Ridel Francisco (Source: ABS-CBN News)
Ridel Francisco, a 44-year-old Filipino nurse at Lynde House in Richmond, was recently named Nurse of the Year at the 2018 Barchester Care Awards, reports ABS CBN News.
Facebook banned Twinmark Media Enterprises, the company behind Mocha Uson's favorite site Trending News Portal, for practicing coordinated 'inauthentic behavior,' leading people to ad farms, and selling access to Facebook Pages, reports Rappler.
At least 11.6 million Filipino families believe they are poor, a recent survey by the Social Weather Station (SWS) said, reports GMA News.
Enrico “Erick” Soriano
Lawyer Enrico “Erick” Soriano, general counsel of the Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project, and his brother, Felicito, were killed in their home in Marikina, Philippines on Dec. 21, as a result of a family dispute, which is currently under investigation reports Inquirer.net.
Dr. Ian Soriano
A young Filipino American doctor, Ian Soriano, was on a team of surgeons from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that became the first in the world to use a surgical robot to assist with a bilateral free flap breast reconstruction, reports Inquirer.net.
Joshua Villarino
Joshua Villarino, a Filipino American high school student in Seattle, Washington has been named the final recipient of the 2018 Seahawks Athlete of the Week award which is given to student-athletes that display leadership, passion, and dedication both on and off the field or court, reports AsianJournal.
A Bureau of Customs (BOC) official said on Wednesday that he had told South Korean authorities to send 6,500 tons of garbage that were illegally shipped to the Philippines back to their country by next week, reports Inquirer.net.
A New Gallup survey revealed that the young Filipino population will possibly decrease by about 9 percent due to migration as more job opportunities open abroad for the talented Filipino residents, reports Asian Journal.
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