The first-ever Korea Pinoy International Film Festival (KPIFF) held in Seoul towards the end of September was hailed a hit, and its success credited to the many collaborations of the organizers led by Nash Ang of Pinoy Artists in Korea. The KPIFF, held over three days from September 27-29, 2019 at the Arirang Center in […]
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Angie is a self-confessed reformed news critic who vows she has finally found infinite value in delivering the good news. She teaches students of all ages how to make the important interesting for audiences across media platforms.
Toyota’s “Start Your Impossible” coastal clean up collects over 1k sacks of waste, plants 40k mangrove seedlings
Toyota Motor Philippines’ (TMP) first “Start Your Impossible” national coastal cleanup and mangrove planting led volunteers to collect 1,200 sacks of beach waste and plant 40,000 mangrove seedlings. Some 1,900 volunteers spent their weekend collecting wastes washed up on the shores and planted mangrove propagules in 35 locations across the country in Batangas, Bulacan, Rizal, […]
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WATCH: Carlos Yulo is 1st Filipino and Southeast Asian to capture World Gymnastics GOLD
The Philippine National Anthem was heard for the first time as Carlos Edriel Yulo won a historic Gold as the first Filipino and Southeast Asian to win in the World Gymnastics Championships on October 12 in Stuttgart, Germany. Carlos Yulo’s excellent performance makes him the reigning World Gymnastics Champion going into the 2020 Tokyo Olympics […]
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Cultural Center of the Philippines innovates, builds 21st Century Art Museum
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is building a 21st Century Art Museum to mark the institution’s 50th anniversary this year. CCP announced on October 10 that its new contemporary museum will be called 21AM as it “addresses the relationship of 21st-century artistic idioms and traditional Philippine art.” The CCP 21AM will be initially […]
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Department of Tourism, Globe partnership promotes tourism digital innovation
The Department of Tourism (DOT) and Globe Telecom are working together to promote tourism through digital innovation. The DOT and Globe partnership kicked off with a series of events in September, headlined by a new tourism video that showcases the use of digital tools to capture Philippine travel moments. The digital video “It’s More Fun […]
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Roy Macaraeg rises from ranks to become 1st Filipino General in Hawaii Army National Guard
Brigadier General Roy J. Macaraeg of the Hawaiʻi Army National Guard (HIARNG) is the Filipino soldier to rise from the ranks to become a General Officer. The Hawaiʻi Department of Defense report revealed that BG Macaraeg is the first Filipino to attain the rank in the documented history of the Hawaiʻi Army National Guard. Colonel […]
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Kobe Paras grateful to play for dad Benjie’s UP Fighting Maroons
Kobe Paras is being hailed as a champion of the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UP MBT) in the ongoing University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 82 tournament. The claim is solidly supported by the numbers: Kobe is the only active player in the ongoing UAAP tourney scoring with […]
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The Many Ways Martha Stewart adores Pinoy adobo
Martha Stewart is back in the Philippines’ news headlines after the lifestyle guru posted an Instagram photo of her Filipino-style adobo dish. Stewart’s social media post on October 7 featured the Philippines’ closest thing to a “national dish” that has been adored by chefs such as Gordon Ramsay as well as celebrity NBA stars and […]
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IN VIDEOS: Team Philippines captures 4 titles at World Supremacy Battlegrounds dance contest in Australia
Team Philippines proudly raised the national flag several times in Australia as Filipino dancers captured 4 international championship titles and 7 runner-up finishes at the 2019 World Supremacy Battlegrounds (WSB) dance contest held in Sydney from October 4-6. Here are the 4 champions from the Philippines, along with the Top 2 and Top 3 finishers. […]
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MEET: Bayang Barrios, lumad woman warrior artist for indigenous peoples
Meet Bayang Barrios, the Filipino music artist who proudly carries and passionately fights for the indigenous peoples’ heritage. In recent weeks, the name Bayang Barrios came up when people talked about the longest-running jukebox musical “Rak of Aegis” staged by the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA). At the RAK’s 7th season run which wrapped up […]
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Pinoy Playlist music festival goes LIVE! for 6 days in October
Over 100 Original Pilipino Music (OPM) artists are being presented at the 2019 Pinoy Playlist Music Festival to be held at the BGC Arts Center in the two weekends of October. The Pinoy Playlist line up of musicians is headed by National Artist for Music Ryan Cayabyab, with programming curation by Moy Ortiz of The […]
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Lisa Dacanay is 1st Asian to win World Economic Forum Social Innovation Leader Award
Social activist and entrepreneur Lisa Dacanay is the first Asian to win the World Economic Forum (WEF) Social Innovation Thought Leader Award. Dr. Lisa Dacanay, President of the Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia (ISEA), was honored as one of the nine recipients of the inaugural Social Innovation Thought Leader award given by the Schwab […]
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