The Philippines topped the Global Climate Risk Index 2015, according to international environmental organization, German Watch, reports Asian Journal. The list included countries most affected by climate change-related disasters like storms, floods, and heat waves in 2013.
The Vatican has lauded the Filipinos’ “faith-inspired activities” to ensure spiritual readiness for the visit of Pope Francis in January, reports Inquirer.net.
Nani Coloretti, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Hawaii-born Nani Coloretti is now the highest ranking Filipino American and the fourth female deputy secretary in the Obama administration, reports Inquirer.net. The US Senate confirmed 68-28 on December.
Three of the 13 Filipino seamen who were rescued from the Korean fishing trawler that sank off the Bering Sea on December 1 have been identified, reports InterAksyon.com. They were Rowell Aliecera, 30, Teddy Parangue Jr., 31 and Micol Sabay, 39. The 13 were among the 60 crew members who were on board the 1,753-ton, 85-meter long, 28-year-old Oryong 501 that sank near Alaska Monday.
Carmelyn P. Malalis
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Filipino American Carmelyn P. Malalis as the new chair of the City’s Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), acting on his commitment to promote New York City’s progressive human rights law and effective community relations in a diverse city, reports Inquirer.net.
Jose "Oying" RImon (Source: impatientoptimists.org)
Filipino-American Jose "Oying" Rimon was named the new director of the prestigious Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, reports Inquirer.net.
The government reported that the economy grew by 5.3 percent, the slowest annual growth since 2011. Quarter on quarter, the economy was at its most sluggish since 2009. Growth for the quarter missed all analysts’ projections, reports Inquirer.net.
Xyza Bacani (Source: http://photogrimoire.blogspot.com)
A domestic worker, Xyza Bacani, whose passion in photography got the attention of international media including New York Times, International Herald Tribune and Vogue Italia, recently held her first photo exhibit at the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong, reports ABS-CBN News.
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