UNESCO Designates Cebu 'Creative City of Design'

Cebu City has been designated as a creative city of design by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (See Sunstar.com for story).

Iranian Beauty Queen Stuck in NAIA Seeks Asylum in PH

Bahareh Zare Bahari

An Iranian beauty queen, Bahareh Zare Bahari, who has spent almost two weeks inside Manila's international airport says she will be killed if she is sent back home and is seeking asylum in the Philippines. She claims Tehran is attempting to silence her because of her public stand against the government (See CNN for story)..

Fil-Am Movie 'Yellow Rose' Picked Up By Sony Pictures Worldwide

Eva Noblezada in “Yellow Rose”

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) announced on Thursday, October 24 that it has acquired all worldwide rights, excluding the Philippines, to the film “Yellow Rose,” directed by Filipina American Diane Paragas in her narrative feature debut (See Asian Journal for story).

Russia's Putin to Visit PH on Duterte's Invitation

Russian President Vladimir Putin will be visiting the Philippines for the first time after being invited by President Rodrigo Duterte, Moscow's envoy said Saturday. No specific date for the visit was mentioned (See GMA News for story).

Meet 1st Fil-Am LA Police Commander in 150 Years

Donald Mendoza Graham (Source: Inquirer.net)

Donald Mendoza Graham was promoted to the rank of commander, the first Filipino American to rise to that rank in the Los Angeles Police Department’s 150-year history (See Inquirer.net for story).

New Mexico Looks to PH in Filling Teacher Shortage

School districts, like Aztec, New Mexico and others throughout the US have turned to an emerging international contract teacher industry that recruits teachers from around the world, including the Philippines to teach in schools throughout the country (See AP story in Inquirer.net).

Filipina Scientist Discovers World's Largest Caldera on Benham Rise

Jenny Anne Barretto (Source: researchgate)

A Filipina scientist recently published a research on what could possibly be the largest caldera in the world. Jenny Anne Barretto, a New Zealand-based marine geophysicist, described the existence of the Apolaki Caldera within the Benham Rise (See ABS CBN News for story).

Filipina Doc Wins UNESCO Science Award

Dr. Jacquiline Romero

Out of the 275 winners of the national and regional L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science fellowships all over the world, the International Rising Talent Award was bestowed on the top 15. The Manila-born Dr. Jacquiline Romero was one of them. She received the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (FWIS) International Rising Talent Award in Paris, France in March, the first Filipino woman to receive this award (See The FilAm for story)..