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Pinoy’s lamb dish creation wins Gold at HK culinary tilt

Michael Cheng won the top prize at the Western Cuisine Professional Lamb Loin category at the Hong Kong International Culinary Classic 2013 (Hofex edition) in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

PUP Laboratory High School Chorale wins Gold in Guam

The Polytechnic University of the Philippines Laboratory High School Chorale won two major awards at the recently concluded 1st Guam Pacific Choral Festival.

Filipino designs hailed at World Costume Festival 2013

Indonesia may have bagged the highest award at the recent World Costume Festival 2013 but Filipinos also made their mark in the global competition

Filipina in TIME’s 100 most influential for finding HIV cure

Time Magazine’s 2013 listing of the 100 most influential people in the world included two Filipinos: President Benigno Aquino

Grandmother, 71 finishes high school, plans to purse college degree

A 71-year-old grandmother finally finished high school after she joined more than 300 graduates in this city who went back to school

Filipino book Naku, Nakuu, Nakuuu! bags Sweden’s Peter Pan Prize

The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Sweden awarded this year’s Peter Pan Prize to a Filipino children’s book

Pinoy Pride coffee table books launched by Metrobank Foundation

The Metrobank Foundation recently launched three coffee table books: MADE of Gold, 10 Outstanding Filipino Teachers and Metrobank Foundation Exemplars

Filipino photographer wins Sony World Photography Awards

When Manny Fajutag leaned out of a jeep to capture a sunset last May, he had no idea he’d be snapping an award-winning photograph.

PHL think tank wins Silver at World Interfaith Harmony Week

A Philippine think tank dedicated to the study of Islamic and democratic political thought and the development of Muslim communities

2 Pinoy short films win at the Manhattan International Film Fest

Two Filipino students won for their short films at the Manhattan International Film Festival, held in New York from Feb. 22 to 24.