A Philippine tricycle was spotted in the US recently, making history by becoming the first trike to cross the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge along with 60 Filipino American motorcyclists. With its remarkable jeepney-like features and the built-in karaoke blasting OPM hits, the trike served as an accent to the iconic bridge that grabbed the attention of anyone who saw it (See Manila Bulletin for story).
“An armed attack against the Philippines’ armed forces, public vessels, or aircraft in the Pacific, including in the South China Sea, will trigger our obligations under the US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty,” State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters (See Inquirer.net for story)..
The country’s total COVID-19 caseload exceeded 800,000 after the Department of Health (DOH) logged 8,355 new infections on Monday (See Inquirer.net for story).
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)
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