Filipinos Feel Safer Today -- Study

Filipinos feel safer nowadays than they felt back in 2014, walking alone at night in the streets, according to the recently released 2018 Global Law and Order survey, reports Yahoo News

Rappler's Ressa Wins Int'l Press Freedom Award

Maria Ressa

Rappler executive editor and CEO Maria Ressa won a coveted Golden Pen of Freedom Award from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) in Portugal, a 70-year-old global network of news publishers seeking to uphold the rights of journalists worldwide, reports Rappler.

Wesley So Beats World Chess Champion

Wesley So has a post-match talk with Magnus Carlsen.

Fil-Am chess master Wesley So won his first-ever classical game against world champion, Magnus Carlsen, and shook up the standings at the Altibox Norway Chess tournament, reports Chess.com.

Graduating Fil-Am Youth Shot Dead in Seattle

Ryan Dela Cruz

Ryan Dela Cruz, a senior at Franklin High School just weeks away from graduation, was fatally shot shortly after midnight on Saturday morning at Martha Washington Park by an unidentified assailant, reports the Seattle Times.

Duterte Tells Critical UN Expert: 'Go to Hell'

U.N.'s Diego Garcia-Sayan

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out Sunday at another U.N. human rights expert for making critical remarks about his supposed role in the expulsion of the chief justice, telling him "to go to hell," reports AP/Yahoo News.

Dem Organizer Becomes Highest Fil-Am State Official in NY City

Aries Dela Cruz

Aries Dela Cruz, founder of the Filipino American Democratic Club of New York (Fil-Am Dems),  has been appointed N.Y. Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Manhattan regional representative, becoming the highest-ranking Filipino American state official in New York City, reports Inquirer.net.

Wife of Korean Air Chair Summoned for Alleged Abuse of Filipino Help

Lee Myung Hee, wife of Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho

South Korean police on Monday summoned the wife of Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho to question her about allegations she abused and assaulted employees who are Filipino, reports Yahoo News/AP.

Filipinos Still Prefer Global Brands Over Local -- Study

Filipinos prefer global brands over their local counterparts, according to the latest findings of Kantar Worldpanel’s Brand Footprint 2018. Local brands in the top 50 comprised only 28% in spend share, as compared to global brands which got 72%. 20 local brands made it to the top 50, reports Rappler.