Global News Briefs
UN Experts Call Out Duterte for Rights Violations
/Two United Nations (UN) human rights experts called on President Rodrigo Duterte to stop the unabated killings in his war on drugs, with one of them warning that the Philippine leader's incitement to violence is a crime under international law, reports ABS-CBN News. Agnes Callamard, UN Special Rapporteur on summary executions, called out Duterte for endorsing the killing of drug suspects, describing the new president's statements as a "license to kill."
Arum Slams HBO for 'Abandoning' Pacquiao
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Bob Arum (Source: wikipedia)
After HBO recently declined to distribute Manny Pacquiao's Nov. 5 pay-per-view fight against Jessie Vargas, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum became incensed. In fact he's quoted in the LA Times as accusing the network of "abandoning" Pacquiao "after sucking him dry for 10 years," reports badlefthook.com.
Honest Airport Guard Returns Over $10K Despite Being Broke
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Danny Namion
Danny Namion, 36, of Advance Forces Security, didn’t even have money to buy lunch, but he earned praise by returning a mysterious backpack containing a staggering P.5 worth of cash or (US$10,700) plus other valuable documents and gadgets. The bag was mistakenly left inside a baggage cart by a local passenger of NAIA Terminal 1, arrival area, reports Dailypedia.com.
Filipina Named Best Int'l Student at UK Naval College
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Philippine Navy Ensign Maycee Angga with Consul Rommel Romato in Dartmouth, England. (Source: GMA News)
A Filipina Navy officer, Maycee Angga, has been named best international studentat the Britannia Royal Naval College, the initial officer training establishment of the British Royal Navy, in Dartmouth, United Kingdom. Philippine Navy Ensign Angga bested 131 other naval officers from the UK, Albania, the Bahamas, Egypt, Libya, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates,and Ukraine, reports GMA News.
Filipino Restaurant 2nd Best in US -- Bon Appetit
/The hip dining crowd of Washington D.C. just loves the dishes at Filipino restaurant Bad Saint as it claims the second spot of Bon Appétit’s list of Best New Restaurants, reports Inquirer.net.
Fil-Am Pioneer Monty Manibog Passes Away at 86
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Monty Manibog (Source: twitter.com)
Ilocos-born Monty Manibog, a Filipino American Olympian and pioneer, passed away over the weekend of August 13 at age 86. The former Philippine national team gymnasts, also wrestled, representing the Philippines at the 1952 games in Helsinki. One of the first Filipino American lawyers to practice in the U.S., he became one of the first Filipino Americans elected to a city council in 1972, eventually serving as mayor of Monterey Park, reports Balitang America.
Japan May Ease Hiring Rules for PH Care Givers
/The Japanese government is looking into the possibility of relaxing its restrictive hiring rules for Filipino health care workers who would attend to its graying population. Masato Ohtaka, deputy press secretary of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, confirmed that since his government opened the hiring of Filipino nurses and caregivers, the required number of health care workers had not been achieved, reports Inquirer.net.