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The police in Sydney, Australia arrested on Thursday a 38-year old Filipino hairstylist for allegedly setting on fire his own salon and eventually burning down the two-story commercial building where the salon was. According to a report of the news site The Filipino Australian on Friday, Edwin Dela Cruz Domingo was nabbed for the . . . → read more
Three Filipino high school students will represent the Philippines in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Quiz Regional Competition in Cambodia, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Friday. In a statement, the DFA said the three participants — from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao — topped the national leg of the quiz . . . → read more 
Music resides in every Filipino home. No birthday or fiesta is complete without the videoke. It is no surprise then why many Filipinos are making a name in the music industry locally and abroad. Include in the list Dyscem Echivarre Mueldener, whose voice has brought her to places beyond she imagined. Dyscem, a Filipina . . . → read more
More than a month after tropical storm “Sendong (international name: Washi) swept over parts of Mindanao and Visayas, help continues to pour in for its victims, this time from Filipinos based in various parts of the world. In Israel and Brunei, Filipinos played friendly sports to raise donations for kababayans who were gravely affected . . . → read more
MANILA, Philippines – Thirteen sexually exploited women, including 2 minors, and 18 other victims of illegal recruitment were rescued in two separate operations in the provinces of Laguna and Tawi-tawi. “I thank all the member-agencies of the IACAT (Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking) for their unwavering vigilance in going after human traffickers, especially those who exploit . . . → read more
TURIN, Italy – Some Filipinos are no longer relying solely on the income they receive from their jobs. They are now trying to explore other options, such as engaging in business, to improve their financial status. Friends Boyet Deocadiz, Joel Diokno and Luisito Ocampo joined forces to put up their very own Japanese restaurant in . . . → read more
Fourteen-year old Eira Maghuyop, a Filipino American high school freshman, was found dead in her Yonkers, New York home on Tuesday, after allegedly hanging herself in the bathroom. Yonkers police investigators refused to comment further on Maghuyop’s death since it is still under investigation but are looking at the possibility that bullying may be behind . . . → read more
SAN FRANCISCO – The state’s top judge is taking on California’s capital punishment. Filipino American Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said the death penalty is no longer effective. "It's no longer effective in a sense that it is the kind of program that needs to be re-examined because of the fiscal arrangements facing the state," said . . . → read more
Philippine officials placed high hopes on the four Filipino films that will compete in the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) next week, including one by 2009 Cannes Film Festival Best Director Brillante Mendoza. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said 22 films “from all over the world” will be competing . . . → read more
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Pinoys joined the Chinese community of the Hague in its celebration of the Year of the Dragon. Major shopping streets of downtown The Hague, particularly Chinatown, became crowded, colorful and noisy as the week-long celebrations for the Chinese New Year came to an end. Some Pinoys also joined in . . . → read more |
     
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