Miss Philippines Karen Gallman made history after winning the Philippines’ first Miss Intercontinental crown the night of January 25 at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City. The 26-year-old Filipino-Australian beauty bested 86 other candidates from all over the world to be hailed as the first Pinay to win the Miss Intercontinental title in the […]
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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.
10 Filipino Celebrities Who Wish Everyone to Be More Positive in 2019
Filipino celebrities are known to follow the tradition of sharing their well wishes for the new year – and true enough scores of them did so when the Christian calendar crossed over to January 1, 2019. With the Chinese New Year coming in on February 5, netizens can expect more popular personalities sending greetings of […]
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Filipino-Canadian Team Baisas wins snow sculpting tilt in Canada
The four Filipino-Canadians of Team Baisas bested other international competitors to win the first prize in the International Snow-Sculpting Competition held as part of Snow Days Festival in Banff, Alberta in Canada held from January 17-19, 2019. Team Baisas composed of couples Ross and Marites Baisas, and Antonio and Maria Elena Baisas, won both the […]
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Paete carver Rogel Cabisidan wins King of Ice Sculptors title in France
A Filipino wood carver who hails from Paete, Laguna – the Woodcarving Capital of the Philippines – emerged with the top prizes in an international ice carving competition in France, earning him the moniker, King of Ice Sculptors. Now a sculptor and kitchen artist in France, Rogel Cabisidan bagged the jury’s prize in the 28th […]
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100 CityMalls nationwide collaborate with WWF Philippines for renewable energy practice
One hundred CityMall commercial centers in the Philippines are collaborating with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines to ensure the practice of renewable energy. WWF Philippines’ existing campaigns such as Seize Your Power and Earth Hour, and other climate mitigation and adaptation initiatives will be supported by DoubleDragon Properties Corp. through its subsidiary CityMall […]
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Fil-Am actor Darren Criss bags 3rd major acting award from Critics’ Choice
Multi-awarded Filipino-American actor Darren Criss has won his 3rd major acting award for his role in the Limited series, The Assassination of Gianna Versace: American Crime Story. The Hollywood actor bagged the Best Actor trophy from the Broadcast Film Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association’s Critics Choice Awards for 2019. A week ago Criss […]
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National Museum Philippine Rise marine biodiversity exhibit opens to public
The Philippine Rise, also known as Benham Rise, has found its way to the National Museum of Natural History in Manila through an exhibition which opened on January 20 for free public viewing. The National Museum’s new attraction, “The Journey Towards the Protection of the Philippines Rise,” showcases underwater photos taken by technical divers of […]
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Miss Philippines Karen Gallman wins 3rd title in Miss Intercontinental pre-pageant awards
Miss Philippines Karen Gallman was awarded Miss Body Beautiful, her 3rd title in the Miss Intercontinental pre-pageant awards. Gallman was given the special prize in the preliminary competition held in Okada Manila on January 16. The Bb. Pilipinas hope for the country’s first ever Miss Intercontinental title had previously won two awards during the press […]
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Laguna teacher’s student portraits go viral, inspires netizens
Laguna teacher Roselyn Barcoma surprised her students coming back to school after the holiday break with portraits she made – but she herself was surprised by netizen’s attention which made the story go viral on the internet. The Grade 9 school teacher created drawing portraits for her 27 students, intended as her Christmas, New Year […]
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ABS-CBN’s “Quezon’s Game” bags 12 film awards in Canada
ABS-CBN’s “Quezon’s Game” has won 12 international awards at the Cinema WorldFest Awards in Canada. The joint venture production of Star Cinema and iWant, the corporation’s streaming service, received the highest number of awards in the Autumn Selection of the festival and was referred to by the festival as “the big period drama’s like Quezon’s […]
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Spanish-Filipino singer Enrique Iglesias receives 5 Premio Lo Nuestro nominations
Spanish-Filipino singer Enrique Iglesias garnered five nominations in this year’s Premio Lo Nuestro (Our Thing) Awards for three songs he released in 2018. Univision released the official Premio Lo Nuestro list indicating Enrique Iglesias receiving five nominations: Remix of the Year for “El Baño (Remix)” featuring artists Bad Bunny & Natti Natasha Urban Song of […]
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2019 New Year’s Resolutions by 10 top Filipino personalities
People commit to their New year’s resolutions after evaluating their lives and resolving to make a fresh start. The time calls for reconciliation, the healing of broken relationships, correction of past mistakes, and generally adjusting mindsets to look forward to the beautiful and positive plans for a more productive new year. Setting goals at the […]
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