A home inventor from Davao has finally perfected the biofuel invention he started working on since 2003. Davao-based Emiliano Quitiol calls the fuel additive the EFQ Bioforce. Quitiol utilized used cooking oil as raw material for the production of EFQ Fuel and Oil Additive. According to Quitiol, adding 1mL of his product to a liter […]
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Filipino students win 6 Golds in Malaysian Int’l Math Olympiad
Filipino math students won two championship trophies, 3 runner up finishes, and brought home 6 golds, 7 silvers, and 11 bronze medals for individual members of the Philippine delegation at the 4th Malaysia International Mathematics Olympiad (MIMO) 2017. The Pinoy kids were also bagged 3rd best performance in the Middle Primary Level Team Category. The […]
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Asian Development Bank raises Philippine growth forecast in 2017/18
The Asian Development Bank has upgraded the Philippines growth outlook this year from 6.5% to 6.7% and from 6.7% to 6.8% in 2018. The Manila-based ADB said strong household consumption, manageable inflation and infrastructure investment are the factors for the improving growth data. “The government is on track to achieve its target of spending 5.3 […]
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Philippines wins Fitch credit rating upgrade, vote of confidence on economic reforms
Fitch Ratings raised the Philippines’ sovereign rating by one level, from BBB- to BBB, with a stable outlook, amid favorable economic conditions and planned tax reform. The upgrade of the Philippines’ sovereign rating is important as it would bring down the costs of overseas borrowing for Filipino companies. Also, it will bring down the cost […]
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PhiSci Eastern Visayas student wins P20M in global science video contest
A student from the Philippine Science Eastern Visayas Campus won the Breakthrough Junior Challenge – considered the Oscars of Science – bringing home millions worth of educational prizes for herself and her school. Hillary Diane Andales was awarded in early December at the NASA Ames with $400,000 in educational prizes, including a scholarship worth up […]
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Philippines to host 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
World-class basketball is coming back to the Philippines! Basketball-crazy Filipinos will finally witness the sports’ biggest tournament on their home soil as the Philippines, together with Japan and Indonesia, bagged the right to host the 2023 FIBA World Cup. The three-country bid beat out the Argentina-Uruguay bid after the host candidates made their final pitch […]
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Jannie Loudette Alipo-on wins Miss Tourism International Crown
Miss Philippines Jannie Loudette Alipo-on was crowned Miss Tourism International 2017/2018 in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The Filipino beauty beat 47 other contestants to win the title. Jannie joins fellow Filipina international titleholders Karen Ibasco 2017 Miss Earth, Winwyn Marquez Reina Hispanoamericana and Mary Eve Adeline Escoto Miss Asia Global 2017 who won crowns in recent […]
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Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters arrives in Manila to promote the Philippines
South African beauty Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, Miss Universe 2017 is in the country to show the world why “Its More Fun in the Philippines.” She’s here to take part in the Department of Tourism’s four-day Miss Universe 2017 Winners Tour. Nel-Peters brought along last year’s winner, Iris Mittenaere. She rejoined her fellow candidates who arrived earlier, […]
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Filipina leads Hong Kong Disneyland show
Do you want to witness Filipinos on the Disneyland stage making us proud? Catch “Mickey and The Wondrous Book” in Hongkong Disneyland. In HK Disneyland a Filipina is lead cast member of the “Mickey and The Wondrous Book,” a musical revue stage production that brings to life new and classic Disney stories and movies. Cebuano […]
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Philippines still a sweet spot for international investors
The Philippines remains a key investment destination in Asia. At the Euromoney Philippine Investment Forum, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. said the country is still an attractive investment destination since the economic outlook remains strong with capital markets being deepened and developed, programs to improve infrastructure, and expansion of trade and […]
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Kyla Fajardo stars for the NBA’s LA Clippers Spirit dance crew
Filipina Kyla Fajardo grabbed the audience attention, as well as the sports and lifestyle headlines, as she took centerstage at the NBA halftime presentation of the LA Clippers Spirit Dance Team. The 18-year-old daughter of Filipino immigrants based in Carson City in California is the youngest cheerdancer of the Clippers Spirit team. Read Related Story: […]
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Filipinos rally behind Rachel Peters for giving her best in Miss Universe 2017
Congrats to @rachelpetersx for representing us! Congrats also to Miss South Africa! And to all the beautiful and confident women. You girls make us proud 🙂 — Solenn Heussaff (@solennheussaff) November 27, 2017 Rachel Peters may have not won the country’s fourth Miss Universe title, but she won the hearts of Filipinos for giving her […]
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