The Philippines claimed third spot among the happiest and most optimistic countries in the world. Gallup International’s 41st annual global year-end poll showed that 86 % of Filipinos answered that they were happy, two percent were unhappy and ten percent were neither happy nor unhappy. With a +84 net happiness score, the Philippines is the […]
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GoodNewsPilipinas.com Yearender: 2017 Int’l Beauty Pageants We Won
Bringing home beauty titles has become the new national sport for Filipinos as the country’s representatives picked up one pageant crown after another in 2017. GoodNewsPilipinas reported on the major pageant titles won by Filipinos – from young ladies bringing home traditional beauty crowns, to beauties winning titles infused with advocacies for culture and […]
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Pinoy Anchor Rico Hizon wins Asian TV Awards for BBC News
Filipino broadcast journalist Rico Hizon was again a source of national pride as he was awarded by the 22nd Asian Television Awards (ATA) for Newsday, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) World News program he co-anchors live in Singapore with Babita Sharma in London. The award marked the first time a worldwide news program anchored by […]
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7 Pinoy Christmas recipes recommended by Chicago food blogger
Christmas recipes for the Filipino Noche Buena, Media Noche and more Pinoy dishes for the holidays are being offered online for fans of Filipino cooking. Chicago-based food blogger Vanjo Merano posted recipes of traditional Filipino dishes for the holidays that can be easily prepared in home kitchens, with step-by-step instructional cooking videos – all for […]
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Jannie Loudette Alipo-on wins Miss Tourism International Crown
Miss Philippines Jannie Loudette Alipo-on was crowned Miss Tourism International 2017/2018 in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The Filipino beauty beat 47 other contestants to win the title. Jannie joins fellow Filipina international titleholders Karen Ibasco 2017 Miss Earth, Winwyn Marquez Reina Hispanoamericana and Mary Eve Adeline Escoto Miss Asia Global 2017 who won crowns in recent […]
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Kyla Fajardo stars for the NBA’s LA Clippers Spirit dance crew
Filipina Kyla Fajardo grabbed the audience attention, as well as the sports and lifestyle headlines, as she took centerstage at the NBA halftime presentation of the LA Clippers Spirit Dance Team. The 18-year-old daughter of Filipino immigrants based in Carson City in California is the youngest cheerdancer of the Clippers Spirit team. Read Related Story: […]
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Michael Cinco creation worn by Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere
Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere passed on her crown wearing a stunning gown by Dubai-based Filipino designer Michael Cinco. Mittenaere looked stunning in what Cinco described as a “scarlet red ombre couture gown in full Swarovski crystals” as she handed over the title to Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa during the Miss Universe 2017 coronation […]
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Mary Eve Adeline Escoto crowned Miss Asia Global 2017
The Philippines’ success in international beauty pageants continued as Mary Eve Adeline Escoto was crowned Miss Asia Global 2017 in Kerala, India. Escoto, a physical therapist who hails from Nueva Valencia, Guimaras also bagged Best in National Costume, Best in Formal Wear and the Missosology Choice Award. China’s Honey Tian Mi was crowned Miss Asia […]
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Sun Life CEO Riza Mantaring wins ‘Asia Talent Management Award’ in Shanghai
SUN Life Financial Philippines CEO and country head Riza Mantaring was among the top executives in Asia who were honored in the Asia Business Leader Awards (ABLA) organized by global business news network CNBC. The lone winner from the Philippines and the first Filipina to win in the Asia Business Leader Awards, Mantaring was bestowed […]
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Philippines wins 2 Global Beauty Crowns in less than 24 hours
Filipina beauties scored major victories in two separate international competition’s less than 24 hours apart and recorded strong finishes in other global pageants. Karen Ibasco was crowned 2017 Miss Earth crown, the fourth Filipina winner in ceremonies at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Saturday night. Halfway around the world in Bolivia, […]
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Bretman Rock, Shibby de Guzman among TIME’s Most Influential Teens of 2017
A student activist and a beauty vlogger were chosen by TIME magazine as the 30 Most Influential Teens of 2017. 14-year-old Shibby De Guzman, a St. Scholastica’s College-Manila ninth grader was recognized after she was photographed protesting the lionization of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, according to Time Magazine. “She carried a megaphone and wore a […]
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World Poetree Festival honors Filipino Father of Visual Poetry in India
International delegates gathered at the World Poetree Festival honored two Filipino poets – one doctor-poet and an author-poet – in ceremonies held in October at the Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad, India. The Pentasi B Fellowship Hyderabad 2017 of the World Poetree Festival recognized Doc Penpen Bugtong Takipsilim, aka Dr. Epitacio Tongohan in real life, […]
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