The undefeated Philippine Women’s National Football Team (PWNFT), nicknamed “Malditas,” is all set to face defending champion Thailand in today’s battle for Group leadership at the 2019 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship. The Philippine team currently shares with Thailand the 2-0 win-loss and 6 points scorecard in Group A of the AFF Championship. The […]
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Team Philippines nab 4 golds in Thailand Ju-jitsu Open Grand Prix 2019
Team Philippines’ Jiu-Jitsu athletes brought home a total of 4 golds, 3 silvers, and 3 bronze medals from the Thailand Ju-jitsu Open Grand Prix 2019. The country’s 10 bemedalled national athletes competed in the international tournament from August 10 to 11 2019 held in Rangsit University, Thailand. The winning team of 8 women and 2 […]
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Dingdong Dantes, Rocco Nacino train with Special Forces for Descendants of the Sun remake
Actors Dingdong Dantes, Rocco Nacino, and their Team Alpha trained with the Philippines’ Special Forces to prepare for their roles as military soldiers in the country’s adaptation of Descendants of the Sun. The Philippines’ Descendants of the Sun Team Alpha including Dingdong Dantes, Rocco Nacino, Jon Lucas, Prince Clemente, Lucho Ayala, and Paul Salas, underwent […]
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Jr. NBA Asia-Pacific Boys team with 3 Pinoys make history, beats Team USA in Disney World
The Jr. National Basketball Association (NBA) Asia-Pacific (APAC) Boys Team with three Filipino players made history at the Jr. NBA Global Championship after beating Team USA. The Jr. NBA APAC Boys Team became the first international team to beat a U.S. team playing on their home court. This is the first time the APAC team […]
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Lifestyle icon Martha Stewart experiences Filipino hospitality during Manila visit
American lifestyle icon Martha Stewart was recently seen visiting Manila’s world-famous landmarks. The popular television personality, known for her Do-It-Yourself (DIY) tips on food recipes, home decor, and crafts, was given a tour by the Department of Tourism (DOT) around the capital city’s famed travel spots. Martha Stewart met with Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat and […]
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Manila explores collaboration with Singapore and United States for anti-flooding program
The capital city of Manila is setting up innovative anti-flooding programs with the help of the technical expertise of the countries of Singapore and the United States. Envoys from the two technologically-advanced countries met separately with Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno in early August to offer their assistance in the modernization and development programs of […]
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Mikey Bustos awarded prestigious YouTube Gold Play Button
Mikey Bustos has been awarded the YouTube Gold Play Button to mark his channel’s reaching the 1 Million Subscribers mark. The Filipino Pride Advocate went on social media on August 10 to announce the arrival of his YouTube Award for the Mikey Bustos Videos channel. “This particular Play Button means so much to me because […]
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Google Philippines shares online newsgathering knowledge with top news teams
The Philippine office of internet industry giant Google recently gathered a select group from the country’s top news teams to share more efficient ways to conduct newsgathering using the internet. The worldwide Google News Initiative (GNI), which works with the news industry in the use of online platforms, touched base with Philippine news organizations on […]
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Corpus Christi School wins Silver at International Children’s Choir Fest in Harbin, China
Cagayan de Oro’s Corpus Christi School (CCS) Children’s Choir won the silver medal at the 2nd Harbin International Children’s Choir Festival in China. The CCS Children’s Choir, also known as The Falsettos, placed in the Top 3 choirs in the competition, following Russia’s Gold and besting South Korea which settled for Bronze. The Philippine school […]
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Honesty Store opens at Bayambang Pangasinan municipal hall
Honesty Stores, unattended store shelves where people can pick up what they need and drop the exact payment in a box, have sprouted all over Bayambang town in Pangasinan province – first in schools and now at the Bayambang municipal hall. The Bayambang Poverty Reduction Action Team (BPRAT) of the municipal government set up Honesty […]
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Team GoodNewsPilipinas.com makes history wins Singapore Basketball Tournament
GoodNewsPilipinas.com-Lutong Pinoy claimed its first-ever basketball title after edging past the Titans 80-79 in a winner-take-all game to seize the 2019 Grandeur Basketball Championship Season 3 Crown at the Stamford International School Jefferson Gymnasium in Singapore. Top scoring for the GoodNewsPilipinas.com-Lutong Pinoy team was tournament MVP Terence Tumalip with 22 points. Ronald Calma chipped in […]
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Honest airport workers use Facebook to trace owner of wallet, return 130k cash
Airport workers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 worked together with the help of Facebook to trace the owner of a wallet filled with cash worth Php130-thousand pesos. The lost wallet was found in the arrival lobby by Josephine Pagoyo, a SIM Card retailer working at the arrival lobby of the NAIA […]
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