Filipino students from the Philippine Science High School (PSHS)-Bicol Region Campus and Saint Jude Catholic School (SJCS) have bagged three medals in the 17th International Geography Olympiad (iGEO 2021) held in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Portugal Post Office releases Philippine-themed stamps to mark quincentennial
The national postal service of Portugal has released special edition stamps commemorating the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines and the participation of the country in the first circumnavigation of the world 500 years ago.
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Pinoy pop group BGYO hits No. 1 on Billboard Next Big Sound
Pinoy pop group BGYO has reached No. 1 on the Pandora Predictions Chart, published on Billboard as the Next Big Sound Chart.
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Philippine wrestlers win 9 medals at Junior Grappling World Championships Russia
The Philippines’ youth wrestling team has bagged nine medals in the 2021 United World Wrestling (UWW) Junior and Cadets World Grappling Championships in Ufa, Russia.
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UP High School Iloilo professor’s study on Bukidnon Subing music wins Taiwan prize
University of the Philippines High School in Iloilo (UPHSI) professor Jose R. Taton, Jr. and Panay Bukidnon student Rennel Lavilla won the Second Best Presentation award for their research on Bukidnon Subing music.
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7 overseas Filipino virologists join Philippines’ 1st Virology Institute
Seven Filipino virologists trained abroad are coming home to offer their expertise and serve in the first-ever Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines or VIP Program.
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Philippine high school students win historic 1st gold in World Debate Championships
Philippine high school students have won the historic first gold for the country in the 2021 World Schools Debate Championships (WSDC) virtually held in Macau.
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Filipino Canadian Gordon Cormier is Aang in Netflix Avatar: The Last Airbender
Filipino-Canadian young actor Gordon Cormier has been cast as Aang in Netflix’s live-action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender”.
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Ateneo’s Dr. Regina Hechanova-Alampay is 1st Filipino Global Citizen Psychologist
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) psychologist Dr. Regina “Gina” Hechanova-Alampay has been named this year’s recipient of the Global Citizen Psychologist Citation of the American Psychological Association (APA), the first Filipino to receive the award.
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WATCH: UAE-born Filipino boy Peter Rosalita reaches America’s Got Talent semis
United Arab Emirates-born Filipino boy Peter Rosalita is moving ahead to the semifinals on “America’s Got Talent” (AGT) after impressing the audience and judges with a show-stopping rendition of Whitney Houston’s “I Have Nothing.”
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Yuka Saso rises to World No. 8 in golf rankings after Olympic debut
The Philippines’ Yuka Saso has gained two places to become No. 8 in the latest world golf rankings after finishing in the top ten of the women’s golf event in the Tokyo Olympics.
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Philippines’ Boxer Codex history book tops Amazon hot new releases
The Philippines’ Boxer Codex history book has landed the top spot on Amazon’s Hot New Releases list.
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