2016 Miss Universe will be hosted by the Philippines. Many in the tourism sector believe 2016 Miss Universe will definitely be a big boost for the Philippine tourism industry.
In an effort to establish outreach programs designed to inform immigrants of their rights regarding U.S.-related labor organizing, The federal government has signed agreements with Mexico, Ecuador, and the Philippines.
Mattel released a new Filipina Barbie doll as part of its Global Glamour collection earlier this month. Inspired by the glitz and glam of traditional Filipino beauty pageants, the doll is named Mutya Barbie and was created by Filipino designer Carlyle Nuera, who recently spoke about the creation.
The trial against a U.S. Marine accused of murdering a transgender Filipino moves forward after a court entered a not guilty plea for the accused. The Marine refused to enter a plea during the proceedings.
A U.S. Marine has been charged with murder for strangling a transgender Filipina woman to death. Philippine government prosecutors charged detained Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton with murder Monday in the killing of a Filipina transgender woman named Jennifer Laude.
Tens of thousands of people fled the coastal villages in the central Philippines on Friday as typhoon Hagupit came down on the eastern coasts of the island nation. Hagupit, known locally as Ruby, is due to fully land Saturday evening with gusts of up to 143 mph.
Houssam Hammoudi set out on a journey from Canada to find his fiancée, Grace Acojedo, who was in the Phillipines during horrifying Typhoon Haiyan. After not being able to reach Grace via phone, Hammoudi decided to travel to the Philippines, to her town of Ormoc.
