Filipinos on lockdown went digital for the observation of Earth Hour 2020, enabling the nation to bridge the gap brought on by social distancing required by the community quarantine to stop the spread of coronavirus disease.
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Linked In survey says Filipinos 3rd Most Confident in Achieving Success
A Linked In survey among the world’s professionals has noted Filipinos as the 3rd “Most Confident in Achieving Success” among markets in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Jobless Filipinos down by 4%, urban joblessness lowest in 15 years
Joblessness among adult Filipinos across the country dropped down by 4 points to 17.5% or about 7.9 million adults in the survey results released by Social Weather Stations (SWS) in February 2020.
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Donell Gumiran, Cris Magsino win top awards in World Photographic Cup 2020
Team Philippines’ Christopher Magsino from Antipolo City won the Best of Nation 2020 Award while Donell Gumiran from Iloilo City was named a Finalist in the World Photographic Cup (WPC) 2020 to be held in Rome this March.
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South Korean Visa processing for Filipinos reduced to just 10-15 days
South Korean Visa processing for Filipinos has just been reduced to 10-15 days from the usual 25-27 days.
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5 Events Filipinos Can Look Forward To Seeing Happen in 2020
As the Philippines wraps up the longest Christmas Season in the world that ends on January 6, the Feast of Epiphany, Filipinos look forward to fresh starts and new things in 2020. Filipinos are very optimistic about 2020, in fact, the Social Weather Stations survey revealed 96% of Filipinos are hopeful about this new year. […]
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Jose Rizal’s 123rd anniversary trends on social media, many Filipinos still touched by his life
More than a century ago he sacrificed his life to free the country from foreign tyrants and abusers. He is considered one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines. He is Dr. José P. Rizal. At age 35, Dr. José Rizal was executed on December 30, 1896, in Bagumbayan, now known as the Rizal Park […]
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Filipinos gain visa-free entry to South Korea starting 2020
Good news for Filipino travelers! Starting in 2020, South Korea will welcome tourists from the Philippines even without a visa. The Ministry of Strategy and Finance and the Ministry of Justice announced on December 12 that the government of South Korea’s “Plan for Promoting Foreign Tours” will allow Philippine passport holders to enter the country, […]
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Pope Francis to celebrate Simbang Gabi at St. Peter’s Basilica, the 1st-ever by a Pontiff
Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, will celebrate the first of the nine-day traditional Simbang Gabi Masses for the Filipino community on December 15 (Sunday) at the St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced on December 6 that the first-ever Misa de Gallo mass celebrated […]
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Filipinos unite for International Coastal Cleanup Day 2019
At least 20,000 volunteers picked up trash along the coast of Manila Bay during the observance of the 34th International Coastal Cleanup Day in the Philippines. Individuals from different government agencies, private companies, and non-government organizations (NGOs) arrived at the scene with their gloves, sacks, and other cleaning materials to support the September 21, 2019 […]
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Fil-Canadian artist Pepito Escanlar paints Philippine scenes in Ottawa exhibit
Filipino-Canadian artist Pepito Escanlar’s paintings of scenes from the Philippines are now on exhibit at the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa, Canada. Six of Escanlar’s artworks, all acrylic on canvas, are presented in the “Pamana – Sights and Sounds of Our Filipino Heritage” ongoing exhibit: Tinikling, Singkil, Tricycle sa Guimbal, Dinagyang, Bayanihan, and Silent Witnesses (The […]
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Celebrity travel vlogger Nas Daily can’t get enough of PHL, returns to film 4th feature
Nuseir Yassin, popularly known as travel vlogger Nas Daily, returned to his most favorite country on earth – the Philippines – to create his fourth video featuring Filipinos. Palestinian-Israeli Yassin has become world-famous after he left his high-paying job in the United States to travel the world while posting daily one-minute videos on Facebook. Nas […]
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