Jollibee, the all-Filipino global fast food chain, is recognizing a new batch of hero families at the 7th Jollibee Family Values Awards (JFVA) scheduled on October 11, 2017. The annual search for outstanding families will have 15 finalists vying for the 7th JFVA selected in a rigorous screening process of hundreds of entries from around […]
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Zanjoe Marudo is International Emmy’s Best Actor Nominee
Filipino celebrity Zanjoe Marudo has been nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in the 2017 International Emmy Awards given by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Marudo is cited for his performance in Maalala Mo Kaya (Remembering) aired over ABSCBN. The Filipino actor is competing for the Emmys acting award against Oscar-nominated […]
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Discovery Shores only PHL Resort Hotel in T&L World’s Best list
Discovery Shores in Boracay Island made it to the Travel and Leisure 2017 World’s Best Awards as the only Philippine resort hotel in the Top 10 for the Asian region. Discovery Shores Boracay Island ranked 7th among the 10 Best Resort Hotels in Southeast Asia. The Philippine resort hotel garnered a score of 94.04 from […]
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Honest taxi driver returns 900k cash to owner through TV station
Driver Reymond Gonzaga of Davao City found the owner of Php900,000 cash left in his taxi after he turned in the passenger’s bag to local television station ABSCBN. Gonzaga related to the news network how he found the bag in the backseat of his taxi and decided to go to the local TV station to […]
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Lance Busa wins Michael Bolton Talent competition
Filipino Lance Busa was handpicked by Michael Bolton as the winner of the premiere season of Bolt of Talent on Star World which concluded Wednesday. The singer from Butuan City in Mindanao won a record deal and will perform in Michael Bolton’s Asia Dream Tour as part of his prize. Lance will also be heralded […]
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Bohol furniture maker’s success credited to local invention
Bohol Furniture and Lumber Supply has risen from being a fledgling small lumber retailer to a major company, thanks to a local Filipino invention. Cirilo Sumampong’s company in Dauis now commands a gross income of PhP 1.16 million a month after using the Department of Science and Technology’s Forest Products Research and Development Institute’s (DOST-FPRDI’s) […]
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75-year-old Susie Rose breaks 3 powerlifting world records
The fact that Susie Rose is already 75 years old has not held her back from breaking world records at the Amateur World Powerlifting Congress (AWPC) World Cup held August to September in Idaho; the powerlifting grandmother even picked up 8 gold medals on her way to bagging 3 world best scores.
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Game designer Tobie Abad credited for 7th Sea ENnie wins
When 7th Sea picked up its seven Gold, Silver, and Bests at the 2017 ENnie Awards, Filipino game designer Tobie Abad was credited for helping make the 2nd edition of the popular 90s role playing game (RPG) a successful RPG Kickstarter.
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Pinoys bring home gold from World Shoot 2017 France
Filipinos at the IPSC World Shoot 2017 brought home several medals from France after competing against 1,500 shooters from over 67 countries.
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Zaldy Goco wins Emmy for RuPaul’s Lady Gaga costume
Filipino-American fashion designer Zaldy Goco won a Creative Arts Emmy Award for “RuPaul’s Drag Race” episode, “Oh. My. Gaga!”
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University of Mindanao Chorale wins Busan fest Grand Priz
The University of Mindanao (UM) Chorale bagged the grand prize at the 13th Busan Choral Festival and Competition Grand Prix.
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Mamasons Pinoy dirty ice cream delicious success in London
The iconic Pinoy dirty ice cream is now being enjoyed by Londoners with the establishment of Mamasons in Camden Town.
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