PH’s First Woman Architect Turns 100

Aida Cruz Del Rosario (Source: Interaksyon)

Aida Cruz Del Rosario, who made history the first registered female architect in the Philippines, turned 100 years old on August 11, 2022. Del Rosario was also the first female graduate of UST’s architecture school in 1947 and placed 7th in the licensure in a field dominated by men (See Interaksyon for story).

BRP Antonio Luna Places 3rd in RIMPAC Gunnery Exercises

BRP Antonio Luna

The BRP Antonio Luna placed third out of 17 warships that participated in gunnery exercises in the recent RIMPAC naval exercises. The P8-billion missile-guided destroyer is the sister ship of the BRP Jose Rizal, the flagship of the Philippine Navy (See Esquiremag.ph for story).

SB19 to Go on World Tour, Release New Single

SB19

SB19 announced their return to the music scene and said that they will hold a world tour and release a new single next month. WYAT [Where You At] Tour will kick off on September 17 at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, followed by a series of shows in Clark, Cebu, and Davao, among others. The group will fly to the United States, United Arab Emirates, and Singapore, to name a few (See Interaksyon for story). 

Two Filipinas Win — PH on Best Ever Chess Olympiad Campaign

Janelle Mae Frayna (Source: Philstar)

Janelle Mae Frayna and Kylen Joy Mordido continued their stellar play as they powered the Philippines to a 3-1 bashing of bitter rival Vietnam and on the brink of claiming its best finish in the World Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India (See Philstar.com for story).

PH Economy Grew Slower Than Expected in Second Quarter

The Philippine economy expanded less than expected in the second quarter, but at pace still in line with the official 2022 growth target, giving the central bank leeway to further tighten monetary policy to curb red-hot inflation (See INQUIRER.net for story).

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).