Basketball, combat sports, athletics, e-sports, and shooting were the big winners on Day 10 of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), as the Philippines won the overall championship with 149 golds, 117 silvers, and 119 bronzes in the biggest edition of the SEA Games that featured 56 sports in 530 events. The total of […]
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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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PHL’s international visitors soar to 6.8 million from Jan-Oct, gains 15% from 2018
The Philippines’ international tourist arrivals are on an upward trend, tallying over 6.8 million visitors for another double-digit rise for the first ten months of the year. The Department of Tourism (DOT) said the total of 6,800,052 visitors from January to October 2019 was equivalent to an impressive 15.04 percent increase from the 5,911,161 arrivals for […]
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PHL’s New Clark City Aquatics Center to host 2020 Asian Swimming Championships
The Philippines is set to host another prestigious world-class sporting event after the success of the 30th Southeast Asian Games. The Asian Swimming Federation (ASF) anointed the country as the venue of the 11th Asian Swimming Championships (ASC) which will be held from November 7 to November 17, 2020, at the New Clark City Aquatics […]
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Catriona Gray wraps up her Miss Universe reign forever thankful to all Filipinos who supported her
Miss Universe Catriona Gray of the Philippines today wraps up her reign as she crowns a new beauty queen in Atlanta, Georgia. The fourth Filipina Miss Universe hosted the Miss Universe Preliminary and National Costume shows ahead of the coronation ceremony on December 8 (December 9 Philippine time). Gray went on social media to share, […]
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Filipino athletes claim 24 golds, 113 in total on Day 8 of SEA Games
The Philippines made history on Day 8 of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games winning golds in track and field, softball, baseball, e-sports, golf, squash, surfing, rowing, waterski and wakeboard, soft tennis, rugby, skateboarding, golf, and billiards. The foursome tracksters of Filipino Olympian Eric Cray, Asiad champion Kristina Knott, Anfernee Lopena, and Eloiza Luzon capped […]
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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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Negros’ San Carlos City bags ASEAN Clean Tourism City badge
For the second-straight time, San Carlos City in Negros Occidental bagged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Clean Tourist City badge. The Western Visayas city announced on November 28 its repeat achievement as the recipient of the “ASEAN Clean Tourist City” award that is given to encourage nation-members to be competitive in their tourism […]
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Bianca Umali bags lead role in HBO Asia’s Halfworlds Season 3
HBO Asia Originals unveiled Filipino actor Bianca Umali as the new lead star of its longest-running series, Halfworlds. HBO Asia officially welcomed Bianca Umali as part of the HBO Asia series in their announcement on November 29. After her successful stint as Sama Dilaut in Kapuso epic-drama, Sahaya, the 19-year-old actress is set to play […]
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Hidilyn Diaz, Gilas Pilipinas lead Gold medal victories on Day 2 of SEA Games 2019, Philippines tops medal tally
Olympian weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz and Gilas Pilipinas basketball men and women’s teams led the gold medal victories of the Philippines on Day 2 of the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), keeping the host country on top of the medal standings. The official medal tally board of the 2019 SEA Games places the Philippines on top […]
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Olympic Council of Asia impressed by Philippines SEA Games facilities, encourages bid for 2030 Asian Games
The Philippines might get a chance to host a much bigger and much larger sporting event than the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) as the country was encouraged by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to bid for the hosting of the Asian Games in 2030. OCA Honorary Life Vice President Jizhong Wei of China […]
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Carlos Yulo, Dancesports, Arnis lead 22 Gold medal haul on SEA Games Day 1
World gymnastics champion Carlos Edriel Yulo, and the dancesport and arnis athletes led the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) Day 1 medal haul for Team Philippines which amassed 22 gold, 14 silver, and 11 bronze medals, sending the host nation on top of the medal standings. TRIATHLON After the 30th SEA Games Grand Opening Ceremony […]
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