Pinoy at Pixar (Pixnoy) Bobby Rubio’s all-Filipino CGI short film, Float, is apparently nearing its release date going by the social media post of Pixar short film producer David Lally. Lally tweeted on February 26 a video clip montage of the new 3 Spark Shorts including Rubio’s Float along with two other short films, Wind […]
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Catriona Gray to continue championing Philippine tourism as Miss Universe – Good News Pilipinas! TV Express
Catriona Gray yesterday met Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat about plans to promote Philippine tourist destinations, arts and culture even as she continues her reign as Miss Universe and Good News Pilipinas was there to cover the event. Catriona gamely posed for the media with the new Barabara font campaign for #itsmorefuninthePhilippines WATCH the Good News […]
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Filipina nurse Jennie Bagaconza gets Martin Luther King Jr. humanitarian award for leading medical missions
Chicago-based Filipina nurse Jennie Bagaconza has received the Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award for realizing her dream of helping people through missions outside the United States. Bagaconza was among the three honorees of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award at the 40th annual ceremonies of the Northwestern Medicine health system which […]
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Hollywood’s 4-time Best Actor Darren Criss wears Francis Libiran barong tagalog in wedding celebration
Hollywood’s four-time Best Actor awardee Darren Criss chose to pay homage to his roots and proudly displayed his Filipino side when he married his longtime girlfriend Mia Swier on February 16 on New Orleans. The 32-year-old Filipino-American multi-awarded actor got married in a Giorgio Armani off-white tuxedo and then changed into the custom-made Barong Tagalog […]
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Catriona Gray shows the universe her Filipino Pride in grand Manila homecoming – Good News Pilipinas! TV Express
Miss Universe Catriona Gray came home to the Philippines in February and was welcomed in a Manila Grand Homecoming weekend fit for a queen. While in the country, Gray was feted in 2 parades around Metro Manila, celebrated in a thanksgiving concert party, attended tributes, met officials, and found time to champion the cause of […]
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Cebu teen Raphael Trinidad bags 1st PH silver at IWWF World Cable Wakeboard Championship in Argentina
Filipino wakeboarder Raphael Trinidad from Cebu won the silver medal in the Men’s Open Wakeboard final at the IWWF World Cable Wakeboard Championship in Argentina – marking the first podium finish of the Philippines in a wakeboarding world competition. The 17-year old Cebuano nailed his run and scored 75.33 after impressing the judges with his […]
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VPeepz dance crew featured in season premiere of NBC World of Dance with JLo, NeYo, Derek Hough
Junior dance crew VPeepz is showing their Filipino moves in the season premiere of NBC’s World of Dance (WOD) with JLo, NeYo, and Derek Hough airing on February 26 (February 27 MLA time). WOD published a feature on the Philippine team confirming its selection as a competitor in the first episode of Season 3, profiling […]
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Carlos Edriel Yulo wins gold at World Cup Gymnastics in Melbourne
Teenage Filipino gymnast Carlos Edriel Yulo bested competitors to win a gold medal for the Philippines at the 2019 World Cup Gymnastics Finals held in Melbourne, Australia. Yulo won his first gold as a senior gymnast in the competition’s Men’s Floor Exercise on the first day of the finals, February 23. In 2018, the Filipino […]
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Shadow artist Philip Galit receives Golden Buzzer from Asia’s Got Talent hosts Alan & Justin
Shadow Ace Philip Galit is finally on the Asia’s Got Talent stage and managed to amaze worldwide audiences, the AGT judges and the hosts – enough to earn the rare Golden Buzzer that takes his act straight through to the semifinals live show. Shadow Ace was a semifinalist in the Philippine edition of the show […]
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Billy Crawford’s “Filipina Girl” featuring James Reid, Marcus Davis Jr. pays homage to all Filipinas, Catriona Gray
Billy Crawford’s collaboration with Marcus Davis Jr. and James Reid to remake Davis’ “Filipina Girl” pays homage to all Filipinas. The singer and TV host’s newest single was released by Viva Records on February 20, with a Lyric Video highlighting lines praising the women of the Philippines with “There ain’t nothing in this world like […]
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Gilas Pilipinas overcomes odds to book slot in World Cup 2019 in China
The Philippines’ national basketball team showed true “Gilas Pilipinas” form on Sunday when it clinched the 6th slot for Asian Qualifiers – one of the 10 last slots – to the World Cup 2019 in China slated this August to September. Going into the game was an against-all-odds scenario as Gilas Pilipinas faced its last […]
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Catriona Gray winning moment immortalized in Philippine postal stamps
Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray’s winning moment has been immortalized in the Philippines’ commemorative postal stamps. The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) unveiled the special stamp featuring the Filipino pride who was given a Grand Homecoming in the country over the weekend as the 4th Filipina Miss Universe. The iconic image of Catriona Gray wearing her […]
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