Hollywood singer-actress Vanessa Hudgens has joined Mads Mikkelsen in the upcoming action adventure movie, Polar – Netflix’s film adaptation of the Dark Horse graphic novel “Polar: Came from the cold” written and illustrated by Victor Santos. Hudgens’ new Netflix movie comes after starring in the popular streaming site’s holiday movie, The Princess Switch, in November […]
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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.
Filipino TV reporter Mark Zambrano co-hosts Asian TV Award
Filipino broadcast journalist Mark Zambrano co-hosted the 23rd Asian Television Awards (ATA) held in Borneo Convention Centre in Kuching, Malaysia, the night of January 12. Zambrano joined other Asian celebrities Adrian Jalaludin, May Wan & Choy Wan, and Wallace Ang in hosting one of the most celebrated events in Asian TV industry that recognizes excellence […]
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Bohol’s Karen Gallman wins press awards at Miss Intercontinental
Binibining Pilipinas-Intercontinental 2018 Karen Gallman snagged two special awards in the Miss Intercontinental official press presentation in Sofitel Philippine Plaza on January 10. The Filipino-Australian beauty, who has roots in Bohol and Brisbane, walked the runway along with other 86 candidates from all over the world, wearing Ray Bien Maglonzo’s modern Filipino terno. Gallman bagged […]
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Kapampangan Francesca Taruc wins 1st PHL International crown in 2019
Kapampangan Francesca Taruc has won the Philippines’ first international beauty pageant crown for 2019, signaling the start of the country’s campaign to again claim pageant powerhouse status. Taruc was hailed as Miss Tourism World 2019 Intercontinental on January 8 in the pageant held in Nanjing, China. Taruc, a Mass Communication degree holder from Holy Angel […]
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Manila-Bataan ferry now sailing morning till night
The Manila to Bataan ferry will now be sailing at night in addition to the usual day trip schedule. The regular six (6) day trips consist of 3 trips departing from Manila and 3 trips departing from Bataan. The Manila-Bataan morning-till-night daily trips which started January 7 now include: Manila-Orion trip departing from Esplanade Seaside […]
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Darren Criss dedicates Golden Globes victory to his Cebuana mother
Filipino-American actor Darren Criss took home the Golden Globes Best Actor Award and dedicated his “totally awesome” win to his Filipina mother. Criss’ Golden Globes Award for “Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television” is the Hollywood actor’s second acting trophy following his Best Actor Emmy […]
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Catriona Gray showcases Tagakaolo tribe inspired skirt in Miss U HQ New York
Miss Universe Catriona Gray continues to showcase Filipino heritage and art in her fashion, this time with a skirt inspired from the art of Tagakaolo group in Mindanao. In her Instagram post during a visit to the Miss Universe headquarters, the 2018 GNP Filipino Pride Icon wore a Nino Franco denim skirt hand-embellished with mother-of-pearl […]
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12 Int’l beauty titles in 2018 shows the Philippines is a pageant powerhouse
Filipinos successfully raised the flag in the international pageant arena in 2018, successively winning crown after crown almost every month beginning February until December – rightfully claiming the year 2018 as, still the pageant year for the country. The Philippines, now considered a pageant powerhouse in Asia and in the world, secured 12 international crowns […]
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Miss Universe Catriona Gray to guest on Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest TV show
2018 GNP Filipino Pride Icon Catriona Gray will officially start to fulfill her duties as Miss Universe with a sold out television guesting on ABC’s Kelly and Ryan show. Fresh from spending the holidays in her home country, the Philippines, Gray flew to New York on January 3rd to begin her round of media appearances […]
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Filipino scientists discover new species of Shooting Star flower in Quezon Province
A new subspecies of Hoya – also known as shooting star – was discovered by Filipino scientists in Quezon Province. The new addition to the great variety of the Asian flower-bearing vine was reported by a group of botanists from Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI). Known as shooting star […]
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Parangal Dance Company offers free workshops for Filipino students in California starting January 2019
California-based Parangal Dance Company, specializing in indigenous people culture and arts from the Philippines, is offering folk dance workshops open to the public from ages 13 and up – free of charge. The dance company is inviting dance enthusiasts to learn more about Filipino ethnic groups through their native costumes, music and dances in free […]
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Miss Universe Catriona Gray’s LuzViMinda costume tours PHL museums this 2019
Miss Universe Catriona Gray’s national costume for the pageant is going on tour in Philippine museums this 2019. The National Quincentennial Committee (NQC) confirmed to GNP that it is now coordinating with Gray’s camp to schedule the museum tour of the LuzViMinda costume which the 4th Miss Universe from the Philippines wore during the pageant […]
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