El Nido’s Secret Lagoon in Palawan has entered the top 10 of the 50 Best Beaches in the World ranking released by global travel website, Big 7 Travel.
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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 inventor Kyxz Mendiola breaks world record for farthest flight by hoverboard
Filipino flying electric car inventor Kyxz Mendiola has set a new world record for the farthest flight undertaken on a hoverboard in Subic Bay, Zambales.
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Philippines’ 1st air quality monitor developed by UP researchers deployed in Taal
The Philippines’ first-ever low-cost, high-quality aerosol monitors developed by researchers from the University of the Philippines Diliman (UP Diliman) will be deployed in the provinces of Batangas and Cavite to help reduce air pollution in areas most affected by Taal Volcano’s unrest.
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Filipino teen Camille Nolasco selected for NBA Academy Women’s Basketball Program
Filipino teen Dianne Camille Nolasco has been selected for the National Basketball Association (NBA) Academy Women’s Virtual Program for top high-school-age hoopers based outside of the United States.
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MEET: 5 Filipino Para-Athletes Qualified for Tokyo Paralympics
Five Filipino para-athletes have qualified for the Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
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Filipina Miss Universe Catriona Gray cast in Asian reality show “SupermodelMe”
Filipina Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray is appearing as an international judge on the sixth season of the Asian reality show “SupermodelMe”.
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Fil-Am professor Christine Balance joins 1st-ever Asian American think tank
Filipino-American professor and author Christine Bacareza Balance has been appointed to the advisory board of the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Victory Alliance, the first-ever think tank dedicated solely to Asian American issues.
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Filipino math students bag medals in Balkan Mathematical Olympiad
Filipino math students have won four medals in the 25th Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiad (JBMO) organized online from Chișinău, Moldova in Eastern Europe.
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Philippines’ EJ Obiena jumps to World No. 6 Pole Vaulter ahead of Olympic debut
The Philippines’ champion pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena has climbed to No. 6 in the World Athletics Men’s Pole Vault Rankings ahead of his debut in the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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Washington Post food critic sings praises for Filipino restaurant chain Jollibee
Homegrown Filipino restaurant chain Jollibee has received a rave review from The Washington Post columnist Tim Carman who joins a long list of international food critics singing praises for the fast-food chain’s famous Chickenjoy and Filipino food staples.
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PSHS, ValMaSci students bag medals at International Olympiad Singapore
Filipino students from the Philippine Science High School (PSHS)-Main Campus and the Valenzuela City School of Mathematics and Science (ValMaSci) have bagged three bronze medals at the recently concluded 33rd International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) in Singapore.
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Lea Salonga hosts virtual benefit concert to stop Asian American hate
Broadway royalty Lea Salonga will host the CollaborAzian’s production of “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” an online benefit concert to stop hate crimes targeting Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities in the United States.
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