Lopez Holdings on Tuesday, December 1, filed a petition for voluntary delisting from the main board of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) in an effort to "consolidate and streamline" its corporate structure (See Rappler for story).
Confirmed coronavirus cases nationwide soared to 409,574 with the addition of 1,738 cases yesterday, according to the Department of Health (DOH) (See Philstar for story).
For the second year in a row, the Philippines was hailed as the world’s leading dive destination by the 2020 World Travel Awards (See Inquirer,net for story)).
Kioni Gallahue and Derby
Filipino American surfing newbie Kioni Gallahue and his dog, a Goldendoodle named Derby, are featured in the reality television show “The Pack” at Amazon Prime (See Inquirer.net for story).
Rodelia Pedro Villar
Rodelia Pedro Villar, 42, a Filipina domestic worker, was awarded in the 8th Spirit of Hong Kong Awards on Thursday for her contribution to the Hong Kong community, particularly in her service to fellow domestic workers (See Inquirer.net for story)..
Dozens of Filipino organizations in British Columbia are urging Premier John Horgan of the ruling New Democratic Party not to pass over the only Filipino Canadian member of the legislative assembly, Mable Elmore, for a cabinet post again (See Inquirer.net for story).
The University of the Philippines (UP) Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (EEEI) will be training the second batch of Filipino satellite builders in nanosatellite engineering under the Space Science Proliferation through University Partnerships or STeP-UP Program, at the core of which is the UP EEEI’s Masters in Engineering program (See UP Website for story).
Nearly a third of the nurses who've died of coronavirus in the US are Filipino, even though Filipino nurses make up just 4% of the nursing population nationwide (See CNN for story).
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