MANILA, Philippines—When the 500-peso bank note was first issued in 1987, my late father, Johnny Villasanta, noted with pride that here at last was a tribute to the Filipino soldier who fought in the Korean War (1950-53), and who helped rebuild and protect Korea between 1954 and 1955.
The reverse side of the [...]
So who says working at McDonald’s is all about flipping burger patties and serving French fries?
Certainly not Filipino Mary Margaret Yu of Davao City and Fil-Canadian Candido Revilles, two McDonald’s employees who won in the second ‘Voice of McDonald’s’ singing competition, an “American Idol”-inspired extravaganza that was opened by the multinational [...]
group of Filipino martial artists in Italy are now in training to prepare for tournaments in Rome and in the Philippines.
ABS-CBN Europe correspondent Jocelyn Ruiz said the members of the Mandirigma Italya (Warriors in Italy) are in intense training for a two-day martial arts meet in July.
“The purpose of Mandirigma [...]