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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the continued detention of former president Rodrigo Duterte due to persistent risks of flight and obstruction of justice. In an eight-page decision dated May 22, Trial Chamber III ruled that no significant circumstances justify his release. The court emphasized that the confirmation of charges against Duterte last April increases the risk of him absconding. (📷: ICC) | via @eon_sanchez

UCLA just published an AAPI textbook for the TikTok generation (scrollable on phones and tablets). It's free. "Much of the textbook does focus on AAPI history in California, like the Filipino farmworker movement and Vietnamese refugee communities in Orange County. [...] Karen Umemoto, Director of UCLA Asian American Studies Center, said the textbook is for anyone to use as needed, but a major goal is helping educators incorporate AAPI perspectives into existing courses." ~ @LAist newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/aapi-…

I want a Filipino-looking one! These New REALISTIC AI ROBOTS Are Crossing the Line – Experts TERRIFIED youtu.be/CDMD7LfWgLs?si… via @YouTube

"A few hours later, at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday, (May 14), Mr. dela Rosa fled the Senate building in Manila, said Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla, who oversees the Philippine police force. He added that Mr. dela Rosa had left in a car with another senator, Robin Padilla, and that federal agents were now searching for Mr. dela Rosa." Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. nytimes.com/2026/05/14/wor…

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reiterated its position that the Philippine government may surrender any Filipino who is subject of an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC). mb.com.ph/2026/05/13/ph-…

“The (Philippines’) expansion of the runway at Thitu Island and the port at Nanshan Island, are intended to solidify Manila’s physical presence in the Spratlys in response to recent Chinese escalations in the Spratly archipelago…” eurasiareview.com/11052026-satel…

Mayon Volcano erupts. accuweather.com/en/weather-new…

Read this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. "The International Criminal Court found there was enough evidence to try Rodrigo Duterte, the former Philippine president, for killings carried out during his crackdown on drugs." nytimes.com/2026/04/23/wor…

“ Trump signed an AI hub into Philippine soil. In four weeks, he meets Xi in Beijing." linkedin.com/pulse/trump-si… on @LinkedIn

The Philippines says it confirmed that Chinese boats last year used cyanide that threatens the stability of the Southeast Asian nation’s military outpost in the disputed South China Sea, as well as the safety of its soldiers bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Ah. NO! I beg to disagree w this article that says it's the color of ube that paved its way to mainstream USA. If the color purple is the appeal of anything ube, then grape would have been a popular flavor everywhere in the US. But grape is not a popular flavor of anything in many parts of the US that I've visited. It's the savory flavor ("linamnam" in Tagalog, "umami" in Japanese) of UBE -- somewhat nutty and creamy that makes it popular. Try it and you will taste what I mean. And by the way, it's NOT pronounced "oo-bay." it's "oo-beh!" Just shows how poorly researched or dimissive of the culture and language of origin (Filipino) this article is. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. nytimes.com/2026/04/09/bus…

I just noticed how Forgotten Island’s trailer does not even mention any word in Filipino/Tagalog/Cebuano or any of the PH languages. I’m not talking about dubbing/ captioning—those are a given—but the acknowledgment that this world-making is from a worldview that did not originate from a colonizer’s realm. And what is a more powerful way of acknowledging that than saying the names from that world? Even as we, Filipinos welcome the emerging attention to our pre-colonial cultures, we also have to keep a critical mind-and-eye because it’s one of the things that keep us grounded, connected to our sense of who we are. If we lose that capacity and willingness to question, then how do we stand tall in the midst of other-ness that we experience everyday, in micro and macro doses, in personal and political ways? Not to say that we should be cynical, because even as people can marginalize, we can also embrace, especially when it’s for humanity’s sake, but as any marginalized people in the western-dominated global media, we have to be aware and be vigilant against the over-commercialization and appropriation of our ancestral heritage. FORGOTTEN ISLAND | Official Trailer youtu.be/a8RHqN93qfo?si… via @YouTube

I’m telling you, the craze for Philippine UBE (purple root crop) has reached astronomical proportions! 🤣 😜🤣 A purple egg-shaped organic thing that grew spikes that look like roots grew in outer space! Source: GB News search.app/GPTUtARSuwsMsx…

MALLS SHORTEN OPERATING HOURS UNDER ENERGY EMERGENCY UPDATE: SM Supermalls, Robinsons Malls, and Ayala Malls announce shorter operating hours nationwide from Monday to Friday starting March 30 following the declaration of a National Energy Emergency. The mall operators advise the public to check specific branch schedules through its official pages and online updates for real-time changes.

WORK SUSPENSION: All first- and second-level courts in the National Capital Judicial Region suspend work starting at 2:00 PM today, March 26, 2026, in light of the ongoing nationwide transport strike. The courts shall have sufficient staff members to act on urgent requests for bail, orders of release, writs of habeas corpus, and similar urgent reliefs. #SCphWalangPasok #SupremeCourtPH