Fil-Am Actress Cast in 'Hamilton' National Tour

Isa Briones (Source: IMDB)

Fil-Am Isa Briones has joined the cast of one of the two national touring productions of the hit musical “Hamilton,” reports Inquirer.net.

  
 

Duterte Says He Ordered Investigation of Australian Nun

Sister Patricia Fox (Source: Inquirer.net)

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he ordered the investigation into a 71-year-old Australian nun for "disorderly conduct", justifying it as a legal move against "undesirable" foreigners, reports Business Insider.

PH Checking Photos of Chinese Military Planes on Reef

The Philippines may lodge a protest with China against the reported presence of two military aircraft on a Chinese-built island in the South China Sea, the top Philippine diplomat said, amid concern that China is militarizing the waterway, reports Reuters.

3 U.S. Men Face Life Terms for Contract Killing of Filipina

Joseph Manuel Hunter, center, is escorted by Thai police  after being arrested in Bangkok, Thailand (Source: CNN)

A former US soldier described as a "ringleader of trained assassins" is facing life in jail after being found guilty Wednesday of organizing the killing of a woman in the Philippines in 2012 for cash, reports CNN.

Filipino Journalist, Reuters Colleagues Win Pulitzer for Reporting on EJKs

Manuel Mogato (Source: academia.edu)

The Pulitzer international reporting prize hen to Reuters reporters Clare Baldwin, Andrew R.C. Marshall and Manuel Mogato "for relentless reporting that exposed the brutal killing campaign behind Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs," the Pulitzer board said (report by GMA News).

Jollibee Gets US OK for Smashburger Deal

Jollibee Foods Corp said Tuesday it secured US government approvals for its acquisition of an additional 45-percent stake in Smashburger, reports ABS-CBN News.

UP Grad Is New Head of UC Davis Cancer Center

Dr. Primo Nery Lara Jr.

A Filipino American doctor, Dr. Primo Nery Lara Jr., who graduated from the University of the Philippines, will lead a team of more than 300 scientists with an estimated $90 million in annual research funding, reports Inquirer.net.

Justice Official Most Likely to Tell Mueller 'You'e fired' Is a Fil-Am

U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco

The man most likely to be asked to fire special counsel Robert Mueller is a Filipino American – U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco, a low-key conservative with a distinguished legal career, reports Inquirer.net.