Peter Martin Gomez FRSA – The Filipino educator can now rightly use this as his nominal signature after being elected fellow of the prestigious Royal Society of Arts in the United Kingdom, a status that puts him in the same footing as Charles Dickens, Benjamin Franklin, Stephen Hawking, and Karl Marx. Gomez, who began postgraduate […]
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Quantum physicist Dr. Jacq Romero awarded L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent grant for Women in Science
Quantum physicist Dr. Mary Jacquiline Romero will be receiving the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent grant for 2019 for women scientists. Dr. Romero will be awarded during the 21st L’Oréal-UNESCO International Awards for Women in Science slated for March 14 at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. As part of her award, Dr. Romero will be […]
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RJ Garcia’s Appledrive initiative teaches health and hygiene to Filipino children
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” – this familiar saying has been embraced by Romeo Jr. Albarillo Garcia a.k.a. Appleboy RJ in his advocacy, “The Appledrive Project.” RJ Garcia, more popularly known as manager to YouTube celebrity Mikey Bustos, is actually a social media influencer in his own right. And he uses this […]
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Top 2 finish for Joyce Pilarsky’s Balangiga Bells-inspired collection at Britain’s Top Designer Awards
Award-winning international fashion and jewelry designer Joyce Pilarsky presented a collection inspired from the historical Balangiga Bells in the Philippines and emerged with the Top 2 award at the prestigious Britain’s Top Designer Awards. The Filipino fashion artist vied against 9 designers who presented their collections in front of industry judges – celebrity and fashion […]
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Little Picasso Worth Lodriga dedicates achievement to his mother Wendy
Behind every man’s success is a woman – and in this case, a mother for the country’s Little Picasso Worth Lodriga who has been juggling his time being a Lasallian student, creating his art pieces, joining competitions, being interviewed by media, and even managing to post vlogs in between. Worth’s mother Wendy Lodriga is an […]
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Filipino short films return to the limelight in Germany’s film festival
Three successful Filipino short films have made their way to screenings at the upcoming Landshut Short Film Festival (Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival) in Germany. Happening this March 20 to 25, this year’s edition of the Germany film festival will include: the first Pinoy film to compete in the short film section of Cannes – Carlo Francisco Manatad’s […]
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Conde Nast Traveler lists El Nido among world’s best island beaches
El Nido in Palawan, Philippines has been ranked Top 5 in the latest edition of Conde Nast Traveler’s (CNT) “The 24 Best Island Beaches in the World.” El Nido, one of the “Best Resorts of the World” in the 2018 edition of Conde Nast Traveler Readers Choice Awards, is a haven of white sand, stunning […]
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MEET: Cebuano Wakeboarder Raphael Trinidad, Philippines’ hope for Olympic Gold
It was Filipino wakeboarder prodigy Raphael Trinidad’s first time going into the world stage. But what he didn’t realize then was it would also be the Philippines’ first ever medal finish at the 10th IWWF World Wakeboard Championship in Argentina —and it came from him. “This is for the country. It really feels good to […]
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Paghilom art camp and festival empowers artists of Cavite
Paghilom art camp and festival is championing the empowerment of the artist community in Cavite through the annual showcase of different kinds of art that embrace the local culture and heritage. The festival team brought in local artists like The Wuds, Alon Segarra, Eduardo Cleofe, Emil Yap and many more to express themselves through performances […]
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Marvel’s new Pinoy Superhero ‘Wave’ is designed by Filipino artist Leinil Yu
American Comic book writer Greg Pak revealed on Twitter the designer of Marvel’s mysterious new Filipino heroine to debut on War of the Realms, New Agents of Atlas is actually Filipino comic book artist Leinil Yu. “Wave,” Marvel’s new Filipina Superhero unveiled at the South by Southwest conference (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, is co-created and […]
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The TNT Boys’ Amazing Performances on CBS’ The World’s Best and What’s Next for Pinoy Trio
The TNT Boys’ performances on The World’s Best (TWB) talent show on CBS from February to March earned global attention as the young singing trio competed – gaining celebrity fans, judges praises, and more invitations for interviews and concerts than they could handle. Francis Concepcion, Mackie Empuerto, and Kiefer Sanchez hit the high notes song […]
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Behind the viral post by UP graduate Alex Castro’s return as full-fledged lawyer to find her “Tatay Dong” taho vendor
Eight years. Eight—long, hard, and tough—years came since Ana Alexandra “Alex” Castro first stepped in the prestigious University of the Philippines – Diliman as a freshman with curious eyes. And as she progressed through the university, she met a taho vendor by the name of Tatay Dong—whom she had treated like a father in the […]
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