by The Good News Pilipinas Team | Apr 11, 2023 | Good Pinoys
Filipino chefs Vince Bugtong of Abaca, Margarita Manzke of Republique, and Aaron Verzosa of Archipelago have been nominated for the prestigious James Beard Awards. Bugtong is the pastry chef at ABACA in San Francisco, California, Manzke is the pastry chef and co-owner...
by Margo Hannah De Guzman Quadra | Sep 21, 2022 | Good Business
Contemporary Filipino restaurant Abacá in San Francisco, California has been named among The New York Times’ 50 favorite restaurants in America. The Filipino eatery located inside the Kimpton Alton Hotel in San Francisco is led by San Francisco Chronicle Rising...
by Eldan Sambatyon | Aug 7, 2020 | Good Tech
These Abaca face masks for public use are available across the Philippine islands. As the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) has been imposed in the NCR and other provinces to help arrest the rise of COVID-19 infections, Filipinos are called upon to try to...
by Eldan Sambatyon | Jun 5, 2020 | Good Tech
A face mask made of Philippine Abaca and developed in Misamis Oriental has been tested and approved by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region 10. The masks are made from organic raw materials like abaca fibers and grass which are made into a special...
by Eldan Sambatyon | Nov 22, 2019 | Good Tech
As the saying “Necessity is the mother of invention” goes, Filipino scientists worked with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to invent and develop the Philippines’ very own versatile amphibious vehicle which they aptly nicknamed the S.W.A.N., the Severe...
