Riverdale’s famous residents, Archie Andrews, and his friends, are seen on a new Archie Comics cover trying out the most iconic travel experiences in the country – eating isaw and halo-halo and taking selfies at the Luneta Park in Manila. The five stars of Archie Comics, freckle-faced redhead Archie and his friends Betty Cooper, Veronica […]
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5 World-Class Filipino athletes raising the flag in SEA Games and Tokyo Olympics
Five world-class Filipino athletes got together this week and pledged to fight for the Philippines at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The champions – Pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena, gymnast Carlos “Caloy” Yulo, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, boxers Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial – were seen together in a video […]
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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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GMA Network bags most awards for the Philippines at 2019 Asian Academy Creative Awards
Philippine television’s GMA Network bagged the most number of awards for the Philippines at the 2019 Asian Academy Creative Awards (AAA) of the Singapore Media Festival. The Asian Academy Creative Awards released the list of Country/Regional winners on October 15 with the Kapuso Network leading the Philippines with 16 awardees in various categories. The winners […]
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Hollywood director Francis Ford Coppola talks about surfing in the Philippines at Condé Nast Traveler summit
Hollywood’s iconic director Francis Ford Coppola talked about surfing in the Philippines during his keynote speech at the Condé Nast Traveler’s (CNT) Second Annual Travel Summit. The multi-awarded film director of The Godfather and owner of the Family Coppola Hideaways was the guest at the CNT conference on October 7 to discuss trends in the […]
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Boracay reclaims Top Asian Island in Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers Choice Awards
Boracay Island in the Philippines has reclaimed its No. 1 spot on the Top Islands in Asia list of the Condé Nast Traveler (CNT) 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards. The 2019 CNT Awards released in October named the world-famous four-square island of Boracay its top pick in Asia in a dominant showing of the Philippine islands […]
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The Many Ways Martha Stewart adores Pinoy adobo
Martha Stewart is back in the Philippines’ news headlines after the lifestyle guru posted an Instagram photo of her Filipino-style adobo dish. Stewart’s social media post on October 7 featured the Philippines’ closest thing to a “national dish” that has been adored by chefs such as Gordon Ramsay as well as celebrity NBA stars and […]
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Lisa Dacanay is 1st Asian to win World Economic Forum Social Innovation Leader Award
Social activist and entrepreneur Lisa Dacanay is the first Asian to win the World Economic Forum (WEF) Social Innovation Thought Leader Award. Dr. Lisa Dacanay, President of the Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia (ISEA), was honored as one of the nine recipients of the inaugural Social Innovation Thought Leader award given by the Schwab […]
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Fil-Canadian artist Pepito Escanlar paints Philippine scenes in Ottawa exhibit
Filipino-Canadian artist Pepito Escanlar’s paintings of scenes from the Philippines are now on exhibit at the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa, Canada. Six of Escanlar’s artworks, all acrylic on canvas, are presented in the “Pamana – Sights and Sounds of Our Filipino Heritage” ongoing exhibit: Tinikling, Singkil, Tricycle sa Guimbal, Dinagyang, Bayanihan, and Silent Witnesses (The […]
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WATCH: New Nas Daily video features how the Philippines fixes overtourism impact
Viral Facebook vlogger Nas Daily released its new video feature commending the Philippines for its efforts to fix the negative impact of overtourism. Nas Daily creator Nuseir Yassin posted his 4th video about his favorite country on October 6 titled “How This Country Fixed Tourism!” In the 3-minute video, Yassin is seen with fellow vloggers […]
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7 PHL tourist destinations being built as sustainable tourism showcase communities
Seven tourist destinations in the Philippines are being built up as resilient, inclusive, sustainable tourism showcase communities. The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced towards the weekend that plans are in place for coordinated efforts between the agency and key stakeholders to help local communities thrive amidst nationwide tourism efforts. The DOT convened selected organizations to […]
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Batanes on October cover of Travel and Leisure Southeast Asia
Batanes Islands in the northernmost tip of the Philippines is on the cover of the October edition of Travel + Leisure (T+L) Southeast Asia. T+L Southeast Asia social media announced the feature on the country’s smallest province as part of its “seeking out untrammeled corners of some of Asia’s top destinations”. “Read all about how […]
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