“Welcome to my life – hwan-yeongbuhay,” says Han Vi Kim of the inspiration of her collection presented at her design school graduation show. Han Vi Kim is a fast-rising designer who is making her mark in the fashion industry with her modern take on the traditional national dress of her Filipino-Korean heritage – the Filipiniana […]
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Danilo Victoriano wins APEC Photo Contest and Popular Choice Award
Filipino photographer Danilo Victoriano is the 2019 winner of the APEC Photo Contest. He also won at the same time, the most votes for the Popular Choice Award. The APEC Secretariat said the photograph of Victoriano entitled “Wind of Change” captured several themes of Chile’s year as APEC host economy, including empowering women in the […]
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Google Doodle honors Filipino banana ketchup creator Maria Ylagan Orosa
Maria Ylagan Orosa, the Filipino food scientist who created the iconic banana ketchup and over 700 recipes, is honored by Google Doodle today to mark her 126th birth anniversary. A cartoon likeness of Maria Orosa, a war hero and humanitarian from Taal in Batangas, is seen on the Google internet browser homepage. Orosa’s banana ketchup […]
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Fil-Am beauty vlogger Bretman Rock wins at E! People’s Choice Awards
Bretman Rock, one of the most influential global beauty vloggers and social media personalities, was voted the “Beauty Influencer of the Year” by E! People’s Choice Awards. The Hawaii-based Filipino-American bested a tough field of nominees which included James Charles, Nikita Dragun, Nikkie de Jager of “NikkieTutorials,” Jeffree Star, Rachel Levin (RCL Beauty), Desi Perkins […]
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Sorsogon’s love & courtship Filipino folk dance sets new Guinness World Record
The people of Sorsogon province danced a love and courtship dance on a five-kilometer stretch of the main street of its capital city to set a new Guinness World Record (GWR) for the Largest Filipino Folk Dance. Dancers wearing the colors of the Philippine flag in yellow, red, blue, and white performed a 30-minute synchronized […]
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Valenzuela policeman Willy Quinto wins 1st Mister Working Men International in Thailand
Policeman Willy Quinto from Valenzuela City successfully raised the Philippine flag in Thailand after winning the first-ever Mister Working Men International 2019 title. Mister Philippines bested 14 other final candidates from all over the world to bag the Mister Working Men International crown in its inaugural pageant held at Central Plaza Chaengwattana Hall in Bangkok […]
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Broadway’s Jhett Tolentino wins 9th award for bio-docu “Life Is What You Make It”
Broadway producer Jhett Tolentino’s foray into filmmaking has given him a 9th award for his self-produced biographical documentary, “Life Is What You Make It”, this time from the prestigious New Vision International Film Festival (NVIFF) in Amsterdam The Netherlands. “Life Is What You Make It” won Best Documentary Short at the 2019 edition of the […]
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Filipino bamboo musical instruments given new life by UP-PNU-DOST collaboration
Filipino bamboo musical instruments are being given new life through a collaborative program that seeks to develop new technologies to improve the quality of locally-made instruments. The Bamboo Musical Instruments (BMI) Innovation Research and Development Program, set up with funding from the Department of Science and Technology – Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI), […]
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Talented New Jersey teener Ryan Ang trains Filipino, American basketball teams
New Jersey’s upcoming and accomplished basketball trainer is only 16 years old and he is a Filipino American named Ryan Ang. Ryan and his sister Samantha were both born and raised in New Jersey. His parents Winston and Madelyn were born and raised in Cebu and Manila in the Philippines and migrated to the United […]
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Manny Jacinto to star alongside Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick
Manny Jacinto’s hit American television series “The Good Place” goes into its 4th and final season today, September 26, but his fans can look forward to seeing him next on the big screen. Jacinto, whose parental heritage is Filipino-Chinese, essays the role of the lovable Jason Mendoza on the award-winning fantasy comedy show about a […]
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Time Out picks L-A’s Historic Filipinotown World’s Top 5 coolest neighbourhoods to visit
Historic Filipinotown in Los Angeles is the Top 5 among 50 Coolest Neighbourhoods picked by London-based Time Out Media Group as places “you should be exploring right now.” Historic Filipinotown, nicknamed HiFi by locals, is a district of the city of Los Angeles in California that makes up the southwest portion of Echo Park. It […]
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RESULTS: Over 300 Middle East OFWs are newest licensed Filipino engineers and professionals
Congratulations, New Licensed Overseas Filipino Working Professionals in the Middle East! A total of 338 OFWs passed the Special Professional Licensure Exam (SPLE) conducted by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) last August 2019 in various testing centers in the Middle East. 61 new Civil Engineers (out of 313 takers) 32 new Electrical Engineers (out of […]
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