Comics Fans Flock to Super Manila Event 2023

Fans at Super Manila Event (Source: ABS-CBN | Photo by Jeck Battalones)

Comics enthusiasts nationwide united at Circuit Makati for the Super Manila Event, a convention featuring acclaimed local artists who have made their mark doing covers for Marvel and DC Comics. Super Manila Event, hosted by Next Comic Art and Filbar’s, returned after a hiatus due to the pandemic (See ABS-CBN News for story). 

PH, Japan Start Talks on Joint Military Drills

President Marcos, Jr. meets with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (Source: Philstar | Photo by Yummie Dingding)

President Marcos, Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed to push for the early completion of talks for the planned Reciprocal Access Agreement and to strengthen their coast guards in the face of China’s increasingly aggressive maneuvers in the South China Sea (See Philstar.com for story).

Filipina Nun Caring for Disabled Refuses to Leave Gaza

The Missionaries of Charity (Source: wikipedia)

A 63-year-old Filipina nun, Sister Elisabeth Ann of the Missionaries of Charity founded by Mother Teresa of Calcutta, has refused to leave the 54 persons with disabilities under the sisters’ care and are now homeless “and without access to the respirators,” despite continued Israeli bombing of Gaza (See Rappler for story).

Pope Appoints Filipino Bishop in Philadelphia

Filipino Efren Esmilla (center) (Photo from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia)

Pope Francis has appointed Filipino bishop Efren Esmilla among two others for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) reported on Saturday (See MSN.com for story).

Aklan's Piña Weave Makes it to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List

Aklan’s art of weaving textile is getting the spotlight it deserves as it is now inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)'s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list, marking the first intangible cultural heritage from the Visayas region to be listed (See MB.Com.Ph for story).

Filipina, 62, Aces PH Bar Exam on First Take

Rosula Calacala (Source: The Star | Photo by Ernie Penaredondo)

Rosula Calacala, 62, was one of the 3,812 examinees who passed the 2023 Bar Examinations in the Philippines. She passed the licensure test for lawyers on her first take (See Philstar.com for story).

Fil-Am Places 4th in ISU Junior World Cup Speed Skating

Peter Gloseclose (Source: Inquirer.net)

After a five-year hiatus in the global ice skating scene, the Philippines set a triumphant comeback as Filipino American Peter Groseclose came in fourth in the 1000m event and sixth in the 500m event of the ISU Junior World Cup Speed Skating 1 (See Inquirer.net for story).

Jollibee Ordered to Pay $85,000 to Filipino Workers in New Jersey

Jollibee Foods Corp., founded by billionaire Tony Tan Caktiong, has been ordered by the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to pay $84,600 (approximately P4.5 million) for the alleged improper termination of nine Filipino employees in Jersey City, New Jersey (See Bilyonario.com for story).