Saudis Arrest 17 Filipinos for Going to a Halloween Party

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed on Tuesday the arrest of 17 Filipinas in Saudi Arabia for participating in a Halloween party, reports Inquirer.net.

Saipan Resort Abruptly Fires 80 Filipino Construction Workers

A casino resort that a few months ago was hiring hundreds of foreign workers to finish a construction project abruptly fired 80 Filipinos who are asking why their contracts were suddenly terminated, reports Inquirer.net.

Fil-Am Suspect Nabbed in Mail-Bombs to Trump Critics

Cesar Sayoc

Federal authorities took a Florida man, Cesar Sayoc, into custody Friday in connection with the mail-bomb scare that earlier widened to 12 suspicious packages sent to prominent Democrats from coast to coast, reports AP/Inquirer.net.

Filipina Journalist Shortlisted for Reporters Without Borders Awards

Inday Espina-Varona

Filipino journalist Inday Espina-Varona is included in the shortlist for international organization Reporters Without Borders' (RSF) Press Freedom Awards, reports ABS-CBN News.

SF Agrees to Change Dewey Plaque to Include PH-American War

After nearly half a century of persistent efforts by well-meaning Filipino Americans to correct the Union Square monument plaque honoring Commodore George Dewey’s 1898 naval victory in Manila Bay, the city finally approved the posting of a corrective text (Inquirer.net).

Filipino Elected President of California Medical Assn

Dr. Peter Bretan

For the very first time in its history, a California medical organization will have a Filipino-American physician to serve as its president. Dr. Peter Bretan, a urologist and kidney transplant surgeon, has been elected as president for the California Medical Association, reports Balitang America.

Inflation for Poorest Filipinos Surged to 8% in August

The poorest Filipinos continue to suffer a faster rise in prices of basic goods and commodities in August, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Monday. Inflation for the poorest 30 percent households accelerated to 8 percent in August, reports Philstar.com.

Int'l Parliamentarians to Probe Cases of De Lima, Trillanes

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) will send an official mission to the Philippines to investigate the political persecution of opposition Senators Leila de Lima and Antonio Trillanes IV, reports Inquirer.net.