Former Rappler reporter Patricia Evangelista’s book, Some People Need Killing is 10 Best Books of 2023. “This powerful book mostly covers the years between 2016 and 2022, when Rodrigo Duterte was president of the Philippines and pursued a murderous campaign of extrajudicial killings” (See New York Times for story).
The Quezon City government has launched “Chatbot Sophia” to help end violence against women. Mayor Joy Belmonte expressed full support and gratitude to partner agencies for choosing Quezon City as the new hub of Chatbot Sophia, a computer program (See Manila Standard for story).
Louise Mabulo (Source: Philstar.com)
The Cacao Project founder Louise Mabulo has been included in this year's BBC 100 Women list. The BBC annually highlights a hundred influential and inspiring women through research and suggestions by the BBC's network of World Service Languages teams and Media Action division (See Philstar.com for story).
Nina Cash (Source: AsAm.com)
Veteran influencer and modeling icon Fil-Am Nina Cash, 57, will be in Sports Illustrated (SI) Swimsuit edition, when the magazine marks its diamond jubilee 60th birthday in a few months (See AsAm.com for story).
Filipino Spaghetti (Source: Bon Appetit)
A mash-up of Filipino and American traditions, this Filipino spaghetti ( comprises tangy banana ketchup and tomato sauce, simmered with ground pork, sliced hot dogs, and lots of sliced garlic (See Bon Appetit for story).
The House of Representatives has referred to its Committee on Justice House Bill 1477, urging the government to cooperate with the International Criminal Court. This comes 15 days after it approved a resolution in defense of the chamber from the attacks of former President Rodrigo Duterte (See ABS-CBN for story).
A cargo ship, British-owned and operated by a Japanese company, has been seized in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthi armed group, the Israeli military and other sources said Sunday (See ABS-CBN for story).
File photo of FA-50 (Right, Source: Public Affairs Office)
Two of the Philippines’ FA-50 aircraft joined the days-long joint patrols of the Philippines and the United States in the vicinity of Batanes and the West Philippine Sea. The joint patrol, come at a time of heightened tensions between Manila and Beijing (See Rappler for story).
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