Pinay Nurse in UK Conferred British Empire Medal

Minnie Klepacz

A Filipino nurse, Minnie Klepacz, matron for ophthalmology at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, has been awarded a British Empire Medal for her tireless work to support her colleagues and community during the COVID-19 pandemic (See story in Philstar.com).

First Swiss Guard of Filipino Descent Now in Pope's Defense Force

Vincent Lüthi

Vincent Lüthi, a 21-year-old Filipino-Swiss, is the first Swiss Guard of Filipino descent among the Pope’s elite protection force (See Esquiremag.ph for story).

Fil-Canadian Teen Runs in B.C. Provincial Election

Jaeden Dela Torre

After failing to win his first try at politics in the last federal election, Jaeden Dela Torre is making another run, this time in provincial politics (See Inquirer.net for story).

PH Teen Tennis Star Seals Spot in French Open

Alexandra “Alex” Eala

The Philippines’ teen tennis star Alexandra “Alex” Eala has sealed a spot in the quarterfinals at the 2020 French Open girls’ singles in Paris. The World no. 4 tennis sensation defeated Leyre Romero Gormaz of Spain scoring 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 in a game that lasted for an hour and 48 minutes on October 7, 2020 (See GoodNewsPilipinas.com for story).

PH Among 20 Countries with Most Covid Cases

The Philippines is among the top 20 countries with the most number of novel coronavirus infections in the world after the Department of Health logged 2,415 additional cases on Thursday, October 1 (See Asian Journal for story).

ABS-CBN Shows Back on Free TV Zoe's Channel 11

Broadcast giant ABS-CBN Corp. is returning to free TV starting Saturday after striking a deal with Zoe Broadcasting Network Inc. operating channel 11 (See Philstar.com for story).

Head of PH Police Orders Monitoring of 1,585 Social Media Pages

PNP chief General Camilo Pancratius Cascolan (Source: manilatimes.net)

In the aftermath of the decision of Facebook to take down fake accounts and pages sharing fake news and inciting hate and misbehavior that were associated with the police and the military, PNP chief General Camilo Pancratius Cascolan said all of these accounts are now being monitored to ensure that the administrators comply with the police guidelines on the use of the social media (See Manila Bulletin for story).

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Trump Is Biggest Driver of Covid Misinformation -- Cornell Study

US President Donald Trump has been the world’s biggest driver of COVID-19 misinformation during the pandemic, a study from Cornell University said Thursday. A team from the Cornell Alliance for Science evaluated 38 million articles published by English-language, traditional media worldwide between January 1 and May 26 of this year (See Inquirer.net for story)..