Filipino weightlifting champion Hidilyn Diaz emerged Top 3-ranked at the 2019 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships and secured 2 bronze medals at the competitions held in Thailand. The Asian Games gold medalist from the Philippines won her first bronze medal at Pattaya in the Women’s 55-kilogram (kg) division for Clean and Jerk, lifting 121 […]
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Cebu is filming location of new American TV series Off Tropic starring Christian Kane
World-renowned travel destination Cebu in Central Philippines has been announced as a filming location of the new American television series “Off Tropic” starring Christian Kane and directed by Filipino-American Dean Devlin. Director Dean Devlin brought Christian Kane, Off Tropic lead actor and star of hit US TV series The Librarian, Angel, Leverage, among many others, […]
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Two Bohol airport employees praised for their honesty
Two Bohol-Panglao International Airport (BPIA) employees were recognized by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) for their honesty after returning found items left by passengers. BPIA facility cleaners Lourdes Malou Montalban and Christopher Horcasitas were commended by the CAAP Area VII officials for their individual acts of honesty. In a social media post […]
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University of the Philippines 100% passing rate, tops Licensure Librarians Exam
University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) registered a 100% passing rate and dominated the topnotchers of the September Licensure Examination for librarians conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). UP Diliman ranked first among the top-performing schools with all 36 of its examinees from the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) passing the board […]
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Netflix now streaming Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza AlDub anniversary movie “Imagine You and Me”
Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza’s AlDub first anniversary movie “Imagine You and Me” started streaming on Netflix this week. “Imagine You and Me”, released in July 2016 in time for the first anniversary of the phenomenal AlDub tandem, was added to the programming of the popular online site beginning September 17. The film’s director Michael […]
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Time Out picks L-A’s Historic Filipinotown World’s Top 5 coolest neighbourhoods to visit
Historic Filipinotown in Los Angeles is the Top 5 among 50 Coolest Neighbourhoods picked by London-based Time Out Media Group as places “you should be exploring right now.” Historic Filipinotown, nicknamed HiFi by locals, is a district of the city of Los Angeles in California that makes up the southwest portion of Echo Park. It […]
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Verdict is Philippines’ official entry to 2020 Oscars
The award-winning film Verdict by Raymund Ribay Gutierrez has been selected by the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) as the country’s official entry to the 2020 Oscars Awards. FAP today announced its selection of the domestic abuse drama directed by Raymund Ribay Gutierrez as the Philippines’ entry to the International Feature Film (formerly Foreign […]
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SMC opens first-of-its-kind learning facility & food bank in Tondo
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) and the City of Manila yesterday opened doors to the “Better World Tondo”, a unique learning facility and food bank for the poor of Tondo in Manila. SMC president and chief operating officer Ramon Ang and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso led the first day of operations of the Better World […]
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United Nations appoints Chef Margarita Forés Ambassador For Gastronomy Tourism
United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has designated Filipina Chef Maria Margarita A. Forés as its Ambassador for Gastronomy Tourism. Margarita Forés was honored as a champion for sustainable agriculture and food during the 23rd WTO Congress held on September 12 (September 13 PHL Time) in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The Filipina chef received the honors […]
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EJ Obiena surges into Top 10 of World Pole Vault Rankings, 1st Filipino ever
Filipino champion pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena has soared to the Top 10 of the World Rankings for Men’s Pole Vault of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), marking the first time for a Filipino to make the leaders list. EJ Obiena racked a score of 1,277 in the world rankings released by […]
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Manila Int’l Expo showcases PHL as a topnotch global diving destination
The Philippines’ dive spots are being pushed to the forefront of the global diving industry with the staging of the 1st Philippine International Dive Expo (PHIDEX) scheduled this weekend from September 20-22 at the Seaside Complex of Conrad Manila. The Department of Tourism (DOT) PHIDEX announced that the international dive expo has confirmed the participation […]
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12 heroic Overseas Filipinos honored in Global Pinoy Idol New Zealand
Twelve overseas Filipinos in the Asia-Pacific region were honored as heroes at the 2019 Global Pinoy Idol New Zealand organized by ABS-CBN Network. The 12 inspiring Filipinos were recognized for uplifting the Filipino community with acts of kindness which includes assisting newly-arrived Filipinos, job referrals, mentoring students, and addressing rights and welfare concerns. Each honoree […]
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