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(PageOne‎) Filipino food is loved the world over, and has been steadily gaining global recognition amongst leading gastronomes. To promote the appreciation and preservation of Filipino culinary heritage domestically and around the globe, the country has celebrated Filipino Food Month every April since 2018 – with this year’s theme being Iba’t Ibang Luto, Pinoy ang Puso (Different Dishes, Pinoy at Heart).

Fun and varied, Filipino cuisine includes a wide plethora of cooking styles, flavors and ingredients across different provinces and regions. That’s why Airbnb Online Experience Hosts Ai and Michelle and Sébastien decided to open their kitchens to the world virtually – to share their culinary passion and skills with a unique twist on Pinoy cooking. Whether you are an avid foodie or chef wannabe, based in the Philippines or overseas, you can now join in the fun with Airbnb Online Cooking Experiences from the comfort of your very own kitchen… Read More

(SpinPh) DESPITE the economic stresses of the pandemic, Boss “RSA”, as San Miguel Corporation’s head honcho is popularly known, managed to grow his net worth to $2.2 billion, according to Forbes’ recently released list of global billionaires.

That’s a massive improvement from his net worth in last year’s list, at $1.4 billion.

Globally, Ramon S. Ang — owner of PBA teams Ginebra, Magnolia, and San Miguel — is ranked 1,444th richest in the world (up from #1,513 last year). In the Philippines, he is ranked 12th, a slight improvement over his rank of No. 13 in last year’s list, released around this time last year in the height of the lockdowns.

Ang’s wealth grew despite the current economic contraction. Revisiting their list last September, Forbes reported that he had already amassed $2 billion.

Ang was awarded as Spin.ph’s Sportsman of the Year in our yearly awards. At the time of the awarding, we wrote that SMC had rolled out P13.234 billion worth of projects for the COVID-19 response efforts, from infrastructure projects to donations to the health and agricultural sectors… Read More

(AP) MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government extended a lockdown by another week Monday after an alarming spike in coronavirus infections continued to surge and started to overwhelm many hospitals in the capital and outlying regions.

President Rodrigo Duterte placed Metropolitan Manila and four outlying provinces, a region of more than 25 million people, under lockdown last week as daily infections breached 10,000. Roman Catholic leaders shifted Holy Week and Easter events online… Read More

(PhilStar Wheels) It’s not everyday you see the humble Philippine tricycle plying major thoroughfares in other countries.

In an Instagram post recently shared by @TNT_traysikel, the distinctive three-wheeled vehicle was seen crossing the Golden Gate Bridge along with a group of Pinoy Riders from different parts of Northern California who share the same passion of riding and love of big bikes.

“TNT Traysikel was a hit with this group of more than 60 Filipino Americans on motorcycles that showed up for this meetup and ride (more than 400 members on the Facebook group). It was great to meet so many pinoys on 2 wheels. And what a sight it was to see a Filipino Traysikel crossing the Golden Gate Bridge followed by a bunch of Filipinos on motorcycles!!”…Read More

(Yahoo Philippines) In crucial moments, the resilience of some Pinoys shines. Despite Covid and the nation’s economic fluctuation, life went on, business was as usual for a few, and notable celebrations occurred.

The Suroy-Suroy Sugbo of the Cebu Provincial Government, the quincentennial commemoration of Christianity in the Philippines, the celebration of the 400 years of Recoletos’ presence in Cebu, the schools’ graduation and enrollment, the opening of malls and food outlets, as well as civic affairs went on.

Cathay Pacific Airways improvised a program to award outstanding travel agents in their homes with all safety nets.

The birthday and anniversary celebrations reunited families… Read More

(GMA News) GMA Network, through its flagship international channel GMA Pinoy TV, the Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO), and the Philippine Embassy in USA recently came together to host the “Here Now, Hear Now: Confronting anti-Asian Hate” virtual town hall event. This is in support of the #StopAsianHate campaign on condemning acts of racism and discrimination against Asian Americans. It was held last March 26 coinciding with the 231st anniversary of the Naturalization Act of 1790, which is the first written law in the United States that set rules for the granting of US citizenship by naturalization.

As a response to the spike in anti-Asian violence, the 1-hour panel discussion tackled how Asian Americans have been dehumanized for a long time. The panelists shared some scenarios to understand how the recent attacks against Asians and Asian Americans are a recurring theme in America… Read More

(GMA News) Philippine fintech startup NextPay has received a $125,000 investment from Silicon Valley-based “startup accelerator” Y Combinator.

In a statement, NextPay said the seed funding from Y Combinator will be used to expand its services further and address the growing problem of financially-underserved businesses in the Philippines.

With the investment, NextPay becomes one of the first five Filipino tech start-ups to be backed and selected by global powerhouse Y Combinator, together with Kalibrr in 2013, PayMongo in 2019, Avion School in 2021, and Dashlabs.ai in 2021.

Y Combinator is known as the “launchpad” of many iconic startups such as Airbnb, Dropbox, Stripe, and Twitch, among many others… Read More

(Inquirer) Filipino oceanographer Deo Florence Onda has explored several places on Earth nowhere near the itinerary of the average, weekend adventurer: from the extinct volcanic ridge known as Philippine Rise in the Philippine Sea to the frigid North Pole in the Arctic Ocean.

Next week, the scientist will embark on yet another quest, this time to make history as the first Filipino—and one of the first two people—to reach Emden Deep in the Philippine Trench, the third deepest point in the world… Read More