5 Philippine schools listed as Microsoft Showcases
Five Philippine schools have been listed in the Microsoft Showcase Schools for 2016-2017. Asia Pacific College, La Salle Green Hills Showcase
UP Madz win Choral Grand Prize in Italy
The University of the Philippines Madrigal Singers (UP Madz) has bagged the grand prize at the 64th International Choral Competition Guido d'Arezzo
Pinoy travelers can now carry P 50k cash
Travelers coming in and going out of the Philippines will now be allowed to carry up to P50k in cash, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
PH math students wins 2 gold, 2 silver in China
The Philippine team of mathematics students won 2 gold and 2 silver medals at the 2016 China Western Mathematical Invitational (CWMI) held in August.
Philippines among happiest countries on the planet
The Philippines is one of the one's world's happiest countries. In the 2016 Happy Planet Index (HPI) report of the UK-based think tank New Economic Foundation
Canada’s PM Trudeau promotes Pinoy food & culture
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined the “Taste of Manila” cultural festival in Toronto and went around the event promoting the value
Bad Saint one of America’s Best New Restaurants
Filipino restaurant Bad Saint is ranked No. 2 in the 2016 edition of Bon Appétit’s America’s Best New Restaurants.
PH economy soars in Q2, now Asia’s fastest growing
The Philippine economy grew 7% in the second quarter of 2016, the fastest quarterly pace in three years.
PUP team triumphs at Energy Innovation Challenge
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) Team CelHar is the new champion of the Energy Innovation Challenge
1st Pinoy YA character in new Scholastic book
An all-Filipino young adult (YA) character is the new protagonist in the first Philippine YA story book by Scholastic, publisher of the Harry Potter
CLSU’s Tilapia ice cream wins int’l gold award
Central Luzon State University (CLSU) won the Gold Award at the Salon International de L’Agroalimentaire (SIAL) Innovation for its project
World’s longest painting finds home in Dapitan
A 7,344-meters- long continuous painting on canvas that was created to vie for the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest painting