The new Philippine Airlines (PAL) daily flights between Nagoya and Cebu scheduled to begin March 31, 2019 are expected to boost tourist arrivals from Japan this year. The daily Nagoya-Cebu flight route, which the airline currently serves only four times in a week, is PAL’s most significant expansion since December 2014. The Most Improved Airline […]
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JC Santos loves to share his passion and energy on safety, emergency preparedness, and literacy. Despite being a seasoned Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician and Communications Officer, he still finds time to discover the beauty of the Philippines, the world, and its people, one story at a time.
Donnie “Ahas” Nietes welcomes 2019 as 4th-division world champion, joins Pacquiao & Donaire
Donnie “Ahas” Nietes started the new year as the Philippines’ 4th-division world champion, claiming the WBO Jr. Bantamweight title after defeating three-division world champion Kazuto Ioka of Japan in a New Year’s Eve ring fight at the Wynn Palace in Cotai, Macau. Nietes is the 3rd Filipino boxer to achieve the feat of holding four […]
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Carina Dayondon 1st Filipina to climb Seven Summits, inspires youth and women
Carina Dayondon has now claimed the distinction of being the first Filipina to reach all of the world’s seven highest peaks. Dayondon successfully ascended Vinson Massif in Antarctica on December 16, the last of the Seven Summits – a grouping of the world’s seven highest mountains on seven continents. The Filipina mountaineer and Philippine Coast […]
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Chef Budgie Montoya’s Sarap Pinoy Lechon & BBQ certified bestsellers in London
Lechon and barbeque, some of the most enjoyed Filipino delicacies, are now being enjoyed by British food lovers. The attention given to the locally anticipated roasted cuisines started as a Filipino chef, Ferdinand “Budgie” Montoya, established a pop-up restaurant in London named Sarap – Filipino Barbeque and Lechon. Budgie says his hit pop-up was the […]
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Walk Of Fame Philippines GNP video highlights
GNP takes you on a video journey of the 2018 Walk Of Fame (WOF) Philippines as the German Moreno Foundation honored a new batch of Filipino achievers with their own stars. The WOF awardees had their names immortalized and permanently carved on stars in the grounds of the Eastwood City Central Plaza. The 9 Walk […]
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Black Kettle’s Clifford Peralta comes home to brew artisanal tea for Filipino tea lovers
When overseas Filipino worker Clifford Peralta came back to the Philippines after building a career in the hospitality industries of the United Arab Emirates and the United States, the balikbayan wanted to make his dream of starting a business come true.
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Atchara Sandwich featured at biggest Eurasian Festival in The Hague
Filipino Chef Reynorr Samson’s “atchara” sandwich headlined the Philippine cuisine showcase at the 60th Tongtong Festival in Amsterdam, the biggest Eurasian food festival in the Hague.
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Ice delivery boy turned triathlete wins Asian Elite Championship
August Benedicto, who used to work as an ice delivery boy on the bike, picked up the Asian Elite Champion title at the first full Ironman triathlon race in the Philippines.
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Clare Amador is first Filipino to address fellow Harvard Kennedy School graduates
Clare Cattleya de Guzman Amador was given the distinction of speaking at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in the United States – marking the first time a Filipina was given the role of addressing the post-graduate classes of the school.
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