Five children’s storybooks on gender equality were launched in celebration of the 36th National Children’s Book Day in the Philippines. Mulat Sulat launched the books last July 16 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in an event that also featured storytelling and reading of excerpts from the children’s books that cover topics about […]
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Nicole Anne D. Del Rosario is a fresh AB Communication graduate with specialization in Public Relations. She is a former campus journalist and Rappler intern who loves to contribute to the society by writing the history-in-the-making. Nicole believes in the power of journalism and supports a free press.
Philippines is 1st Southeast Asian nation in focus in Mexico’s Guanajuato International Film Festival
The Philippines is the first Southeast Asian nation to be given the spotlight at the celebrated Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) in Mexico, marking another milestone for Philippine cinema’s 100 years anniversary. The focus on Philippine cinema at the 22nd GIFF will run until July 28. The biggest and most celebrated film festival in Mexico […]
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Museo ni Jose Rizal sets up braille exhibit to help visually-impaired visitors appreciate art
Museo ni Jose Rizal sa Calamba (MJRC), popularly known as Rizal Shrine, recently launched a braille exhibit dubbed as the “Inside Out: Museum Unboxed” to help visually-impaired museum-goers appreciate the artifacts and collections of Dr. Jose Rizal. With its aim to have an inclusive museum for the visually-impaired and other PWDs, the Museo ni Jose […]
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A Pinoy-first, self-driving cars in Clark City to shuttle SEA Games athletes
Self-driving cars will be used to provide transportation services for athletes during the 30th South East Asian (SEA) Games which will be held at the New Clark City in the Philippines from November 30 to December 11, 2019. The high technology vehicles will service the gathering of the world’s champion athletes at the biennial athletics […]
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K-Drama star Lee Sung-Kyung of Weightlifting Fairy fame is a big Lea Salonga fan
Disney Princess Lea Salonga received a fan message from the star of hit Korean drama series, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo. Salonga, who originally sang the Disney classic “A Whole New World” from the movie Aladdin, reposted a video of South Korean star Lee Sung-Kyung singing the song while in a car. “This is adorable! Isn’t […]
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Philippines’ young coconuts first shipments off to U.S. and China
The Philippines had already shipped its first batch of young coconuts export to the United States and China this month. Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol confirmed that 48 tons of young coconuts or ‘buko’ in Tagalog, grown in Davao, already made its way to the world’s largest market in China last July 23. […]
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Pinoy barista wins Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Asia Pacific title
Pinoy barista Timothy John Sahagun Sabandal has won the Asia Pacific championship title at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf’s (CBTL) 13th International Barista Competition. TJ Sabandal competed among fifteen contestants from around the world who came to the Philippines for the July 12 barista contest held at Seda BGC Hotel. The contestants competed in […]
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De La Salle University is lone Filipino school in THE Impact Rankings
De La Salle University in Manila made the cut in the inaugural Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings as the lone Filipino school in the list. The first Impact Rankings is THE’s pioneering initiative to recognize universities around the world for their social and economic impact, based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals […]
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Filipino driver of UK embassy receives British Empire Medal from Queen Elizabeth II
Filipino driver Roland Quitevis, who has served eight British Ambassadors to the Philippines for 33 years, was awarded by Queen Elizabeth II with the British Empire Medal (BEM). Ambassador Daniel Pruce announced on July 24 that the Filipino driver for the UK Embassy in Manila is being honored by the Queen’s British Empire Medal for […]
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Shadow puppet play “Sigaw” depicts the plight of Filipino workers in the U.S.
A new shadow puppet play, “Sigaw (Scream, Shout, Cry),” is shedding light on the plight of Filipino workers in the United States. Bindlestiff, a Filipino-American performing arts group based in California, is currently staging the 45-minute shadow puppet play about the life of a young girl named Marissa who used to live in the Philippines […]
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13-year-old Fil-Kiwi entrepreneur “Slime Princess” inspires Filipino youth
A thirteen-year-old entrepreneur dubbed the Filipina-Kiwi “Slime Princess” is currently in the Philippines to conduct a slime-making workshop for Filipino kids and inspire them with her success story. Katharina Weischede, in cooperation with Creatively Studio, brought her New Zealand-based Slime Princess Workshop to teach Filipino kids how to make and play slime. The young entrepreneur […]
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Fil-Am actress Isa Briones plays key role in new TV series Star Trek Picard
Filipino-American actress Isa Briones is set to play a key role in the new television series Star Trek: Picard. Isa Briones will portray the role of Dahj in the new series that explores the next chapter of Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s life after the events of the final Star Trek: The Next Generation feature film and […]
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