An 8-man Philippine Army First Scout Ranger Regiment took home a prestigious Silver medal from the United Kingdom at this year’s international military Exercise Cambrian Patrol in Wales. The competition was won by Nepal. The 2nd place winning team was composed of 1Lt. Michael Jungo, Sgt. Romero Sadava, Sgt. Francis Rey Patches, Sgt. Emmanuel Cabaron, […]
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Metal sculptor Daniel dela Cruz designs SEA Games medals embodying the Filipino spirit
Filipinos have now seen the new and unique design of the medals that will be awarded to winning athletes at the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to be hosted by the Philippines from November 30 to December 11, 2019. Filipino metal artist-sculptor Daniel dela Cruz revealed the inspired features of the elements and special facets […]
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Iñigo Pascual performs at Los Angeles Clippers NBA game in iconic Staples Center
Filipino singer-actor Iñigo Pascual made the Filipino nation proud with his successful and high-energy performance during the Los Angeles Clippers National Basketball Association (NBA) game at the iconic Staples Center in California. Pascual showed off his singing and dancing prowess in front of over 19,000 NBA fans at the full-capacity Staples Center during the half […]
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La Union’s Paolo Gallardo brings home Mister Grand International 2019 2nd Runner-up honors from Myanmar
Mister Philippines Paolo Gallardo of La Union successfully raised the country’s colors in Yangon, Myanmar by winning the Mister Grand International 2019 2nd Runner-up title. The 19-year old senior high school student and model shined among the male contestants from all over the world and was proclaimed as one of the winners in the coronation […]
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Historical marker of first Filipino settlement in America unveiled in Louisiana
A new historical marker for St. Malo, now standing inside the Los Islenos Museum Complex at Saint Bernard Parish in Louisiana, holds great meaning in Filipino-American history. Unveiled last November 9th, 2019, the St. Malo Marker is a reminder of the first Filipino settlement in America and a testament to Filipino resilience and ingenuity. The […]
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UP honors 1st Filipino White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford
The University of the Philippines (UP) has honored Cristeta Pasia Comerford, the first Filipino executive chef of the White House, with the conferment of a degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, in ceremonies held November in UP Diliman. Pasia-Comerford, a BS Food Technology major at the College of Home Economics in UP Diliman, […]
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Indie folk pop Filipino band Ben&Ben anointed Nat Geo Asia #PlanetorPlastic Ambassadors
Indie folk pop sensation Ben&Ben has been anointed as the first Filipino band to be the National Geographic (NatGeo) Asia #PlanetorPlastic Ambassadors. Nat Geo Asia officially presented the Filipino band as its new advocates during the National Geographic Explorers Festival Night held on November 15 in Singapore. Introducing Ben&Ben as “a very special band, a […]
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World Wildlife Fund honors Everest climber Carina Dayondon as Conservation Hero
Carina Dayondon, the first Filipina to climb the summit of each of the tallest mountains of the seven continents in the world including Mt. Everest, has been honored with the Conservation Hero Award by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF). Dayondon was awarded during the WWF-Philippines Partner’s Night which gave the spotlight on an […]
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Celebrity Fil-Am and Pinoy chefs collaborate to showcase culinary destinations
Three of the most celebrated Filipino-American chefs are in the country to join three of the Philippines’ leading chefs in a three-week-long project that showcases culinary destinations in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Fil-Am chefs were invited to the country to discover their food roots in the “Chefs’ Food Trip Project” of the Department of […]
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Pre-Christmas Festivals You Can Enjoy This November
Indeed, Christmas is in the air in the Philippines as holiday songs are already playing on the radio and in stores while Yuletide lighting events come one after another. While everyone may be busy for early Christmas shopping, planning their reunions and Christmas parties, and counting down the days for the Simbang Gabi in December, […]
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Baguio artist Paperspective transforms paper into masterpieces of endangered Philippine animals
The Baguio artist behind Paperspective, Shaphir Aleph Lizarondo, finally came out of his comfort zone as he presented his first paper art series at the Corte de Papel of the Blanco Art Gallery in Angono, Rizal. Lizarondo, an alumnus of the University of the Philippines in Baguio, has shared in media interviews that he never […]
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UP Fighting Maroons inspire songs and poetry championing community spirit
The inspiring journey of the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (MBT), from cellar-dweller to superstar team that draws massive crowds and rockstar attention to its University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) games, has been captured in poetry and song rendered by members of the UP community. The day after […]
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