Facebook Shuts Down Over 100 Fake Accounts Traced to PH Military and Police

Facebook has shut down over 100 fake accounts traced to police and military units in the Philippines for engaging in “coordinated inauthentic behavior” (CIB), according to Nathaniel Gleicher, cybersecurity policy chief of the social media giant (See Inquirer.net for story).

Fil-Am Doctor Wins NIH Award for Smartphone Covid Test

Dr. Rhoel Dinglasan (Source: https://www.epi.ufl.edu/)

Dr. Rhoel Dinglasan (Source: https://www.epi.ufl.edu/)

Dr. Rhoel Dinglasan and his team of researchers won a prestigious award from the technology competition sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for a rapid, smartphone-based saliva test they developed which could diagnose COVID-19, along with other blood-borne diseases such as malaria and anemia, (See GoodNewsPilipinas.com for story).

Manila Police Official Axed for Social Distance Failure on "White Sand Beach"

Ermita police station commander Lt. Col. Ariel Caramoan was relieved from his post over his alleged failure to enforce physical distancing rules on visitors to the “white sand beach” in Manila Bay (See Inquirer.net for story).

Hawaii, Kentucky Allegedly Biggest Sources of Game Cocks Trafficked to PH

Hawaii and Kentucky are the leading exporters of cockfighting birds to the Philippines, an animal rights group charged (See Inquirer.net for story).

Fil-Am Med Student Leads Important Alzheimer's Study

Justin Bauzon

Justin Bauzon

Justin Bauzon, A Filipino American third-year medical student, has become the lead author of an important research article in the highly respected, peer-reviewed Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy journal, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine announced (See Inquirer.net for story).

Town Honors 1st Mangyan to Earn a Doctorate

Emmanuel Guarde

Emmanuel Guarde

The municipal council of Naujan in Oriental Mindoro honored one of its citizens, Emmanuel Guarde, an Alangan Mangyan from Paitan, for being the first Mangyan to earn a PhD (See Inquirer.net for story).

Cardinal Tagle Tests Positive for Covid-19

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, tested positive for COVID-19, the Vatican announced on Sept. 11 (See Licas News for story).

Fil-Am Among Trump's Possible Supreme Court Picks

Noel Francisco

Noel Francisco

Filipino American former solicitor general Noel Francisco is among 20 people President Donald Trump says he is considering for nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court (See Inquirer.net for story).