Filipino American leaders on May 15 thanked President Biden and the American people for sending an initial donation of 2.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines through the COVAX facility to the Philippines (See Inquirer.net for story) .
Dave Bautista (Source: Screenshot)
Half-Filipino former WWE star Dave Bautista pushed back against anti-Asian hate, declaring to Yahoo! Entertainment, “I’m very proud of my heritage. I’m very vocal about it.” Bautista was angered by the increase in anti-Asian violence throughout the U.S. (See Inquirer.net for story).
So Sarap NYC
Pop-up vendor So Sarap NYC has officially brought Filipino street food to the streets of the Big Apple—from fishball, kwek-kwek, isaw, balut penoy chicharon, taho, ice candy, binatog, green mangoes and bagoong, sorbetes, and inihaw na barbecue (See Esquiremag.Ph for story)..
Paul Saguil(source; campaign ad)
Twenty four years after the first Filipino Canadian was elected to Parliament in 1997, a Toronto lawyer, Paul Jonathan Saguil , is trying to break the spell and become the second to get elected to the body (See Inquirer.net for story).
Carlo Escario (Source: facebook)
Hemodialysis assistant Carlo Escario, 36, said he was prepared to be deported to the Philippines. He just pleaded to Canadian immigration authorities to let him stay for 40 more days so he could get his second dose of Pfizer Covid vaccine. After a public outcry against his removal, including a petition that gathered 8,000 signatures and expressions of support from prominent politicians, the government granted his wish (See Inquirer.net for story).
Some 193,050 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine reached Manila on Monday night, marking the arrival of its first supply of the said jab. The delivery is a donation from the World Health Organization-led initiative and not yet a direct purchase by the national government (See Philstar.com for story).
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is close to filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S., multiple news sources have reported since last week. A story by travel and aviation data services provider Cirium, published on FlightGlobal, quoted sources as saying the flag carrier may conduct the filing by the end of May (See Esquiremag.Ph for story).
Chef Aisha Ibrahim
Canlis, a historic fine-dining restaurant in Seattle serving Pacific Northwest fare since 1950s has hired Philippine-born chef Aisha Ibrahim to be its executive chef (See Inquirer.net for story).
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