The Beauty of the Philippine islands will be showcased yet again to an international television audience very soon. The South African franchise of the popular American reality television show Survivor has started shooting its newest season at El Nido, Palawan this month. The shooting of Survivor South Africa, which is already in its sixth season […]
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The Good News Pilipinas Team is a group of Filipino journalists who advocate putting more good news stories about the Philippines and Filipinos on the media.
Agapay project develops robotic arm prototype for stroke patient rehab
The Agapay Project has developed a robotic device to provide accessible healthcare options to all Filipinos. The initiative by De La Salle University to design and develop cost-effective robotic exoskeletons for stroke and injury rehabilitation has completed their robotic arm rehabilitation device prototype. Funded by the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for […]
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Billion-dollar media merger opens for business in PHL
Wavemaker, GroupM’s new billion-dollar revenue, media, content and technology agency created from the merger of MEC and Maxus has opened for business in the Philippines. Wavemaker Philippines is headed by CEO Malu Vasallo in Manila with a team of over 150 staff, announced Wavemaker Global. The local office will service a portfolio of clients including […]
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Katarina Rodriguez is Miss Intercontinental 2017 1st runner-up
Katarina Rodriguez made all Filipinos proud at the Miss Intercontinental 2017 in Hurghada, Egypt, finishing 1st runner-up at the prestigious international pageant. Mexico’s Veronica Salas Vallejo won the title and was crowned by Miss Intercontinental 2016 Heilymar Rosario Velazquez of Puerto Rico. A former runner-up from Asia’ Next Top Model, Katarina was also awarded as […]
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Xian Lim’s voice stars in the Hollywood sequel Paddington 2
Xian Lim lent his voice once again to the character of Paddington Bear for the Philippine release of the sequel Paddington 2. Based on a popular children’s book, Paddington 2 stars Nicole Kidman, Sally Hawkins and Imelda Staunton, it tells the adventures and misadventures of a Peruvian bear who set out to London to find […]
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Benguet State University develops new technology for strawberry production
An effective way to use tissue technology in strawberry production has been developed by Benguet State University. Milagros Dumaslan says the tissue culture technology can increase strawberry production by 98-105% compared with the conventional method of strawberry farming. Funded by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) and started in 2006, the project was the first […]
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DFA opens 100,000 passport appointment slots from February to May
The Department of Foreign Affairs opened 100,000 passport appointment slots for February to May since 1 p.m today January 23rd. “Every day, we will be putting more slots so that all of you who want to travel during the summer will not be hampered for lacking passport,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said The […]
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Philippine Economy Expands More Than 6% for Sixth Consecutive Year
by Bloomberg’s Cecilia Yap and Siegfred Alegado The Philippines retained its position as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies after expansion exceeded 6 percent for a sixth consecutive year. Gross domestic product increased 6.7 percent in 2017, the Philippine Statistics Authority said in Manila Tuesday, matching the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists. […]
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1st batch of 10-Year validity PHL passports released
The first batch of Philippine passports valid for 10 years has already been released. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced the issuance of the initial set of passports that will replace the 5-year valid passports issued before 2018. The new passports are issued to Filipinos 18 years or older and cost Php950 for regular […]
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Why Filipinos should check out the new Jeepney design
The Philippines’ Jeepney Modernization Program has brought forth redesigns of the iconic “King of the Road” transport vehicle – and the public should be aware of reviews from both supporters and critics. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is scheduled to launch 200,000 new PUVs over the next three years, and the design direction could make […]
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Filipina student pilot Angeline Flor Pua wins Miss Belgium Crown
Angeline Flor Pua has been crowned Miss Belgium 2018, the first beauty of Filipino descent to win the national pageant. Pua, born in Belgium of Filipino parents, won the Miss Belgium pageant after winning the regional contest as Miss Antwerp. The 22-year-old beauty is a student airline pilot in Brussels who worked hard to afford […]
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Meet Asa Miller, PHL’s only representative to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
Known as a tropical country, the Philippines has sent delegations to the Winter Olympics four times since 1972, the most recent of which was figure skater Michael Christian Martinez, who went to Sochi, Russia in 2014. Once again, the nation will have to huddle up and support the country’s only Olympian this year, 17-year old […]
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