Another Filipino Falls Victim to Hate Attack in California

Cesar Echano

An elderly Filipino man was verbally and physically assaulted while walking in a California park with his wife earlier this month. Cesar Echano, 70, and his wife were at Don Knabe Community Regional Park in Cerritos, California on June 5 when a white man in his 20s started verbally harassing them (See Inquirer.net for story).

Most Anti-Asian Attacks Committed By Whites -- New Study

Despite social media-generated impressions that anti-Asian violence is committed mostly by Blacks, the majority of attackers are white, according to a new analysis. Janelle Wong, a professor of American Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, released analysis last week, based on official crime statistics and other studies (See Inquirer.net for story), 

World’s 1st Slipped Disc Surgery Through Mouth Done in Bicol

Partially paralyzed, Eden San Andres, a social worker, had been in a hospital in Naga, Camarines Sur, for more than two weeks last January. Her doctors sought help from neurosurgeon Elmer Jose Meceda, a Bicolano based in Manila (See Inquirer.net for story).

Filipino Photographer Named Pulitzer Prize Finalist

Ezra Acayan (left)

Filipino photographer Ezra Acayan received one of the highest honors that can be awarded to a photo journalist- the Pulitzer committee on Friday named him a finalist for the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography (See AsAmNews for story).

Utah Jazz's Jordan Clarkson Slams Anti-Asian Attack on Filipino Food Truck

Jordan Clarkson

Jordan Clarkson took to Twitter to share the pain he felt after seeing a Filipino food truck vandalized with anti-Asian slurs in Utah over the weekend. The Jazz guard is the only player of Filipino descent in the NBA, a claim he holds onto proudly (See KSLsports for story).

PH Choirs Bags Grand Prix in Int'l Contest

Kammerchor Manila (KM), under conductor Anthony Go Villanueva, bagged the Grand Prix and the Best Conductor Prize in the recently concluded Queen of the Adriatic Sea Choral Festival and Competition in Italy (See ABS-CBN for story).

PH Elected VP of 76th UN General Assembly

Ambassador Enrique Manalo

The Philippines was elected as one of the vice presidents of the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for 2021-2022. Ambassador Enrique Manalo, permanent representative of the Philippines to the United Nations, will represent the Philippines at the session (See Philstar.com for story)..

PH's Alex Eala Wins Tennis Grand Slam

Philippines’ Alex Eala (lef) with Russia’s ksana Selekhmeteva (right)

Rising Filipino tennis star Alex Eala paid tribute to her roots on Independence Day following another Grand Slam triumph this time on the clay court in Paris. Eala and her Russian partner Oksana Selekhmeteva captured the French Open girls doubles title Saturday (See Inquirer.net for story).