolentino after his girlfriend discovered that he was married.
Photo: Netherlands' Jonathan De Guzman and USA's Nick Rimando (Source: FIFA.com)
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) identified two athletes in the ongoing World Cup in Brazil who have Filipino ancestry, reports Philstar.com. Jonathan de Guzman, born to a Jamaican mother and a Filipino father, plays for the Netherlands. Team USA goalkeeper Nick Rimando, meanwhile, has a Filipino father and a Mexican mother.
Only two out of about 900 Filipinos have chosen to leave war-torn Iraq and return to the Philippines, reports Philstar.com. The two were employed at the US embassy in Baghdad. The Department of Foreign Affairs said most of the Filipinos in Iraq are based in Kurdistan, and that many of them are professionals. About 152 Filipinos are working in Baghdad, the DFA added.
A 39-year-old Filipino crew member of a container ship was found dead June 18, Wednesday night at the Port of Los Angeles, reports Inquirer.net. Initial investigation by the Port Police and the Federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration showed that the victim died from blunt force trauma to the head after a cable broke on the ship while containers were being moved.
Citing the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Iraq, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on June 19 called on all Filipinos in the country to get out as soon as possible, reports Inquirer.net. The DFA raised Crisis Alert Level 4 (mandatory repatriation) in Iraq, setting off evacuation procedures at Philippine government expense.
The Japanese Embassy has eased the issuance of visas to Filipinos wanting to visit the Land of the Rising Sun, reports Interaksyon.com. This is in line with Japan’s campaign to attract more tourists. Aside from the Filipinos, visa requirements were also eased for Indonesians and Vietnamese.
Filipino consumers are the world’s most socially conscious consumers of goods and services, according to a new study by Nielsen, a global information and insights company, reports Rappler.com. Nielsen found that 8 in 10 consumers in the Philippines, or 79 precent, are more willing to pay extra for products and services from companies committed to making positive social and environmental impact. This is the highest globally.
A fashion designer and a tailor have been jailed for one month each for wearing women’s clothes and underwear. at a Dubai Metro station, reports Gulf News. A policeman arrested the 34-year-old Filipino designer, A.F., and his 44-year-old countryman tailor, W.L., at Al Rigga Metro Station in March. The defendants will be deported following the completion of their jail terms.
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