The case of the 11 Filipino bakery workers who claimed human trafficking and labor abuses against a prominent Filipino family doing business in America was revived this week with a multimillion dollar judgment in favor of the workers, reports Inquirer.net.
Roy Lawagan (Source: inquirer.net)
Drinking buddies of Roy Lawagan, the security guard who passed the 2015 bar examination, now consider him their inspiration. “Every time we feel our workload and schedules are in conflict with our law studies, we think of Roy,” said Rocky Jake Ngalob, a law student working at Benguet State University, reports Inquirer.net.
RED DEER, Alberta – Her instinct told 51-year-old Filipina Canadian Flor Connors to grab her family photos before the massive wildfire now engulfing a northern Alberta town could reach her house, reports Inquirer.net.
A U.S. Department of Labor investigation found that a Silicon Valley electronics manufacturer brought 18 computer engineers from its subsidiary in the Philippines to work in the U.S. and paid them the same wages they earned in the Philippines and in pesos, reports Inquirer.net.
The Philippines may have its first ever transgender lawmaker in its lower house elections on Monday. Geraldine Roman blew kisses to the crowd and serenaded them with a love song as she proudly campaigned in the mainly Catholic Philippines. If the 49-year-old candidate wins, it would be a remarkable breakthrough for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, reports the UK Daily Mail.
Five Filipinos were included in the maiden “Asian Scientists 100” list released recently by The Asian Scientist magazine: National Scientist Ramon Cabanos Barba, a horticulturist known for devising a way for mango trees to produce flowers regardless of season; National Scientist Angel Alcala (7th place); National Scientist Edgardo Gomez (9th place; Project NOAH director Mahar Lagmay (10th place), reports Inquirer.net.
The Bell at West Point (Source: Stars and Stripes)
A massive bell that hung at a chapel at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for decades was rung one last time Friday before being sent back to its home: the Philippines.
After a ceremony and Mass at West Point’s Most Holy Trinity Catholic Chapel, attended by the Philippine consulate general, the bell was crated up and readied for return to Saints Peter and Paul Church in Bauang, La Union, Philippines. More in Stars and Stripes.
The Philippine economy likely grew by more than 7 percent in the first quarter—the fastest expansion in 10 quarters—on the back of robust government spending on public goods and services, according to First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC), Inquirer.net reports.
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