Eight Filipino scientists made it to the honor roll of 100 researchers, academics, innovators and business leaders from the Asia-Pacific region in this year’s Asian Scientist 100 for 2018 edition.
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Good Pinoys are outstanding people who show the best of the Filipino spirit
Cancer survivor is 1st Filipino to finish North Pole Marathon
Cancer survivor Louie Sangalang has become the first Filipino to finish the FWD North Pole Marathon. Sangalang overcame the extreme sub-zero temperatures, running the 42-kilometer route to the Geographic North Pole in 11 hours and 4 minutes. The triathlete and mixed martial arts champion who survived cancer declared on his FB wall, “The biggest race […]
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Top Gear spotlights 100% Filipino-made electric bamboo motorcycle
A Filipino-made electric motorcycle, the Green Falcon Banatti, is the star of a Top Gear Philippines video released on BBC and You Tube.
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UP Law wins Int’l Moot Court Competition and Best Debater Award in Florida
The University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law triumphed at the International Rounds of the 22nd Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (IEMCC) in Florida.
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4 ways to weather time with grace and bliss
A fortune teller some years ago told pioneering motorcycle dealer Vicente N. Ongtenco that he should not expect to lead a long life. The gentleman turned 91 in June last year and has completed a book of annotations on the philosopher-teacher Lao Tzu. Until recently, he did not need a cane to walk, but now […]
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Filipino food is trending, thanks to Chef Gaita Fores
In 2017, Chef Margarita “Gaita” Fores – “Asia’s Best Female Chef 2016 – marked three decades of promoting and raising the image of Filipino cuisine to international standards. Today, she presides over a business empire that consists of the restaurant chain Cibo, Lusso at Greenbelt, Grace Park in Rockwell and Alta at the Ascott BGC […]
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Filipino photojournalist gets Japan magazine citation for Marawi images
Filipino photojournalist Fernando Sepe Jr. received citation as finalist in the Days Japan International Photojournalism Awards for images he took during the Marawi City siege in 2017. Sepe, ABSCBN News’ deputy editor for multimedia, covered the crisis and came out with pictures described by the news network as images that “captured the anguish, fear, and […]
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6 Pinoys in Forbes ’30 Under 30 Asia List
Six Filipinos made it to this year’s prestigious Forbes “30 Under 30 Asia” List, which recognizes disruptors, innovators, and entrepreneurs who are below 30 years of age across the region. On this prestigious list are Stephanie Sy, Bretman Sacayanan, Carlo Delantar, Patrick Lynch, Archie Oclos and Miko Aspiras. Every year Forbes honors 30 individuals in […]
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Josie Natori: Proudly Filipino Made
Josie Cruz Natori walked away in 1977 from a pioneering position as Merrill-Lynch’s first female vice-president of investment banking to become a fashion designer, now a lifestyle trend-setter. As a Filipino showing on international catwalks and selling in name department stores, she wears her nationality as a proud badge. Her belief in local artistry and […]
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Stephen Hawking’s favorite nurse was Filipino
Celebrated physicist Stephen Hawking was nursed by a Filipino in London when he was still alive. Dino Illustrisimo gave the world-renowned cosmologist, space traveler and hero to countless numbers of people, the highly regarded care that are given by Filipino nurses and which made Hawking refer to Illustrisimo as his best nurse. Hawkins wrote his […]
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Pinoy Jeepney, Chocolate Hills featured in new Hollywood animated film
The anticipated new Hollywood movie of Sherlock Gnomes has featured two iconic images from the Philippines – the jeepney and the Bohol Chocolate Hills. The newly released movie art of Sherlock Gnomes asks, “Where in the world are the missing gnomes?” And to exotic Philippines they apparently went, with their bevy of gnomes riding the […]
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L-A Fil-Am honored for rescuing dog thrown into ravine
Filipino-American Krisanto Paragas led the honorees for the 2018 edition of the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Courageous Citizens Awards, after saving a dog thrown into a ravine by its owner. US Coast Guard worker Paragas was honored for his heroism in rescuing the mixed breed pit bull which was thrown down a 20-foot ravine. The […]
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