Children’s Orchestra Society (COS) is presenting a benefit concert titled “Masterworks” featuring Filipino classical musicians Michael Dadap as principal conductor and David Marc Tagle on cello on stage on March 10, 2019 at the Good Shepherd Faith Presbyterian Church, 152 W 66th Street in New York, NY. COS, founded by Dr. Hiao Tsiun Ma (father […]
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K-Pop, Pinoy-Pop collaborate in star-studded Friendship Concert
K-Pop groups are set to perform in Manila for a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between South Korea and the Philippines. Korean pop groups NCT Dream, NOIR, APRIL are scheduled to go on stage at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on March 7 to honor the […]
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Recyclers of e-waste from discarded electrical or electronic devices gets support from largest Philippine barangay
Recyclers of electrical or electronic devices discards or e-waste are getting much needed support from the combined efforts of government and private initiatives. In early March, anti-toxics waste campaigner EcoWaste Coalition reported that Barangay 176 in Bagong Silang, Caloocan City will be the pilot area of a new e-waste facility. The planned E-Waste Category F.1 […]
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Philippine Airlines Sale! 2 million seats up for grabs until March 10
Philippine Airlines, the country’s flag carrier, is celebrating its 78th Anniversary with a big sale on more than 2 million seats in its domestic and international flights. PAL, one of the World’s Top 50 Carriers, announced on February 27 its travel-spree offerings with base fares as low as PHP78 for domestic flights and USD78 for […]
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Good News Pilipinas Exclusive: UNESCO-supported Liter of Light team of Illac Diaz installs solar lamps in Africa, Brazil, Uruguay
Halfway on his journey around the world in 100 days, Illac Diaz and his Liter of Light (1LL) team has earned the attention of the UNESCO for their groundbreaking – and seafaring – solar lighting tour to remote communities. In the beginning of February, the international educational and cultural agency of the United Nations included […]
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Catriona Gray wields woman power to spread positivity in visits with children of Young Focus, Love Yourself, Smile Train, and Fr. Tony Labiao’s orphanage
Filipina Miss Universe Catriona Gray finally came home to the Philippines on the last days of February for a grand homecoming befitting a queen – and she showed the universe how to wield her woman power and crown, to pursue positivity and the interests of children. Catriona Gray was welcomed by the nation with parades, […]
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Regina Aquino is Helen Hayes Awards Nominee for portraying powerful women on DC stage
Filipino-American stage actress Regina Aquino’s efforts to portray powerful women on the DC stage has received recognition from the Helen Hayes Awards. Aquino who is known to champion minority cultural representation on the theater stage received a nomination from the Helen Hayes Awards for her portrayal of a mass shooting survivor in “The Events.” TheatreWashington […]
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Filipina nurse Jennie Bagaconza gets Martin Luther King Jr. humanitarian award for leading medical missions
Chicago-based Filipina nurse Jennie Bagaconza has received the Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award for realizing her dream of helping people through missions outside the United States. Bagaconza was among the three honorees of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award at the 40th annual ceremonies of the Northwestern Medicine health system which […]
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Jane Gerardo-Abaya leads International Atomic Energy Agency division based in Austria
Austria-based Filipino scientist Dr. Jane Gerardo-Abaya now leads a division of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Dr. Gerardo-Abaya was appointed in January 2019 as director of the IAEA’s Department of Technical Cooperation Asia and the Pacific Division which provides technical cooperation support to 37 countries and territories in Asia and the Pacific. The Department […]
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Catriona Gray comes home, champions the protection of Filipino children
Filipina Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray is home, pursuing her advocacy for children. Gray, who championed the care and education of children at the Miss Universe pageant held in December in Thailand, was asked by MJ Marfori in a one-on-one interview to voice out her view of the recent issues in the Philippines concerning children […]
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Student journalist-debater Arabella Garciano wants to become a doctor to give back for being saved
Student journalist and debater Arabella Garciano went on social media to tell the world of her gratitude to a doctor who saved her life when she was a baby. The 17-year-old Garciano posted a picture of her and pediatric surgeon Dr. Maribel Du of the University of Cebu Medical Center and introduced the doctor as […]
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Apolinario Mabini Award honors blood donation drive top giver Sitel Philippines
Sitel Philippines was honored with the Apolinario Mabini Award as a “Blood Donation Hero” for giving over 190 voluntary blood donations this year. The top global BPO company received its award for the 2nd year in a row from the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Blood Center (PBC). The blood that PBC gets […]
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