Four Philippine international airports are recommended by travelers in the 2017 Top 25 Best Airports in Asia published by Sleeping in Airports in October. The country’s international airports in Iloilo, Mactan-Cebu, Davao, and Clark are listed among the Best Airports for Overall Experience in the annual survey of traveler feedback on the following criteria: Comfort […]
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Pet Identification Made Easy with iChips Now Available for Free in Makati City
Identification of lost pets is now made easy with the city-wide micro-chipping program project of Makati City, the first local government in the country to use the technology in a large-scale setting. The “PET iChips” are implanted on the shoulders of dogs and cats so owners can track the lost pets through Radio Frequency Identification […]
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Gina Lopez bags Int’l prize for championing islands ecosystems
Regina Paz (Gina) Lopez has been honored with the 2017 Seacology Prize in Berkeley, California – the first Filipino to have won the trophy in the award’s 27-year-history of recognizing world champions of islands ecosystems.
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6 Filipino firms in Forbes list of World’s Best Employers
Six Philippine-based companies are listed in Forbes Magazine’s World’s Best Employers list in a survey report released mid October. Ayala Corporation topped the Philippine entries at #18. Ayala Corp, led by CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, II, also ranked #103 in the Top Regarded Companies list. The World’s Best Employers lists the top 500 […]
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Los Angeles Times Praises Filipino Food from Silog to Halo-halo
Filipino food offered by the new Sari Sari Store in Downtown LA’s Grand Central Market is getting raves reviews for appealing to foreign taste buds while staying true to Filipino roots. The all-Filipino dish menu offered by Sari Sari Store, a Filipino concept stall set up by Philippines-born and raised Chef Margarita with business partner […]
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Pinoys to Star in Lion King Musical 20th Anniversary Int’l Tour
Six young Filipino actors have been cast in “The Lion King” musical’s first international tour in celebration of its 20th anniversary of the Disney production as a stage musical. The Lion King international tour which will have its first stop in Manila in March 2018 will have young artists from the Philippines performing together with […]
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Team PH bag 32 golds, overall champs in Asian Bench Press Championships
The Philippine national powerlifting women’s team picked up 4 overall championship crowns and 32 gold medals at the Asian Bench Press Championships held in Quezon City. The Filipina powerlifters won the titles in 4 categories: Women’s Masters Women’s Open Women’s Juniors Women’s Sub-juniors The women’s and men’s national teams competed for the championship crowns against […]
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Filipina nurse hits the jackpot in Abu Dhabi raffle draw
An overseas Filipino worker became a millionaire after winning the Big 10 Millionaires Series 184 raffle draw in Abu Dhabi. Filipina nurse Leilani Quijano del Rosario hit the jackpot of the monthly raffle draw conducted by Big Ticket at the Abu Dhabi International Airport Arrivals area. Del Rosario was the lone woman among 10 new […]
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Vida Cruz triumphs in Writers of the Future Contest
Filipina science fiction and fantasy writer, Vida Cruz, has won first place in the 2nd Quarter 2017 Writers of the Future Contest for new and aspiring writers. Cruz, a BFA Creative Writing graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, won USD 1,000 cash prize and is eligible to win the annual Golden Pen Award with USD […]
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Pinoys Make Manny Pacquiao Robot to Win RoboWorld Cup
The Philippine robotics team from Taguig brought home the gold and silver from two events at the 2017 FIRA RoboWorld Cup in Taiwan. Creating robot versions of boxing champ Manny Pacquiao and Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, the Taguig team won the Gold Trophy for Youth U19 Cliff Hanger event, and the Silver in the Youth […]
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2 Pinoys Break Asian Records in Rubik’s Cube Competition
Two Filipino Rubik’s Cube speedcubing players made new Asian Records at the Philippine Championship 2017. Edgar Elevado Jr. set the new Asian record for Rubik’s Cube 3x3x3 With Feet Finals after solving his cube using his feet at the clocked average speed of 30.23 seconds after 3 rounds. Elevado broke the Asian record previously held […]
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Philippine stock market surges to new all-time high this week
The Philippines is one of the best performing stock markets in Asia, after breaking new record highs two times this week. On Tuesday, the PSEi finished at a fresh record high of 8,312.93. On Wednesday, the benchmark index scaled new heights surpassing the previous day’s high to close at 8,344.05. The investor euphoria continued throughout […]
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