Riverdale’s famous residents, Archie Andrews, and his friends, are seen on a new Archie Comics cover trying out the most iconic travel experiences in the country – eating isaw and halo-halo and taking selfies at the Luneta Park in Manila. The five stars of Archie Comics, freckle-faced redhead Archie and his friends Betty Cooper, Veronica […]
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Alex Eala takes home runner-up honors at the World Super Junior Tennis tourney in Osaka
Filipino teen champion Alexandra “Alex” Eala brought pride to the Philippines as the Top 2 finisher at the 2019 World Super Junior Tennis Championships held in Osaka, Japan. Alex Eala played excellent games on her way up to the finals match to go up against France’s Dianne Parry in the Girl’s Singles Finals of the […]
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5 World-Class Filipino athletes raising the flag in SEA Games and Tokyo Olympics
Five world-class Filipino athletes got together this week and pledged to fight for the Philippines at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The champions – Pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena, gymnast Carlos “Caloy” Yulo, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, boxers Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial – were seen together in a video […]
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Negros Island’s Dauin Garden Eels wins London National History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year
A photograph of a colony of garden eels in the waters of Dauin, Negros Island in the Philippines taken by National Geographic Magazine’s David Doubilet won in London National History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Doubilet was declared winner of the Under Water Photography for his “The Garden of Eels” shot from a camera […]
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Peninsula Manila’s The Bar is only Filipino hangout in Forbes’ Best Hotel Bars list
The Peninsula Manila’s The Bar has been named one of the 44 World’s Best Hotel Bars in the 2019 Forbes Travel Guide. The Philippines’ The Bar is in the best-of list released October 15, along with the best hotel bars from Paris, London, Switzerland, Venice, Milan, Dubai, Macau, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bali, Tokyo, and the […]
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Christine Allado to star in West End’s Cinderella and Prince of Egypt in London
Filipino-British actor and singer Christine Allado is all set to star in the London stagings of two of the world’s most beloved musicals, Cinderella and The Prince of Egypt. Christine Allado will headline Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Tony Award-winning musical’s “CInderella In Concert” that is set to have its United Kingdom premiere run on October 20 […]
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Nanosatellite space technology scholarships offered in University of the Philippines, DOST program
Students interested in space technology studies can now take up subjects in nanosatellite or cube satellite engineering at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman. The country’s premier state university has started sharing its knowledge and expertise after spearheading the launch of the Philippines’ first two microsatellites, Diwata-1 in 2016 and Diwata-2 in 2018. The […]
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WATCH: Marvel-inspired Saint Louis University School of Medicine bleacher cheering wins Intramurals title
A Marvel Cinematic Universe-inspired bleacher cheering routine by Saint Louis University (SLU) School of Medicine students in Baguio City won the Intramurals title, along with the adoration of thousands of netizens who saw the video of the performance. The 7-minute bleacher cheering routine by the medical students wearing red and white won the school’s Intramurals […]
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Davaoeña skier Ana Reynado Wahleithner is 1st Filipina Qualifier to 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games
Ana Noelle Reynado Wahleithner has been confirmed as the first Filipina Qualifier to the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) to be held in January in Lausanne, Switzerland. The 16-year-old Ana Wahleithner was announced by the Philippine Ski Federation on October 5 as the Philippines’ first-ever Filipina youth Winter Olympian to compete at the 2020 Winter […]
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Cebu, Quezon City public schools to represent the Philippines at World Adolescent Robotics Competition 2020
Three public schools located in Cebu and Quezon City have won the right to represent the Philippines at the 2020 World Adolescent Robotics Competition (WARC). Ibo Elementary School in Cebu, Lagro High School in Quezon City, and Batasan Hills National High School won first place in their respective divisions at the 2nd Philippine Robotics EXCEL […]
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Jeepney, Purple Yam in elite 100 TONY Best restaurants list in New York
Filipino restaurants Jeepney and Purple Yam have cemented the reputation of Philippine cuisine as among the world’s best as they take spots in the newest edition of the elite 100 Time Out New York (TONY) Best Restaurants in New York City. The TONY-recommended “100 best restaurants in NYC to dine at now”, released October 16, […]
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Jamie Lim captures Gold to lead Karate Pilipinas 8-medal haul in Turkey
Jamie Lim captured the gold to lead Karate Pilipinas’ haul of 8 medals at the 2019 Amatör Spor Haftasi Karate Championship in Turkey. Jamie Lim bested Turkey’s bet in a decisive 8-0 scorecard to win the championship title in the Senior Female -68kgs Kumite division of the competitions held on October 13 in Sakarya. Jamie […]
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