The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) reported yesterday that over 40,000 more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced by the lockdown abroad due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic are expected to return home (See Philstar.com for story).
Jefferson Cablog
Jefferson Cawaon Cablog, a Baguio-based fine arts has been named one of the 40 best portrait painters today by a France-based art publisher.HE is the only Filipino to be included on the list of Diverti Editions, the publisher of Pratique des Arts Magazine based in France (See WowCordillera.com for story).
Twenty-two more Filipinos have died of the coronavirus disease, raising total deaths to 244, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported. A total of 2,140 Filipinos overseas are afflicted Covid-19 (See Inquirer.net for story).
A recent study by Visa Philippines called “Consumer Payment Attitudes,” have shown Filipinos to be generally interested in cashless transactions, i.e., debit and credit cards, e-wallets, mobile wallets, and online transfers (See Inquirer.net for story).
The Philippine economy contracted in the first three months of 2020 as restrictions to stem the coronavirus outbreak shut most businesses and sapped consumption, a trend seen worsening in the current quarter. Gross domestic product fell 0.2% in the first quarter compared to a year ago (See Yahoo News for story).
The Ruby Princess
The Ruby Princess, a cruise ship being investigated for sparking coronavirus infections, anchored in Manila Bay on Thursday to bring Filipino crew members home (See Yahoo News for story).
Jophel Botero Ybiosa
Overseas Filipino Worker Jophel Botero Ybiosa won the Asian Geographic Magazine (AsianGeo) Images of Asia (IOA) Monthly Competition 2020 for Wildlife Photography (See Goodnewspilipinas.com for story).
Dressed as "Star Wars" characters, local officials in the Philippines are out and about to enforce strict quarantine measures while also handing out relief packages. With Darth Vader and Stormtrooper outfits made from rubber mats and old plastic, the youth leaders catch the attention of villagers on the outskirts of Manila, who are then reminded to stay indoors (See Yahoo News for story).
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