Art & Living Achievements

 

Palanca Awards honors the country’s top literary gems

The Carlos Palanca Foundation honored winners of the 60th Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards)

UK book critics praise novel of Filipina writer

Candy Quimpo Gourlay’s “Tall Story” is being praised by British book critics and has been listed in The Sunday Times 100 Best Summer Titles for 2010

CNN features Pinay White House Chef Cristeta Comerford

CNN’s Talk Asia is featuring this week Filipina White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford. On the global news network she talks

Quezon City student wins 2010 Hong Kong arts contest

A 12-year-old student of the Commonwealth Elementary School in Quezon City bested 3,000 other entries to win the grand prize

Tennis helps Filipino teener find way to Olympic stage

Four years ago, the only thing Jeson Patrombon knew about tennis was hitting a ball against a wall with an empty glass bottle.

Sta. Teresita Parish wins 3 Chorale Golds in Indonesia

The Sta. Teresita Parish Chorale were triumphant in a global chorale competition in Indonesia recently besting 43 international choral groups.

Filipinos shine in Koran reading contest in Malaysia

Two Filipino Koran readers won 3rd place in the men’s and women’s categories of the 52nd International Al-Quran

Philippine Normal University are Chorale champions in Indonesia

The Philippine Normal University Chorale (PNUC) bagged the grand championship in the 1st Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) International Choir

Pinay artist’s flag sculpture a big hit in Holland

A Filipina artist’s glass sculpture became a hit at the exhibition organized by the Philippine Embassy in The Hague. The “Flag!” as the artist calls it

Filipina is 1st woman honored for franchise’s global success

Helen Castro Limcaoco, The Little Gym’s master franchisee for the Philippines, and co-master franchisee for Singapore, was recently named as The Little Gym