Marvel Studio’s blockbuster hit Avengers: Endgame has shown its worldwide audience scenes featuring a Filipino traditional house “bahay kubo” at the Banaue Rice Terraces, a travel destination and the Philippines’ 8th wonder of the world. The scene can be found in the first appearance of the future Thanos after he erased half of the universe’s […]
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Atom Araullo’s GMA News Online feature earns finalist spot in Asia Publishers Awards
Award-winning Filipino broadcast journalist Atom Araullo has been named as finalist in this year’s Society of Publishers Asia (SOPA) Awards for Editorial Excellence. Araullo, who recently led the GMA Kapuso Network medal haul in the New York Festivals, has been included in the shortlist for the SOPA Awards for Excellence in Feature Writing for his […]
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TIME 100 Most Influential People lists Filipino journalist Maria Ressa
TIME Magazine has again honored Filipino journalist Maria Ressa by including her in the TIME 100 Most Influential People listing that includes culture icons, pioneers, artists, leaders, titans of industries. Ressa, the Chief Executive Officer of Rappler online news network, was listed among Icons with Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Michelle Obama, and 10 others. The […]
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Filipino Jiu-Jitsu athletes bag gold medals at Abu Dhabi World Professional Championship
Filipino Jiu-Jitsu athletes Annie Ramirez and Gian Dee took home gold medals after being declared world champions at the Abu Dhabi World Masters Jiu-Jitsu Championship (ADWMJJC) 2019. The Filipino champion athletes bested competitors at the Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in late April. Ramirez won against Sophia Dalpra to earn her first […]
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Filipino mathletes bag Golds in Vietnam international competition
Filipino mathletes won 10 medals at the 16th Hanoi Open Mathematics Competition (HOMC 2019) in Vietnam held from April 2 to 6, 2019. The senior and junior high school students from various Philippine schools showed their math skills in the event organized by the Hanoi Department of Education and Training and the Hanoi Mathematics Society. […]
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Filipino dance couple Power Duo joins Junior Good Vibes, Shadow Ace vying for votes in AGT Finals
Three Filipino acts made the finals cut at the Asia’s Got Talent (AGT) Season 3 grand showdown, with dance couple Power Duo joining Junior Good Vibes and Shadow Ace who were earlier confirmed to be in the talent competition’s season-ender. The 3 Pinoy acts are looking to duplicate the duplicate the AGT Finals domination of […]
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Good News Pilipinas Exclusive: Filipino social innovation initiative Liter of Light wins Silver in Edison Awards in New York
Filipino social innovation Liter of Light championed the Philippines on the world technology stage and won the Silver at the Edison Awards at The Capitale in New York – the first recognition for the Philippines in the prestigious technology awards. Founder and Filipino Pride Advocate Illac Diaz led the Liter of Light team that included […]
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Good News Pilipinas! TV Express: APBR App Upgrades to Assist Filipino air passengers
Air passengers can now file complaints and request assistance faster with the newly upgraded Air Passengers Bill of Rights (APBR) mobile application from the Department of Transportation and Civil Aeronautics Board. The APBR was first launched in October 2018 as a commitment to address air passengers needs for the: Right To Be Provided With Accurate […]
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UK-based Filipino Lee Johnson bags P24 million from BBC reality show “My Million Pound Menu”
London-based Filipino Lee Johnson and his Irish partner Sinead Campbell recently bagged a hefty investment from the BBC reality show “My Million Pound Menu,” for their food stall BBQ Dreamz. During the show, Johnson and Campbell impressed the judges with their signature lechon kawali and adobo glazed chicken wings and secured £350,000 or around P24 […]
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Citibank honors 9 Inspiring Filipino Microentrepreneurs
Nine inspiring Filipino microentrepreneurs were honored in the 16th Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards given by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Citi Foundation, and the Microfinance Council of the Philippines Inc. The yearly awards recognize outstanding local microentrepreneurs who displayed hard work, innovation, perseverance, achieving success in spite of hardship and difficulties and thereby serving as inspiring […]
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World renowned chef Alain Ducasse teaches Filipino street children how to cook
One of the world’s most famous chefs, Alain Ducasse, regularly visits the Philippines to teach Filipino street children how to cook. Chef Alain’s mission is coursed through the “Youth With a Future” scholarship program through the Ducasse Education Philippines. Ducasse’s program aims to provide street children an opportunity to change their lot in life by […]
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MEET: Anna Liza Vergara 1st Filipino GM of global hotel chain Sheraton
Sheraton Manila Hotel is making a grand comeback in the Philippines and the company has given the leadership to its first Filipina executive, Anna Liza Vergara. Vergara is the first Filipina general manager of Sheraton and is leading a team of Filipinos who are experts in the hospitality industry running the international five-star hotel. The […]
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