Bulosan's 'America Is in the Heart' Joins Prestigious Penguin Classics Roster

Carlos Bulosan’s “America is in the Heart”

“America is in the Heart” is set to be released in May 2019 along with three other Asian American titles, reports CNN Philippines. 

Readers Tap PH as No. 2 Food Destination in CNN Poll

CNN Travel asked readers to vote for their favorite culinary destination in an open Facebook poll. The Philippines came in at No. 2, next only to Taiwan.

Illinois Fil-Am Ex-Judge Gets One Year in Prison for Mortgage Fraud

Judge Jessica Arong O’Brien

Jessica Arong O’Brien, the first Filipina judge in Illinois’ Cook County pleaded for 30 minutes for leniency in a federal courtroom Dec. 20, but she was sentenced to a year and one day in prison for her role in a $1.4-million mortgage fraud scheme that occurred years before she got elected judge, reports Inquirer.net.

Filipina tennis ace Alex Eala is Europe's Overseas Player of 2018

Alex Eala

Filipina junior tennis star Alex Eala capped off a stellar run in 2018 with the Overseas Player of the Year honor in the girls’ division, reports Rappler.

CA Gov. Jerry Brown Appoints 2 Fil-Ams to Superior Court

Rohanee Zapanta

Audra Ibarra

Governor Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown Jr. appointed 13 California superior court judges, including two Filipino Americans Rohanee Zapanta and Audra Ibarra, reports Inquirer.net.

PH's Catriona Gray Wins Miss Universe Contest

Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray of the Philippines (Source: facebook)

The Philippines' Catriona Gray was named Miss Universe 2018 in a competition held in Bangkok on Monday, besting contestants from 93 other countries and delighting her home nation, reports AP/Yahoo.

Jollibee Takes Full Control of Smashburger

U.S.-based burger chain Smashburger has been fully acquired by Jollibee Foods Corp. following the purchase of its remaining stake in the Filipino-owned fast-food chain for $10 million (P526 million), reports Asian Journal.

California's Fil-Am Chief Justice Quits GOP, Citing Kavanaugh

Judge Tani Cantil-Sakauye

California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye has quietly given up her Republican registration and re-registered as a no-party-preference voter, saying Thursday she had become increasingly uncomfortable with the GOP’s direction nationally and in the state, reports Cal Matters.