Foreign tourist arrivals in the Philippines have reached over 4 million in the first half of the year, marking an 11.43% increase in 2018 figures. A total of 4,133,050 international tourists visited the Philippines from January to June, 2019, according to the August 12 report sent by the Department of Tourism (DoT) to Good News […]
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University of the Philippines beats Harvard, Cambridge & Oxford in latest health research rankings
The University of the Philippines (UP) outranks Harvard University, University of Cambridge, and University of Oxford in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings (WUR) for health research citations. UP, which moved into the Top 95 spot in 2019 THE WUR Asia, registered its best ranking in the clinical, pre-clinical and health subject […]
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Lady Volcanoes sweep 2019 Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Title
The Philippines’ Lady Volcanoes completed a 100% sweep of all their games to win the Gold at the 2019 Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Trophy Series Cup held in Jakarta. The Philippine Women’s National Rugby Team made sure they won the Gold this time after finishing with Silver medals at the 2018 Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens. […]
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Foreign students from 6 countries learn from Mapua renewable energy program
The first batch of foreign undergraduate and graduate students have recently completed the first Mapua University summer training program on renewable energy. The international students from China, Denmark, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and Malaysia completed the “Renewable Energy Innovation and Leadership Experience (REILE), a 3-week course designed by Mapua University to provide future energy leaders with […]
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Pusong Pinoy Canadian vlogger Kulas to promote more tourism sites
Canadian vlogger Kyle “Kulas” Jennermann is set to expand his platforms for sharing stories about his exploration of the Philippines after being appointed as the country’s newest tourism ambassador. Kyle Jennermann is tasked to advocate for Philippine tourism as part of the pool of personalities who have accepted the tourism ambassador post such as Dimples […]
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Catriona Gray, Pia Wurtzbach advocate against cyberbullying
Filipina Miss Universe titlists Catriona Gray and Pia Wurtzbach have spoken up against cyberbullying. Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach recently went on Instagram to address the Miss Universe social media management and followers of the pageant account and suggested ways to stop hate comments online. Wurtzbach, who holds the distinction of breaking the Philippines’ 42-year […]
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Legit Status Top 3 winner at World Hiphop Championships in Arizona
Filipino dance group Legit Status won the Top 3 spot at the 2019 World HipHop Championships in Phoenix, Arizona. The Philippine representative to the annual HipHop International competition emerged with a podium finish in the Megacrew Division of the “Olympics of streetdance” held from August 5 to 10. Legit Status competed among 4,000 participants from […]
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Pinoy math kids bag Gold and Silver medals in South Africa Mathematics Competition
Pinoy math kids continue their winning streak as another group bagged a total of 31 gold, silver, and bronze medals at the 2019 South Africa International Mathematics Competition (SAIMC) held in Durban. Twenty-six elementary and high school students from different public and private schools in the Philippines joined the competitions held from August 1 to […]
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e-Sports team Liyab joins Philippine pool for Southeast Asian Games
The Philippines’ e-sports national team for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games recently signed up players from Liyab for the country’s training pool. Sibol, the country’s e-sports national team, will now have players from Liyab AoV Team and Liyab SC2’s Enderr in the pool of athletes who will have a chance to be part of the […]
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Virginia university study traces the journey of Filipino nurses in America
A University of Virginia (UVA) School of Nursing student dissertation traces the reasons why there are many Filipino nurses in America. Ph.D. student Reynaldo “Ren” Capucao, himself a recently registered nurse and also the son of a newly-retired nurse, conducted the oral history project using collected photographs, filmed narratives, and migration maps to tell the […]
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Team Philippines win 136 golds in America’s World Championships of Performing Arts
Team Philippines brought home a total of 136 gold medals from the 2019 World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) held in California. Team Philippines picked up a total of 390 medals in the 23rd WCOPA, the largest number of medals won by the country since it joined the annual competitions in 2005. The 2019 team […]
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Puerto Galera’s unique marine life explored by French and Swiss underwater investigation teams
The diverse marine life of Puerto Galera in Oriental Mindoro was explored by French and Swiss dive teams during the 2019 Objectif Atlantide Underwater Investigation. The French association Objectif Atlantide and the Department of Tourism (DoT) – Dive Philippines organized the contest between 10 pairs of champion free divers and scuba divers to solve a […]
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