Imelda Marcos Once Gifted Prince Charles with a Speedboat Named 'Imelda'

King Charles III (Source: Getty Images)

A photo on the Getty Images shows King Charles III, then just heir to the throne occupied by his mom Queen Elizabeth II, riding a speedboat named “Imelda” while on a holiday trip in the Isles of Scilly in Great Britain. 

The caption of the photo taken by Tim Graham tagged the boat as a “gift from the First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos” (See Rappler for story).

Marcos Rebuffs International Court Over Duterte's War on Drugs Killings

The Philippine government on Thursday officially rejected a request by the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to resume an investigation into former President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, which left thousands of people dead (See The New York Times for story).

Filipinos Not Eligible for Visa-Free Entry to Taiwan

Taiwan announced on Wednesday afternoon, September 7, that Filipinos will not yet be eligible for its latest round of visa-free entry to the island starting September 12 (See Rappler for story).

Legendary Boxing Referee Carlos Padilla Inducted into Nevada Hall of Fame

Carlos “Sonny” Padilla

Legendary boxing referee Carlos ‘Sonny’ Padilla was recently inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame.Famous for serving as the third man in the ring when Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier rumbled in the Thrilla in Manila in 1975, Padilla was included in the 2020 batch of inductees (See Tribune.net, ph for story)..

PH Peso at Its Weakest: P56.77 to a US dollar

The peso plunged to an all-time low of P56.77 to the US dollar on Friday, data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) showed, (See Manila Standard for story).

Pope Grants First Fil-Am Catholic Knighthood

Grace Mercado-Ouano

A philanthropist from Los Angeles is the first Filipino American to receive the pontifical order of knighthood in the Catholic Church. Pope Francis named Grace Mercado-Ouano to the Order of St. Gregory the Great, which is one of five orders of knighthood of the holy see, reported Yahoo.

Harvard Invites Robredo to Be a Hauser Leader

Former Vice President Leni Robredo

The Center for Public Leadership (CPL) at the Harvard Kennedy School has selected former Vice President Leni Robredo to become a Hauser Leader, where she will have a series of engagements  with students and other members of the Harvard community (See INQUIRER.net for story). 

Fil-Am Randy Ribay Wins Spalding Prize for Young Adult Novel

Author Randy Ribay

Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky awarded Fil-Am Randy Ribay the Spalding Prize for his young adult novel Patron Saints of Nothing, published by Penguin Random House in 2019 (See GoodRiverReview.com for story).