Author: Eldan Sambatyon
Eldan is an experienced online content writer who finds fulfillment in sharing the good side of the news to Filipinos.
Cavite’s Wesley So checkmates World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen to rule 1st World Fischer Random Chess Championship
Cavite-born Filipino-American Chess Grand Master (GM) Wesley So has beaten champion GM Magnus Carlsen to become the First Champion of the first official World Fischer Random Chess Championship (FR Chess) held in Norway. GM Wesley So, who surpassed Magnus Carlsen’s record as the youngest player in the history of the game to break the 2600 […]
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Philippines nabs spot in FIBA 3×3 Men’s Basketball Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Team Philippines moved up on the ladder towards the Olympics after being named as one of the 20 nations that earned a spot to continue in the Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) 3×3 Men’s Basketball Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT). The Men’s Philippine National 3×3 Basketball Team was identified by FIBA on November 1 as one […]
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Petersen Vargas wins Grand Prize at Southeast Asian Fiction Film Lab Awards in Thailand
Director Petersen Vargas’new feature film won the Grand Prize at the 3rd Southeast Asian Fiction Film Lab (SEAFIC) Awards in Thailand. Vargas’s film titled “Some Nights I Feel Like Walking”, co-produced by Jade Castro and Alemberg Ang, received a cash grant of $15,000 (Php768,000) from SEAFIC at the awards ceremony held at Alliance Francaise Bangkok […]
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Robotics scientist Rodrigo Jamisola Jr. helps build underwater drones to protect Pasig River, Philippine Rise, Verde Island
Filipino robotics engineer Rodrigo Jamisola Jr. is helping the Philippines build underwater research drones intended for surveys of the Pasig River, the Philippine Rise, and the Verde Island Passage. Engineer Jamisola, the engineer-academician who helped Botswana in the development of their military drone as an associate professor at Botswana International University of Science and Technology, […]
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Davao farmer Jose Saguban of Auro Chocolate wins International Cocoa Awards in Paris
Philippine cacao won one of the main awards for the Top 20 Best Cacao Beans in the World, and the Auro Chocolate cocoa farmer from Davao that helped made it all happen, Jose Saguban, was in Paris, France to receive the award. The prestigious International Cocoa Awards (ICA) of the Cocoa of Excellence (CoEx) Programme […]
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Disney Pixar releases Bobby Rubio’s all-Filipino animated short film in November
Here’s something Filipinos can look forward to and get excited about – “Float”, the Disney/Pixar film featuring the first-ever all-Filipino computer-generated imagery (CGI) lead characters, is finally coming out on November 12 as one of the short stories that will be featured in the Disney Plus Streaming Service app. The October 30 news about the […]
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Davao’s Benzone Sepe successfully grows 1st Apple Tree in Mindanao
Good news coming out of Digos City, Davao del Sur! Davao del Sur State College’s Agriculture Technology graduate Benzone Kennedy Franes Sepe was able to grow an apple tree and successfully harvested several fruits from it. It is somewhat a big deal because it is very difficult to grow apple in a tropical country like […]
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Marvel artist Whilce Portacio reveals Efren Bata Reyes inspired X-Men character “Bishop”
Fil-Am Marvel Comics artist-writer Whilce Portacio, who in 1991 created the now-iconic character of Lucas Bishop on X-Men, revealed recently that the time-traveling mutant police from the future with a mission was actually inspired by the Philippines’ champion billiard player, Efren “Bata” Reyes. Can you imagine our very own Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes-inspired character in X-Men […]
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UE’s Samantha Catantan captures 1st Gold at Asian Fencing Championship in Thailand
Samantha Kyle Catantan has given the country another history-making victory for Philippine sports as she captured the country’s first Women’s Individual gold medal in the Asian Under-23 Fencing Championship in Thailand. The 17-year-old Filipina fencer secured her first place finish in the Women’s Individual Foil competition held on October 24 in Bangkok. The University of […]
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Philippine Science High School-Western Visayas wins Silver at Young Inventors Challenge in Malaysia with device turning noise into electricity
While the world is still searching for an alternative source of energy that is dependable, cheap and sustainable, a group of young Grade 11 students from the Philippine Science High School-Western Visayas Campus decided to take a shot at the challenge by creating a simple device which they named The Sound – Light, “S-Light” for […]
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Donald Mendoza Graham is 1st Fil-Am commander in Los Angeles Police Department’s 150-year history
Donald Mendoza Graham has given the Los Angeles Filipino community another reason to cheer and be festive about while celebrating the Filipino American History Month this October. The community proudly honored Donald Mendoza Graham for his promotion to the rank of commander in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the highest position a Filipino-American officer […]
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