Jose S. Brillantes (Source: interaksyon.com)
Former Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Special and Ocean Concerns Jose S. Brillantes was unanimously voted last week as Chairman of the UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW) at committee’s 24th session in Geneva, Switzerland, reports GMA News.
SoMa Pilipinas
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution Tuesday to establish a Filipino Cultural Heritage District in the city’s South of Market neighborhood.
SoMa Pilipinas will be the name for an area bound by Second Street to the east, 11th Street to the west, Market Street to the north and Brannan Street to the south. More in CBS SF Bay Area.
Defined three ways, one of which is "exhiliration or elation caused by an exciting or romantic experience," "kilig" is the new addition to Filipino words already in the esteemed dictionary. The others are halo halo, balikbayan, barangay, despedida, high blood, KKB, sari-sari store and utang na loob. Read more in CNN Philippines.
Mia Alvar (Source: Twitter.com)
Filipino American author Mia Alvar, whose first book of short stories In the Country has enjoyed critical and popular acclaim, was named winner of the$25,000 2016 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction. In The Country comprises nine stories on the Filipino diaspora. "It is rare to find a debut of such depth and breadth, work singing with the grace of a thousand doomed lifetimes compressed into stories both luminous and empathic, populated by memorable characters facing such keenly felt challenges," judgesHelon Habila, Elizabeth McCracken, Edie Meidav, and Jess Row wrote in their citation for the award. For more information, visit pen.org.
Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos (right) with her sons Michael, Matthew and Borgy Manotoc (Source: newsflash.org)
Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos, daughter of the late dictator, and her three sons—Ferdinand Richard Michael Manotoc, Fernando Martin “Borgy” Manotoc and Matthew Joseph Manotoc—were among those on the list of people linked to offshore financial dealings of the rich and famous, based on documents from a law firm in the tax haven of Panama, reports Inquirer.net.
Teresita Sy-Coson and Robina Gokongwei-Pe (Source: philstar.com)
Two Chinese-Filipino businesswomen, the SM Group’s Teresita Sy-Coson and Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (RRHI) president and chief operating officer Robina Gokongwei-Pe, made it to Forbes magazine’s 2016 list of 50 most powerful women in Asia, reports Philstar.com.
Jupel and his creations (Photo by Jeru Cajapin)
Meet Jupel, an 11-year-old boy from the Mangyan tribe who is a student at the Casillon Elementary School in Baco, Oriental Mindoro. Unlike you, he lives in a place with no electricity. He walks "at least 20 minutes" just to reach his school, sometimes barefoot because his family is too poor to afford a pair of slippers. And the rare pair that he manages to put on his feet, very quickly gets worn-out from the sheer distance he treks on a daily basis.
Armed with discarded flip-flops and fantasies of motorized conveyance, Jupel started making toy cars out of rubber and sticks. More in Top Gear PH.
Mae Cendaña Torlakson (Source: Inquirer.net)
When Mae Cendaña Torlakson arrived in the United States to be with her family, she left behind a promising life as a recording rock artist in her native Philippines. Now, she’s deep into California politics, and gunning for a seat in the State Assembly.
Last week, the Asian and Pacific Islander Caucus announced its endorsement of Torlakson, describing her as an “impressive candidate” and a “respected community leader” with more than 15 years of experience working on education and environmental issues in the state. More in Inquirer.net.
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