The City of Manila soared 48 notches in the Top 500 Most Innovative Cities of the World released in November. The Philippines’ historical capital city now registers a Global Rank at 239th, improving on its 2018 ranking at 287th among the world’s cities that offer the best conditions for innovation. Manila’s regional ranking is at […]
Read more →Author: Angie Quadra-Balibay
Angie is a self-confessed reformed news critic who vows she has finally found infinite value in delivering the good news. She teaches students of all ages how to make the important interesting for audiences across media platforms.
Indie folk pop Filipino band Ben&Ben anointed Nat Geo Asia #PlanetorPlastic Ambassadors
Indie folk pop sensation Ben&Ben has been anointed as the first Filipino band to be the National Geographic (NatGeo) Asia #PlanetorPlastic Ambassadors. Nat Geo Asia officially presented the Filipino band as its new advocates during the National Geographic Explorers Festival Night held on November 15 in Singapore. Introducing Ben&Ben as “a very special band, a […]
Read more →
World Wildlife Fund honors Everest climber Carina Dayondon as Conservation Hero
Carina Dayondon, the first Filipina to climb the summit of each of the tallest mountains of the seven continents in the world including Mt. Everest, has been honored with the Conservation Hero Award by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF). Dayondon was awarded during the WWF-Philippines Partner’s Night which gave the spotlight on an […]
Read more →
Patch Magtanong inspires Miss International Pageant saying no woman should be “left behind”
Miss Philippines International Bea Patricia “Patch” Magtanong was praised by English-speaking audiences around the world with her speech about women empowerment during the Miss International 2019 pageant held in Japan. The beauty queen-lawyer alumna of the University of the Philippines who passed the bar this year and the other finalists in the Top 8 of […]
Read more →
San Miguel taps Filipino invention as it shifts to biodegradable packaging
The Philippines’ San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is tapping a Filipino invention of plastic woven packaging as it shifts to biodegradable packaging for its products. The move is a Philippine business milestone as SMC is the first Filipino company to adopt biodegradable plastics that are fully certified by the Department of Science and Technology. The plastic […]
Read more →
“Yellow Rose” hailed Best Feature film in Philadelphia and Vancouver festivals
Filipino-American film “Yellow Rose” has added two more awards to its credit, receiving recognition from the 23rd Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) and the 2019 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (PAAFF). Vancouver’s annual celebration of Asian diaspora and diversity in film, which wrapped up November 10th, gave the People’s Choice Award for Best Overall […]
Read more →
Celebrity Fil-Am and Pinoy chefs collaborate to showcase culinary destinations
Three of the most celebrated Filipino-American chefs are in the country to join three of the Philippines’ leading chefs in a three-week-long project that showcases culinary destinations in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Fil-Am chefs were invited to the country to discover their food roots in the “Chefs’ Food Trip Project” of the Department of […]
Read more →
Senior citizens welcome to work in Philippine state universities
Senior citizens who wish to continue working beyond their retirement age are welcome to work in state universities like the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Manila. The official announcement was made during the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) represented by the Secretary of Labor […]
Read more →
Donsol’s Butanding, tourist spots star in Sorsogon’s 125th founding commemorative stamp
Sorsogon province’s main attractions – Donsol’s Butanding whale sharks, scenic mountainscapes, and the Cross marking the site of the first Holy Mass – are featured in the Philippine Postal Corporation’s (PHLPost) commemorative stamp to mark 125 years of the founding of Sorsogon province. PHLPost Postmaster General Joel Otarra presented the new stamps to Governor Chiz […]
Read more →
UK-based Filipino radiographer’s LEGO MRI Toy Idea halfway to being accepted as official design
Filipino radiographer Apollo Exconde’s Open MRI design, which was submitted to LEGO Ideas for adoption as an official design of the toy bricks manufacturer, is halfway to being accepted as an official design. Exconde, a De La Salle Health Sciences Institute (now De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute) in Cavite graduate, designed the […]
Read more →
Atom Araullo, Reporter’s Notebook docus cited at International Broadcasting Media Awards in London
Two documentaries from GMA Network raised the Philippine flag in the United Kingdom as The Atom Araullo Specials and The Reporter’s Notebook were honored at the 2019 Association of International Broadcasters (AIB) Awards held in London. The GMA Public Affairs documentaries were given Highly Commended citations personally received by Atom Araullo in front of an […]
Read more →
11-year-old Katrina Cruz bags 4 Golds in Ice Skating competition in Indonesia
Eleven-year-old skater Katrina Amber Cruz won 4 Gold Medals at the Skate Indonesia Leg of the Ice Skating Institute Asia (ISIAsia) Championship Series 2019 held in Jakarta. The young Filipina skater bagged her medals in 5 events – Technical, Footwork, Solo Compulsory, Rhythmic Ball, Surprise Event – at the Skate Indonesia competitions that drew some […]
Read more →