Facebook celebrity Nuseir Yassin has created a page dedicated to his Filipino audience – Nas Daily Tagalog. Nas Daily Tagalog went live online on September 23, 2019, a few days before the viral travel vlogger came back to the Philippines to create his 4th video feature about Filipinos. The Facebook Page About section reads: ANG […]
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Farm tourism strategy to benefit farmers and fisherfolks
The Philippines’ strategy for farm tourism will benefit farmers and fisherfolk, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said at the Farm Tourism Summit. DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat emphasized the agency’s priority program for farm tourism saying citing it will serve as a catalyst for sustainable tourism and inclusive development that will redound to helping not only […]
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Celebrity travel vlogger Nas Daily can’t get enough of PHL, returns to film 4th feature
Nuseir Yassin, popularly known as travel vlogger Nas Daily, returned to his most favorite country on earth – the Philippines – to create his fourth video featuring Filipinos. Palestinian-Israeli Yassin has become world-famous after he left his high-paying job in the United States to travel the world while posting daily one-minute videos on Facebook. Nas […]
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Top local bank says Philippines ripe for investment-led growth
Investments may now play a bigger role in the Philippines’ economy replacing consumer-led growth, says Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) President and Chief Executive Officer Cezar P. Consing. In a recent gathering of finance and treasury leaders, the leader of the country’s first and top bank said the contributors to economic growth are changing […]
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Spider-man star Jacob Batalon talks about Pinoy Pride, Balut & Local Celebs during Manila visit
Hollywood actor Jacob Batalon talked about being Filipino, eating balut, and local celebrities during the Manila leg of his Asian Tour to promote the Spiderman movie. Batalon, born in Hawaii to Filipino migrant parents from Pangasinan, has risen to Hollywood stardom via his Spiderman and Infinity War movies. The Asian Fan Tour for “Spider-Man: Far […]
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Global hotel chain Marriott triples expansion in the Philippines
Marriott International expects to more than triple its expansion in the Philippines within the next five years. The global hotel chain said it is working on having over 5,000 rooms in the country by the end of 2024. The international company based in Maryland, U.S.A. announced on September 24 that five new brands including The […]
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BBC News features record-breaking auction for Philippines “Holy Grail” map disputing China’s territorial claims
The auction for the “Holy Grail” map of the Philippines made BBC News headlines after the collectors item fetched a record-breaking £260,000 from a phone bidder. The Reeman Dansie Auction house notes on Lot 790 offered on the Antiques and Fine Art Sale on September 25, 2019 said “the map was instrumental in the Philippines’ […]
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Verdict is Philippines’ official entry to 2020 Oscars
The award-winning film Verdict by Raymund Ribay Gutierrez has been selected by the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) as the country’s official entry to the 2020 Oscars Awards. FAP today announced its selection of the domestic abuse drama directed by Raymund Ribay Gutierrez as the Philippines’ entry to the International Feature Film (formerly Foreign […]
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Manila Int’l Expo showcases PHL as a topnotch global diving destination
The Philippines’ dive spots are being pushed to the forefront of the global diving industry with the staging of the 1st Philippine International Dive Expo (PHIDEX) scheduled this weekend from September 20-22 at the Seaside Complex of Conrad Manila. The Department of Tourism (DOT) PHIDEX announced that the international dive expo has confirmed the participation […]
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Melanie Marquez’s daughter Michelle Dee aims for Philippines’ 2nd Miss World pageant title
Newly-crowned Miss World Philippines Michelle Marquez Dee is building her own pageant legacy as she aims for the country’s second Miss World title when she competes in London later this year. Miss World, one of the four major global beauty pageants, gave the Philippines’ its first Miss World title when Megan Young won the crown […]
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The Philippines youngest-ever tourism ambassador 4-year-old Scarlet Snow Belo
Four-year-old Scarlet Snow Belo has signed up as the Philippines’ newest tourism ambassador – the youngest-ever to sign up for the goodwill post. Scarlet Snow and Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat posted Tuesday on social media about the Filipino model and social media influencer joining the It’s More Fun in the Philippines campaign […]
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Bayanihan wins World Dance title at 15th International Folklore Fest in Brazil
Bayanihan, the National Dance Company of the Philippines, successfully raised the Philippine flag in South America by winning the 1st Federation of International Dance Festivals (FIDAF) Brazil World Championship at the 15th edition of the Festival Internacional de Folclore de Nova Prata (Nova Prata IFF). Bayanihan, the sole representative from the Philippines and Asia, bested […]
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