Manila Among Most Stressful Cities in the World -- Survey

While India's Mumbai, Nigeria's Lagos, and the Philippines' Manila ranked at the bottom of the index. Manila's total was brought down by its traffic congestion score and unemployment rate. But, the city fared well when it came to citizens' health, according to VAAY, a German CBD company (See Esquiremag.ph) for story).

Netflix Axes Spy Drama Episodes After PH Complains About China Map

Netflix Inc has removed two episodes of spy drama "Pine Gap" from its streaming service in the Philippines, after the Southeast Asian country rejected scenes involving a map used by China to assert its claims to the South China Sea (See NBC News for story).

California Names Fil-Am a Teacher of the Year

Nichi Aviña

Filipino American science teacher Nichi Aviña of Cielo Vista Charter school in Palm Springs was named one of five California Teachers of the Year 2022 (See Inquirer.net for story).

Alaska Governor Praises Filipino Teachers

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy met with Filipino teachers from different Alaska school districts in honor of Filipino History Month and praised them for braving the challenges of teaching in a social and cultural environment (See Inquirer.net for story).

PH Still Last in Covid Economic Resiliency Ranking

The Philippines is still ranked last among 53 countries in the latest international COVID-19 report that measures the resilience of economies to the COVID-19 pandemic (See Inquirer.net for story)..

First Filipino Woman Elected in Yukon, Canada Wins 4th Term

Jocelyn Curteanu

Philippine-born Jocelyn Curteanu, who first won a Whitehorse City Council seat in 2012 won her fourth term last Oct. 21. The 50-year-old mother of four came to Canada in1976, settling in different cities before finally striking roots in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada (See Inquirer.net for story).

Fil-Am Doc Gets California Medical Association's Most Prestigious Award

Recto Deleon

Family physician Recto “Rick” F. DeLeon, M.D., of Modesto, California, received the California Medical Association’s (CMA) most prestigious award, the Frederick K.M. Plessner Memorial Award (See Inquirer.net for story).

'Carrot Man' Wins Best Actor at Int'l Film Fest in NY

From being an internet sensation, Jeyrick Sigmaton, who became famous as "Carrot Man," is now an internationally-acclaimed actor as he won the Best Actor award for short film at the International Film Festival Manhattan Autumn in New York (See GMA News for story)..