The number of active registered overseas voters for the 2016 national elections has surpassed the 1.4 million mark, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. The DFA- Overseas Voting Secretariat said 1,400,767 overseas Filipinos are now active voters following the recently concluded 2014-2015 overseas voting registration/certification period last October 31, reports ABS-CBN News.
Juan Arzeo's “Retrato de la familia Azcárraga” (Source: Inquirer.net)
An anonymous member of Manila’s billionaire boys club has just pulled off another coup—by winning two historic Filipino masterpieces in a European auction and bringing them back to their rightful home in the Philippines.
For weeks, the small circle of heavy hitters, who obsess more about early 19th century art than others do over a BenCab, were sleepless over the arrival of a pair of previously unknown and extremely rare works, both titled “Retrato de la familia Azcárraga” (“Portrait of the Azcárraga Family”), on the Spanish market.
They are the work of Juan Arzeo, one of the foremost Filipino painters of the early 1800s, who practiced his art in the district of Fernando de Dilao (now Paco). More in Inquirer.net.
Environmentalists are urging Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to accomplish what his predecessor had failed do – bring home his country's illegally-exported garbage currently stranded in the Philippines.
Trudeau will be in Manila to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on November 18 and 19. More on Rappler.com.
The Philippines on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding in Malacañang with the government of Chile for cooperation in disaster risk reduction and management.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), in a news release, said that the signing is one of the highlights of the state visit of Chilean President Michele Bachelet, who is also in the country for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Read more on Inquirer.net.
National athletes, coaches and trainers who win in international competitions are now entitled to more incentives following the enactment of Republic Act 10699.
In a news release on Saturday, Senator Sonny Angara, who chairs the Senate committee on games, amusement and sports, lauded the enactment of the law, which also recognizes athletes with disabilities. See more from GMANews Online.
Kobe Paras (Source: UCLA Twitter)
Kobe Paras, son of Philippine basketball superstar Benjie Paras, has officially committed to UCLA, submitting his National Letter of Intent. Paras is currently finishing his senior year of high school while playing for the Middlebrooks Academy Team. He also plays for the Gilas Pilipinas Youth Team. More from SLAM Philippines.
Leslie-Ann Huff (Source: ew.com)
Fil-Am actress Leslie-Ann Huff will join the cast of The Vampire Diairies. She will portray Rayna, a vampire hunter. Reported from EW.com.
Jewel Allen (Source: facebook.com/Photo by the Sweetest Moments Photography)
Jewel Allen made the switch from political activist to politician Nov. 3. In a six-person race for three city council seats in Grantsville, Utah, Allen received the third-most support with 20 percent of the ballot. It was just enough to edge the fourth-place candidate and make her the first Filipino to win a city council position in state history, reports ABS-CBN News.
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