Like last year penitents have to cancel their “panata” (vow) to be nailed to the cross for the 35th time as part of the local version of Calvary in Pampanga on Good Friday (See Inquirer.net for story)..
Rogelio Balatas
Filipino Canadian actor Rogelio Balagtas has won the Special Jury Recognition Award for Breakthrough Performance at this year’s SXSW (South by South West) Film Festival (See Inquirer.net for story)
Filipino American stand-up comic Jo Koy has released his memoir Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American Combo (See Inquirer.net for story).
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).
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
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).
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