Even the world’s oldest restaurant, Restaurante Sobrino de Botin, in Madrid, Spain, has Filipino employees who are highly valued for their service. The restaurant, popularly known as Botin, holds the Guinness Book of World Record for the oldest and still operating restaurant in the world. Ten percent of its employees are Filipino, reports ABS-CBN News.
Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
After a mix-up, Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach was crowned Miss Universe 2015 on Sunday, December 20 (Monday, December 21 in Manila) at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.
First runner-up was Miss Colombia, Ariadna Gutierrez, who was first announced as the winner by host Steve Harvey, in a mix-up that he said was a "horrible mistake" on his part. Second runner-up was Miss USA, Olivia Jordan. Read more on Rappler.com.
Manila was voted the toughest city in the world to navigate , a recent survey from automobile technology company Drivemode showed. The research revealed that more half (58 percent) of drivers in Manila used navigation apps such as Waze and Google Maps while driving. Riyadh followed as the second toughest city to navigate with 54 percent and New Delhi was third with 52 percent, reports Inquirer.net.
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed that public satisfaction with the performance of President Aquino fell this quarter. The survey showed Aquino received a net satisfaction rating of +32, which is nine points below his score of +41 in September. But both scores are classified as "good," report ABS-CBN News.
Filipinos abroad sent back home cash worth $2.23 billion in October—the second highest monthly amount thus far, exceeded only by the $2.32 billion recorded in December last year. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data showed that cash remittances coursed through banks at the start of the fourth quarter exceeded by 0.2 percent the $2.23 billion that came in a year, reports Inquirer.net.
A recent study shows most Filipino children still prefer watching television when they get home after a long day of school, and they like watching teleseryes (television series) or adult-oriented shows. Most Filipino children watch television for close to 3 hours during weekdays, and 6 hours during weekends, the same study showed. Both are beyond the internationally prescribed daily exposure to television which is only 1 to 2 hours, reports Rappler.com.
Sophie Mackenzie Nack
A Filipino action star joins a prime time show and a six-year-old Filipina talent shows off her skills in a comedy series. After several seasons of his memorable character 'Wo Fat' wreaking havoc on "Hawaii Five-O," Mark Dacascos has lent his skills to the ABC show, "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." Meanwhile, young Fil-Am talent Sophie Mackenzie Nack is currently winning television viewers’ hearts and making people laugh as Sadie in "Truth be Told." In the NBC series, the 6-year-old singer-actress plays the daughter of fellow Fil-Am Vanessa Lachey, reports ABS-CBN News.
Nonito Donaire reclaimed the WBO super bantamweight belt after outpointing Cesar Juarez of Mexico Saturday (Manila time) in one of the best fights of the year at Roberto Clemente Colesium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Donaire, 33, won back the crown he once lost to Guillermo Rigondeaux two years ago after the undefeated Cuban was stripped off his belts due to inactivity, but not after having to survive a gritty Juarez in the latter part of the fight. More in Inquirer.net.
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