The Philippines’ observance of Bonifacio Day amid the 2020 Covid pandemic has been marked by a giant solar Philippine flag tribute to frontliners using the 3,000 lamps created by the Light it Forward video challenge campaign of the Liter of Light Foundation.
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JUST IN: Wesley So ties Skilling Open 1st finals match vs. world’s top GM Magnus Carlsen
JUST IN: It’s a tie for the first day of the finals matches between Filipino-American Grandmaster Wesley So and the current world’s top chess player, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, at the Skilling Open.
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James De Los Santos wins gold in biggest virtual kata SportData World Series
James De Los Santos has won another gold, this time from the biggest virtual kata – the SportData eTournament World Series.
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Spotify podcast interviews Jose Mari Chan as Christmas music trendsetter
Popular audio streaming site Spotify has featured Original Pilipino Music (OPM) icon Jose Mari Chan in an episode of its podcast series on Christmas music trendsetters.
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UP, Ateneo, PRRI scientists honored in 1st virtual Science & Technology Awards
JUST IN: Filipino scientists from the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, and the Philippine Rice Research Institute have been honored in the first virtual National Science and Technology Week Science & Technology Awards.
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University of the Philippines wins Shell Eco-Marathon regionals, vies in global finals
The University of the Philippines’ Team Alamat UP has won the Shell Eco-Marathon Tracking and Reducing CO2 Emissions Challenge regional competition and is now vying for votes in the global finals.
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International Film Festival Manhattan benefits typhoon victims in Philippines
The 10th International Film Festival Manhattan (IFFM) that runs from November 19-22, 2020, will benefit the victims of the recent typhoons that struck Luzon in the Philippines.
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Nas Daily gives back to Philippines with Charity Class donation to flood victims
Nas Daily is giving back to the Philippines for its warm welcome to the viral Facebook vlogger by offering his first-ever 1-Day Charity Class proceeds for donation to the country’s flood victims.
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Filipino startup CirroLytix wins GEO Sustainable Development Goals Award
Filipino startup CirroLytix Research Services has won the GEO Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Awards for applying Earth observations towards the achievement of the SDGs.
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UP Resilience Institute’s Mahar Lagmay named Start Network Change Maker
University of the Philippines professor Alfredo Mahar Lagmay, executive director of the UP Resilience Institute and the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (UP-NOAH), has been named a Start Network Change Maker for advocating science-based disaster management.
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JUST IN: James De Los Santos stays on Top in World eKata with 6 more golds
Filipino champion athlete James De Los Santos is staying on top of the World eKata Rankings, after harvesting six more golds and widening his lead since he took the top spot in October.
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University of the Philippines community unites for Typhoon Rolly, Ulysses victims
The University of the Philippines community is again coming together for the “SamasamaTulongtulong” drive to help victims of typhoons Rolly and Ulysses that struck Luzon.
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