The 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is expected to achieve its P1 billion box-office target by the end of the theater run on January 7, 2019. Festival organizers revealed in a statement released to media that the 2018 MMFF surpassed the box-office gross sales of 2017. MMFF spokesperson Noel Ferrer said that they were […]
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Philippines gears up to phase out lead-containing industrial paints in 2019
The Philippines’ paint industry sector is unifying to comply with the national phase-out target for lead-added industrial paints by December 31, 2019. Members of the Philippine Association of Paint Manufacturers (PAPM) are taking action to completely replace the lead-based raw material from industrial paints after successfully taking out the hazardous chemical household paints in 2016, […]
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Parangal Dance Company offers free workshops for Filipino students in California starting January 2019
California-based Parangal Dance Company, specializing in indigenous people culture and arts from the Philippines, is offering folk dance workshops open to the public from ages 13 and up – free of charge. The dance company is inviting dance enthusiasts to learn more about Filipino ethnic groups through their native costumes, music and dances in free […]
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1st Philippine library to open 24 hours marks 286% increase in users
The first Philippine library to offer 24/7 service marked a 286% increase in visitors at the end of 2018. The Cebu City Public Library (CCPL), which opened its doors for all-day and all-night access in March 2018, reported the 286% increase in visitors on its Facebook page. The increase to 103,528 library users in 2018 […]
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Miss Universe Catriona Gray’s LuzViMinda costume tours PHL museums this 2019
Miss Universe Catriona Gray’s national costume for the pageant is going on tour in Philippine museums this 2019. The National Quincentennial Committee (NQC) confirmed to GNP that it is now coordinating with Gray’s camp to schedule the museum tour of the LuzViMinda costume which the 4th Miss Universe from the Philippines wore during the pageant […]
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Maria Ressa champions New Year’s Eve social media campaign to #CelebratePressFreedom
Filipino press freedom advocate Maria Ressa of Rappler championed the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) New Year’s Eve social media campaign #CelebratePressFreedom when she was honored at the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Drop. Ressa and the CPJ had issued messages on social media and gave interviews about the need to safeguard press freedom […]
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Chef Budgie Montoya’s Sarap Pinoy Lechon & BBQ certified bestsellers in London
Lechon and barbeque, some of the most enjoyed Filipino delicacies, are now being enjoyed by British food lovers. The attention given to the locally anticipated roasted cuisines started as a Filipino chef, Ferdinand “Budgie” Montoya, established a pop-up restaurant in London named Sarap – Filipino Barbeque and Lechon. Budgie says his hit pop-up was the […]
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Positivitrix Trixie Esguerra Made-for-GoodNewsPilipinas video featured on UKG ABSCBN
The first Made-for-GoodNewsPilipinas video by Positivitrix Trixie Esguerra was featured on the Umagang Kay Ganda ABSCBN 2019 New Year’s Day episode this morning. Esguerra, the Philippines’ Vision Board Coach, guested on the ABSCBN daily morning show to give Filipinos tips on how to best start the new year. UKG host Winnie Cordero asked Esguerra how […]
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GNP Yearender: 10 Best Filipino Pride Icons of 2018
The Filipino pride is nourished by stories of inspiration, triumphs, and positive action. The people’s positivity and determination to rise above challenges is iconic. The year started off with a record high 96% of Filipinos welcoming 2018 with hope, based on the Social Weather Stations (SWS) yearend 2017 survey. The positive disposition was confirmed by […]
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Catriona Gray’s Positivity Vision Board helped her win Miss Universe
LOOK!!! Miss Universe Catriona Gray has a Vision Board!!! It worked for her! See for yourself! Positivitrix Trixie Esguerra’s Made for GNP videos are seen Mondays with more of her positivity tips and tricks seen Fridays on GoodNewsPilipinas.com (Trixie Barretto Esguerra is the Philippines’ Vision Board Coach. A graduate of University of the Philippines, she […]
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Balangiga Bells are back home in Samar, ringing again at Christmas time
The Balangiga Bells of Samar have finally been returned after more than a hundred years and are now again ringing in its hometown. The three church bells which were taken by the American army in 1901 as war trophy were finally returned to the Philippines on December 15 and have actually been rung at dawn […]
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Philippines world ranking soars in Top 10 best countries to be a woman
The Philippines has again been named in the “Top 10 Best Countries to Be a Woman” in the World Economic Forum (WEF) gender annual report released December 17. The WEF’s Global Gender Gap report for 2018 ranked the Philippines as 8th best performer out of 149 countries in closing the gender gap and embracing women […]
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