Amin Hataman, a 15-year-old, a student at the Fountain International School in San Juan City, Metro Manila, is now a certified international award-winning inventor of biodegradable plastic bags, reports Tankler.com.
The Philippine economy grew faster than expected at 6.9 percent in the first quarter from the same period a year ago, its highest quarterly growth in almost three years, as the government prepares to hand over leadership to the incoming administration, reports Inquirer.net,.
Cash sent home by Filipinos abroad through banks inched up to $2.42 billion in March as deployment of overseas workers remained steady during the first quarter. The latest Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) datashowed a 1.5-percent increase in cash remittances last March from $2.39 billion a year ago, bringing the first quarter total to $6.56 billion, reports Inquirer.net.
Presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte said he will create a separate department for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), which may be housed in the Post Office building in Manila, reports ABS-CBN News.
Foodiesin New York and New Jersey will once again feast on authentic, bold and innovative Filipino dishes as Filipino Restaurant Week 2016 kicked offMay 11 at the Philippine Center with the 15 participating restaurants offering samples from their menus. It runs from 16 May through 27 May 2016, reports Inquirer.net.
Through their collective efforts, Cebuanos won against the proposed coal-powered plant in Sawang Calero, Cebu City. Residents of Sawang and its neighboring barangay Pasil handed white flowers to members of the City council to celebrate the junking of Ludo Power Corporation's 300 megawatts coal power plant project, reports Rappler.
The incoming Duterte administration would bring some uncertainty among investors, but it stands to gain from the economic reforms introduced by President Aquino, according to Washington-based Institute of International Finance (IIF), reports Inquirer.net.
Geraldine Roman, Bataan representative-elect (Source: Rappler.com)
In a country where Manny Pacquiao described couples in same-sex unions as "worse than animals," or where members of the LGBT community are told to go to another planet, Geraldine Roman made history. Roman won the first legislative district of Bataan on Monday, May 9, to become the first transgender to ever be elected in the House of Representatives, reports Rappler.
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