Governor Gavin Newsom said yesterday that he is appointing Alameda Assemblymember Rob Bonta as the next California Attorney General. Bonta will fill seat vacated by Xavier Becerra, who recently became President Biden’s Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (See Inquirer.net for story).
Rob Bonta (Source: screengrab)
Dr. Deo Onda and Victor Vescovo reach the Emden Deep (Source: Twitter)
University of the Philippines (UP) marine scientist Dr. Deo Florence L. Onda is ready for his historic first-ever human dive to Emden Deep, the 3rd deepest spot on Earth found in the Philippine Trench (See GoodNewsPilipinas for story).
Anna Gonzalez
Anna Gonzalez, vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Harvey Mudd College, has been appointed vice chancellor for student affairs at Washington University in St. Louis, effective July 1 (See The Source for story).
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).
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/).
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 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).
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)..
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