Jolo on Lockdown After Deadly Cathedral Bombings
/Security forces placed Sulu province's Jolo town under a lock-down order after twin-blasts killed 20 people at the Mount Carmel Cathedral on Sunday, (GMA News)..
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US Halts Issuing Temporary Work Visas to Filipinos
/The United States Department of Homeland Security (USDHS) has imposed a one-year ban on Filipino workers seeking jobs across the US under the federal H-2A and H-2B programs due to overstaying and human trafficking concerns, reports (Inquirer.net)..
Fil-Am Is First Asian to Play Title Role in 'Hamilton' on Broadway
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Marc de la Cruz (Photo by Robert Walters)
Marc de la Cruz played Alexander Hamilton on Broadway becoming the first Filipino and Asian-American to play the titular character. The Hawaii born, New York-based Filipino-Japanese actor and singer officially made his debut back in December 2 (Town and Country Philippines).
PH Bleeds Largest Net Outflow of Dollars Yet
/The Philippines finished 2018 with the largest net outflow of dollars from the local economy in four years due to the country’s yawning trade deficit — a situation mitigated only by the recent strength of the peso and remittances that traditionally surge during the holiday season (Inquirer.net).
PH Human Rights Crisis Deepened in '18 -- Human Rights Watch
/The human rights crisis in the Philippines "deepened" in 2018 under President Rodrigo Duterte, Human Rights Watch said in its annual World Report released on Thursday (GMA News).
Two PH Firms Among World's Top 200 Greenest
/Two Philippine companies, the Lopez-led First Gen Corporation and Energy Development Corporation (EDC), have been included in the latest list of the world’s top 200 biggest and greenest companies, reports Inquirer.net.
PH Passport Renewal Now Requires Birth Certificates
/The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is requiring some of those renewing their passports to bring their birth certificates as its previous outsourced passport maker “took away” all its applicants’ data, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said, reports Philstar.com.
Canada to Admit 1 Million New Immigrants in 3 Years
/Canada’s Parliament announced its plans to bring more than 1 million new permanent residents into the country by 2021 (Inquirer.net).