2.99 Million Filipinos Are Jobless

Nearly three million Filipinos in the labor force were unemployed in June 2022, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Monday, (See INQUIRER.net for story)..

Armless Filipina Swimmer Nets 3 Golds in 11th Asean Para Games in Indonesia

Agel Otom

Angel Otom,19, of Olongapo City, who was born without arms, was the first Filipino triple-gold performer on Thursday after scooping two more gold medals in the pool, including one that erased the previous record by a mile at the 11th Asean Para Games in Indonesia (See INQUIRER.net for story).

Jo Koy and Friends Raise $75K for Fil-Am Nonprofit in Los Angeles

Jo Koy (middle) and film producer Dan Lim (extreme right) with officers of Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (Source: Facebook).

Comedian Jo Koy and film producer Dan Lin raised $75,000 in donations for a Filipino American nonprofit in Los Angeles during the Rise for Comedy festival on Thursday, July 29 at Historic Filipinotown’s Rideback Ranch (See INQUIRER.net for story).

PH to Assert Arbirtral Ruling at ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meet

The Philippines will assert the 2016 arbitral ruling on the South China Sea issue at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia next month, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday (See Philstar.com for story).

PH Lifters Win 15 Golds in Asian Youth and Junior Championship

Vanessa Sarno

Vanessa Sarno of Bohol bagged three gold medals to cap the Philippines' campaign in the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships at the Uzbekistan Sports Complex in Tashkent City on Friday night, July 22 (See PNA for story).

PH Wins Medals in 63rd Int'l Math Olympiad

Philippine delegates

Six Filipino students took home two bronze medals and four honorable mentions at the 63rd International Mathematical Olympiad, which was held in-person for the first time after two years (See Newsbytes.ph for story).

San Diego Comic-Con Draws Flak for Using Term 'Filipinx'

San Diego Comic-Con‘s social media handlers received criticisms online after their use of the controversial term “Filipinx” on their posts. The San Diego Comic Convention (Comic-Con International) or SDCC is an annual entertainment event dedicated to celebrating the culture and history of comic books, their adaptations, and their fans (See Interaksyon for story).

Mural Honors Filipinos in Jacksonville, Florida

 A vibrant mural depicting Filipino culture and heritage is now displayed in Downtown Jacksonville. Grace Bio, the artist of the mural titled ‘The Roots That Ground Us,’ is a Filipino American whose goal was to highlight her culture in the piece, ABS-CBN reports.