Global hotel chain Wyndham Destinations has opened its new regional headquarters in Clark, Pampanga to support its expanding Philippines-based team and its growth across Asia Pacific. The Florida-based Wyndham Destinations has expanded its personnel from five in 2016 to more than 300 team members in three years. The Wyndham Destinations Asia-Pacific headquarter which cost PhP150 […]
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Diego Lozano, Jennald Pareja named to Asian All-Star Baseball Team
Two Filipino batters have been picked among the best baseball players in Asia. Best First Baseman Diego Lozano and Best Second Baseman Jennald Pareja were named to a 10-man mythical first team at the recently concluded Asian Baseball Championships in Taichung, Taiwan. Lozano, 22, is a product of the International Little League Association of Manila […]
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Marine geophysicist Jenny Barretto discovers world’s largest caldera within Philippines’ Benham Rise
Marine geophysicist Jenny Anne Barretto has discovered another unique feature within the Philippines’ Benham Rise – the world’s largest caldera. The Benham Rise, also known as the Philippine Rise, is Luzon Island’s natural submarine prolongation that spans 3,000-3,500 meters below sea level. Philippine marine scientists say it is home to at least 200 fish species, […]
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Laguna’s Leren Mae Bautista crowned Miss Globe 2019 2nd runner-up in Montenegro
Filipino beauty Leren Mae Bautista of Laguna was crowned Miss Globe 2019 2nd runner-up in Ulcinj, Montenegro on Tuesday morning (Monday evening in Ulcinj). Bautista emerged in the Top 3 of the beauty pageant in the October 21 (October 22 in Philippines) coronation that drew 49 candidates from around the world to the competition held […]
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Pisay alumnus Justin Banusing’s team FreShip wins IBM’s Food Waste Developer Challenge in U-S
Philippine Science High School (Pisay) – Western Visayas alumnus Justin Banusing and his team from the University of Washington (UW) are the winners of the 2019 IBM Food Waste Developer Challenge. The 19-year-old Bunasing, the eSports Section Editor of the Inquirer.net, is a sophomore at the UW. FreShip, the entry of Justin Banusing with schoolmates […]
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Eljay Pamisa strikes SILVER at Asian Juniors Boxing Championships in United Arab Emirates
Filipino junior boxer Eljay Pamisa finished Top 2 with a silver medal at the 2019 Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) Asian Men and Juniors Boxing Championships in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. Pamisa, who studied in Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan, emerged as the Top 2 among 15 boxers in his division at the ASBC Juniors. […]
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Rachelle Ann Go performs “Bayan Ko” to honor World Food Prize laureate’s work in Philippines
Filipino international musical theater star Rachelle Ann Go performed the nationalist anthem “Bayan Ko” in honor of 2019 World Food Prize laureate Simon Groot during ceremonies held at the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines. Rachelle Ann Go was invited to grace the October 17 ceremony that “rivals that of the Nobel Prize”, drawing […]
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UST graduate Justine Santiago tops CPA board exams, UP top performing school
University of Santo Tomas (UST) graduate Justine Louie Bautista Santiago topped the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Examination while the University of the Philippines Diliman (UP Diliman) secured its ranking as the top-performing school in the latest Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) results released Monday, October 21. UST led the top 17 board passers with 6 […]
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Palawan’s Anne Apas bags 2019 Miss Tourism Beauty of the World First Runner-up title
Miss Philippines Anne Remojo Apas of Puerto Princesa City won the 2019 Miss Tourism Beauty of the World 1st Runner-up title. The Filipina beauty and travel show host shined among the candidates from different parts to the world and was hailed as the 1st princess in the pageant held in El Nido, Palawan from October […]
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From Skype tutorials to U-S scholarship, Dumaguete violinist KayCee Galano debuts at Carnegie Hall in NY
The journey of Filipino violinist Kristine Clair Uchi “KayCee” Galano to her debut on the prestigious Carnegie Hall stage in New York started from 5 years of Skype tutorials during her homeschooling years in Dumaguete which led to a scholarship at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). The 18-year-old sophomore student of Professor […]
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Maria Ressa wins Stanford University Shorenstein Journalism Award
The Philippines’ investigative journalist Maria Ressa is the winner of the 2019 Shorenstein Journalism Award given by Stanford University in California. Ressa, the CEO and executive editor of Rappler news network, is receiving the award from Stanford University’s Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) for her work in helping audiences around the world understand […]
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Philippines is 8th Most Favorite Place for world travelers
The Philippines is the 8th Most Favorite Place for world travelers in the Condé Nast Traveler (CNT) Readers’ Choice Awards 2019. The Southeast Asian country was named in the Top 20 Countries in the World favored by over 600,000 registered voters in the 2019 edition of the annual traveler awards released in October. The Philippines […]
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