Filipino Priest Refuses to Leave Ebola-Hit Sierra Leone

Fr. Anthony Patrick Santianez (Source: CBCP News)

Relatives of Anthony Patrick Santianez, a missionary priest in Sierra Leone, say they fear for his health and even his life as he has insisted on staying on with his parishioners in the Ebola-stricken West African country, reports Inquirer.net.

US Embassy -- More Than 260K in PH Seek Visas Yearly

According to the United States Embassy in Manila, there are over 50,000 immigrant visa applications, more than 11,000 fiancé/fiancée and spouse visa applications, and 200,000 applications for non-immigrant visas each year, reports Inquirer.net.

Fil-Am Gets His First Hollywood Directing Gig

Fil-Am director Walter Boholst (Source: voodoopossession.com)

For his first big movie directing job, Filipino American Walter Boholst chose to do "Voodoo Possession", a horror-thriller set in an insane asylum in Haiti where a man is desperately trying to find his missing brother. It stars veteran Hollywood character actor, Danny Trejo, reports ABS-CBN News.

Filipino Registered Voters 2nd Largest Asian Group in Calif.

Registered Filipino voters made up the second largest Asian group at 373, 745 in California, a report showed. Chinese registered as first largest at 461,636. The study also shows that 61 percent of Asian American/Pacific Islander registered voters are immigrants, reports GMA News.
 

Japan Seeks Mindanao Professionals for Scholarships

The Japanese government is encouraging Filipino professionals in Mindanao to apply for its 12-year-old scholarship program to be able to bring home knowledge that will help develop conflict areas in their war-torn region, reports GMA News.
 

Fil-Am, 11, Stars in Best Short Film at NBC Universal Film Fest

Filipino-American Hollywood actor Ethan Dizon is the star of "Paulie", the Best Film and Audience Award winner at NBC Universal Short Film Festival. Dizon, who is only 11, was also nominated for Best Actor, the youngest among those honored, reports ABS-CBN News.

Global Filipino School, Credit Union in the Works

An ambitious plan is afoot to connect Filipinos around the globe with one another, through an online and bricks-and-mortar school and a global credit union through a movement called One Filipino, reports Inquirer.net.

Filipino Care Givers Organize in Southern California

Over a hundred Filipino workers gathered in Los Angeles, ready to fight for more rights, especially for caregivers. The Association of Filipino Workers held their general assembly October 25-26. Many of them were domestic workers from throughout Southern California, including a few undocumented workers as well as human trafficking victims, reports ABS-CBN News.