Filipino students are nearly 60% less likely to major in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields than other Asian American students, according to a State University of New York at Buffalo study.
The Department of Transportation said over the weekend the multibillion-peso Manila-Clark commuter rail project is on track to be fully operational by 2024 and could create thousands of jobs (See Manila Standard for story).
Rechie Valdez
Filipino Canadian Rechie Valdez won the Mississauga-Streetsville, Ontario electoral riding, gaining a seat for the Liberal Party of Canada(LPC), and becoming the first Filipina and the second Filipino Canadian to become a Member of Parliament since 2004, when Rey Pagtakhan was incumbent (See Inquirer.net for story).
Fr. Albino Barrera (Source: Inquirer.net)
Pope Francis has named a U.S.-based Filipino priest, Fr. Albino Barrera, an economist and theologian, for membership in the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (See Inquirer.net for story).
MONTREAL, Quebec – Police are looking at the desecration of a Philippine flag at a Filipino community center in a Montreal neighborhood as a possible anti-Asian hate crime (See Inquirer.net for story)
Carlo Biado
Carlo Biado mounted a big rally to beat Singapore’s Aloysius Yapp, 13-8, and win the US Open Pool Championship Sunday (Manila time) at Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City in New Jersey (See Inquirer.net for story).
Leann Bowen (third from left) on the set of “Ted Lasso” with Emmy award winning supporting actor Brett Goldstein (left) and cast member Nick Mohammed (right)
Apple TV's "Ted Lasso" is breaking records as the most-winning series. One of the people behind it is Leann Bowen, a Filipino American writer whose credits include "I Love You, America" and "Dear White People" (See ABS CBN News for story).
Senator Manny Pacquiao (Source: philstar.com)
The faction of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan led by Sen. Manny Pacquiao has formally nominated the boxer-turned-senator as their presidential candidate and standard-bearer for the 2022 polls (See Philstar for story).
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