Cash sent home through banks by Filipinos living and working abroad hit a new record high of $2.56 billion in December last year on the back of an improving global economy such that the end-2016 growth rate exceeded the government’s target, reports Inquirer.net.
A new edition of a book that detailed the early days of the Marcos regime is set for release. The Conjugal Dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, which was originally published in 1975 by former Marcos propaganda man Primitivo Mijares, will be launched at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani in Quezon City on February 21, reports GMA News.
Three Filipino Americans are running for various elective positions in the April 4 elections in Illinois, reports Inquirer.net.
Fourth Quarter 2016 Social Weather Survey: 44% of Pinoys believe that falling in-love with more than one person at the same time is possible; 55% are very happy with their love lives, reports the Social Weather Stations.
Officials on Sunday warned survivors of a powerful earthquake that left at least eight people dead in northeastern Mindanao to ensure their homes and buildings were sturdy enough before venturing back amid continuing aftershocks, reports Inquirer.net.
Thirty-one children have been killed so far in the government's war on drugs, a non-government organization said Thursday, reports ABS-CBN News. The fatalities, all below 18 years old, were slain between July 1, 2016 and January 31, 2017, according to the Children's Legal Rights and Development Center (CLRDC).
Joyce Meyer (Source: ABS-CBN News)
The White House has appointed a Filipina-American, Joyce Meyer, as its Chief Liaison to the House of Representatives. She was named deputy assistant to the President in the Office of Legislative affairs, leading the House team for the new administration, reports ABS-CBN News.
Since 2013, three cities in Metro Manila have consistently topped the list in terms of number of road crashes recorded in their jurisdictions: Quezon City, Manila, and Makati. The 3 cities have posted double-digit figures in the number of road incidents in 2015 alone, data from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) show, reports Rappler.
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