Sinigang Makes It to Taste Atlas' 100 Best Dishes in the World

Sinigang (Source: Max’s | Facebook)

Sinigang, the well-loved sour Filipino soup, made it to TasteAtlas’ list of 100 Best Dishes in the World, ranking 97th (See GMA News for story).

Filipina's Book Listed Among Obama's Favorite Reads of '23

Patricia Evangelista’s “Some People Need Killing” is among former President Barack Obama’s favorite books to read this year (See his Facebook post).

Fil-Am Nurse, 79, Fulfills Dream of Visiting All 193 UN-Member Countries

Luisa Yu (Source: NextShark | @vannabojovic/Instagram)

Filipino American Luisa Yu, 79, achieved her dream of traveling the world after arriving at her last stop, Serbia, on Nov. 9. She  reportedly left her job as a nurse in Miami to pursue her lifelong dream of visiting all 193 U.N.-member countries (See NextShark.com for story).

Filipino Furniture Designer Gets Pratt Institute Legends Award in NY

Kenneth Cobonpue being honored at The Pratt Institute (Source: Instagram of Kenneth Cobonpue)

Renowned Filipino furniture designer Kenneth Cobonpue has been honored with the Pratt Legends award in New York.The Pratt Institute ranks among the top 10 art and design schools globally. Kenneth achieved summa cum laude honors upon graduating from Pratt in 1991 (See ABS-CBN for story).

Jo Koy to Host 81st Golden Globe Awards

Jo Koy (Source: Facebook/Jo Koy)

Comedian Jo Koy has been selected to host 81st annual Golden Globes. The decision was announced on the Globes website on Thursday morning. Koy is a standup comedian and actor who in the past was a panelist on “Chelsea Lately” and has also had comedy specials that aired on Comedy Central and Netflix. (See CNN for story).

PAL, American Airlines Partnership Eases Flying to PH

American Airlines (AA) has entered a new codeshare partnership with Philippine Airlines (PAL), offering seamless connections between the Philippines and the United States. The new codeshare covers AA’s routes to Los Angeles from seven US cities – Atlanta, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, Orlando and Washington, D.C. (See Inquirer.net for story).

Comics Fans Flock to Super Manila Event 2023

Fans at Super Manila Event (Source: ABS-CBN | Photo by Jeck Battalones)

Comics enthusiasts nationwide united at Circuit Makati for the Super Manila Event, a convention featuring acclaimed local artists who have made their mark doing covers for Marvel and DC Comics. Super Manila Event, hosted by Next Comic Art and Filbar’s, returned after a hiatus due to the pandemic (See ABS-CBN News for story). 

PH, Japan Start Talks on Joint Military Drills

President Marcos, Jr. meets with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (Source: Philstar | Photo by Yummie Dingding)

President Marcos, Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed to push for the early completion of talks for the planned Reciprocal Access Agreement and to strengthen their coast guards in the face of China’s increasingly aggressive maneuvers in the South China Sea (See Philstar.com for story).