Art & Living Achievements

Believe it or not, the Philippines appears in mainstream American comics fairly often, though the country is usually shown

The city of brotherly love will be the site of the first memorial in the country to honor those who lost their lives in the Philippine war of independence.

Pinay singing sensation Arisxandra Libantino was chosen from the first nine contenders during the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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