The Philippines, through the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS), is advocating disaster-preparedness and is joining the Tsunami awareness campaign on November 5 – a day designated by the United Nations in 2015 as the World Tsunami Awareness Day (WTAD). Good News Pilipinas supports the DOST-PHILVOLCS call to […]
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Davao farmer Jose Saguban of Auro Chocolate wins International Cocoa Awards in Paris
Philippine cacao won one of the main awards for the Top 20 Best Cacao Beans in the World, and the Auro Chocolate cocoa farmer from Davao that helped made it all happen, Jose Saguban, was in Paris, France to receive the award. The prestigious International Cocoa Awards (ICA) of the Cocoa of Excellence (CoEx) Programme […]
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Mactan-Cebu, Iloilo among Best in Asia in 2019 Sleeping in Airports Survey
The Philippines’ international airports in Mactan-Cebu and Iloilo have been named among the Best in Asia in the 2019 Sleeping in Airports survey results released in October. The Best Airports of 2019 ranked Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) in 16th spot and the Iloilo International Airport (ILO) in 18th place among Asia’s best in the annual […]
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6 Pinoys are finalists in APEC Photo Competition
Six of the nine finalist photographs for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Photo Contest are from the Philippines. APEC announced the 9 finalists from the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam, which were selected by the judging panel as the best among entries for the creative interpretation of the 2019 APEC theme, “connecting people, building the future”. […]
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Puerto Princesa’s Eco-Artist JC Enon wins iCARES Earth Hero Award in Las Vegas
Puerto Princesa’s Eco-Artist JC Jandro Enon has been named an iCARES Earth Hero Awardee by the 2019 interEdx Center for Advanced Research on Energy and Sustainability (iCARES) and The World Education Summit on Sustainability and Transformation. JC Enon’s Moto In Can miniature creations made out of used aluminum cans were cited by iCARES and the […]
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Outstanding Boy Scout awardee Vince Dylan Visey convinces Laguna government to conduct no-plastics campaign
Eagle Scout Vince Dylan Visey of Laguna has been awarded among the 2019 Ten Outstanding Boy Scouts of the Philippines (TOBS) after convincing the San Pablo City Council to adopt a no-plastics campaign. Visey was among the 10 boy scouts awarded this Friday morning at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila. The ten were […]
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Cebu saves centuries-old heritage trees in cities of Carcar, Naga
Cebuanos are showing the world how united action could positively effect change as centuries-old heritage trees in Naga and Carcar in Cebu were saved from being cut down by a road-widening project after residents raised opposition to the move. The residents and supporters of Cebu, a top Asian island choice of world travelers, combined various […]
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Maria Ressa wins Stanford University Shorenstein Journalism Award
The Philippines’ investigative journalist Maria Ressa is the winner of the 2019 Shorenstein Journalism Award given by Stanford University in California. Ressa, the CEO and executive editor of Rappler news network, is receiving the award from Stanford University’s Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) for her work in helping audiences around the world understand […]
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Para athlete Ernie Gawilan praises New Clark City venue for ASEAN Para Games 2020
Para-swimming gold medalist Ernie Gawilan joined fellow para-athletes in a tour of the New Clark City (NCC) venue for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games and the 2020 ASEAN Para Games and had only praises for the Aquatic Center where he will see action as the Philippines’ swimming champion. Ernie Gawilan told Good News Pilipinas that […]
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Filipinos unite for International Coastal Cleanup Day 2019
At least 20,000 volunteers picked up trash along the coast of Manila Bay during the observance of the 34th International Coastal Cleanup Day in the Philippines. Individuals from different government agencies, private companies, and non-government organizations (NGOs) arrived at the scene with their gloves, sacks, and other cleaning materials to support the September 21, 2019 […]
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Cultural Center of the Philippines innovates, builds 21st Century Art Museum
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) is building a 21st Century Art Museum to mark the institution’s 50th anniversary this year. CCP announced on October 10 that its new contemporary museum will be called 21AM as it “addresses the relationship of 21st-century artistic idioms and traditional Philippine art.” The CCP 21AM will be initially […]
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Tawi-Tawi vendors use coconut leaves basket as alternative to plastic
Vendors from Tawi-Tawi in the southern Philippines have come up with an alternative packaging to eliminate the use of plastics by using baskets made from coconut leaves. The fruits and vegetable vendors of Bongao use baskets made entirely of coconut leaves locally called “Sulingkat” to transport and to display their farm produce in the market. […]
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