Pinoy boy band Soundbreak19 (SB19) has taken the Top 6 spot on the Billboard Year-End Charts’ “Top Social 50 Artists” for 2020.
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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.
Aswang docu wins Grand Prize for Best International Feature in Canada
Alyx Ayn Arumpac’s Filipino docu-film “Aswang” has won the Best International Feature competition in the recently concluded Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) held in Quebec, Canada.
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Christmas tree tower of sardine cans for charity snags new Guinness Record
A Christmas tree tower of sardine cans, built for a food charity for Filipino families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, has snagged the new Guinness World Record for the “Tallest Tin Can Structure”
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Rodelia Villar is 1st Pinay Lion Rock People’s Choice winner in Hong Kong Awards
Filipino Rodelia Pedro Villar is the first Filipino recipient of the Lion Rock People’s Choice Award in the Spirit of Hong Kong Awards.
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These paintings using mud from typhoon-flooded areas are sold for relief efforts
Filipino artist Banjo Magnaye of Lipa, Batangas is creating artworks from mud from disaster areas to raise funds for typhoon relief efforts in the Philippines.
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Filipino coach Mike Magpayo makes historic 1st win in US NCAA basketball
Filipino coach Mike Magpayo made history as the first Asian-American head coach to win a Division 1 men’s basketball game of the United States National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) when the University of California (UC) Riverside Highlanders won over the Washington Huskies in Las Vegas.
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Ben&Ben represents Philippines in ASEAN-Korean ROUND Festival 2020
Indie folk-pop band Ben&Ben will be representing the Philippines in the upcoming online ROUND Music Festival organized this year by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Korea.
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UP Diliman’s Iska wins Best Actress at Women’s Film Festival in Afghanistan
The lead character of Iska who works as a photocopier at the University of the Philippines Diliman won Best Actress at the 6th Herat International Women’s Film Festival (HIWFF) held in Afghanistan.
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Apl.De.Ap’s Pinoy Adobo at HiFi Kitchen raises funds for typhoon relief
Los Angeles’ HiFi Kitchen has teamed up with the non-profit Apl.De.Ap Foundation to feature the Filipino-American singer’s family adobo recipe in a fundraising event benefiting typhoon relief efforts in the Philippines.
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Cebuana skater Margielyn Didal snags silver in Madrid Urban Sports Virtual
Cebuana skateboarding star Margielyn Didal snatched the silver medal for the Philippines in the virtual edition of the Madrid Urban Sports tournament.
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Junna Tsukii bags karate gold at Olympics simulation games in Serbia
Filipino-Japanese karateka Junna Tsukii won the Kumite gold medal in the recently held Invitational Championships in the town of Aranđelovac, Serbia.
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1st Philippine-made Maya nanosatellite completes space mission, returns to earth
The first Philippine-made Maya-1 nanosatellite has successfully completed its mission and re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere after 2 years, exceeding its projected travel in outer space.
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