Tag: Batangas
Dumaguete’s Vanessa Udarbe-Quezon crowned M.S. International 2019 in Singapore
Filipina beauties reigned supreme in Singapore as Vanessa Udarbe-Quezon of Negros was crowned 2019 M.S. International and two other country bets, Rowena Valle of Laguna and Renzel Mae Maala Samonte of Batangas, romped off...
If Pinoy Paralympic Athletes can help clean up our environment, you too can do...
I met two Filipino para swimming athletes when I went on a trip with the Good News Pilipinas team to Lian, Batangas in September to be at the International Coastal Clean Up of Toyota...
USAID boosts health, education funding for blind and deaf children
The deaf and the blind kids' community in the Philippines received a fund boost with Php92.3M worth of program aid given by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The 3-year program called "Gabay:...
Para-swimming champ Ernie Gawilan joins Toyota coastal cleanup, mangrove planting
Para-swimming champion Ernie Gawilan and Palarong Pambansa medalist Edwin Villanueva took a break from their training to join the 2019 International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) over the weekend.
The two Filipino swimming medalists participated in the...
11-year-old Batangas chess prodigy Rocky Romero is newest Pinoy FIDE Master
Batangueno 11-year-old chess prodigy Rocky Romero is the country's newest FIDE master.
Gladimir Chester "Rocky" Falconit Romero, who hails from Tanauan City, earned the FIDE Master (FM) title during the 4th Eastern Asia Youth Chess...
5 Must-See Philippine Festivals in June
The "Fiesta Month" of May is over yet the celebration continues in different parts of the country. Fun-loving Filipinos manage to always find reasons to showcase its culture and traditions.
Fiestas and festivals in the...
South China Morning Post recommends 5 of the best freediving spots in PHL
One of Asia's most respected publications Hong Kong's South China Morning Post recently featured 5 of the best places for freediving in the Philippines. In the article, the publication describes these dive sites as...
7 Must-Visit Churches to Include in Your Visita Iglesia List
Every Holy Week, Catholics from all walks of life traditionally visit seven different churches as part of the Visita Iglesia to pray and reflect on their lives.
As one of the largest Christian countries in...
Japanese billionaire creates thousands of jobs in PH
Japanese businessman Kazuo Okada is creating thousands of local jobs in the Philippines. The billionaire just opened recently the $2.4 billion Okada Manila
PHL’s biggest dive show generates Php 80 million in bookings
The first and biggest international dive event in the country, the Dive Resort Travel (DRT) Philippines Show 2015 has generated some PHP80-million