Source: Inquirer.net
AARP announced the winners of its 2nd Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Hero Awards for the hardworking staff and volunteers of non-profit organizations. Linda Mayo, Founder and President Emeritus, Pan-American Concerned Citizens Action League (PACCAL), Jersey City, New Jersey, is among them, reports Inquirer.net.
Reports of summary executions, including of children, are multiplying in the Philippines, three United Nations experts said Monday, urging the government to investigate and curb "spiraling rights violations," reports ABS-CBN News/Agence France-Presse.
Natixis' Trinh Nguyen
Trinh Nguyen, senior economist for emerging Asia at Natixis, discusses the accomplishments of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, the outlook for the peso and what to expect from his second state of the nation address. She speaks on "Bloomberg Markets: Asia, reports Yahoo."
Philippine real-estate stocks will extend a market-beating rally, the country’s biggest money manager is betting, unfazed by the most expensive valuation in four years, reports Yahoo.
The Philippine Team at the World Math Invitational (Source: Rappler.com)
Filipino students reaped medals at the World Math Invitational (WMI) held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from July 14-18. The Philippine Team, represented by young math wizards from different schools, stood tall against their top counterparts as they won 10 gold, 19 silver, and 9 bronze medals, and 3 merit awards, reports Rappler.com.
Jona Ballaran with her best costume design award at the Madrid International Film Festival (Source: Inquirer.net)
Two Filipino films bagged trophies in festivals held in Brazil and Spain. Carlo Francisco Manatad’s “Fatima Marie Torres and the Invasion of the Space Shuttle Pinas 25” won two awards at the recently concluded Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Luis, July 18 in Brazil. Jona Ballaran clinched the best costume design trophy for Atom Magadia’s period love story, “Dagsin (Gravity),” at the Madrid International Film Festival held on July 15 in Spain, reports Inquirer.net.
Kammerchor Manila (Source: Inquirer.net)
Kammerchor Manila (KM), a church-based and self-supporting choir from the Philippines, won the grand prix in the 1st Leonardo da Vinci International Choral Festival held in Florence, Italy, on July 11-14, reports Inquirer.net.
The Sacramento City School District in California is hiring special education teachers from the Philippines to fill a shortage. Twelve teachers arrived last year to teach special education in elementary, middle and high schools, and the district wants to recruit another batch this year, reports Inquirer.net.
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