Fil-Am Actress Giovannie Espiritu Named Among LA's 40 Best Audition Coaches

Actress Giovanni Espiritu

Filipino American actress and filmmaker Giovannie Espiritu was named one of the 40 Best Audition Coaches in Los Angeles by the Hollywood Winners Circle, an organization founded by top talent manager Wendy Alane Wright (Medium.com).

78% of Filipinos Fear Becoming Extrajudicial Killing Victims -- Survey

The Social Weather Stations, in its latest survey, reported that 78 percent of adult Filipinos are worried about being victims of EJK. This is up by 5 points from the 73 percent reported in the last survey conducted in June 2017 (CNN Philippines).

US Worried Over China's Threat to Navigation -- Pompeo

President Rodrigo Duterte and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday he would discuss U.S. concerns about Chinese actions that threaten freedom of navigation in the disputed South China Sea with Philippine officials during an overnight visit to Manila (Yahoo News/Associated Press).

Imee Marcos Not a 'Princeton Graduate' as She Claims -- Daily Princetonian

Gov. Imee Marcos

Imee Marcos, a current candidate for a Philippine Senate position and the daughter of former Filipino President Ferdinand E. Marcos, says she graduated from the University in 1979. Although she enrolled in the University in 1973, no record shows that she graduated, reports The Daily Princetonian.

PH Team Wins NASA Space App Challenge

United States Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim and the Philippine team that won the 2018 NASA Space Apps Challenge. (Photo courtesy of the United States Embassy, Manila).

Team iNON of the Philippines bested 1,395 other teams around the world in the Best Galactic Impact category with ISDApp to win the 2018 NASA Space Apps Challenge, reports Inquirer.net.

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Universal Health Care Now Law in PH

President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the Universal Health Care Bill which seeks to give all Filipinos health care coverage and benefits. Under the law, Filipinos will be automatically enrolled in the proposed National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) either as direct contributor or indirect contributor (Inquirer.net).

Filipina Scientist Named a Director of Austrian Atomic Energy Body

Ambassador to Austria Maria Cleofe R. Natividad (second from the left) and IAEA Division Director Dr. Jane Gerardo-Abaya (second from the right) join Consul General Deena Joy Amatong (left) and Vice Consul Allen Carillo (right). SOURCE: DFA

A Filipina scientist, Dr. Jane Gerardo-Abaya , was appointed as one of the directors of the Austria-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), an international center for cooperation in the nuclear field (Inquirer).

Pinoy Entry Is Global Finalist in NASA Space App Challenge

GLOBAL FINALIST. Team iNON (It's Now or Never) is behind the ISDApp. Photo courtesy of Michael Lance Domagas (Source: Rappler)

An application made by a team of Filipino innovators was nominated as a global finalist at the Galactic Impact in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Apps Challenge, the biggest hackathon in the world (Rappler).