Renewable energy expert Sara Jane Ahmed has made history as the first Filipina-Bangladeshi recipient of the Climate Breakthrough Award, the largest environmental award of its kind.
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Margo is a voracious reader - some might even say she reads too much for her own good. She majored in BS Psychology and hopes to become a forensic psychologist one day. She’s also an aspiring writer, mental health advocate, and a staunch believer of equality.
Filipina activist Cristina Palabay awarded Franco-German Prize for Human Rights
Filipino activist Cristina “Tinay” Palabay of Karapatan Human Rights Alliance has won the annual Franco-German Prize for Human Rights for her outstanding contributions and work to protect women and children’s rights, as well as press freedom.
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LIST: Super Typhoon Odette victims donation channels
Here’s where you can donate to help Filipino families recover from the devastation wrought by Super Typhoon Rai, known in the Philippines as Odette.
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SB19 named new NCCA Youth and Sentro Rizal Ambassadors
The Pinoy-pop idols of SB19 are the newest Youth and Sentro Rizal Ambassadors for the Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
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PLAYLIST: 10 New & Classic Christmas Songs with Paskong Pinoy Spirit
Here’s a list of Pinoy Christmas songs – both new and timeless classics – released by Original Pilipino Music (OPM) artists to keep the holiday spirit going as we celebrate Christmas in the new normal.
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Filipino boxers Nonito Donaire, Mark Magsayo honored in WBC Best of 2021
The Philippines’ top boxers Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire and Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo are among the honorees of the World Boxing Council’s (WBC) “The Best of 2021” awards for their phenomenal performances this season.
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Olivia Rodrigo is Time Magazine’s Entertainer of the Year
Grammy-nominated Filipino-American singer Olivia Rodrigo has been named Time Magazine’s Entertainer of the Year.
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Philippines hailed Best Dive Destination in Travel Weekly Asia Readers’ Choice Awards
The Philippines has been hailed the Best Dive Destination in the Asia Pacific at this year’s Travel Weekly Asia (TWA) Readers’ Choice Awards.
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Filipino food ranked in TasteAtlas Awards Top 50 World’s Best Cuisines
Filipino food has been hailed among the Top 50 Best Cuisines in the World in this year’s TasteAtlas Awards.
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Filipino student Kennedy Gasper designed Miss Universe Nigeria’s winning national costume
Filipino student Kennedy Jhon Gasper from Central Luzon State University (CLSU) is behind the winning national costume of Nigeria’s representative Maristella Okpala in the recently concluded Miss Universe competition in Eilat, Israel.
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LOOK: New Filipina character revealed for Call of Duty Vanguard Season One
Heads up, Call of Duty fans! Get ready to meet Filipina character Isabella Rosario Dulnuan Reyes featured in the popular video game franchise’s “Call of Duty: Vanguard” and “Warzone Pacific”.
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Sofia Frank is 1st Filipina to book slot to Junior Skating Worlds in 8 years
The Philippines’ Sofia Frank has become the country’s first female qualifier to the 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in eight years.
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