Nurse-Turned-Singer Is 'Most Outstanding Migrant'

Carol Banawa (Source: ABS-CBN Facebook/Carol Banawa)

 Singer-turned-nurse Carol Banawa marked another milestone in her life in the United States after receiving the Most Outstanding Migrant Award (See ABS-CBN post for story).

UP Diliman Students Win Dyson Award for Low-Cost Dialysis Machine

Two University of the Philippines Diliman graduates Andrew Jacob Buensalido and Allyson Cabrestante have won the Philippine leg of the James Dyson Award 2026 for developing a low-cost, semi-automated machine intended to make peritoneal dialysis easier and safer to perform at home (See Newsbytes.ph post for story).

PH Team Members Reap Medals in AI Int'l Olympiad

All four members of the Philippines’ first delegation to the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI) won medals in Astana, Kazakhstan, this August, bringing home one silver and three bronze medals (See Inquirer.net for story).

After Shootings, Many PH Schools Adopt Transparent Bags Rule

(Source: Gladys Viason De Leon/Facebook)

In the wake of recent school shootings, several schools across the Philippines are now implementing transparent or clear-bag policies for students as part of heightened campus security measures (See Iskolar ng Bayan for story).

PH Team Wins Women's Baseball World Cup game

The Philippines stunned world No. 7 Cuba with a 6-0 shutout to claim its first-ever Women's Baseball World Cup win at the Asia-Pacific Secondary Field in Tainan, Taiwan (See Manila Times for story).

Lea Salonga to Get Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

Lea Salonga will receive her Hollywood Walk of Fame star on September 4th. Salonga is known for her Tony Award-winning performance in Miss Saigon. She also provided the singing voices for Mulan and Princess Jasmine (See AsAm News for story).

Iloilo Law Students Win Top Spot at Oxford Moot Court

Law students from the University of San Agustin College of Law in Iloilo (Source: Iskolar ng Bayan/Facebook)

Law students from the University of San Agustin College of Law in Iloilo won the championship at the 2026 Monroe E. Price Media Law Moot Court Competition International Rounds held in Oxford, England (See Facebook for story).

US and Japan Mull Infra Projects in Luzon Economic Corridor

The United States and Japan will co-host an investment forum with the Philippines in Manila next month aimed at connecting global investors with infrastructure projects along the Luzon Economic Corridor, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) (See Bilyonaryo for story).