As “Lupang Hinirang”, the Philippine National Anthem, continues to be sung in medal ceremonies at the ongoing 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), the same song is being circulated online in its Spanish language version, “Tierra Adorada”. Schoolchildren in Mexico are seen singing the “Tierra Adorada” in a video posted on Facebook by Ting Caedo […]
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Danilo Victoriano wins APEC Photo Contest and Popular Choice Award
Filipino photographer Danilo Victoriano is the 2019 winner of the APEC Photo Contest. He also won at the same time, the most votes for the Popular Choice Award. The APEC Secretariat said the photograph of Victoriano entitled “Wind of Change” captured several themes of Chile’s year as APEC host economy, including empowering women in the […]
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UP Manila Oblation run calls for HIV/AIDS awareness among youth
As an alarming rate in the increasing number of AIDS-HIV cases in the country is left unnoticed, members of the Alpha Phi Omega (APO) fraternity of University of the Philippines-Manila staged an awareness campaign in their traditional annual Oblation Run. Members of the APO fraternity held their traditional naked run around the campus while holding […]
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Filipino surfer Roger Casugay gives up lead for gold to save fallen competitor at SEA Games event
The 2019 Southeast Games (SEA Games) proved to be more than just a show of athletic skills at the surfing competitions held in La Union on Friday. The 30th edition of the SEA Games witnessed a show of heroism, sportsmanship, and camaraderie from Filipino surfer Roger Casugay who decided to forego his opportunity to win […]
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5 Reasons to Watch Jose Rizal’s El Filibusterismo on Gantimpala’s Stage
Jose Rizal’s El Filibusterismo (The Subversive), one of the greatest novels in Philippine history, is being staged by the Gantimpala Theater Foundation for its 42nd theater season. Jose Rizal’s novel, together with the Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not), is credited to have sparked the Filipino revolution against Spanish colonizers in the 1800s. Good News […]
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Clark, Subic hoteliers unite to make SEA Games “More Fun”
Hoteliers in Clark, Angeles City, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Subic, Zambales have rallied behind the Department of Tourism (DoT) to extend the best in Filipino hospitality to all athletes and officials participating in the South East Asian Games (SEAG). More than 50 Clark and Subic hotel operators assured the DoT and the […]
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Google Doodle honors Filipino banana ketchup creator Maria Ylagan Orosa
Maria Ylagan Orosa, the Filipino food scientist who created the iconic banana ketchup and over 700 recipes, is honored by Google Doodle today to mark her 126th birth anniversary. A cartoon likeness of Maria Orosa, a war hero and humanitarian from Taal in Batangas, is seen on the Google internet browser homepage. Orosa’s banana ketchup […]
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Zambales’ Martin Domingo Sadiña bags Mister Icon World 2019 title in Mumbai, India
Mister Philippines Martin Domingo Sadiña of Subic, Zambales raised the country’s flag in India after his successful campaign to take home the Mister Icon World 2019 title. The Filipino pageant representative bested other male candidates from all over the world and emerged as the pageant’s top winner on November 26 in Mumbai. The 21-year-old Kolehiyo […]
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Taste Atlas lists Halo-Halo, Leche Flan among Most Popular Asian Desserts
The Pinoy Halo-Halo and Leche Flan have made it to the list of the Most Popular Asian Desserts of Taste Atlas. The all-time favorite Filipino desserts were named among 350 of the best food offered in the region in the annual list released by the World Food Atlas, a project dedicated to cataloging, preserving, and […]
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Honest Zamboanga airport cleaners return 200k cash and valuables
Two facility cleaners at the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)-operated Zamboanga International Airport, Arron Paul A. Villanueva and Gracelyn A. Alihuddin, are being celebrated by the airport for their honesty. Last October, Alihuddin found a bag left behind by a Chinese passenger containing a laptop, a mobile phone, a passport with valuable personal […]
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Rey de Jesus, a street children teacher, is Investors in People Awards finalist in London
Filipino teacher Reymond “Rey” de Jesus was among the finalists for Community Employee of the Year at the 2019 Investors in People Awards (IIP) held in London. Rey de Jesus of TaskUS Incorporated was shortlisted in the category along with the other nominees including Jocelyn D. Lasmarias (South Cotabato Integrated Port Services, Inc.), Rose Price […]
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Google Doodle celebrates Las Piñas Bamboo Organ’s 195th anniversary
Google today joined the City of Las Piñas for the 195th year celebration of its famed Bamboo Organ – the oldest, largest, and only known bamboo pipe organ in existence – through a special Doodle. The world’s largest search engine featured the cartoon version of the Las Piñas Bamboo Organ on the home page of […]
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