FL boosts ties with Fil-Am leaders

First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos continues to champion Filipino excellence on the global stage, meeting with influential Filipino-American leaders during her recent visit to Los Angeles, California.

In a social media post on Thursday, the First Lady expressed her pride in Filipinos making an impact abroad, A Mexican restaurant chain in the United States has an innovative way of promoting itself.

QDOBA Mexican Eats joined New York Fashion Week last month, fusing food and style with a design called “Chip Pants.”

The customized garments that hit the ramp had built-in Ziploc bags containing QDOBA’s signature crispy tortilla chips, New York Post (NYP) reports.

“At QDOBA, we’re always looking for unexpected ways to connect with consumers and showcase our products in a fresh, fun and flavorful way,” Kelsey Kraatz, the company’s senior manager of national media, said in a statement, according to NYP.

The promotion tactic aims to present QDOBA as not just a place to eat but also as a lifestyle, NYP says.

Meanwhile, a man was also blending food and fashion when police arrested him in Tacoma, Washington on 24 January.

Responding to a shoplifting complaint, Police Sgt. Thiry frisked the man and pulled out stolen groceries hidden in his clothes.

The Tacoma police officer pulled out bag after bag of frozen shrimp totaling 25 pounds from under the suspect’s shirt and coat. The last item was a bottle of Hershey’s Strawberry Syrup.

The department released Thiry’s body camera video on Facebook, showing the sergeant pulling the tems out one by one from the man’s clothing, according to Northern News Now (NNN).

The stolen grocery items that nearly covered the hood of Thiry’s patrol vehicle were worth $156, Oklahoma’s News 4 and NNN report.