HK Domestic Workers Create 'Upcycle' Fashion from Everyday Items

Using  Hong Kong's streets as a catwalk, domestic helpers step out in Sustainable Sunday Couture created from everyday items, including coffee sachets, chocolate wrappers and shoelaces, reports South China Morning Post.

PH Billionaires on Forbes List

In 2018, there are 2,124 billionaires in the world and 12 of them are from the Philippines, according Forbes.com:

#52     Henry Sy (diversified), $20B

#305   John Gokongwei, Jr. (food and beverage), $5.8B

#404   Enrique Razon, Jr. (ports and casino), $4.9B

#441   Lucio Tan (diversified), $4.7B

#550   Tony Tan Caktiong (food), $4B

#572   George Ty (banking), $3.9B

$791   Manuel Villar (real estate), $3B

#887   Andrew Tan (diversified), $2.7B

#965   Ramon Ang (diversified), $2.5B

#1650 Robert Coyuito, Jr. (power), $1.4B

#1756 Eduardo Cojuangco (food and drinks), $1.3B

#1999 Roberto Ongpin (diversified), $1.1B

Boracay Still Among World's Top 25 Beaches

Despite the ecological crisis hounding the Philippines' world-famous tourist destination, Boracay's White Beach still managed to be among the world's top 25 beaches in TripAdvisor's 2018 Traveler's Choice Awards, reports Rappler.

PH Rice Prices Rise for Seventh Week

The upward trend in the wholesale and retail prices of rice is now on its seventh week, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed, reports Inquirer.net.

Filipino Is Graduate School Dean at Fordham University

Faustino M. Cruz, S.M.

Faustino M. Cruz, S.M., a distinguished teacher-scholar, pastoral leader, and administrator, was appointed the new dean of Fordham University’s Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education (GRE) and started in his new post last July, reports Fordham News. 

Filipina Joins UN's Standby Int'l Mediation Team

Miriam Coronel Ferrer

Miriam Coronel Ferrer became a member of the UN's  Standby Mediation Team. Established in 2008, the Standby Team is a group of full-time mediation experts that can be rapidly deployed to provide technical advice to United Nation’s officials and others leading mediation and conflict prevention efforts, reports the UN's Peacemaker. 

US Intel Brands Duterte as a Threat to Democracy

A Palace spokesman on Wednesday rejected a US intelligence community report that listed President Rodrigo Duterte as a threat to democracy and human rights in Southeast Asia reports ABS-CBN News.

PH Still Lags in Internet Service

The Philippines saw improvements for both 4G availability and speed although most of its neighbors in the region remained ahead by those measures, the latest crowdsourced survey by OpenSignal showed, reports Inquirer.net.