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(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

(GMA News) After her song “I Can’t Breathe” won Song of the Year during the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards on Monday (Philippine time), H.E.R. gave a hilarious shout out to her Filipino fans.

Reposting her TikTok video on Twitter, the Filipino-American singer whose real name is Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson imagined what her Filipina Tita would tell her after her Grammy win and impersonated that.

“My Tita Joan would say, ‘Oh my God, I am so proud of you. You have Grammy’s wow. Diamond, is that diamond? Even if you do not win you are still a winner. You are a winner! I like that song, that song you sing ‘I can’t breathe,'” H.E.R. said using her Filipino accent… Read More

(Philippine News Agency) MANILA – The Philippines has detected its first case of P.1 variant, a potentially more transmissible coronavirus that emerged in Brazil, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Saturday.

The DOH said a returning overseas Filipino (ROF) from Western Visayas was found positive for the variant after the sequencing of 752 samples by the Philippine Genome Center.

“The one case found with the P.1 variant is a ROF from Brazil. Additional information about the case is currently being investigated,” it said in a statement.

The P.1 variant was first detected in Japan by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) among four travelers from Brazil.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is evidence to suggest that transmissibility and the ability of antibodies generated through a previous infection are affected by some mutations of P.1… Read More