Aides of President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday criticized China for what they called territorial incursions by hundreds of its vessels, which his legal counsel warned could damage ties and lead to "unwanted hostilities" (See ABS-CBN News for story).
“The economic outlook in the Philippines has gone from bad to worse over the past month. The main headwind is a renewed surge in virus infections, with the country now reporting around 10,000 new cases of COVID-19 each day,” Capital Economics said (See Philstar for story).
The number of Filipinos who believe that religion is “very important” in their lives has gone down by 10 percentage points – from the record high of 83% recorded in December 2019 to 83% as shown by a survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) from Nov. 21 to 25, 2020 (See Inquirer.net for story)..
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).
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