Filipino actress Yasmien Kurdi has confirmed on social media that she will finally earn a university degree amidst acting career and motherhood. Kurdi went on Instagram to announce the confirmation of her earning a Political Science degree from Arellano University. Her previous studies in Foreign Service at the New Era University and Nursing in Global […]
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Filipino IT iNON’s ISDApp wins NASA Space Apps Challenge Galactic Impact Award
The Filipino IT team of iNON ISDApp emerged as winner of the NASA Space Apps Challenge Galactic Impact Award, one of the six major awards of the 2018 edition of the competition. After reaching the Top 25 Global Finalists in December 2018, Team iNon emerged as the winning solution for problems on earth and in […]
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Kelsey Merritt excited to be in Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition
Filipina-American model Kelsey Merritt is the newest Sports Illustrated (SI) swimsuit rookie model. The fashion model who made history in 2018 as the first Filipina to walk the Victoria Secret runway revealed in a social media video on February 17 about her being made the newest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2019 Rookie. Merritt today posted on […]
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Fil-Am stars Nico Santos, Vincent Rodriguez III champion Hollywood diversity
Advocate Magazine has named Filipino-American Hollywood stars Nico Santos and Vincent Rodriguez III in the top 3 of their readers’ LGBTQ Asian-American icons and leaders, leading a list of 150 names. Nico Santos, who is best known as Hollywood hit television series Superstore’s “Mateo” and Crazy Rich Asian movie’s “cousin Oliver,” graces the March 2019 […]
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Good News Pilipinas! TV Week In Review featuring TNT Boys, Ocean Art Winners, Leloy Claudio and more!
Good News Pilipinas! TV Week in Review wraps the week with the 5 Best Filipino Pride stories of Pinoy achievements: The TNT Boys amazes judges on The World’s Best stage, Ocean Art awards Philippine Seas underwater photography, DLSU’s Leloy Claudio wins Book Prize… The Philippines gets top ranking in Best Countries for Adventure Tourism, Illac […]
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Phantom of the Opera star Jonathan Roxmouth says Manila is his musical heaven
Phantom of the Opera’s Jonathan Roxmouth has declared Manila his musical heaven on his return to the Philippines after 7 years. Roxmouth, who plays the title role in the longest-running Broadway musical marking its 31st anniversary in 2019, is in Manila for the staging of The Phantom of the Opera – Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most […]
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Mayor of Zamboanga among the winners of World Mayor competition
Zamboanga City Mayor Maria Isabelle “Beng” Climaco is being awarded the 2018 World Mayor Prize World Mayor Commendation for her achievements as a female mayor and role model for career and young women, and men. Mayor Climaco made it to the Top 5 World’s Best Mayors list of the London-based City Mayors Foundation “in recognition […]
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MEET: Juda Diklay, 1st from Palawan Tau’t Bato tribe to graduate from university
Meet Juda Diklay, the first member of the Tau’t Bato indigenous people of southern Palawan to graduate from university. Juda’s journey from the Palaw’an tribe living in Singnapan Valley to earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from the Western Philippines University (WPU) in Puerto Princesa is replete with tales of overcoming prejudices and financial […]
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5 Tips to Inspire Single Filipinas on Valentine’s Day
If you are single, and you are female, and you came across this, you are meant to read this short article on 5 tips to do on this day of hearts. Good News Pilipinas asked Filipinas about how single women can spend the couples’ day and here are their earnest replies. Michele Gumabao, Volleyball player […]
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MEET: Estela Vadal, the robot who writes Filipino poems
Who is Estela Vadal? Today, February 14, the world gets to know the first robot who writes Filipino poems. Author Marlon Hacla on Valentine’s Day “launches the physical prototype of his groundbreaking and ongoing project, Estela Vadal, in Los Baños,” announced Laguna’s art venue Nomina Nuda on their event page. Estela Vadal is described by […]
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Fil-Italian youths show love for Pinoy-style basketball
In Italy, a country whose sport and national pastime is soccer, Filipino youths are getting interested in playing basketball – and this happily gives a source of new blood for Philippine basketball. Meet the Magbuhos brothers from Italy, the 20-year-old Winfrey Jr. who stands at 6’3” and his younger brother 19-year-old Vince, 6’5” are again […]
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Crisel Consunji scores 2 nominations in Hong Kong Film Awards
Filipino actress Crisel Consunji has been nominated in 2 major categories at the Hong Kong Film Awards. The 38th Hong Kong Film Awards announced on February 12 the inclusion of the Hong Kong-based performer in the competition for the Best Actress and Best New Performer awards for her role in “Still Human.” In the “Still […]
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