Southville International School and Colleges (SISC) will be the first Filipino school to open up a fully licensed higher education institution in the United Arab Emirates UAE) in a move that the school says intends to keep Filipino families together.
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El Nido’s Pangalusian Island wins Conde Nast Middle East Gold List Award
El Nido’s Pangalusian Island in Palawan province was recognized by lifestyle magazine Condé Nast Traveller Middle East (CNT ME) in their list of the best eco-friendly resort hotels of 2020.
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Philippine nation remembers lessons from Battle of Manila in 1945
The Philippines will commemorate on March 3, 2020, the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Manila, one of the major and most devastating urban conflicts in the Asia Pacific during World War II.
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Entrepreneur magazine spotlights Filipino startups in Agriculture, Finance technology
Entrepreneur magazine featured four Filipino startups that finance the country’s agriculture and finance technology sectors amidst funding issues.
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Mental Health now part of medical support for Filipino workers
Mental health was made officially part of medical support given to Filipino workers with the passing of a labor order that implements the National Mental Health Act.
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Angkas, Joyride, Move It motorcycle taxis awarded extended runs
Angkas, Joyride, and Move It motorcycle taxis have been awarded extended runs and caps on the number of riders servicing their areas redistributed.
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Philippine bamboo upgraded to high-value crop status
The status of the Philippine bamboo has been upgraded to “high-value crop” following an announcement by the Department of Agriculture.
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Manila help desk sends complaints directly to city officials using Google-Senti Artificial Intelligence
Manila residents will soon have their concerns and complaints directly addressed by Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso and city officials with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) brought in by Google Philippines and Senti AI.
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Jessica Rayne Tijam wins 4 Silvers in Rhythmic Gymnastics in Los Angeles and Las Vegas
Teen gymnast Jessica Rayne Tijam started the year 2020 with a bang as she nabbed four silvers from two international rhythmic gymnastics competitions in the United States – and she is poised to soar even higher.
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Ella Jay Basco stars as Cassandra Cain in DC adventure “Birds of Prey”
Thirteen-year-old Filipino-American actress Ella Jay Basco debuts on the big screen as toughed-up tween Cassandra Cain in DC Comic’s “Birds of Prey.”
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Explore Manila’s majestic Intramuros Walled City via night tour
The famous Walled City of Intramuros in Manila is a popular tourist destination— in fact, 2.12 million tourists flocked there in the first semester of 2019 alone.
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Manila’s Test Kitchen, only Filipino restaurant on CNN Travel’s Best New Asia-Pacific Restaurants list
Filipino-British Chef Josh Boutwood’s The Test Kitchen has been listed on CNN Global’s Best New Restaurants in Asia in 2020 and its chef described as “dynamic” and “progressive”.
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