Undocumented Filipinos in US now estimated at 309,000

09/16/2023

The Philippines is the sixth top source of undocumented (unauthorized) immigrants in the United States, a population estimated at 309,000 in 2021, according to a Sept. 13 report by the Migration Policy Institute in Washington, DC. The…

There will be no gold for the USA at the Basketball World Cup, after 113-111 loss to Germany

Associated Press 09/09/2023

MANILA, Philippines — There will be no gold medal for the U.S. at this World Cup. And for the second consecutive time in FIBA’s biggest tournament, there might not be any medal at all for the Americans.…

Chinese military launches drills around Taiwan following US stop by island leader

Associated Press 08/20/2023

BEIJING — The Chinese military launched drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a “stern warning” over what it called collusion between “separatists and foreign forces,” its defense ministry said, days after the island’s vice president stopped over…

United States, Japan, South Korea condemn ‘dangerous and aggressive actions’ by China

08/19/2023

CAMP DAVID, Maryland — The United States prevailed on Japan and South Korea on Friday to use their strongest language yet in a joint statement to condemn China’s “dangerous and aggressive actions” in the South China Sea.…

US: China’s water cannon attack in WPS ‘threatening regional peace and stability’

Faith Agrosino 08/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The United States on Sunday said it stands with the Philippines after the China Coast Guard (CCG) fired a  water cannon at a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and military supply ship bound for Ayungin Shoal, calling…

History at your fingertips

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 07/12/2023

Preparing to teach face to face, the first time in the Ateneo since the pandemic lockdown, I look back on the last semester I taught at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. I taught an undergraduate…

Plania returns to US to fight American who’s on an 8-fight win streak

Glendale G. Rosal 06/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Magic” Mike Plania returns to the United States after nearly a year to fight American Elijah Pierce on August 4 in Atlanta, Georgia. Pierce and Plania will fight for eight rounds in a…

US convenes nuclear weapons meeting with China, France, Russia, UK

Reuters 06/24/2023

WASHINGTON — The United States this month convened a meeting of working-level experts from China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom to discuss nuclear weapons issues including strategic risk reduction, the State Department said. White House national…

China rebukes US, Canadian navies for Taiwan Strait transit

Reuters 06/04/2023

TAIPEI — China’s military rebuked the United States and Canada for “deliberately provoking risk” after the countries’ navies staged a rare joint sailing through the sensitive Taiwan Strait. The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer…

PH biodiversity conservation drive gets P240M boost from US

PR 05/23/2023

MANILA, Philippines —In celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22, the United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), awarded P240 million ($4.3 million) in grants to help civil society…

PH rockers Eraserheads to tour US and Canada from May to June

INQUIRER.NET U.S. Bureau 05/13/2023

Legendary Filipino rock group Eraserheads will perform in the United States and Canada on their “Huling El Bimbo” 2023 World Tour Concert. The group will visit nine cities in North America, beginning in Las Vegas on May…

Jerusalem flies to US, prepares for first title defense against Puerto Rican boxer

Glendale G. Rosal 05/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As fight night draws near, the reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) world minimumweight champion Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem will fly to the United States after his visa was approved on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. …

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