Security Guard Graduates Cum Laude in Education

Erwin Valmoria Macua

Just hours before he graduates with honors Erwin Valmoria Macua. 38, was still on duty, working the night shift as a security guard at the Catholic-run St. Theresa’s College (STC) in Cebu City. Seventeen years after serving the school as one of its security guards, the 38-year-old father of three, received an STC diploma for a baccalaureate degree in Elementary Education (BeEd), cum laude, reports Cebu Daily News/Inquirer.net.

Pulitzer-Winning Fil-Am Journalist Alex Tizon Dies at 58

Alex Tizon (Photo by Daniel D. Morrison)

Filipino American investigative journalist Alex Tizon, a Pulitzer Prize-winner, died in Eugene, Oregon on Thursday (Friday in Manila). He was 58. A report by The Oregonian said that Tizon died in his sleep of natural causes, quoting University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication Dean Juan-Carlos Molleda, reports GMA News. Tizon was a professor of journalism at the university.

UN to PH: Stop Drug War Killings Instead of Toning Down Reports on Them

Stop extrajudicial killings instead of requesting media to “tone down” reports on them  the reaction of Dr. Agnes Callamard, United Nations rights rapporteur, to the remark made by Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo, reports Inquirer.net. On Wednesday, Teo said in a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand, that reports about the killings related to President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs was not good for tourism.

PH Tourism Chief Urges Media to Tone Down News of Drug War Killings

Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo

Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo on Wednesday urged the media to “tone down” their coverage of the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, saying it was making it hard to sell the Philippines as a tourist destination, reports Inquirer.net.

Trump Adviser's Fil-Am Husband Picked for Justice Dep't Post

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway and her husband, George (Source: AP)

President Donald Trump has chosen Filipino American George Conway, the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, to head the civil division of the Justice Department, reports Inquirer/AP/Wall Street Journal.

Austrian Bishops Slam Right Abuses in PH

The Austrian Catholic Bishops' Conference joined their Filipino counterparts in slamming the human rights abuses in the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte, reports Rappler.

Henry Sy Is PH's No. 1 Billionaire -- Forbes

Henry Sy (Source: Wikipedia)

Shopping mall tycoon Henry Sy led the Philippines' billionaires list for 2017, while Microsoft founder Bill Gates topped the world ranking for the fourth straight year, Forbes Magazine said Monday, reports ABS-CBN News.

Stop Immigration Arrests in Courthouses--California Chief Justice

California Supreme Court Justice Tani Cantil- Sakouye

The Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court Tani Cantil-Sakauye, a Filipino American, asked federal immigration agents Thursday, March 16 to stop making arrests at courthouses, saying “stalking undocumented immigrants” at the facilities thwarts people’s access to justice, reports Inquirer.net/AP.