Filipino Bags First Place in NASA Big Idea Competition

Jose Mari Tuason (Source: Rappler.com)

Jose Mari Tuason, a Filipino studying at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, won First Place together with his team at the NASA BIG Idea Competition, reports Rappler.com.

Chronic Malnutrition Among Filipino Kids Worst in 10 Years

Filipino children are more malnourished than ever. The Philippine chronic malnutrition rate among children aged 0-2 was at 26.2%, the highest in 10 years, according to a recent survey by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), reports Rappler.

IT-Outsourcing Industry 2nd Biggest Dollar Earner for PH

The Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) industry has grown to be the second largest source of dollar income for the Philippine economy, according to the Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP). In 2015, the industry generated 1.2 million direct jobs and US$ 22 billion in revenues, Inquirer. net reports.

Fil-Ams Keep Memory of WWII Vets as Ranks Dwindle

And now they are down to nine. This is the sad reality facing the number of surviving Filipino World War II (WWII) veterans who were able to attend the recent Prisoners of War Day, reports Inquirer.net.

Bamboo Bikes from PH to Be Shown at Wharton Summit

Bamboo bikes from Manila will be shown at the Wharton DC Innovation Summit April 26 to 27, according to LinkedIn. Bambike is a socio-ecological enterprise that hand-makes bamboo bicycles with fair-trade labor and sustainable building practices. Its bamboo bike builders (aka Bambuilders) come from Gawad Kalinga, a Philippine based community development organization for the poor, working to bring an end to poverty.

Filipino Ex-DFA Official Gets Top UN Post

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.

San Francisco Approves of Filipino Heritage District in SoMa

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.

"Kilig" Makes It to the Oxford Dictionary

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.