AARP saluted the Filipino and Filipino American veterans of World War II by funding the minting of 1,000 bronze replicas of the Congressional Gold Medal to be given to veterans and their family members in recognition of their service and sacrifice, reports Inquirer.net.
The peso on Tuesday hovered at its lowest levels against the dollar since 2006 (P51.77 to a US dollar), as the prospect of faster interest rates in the US strengthened the dollar. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said there was no reason to worry given the strong economy, reports ABS-CBN News.
Nonstop heavy rain due to Typhoon Paolo (Lan) hit Dumaguete City and other parts of Negros Oriental last Thursday, October 19. The heavy rain triggered flooding in several barangays and caused the Amlan and Bio-os rivers to overflow, reports Rappler.
The European Union (EU) on Monday said the culture of impunity has remained one of the major problems of the Philippine government, reports GMA News.
More Filipinos do not believe police claim that most victims of extrajudicial killings fought them back and thus had to be killed. This was the result of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, which revealed a declining trend in the public’s opinion on the honesty of the Philippine National Police (PNP), reports Inquirer.net.
Teresa Santos, a 50-year-old Filipina, was caregiver for 90-year-old Sally Lewis of Napa, California. Santos refused to leave Lewis during the devastating Northern California wildfires of mid-October and perished along with Lewis, reports Inquirer.net.
Isnilon Hapilon
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has confirmed that the DNA samples it tested matches that of terrorist leader Isnilon Hapilon, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenza said today, reports GMA News.
Raissa Robles (Photo by Raymond Virata)
Raissa Robles speaks at the Bayanihan Center in San Francisco (Photo by Raymond Virata)
Raissa Robles, an investigative journalist and the author of a bestselling book about martial law believes that the Philippines is headed toward another dictatorship, but only if the people will allow incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte to get away with his authoritarian ways, reports Inquirer.net.
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