Alfonso T. Yuchengco, Businessman and Ambassador, 94, Passes Away

Ambassador Alfonso T. Yuchengco

Banking and insurance tycoon Alfonso T. Yuchengco, founder of the Yuchengco group of companies (YGC) and a former Ambassador, passed away at the age of 94, reports Inquirer.net. (Amb. Yuchengco is the father of Positively Filipino Publisher Mona Lisa Yuchengco.)

Fil-Am Wesley So Is the New US Chess Champion

Wesley So

The second-rated chess player in the world, Wesley So, is the winner of the 2017 U.S. Chess Championship. So, a native of Cavite, captured his first national title last Monday in St. Louis, reports Inquirer.net/AP.

Taiwan to Give Filipinos Visa-Free Entry

Filipinos will be granted visa-free access to Taiwan starting on June 1, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced Wednesday. It said that visa-exempted Filipinos may stay up to 30 days, reports Inquirer.net.

PH Overseas Voter Sign-UP Makes New Record

After four months of overseas voter registration a new milestonehas been established by garnering 105,333 new registrants, reports Inquirer.net.
 

PH To Deport Couple Linked to ISIS Terror Group

Rahaf Zina and Husayn Dhafiri (Source: Inquirer.net)

The Bureau of Immigration has started deportation proceedings against the foreign couple, Rahaf Zina and Husayn Dhafiri arrested for their suspected links to the terrorist group Islamic State (IS), reports Inquirer.net.

Rapist To Be Charged For 1998 Murder of Fil-Am Teen in Monterey

Christina Williams

An imprisoned rapist will be charged with killing a 13-year-old Filipino American girl Christina Marie Williams who vanished while walking her dog nearly two decades ago, a prosecutor announced Thursday, April 6, reports Inquirer.net/AP.

Meet First Filipino Master Carver of Iberico Ham

Michael Lopez Teves (Source: Inquirer.net)

Madrid-based Michael Lopez Teves became the first Filipino master carver of Iberico ham back in 2000 (his brother Mark was the second), reports Inquirer.net.

Duterte Trust Ratings Dip But Still High

Nearly eight in ten Filipinos trust President Rodrigo Duterte and approve of his performance, after nearly a year in office, even as his ratings have started to decline, according to an independent poll, reports ABS-CBN News.