Tawi-Tawi’s fishing island of Sibutu has been chosen as the first fishing community in the country to own a multi-function floating solar farm. Sibutu Island in Tawi-Tawi was identified to be the site of the floating solar farm during a meeting between the executives of Aboitiz Power, Regional Directors of Department of Agriculture (DA), and […]
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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.
Ernest John Obiena wins gold, sets new pole vault record at Summer Universiade in Italy
Filipino pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena once again proved his skills in the international arena after winning the gold medal and setting a new record at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Italy. Obiena, who achieved multiple feats at the 23rd Asian Athletics Championships held in Qatar, competed on July 12 and won the top spot […]
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Astrafellas & ISKALA victorious in A Cappella Championships in Singapore
Filipino vocal groups Astrafellas and ISKALA brought honor to the Philippines after receiving awards at the 2019 A Cappella Championships in Singapore. Astrafellas and ISKALA won accolades as they competed against other Asian vocal groups in the International category of the choral competitions held at the Ci Yuan Community Club. The two a capella groups’ […]
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Pinoy ballroom dancers win gold, silver at Asian DanceSport Games 2019 in Japan
Pinoy ballroom dancers raised the country’s flag in Japan, winning 2 golds and 2 silvers at the Asian Dancesport Games 2019. The Philippine National Dancesport Team, composed of dance couple Angelo Marquez and Stephanie Sabalo and dance partners Billy John Parcon and Norien Anne Palma, reaped 4 medals in the competition held on July 7 […]
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Marian Rivera-Dantes donates excess breast milk for babies
Popular actress Marian Rivera-Dantes is donating her excess breast milk for babies in a milk-sharing program. It’s been three months since the breastfeeding advocate gave birth to her second child, Ziggy. Now facing an overflowing milk supply, Marian Rivera-Dantes decided to share her excess expressed breast milk to other babies in need. Her equally popular […]
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Francis Libiran designs barong tagalog for Southeast Asian Games Filipino Athletes
Celebrity fashion designer Francis Libiran designed the Barong Tagalog uniforms of the Filipino athletes for the opening of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games to be hosted by the Philippines later this year. The world-renowned Filipino designer, who also created a wedding Barong Tagalog for multi-awarded Hollywood actor Darren Criss, showcased the Filipino symbol with pride […]
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Filipinos rule Mister & Miss Tourism Ambassador Universe pageant in Malaysia
Filipinos brought home 4 titles from the Mister & Miss Tourism Ambassador Universe pageant held from July 1 to 7 in Malaysia. Team Philippines’ 4 pageant representatives brought home the crowns and glory, besting candidates from all over the world competing in Kota Kinabalu The new title holders now join the country’s pageant front runners […]
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How to Tour the Philippines in 2 Hours via Lakbay Museo
What if you could go around to tour the Philippines in just 2 hours? An interactive Lakbay Museo in Pasay City elevates the museum experience for those who would love to have adventures without having to spend a lot on travel. Inspired by the Nayong Pilipino cultural theme park, Lakbay Museo offers a vibrant venue […]
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Ateneo students hailed as Asia’s best debaters in Vietnam championship
Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) students were hailed as Asia’s best debaters at the United Asians Debating Championship (UADC) held in Vietnam. Filipino students Adrian Padilla, Jaime Siy, and Mikko Vitug brought home the 2019 UADC crown for the Philippines, 6 years after the University of the Philippines Diliman won the top spot in 2013. […]
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Philippines’ Shiela DeForest crowned Mrs. Eco International 2019 in Las Vegas
Mrs. Eco Philippines Shiela DeForest raised the Philippine flag in Las Vegas and won the Mrs. Eco International 2019 crown. The former public affairs officer of the British Embassy in Manila emerged as the winner among 8 division candidates from all over the world and was hailed as the pageant’s first Mrs. Eco International title […]
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Mindoro’s Jan Kim Vergel clinches Mister National World title in Thailand
Mindoro Island’s Jan Kim Vergel won Mister National World at the 2019 Mister National Universe pageant held in Hua Hin, Thailand. Jan Kim Vergel bested 18 other candidates from all over the world and emerged with the title equivalent to the 1st Runner-Up in the international tilt on July 1. The Accounting Technology graduate had […]
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Filipino dance crew UPeepz bags 1st runner up title in California championships
Filipino dance crew UPeepz emerged in the Top 2 to win the first runner up title in the 2019 Body Rock Dance Competition in San Diego, California. UPeepz, the World Hip-hop Dance Champions, again made history as the first Filipino team to make it in Top winners of the prestigious dance competition held on June […]
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