Government employees express status of their love life through Valentine’s Day dress codes
Valentine's Day 2020 for local government employees turned out to be a color-coded event as a memo required the wearing of clothes according to one's relationship status.
Award-winning toy designer Quiccs is 1st Filipino creator for Adidas
Quiccs Maiquez, the award-winning toy designer known for fusing Japanese robot anime shows, graffiti art, and hip-hop culture, has partnered with the iconic shoe brand Adidas as their first Filipino creator.
Cardinal Chito Tagle is Pope Francis’ new Prefect for Evangelization in the Vatican
Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio "Chito" Tagle on Monday began his new overseas post as the Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, the department in charge of the Catholic Church’s missionary activities worldwide.
Kwentong Jollibee Valentine’s videos celebrate relationship goals, surviving young love
The Kwentong Jollibee Valentine's video series is back with the message of the reality of relationship goals and surviving young love.
Parliament House publishes Jason Tanamor’s “Vampires of Portlandia”, 1st novel with Filipino characters
Jason Tanamor releases his first novel with Filipino characters. A new novel from Jason Tanamor that features Filipino characters is among Parliament House's new book acquisitions for 2020.
Love Letters promoted in new PHLPost heart shaped Valentine’s Day Stamps
Do you remember writing or receiving love letters written in script or longhand and sent via post? Well, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) is honoring these precious letters with the new heart-shaped Valentine's Day stamps.
Supertyphoon Yolanda film by Joanna Arong wins Utah’s Slamdance Film Festival
A film about Supertyphoon Yolanda's impact in the Philippines has won the Grand Jury Prize at Utah's 2020 Slamdance Film Festival.
Escolta museum marks Battle of Manila anniversary with FREE Admission this February
The First United Building Community Museum, located in Escolta in the heart of Manila, is waiving the admission fee for the whole month of February 2020 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Manila.
Nueva Ecija’s “Mud People” wins 2020 International Photographic Contest Prize on Prince Naris Day
An image of the "Mud People Festival" in Aliaga, Nueva Ecija in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines was declared a Prize Winner in the 2020 International Photographic Contest in Commemoration of Prince Naris Day in Thailand.
Filipino students’ project wins ASEAN Youth Social Journalism prize
Filipino students Camille Joyce Lisay and Joaquin Victor Tacla have won the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Youth Social Journalism Contest 2019 with their social media campaign, "4Ps for Philippines".
Batangueño Joemari Manguiat bags 1st prize in ASEAN Identity Logo Design Competition
Batangueño Joemari Manguiat brought honor to the Philippines after winning the 2020 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Identity Logo Design Competition.
Manila’s Test Kitchen, only Filipino restaurant on CNN Travel’s Best New Asia-Pacific Restaurants list
Filipino-British Chef Josh Boutwood’s The Test Kitchen has been listed on CNN Global’s Best New Restaurants in Asia in 2020 and its chef described as “dynamic” and “progressive”.