Nearly all Filipinos are welcoming the New Year with hope, instead of fear, based on the latest survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). The 96% score is considered the highest since the question was first asked by SWS in 2000, surpassing the 95 percent achieved in 2002, 2011 and 2016. The group interviewed 1,200 […]
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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.
Philippine Stock Exchange CEO bullish on stock market in 2018
The local stock market ended 2017 on a record high and is expected for another strong year in 2018 as the country undertakes new initiatives to attract more investors. “In 2017, the market did very well. It has been a very profitable year I guess for the investors,” said Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) president Ramon […]
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Liza Soberano picked Most Beautiful Face in the World
A Filipino topped the 100 Most Beautiful Faces List of TC Candler’s The Independent Critics for the first time in the world ranking’s nearly 3 decades of prestige-filled history. The 28th Annual Independent Critics List 2017 ranked Filipino-American actress and model Hope Elizabeth “Liza” Hanley Soberano as the top pick of the widely anticipated […]
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Rescued Aspin puppy named Christmas gets new lease on life
A Philippine native dog (Aspin or asong Pinoy) named Christmas is enjoying his first holiday as a healthy and playful puppy with a new family, thanks to the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The before-and-after pictures and video of Christmas show the puppy’s amazing transformation from a dying puppy to a playful […]
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Filipino mother Jessica Eribal wins Mrs. International
What do you get when you cross the iconic Filipina beauty with the legendary nurturing Filipino mother? Answer: Pinoy royalty. As the natural beauty of the Filipina is celebrated around the world with the nation’s young ladies picking up one beauty pageant title after another, a Filipina mother picked up another beauty royalty title for […]
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Boracay picked top winter escape destination
The resort island of Boracay has been chosen as the top winter escape destination in the world by an international travel magazine. Conde Nast Traveler recently ranked the 30 “Most Beautiful Winter Escapes in the World,” which included Boracay. “Voted the world’s top island in our 2017 Reader’s Choice Awards, this itty-bitty speck (just under […]
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Jacob Ang is Asia’s best in Karting Championship in Macau
Jacob Ang of the Philippines beat the best of Asia and won the overall crowns in the Formula 125 Sr. Open and the X30 SR classes of the Asian Karting Open Championship at the Kartodrome de Coloane Circuit in Macau. Ang compiled 142 points after four legs held in Macau (June 10-11), Philippines (August 26-27), […]
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Diwata satellite exhibit urges kids to discover Filipino invention
The Philippines’ first microsatellite, DIWATA-1, can be viewed beginning December in an exhibit made for kids at the Museo Pambata. The display at the Museo Pambata’s I Love my Planet Earth Room allows kids to explore outer space through the images recorded by the Filipino microsatellite. The Discover DIWATA-1 museum display shows a life-size model […]
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Philippine Airlines makes history, 1st Filipino carrier to cross the Polar region
Philippine Airlines achieves another milestone. The country’s flag carrier had its 1st ultra-long polar flight from Toronto, Canada non-stop to Manila – the first-ever crossing of the Polar region by a Filipino airline. Flight, PR 119, left Pearson International Airport at 12:53 a.m. on Dec. 17 and arrived in Manila 16 hours later at […]
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DLSU College of Law wins Int’l Moot Court Competition in Boston
De La Salle University College of Law (COL) placed 3rd Highest Ranked Team in the Global Finals of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) International Arbitration Moot competition held in Boston, Massachusetts. The DLSU team’s oralists Julia Therese Pineda and Edwin Roberto Concepcion also ranked 2nd and 3rd, respectively, in the Top 50 Advocates of the […]
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DMX Comvalenoz, Neil Rey Garcia Llanes star in Asia’s Got Talent Grand Finals
The Philippines’ shines once again on the Asian entertainment stage. Filipino dance crew DMX Comvalenoz finished runner-up in this year’s edition of Asia’s Got Talent. During the grand finals held in Singapore, Indonesian illusionist The Sacred Riana won the public vote and walked away with a US$100,000 prize (Dh367,000). DMX Comvalenoz, a 10-member group, was […]
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6 Ways to Cut Down on Holiday Trash
With the enjoyment of the Christmas season comes great responsibility. This is the reminder brought forward by EcoWate Coalition, as it urged the public to cut down on holiday trash (Holitrash) with 3Rs and more. The waste and pollution watch group drew attention to what each and every person or household can do to lessen […]
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