Wonderful news for Filipino travellers. Philippine passport holders can now travel to 63 countries and territories visa-free! This makes the Philippine passport the 72nd most powerful in the world out of 199 passports according to Henley and Partners’ latest Visa Restrictions Index for 2018. This is an improvement from last year’s rank of 75th. Here […]
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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.
Filipino beauty queens Megan, Pia and Kylie on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar Vietnam
Three of the Philippines’ most popular pageant titleholders today are featured on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar Vietnam. Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach, Miss International 2016 Kylie Verzosa, and Miss World 2013 Megan Young are the cover girls for the recent issue of the world’s top fashion magazine. The three beauty queens are in stunning […]
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Wonder Woman & Justice League fight evil in new comic book set in Metro Manila
The latest Wonder Woman comic book published by DC Comics shows the heroine fighting a super villain in the Philippines. In Wonder Woman No. 37, the superhero can be seen battling Darkseid, who wants to conquer the world, along Ortigas Avenue in Pasig City. Fighting alongside Wonder Woman are Justice League members Superman, Green Lantern, […]
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World Bank: Philippines will continue to be Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing economy
The World Banks predicts the Philippines will continue to be the fastest-growing economy in Southeast Asia. Gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to hit 6.7 percent this year and the next before moderating to 6.5 percent in 2020. The estimates, however, are all lower than the government’s 7.0-8.0 target. On average, The Washington-based multilateral […]
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21st Century learning methods made available nationwide
Philippine schools in the regions are now given access to 21st Century learning methods with the help of the Global Filipino School (GFS) program. GFS, with the partnership of the Department of Education and Globe Telecom, is expanding the program to 15 regions nationwide, just 2 regions short of a full coverage of the 17 […]
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Why an Eco-friendly Green Charcoal is Best for your Grill
Using green charcoal may soon be the “in” thing soon for top players in the country’s chicken roasting industry after a techno-demo of locally developed charcoal briquette. A Pampanga-based firm and technologies from the Department of Science and Technology’s Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) developed the bana grass briquette, a compacted mass of […]
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Filipino animator Gini Cruz Santos wins Golden Globe for ‘Coco’
Filipino and Filipino-American talents made a splash at the recent Golden Globe Awards in Hollywood. Filipino Pixar supervising animator Gini Cruz Santos was a co-recipient of the 2018 Golden Globe for Best Animation Motion Picture for “Coco.” “Coco” is the first Pixar film centered on a Mexican cultural festival. It bested other animated films […]
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Palawan on Travel + Leisure top islands list of bluest water
Top New York-based magazine Travel + Leisure has chosen Palawan as one of the 13 places in the world where one can see the “bluest water.” The tropical paradise got the nod from Travel + Leisure for its “jungle-filled islands surrounded by stunning teal waters teeming with fish and coral reefs and an incredible […]
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8 major stores and malls on New Year sales and discounts
Welcome news after the Christmas holiday spending has made your cash situation looking not so good – now you can get quality items at discounted prices, thanks to end-of-season sales across the country. Here’s a list of 8 sale events this January 2018 offering great products at even greater discounted prices as listed by ABSCBN. […]
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Pinoy fast food chain Binalot expands in UAE
Homegrown Filipino fastfood Binalot has recently opened 2 more outlets in the United Arab Emirates. The 2nd UAE branch of Binalot opened in Deira City Centre, the busiest mall in Dubai where most Filipinos frequent. The latest one is the Little Manila Abu Dhabi branch at Al Roumi Building, Fatima Bint Mubarak Street, Al […]
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TULA app teaches life lessons to kids
One of the 5 winners of Globe Future Makers Program, TULA, gives life lessons to kids in schools. TULA is a chain of after-school centers that aims to provide kids with the support they need to succeed in school and beyond school when they grow into young adults. Its advocacy won it a place […]
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2018 New Year’s Resolutions of Pinoy Celebrities
Ancient records show that New Year Resolutions were made by ancient Babylonians some 4,000 years ago. Even now, people around the world follow the tradition of resolving to do better in the New Year with health resolutions ranking high up together with making better financial decisions, and being happier. People also follow the tradition of […]
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