Filipino triathlete John Leerams Chicano today delivered the first 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) Gold Medal for the Philippines in the swim-bike-run race held at Subic Bay Freeport, giving the host country its three-peat win. John Chicano emerged victorious in the campaign to keep the 3rd straight SEA Games Triathlon title won by the […]
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SEA Games Opening Ceremonies showcase Filipino culture, inclusivity, digital innovation
The 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) Opening Ceremonies on November 30 at the Philippine Arena has been teased as a showcase of Filipino arts and culture. World-class Filipino talents are expected to shine on the Philippines’ stage with the finest singers such as international singing sensation Apl.de.ap of Black Eyed Peas, the TNT […]
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PHL, Amanpulo Resort win Premier Diving destination accolades at World Travel Awards in Oman
The Philippines continues to make waves as a global diving destination, after bagging diving honors at the World Travel Awards (WTA) Grand Final Gala Ceremony at the Royal Opera House in Muscat, Oman. Winning WTA’s 2019 World’s Leading Dive Destination award for the first time, the Philippines bested eight other global dive destinations, namely, Azores […]
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Baguio City gets ASEAN stamp of approval as Clean Tourist City awardee
Baguio, dubbed the City of Pines in the Cordillera Region of Luzon, added another item to its credentials as an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Clean Tourist City award recipient. The new award tags the city with the ASEAN stamp of approval valid from 2020 to 2022. After being hailed in 2017 as a […]
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PHL improves World Talent Pool Ranking, soars 6 places
The Philippines had one of the the biggest climbs in the 2019 World Talent Ranking report from the International Institute for Management Development (IMD). The country rose six places to 49th place from 55th in 2018. The report from IMD World Competitiveness Center ranked 63 countries based on the three factors: investment and development, appeal, […]
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Philippines wins 4 golds, bags overall Silver at 2019 World Para Bowling Tour in Manila
Team Philippines won 4 gold medals and bagged the overall Silver podium finish at the 2019 World Para Bowling Tour leg held in Manila. The country’s para-athletes in bowling produced 4 golds, 3 silvers, and 3 bronzes for a total tally of 10 medals during the tourney held at the Sta. Lucia Bowling Centre of […]
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Pampanga transforms PHL’s biggest ferris wheel into giant Christmas lantern
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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Philippines beats China, 11-1, to win Asian Baseball Championships Bronze in Guangdong
The newly formed Philippine Women’s Baseball Team beat host China in a tourney sweep, 11-1, to bag the overall bronze medal at the Women’s Baseball Asian Cup of the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA) Asian Baseball Championships. The strong podium finish marks the previously-unranked Filipina baseball team’s international debut in the tournament held in Guangdong, […]
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Parangal Dance Company celebrates 455th Manila-Acapulco galleon trade anniversary in Mexico
The Parangal Dance Company of California is set to represent the Philippines in the celebration of the 455th anniversary of the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade. The 2-day event slated on November 20 to 21 will serve as the dance company’s debut performance in Mexico. “We were invited po as cultural ambassadors by the organizers here in […]
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2019 foreign tourist arrivals soars to 6.16 million, up 14 percent from last year
Foreign tourist arrivals in the Philippines has reached a record 6-million-plus mark in the first nine months of the year, registering a 14%+ improvement on last year’s numbers. The 3rd Quarter Tourist Arrival Data from the Department of Tourism are looking very good with foreign arrivals numbering 6,161,503 from January to September, a 14.37 percent […]
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Philippines’ Dr. Yanga Colleges scores Gold in World Robot Olympiad in Hungary
The Philippine Robotics National Team represented by Dr. Yanga Colleges Inc. (DYCI) took the GOLD at the World Robot Olympiad in Hungary – out classing 74 countries with over 2700 participants in the most and prestigious and largest Robotics and Advance Robotics event in the world. The Philippines’ Gold award was won by DYCI Junior […]
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Google, IdeaSpace partnership to boost Philippines’ startup industry
Google has partnered with IdeaSpace in a bid to boost the Philippines growing startup industry. Google Developers Launchpad is set to connect non-profit organization IdeaSpace, the Philippines’ largest private sector-supported organization for early-stage technology entrepreneurship, to top accelerators around the world to leverage their best practices and resources. IdeaSpace is also being given access to […]
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