Dave Bautista appears in the new James Bond movie "Spectre."
“No, I wasn’t careful with him (Daniel Craig),” declared Dave Bautista, the first Filipino-American James Bond villain about brawling with the actor in Sam Mendes’ “Spectre” that is probably among the most memorable fight scenes in 007 cinematic history. “We beat the hell out of each other, to be honest with you,” he told Inquirer.net.
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Monday called for heightened vigilance against foreign nationals using fake Filipino passports to cross Philippine borders and evade immigration laws. BI Commissioner Siegfred Mison issued the directive after a Chinese national was caught attempting to use a fake Filipino passport to exit the country. reports ABS-CBN News.
The local IT and business process management (IT-BPM) industry is pegged to overtake OFW remittances in the next two years, according to the Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP). In 2014, the industry earned $18.9 billion in revenues and is projected to end 2015 with $21.2 billion, proving that the industry remains the largest and fastest-growing industry in the country, reports Inquirer.net
The Philippines has cancelled flights and put hospitals on alert as its southern and central islands are covered by thickening haze from the Indonesian forest fires. Smog from Indonesian slash-and-burn farming has choked vast expanses of Southeast Asia for weeks, killing at least 10 people, forcing events to be shut down and schools to close across the region. More from Channel News Asia.
Larry Itliong (Source: wikipedia.org)
Filipino-American labor leader Larry Itliong will be recognized on an annual day honoring the late hero throughout the state of California. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill recently to commemorate Itliong's birthday, October 25, as Larry Itliong Day. California Assemblyman, Rob Bonta, authored the bill. More on NBCNews.com.
In an unprecedented move, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) identified nearly 600 candidates “for perpetual disqualification” after they failed to report their campaign expenses in two previous polls, according to Rappler.com.
Captain Antonette Ortiz Parocha (right) and CAAP Director-General William Hotchkiss III. (Photo by Eric Apolonio, InterAksyon.com)
Low-cost carrier VietJet Air, the first privately owned, new-age airline of Vietnam established in 2011, has a first female co-pilot--a Filipino. She is Antonette Ortiz Parocha, from Cantilan, Surigao del Sur, a graduate of Patts College of Aeronautics in 2001 and Flight School International in 2005, reports Rappler.com.
Imelda Marcos (Source: Getty Images)
Former first lady Imelda Marcos is disappointed that her son has set his sights on winning the vice presidency in next year's elections, wishing instead he would follow his late father's footsteps into the presidential palace, reports GMA News/Reuters.
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