Missing Filipina's Body Found in Canadian Park, 2 Suspects Arrested

Ma. Cecilia Loreto

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Police have confirmed that the body of a burned person found in a Burnaby Park last week was that of missing person Ma. Cecilia Loreto, also known as Mycel or Maricel, an immigrant from the Philippines (See Inquirer.net for story).

Another Fil-Am Hurt in San Francisco Hate Attack

A longtime San Francisco resident and US Army veteran said he was attacked while shopping for groceries in this city. Ron Tuason, 56, said a man yelled racial insults, and then punched him several times, knocking him to the ground on March 13 (See Inquirer.net for story).

Video from KPIX Bay Area 5

Gov. Newsom Taps Fil-Am Rob Bonta as California's Attorney General

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)

UP Scientist in First-Ever Human Dive to Emden Deep

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).

Fil-Am Named Vice Chancellor at Washington U in St. Louis

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).

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).