Filipino language is now being offered in the Advancing Philippine Studies Program of Humboldt University of Berlin in Germany. Germany’s premier university will have its first Filipino language full module as one of the major components of the Philippine Studies Program in the HU’s Institute of Asian and African Studies (HU-IAAW) starting Summer Semester 2020 […]
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Manila soars 48 notches in Top 500 Most Innovative Cities in the World
The City of Manila soared 48 notches in the Top 500 Most Innovative Cities of the World released in November. The Philippines’ historical capital city now registers a Global Rank at 239th, improving on its 2018 ranking at 287th among the world’s cities that offer the best conditions for innovation. Manila’s regional ranking is at […]
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San Miguel taps Filipino invention as it shifts to biodegradable packaging
The Philippines’ San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is tapping a Filipino invention of plastic woven packaging as it shifts to biodegradable packaging for its products. The move is a Philippine business milestone as SMC is the first Filipino company to adopt biodegradable plastics that are fully certified by the Department of Science and Technology. The plastic […]
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Senior citizens welcome to work in Philippine state universities
Senior citizens who wish to continue working beyond their retirement age are welcome to work in state universities like the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Manila. The official announcement was made during the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) represented by the Secretary of Labor […]
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UK-based Filipino radiographer’s LEGO MRI Toy Idea halfway to being accepted as official design
Filipino radiographer Apollo Exconde’s Open MRI design, which was submitted to LEGO Ideas for adoption as an official design of the toy bricks manufacturer, is halfway to being accepted as an official design. Exconde, a De La Salle Health Sciences Institute (now De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute) in Cavite graduate, designed the […]
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Atom Araullo, Reporter’s Notebook docus cited at International Broadcasting Media Awards in London
Two documentaries from GMA Network raised the Philippine flag in the United Kingdom as The Atom Araullo Specials and The Reporter’s Notebook were honored at the 2019 Association of International Broadcasters (AIB) Awards held in London. The GMA Public Affairs documentaries were given Highly Commended citations personally received by Atom Araullo in front of an […]
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Sagada, Bukidnon coffee win 2019 International Contest of Coffees Roasted in Milan
Good news is brewing in Italy as two Philippine coffee firms were given Top Awards at the 5th International Contest of Locally Roasted Coffees. SGD Coffee grown in Northern Sagada received the Gourmet Bronze Medal (rond equilibre category) and Mirabueno Coffee harvested in Bukidnon received the Gourmet medal (puissant doux category) in awards ceremonies organized […]
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Dep-Ed adopts Globe’s Digital Thumbprint Program to keep schoolchildren safe from online sexual exposure
The Philippines’ Department of Education (Dep-Ed) has adopted Globe Telecom’s Digital Thumbprint Program (DTP) to help keep schoolchildren safe from online sexual exposure. DTP was designed to mold children into becoming responsible online citizens through learning modules and workshops that take a closer look at their online behavior and help boost their knowledge regarding digital […]
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UP Manila doctors represent PHL at InterAcademy Leadership Program in Berlin, Germany
Two doctors from the University of the Philippines Manila (UP Manila) have been hailed among the world’s next generation of physician leaders from the Philippines in the 2019 InterAcademy Partnership’s Young Physician Leaders (IAP YPL) Programme held in Germany. The UP Manila doctors joined 20 other outstanding early career physicians from 21 countries who were […]
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Ateneo’s ALSE OF-LIFE graduates 5 batches of overseas Filipino workers
The Ateneo Overseas Filipinos’ Leadership, Innovation, Financial Literacy and Social Entrepreneurship (ALSE OF-LIFE) Training Program had 5 batches of graduates this October who are now poised to improve their situation in their host country and even in the Philippines. The OF-LIFE/ALSE is described as an empowerment program targeting overseas Filipinos (OFs), mostly working in ‘3 […]
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Binondo’s historic Jones Bridge on Pasig River beautifully revitalized
Honest Baseco Tondo tricycle driver Benjie Ordanza returns 1.2 million pesos
A tricycle driver from Baseco in Tondo in Manila has been hailed and rewarded for being honest after returning Php1.2 million pesos and valuables he found. Benjie Ordanza, a 42-year-old public transport driver from the slum communities in the capital city of the Philippines, returned a bag containing the cash and other valuables to a […]
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