Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao bought a mansion in Beverly Hills, California previously owned by actress and singer Jennifer Lopez, reports Inquirer.net. The property is worth $12 million. Pacquiao will meet Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a big-purse duel in Las Vegas on May 2.
A Filipino couple has turned their passion for home movies into a lucrative career. Mark and Rhea (they wish to withhold their last name) who go by the YouTube username “ilovemaything,” earned more than $1 million from their YouTube channel, Hulyan Maya, best known for videos of their kids playing with Thomas the Tank Engine toys, reports Yahoo Parenting. Tubefilter, which posts weekly charts of the most-viewed YouTube channels, says Hulyan Maya channel was the 42nd most-viewed U.S. channel in the middle of March, more than 26 million views in just seven days; just below the channel for NBC’s The Voice.
Aisa Mijeno (Source: SALt's Facebook page)
A young Filipina, Aisa Mijeno, an engineer and a social worker invented an alternative lighting system that doesn't require batteries or harmful substitutes such as kerosene to function. It uses natural energy from salt and water, reports ChoosePhilippines.com.
The Philippines' jobless rate slipped at the start of the year. The Philippine Statistics Authority said the unemployment rate fell to 6.6 percent last January, down from 7.5 percent in the same period last year, reports Interaksyon.com. Underemployment, which measures the number of Filipinos with jobs but still looking for additional income, also slipped to 17.5 percent this year from 19.5 percent in 2014.
A Kuwait Times report sparked what Filipinos call ‘bayanihan’ aimed at helping a group of laborers from all nationalities who are suffering due to nonpayment of salaries. About 200 laborers, 100 of them Filipinos, went on a work strike to protest against nonpayment of their salaries for months. The men were forced to beg for food and alms in order to survive after months of not being paid. There was an outpouring of support after the publication of their story. First the Philippine Embassy delivered the men some food and basic needs. Then various Filipino community organizations also brought help.
Hoy Pinoy co-owner Regina Meehan (Source: smh.com.au)
Hoy Pinoy's meaty skewers are among the most coveted delights at the Night Noodle Market events around Australia, and now Perth foodies have the chance to sample Hoy Pinoy's tasty treats on home turf. The Melbourne eatery's cooks will travel to Perth for for the WAtoday Night Noodle Markets, which will run from March 18 to 29, the Cultural Centre, reports the Sidney Morning Herald. Hoy Pinoy co-founder Regina Meehan said her family hailed from the Philippines, which inspired her to "promote the amazing flavors and experiences of Filipino food."
Carmelyn P. Malalis (Source: nyc.gov)
Carmelyn P. Malalis, the new human rights commissioner appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, received a warm welcome last week from members of the City Council and advocates for the poor as the troubled body's newest member, reports the New York Times. Malalis, the daughter of Filipino immigrants, is married to a woman from Ethiopia and has two biracial daughters. She vowed to vigorously pursue the fight against discrimination.
Amal Alamuddin Clooney (Source: Inquirer.net/AP Photo)
Amal Alamuddin Clooney, human rights lawyer and the wife of actor George Clooney, has urged the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention to act swiftly on the case of the former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who has been under hospital detention for three years already for plunder on a charity fund mess, reports Inquirer.net. Arroyo’s lawyer, Atty. Larry Gadon, confirmed that a renowned international human rights lawyer, urged the UN Human Rights Council to treat the case under “urgent action procedure” instead of being considered a regular case.
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