Six young Filipino programmers have won medals for the Philippines in Singapore’s 22nd National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI), besting competitors from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Singapore. The programming students participated in the 2019 edition of the NOI at the National University of Singapore where Filipino students had previously won Olympiad medals. The young computer […]
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MEET: Mike Grogan, Pinoy-at-Heart Rise of the Pinoy Founder | Good News Pilipinas! TV Filipino Pride Advocates
Meet Mike Grogan, the Irishman who got curious about Filipinos, visited the Philippines, and decided to make the country his new home. Mike is a Kaizen Leadership trainer and best-selling author who has traveled the globe and has found infinite potential in making the Pinoy see his world-class value. Mike is the founder and prime […]
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MEET: Don Suratos, 1st Pinoy illustrator to work with Paramount’s Pet Sematary
Meet Don Suratos, the first Filipino illustrator commissioned by Paramount Pictures to execute an alternative movie poster for the film version of Stephen King’s classic, Pet Sematary. Suratos, a freelance illustrator based in Manila, was discovered by the Hollywood film outfit through his art posts on TalentHouse – the same group which held a competition […]
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Filipino mathletes bag Golds in Vietnam international competition
Filipino mathletes won 10 medals at the 16th Hanoi Open Mathematics Competition (HOMC 2019) in Vietnam held from April 2 to 6, 2019. The senior and junior high school students from various Philippine schools showed their math skills in the event organized by the Hanoi Department of Education and Training and the Hanoi Mathematics Society. […]
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Jollibee, Iza Calzado, Kathryn Bernardo, & more! | Good News Pilipinas! TV Week In Review
Good News Pilipinas! TV Week in Review presents 5 Filipino Pride stories of Pinoy triumphs, positive action, and inspirations with happy Filipinos and Jollibee challenging U.S. fried chicken chains. We also have Iza Calzado and Joanna Ampil joining the GoodNewsPilipinas.com Filipino Pride advocacy, Kathryn Bernardo winning the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, and De La Salle […]
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MEET: Eddie Garcia, multi awarded veteran actor | Good News Pilipinas! TV Filipino Pride Advocates
Meet Eddie Garcia, the veteran Filipino actor who more recently was seen on Metro Manila Film Festival’s Rainbow’s Sunset as an old man who decides to be outed as gay to care for his sick lover, and on television as Don Emilio Syquia of the longest running action series, FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano. Born Eduardo Verchez […]
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La Salle Dasmariñas breaks Guinness Record for Largest Human Umbrella Mosaic, surpasses China
De La Salle University Dasmariñas (DLSU-D) surpassed the Guinness World Record for Largest Umbrella Mosaic formed by people currently held by China. The Lasallian school in Cavite province, dubbing its event as “Animosaic: The Humans of St. La Salle,” made its world record attempt on April 7 at its Track Oval and Football field. La […]
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Belgium’s Got Talent winner Ian Lodens visits Philippines to fulfill promise to Pinoy mother
Belgium’s Got Talent (BGT) grand champion and 3-time Ju-Jitsu world champion Ian Lodens is in the Philippines to make good on a promise to his Filipino mother. Lodens, the 2018 winner of the Belgium edition of the international talent competition, is visiting the Philippines to fulfill his promise to Rebecca Amor after he won BGT. […]
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MEET: Akio Kashiwagi of MoneyGrowers, self-made stock trader millionaire who teaches Filipinos how to replicate his success
This is the story of how Akio Kashiwagi, son of a jeepney driver and a vendor, who became a successful trader at a young age – earning his first million at the age of 24. Kashiwagi wanted to contribute to his family’s income by going into different businesses including the sugarcane juice company, “Sugar Daddy.” […]
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MEET: Illac Diaz, Liter of Light Founder | Good News Pilipinas! TV Filipino Pride Advocates
Meet Illac Diaz, Filipino innovator of the Liter of Light inexpensive solar lamp that was brought to remote communities around the world on the Peace Boat Voyage of Light in 23 solar lighting missions throughout its 100-day global journey. Diaz and his team are now continuing their mission on land while preparing to join the […]
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Maine Mendoza, Carina Dayondon, Charo Santos chosen by Mattel’s Barbie as Inspiring Filipina awardees
Celebrity Maine Mendoza, mountain climber Carina Dayondon, and Philippine film and television icon Charo Santos led the awardees of the Most Inspiring Filipinas given by Barbie-maker Mattel and its Philippine distributor, Richprime Global as part of the Dream Gap Project to inspire young girls with women role models. Barbie’s celebration of International Women’s Month in […]
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Filipino chefs Tom Cunanan & Margarita Manzke, writers Nicole Ponseca & Miguel Trinidad make the final cut in the 2019 James Beard Awards
Filipino chefs Tom Cunanan of Bad Saint and Margarita Lorenza-Manzke of République, writers Nicole Ponseca and Miguel Trinidad – what do they have in common? They each earned a finalist spot in America’s prestigious annual James Beard Awards. Chef Tom Cunanan of the multi-awarded Bad Saint in Washington, D.C. picked up his 3rd-in-a-row finals appearance […]
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