First-Ever Filipina Town & Borough Councillor Elected in UK

Cynthia Barker (Source: Inquirer.net)

Cynthia Barker, a British Filipina who hails from San Pablo City in Laguna, has made history in the United Kingdom after being elected Hertfordshire’s first ever Filipino councillor in the national elections that took place last Friday, May 8, reports Inquirer.net.

Filipinas Among 'Sexiest Nationalities' in the World -- Survey

Filipinas are among the “sexiest nationalities” in the world, according to the results of a dating website survey. The 2015 Sexiest Nationalities Survey conducted by MissTravel.com showed that Filipinas ranked eighth, taking into account the dating preferences of 44,873 American men, reports Inquirer.net.

2 Filipino Mountaineers Survive Nepal Quake

Filipino mountaineers Edward Sampelo and Mendelson Dela Cuesta were three days into their trek on a mountain in Nepal when the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck on April 25. The two Qatar-based mountaineers related to News5 how they survived their harrowing experience while negotiating Mount Manaslu when the quake suddenly hit and being stranded there for three days, reports Interaksyon.com.

36% of Filipinos See Themselves As 'Food-Poor' -- SWS Survey

Around 7.9 million Filipino families consider themselves poor in terms of food, the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed. This figure represents 36% of the respondents in a self-rated poverty survey conducted in the first quarter of 2015. The number is a 5-percentage point decrease from last December’s 41%, which equates to about 9.1 million families, reports Rappler.com.

Filipino Students Build Electric-Powered Jeepney

WHAT?! Building an electric vehicle from “junk”? That was exactly what five college students from Don Bosco Technical College in Mandaluyong City did in making an electric jeepney, which they hope to see plying the country’s roads soon, reports Inquirer.net.

Hundreds of Filipinos Line Up for Jollibee in Dubai

Filipinos made a beeline to the grand opening day of the popular fast food chain Jollibee in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Jollibee's newest branch opened on May 4 at the 2nd level of The Dubai Mall, reports ABS-CBN News.

PH Still Off US Intellectual Property Rights Watch List

The Philippines remains off the watch list of the US Trade Representative's (USTR) Special 301 Report, which reviews the state of intellectual property rights (IPR) protections and enforcement among US trading partners worldwide, reports Rappler.com. The country was removed from the Special 301 Report in 2014, after the enactment of "a series of significant legislative and regulatory reforms to enhance” IPR protection and enforcement.

Filipino Soap Operas Invade Ugandan TV

The woes of a young Filipina who dreams of escaping poverty might not seem like the most captivating television for a Ugandan audience, but every night, about a million people gather around to see the latest challenge that Maya de la Rosa must overcome in the big city of Manila in “Be Careful With My Heart," one of many Filipino soap operas that have exploded on Ugandan television, reports the Christian Science Monitor.