Manila Ends Lockdown Despite Rise in Virus Cases

 Manila emerged on Monday from one of the world's longest coronavirus lockdowns as the Philippines seeks to repair its badly damaged economy even as the number of new infections surges (See Yahoo News for story).

Wesley So Takes Top Clutch Chess Title

Wesley So

Wesley So has won the first edition of the Clutch Chess Champions Showdown between the top American Grandmasters. The Philippine-born Wesley So took the title on Friday, May 29, 2020 (Saturday morning, May 30, Philippine Time) after winning the Round 11th final game against World No. 2 Fabiano Caruana (See Goodnewspilipinas.com for story).

NY State Nurses Assn. Honors Filipino Front-Liners Taken By Pandemic

Ten Filipino nurses taken by the coronavirus pandemic as of press time were among the medical front liners honored by the New York State Nurses Association on its website (See Inquirer.net for story).

Spanish-Born Pinay Actress Stars in Hit Netflix Film

Alexandra Masangkay

Spanish-born Filipina actress Alexandra Masangkay is playing the role of Miharu in Netflix’s hit film ‘The Platform’ or El Hoyo, a science fiction horror-thriller film.The award-winning film from Spain premiered on Netflix on March 20, 2020 (See GoodNewsPilipinas.com for story). 

PH Court Sentences American to Life Term for Online Child Abuse

A Philippine court has sentenced  David Timothy Deakin , an American, to life in prison on charges of sexually exploiting Filipino children using webcams to sell videos, photos and livestreams to buyers abroad, an official said Wednesday (See Yahoo News for story).

US State Dep't Ready to Fill PH's Biggest, Costliest Arms Shopping List

The US State Department has told Congress that it plans to sell to the Philippines a squadron of AH-64E “Apache” attack helicopters, hundreds of FIM-92 portable anti-aircraft “Stinger” and air-to-ground M-36 “”Hellfire” missiles, and an assortment of other weapons and military equipment worth over $2 billion (about  P100 billion) (See Inquirer.net for story).

Beleaguered at Home, ABS-CBN Soldiers on in North America

While for now beleaguered ABS-CBN has been muted by the Duterte administration—President Duterte himself had publicly vowed to “close it down”– the Philippines’ leading media network’s North America arm has continued operating (See Inquirer.net for story).

Filipinos in Canada Meat Plant Being Scapegoated for Covid Spread

Filipinos say they are being scapegoated for the spread of the coronavirus because nearly 70 percent of the workers at the Cargill meat plant in High River, the site of Canada’s largest outbreak of COVID-19, are of Filipino descent (See Inquirer.net for story).