Three Filipino educators dominated the 2022 Southeast Asian Educational Innovation Awards (SEA EIA), winning 3 of the 4 trophies given to outstanding classroom and school innovations that helped make better learning environments for students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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.
Filipino students win gold, bronze medals in Germany’s World Robot Olympiad
Filipino students of the Philippine national robotics team led by Dr. Yanga Colleges Inc. Primes won gold and bronze medals in this year’s World Robot Olympiad (WRO) in Dortmund, Germany.
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PHILSME Business Expo returns in-person for first time in three years
The Philippines’ biggest business expo, conference, and networking event for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), start-ups, and entrepreneurs, was held in-person successfully for the first time in over three years at the SMX Convention Center Manila in Pasay City, Metro Manila.
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PHILSME Business Expo 2022 stages in-person event this November
The 12th Philippine SME Business Expo (PHILSME) – the country’s biggest business-to-business trade show for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), start-up founders, and entrepreneurs – is set to return in-person this coming November 25 – 26, 2022, to the SMX Convention Center Manila in Pasay City, Metro Manila.
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Dubai Festival Best Actress Kylie Verzosa dedicates award to OFWs
The Philippines’ Kylie Verzosa honored Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) as she accepted her Best Actress award at the 2022 Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards (DIAFA) held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Filipino choirs, composers bag top prizes in Busan Choral Competition
Filipino choirs and composers have won top prizes at the 2022 Busan Choral Festival and Competition (BCFC) in South Korea.
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Two Filipina athletes hailed Jiu-Jitsu World Champions in Abu Dhabi
Filipina athletes Meggie Ochoa and Kimberly Anne Custodio have been declared Jiu-Jitsu World Champions at the 2022 Jiu-Jitsu International Federation (JJIF) Jiu-Jitsu World Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Fil-Am rapper-scientist Ruby Ibarra wins Vilcek Prize for immigrant leaders
Filipino-American scientist turned rapper Ruby Ibarra has won the 2023 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Music for her hip-hop and spoken word performances which center around her heritage and experiences as an immigrant in the United States.
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WATCH: Disney’s Filipino family in new Christmas feature
Watch Disney’s Filipino family again preparing for the holiday season and the arrival of a new member in their family in the heartwarming final installment of Disney’s festive series, “The Gift”.
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La Union’s Khim Hipol wins Canada travel award for Filipino identity photos
La Union-born Khim Hipol has won the prestigious Audain Travel Award for his photography which explores the complicated Filipino national identity amid the history of colonization in the Philippines.
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LIST: Tropical Storm Paeng Donation, Relief Drives
Here is a list of donation drives that are funding ongoing relief efforts in Filipino communities heavily affected by Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae, known locally as Paeng, which caused floods and landslides across the Philippines.
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Pinoy Chef Wing wins People Choice Award at Embassy Chef Challenge
Filipino chef Erwin “Wing” Villarias has been honored with the People’s Choice Award in this year’s Embassy Chef Challenge (ECC) in Washington DC, U.S.A.
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