Filipinos Spend 11 Hours a Day Online, the Most in SE Asia

In Southeast Asia, Filipinos spend nearly 11 hours, or half of a day, online. That makes the most online people in the world (See Reporting Asean).

Second Satellite Designed and Made in PH Now Orbiting Earth

Maya-2, the second cube satellite (cubesat) designed and made by Filipino engineers under a joint program by UP Diliman (UPD) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), is now orbiting the earth. In a livestream from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Maya-2 was released into space from the International Space Station (ISS) on March 14, at 7:20 p.m. Philippine Time (To read more go to https://upd.edu.ph/maya-2-now-in-orbit/).

NYU to Open PH Studies Program

New York University is offering a Philippine Studies Program beginning in April, to explore the impact of the Philippine diaspora in the areas of health care, the sciences and the arts, and other disciplines (See Inquirer.net for story).

California Lawmaker Bonta Pushes for More Aid for Victims of Hate Crimes

California State Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-18th District)

Responding to the rising cases of violence and hate crimes, particularly against Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) like him, the first Filipino American to serve in the California, State Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-18th District), filed a bill to provide more support for hate crime victims (See Inquirer.net for story).

Vigil Calls for Justice in Fil-Am's Death at the Hands of Police

Angelo Quinto

Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe apologized and promised full transparency and police reforms during a candlelight vigil on Wednesday, March11, as the community and the Quinto family mourned the death of Angelo Quinto at the hands of Antioch police officers (See Inquirer.net for story)..

USCIS Reverts to Pre-Trump Citizenship Test

The 2008 version of the U.S. naturalization civics test will return effective March 1, 2021, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced. This action complies with President Biden’s Executive Order on Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems, directing a comprehensive review of the naturalization process to eliminate barriers and make the process more accessible to all eligible individuals (See story in Inquirer.net).

Fil-Am, 74, Killed in Apparently Random Attack in Arizona

Another Asian American, a Filipino man, was attacked in Phoenix for no apparent reason on Feb. 16. He was on his usual morning walk. Juanito Falcon, 74, died of his injuries two days later on Feb. 18. (See Inquirer.net)

4.5 Million Filipinos Jobless in 2020

Some 4.5 million Filipinos were jobless last year for an average unemployment rate of 10.3 percent, the highest in 15 years, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Monday (See Inquirer.net for story).