The University of the Philippines maintained its position as one of the top 500 universities in the world, according to rankings released Wednesday by London-based publication Times Higher Education (THE). UP and De La Salle University were the only Philippine schools listed in this year's THE World University Ranking 2021 (See ABS-CBN News for story).
Emily Gil
Emily Gil, 18 who organized a Black Lives Matter rally in her northern New Jersey town was sent a $2,500 bill from officials for police overtime. The mayor rescinded the bill after the publicity created a backlash (See Inquirer.net for story)
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday partial restrictions in and around the capital Manila will be kept for another month starting Sept. 1 to tackle a rising number of coronavirus cases and further expand hospital capacity (See Yahoo News/Reuters for story).
A committee of the House of Representatives has approved a measure that will encourage the country’s 10 million overseas Filipino workers to invest portion of their remittances with government, and will be pooled under the name “OFW Sovereign Fund” (See Philstar.com for story).
Human rights worker Zara Alvarez was slain by an unknown gunman
Ever since Clarizza Singson appeared on a police hit list of suspected communists, the human rights worker from the impoverished Philippine island of Negros has taken precautions and trained herself to suppress her fears of dying at the hands of authorities (See Yahoo News for story).
Jesus face masks
Face masks depicting Jesus are proving a massive hit in the Philippines.The protective gear with an image of the Black Nazarene was completely sold out outside Quiapo Church in Manila today (August 23rd).Wearing masks became mandatory in Metro Manila from August 19th (See Yahoo News for story).
Philippine defense secretary Delfin Lorenzana
China's "nine-dash line" used to claim most of the South China Sea is a fabrication, the Philippine defense secretary Delfin Lorenzana said, as he accused Beijing of illegally occupying Filipino maritime territory (Yahoo News for story).
Muslim militants allied with the Islamic State group set off a powerful motorcycle explosive followed by a suicide bombing that together killed 14 people on Monday, many of them soldiers, in the worst extremist attack in the Philippines this year, military officials said (See Yahoo News/AP for story) .
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