Old Dominion University to Honor Filipina Poet

Luisa Igloria

Poet Luisa Igloria, who teaches on the faculty of the MFA Creative Writing Program at Old Dominion University, will be honored at the spring Provost's Spotlight on March 18 from 3:30 to at the University Theatre. (See ODU.Edu for story).

PH Foreign Sec. Warns VFA Scrapping Will Aid Aggression in South China Sea

Philippine foreign secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.

Philippine foreign secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. warned that abrogating the Visiting Forces Agreement security accord with Washington would undermine his country’s security and foster aggression in the disputed South China Sea (See Yahoo News for story).

FBI Raids Quiboloy Church in LA for Alleged Human Trafficking

Apollo Quiboloy’s Kingdom of Jesus Christ church in Los Angeles A Philippine religious group denied allegations by raiding FBI agents that it was involved in a scheme to trick followers into becoming fundraisers and arrange sham marriages to keep them in the U.S. (See Yahoo News for story).

PH Basketball Court's Giant Mural Honors Kobe Bryant

Kobe and Gianna Bryant Tribute in Manila (Photo by Ezra Acayan)

A famed basketball court in Metro Manila, Philippines, is honoring the lives and legacies of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna with a mural. Artists and local residents this week painted the public court located at The Tenement housing complex in the city of Taguig (See Yahoo News for story).

Hidilyn Diaz wins 3 golds in Weightlifting World Cup

Hidilyn Diaz (Source GMA News)

Olympic silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz conquered the Weightlifting World Cup in Rome, Italy after smashing the competition in the women's 55kg category (See GMA News for Story). 

Fil-Am Basketball Coach Among Victims in Kobe Copter Crash

Christina Mauser and her husband.

Christina Mauser, a Filipina American basketball coach at Gianna Bryant’s school died in the helicopter crash that killed Gianna and her father, Kobe Bryant, and six others (See Inquirer.net for story).

PH Stops Issuing Visas on Arrival to Chinese Tourists Due to Coronavirus

The Philippines' Bureau of Immigration will temporarily stop issuing tourist visas on arrival to Chinese nationals to help ensure the country remained free of the new coronavirus, its head said on Tuesday (See Yahoo News/Reuters for story).

LA School Board OKs Filipino American Heritage and History Month

Student Board Member Frances Suavillo

The Los Angeles Unified Board of Education on January 14 unanimously passed a resolution sponsored by Student Board Member Frances Suavillo, a Fil-Am, recognizing Filipino Heritage and History Month starting next October (See Inquirer.net for story).