The ice carving champions, Team Baisas, earned another world recognition for their skills and talent this time from the prestigious Boardwalk Whyte on Ice in Alberta. Filipino brothers Ross and Antonio Baisas gained a spot in the Top 3 of the Ice on Whyte Festival with their entry of an ice dinosaur titled “Roarrr!!!” Team […]
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UK-based Filipino Lee Johnson bags P24 million from BBC reality show “My Million Pound Menu”
London-based Filipino Lee Johnson and his Irish partner Sinead Campbell recently bagged a hefty investment from the BBC reality show “My Million Pound Menu,” for their food stall BBQ Dreamz. During the show, Johnson and Campbell impressed the judges with their signature lechon kawali and adobo glazed chicken wings and secured £350,000 or around P24 […]
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10 Filipino Celebrities Who Wish Everyone to Be More Positive in 2019
Filipino celebrities are known to follow the tradition of sharing their well wishes for the new year – and true enough scores of them did so when the Christian calendar crossed over to January 1, 2019. With the Chinese New Year coming in on February 5, netizens can expect more popular personalities sending greetings of […]
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MEET: Geoffrey Miclat, Clint Eastwood’s casting director
Meet Geoffrey Miclat, the casting director in the latest Hollywood film by Clint Eastwood “The Mule.” Based on true events, the film is about a story of redemption of a 90-year-old World War II veteran transporting drugs and money for a Mexican cartel. Miclat is credited in assembling for the movie an amazing and talented […]
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Good News Pilipinas! TV Week In Review Episode 2 featuring Catriona Gray and Darren Criss
Good News Pilipinas! TV presents the Week In Review Episode 2 wrapping up the week with 5 of the best Filipino Pride Stories featuring Pinoy Achievements from Thailand to Hollywood – with Miss Universe Catriona Gray, Golden Globes Best Actor Darren Criss, and more! Watch Good News Pilipinas! TV Week In Review and see your […]
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Good News Pilipinas! TV Week in Review (Pilot Episode) featuring Maine Mendoza and Maria Ressa
Good News Pilipinas! TV presents the Week In Review Pilot Episode, a weekly wrap up of the 5 best Filipino Pride Stories featuring love for the Philippines and Filipinos – with Maine Mendoza, Maria Ressa, and more! Here’s a rundown of the stories Positivitrix Trixie Esguerra presents in the Week In Review on Good News […]
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IGOROT centenarian credits long life to fresh fruits and veggies, honored by Bontoc government
An Igorot man who turned 100 in 2018 credits his longevity to choosing to eat organically grown food. Centenarian Herbert Malecdan Todyog, born on March 10, 1918 in Bontoc says the secret to his long life are living in the village and eating pesticide-free organically-grown food like camote, banana, squash and legumes. As a result […]
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Zamboanga Sibugay dubbed “Little Disneyland” for lights show festival
The Municipality of Ipil in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay in Mindanao has been dubbed as “Little Disneyland” for its annual celebration of Festival of Lights which culminates on February 28, 2019. The 3-month long celebration which started November 2018 showcases the creativity of 10 participating local government units, agencies, and local cooperatives to transform […]
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Laguna teacher’s student portraits go viral, inspires netizens
Laguna teacher Roselyn Barcoma surprised her students coming back to school after the holiday break with portraits she made – but she herself was surprised by netizen’s attention which made the story go viral on the internet. The Grade 9 school teacher created drawing portraits for her 27 students, intended as her Christmas, New Year […]
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MEET: Anna Liza Vergara 1st Filipino GM of global hotel chain Sheraton
Sheraton Manila Hotel is making a grand comeback in the Philippines and the company has given the leadership to its first Filipina executive, Anna Liza Vergara. Vergara is the first Filipina general manager of Sheraton and is leading a team of Filipinos who are experts in the hospitality industry running the international five-star hotel. The […]
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Pixar’s Pinoy animator writes, directs first all-Filipino characters in short film Float
Pixar animator Bobby Rubio has confirmed he is writing and directing the first all-CGI Filipino characters for the new short film, Float. Rubio confirmed in a social media tweet that the new Disney-Pixar trailer for Spark Short shows Filipino lead characters. “YES @rachjuramirez those are Filipino lead characters in my #Pixar #SparkShort! @Pixar’s first all […]
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Darren Criss celebrates Golden Globes victory with Filipino treats from mom
Filipino-American actor Darren Criss is enjoying his Golden Globes victory as he celebrated with his Filipino mother who brought Pinoy treats for Hollywood’s Best Actor. Criss tweeted on January 12 about spending time with his Cebuana mother Cerina the morning after receiving his Golden Globes recognition for his role in the American Crime Story series […]
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