Grace Christian College (GCC) Junior High School students delivered a big win for their school and the Philippines after emerging as Overall Junior Champions at the 2019 World Scholar’s Cup (WSC) Tournament of Champions held at Yale University in the United States. The team of GCC students Andrew Kyle Tan, Kylie Danielle Sy, and Krystal […]
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“Yellow Rose” hailed Best Feature film in Philadelphia and Vancouver festivals
Filipino-American film “Yellow Rose” has added two more awards to its credit, receiving recognition from the 23rd Annual Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) and the 2019 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (PAAFF). Vancouver’s annual celebration of Asian diaspora and diversity in film, which wrapped up November 10th, gave the People’s Choice Award for Best Overall […]
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Philippines rank jumps 4 notches, hailed Best Improved in latest WEF Travel & Tourism Index
The Philippines’ ranking jumped up four notches in the 2019 World Economic Forum Travel and Tourism (WEF T&T) Competitiveness Report. The Philippines’ standing among 140 nations went up to 75th place in 2019, up four spots from 79th place in the 2017 edition of the biennial WEF Travel and Tourism Index. The Philippines scored 3.8 […]
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Sultan Kudarat’s Coalixon hailed Dance Group of the World Senior Grand Champions in the U-S
Coalixon, a three-member dance group from Sultan Kudarat in Southern Philippines, has won the title of 2019 Senior Grand Champion Dance Group of the World at the 23rd World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in California. Coalixon carried the Philippine colors on stage at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center during the 2019 WCOPA Grand […]
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Ateneo students hailed as Asia’s best debaters in Vietnam championship
Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) students were hailed as Asia’s best debaters at the United Asians Debating Championship (UADC) held in Vietnam. Filipino students Adrian Padilla, Jaime Siy, and Mikko Vitug brought home the 2019 UADC crown for the Philippines, 6 years after the University of the Philippines Diliman won the top spot in 2013. […]
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Filipino chef Tom Cunanan of Bad Saint hailed Best Chef at James Beard Awards 2019
Filipino Chef Tom Cunanan has been named Best Chef at the 2019 James Beard Awards, one of the highest honors in the American culinary and hospitality world. Cunanan, of multi-awarded restaurant Bad Saint in in Washington, D.C., won the “Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic” title besting the best chefs in the United States region. The Pinoy chef, […]
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