In her younger years, Donna Papa kindly asked maintenance personnel if she could use a piece of worn laboratory equipment thrown in the trash by her peers to test out her ideas for Phage Biology. The result? A lifetime of advocacy to combat antimicrobial resistance in aquaculture, horticulture, and health.
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Davao youth football team wins U15 championship in JSSL Singapore International 7s
Davao City’s youth football team was hailed U15 champions in the JSSL Singapore International 7s, Asia’s largest youth tournament.
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Jollibee expands with 11 new stores across Europe, Middle East, Asia
Filipino food brand Jollibee has opened 11 new stores this year across Europe, Middle East, and Asia and is targeting more openings until the end of 2021.
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Philippines’ Darius Venerable bags gold in Online World-Asia Poomsae Open
The Philippines’ Darius Venerable bagged the gold medal in the recently held 2020 Online World Taekwondo-Asia Championships Poomsae Open.
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Erik Matti brings Philippine horror tales to new season of HBO Asia’s Folklore
Filipino filmmaker Erik Matti is bringing the taste of Philippine horror tales to the second season of HBO Asia’s Original horror anthology series, Folklore.
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Filipino ‘PumaPodcast’ is 1st from Asia at U.S. Library of Congress
The Filipino “PumaPodcast” series has become the first entry from Asia to be archived by the U.S. Library of Congress’ (LOC) Podcast Preservation Project.
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Panay Island, Visayas awarded Travellers’ Choice for Popular Destinations in Asia
Panay Island has been named once again among Asia’s 25 Best Destinations in the 2020 edition of TripAdvisor’s Travellers Choice Awards.
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El Nido, Boracay beaches voted Travelers Choice Top Beaches in Asia
El Nido and Boracay beaches in the Philippines have been awarded among the Top 25 Beaches in Asia in the 2020 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards.
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University of the East short films to compete in international festivals in Europe, U-S, Asia
University of the East (UE) Caloocan students are raising the Philippine flag in international competitions with their short films slated for screenings in festivals in Europe, the United States, and Asia this October to November. Three student productions from the UE College of Fine Arts, Architecture and Design (UECFAD) are vying for awards. 1. How […]
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Cebu in Best Travel Destinations list of Trip Advisor Traveler’s Choice awards
Cebu Island has been ranked among the Best Travel Destinations in Asia in the latest edition of the Trip Advisor Traveler’s Choice Awards. The Visayan island in central Philippines joined the 2019 list of the Top 25 Travel Destinations in Asia in the survey conducted by Trip Advisor, the world’s largest travel site. Trip Advisor […]
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Ateneo students hailed as Asia’s best debaters in Vietnam championship
Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) students were hailed as Asia’s best debaters at the United Asians Debating Championship (UADC) held in Vietnam. Filipino students Adrian Padilla, Jaime Siy, and Mikko Vitug brought home the 2019 UADC crown for the Philippines, 6 years after the University of the Philippines Diliman won the top spot in 2013. […]
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Times Higher Education ranks University of the Philippines Asia’s Top 95, Southeast Asia’s 4th best
The University of the Philippines (UP) was named top 95 educational institution in the latest Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings (THE AUR), the first time the country’s state university ranked in the top 100 list of the London-based publication. THE university ranking also puts UP in the 4th spot among Southeast Asian universities. UP […]
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