Filipinos Still Prefer Global Brands Over Local -- Study

Filipinos prefer global brands over their local counterparts, according to the latest findings of Kantar Worldpanel’s Brand Footprint 2018. Local brands in the top 50 comprised only 28% in spend share, as compared to global brands which got 72%. 20 local brands made it to the top 50, reports Rappler.

Two Filipinos Graduate Summa Cum Laude at Wharton, NYU

Lara Montales and Janelle Panganiban

Two Filipinas, Lara Montales and Janelle Panganiban,  began their overseas journey when they left Manila in 2014 to be part of their respective US colleges’ Class of 2018. Little did they know, both of them would be graduating with the highest honors a week apart four years later, reports Asian Journal/Inquirer.net.

PH Tells Nun to Leave, Rejects Appeal

Sister Patricia Fox

The Philippine immigration bureau has turned down Australian nun Patricia Fox's appeal for the reversal of an order revoking her missionary visa after President Rodrigo Duterte complained about her joining opposition rallies and ordered her to leave the country, reports Fox/Yahoo News.

UP Student Bags Top Prize in World's Largest Public Speaking Tilt

Jazmin Tan Jabines

Jazmin Tan Jabines of the University of the Philippines agged the top prize at the English Speaking Union’s International Public Speaking Competition on Friday, besting 51 other young public speakers from different countries, reports Inquirer.net.

Two Cavite Choirs Dominate Bulgaria Competition

Imusicapella (Photo courtesy of Rossen Donev/International May Choir Competition)

Two choirs from Cavite--Imusicappela and  Philippine Meistersingers--dominated the 39th International May Choir Competition held recently in Varna, Bulgaria, reports Inquirer.net.
 

China Lands Bombers on S. China Sea/W. PH Sea Islands

China's air force has landed bombers on islands and reefs in the South China Sea as part of a training exercise in the disputed region, it said in a statement, reports ABS-CBN News.

Fil-Am Named General Manager of Leading SF Radio Station

Tina Pamintuan (Source: CUNY)

The San Francisco Unified School District and its community broadcast service KALW, a pioneer in public broadcasting since 1941, have selected Tina Pamintuan as new general manager with deep roots in both public media and education to lead the station., reports TheFilam/Inquirer.net.

Fil-Ams Win at SF Bay Area Critics' Circle Awards

Tiffany Villarin and Rinabeth Apostol (Photo by Kevin Berne)

Rinabeth Apostol and Tiffany Villarin both won Best Actress in a Play—in a tie, for playing twins—at the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle’s 42nd Annual Excellence in Theatre Awards. Robert Brill won Best Set Design for his work on Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s production of the musical “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations,” reports Inquirer.net.