An estimated 10.9 million Filipino families considered themselves “poor” in the first quarter of the year, says the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed (See INQUIRER.net for story).
Carlos Yulo
The Philippines continued its medal rampage at the 31st Southeast Asian Games on Monday, May 16, 2022, anchored on victories from gymnast Carlos Yulo, the dancesport team and bowler Merwin Tan in Hanoi, Vietnam (See Manila Bulletin for story).
Civic leaders on Tuesday has asked the Supreme Court to reverse the Commission on Elections (Comelec) decision that dismissed the bid to cancel Marcos’ certificate of candidacy. (See INQUIRER.net for story).
Sarah Lancaster, Filipino-American elementary school teacher, just made history for becoming the first Asian/Pacific Islander to be Minnesota Teacher of the Year (See Esquiremag.ph for story).
Mary Francine Padios (Source: Rappler)
Mary Francine Padios delivered the Philippines its first gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam after ruling the seni tunggal event of the women’s pencak silat (Indonesian martial arts) on Wednesday, May 11 (See. Rappler for story).
The number of jobless Filipinos declined to 3.7 million in 2021 from the 15-year-high of 4.5 million unemployed the year before, which was the height of the longest and most stringent COVID-19 lockdowns. But joblessness remained higher than the 14-year low of 2.3 million in 2019 (pre-pandemic), the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) latest preliminary 2021 annual labor market statistics showed (See INQUIRER.net for story).
Filipino tennis players Treat Huey, Ruben Gonzales, and Francis Alcantara (Photos from savchallenger, Francis Casey Alcantara Instagram accounts)
Filipino tennis champions Treat Huey, Ruben Gonzales, and Francis Alcantara recently won doubles titles in their respective international tournaments in the United States and Egypt, showing them in top form for the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam this May 12-23, 2022 (See Good News Pilipinas for story).
“POV,” the Emmy-winning PBS documentary series, has announced the acquisition of environmental thriller “Delikado” as part of its upcoming 35th season. The film, which premiered April 29 at the Hot Docs Canadian Intl. Documentary Festival, is the directorial debut of award-winning journalist Karl Malakunas (See Variety for story)..
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