Amakusa City in Japan is forging a tourism exchange program with Negros Occidental in the Philippines. The Amakusa Tourism Promotion Team visited Negros Occidental to meet with the provincial officials to explore a tourism business exchange. The Japanese team presented the tourism offerings of Amakusa City in the center of Kyushu, southwest of Kumamoto including […]
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Global hotel chain Marriott triples expansion in the Philippines
Marriott International expects to more than triple its expansion in the Philippines within the next five years. The global hotel chain said it is working on having over 5,000 rooms in the country by the end of 2024. The international company based in Maryland, U.S.A. announced on September 24 that five new brands including The […]
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BBC News features record-breaking auction for Philippines “Holy Grail” map disputing China’s territorial claims
The auction for the “Holy Grail” map of the Philippines made BBC News headlines after the collectors item fetched a record-breaking £260,000 from a phone bidder. The Reeman Dansie Auction house notes on Lot 790 offered on the Antiques and Fine Art Sale on September 25, 2019 said “the map was instrumental in the Philippines’ […]
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10 Inspiring Pinoy families honored in 9th Jollibee Family Value Awards
Ten inspiring Pinoy families were honored at the 9th Jollibee Family Values Awards held on Friday in Manila. The 2019 edition of the “Gabi ng Parangal para sa Pamilyang Pilipino” awarded families whose projects focus were on unlocking the transformative power of education, upholding the rights of and supporting persons with disabilities, as well as […]
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Alden Richards-Kathryn Bernardo blockbuster film closes 1st Korea Pinoy Int’l Film Fest today in Seoul
The Alden Richards-Kathryn Bernardo (KathDen) blockbuster film “Hello, Love, Goodbye” screens today as the first-ever Korea Pinoy International Film Festival (KPIFF) closes its 3-day run in Seoul, South Korea. The KathDen tandem’s first movie together, declared the top-grossing film of all time, was scheduled to screen twice over the weekend at the KPIFF. These special […]
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WATCH: New UP Fight Cheer composed by alumnus National Artist for Music Ryan Cayabyab
The epic hard court drama brought on by the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons’ journey from cellar-to-stellar status in this basketball-crazy Philippines gets a new happy twist with not just one, but two new “UP Fight” cheers from no less than Maestro Ryan Cayabyab. Ryan Cayabyab, the Philippines’ National Artist for Music and […]
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CNN Travel fetes Palawan as one of “10 World’s Most Beautiful Islands”
CNN Travel picked Palawan as one of 10 of the world’s most beautiful islands. CNN Travel listed the World’s Top Island destination in the Philippines alongside popular spots in Europe, Asia, and the United States in a feature published on September 25. CNN’s Jen Rose Smith wrote about “the sunny reefs of Palawan” as one […]
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UP Diliman, UPLB help Filipino farmers sell harvest at fair trade price
Groups from the University of the Philippines Diliman and Los Baños campuses are practicing what they preach in assemblies and fora by helping Filipino farmers sell their produce at the right fair trade price. Global Climate Strike Diliman and the UPLB UNESCO Club have separately set out to help local farmers, challenged by current market […]
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Cue master Rubilen Amit is World No. 3 in latest Pool Rankings
Cebu’s Rubilen “Bingkay” Amit has claimed the Top 3 spot in Women’s World Pool Rankings (WPA) after her Silver Medal-winning performance at the 2019 World 9-ball China Open. The Filipina cue master from Mandaue is Number 3 in the latest rankings released by the World Pool-Billiard Association. Amit racked up a total of 10,573 points […]
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Korea Pinoy International Film Festival opens today with Ariel Rivera-Gelli de Belen starrer “Secret of Philippine Peso”
The first-ever Korea Pinoy International Film Festival (KPIFF) opens today in Seoul, South Korea with the feature film “The Secret of Philippine Peso”, starring reel and real life couple Ariel Rivera and Gelli de Belen. The Secret of Philippine Peso is a film by Perry Escano inspired by actual events and released in 2018. The […]
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San Francisco Bay Area Filipinos go viral with Tinikling cotillion dance
Tinikling for an 18th debutante cotillion? Why not, says this group of young dancers in San Francisco’s Bay Area and their homage to their Filipino lineage and creativity has paid off. The video has gone viral on social media and was acknowledged by popular Fil-Am rapper Saweetie aka Diamonté Harper. The nearly 4-minute video of […]
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Manny Jacinto to star alongside Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick
Manny Jacinto’s hit American television series “The Good Place” goes into its 4th and final season today, September 26, but his fans can look forward to seeing him next on the big screen. Jacinto, whose parental heritage is Filipino-Chinese, essays the role of the lovable Jason Mendoza on the award-winning fantasy comedy show about a […]
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