Pampanga, known as a culinary hotbed and renowned as the Christmas Capital of the Philippines, has turned the country’s biggest ferris wheel into a giant “Parol” – the dazzling handcrafted Christmas lantern symbolizing the Star of Bethlehem. The Kampapangan Giant Parol Lantern, which was incorporated into the national costume of reigning MIss Universe Catriona Gray, […]
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Pampanga’s Cyrille Payumo crowned Miss Tourism International, the Philippines 5th
Cyrille Payumo of Pampanga successfully bagged and brought back the Miss Tourism International crown to the Philippines after being declared as the pageant’s winner in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Kapampangan beauty pageant titleholder is the 5th Miss Tourism International crown winner from the Philippines after Jannie Alipo-on in 2017, Angeli Dione Gomez in 2013, the […]
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Global hotel chain Wyndham Destinations opens Asia-Pac headquarters in Clark
Global hotel chain Wyndham Destinations has opened its new regional headquarters in Clark, Pampanga to support its expanding Philippines-based team and its growth across Asia Pacific. The Florida-based Wyndham Destinations has expanded its personnel from five in 2016 to more than 300 team members in three years. The Wyndham Destinations Asia-Pacific headquarter which cost PhP150 […]
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Betis Pampanga church to launch Philippines’ 2nd Bamboo Organ for Simbang Gabi 2019
The St. James the Apostle Parish Church of Betis in the province of Pampanga is building the country’s second bamboo organ in time for the Christmas season festivities of “Simbang Gabi (Dawn Masses)” in December 2019. Diego Cera Organbuilders shared to Good News Pilipinas that they are building the Philippines’ second bamboo organ, the first […]
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Pampanga’s Taipan Paule wins Mister Tourism Globe – Eco Tourism 2019
Mister Tourism Globe Philippines Taipan Paule of Pampanga successfully raised the country’s flag after winning the Mister Eco Tourism title at the first Mister Tourism Globe 2019 pageant held in Legazpi City, Albay. The aspiring model and actor represented Lubao, Pampanga in the Mister Grand Philippines 2019 in Ilocos Sur on the third week of […]
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Marvelous lights and sound show heralds holiday season at Cultural Center of the Philippines
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) welcomed the holiday season in the country with a spectacular lights-and-sound show titled “Sinag: Festival of Radiance”, showcasing Filipino traditional arts and modern technology. The CCP festival of lights, created in partnership with the country’s lantern-makers from the City of San Fernando in Pampanga, turned the building’s facade […]
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Victory laps for Troy Montero, Daniel Matsunaga at Toyota Vios Racing Festival
Celebrity racers Troy Montero and Daniel Matsunaga led the winners at the recent Toyota Vios Racing Festival held on August 31 at the Clark International Speedway in Mabalacat, Pampanga. Both actors, Montero and Matsunaga made podium finishes in the Celebrity Class challenges of the racing circuit, along with fellow celebrities Aubrey Miles and Gretchen Ho. […]
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NASA team starts Philippine climate joint study with Filipino researchers
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) science aircraft P-3B has started flying over Philippine skies to signal the start of the United States agency’s joint climate study with Filipino researchers led by the Manila Observatory (MO). NASA P-3B took off on August 25 from Clark, Pampanga as part of the scientific study called the […]
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Apl de Ap & Black Eyed Peas excited to perform in 2019 South East Asian Games in Philippines
Filipino International music star rapper Apl de ap and multi-award-winning American group Black Eyed Peas will headline the opening and closing ceremonies of the 30th South East Asian (SEA) Games to be held in the Philippines in the last quarter of the year. Apl de Ap, a.k.a. Allan Pineda Lindo, was confirmed on August 20 […]
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Martha Stewart plants native rice in Sta. Rita, Pampanga
Martha Stewart spent her third day in the Philippines outside of Manila and experienced planting native rice in Pampanga. The Homekeeping Queen was given the Kapampangan Culinary and Heritage Tour by Andy Alviz of Alviz Farm in Sta. Rita. Stewart posted on social media some snapshots of her joining the rice planting which had the […]
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Pampanga soon to be home for Philippines’ 1st Filipino overseas workers hospital
The Philippines’ first overseas Filipino workers’ (OFW) hospital will soon rise in San Fernando City, Pampanga. The OFW Hospital and Diagnostic Center will provide free medical services to OFWs and their immediate family members. The facility will also provide basic services such as laboratory exams, medical certificates, and other health requirements for those applying for […]
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Eat Bulaga’s Ryzza Mae celebrates birthday, showbiz anniversary with Aetas in Pampanga
Eat Bulaga’s Ryzza Mae Dizon celebrated her 14th birthday and 7th anniversary in Philippine showbusiness by giving gifts to the Aetas of Pampanga. The popular noontime variety show’s young host spent her day, in Sitio Target in Angeles City, sharing school supplies, food, and grocery items. Ryzza Mae shared clips from her charity event through […]
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