Edmonton, Alberta Police Service arrested Rylee Dodd, 28, after an incident caught on video showed him giving a Nazi salute, ranting racist insults at Filipino woman and kicking her door after she refused his advances (See Inquirer.net for story).
Starting next month, foreign nationals with existing long-term visas especially permanent residents will be allowed entry to the Philippines. The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has issued Resolution No. 56 easing restrictions for the entry of foreigners – but on certain conditions (See Philstar.com for story).
Melissa de la Cruz
Melissa de la Cruz, the New York Times best-selling author of the Blue Bloods series, The Ring and the Crown and romantic comedy 29 Dates, is partnering with Disney Publishing Worldwide to launch a new studio intended to create and develop stories across the entire Disney company (See Hollywood Reporter for story).
Catharine Aquino-Fournier
Catharine Aquino-Fournier, graduate of the University of the Philippines Los Baños, is leading the development of COVID-19 testing technology in Switzerland, the state university said (See ABS-CBN for story).
Joeffrey S. Mambucon
Lumad Joeffrey S. Mambucon of San Fernando, Bukidnon, has overcome discrimination to earn the honor of being the first Tigwahanon-Manobo doctor of medicine (See Goodnewspilipinas.com for story)..
The Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration (BI) reminded Filipinos intending to travel abroad as tourists that they are still restricted from leaving the country amid the continuing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (See Philstar.com for story).
John Eric Swing
John Eric Swing, 48, a respected advocate for Los Angeles’ Filipino community has died after testing positive for COVID-19. Swing was the new executive director of the Search to Involve Pilipino Americans, better known as SIPA (See Inquirer.net for story).
(From left to right): Cecilia “Ching” Francisco-Lansang, Corazon “Cora” van Campenhout-Alarcon and Avelina “Ave” Rodriguez-Baxa. (Department of Foreign Affairs)
Three Filipino women in the Netherlands received royal honors for their major contributions to the Dutch society. Koninklijke onderscheidingen (royal honors) are awarded annually with around 3,500 appointments to the Order of Orange-Nassau—one of the royal house orders that falls under the full jurisdiction of King Willem Alexander (See Philstar.com for story).
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