For the second-straight time, San Carlos City in Negros Occidental bagged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Clean Tourist City badge. The Western Visayas city announced on November 28 its repeat achievement as the recipient of the “ASEAN Clean Tourist City” award that is given to encourage nation-members to be competitive in their tourism […]
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Philippines wins 4 golds, bags overall Silver at 2019 World Para Bowling Tour in Manila
Team Philippines won 4 gold medals and bagged the overall Silver podium finish at the 2019 World Para Bowling Tour leg held in Manila. The country’s para-athletes in bowling produced 4 golds, 3 silvers, and 3 bronzes for a total tally of 10 medals during the tourney held at the Sta. Lucia Bowling Centre of […]
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Lyceum University Batangas bags 9 golds in World Scholar’s Cup at Yale University
The Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas (LPU-Batangas) High School team won and hauled in 19 medals from the just-concluded 2019 World Scholar’s Cup Tournament of Champions held from November 8-13 at Yale University, Connecticut, USA. The LPU Batangas delegation, composed of Kielle Imrei Tria, Yvette Frances Ortega, and Mark Joshua Noche mentored by LPU Batangas […]
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11-year-old Katrina Cruz bags 4 Golds in Ice Skating competition in Indonesia
Eleven-year-old skater Katrina Amber Cruz won 4 Gold Medals at the Skate Indonesia Leg of the Ice Skating Institute Asia (ISIAsia) Championship Series 2019 held in Jakarta. The young Filipina skater bagged her medals in 5 events – Technical, Footwork, Solo Compulsory, Rhythmic Ball, Surprise Event – at the Skate Indonesia competitions that drew some […]
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Quezon City Football Club bags Gothia Cup championship in China
The Philippine colors are raised high in China after the Quezon City Football Club won the championship trophy at the 2019 Gothia Cup in Qingdao. The Laos FC Quezon City bested teams from China and Taiwan in the group category for Playoff B Boys 13 of the international tilt held in Qingdao, China from August […]
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Acapellago bags 2019 Vocal Asia Festival’s top prizes in Japan
Filipino vocal group Acapellago once again raised the Philippine flag on the international stage after winning the top prize at the 2019 Vocal Asia Festival in Japan. The 5-member award-winning Pinoy singing group won two major awards: Asian Cup A Cappella Champion and the VoiceJam Award at the festival’s competitions held at Rexxam Hall (Kagawa […]
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Ernest John Obiena is in winning form, bags new pole vault gold in Germany
Filipino pole vault gold medalist Ernest John Obiena once again bagged another gold medal, this time at the 2019 Jump and Fly – Baxter Meeting held in Germany. Obiena competed in Mossingen on July 20, fresh from his successful quest at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Italy where he plucked a gold medal while setting […]
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Manny Pacquiao triumphs for Filipinos, bags WBA Welterweight Super Championship
Manny Pacquiao again raised the Filipino flag in international boxing today after winning the unified World Boxing Association (WBA) Welterweight Super Championship title at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The 40-year-old Pacquiao reigned supreme as he outscored the younger 30-year-old Keith Thurman who suffered the first loss in his boxing career in […]
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Eco-friendly architecture in Rizal bags Popular Choice award at Architizer A+ in New York
Rizal Eco-Center, the Philippines’ entry for eco-friendly architecture, bagged the Popular Choice award at the 2019 Architizer A+ Awards in New York. The winning Rizal Eco-Center design will be made of 30,000 recycled plastic bottles and bamboo as primary materials. The pavilion will be built on the northeastern slope of Tayak Hill in the heart […]
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Filipino dance crew UPeepz bags 1st runner up title in California championships
Filipino dance crew UPeepz emerged in the Top 2 to win the first runner up title in the 2019 Body Rock Dance Competition in San Diego, California. UPeepz, the World Hip-hop Dance Champions, again made history as the first Filipino team to make it in Top winners of the prestigious dance competition held on June […]
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Cinemalaya Foundation bags Nikkei Asia Prize 2019
Cinemalaya Foundation, the grantor and supporter of independent and young Filipino filmmakers, has won the 2019 Nikkei Asia Prize for Culture and Community. Nikkei Asia Prizes recognizes winners such as Cinemalaya Foundation for their “outstanding achievements that contribute to the region’s sustainable development and to the creation of a better future for Asia.” The film […]
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ABS-CBN bags gold & bronze in New York Festival 2019
ABS-CBN Corporation has won two world medals at the recently concluded 2019 New York Festivals World’s Best TV & Film Awards. ABS-CBN, which won 3 Gold medals in the 2018 edition of the New York Festivals, won 2 medals in the 2019 edition held in Las Vegas of the annual event that also awarded medals […]
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