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(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — The government of Saudi Arabia has committed to shoulder the unpaid salaries of around 10,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced from construction companies that went bankrupt, Malacañang announced on Friday.

It said the promised settlement of salaries followed a bilateral meeting of President Bongbong Marcos and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation in Bangkok, Thailand.

“Sabi niya [crown prince], ‘yung desisyon na ‘yan ay nangyari lamang noong nakaraang ilang araw. At dahil nga magkikita kami at sabi niya ito ‘yung regalo ko para sa inyo,” Marcos told reporters after their discussion… Read More

(Interaksyon) A Filipino is responsible for turning “Stranger Thing’s” David Harbour into a butt-kicking combatant Santa Claus in an upcoming Holiday action-comedy.

Jonathan “Jojo” Eusebio led the action scenes of Tommy Wirkola‘s “Violent Night” as a second unit director, working with David who trained intensely for the role.

The movie stars the “Stranger Things” actor as Santa Claus who’s about to prove why Nick is no saint when a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve and takes everyone inside hostage.

David’s Santa is described as a protector and warrior who becomes slightly bitter and tired about the otherwise merry holiday… Read More

(The Sun) A GIRL born in the Philippines yesterday has officially taken the world’s population to eight billion.

Vinice Mabansag was chosen by the United Nations to mark the symbolic milestone.

It comes just 11 years since the Earth reached seven billion.

Vinice was born at the Dr Jose Fabella Memorial ­Hospital in Tondo, Manila, at 1.29am.

Dr Romeo Bituin, chief of the hospital’s medical staff, said: “We just witnessed the world’s eight billionth baby.

“The mother went into labour at 11pm.

“It was a normal, spontaneous delivery.”

The UN said: “This unprecedented growth is due to the gradual increase in human lifespan owing to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine… Read More

(Interaksyon) MANILA — The Philippines on Tuesday said defense ally the United States had agreed to spend $66.5 million to start building training and warehouse facilities at three of its military bases, under a 2014 joint security deal.

Construction of the projects in three of five Philippine sites outlined under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) will start next year, the Department of Defense said in a statement.

“The department is committed to accelerate the implementation of the EDCA by concluding infrastructure enhancement and repair projects, developing new infrastructure projects at existing EDCA locations,” it said… Read More

(Interaksyon) The award-winning Filipino film “John Denver Trending” will be screened in South Korean cinemas nationwide this November.

“It will be the first Filipino film to be released with wide screenings throughout Korea,” the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) said.

On Twitter, FDCP shared the movie’s poster with Korean characters. The film’s director and writer Arden Rod Condez said this was created by artist Rome Velasco.

“The movie will be released on November 23 at CGV, Lotte Cinema and Megabox in major Korean cities,” FDCP said.

“John Denver Trending” follows the story of a 14-year-old farm boy, played by Jansen Magpusao, who is supended after a video of him bullying his classmate went viral… Read More

(Interaksyon) MANILA — The Philippines’ national police chief said on Monday that killings in anti-drugs operations would be minimized, with the new government focused on rehabilitation and education, in contrast to the previous administration’s crackdown.

“As much as possible, we wanted a bloodless campaign,” Police Chief General Rodolfo Azurin told foreign correspondents in a virtual forum.

While there are instances where law enforcers would have to defend themselves to ensure their safety, Azurin said, “we avoid killing of suspects.”

Azurin’s said the previous government’s drugs war policies were being reviewed to determine if they were still relevant and to see if “certain adjustments” need to be made to make sure they remain effective and efficient… Read More

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos on Sunday said the country is ready to manage risks created by global headwinds that have driven steep and persistent inflationary pressures on food, transportation, and energy.

Marcos bared the country’s economic situation at the second global dialogue of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), but stressed he is “quite optimistic” that his administration has started the recovery path from the COVID-19 pandemic and global problems such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and devastation from natural calamities.

Marcos noted that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) showed a rebound growth rate of 5.7% in 2021 and a 7.8% average growth rate for the first half of 2022.

He also cited the nearly 14-year high October inflation rate of 7.7%. He said this has come down and hovers around 5.5% upon the upward adjustment of interest rates of 75 basis points.

The chief executive said the government will address this through the Medium-Term Fiscal Program and the upcoming Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028.

“Although many of these numbers are welcome indicators, they show that our recovery is proving to be robust and that we are returning to our original growth trajectory prior to the pandemic,” he added… Read More

(Manila Bulletin) The 32-year-old Filipino took to his social media accounts his victory.

“WE DID IT! WE WON BY 23 POINTS!

• FIRST CPA as City Controller
• FIRST Filipino elected official in LA
• FIRST AAPI citywide elected official
• FIRST POC as City Controller in over 100 years more to come!,” he wrote.

Mejia was elected city controller with 60.8 percent of the vote.
He won against his opponent City Council member Paul Koretz who only got 39.08 percent of the votes.

“We have a very diverse population in L.A. and I feel very proud and honored to represent that community,” Mejia told NBC Asian America.

“Coming from a minority background makes you more empathetic about the people you’re fighting for,” he added.. Read More