Mang Jose Saguban (Photo courtesy of Auro Chocolate)
Farmer Jose Saguban of Auro Chocolate was among 20 winners recognized at the International Cocoa Awards in Paris, France, on Oct. 30 (See Inquirer.net for story).
Ronaldo “Roy” Cruz’s wedding dress made of toilet paper. (Source: Inquirer.net)
Filipino florist and designer Ronaldo “Roy” Cruz of Chesapeake, Virginia made it to the finals in a recent popular toilet wedding dressmaking contest (Inquirer.net for story).
KIDAPAWAN, Philippines (AP) — The third strong earthquake this month killed five people Thursday, injured several others and destroyed buildings that were already damaged by the earlier shaking in a devastated region in the southern Philippines, officials said (See Yahoo News for story).
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).
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)..
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).
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).
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).
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