US Supreme Court Rehears Filipino's Deportation Case

James Garcia Dimana (Source: Inquirer.net)

The U.S. Supreme Court began rehearing an immigration case involving Filipino immigrant James Garcia Dimana Monday, October 2, with new Justice Neil M. Gorsuch playing an active role in oral arguments, reports Inquirer.net.

Five Filipinos in Alaska Charged in $365K Medicaid Fraud

Five Filipinos could get 10 years in prison after being charged with nearly two dozen counts of Medicaid fraud totaling about $365,000 in losses, reports Inquirer.net.

Fil-Am Actress Lands Her Biggest Role Yet

Elizabeth Frances

Filipina American Elizabeth Frances is in her biggest role yet. She plays Prairie Flower on the AMC series, Son. Frances was born to a Filipino American mother and White-Cherokee father and has been a frequent visitor to the Philippines since she’s been young, reports Rappler.

Trump to Visit PH in November

US President Donald Trump will travel to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, the Philippines from Nov. 3 to 14 to attend regional summits and discuss trade and the North Korean nuclear threat, the White House said Friday, reports GMA News.

Duterte Asks for US Help in War vs. Drugs

Preident Rodrigo Duterte (Photo from Malacañang Palace)

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday urged the United States to help the Philippines control drug smuggling, blaming criminal gangs based in Hong Kong and Taiwan for the use of the country as a shipping hub for drugs, reports Inquirer.net.
 

Filipino nurses hired for jobs in UK fail English test

Fifty-two out of 59 nurses recruited in Manila for a job in Medway Maritime Hospital in the United Kingdom have failed an English language test, stalling their employment, reports the British daily The Times. 

Twitter is testing a Twitter Lite Android app first in PH

Twitter is testing a Android app for Twitter Lite, a native app version of a mobile web site that uses less mobile data to work. The lighter data load means that the app is especially useful for emerging markets where data networks are often slower and more expensive for consumers to use. Twitter said the app is being run in test mode in the Philippines, reports TechCrunch.com. 

80% of Filipinos Satisfied with Democracy -- Survey

In face-to-face interviews, 80 percent of 1,200 adult respondents nationwide expressed satisfaction with the country’s democracy, according to a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. The majority (61 percent) of Filipinos also prefer a democratic over an authoritarian form of government, reports Inquirer.net.