A Filipino Deaf community leader, Raphael Vergel de Dios Domingo, is the first doctorate degree recipient of the Nippon-Gallaudet World Deaf Leadership Program.
The Cebu-based dance group, which represented the Philippines, was hailed as the champion after showcasing the passion and hues of the Sinulog Festival in South Korea.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines honored 74 soldier-athletes who brought home medals from the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam and personnel who passed the recent Bar examinations.