Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio “Chito” Tagle has been appointed by Pope Francis to a top post at the Vatican. The appointment of Cardinal Tagle of the Manila Archdiocese as the new Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples was announced on December 8 in Rome. Cardinal Tagle is set to replace Cardinal Fernando […]
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#UPFight is Most Tweeted Sports hashtag in 2019
UP Fight!, the battle cry that reverberated throughout the hard court – and on social media – whenever and wherever the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team played, has topped the Twitter list for 2019. The cheer of the UP community that buoyed spirits of the UP Fighting Maroons in games […]
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WATCH: Mexico’s schoolchildren sing “Lupang Hinirang” to mark 455th Mexico-Filipinas Galleon Trade anniversary
As “Lupang Hinirang”, the Philippine National Anthem, continues to be sung in medal ceremonies at the ongoing 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), the same song is being circulated online in its Spanish language version, “Tierra Adorada”. Schoolchildren in Mexico are seen singing the “Tierra Adorada” in a video posted on Facebook by Ting Caedo […]
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Catriona Gray wraps up her Miss Universe reign forever thankful to all Filipinos who supported her
Miss Universe Catriona Gray of the Philippines today wraps up her reign as she crowns a new beauty queen in Atlanta, Georgia. The fourth Filipina Miss Universe hosted the Miss Universe Preliminary and National Costume shows ahead of the coronation ceremony on December 8 (December 9 Philippine time). Gray went on social media to share, […]
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Lea Salonga’s “We Win As One” SEA Games theme song inspires athletes in all medal ceremonies
Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) athletes and spectators who have experienced medal awarding ceremonies at the ongoing biennial meet have heard the SEA Games theme song “We Win As One” ringing through the sports hubs located in Manila, Southern Luzon and La Union, Subic, and at the New Clark City. The soundtrack of “We Win […]
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Iloilo City’s streets light up with 1500 Christmas lanterns made by inmates
Iloilo City’s holiday festivities were heralded this year with its streets adorned and lit up by over 1,500 Parols or Christmas lanterns that were hand-made by inmates of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-Iloilo City District Jail. The holiday star lanterns were presented in the city government’s Christmas ID video released on November […]
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Ultiworld names Pilipinas Ultimate players among top players in Asia-Oceanic Region
Four Pilipinas Ultimate players were named by Ultiworld as among the year’s top players in the large international events of the Asia-Oceanic Region. The flying disc athletes were recognized by in the international coverage team in its inaugural Ultiworld Awards announced on November 27, a project the group says “aims to recognize the achievements of […]
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Mactan Cebu Terminal 2 wins top prize at World Architecture Festival
Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) Terminal 2 won in the 2019 World Architecture Festival (WAF) held in The Netherlands. MCIA was declared the winner of the Completed Buildings: Transport category during the 2019 WAF held on December 4 – 6 in Amsterdam. MCIA Terminal 2 bested other airport finalist nominees Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport and Turkey’s […]
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Fil-Am Charlotte Nebres lands historic lead role in New York City Ballet’s The Nutcracker
Eleven-year-old Filipino-American Charlotte Nebres has made history as the first black “Marie” in New York City Ballet’s holiday staging of “The Nutcracker”. The casting of Nebres, whose father hails from the Philippines, in the lead role of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker is the first time that a non-white performer essays the role of the young […]
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Ateneo’s Sean Villanueva sets new National Record for Speedcubing
Ateneo de Manila University Grade 6 student Sean Patrick Villanueva set a new National Record for Philippine speedcubing, an activity to solve a Rubik’s Cube in the fastest possible time. The Philippine Cubers Association and the World Cube Association confirmed that the 11-year-old Villanueva has set the new national record for 3×3 Cube Single with […]
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Negros’ San Carlos City bags ASEAN Clean Tourism City badge
For the second-straight time, San Carlos City in Negros Occidental bagged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Clean Tourist City badge. The Western Visayas city announced on November 28 its repeat achievement as the recipient of the “ASEAN Clean Tourist City” award that is given to encourage nation-members to be competitive in their tourism […]
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Angel Locsin is Forbes Asia’s Hero of Philanthropy
Forbes Asia named Filipina actor Angel Locsin among Asia’s Heroes of Philanthropy in 2019. Forbes Asia’s 2019 Heroes Of Philanthropy: Catalysts For Change announced on December 2 listed Angel Locsin among the awardees that included Jack Ma of China who stepped down from Alibaba to devote more time to philanthropy. Angel Locsin was cited for […]
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