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(SunStar) A 79-YEAR-OLD Filipino was among those who perished due to wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has confirmed.

DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega identified the fatality as Alfredo Galinato, who hailed from Ilocos but was naturalized US citizen.

De Vega said Galinato’s family, who are all now based in Hawaii, were given assistance by the Philippine consulate.

The Philippine consulate in Hawaii is currently locating all Filipinos affected by the wildfire, which claimed over a hundred lives.

The DFA said there are around 200,000 pure Filipinos residing in Hawaii, in which 60 percent of them are already US citizens.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. earlier said he is continuously monitoring the situation of affected Filipinos in Hawaii , ensuring the government’s preparedness to assist them… Read More

(GMA News) The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) has backed the initiative of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) to bring the remains of Filipinos back to the country.

NMP released a statement to The Washington Post after they published an investigative report highlighting the work of anthropologist Ales Hrdlicka, who ran the Smithsonian’s division of physical anthropology for about 40 years and accumulated a collection of body parts.

Hrdlicka had a “racial brain collection” and “racial collection of pelvises,” which he used to study and compare races. He ranked people by race and believed that white people were superior.

His theories about the anatomical differences between races have now been debunked.

One of the people that Hrdlicka studied was a Suyoc Igorot named Maura, who was supposed to be displayed at the human zoo at the 1904 World’s Fair in Missouri but died a few days before the event. Hrdlicka took and studied Maura’s cerebellum, along with the brain of an Igorot from Bontoc. The fair featured Filipinos who were members of various Philippine indigenous groups… Read More

(SeattleTimes) As Tony Award winner Lea Salonga prepares to depart the first ever all-Filipino Broadway cast this week, her role will become a revolving door to showcase other well-known talent from the Philippines.

Actor and singer Vina Morales, also beloved in the Philippines, will take over as Aurora Aquino in “Here Lies Love” for a month-long engagement starting Sept. 22, the production exclusively told The Associated Press on Friday.

Producers say they are committed to highlighting the country’s “abundance of talent,” allowing guest performers a Broadway debut… Read More

(ArabNews) ABU DHABI: Erik Spoelstra, the assistant head coach of the men’s USA Basketball national team, has expressed his excitement about the USA Basketball Showcase, part of International Basketball Week and tipping off on Thursday at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena.

But there is more reason for his excitement than just the historic event itself.

Spoelstra, whose mother was born in the Philippines, is looking forward to witnessing the passionate Filipino basketball fans he has heard so much about, both in Abu Dhabi and at the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup.

As well as USAB playing in the Gulf for the first time, the World Cup will be held in three countries for the first time: Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines.

While embracing his American identity Spoelstra maintains a strong connection to his Filipino heritage and the next few weeks, he said, would allow him to harmoniously blend both aspects… Read More

(Interaksyon) MANILA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — In the three years since a private company took charge of the water supply in his home city in the Philippines, Rommel Pido says the flow from his taps has turned a murky brown and his bill has more than doubled.

Nowadays, residents “make do with this iced tea water from the taps”, Pido told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone from his home in Bacolod, a city of 600,000 people in the Western Visayas region.

Angry at the deterioration, Pido and other residents filed a legal complaint seeking to nullify the 2020 joint venture agreement (JVA) that gave the lead role in city water operations to PrimeWater, a company owned by the family of the country’s richest man Manny Villar.

At the same time, the Philippines’ Commission on Audit (COA), an independent state body, issued a series of damning reports about water supply partnerships involving PrimeWater including the Bacolod deal… Read More

(SABC) The Philippines seeks to bolster its ability to address threats while underlining the need to strengthen ties with allies while pursuing an independent foreign policy, under a six-year national security policy published on Tuesday.

The 48-page National Security Policy document, which President Ferdinand Marcos Jr recently approved, highlighted “sharpening strategic competition between the United States and China” and “heightened rivalries among the major powers” as contributing to a “more tense geopolitical landscape”.

“Major concern is also seen in the Cross-Straits relation that has the potential to be the flashpoint in the region,” the government said in the document, published by the National Security Council, referring to the Taiwan Strait… Read More

(PR Newswire NY) The Philippine Furniture Furnishings Market (PFFM) 2023 was recently concluded after a fruitful and successful three-day run in Manila.

PFFM, a furniture import sourcing trade show which is the first of its kind in the Philippines, was held on 5 – 7 July 2023 at SMX Convention Centre Manila, Pasay City.

PFFM is an effective and efficient trading platform for new business opportunities in the Philippines’ market, bringing together diverse choices of high-quality furniture and furnishing products from the Asian region. It showcases the best-selling furniture, the latest trends and market demands, offering brand visibility and cost-effective business under one roof.

Four countries – China, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines – were represented in the event which saw the participation of 52 exhibitors and attracted 2,536 visitors from 18 countries and regions over the three days. The event provided great opportunities for networking with potential business partners from Asian countries… Read More

(SunDaily) MANILA: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 rocked Batanes province in the northern Philippines on Sunday morning, reported Xinhua.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which occurred at 9:43 a.m. local time (0143 GMT), hit at a depth of 10 km, about 38 km southwest of Sabtang town.

The institute said the tectonic quake will trigger aftershocks but not cause damage. It added the quake was felt in Ilocos Norte province.

The Philippines has frequent seismic activity due to its location along the Pacific “Ring of Fire.” -Bernama-Xinhua.. Read More