Fil-Am Snapchat Cofounder Donates $5M to LA Pandemic Aid

Bobby Murphy

Bobby Murphy, the Filipino American cofounder of Snapchat, and his wife, Kelsey Bateman, donated $5 million to the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles for another 20,000 “Angeleno Cards” to be given to people who have been financially hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Eric Garcetti said (See Inquirer.net for story).

PH Economy May See Biggest Shrinkage in 3 Decades

The Philippine economy could face its deepest contraction in more than three decades, with the government now projecting it to shrink by 2% to 3.4% this year in the wake of the pandemic (See Yahoo News for story).

Over 40,000 OFWs Expected to Come Come Home Due to Virus

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).

Filipino Named Among 40 Best Portraitists By French Publisher

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).

22 More Filipinos Abroad Die of Covid-19

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).

Filipinos Ready to Go Cashless -- Visa PH Study

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).

PH Economy Shrinks Due to Pandemic

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).

Cruise Ship Suspected of Sparking Covid Outbreak Anchors in Manila Bay

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).