A journalist in Saudi Arabia had a tearful reunion with her long-lost Filipino nanny after the news story on her search went viral on the Internet, reports Inquirer.net. A sister publication of Arab News, Sayidaty magazine, sponsored Rawan Radwan’s trip to Manila about a week ago. The report said Radwan lost contact with her nanny, Marie Luningning Bernardo- Bebit, in 1992.
American soldiers were disembarking from a ship onto smaller boats near Cavite, Philippines, were likely taken by San Francisco Examiner special war correspondent Douglas White (Source: Georgia Newsday)
Archivists at the US Naval History and Heritage Command in Washington, D.C. came across an unexpected treasure: a wooden box filled with 150 original, never-before-seen glass plate photos from the Spanish-American war, including scenes of the war in the Philippines, reports Georgia Newsday.
Only 16, Filipino-Canadian Christian David is already getting good press for his impressive showings in Canada's basketball scene, reports GMA News. Based on the classification set by North Pole Hoops (NPH), David is ranked as the top HS player in all of Canada for the class of 2017. He was also the unanimous MVP choice of NPH's Showcase last June.
Saint Thomas More (STM) Catholic Church here last Saturday played host to some 20 couples at a mass wedding, the fourth one since 2011, reports Inquirer.net. Lovely brides and dashing grooms walked the center aisle of the church to exchange marital vows that solemnized their union in accordance with the Sacrament of Marriage.
Filipino-American hairdresser Mark Bustos, 30, does it every Sunday, the day of the week when he's not styling the hair of athletes, fashion designers, models and the well-to-do, when he roams New York's streets wanting to make a homeless person's day, reports Philstar.com. He recently gained international attention as the subject of a Huffington Post story after he started posting Intagram photos of his little, weekly project doing free haircuts for the poor.
Over two dozen Filipino students have been given the chance to pursue their academic dreams in several European Union countries after winning scholarships under the EU's Erasmus Mundus Programme, reports GMA News.
Emmy-winning duo, Tabitha and Napoleon, D'umo, with their son London (Source: Emmys.com)
Filipino-Spanish-American choreographer Napoleon D'umo and his wife, Tabitha, won the Outstanding Choreography award at the 2014 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, reports ABS-CBN News. The pair won for their choreography in "So You Think You Can Dance," besting other veterans such as Derek Hough of "Dancing with the Stars" and their "So You Think You Can Dance" colleague Christopher Scott. Napoleon has always credited his Filipino heritage for his dancing talent. His father was originally from Baguio.
Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz’s five-and-a-half-hour epic “Mula sa Kung Ano ang Noon (From What is Before)” won the top prize at the 67th Locarno International Film Festival, reports Inquirer.net. The awards ceremony was held in Switzerland.
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