LAS VEGAS — Team Philippines is once again taking the global stage at the World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA), known internationally as the “Talent Olympics,” bringing a slate of world‑class performers to Las Vegas and reaffirming the country’s reputation for excellence in the performing arts. The delegation, led by Philippine National Director Gerry Mercado and Creative Director Annie Mercado, features vocalists, dancers, actors, instrumentalists and multidiscipli

LAS VEGAS — July 7, 2026 — Philippine cacao heritage took the spotlight in Las Vegas as Raquel Toquero‑Choa, founder and chief executive officer of The Chocolate Chamber, led an immersive celebration of World Chocolate Day 2026 at the Otonomus Hotel. Known internationally as the Chocolate Queen of the Philippines and recognized as a Cacao Ambassador‑at‑Large, Toquero‑Choa showcased the country’s centuries‑old chocolate traditions through storytelling, artistry and live demons

WASHINGTON — Graduate students in nursing and several allied health fields will once again qualify for higher federal student loan limits after a federal judge placed those programs on an interim list of “professional degrees,” temporarily blocking a Trump‑era rule that would have kept them under lower borrowing caps. Judge Beryl Howell’s ruling halts the Department of Education’s revised definition of “professional degree,” which excluded nursing, physical therapy, public he