UK Celeb Piers Morgan Greets Filipina Housekeeper Happy Birthday

Piers Morgan and Cory Flor (Source: Piers Morgan’s Instagram)

English broadcaster Piers Morgan wished many happy returns to Maricor "Cory" Flor, his Filipina housekeeper of over 15 years (See Philstar for story).

Two Pinoy Siblings Bring Home Math Gold Medals from New York

Two young Filipino sibling math stars just brought home top honors at the Horizon Olympiad Global Round in New York, USA. Purple Faith B. Aquino — Top 1 Ultimate Winner + Gold Medalist, Category 1. Citrine Neo B. Aquino — Top 1 Ultimate Winner + Gold Medalist, Category 2 (See Facebook for story).

PH Film 'Filipiñana' Wins at Sundance Festival

Rafael Manuel’s Filipiñana, a multinational collaboration involving the Philippines, Singapore, the United Kingdom, France, and the Netherlands, has won a World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah (See Bilyonaryo for story).

Waymo Says Human Operators in PH Help Cars In Tough Situations

Waymo’s senior executive acknowledged that overseas operators help guide the company’s autonomous cars through difficult situations on U.S. streets, raising new questions about what “self-driving” really means (See Yahoo for story).

PH First SE Asian Country to Have Satellite-Phone Link

The Philippines (Source: Google Maps)

A groundbreaking partnership between Globe and Starlink, allows ordinary LTE mobile phones access to calls, text, and mobile data without the use of cell towers. Subscribers will now be able to access network connectivity through Starlink’s 650 low-earth orbit satellites (See Inquirer.net for story).

Meet First and Youngest Filipina to Qualify for Winter Olympics

Tallulah Proulx (Source: Instgram)

Winter sports aren’t at the top of our local athletics programs for obvious reasons. But that hasn’t stopped Tallulah Proulx, a 17-year-old alpine skier, from being at the top of the game and becoming the first and youngest Filipina to ever qualify for the Winter Olympics (See Inquirer.net for story).

Maria Ressa Among 40 Experts Tapped for UN A.I. Panel

Journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa of the Philippines, and Canadian artificial intelligence pioneer Yoshua Bengio are among 40 experts selected to serve on a United Nations AI panel, officials announced Wednesday (See ABS-CBN for story).

Naturalized Fil-Ams Can No Longer Use Old PH Passports

The Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. has reiterated that old Philippine passports can no longer be used legally by former Filipinos who have since acquired foreign citizenship (See Inquirer.net for story).