Philippine indigenous plants are being turned into sustainable packaging material using the nanotechnology product developed by Filipino startup, Nanotronics Inc.
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HOW TO JOIN: Earth Day Challenge to Build Light It Forward Solar Lamps
Here’s how to join the Earth Day Challenge to build the award-winning Light It Forward solar lamps by the Filipino-born social enterprise, Liter of Light, a global grassroots movement teaching women cooperatives to build solar lights instead of importing them.
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UST nursing student Qjiel Mariano gets into Clinton Global Initiative Class
University of Santo Tomas (UST) nursing student Qjiel Mariano has been accepted into the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U), a United States-based international program for the next generation of leaders and social entrepreneurs.
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UP Philippine General Hospital named Top 10 Workplace to Grow Your Career
The University of the Philippines Manila-administered Philippine General Hospital (UP PGH) is ranked Top 10 among the best workplaces in the Philippines to grow your career in the annual best-of list released by LinkedIn Asia.
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World champion pole vaulter EJ Obiena to carry Philippines’ flag in Hanoi SEA Games
World champion pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena has been tasked to carry the Philippines’ flag at the opening ceremonies of the Hanoi Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) scheduled to take place in Vietnam this May.
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Ateneo, UP lead team standings as UAAP Season 84 Men’s Basketball starts Round 2
The Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles and the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons lead the team standings as the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 84 Men’s Basketball Round 2 starts today.
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Filipina teen tennis champion Alex Eala wins 2nd women’s professional title in Thailand
Filipina teen tennis champion Alexandra “Alex” Eala has won her second women’s professional championship title at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Tour in Thailand.
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Cebuano Kenneth Cobonpue’s Dolce bubble bed wins IFDA Selects design awards in U.S.
Cebu-based Kenneth Cobonpue has won the International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA) Selects Awards for his Dolce bed.
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5 Philippine universities join UN Race to Zero Carbon World campaign
The Philippines’ De La Salle University – Dasmarinas, UST Angelicum College, Iloilo Science and Technology University, Tarlac Agricultural University, and Comteq Computer and Business College have been listed in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Race to Zero Carbon World campaign to rally leadership and action in the education sector towards a net-zero carbon footprint.
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BREAKING NEWS: Wesley So wins FIDE Grand Prix Berlin
Filipino-born Wesley So has been declared the winner of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Grand Prix Berlin, defeating tour champion Hikaru Nakamura in the final tiebreaks.
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UAAP welcomes audiences to men’s basketball games at MOA Arena
The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) is welcoming live audiences to the men’s basketball games at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena starting Tuesday, April 5, 2022.
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Wesley So wins semis matches, aims for FIDE Grand Prix Berlin championship
Wesley So has won his semifinals matches and will next aim to win the FIDE Grand Prix Berlin championship, the third leg of the chess tournament being played in Germany.
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