Filipino Pride champion IllacDiaz and his Liter of Light team of volunteers are recognized worldwide and the UNESCO for their mission to light up remote communities without access to electricity using Solar Lamps made with Filipino technology. This is their story. Watch the Good News Pilipinas! TV Exclusive Interviews with Illac Diaz to learn about […]
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Illac Diaz, Liter of Light 100 Day Global Lighting Voyage | Good News Pilipinas! TV Exclusive
Filipino innovator Illac Diaz and his Liter of Light team’s circumnavigation of the world in 100 days on board the Peace Boat had the mission to light up remote communities using solar lamps made with Filipino technology. Watch the Good News Pilipinas! TV Exclusive Interview with Illac Diaz to learn about the Filipino solar lamp, […]
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The Back Story of Illac Diaz and Liter of Light’s Mission To Light Up Communities After Super Typhoon Yolanda | Good News Pilipinas! TV Exclusive
The inexpensive solar lamps developed by Illac Diaz and the Liter of Light team has lit up many communities in the Philippines and around the world since they first started with the mission to give light to Yolanda-stricken areas. This is the story of the mission. Watch the Good News Pilipinas! TV Exclusive Interview with […]
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Good News Pilipinas asks award-winning radio broadcaster Noel Ferrer, Agot Isidro, Pia Hontiveros about Filipino Pride on All Kaps! Radyo Katipunan
When award-winning radio broadcaster Noel Ferrer aired the pilot episode of his new “All Kaps: Oh Well, It’s Noel Ferrer” on Radyo Katipunan 87.9 FM – the veteran broadcaster asked his celebrity guests Agot Isidro and Pia Hontiveros a question from Good News Pilipinas. Ferrer, an Ateneo de Manila University alumnus, went on air on […]
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150th birth anniversary of 1st Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo celebrated on PHLPost commemorative stamps
The 150th birth anniversary of the Philippines’ first and youngest president, Emilio Aguinaldo, was celebrated by the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) with the release of commemorative stamps honoring the revolutionary leader. Aguinaldo is credited with leading the Declaration of Philippine Independence from the Spanish colonizers, giving the Philippines its national flag, and a national anthem […]
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Margarita Lorenzana-Manzke makes semifinals cut for Outstanding Pastry Chef in food world’s James Beard Awards “Oscars”
Filipina pastry chef Margarita Lorenzana-Manzke made the semifinalist cut in this year’s James Beard Awards – dubbed the “Oscars” of the food world. This is the fifth year in a row the Philippines’ born and raised Filipina chef is a semifinalist in the Outstanding Pastry Chef category. Lorenzana-Manzke made the semis cut in the same […]
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DOST-SEI opens scholarship slots for S&T grad students to study abroad
The Department of Science and Technology-Education Institute (DOST-SEI) is opening scholarship slots to science professionals who wish to pursue further studies abroad. In a media release sent by DOST-SEI to Good News Pilipinas, the government agency announced slots for Foreign Graduate Scholarship in Specialized Priority S & T Fields. DOST – SEI will be offering […]
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Quantum physicist Dr. Jacq Romero awarded L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent grant for Women in Science
Quantum physicist Dr. Mary Jacquiline Romero will be receiving the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent grant for 2019 for women scientists. Dr. Romero will be awarded during the 21st L’Oréal-UNESCO International Awards for Women in Science slated for March 14 at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. As part of her award, Dr. Romero will be […]
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Paghilom art camp and festival empowers artists of Cavite
Paghilom art camp and festival is championing the empowerment of the artist community in Cavite through the annual showcase of different kinds of art that embrace the local culture and heritage. The festival team brought in local artists like The Wuds, Alon Segarra, Eduardo Cleofe, Emil Yap and many more to express themselves through performances […]
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Calamba leads 11 Philippine Cities in South East Asia’s cleanest
Calamba in Laguna province is leading 11 Philippine cities marked as having the cleanest air in Southeast Asia. The Philippines, recognized by the United Nations for its environmental efforts, was listed in the 2018 World Air Quality Report released by Greenpeace. The March 2019 report studied the measurements of fine particles known as PM2.5, that […]
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Google celebrates Filipina national dance artist Francisca Reyes Aquino with Doodle, Videos
Google’s Doodle on the popular browser’s home page this March 9 celebrates the 120th birth anniversary of Filipina national artist Francisca Reyes-Aquino, the “Mother of Philippine Dancing.” The Google Doodle, which had previously featured other noteworthy Filipinas such as Josefa Llanes Escoda – the Philippines’ first girl scout and pediatrician Fe del Mundo, today illustrates […]
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8 Freebies to Enjoy for Women, Transgenders on International Women’s Month
To celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8 and International Women’s Month in March, several Philippine institutions are offering freebies to females and transgender women. As the country marks its top 75 ranking for best working environments provided to women in the latest World Bank Report on Women, Business, and the Law, Good News Pilipinas […]
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