International musical theater actress Rachelle Ann Go has picked up the Whats On Stage acting nomination for her performance in Hamilton, leading the musical’s haul of 12 nominations. Go is nominated as Best Actress in a Musical for essaying the role of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton in the Tony Awards and Pulitzer-prize winning hip-hop sung-thru musical […]
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Philippines world ranking soars in Top 10 best countries to be a woman
The Philippines has again been named in the “Top 10 Best Countries to Be a Woman” in the World Economic Forum (WEF) gender annual report released December 17. The WEF’s Global Gender Gap report for 2018 ranked the Philippines as 8th best performer out of 149 countries in closing the gender gap and embracing women […]
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Miss Universe Catriona Gray comes home grateful to the Philippines, meets Tondo children
Miss Universe Catriona Gray is home for a brief visit to the Philippines and has met the children of the Manila slums she has been working with as her first official duty. The Filipina beauty queen is on an unofficial homecoming stop in Manila with the visit to the Young Focus children of Tondo as […]
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Miss Universe releases video trivia on Catriona Gray
Miss Universe released on social media a video giving 5 trivia about the reigning queen, Catriona Gray on the day the beauty queen came home to the Philippines. Miss Universe started off the video list feature identifying the Filipina beauty title holder as the 4th winner from the Philippines. Gray’s 2018 feat is preceded by […]
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Caviteña belter Bella Santiago voted into X Factor Romania Final 4
Filipina singer Bella Santiago’s journey to entertainment success is nearing its realization as the Caviteña belter was voted into the final four of the 8th season of X Factor Romania. On the same day the Philippines rejoiced over Catriona Gray winning the Miss Universe crown in Thailand, Bella Santiago won over the judges and viewers […]
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Catriona Gray gifts the Philippines 4th Miss Universe crown, advocates positivity
The newly crowned 2018 Miss Universe Catriona Gray confidently carried her Filipino heritage in competitions held in Thailand, giving the Philippines its 4th crown in the prestigious beauty pageant. The Filipina beauty queen bested 93 other contestants to bring home the country’s fourth title in the pageant that dramatically crowned Pia Wurtzbach in 2015, ending […]
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Filipino, American youth leaders strengthen links through Ayala FYLPro
In its seventh year, the Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPro) continues to strengthen the links of Filipino-American youth to the Philippines through a weeklong immersion program. Held in Manila from November 19 to 25, FYLPRO brought together 10 dynamic young Filipino-Americans who have shown leadership and a passion for service in their respective fields. FYLPRO […]
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Walk Of Fame awardees dedicate stars to film and TV colleagues
The 2018 Walk Of Fame (WOF) Philippines awardees, whose names have been immortalized and permanently carved on stars in the grounds of the Eastwood City Central Plaza in Libis, dedicated their newly unveiled stars to movie and television workers behind the camera. The nine Filipino film and television personalities given the tribute by the German […]
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Aquaman star Jason Momoa says Filipinos made him felt loved, like family
Aquaman film star Jason Momoa came to the Philippines for the December 12 Manila premier of his movie and declared Filipinos are family to him. The Hawaiian-born Momoa talked to the Asian press about how the Philippines to him seemed like the 10th Hawaiian island saying, “There [are] more Filipinos in Hawaii than Hawaiians so […]
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Pinoy IT professionals make Top 25 cut in NASA Space Apps Challenge
Filipino IT professionals Team iNon made the Top 25 Global Finalists competing for the NASA Space Apps Challenge 2018 for solutions to problems on earth and in space. Team iNon emerged as a top nominee after vying against entries from over 200 locations, nearly 3,000 teams from 75 countries in events held in October. The […]
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Kapampangan Jay Kent bags Europop Berlin Grand Prize
Pampanga’s pride Janine Fiona “Jay” Kent is the Grand Prize winner of the 2018 Europop Berliner Perle (Belrin Pearl) Singing Competition.
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Siargao picked by Condé Nast Traveler Editors Choice as 2019 travel destination
Siargao continues to be favored by international travelers, getting 3rd top rank for travel destinations in 2019 endorsed by Condé Nast Traveler (CNT) editors.
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