The Cordillera Regional Science High School (CRSHS) Glee Club brought home pride and honor for the Philippines after winning gold medals at the 8th Bali International Choir Festival (BICF) held in Indonesia. The campus singing group from La Trinidad, Benguet, now joins the list internationally-awarded Filipino choral groups such as UPLB Choral Ensemble, UP Singing […]
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Atom L. Pornel is a social media manager and producer-writer who returned to GoodNewsPilipinas.com after working as a writer in Viva Communications Inc. for more than four years. He is a broadcast journalism graduate of DLSU-D, and a heritage and local culture advocate.
Aicelle Santos wins Silver at ASEAN Singing competition in Vietnam
Aicelle Santos once again made the country proud by winning silver at the ASEAN+3 Song Contest in Vietnam. The world-class Filipino singer emerged in 2nd place among 22 professional singers from Southeast Asian countries, China, Japan, and Korea in the international tilt held on July 28. Santos wowed the judges with her interpretation of Jungee […]
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Tacloban City’s Gabrielle Basiano wins 1st runner up in Miss Friendship International 2019 in China
Gabrielle Camille Basiano from Tacloban City won the Miss Friendship International 2019 first runner-up title in the global pageant held in Chengdu, China. Gabrielle Basiano’s success in the international pageant held on July 27 followed the triumph of the Philippine pageant representatives who bagged 4 titles from the Mister & Miss Tourism Ambassador Universe pageant […]
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UP Singing Ambassadors return to Spain’s premier choir competition as guest champions
The University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors (UPSA) have returned to the stage of Spain’s premier choir competition as guest champions of the Certamen Internacional de Habaneras y Polifonia. The UP Singing Ambassadors bagged the first prize in all categories of the 64th edition of Certamen Internacional de Habaneras y Polifonia during their 2018 European […]
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Filipino bowlers reap golds in Hong Kong and Asian tourneys
Filipino bowlers Merwin Tan and Lara Posadas-Wong reaped gold medals for Team Philippines in separate tourneys held in Hong Kong. The Philippine bowling team showed off Pinoy bowling skills and clinched a total of 2 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals in the two international competitions held in July. Merwin Tan emerged with a […]
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Azkal football players show off skills in Thailand’s top league
Philippine Azkal football players are set to show off their skills as they join Thai League 1 team for the mid-season. The Azkals social media named four of their players who have joined Thai football teams competing for Thai League 1. Even with the Azkals’ upcoming World Cup-Asian Cup qualifier match against Syria on September […]
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Ernest John Obiena is in winning form, bags new pole vault gold in Germany
Filipino pole vault gold medalist Ernest John Obiena once again bagged another gold medal, this time at the 2019 Jump and Fly – Baxter Meeting held in Germany. Obiena competed in Mossingen on July 20, fresh from his successful quest at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Italy where he plucked a gold medal while setting […]
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7 Filipino filmmakers join Lady Gaga and Adele in Oscars’ Academy Class of 2019
Seven Filipino filmmakers have been invited to join the Oscars’ Academy Class of 2019, adding to the roster of Filipinos making their names in the international scene. These 7 internationally-recognized film directors, editors, animators, and producers trace their roots to Filipino heritage that has been showcased in various festivals through award-winning films. The Filipino passion […]
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Taste of Manila to showcase Filipino streetfood in Canada
Taste of Manila, the largest street food festival outside of the Philippines, is all set to showcase Filipino streetfood in Canada. The annual Filipino food festival comes just after Canada celebrated its first Filipino heritage month in June with a new Jose Rizal monument. Linofiel Eroma, chair of Philippine Legacy and Cultural Alliance (PLACA) and […]
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Descendants of the Sun actor Dingdong Dantes salutes Filipino soldiers at military training
Popular actor Dingdong Dantes declared his respect for Filipino soldiers after he and his fellow actors underwent intensive military training for the upcoming Filipino adaptation of Korean hit TV series, Descendants of the Sun. Dantes, who is set to play the character of Capt. Lucas Manalo code-named “Big Boss” originally played by Halyu star Song […]
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LOOK: Cebu City’s Malacañang sa Sugbo transformed into a beautiful museum
The National Museum of the Philippines will lead the transformation of the Malacañang sa Sugbo building in Cebu City into a museum. The proposal to set up a national museum in Cebu coincides with preparations for the Philippines’ quincentennial commemoration of Ferdinand Magellan’s arrival in the Philippines and marking the achievement of circumnavigating the world. […]
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Chino Sy Tancontian grabs bronze in 2019 Asian Judo Cup in HongKong
Davao City’s Chino Sy Tancontian brought home the bronze medal from the International Judo Federation (IJF) Asian Cup Cadets and Juniors Championships in HongKong. The country’s Judo and Sambo fighter, who delivered the Philippines’ first gold at the 2nd Southeast Asian Sambo Championships in Indonesia in June, competed in the Junior Men’s -81 kg division […]
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