American Idol host Ryan Seacrest sent out a “Happy New Year” tweet in Filipino as he greeted the Philippines during the New Year’s Eve countdown to 2020 from Time’s Square New York. Ryan Seacrest posted on Twitter on December 31, 2019, “Maligayang bagong taon! Happy New Year to everyone in Phillipines! #2020″ while hosting Dick […]
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Page 1 of 366 – It’s a Leap Year! An Extra Day of Positivity for Good News Pilipinas!
Today we mark Page 1 of 366 days of the year 2020. Isn’t it amazing that we get an additional day in 2020 as it’s a leap year! Yes, you read it right! For this year, the days will be 366 days instead of 365 days. Good News Pilipinas takes on 2020 and celebrates the […]
Read more →Buy local fruits for New Year’s Eve feast, agriculture chief urges Filipinos
As the year 2019 closes today, the Filipino tradition of placing round fruits on the table during New Year’s Eve takes center stage and a scramble to find 12 round fruits to symbolize money throughout the 12 months of the new year ensues. The practice, believed to attract good luck, fortune, prosperity, and abundance for […]
Read more →Jose Rizal’s 123rd anniversary trends on social media, many Filipinos still touched by his life
More than a century ago he sacrificed his life to free the country from foreign tyrants and abusers. He is considered one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines. He is Dr. José P. Rizal. At age 35, Dr. José Rizal was executed on December 30, 1896, in Bagumbayan, now known as the Rizal Park […]
Read more →Casper, Final Destination star Devon Sawa loves Philippine mangoes, Julie’s Bakeshop goodies
Casper’s human form and Final Destination star Devon Sawa is on vacation in the Philippines and is loving the Filipino food delicacies. The Canadian actor and his family arrived in the country last December 19 and has praised Palawan and Cebu for their beauty. Sawa, in his tweets and Instagram posts from his travels, had […]
Read more →Philippines records 8 Million foreign tourist arrivals, surpasses 2018 numbers
The Philippines recorded over 8 million foreign tourist arrivals on Friday, surpassing the 2018 numbers with the arrival of a Japanese couple in Manila. The record number of tourists was reached on December 27, 2019, when the Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomed its 8-millionth and 8-millionth-and-1 tourists, Yachiyo Imamoto and her husband Tamio from Yokohama, […]
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