Unemployment is at record levels due to the coronavirus lockdown. The Social Weather Stations estimates that nearly half of Filipino adults, or some 27.3 million are jobless as of July (See Esquiremag.ph) for story).
Mary Anne De Ramos (left) in Mexico and Genalin Bautista in United Arab Emirates. (Photos from The Star)
Two Filipina caregivers who traveled with their employers abroad are stuck outside Canada due to Covid-19 restrictions (See Inquirer.net for story).
The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey found that majority of Filipinos believe their quality of life has gotten worse compared to last year in the face of the unprecedented crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic. Conducted from July 3 to 6, the survey found that 79 percent of Filipinos said their quality of life worsened (See Inquirer.net for story).
Malacañang Tuesday linked a Thai newspaper headline calling the Philippines "land of COVID" to the supposed media restrictions in Thailand. Newspaper Thai Rath gave the Philippines the unflattering description in an August 9 article about the arrival of 165 Filipino teachers in Thailand (See Philstar.com for story).
Mel Tobias
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Filipinos may not have their own cultural center in Vancouver, but there is a plaza honoring a Fil-Canadian community leader and pioneering cultural figure, Mel Tobias (See Inquirer.net for story).
Ditas Delossantos Yamane
NATIONAL CITY, California — A Philippine-born businesswoman, Ditas Delossantos Yamane, is running in National City, California’s at large council election in November (See Inquirer.net for story).
Bryan Juan Carlos Baltierra
LOS ANGELES – A Filipino American member of the US Marine Corps, Bryan Juan Carlos Baltierra, 18, died with 8 other military personnel in a training mishap July 30 off San Clemente Island when their amphibious assault vehicle accidentally sank in deep water (See Inquire.net for story).
Filipinos responding to an online Statistics Canada survey reported huge job losses or reduced hours due to the coronavirus pandemic (See Inquirer.net for story).
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