Philippine paint manufacturer, Sycwin Coating & Wires, has been declared the world’s first company to have its industrial brand paints certified lead-safe. Sycwin’s entire portfolio of architectural paints of 10 brands and 590 paint products have been certified under the Lead Safe Paint® standard, an independent certification program that verifies paints with the strictest regulatory […]
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Philippines advocates disaster-preparedness, World Tsunami Awareness campaign
The Philippines, through the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS), is advocating disaster-preparedness and is joining the Tsunami awareness campaign on November 5 – a day designated by the United Nations in 2015 as the World Tsunami Awareness Day (WTAD). Good News Pilipinas supports the DOST-PHILVOLCS call to […]
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BPI builds digital ecosystem for more convenient banking in Philippines
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has taken its digital innovation a step further by building a digital ecosystem. BPI launched on October 29 its digital ecosystem to make everyday financial transactions more convenient with nine partners with 36 services for open banking and the most extensive list of online banking and mobile app […]
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Bohol’s Vanessa Sarno bags 2 Golds to lead 8-medal haul for PHL at Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships in North Korea
Bohol’s teen weightlifter Vanessa Sarno raised the Philippine flag in North Korea as the 16-year-old bagged 2 gold medals and a silver at the 2019 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships. The Filipino champion weightlifter dominated her 71-kilogram youth women division, finishing with a gold as first rank in the Overall Youth with a score […]
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UE’s Samantha Catantan captures 1st Gold at Asian Fencing Championship in Thailand
Samantha Kyle Catantan has given the country another history-making victory for Philippine sports as she captured the country’s first Women’s Individual gold medal in the Asian Under-23 Fencing Championship in Thailand. The 17-year-old Filipina fencer secured her first place finish in the Women’s Individual Foil competition held on October 24 in Bangkok. The University of […]
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Philippines surges 29 notches in World Bank’s “Doing Business 2020” Report
The Philippines surged 29 notches to the 95th rank in World Bank’s (WB) “Doing Business 2020” Report released in October, indicating the regulatory environment in the country is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm. The Southeast Asian nation improved on its prior 124th ranking in 2018 for “ease of doing […]
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German restaurant in Hamburg features sumptuous Filipino dishes of renowned chef Claude Tayag
Internationally-renowned Filipino Chef Claude Tayag showcased Filipino dishes at the trendy Underdocks Restaurant in Hamburg, Germany. Chef Tayag used his culinary skills to present his all-seafood and vegetable version of classic Filipino dishes at the Philippine Food Weekend from 18-20 October 2019. Among the Filipino dishes reinterpreted by Chef Tayag for the international diners were: […]
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Miss Grand Philippines Samantha Lo leads swimsuit, national costume polls in Venezuela
The Philippines’ bet, Samantha Ashley Lo of Cebu City, is leading in the online voting of the swimsuit and national costume competitions at the Miss Grand International (MGI) 2019. The Bb. Pilipinas – Grand International candidate arrived in Venezuela later than other candidates due to passport and visa issues but came in time for the […]
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Marine geophysicist Jenny Barretto discovers world’s largest caldera within Philippines’ Benham Rise
Marine geophysicist Jenny Anne Barretto has discovered another unique feature within the Philippines’ Benham Rise – the world’s largest caldera. The Benham Rise, also known as the Philippine Rise, is Luzon Island’s natural submarine prolongation that spans 3,000-3,500 meters below sea level. Philippine marine scientists say it is home to at least 200 fish species, […]
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Rachelle Ann Go performs “Bayan Ko” to honor World Food Prize laureate’s work in Philippines
Filipino international musical theater star Rachelle Ann Go performed the nationalist anthem “Bayan Ko” in honor of 2019 World Food Prize laureate Simon Groot during ceremonies held at the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines. Rachelle Ann Go was invited to grace the October 17 ceremony that “rivals that of the Nobel Prize”, drawing […]
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Maria Ressa wins Stanford University Shorenstein Journalism Award
The Philippines’ investigative journalist Maria Ressa is the winner of the 2019 Shorenstein Journalism Award given by Stanford University in California. Ressa, the CEO and executive editor of Rappler news network, is receiving the award from Stanford University’s Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) for her work in helping audiences around the world understand […]
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Philippines is 8th Most Favorite Place for world travelers
The Philippines is the 8th Most Favorite Place for world travelers in the Condé Nast Traveler (CNT) Readers’ Choice Awards 2019. The Southeast Asian country was named in the Top 20 Countries in the World favored by over 600,000 registered voters in the 2019 edition of the annual traveler awards released in October. The Philippines […]
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