El Nido in Palawan, Philippines has been ranked Top 5 in the latest edition of Conde Nast Traveler’s (CNT) “The 24 Best Island Beaches in the World.” El Nido, one of the “Best Resorts of the World” in the 2018 edition of Conde Nast Traveler Readers Choice Awards, is a haven of white sand, stunning […]
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Paghilom art camp and festival empowers artists of Cavite
Paghilom art camp and festival is championing the empowerment of the artist community in Cavite through the annual showcase of different kinds of art that embrace the local culture and heritage. The festival team brought in local artists like The Wuds, Alon Segarra, Eduardo Cleofe, Emil Yap and many more to express themselves through performances […]
Read more →Calamba leads 11 Philippine Cities in South East Asia’s cleanest
Calamba in Laguna province is leading 11 Philippine cities marked as having the cleanest air in Southeast Asia. The Philippines, recognized by the United Nations for its environmental efforts, was listed in the 2018 World Air Quality Report released by Greenpeace. The March 2019 report studied the measurements of fine particles known as PM2.5, that […]
Read more →MEET: Nikki Luna, Philippine representative to the Cairo Biennale 2019
MEET Nikki Luna, the Philippine representative to the Cairo Biennale 2019, her 4th year to represent the country in a fine arts festival. Luna is the artist who founded StartART, and the activist who established the publication of POWER IN HER STORY. Nikki Luna represented the Philippines at the Singapore Biennale 2014, Aichi Japan Triennial […]
Read more →Ai-Ai delas Alas & Ina Raymundo share Best Actress Award in Portugal’s Fantasporto Film Festival
Filipina actresses Ai-Ai delas Alas and Ina Raymundo were jointly awarded Best Actress for their respective films at the Director’s Week section of the 39th Fantasporto Film Festival in Portugal. Papal awardee Ai-Ai delas Alas won for her performance as a wheelchair-bound beggar involved in a syndicate in “School Service.” Delas Alas had previously won […]
Read more →MEET: Lisa Revilla, Filipina Executive Chef at Jean-Georges Vongerichten Singapore Restaurant
Introducing Chef Lisa Revilla, the first Filipino to become an executive chef for Michelin-starred Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Revilla is the chef at The Dempsey Cookhouse & Bar, the Singapore restaurant of world-famous French-American Chef Jean-Georges. Chef Revilla told Paulo Chua of Town and Country about trying her first recipe – hot chocolate with marshmallows saying, […]
Read more →MEET: Team Lakay’s Stephen Loman, Brave champion
Meet Stephen “The Sniper” Loman, Team Lakay’s Brave champion who will defend his Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) title for the first time in his homeland Philippines. Loman is from the stable of Filipino world champions produced by Baguio-based Team Lakay that includes 2018 Global Martial Arts Hero of the Year Eduard Folayang, Igorot Pride Kevin […]
Read more →Filipino singer Jej Vinson is a future The Voice winner, says judge Blake Shelton
Filipino singer Jej Vinson so amazed The Voice US judge Blake Shelton enough for him to declare they were looking at the “future The Voice winner!” Shelton was not alone in his adoration for the migrant Filipino from Davao who performed “Passionfruit” in the blind audition for Shelton, Adam Levine, John Legend, and Kelly Clarkson […]
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