PH to Get Lion's Share of U.S. Security Aid to India-Pacific

The Philippines is set to receive the biggest chunk of security assistance from the United States in the Indo-Pacific region ($60M of $300M), a visiting American official told Filipino reporters on Wednesday, August 29 (Rappler). https://www.rappler.com/nation/210699-philippines-get-biggest-chunk-us-security-aid-indo-pacific-region

Record Number of Filipinos Get UK's Chevening Scholarships

A record-breaking number of Filipinos have been awarded the prestigious Chevening Scholarships by the British government to pursue postgraduate degrees in the United Kingdom (Inquirer.net).

Activist-Journalist Jon Melegrito Wins AARP Hero Award

Jon Melegrito

Filipino American activist and journalist Jon Melegrito, a tireless advocate for Filipino World War II veterans, won the 2018 AARP AAPI Hero Award in the Volunteer Hero Category (Inquirer.net).

Boracay Will No Longer Be a Party Island

Rebranding Boracay into a normal tourist destination instead of a party island comparable to Ibiza or Majorca will be the government's priority with its reopening, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said Wednesday (GMA News).

Fil-Canadian Is the New Head of Canadian Medical Assn

Dr. Flordeliz Osler

Dr. Flordeliz “Gigi” Osler, Filipino Canadian doctor, is the newly-elected president of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), which represents Canada’s 85,000 physicians, medical students an internists (Inquirer.net).
 

PH Wins Gold in Weightlifting in Asian Games

Hidilyn Diaz

Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won the Philippines' first gold medal in the Asian Games, capturing the women's 53-kilograms event at Jakarta International Expo Hall A in Indonesia on Tuesday (ABS-CBN News).

OFW Remittances Down By 4.8% in First Half of '18

The government’s decision to repatriate thousands of Filipino workers suffering from abusive work conditions in the Middle East took an immediate toll on the amount remittances in the first half of 2018. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said that personal remittances for June declined by 4.9 percent to $2.6 billion compared to the same period last year, reports Inquirer.net.

Filipino Students Bag 97 Medals in World Math Meet

Filipino students from kindergarten to senior high school bagged 97 medals – 21 gold, 41 silver and 35 bronze – on top of 14 merit awards at the 2018 World Mathematics Invitational (WMI), reports Inquirer.net.