The University of the Philippines has been ranked among the world’s best universities for medical studies in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE WUR) 2021 (See Good News Pilipinas for story).
Nikki Villavicencio
A Filipino-American with a disability appears to be on her way to a city council seat in Minnesota state. Disability rights advocate and community organizer Nikki Villavicencio has won 28 percent of the votes for a seat in the Maplewood City Council (See ABS-CBN News for story).
The number of people catching COVID-19 in Metro Manila is steadily declining, according to the latest report of the OCTA Research Group (See Philstar.com for story).
A Hayward, California family is trying to save their nine-month-old baby who was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. The family hopes to find a bone marrow or stem cell donor, but because of the pandemic registration and community outreach has suffered. The baby’s diagnosis came earlier this month. Siblings are the best match but he’s an only child so now, a call to find a donor like him of Filipino descent (See Asian Journal)
The famous Malagos Chocolates of Davao continues to prove its dominance after it bagged top awards in the first-ever online international chocolate festival. Malagos recently won four gold awards at the World Drinking Chocolate Competition 2020 under the category Plain/Origin Drinking Chocolate Dark (made with water) (See Philstar.com for story) .
Filipino American Wesley So remained unbeaten in his title run, settling for a draw with fellow super Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura in the final round of the 2020 US Chess Championship (See Inquirer.net for story).
The University of San Francisco is offering a course called ‘Filipinx for Black Lives.’ This 4-unit Spring 2021 Sociology Special Topics course will examine how pre-migration events and institutions, and US immigration and settlement experiences, have shaped Filipino understandings of race/ racism, Blackness/ anti-Blackness, race politics, and racial solidarity in the US. It will meet MWF 2:15-3:20pm (fully remote), and fulfill elective requirements for SOC, AFAM, APAS, CDS, and YPSP. (CRN: 21614; Instructor: Evelyn Rodriguez)
New Filipino Cardinal Jose Advincula, Jr.
The first cardinal to hail from Capiz province, Archbishop Jose Advincula Jr., thought that the Vatican got the wrong “Jose” when Pope Francis announced on Sunday the appointment of 13 new cardinals of the Catholic Church (See Inquirer.net for story).
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