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Charles Andrews Pasig River watercolor painting

Paintings on the Philippines showcased in London Art Week

The prestigious Martyn Gregory Gallery in London recently featured drawings and paintings of various Philippine scenes from the 19th and 20th centuries at the London Art Week. The twenty-six the featured works covering the period...

Young fashion designer Joshua Asuncion creates endangered species-inspired gowns

Young Filipino fashion designer Joshua Asuncion has created gowns inspired by some of the Philipines' endangered species such as Tarsier, Dugong, and Philippine Eagle - much to the delight of netizens who saw the...

LOOK: Cebu City’s Malacañang sa Sugbo transformed into a beautiful museum

The National Museum of the Philippines will lead the transformation of the Malacañang sa Sugbo building in Cebu City into a museum. The proposal to set up a national museum in Cebu coincides with preparations...

Philippines regains important seat in United Nations Oceans Commission

The Philippines has regained its seat at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), marking the 3rd consecutive term for the nation to be in the agency's Executive...
Yuka Saso and Aidric Chan

Yuka Saso and Aidric Chan win prestigious US junior golf tournaments

Yuka Saso and Aidric Chan brought honour to the Philippine golfing world by bagging two major junior tournaments in the United States. Asian Games gold medalist Yuka Saso captured the Girls Junior PGA Championship in...
Foreign tourists visiting the Philippines

Foreign tourists visiting the Philippines in 2019 continue to improve 2018 numbers

Over 3.4 million foreign tourists have visited the Philippines between January to May of 2019, a marked improvement on the visitor arrivals for the same period in 2018. The 2019 rate is 9.76 percent higher...
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Philippines ranks 3rd in CEOWorld’s Best Countries to Invest in 2019

The Philippines ranked as the 3rd best country to invest in or do business for 2019, according to CEOWorld survey results. The Philippines named one of Expat Explorer's best places for expats, ranked in the...
Philippine Floorball Association

Philippines upsets South Korea to bag 3rd in Asia-Oceania Floorball Championships

The Philippine floorball team beat the highly-favored South Korean team in overtime, 6-5, to win the bronze medal in the recently concluded Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation Cup at the Alonte Sports Arena in Manila. The...
Philippine Global Peace Index

Philippines climbs 4 notches in Global Peace Index

The Philippines climbed up 4 notches on the 2019 Global Peace Index (GPI) released by Sydney's Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). The Southeast Asian nation now ranks 134th among 163 countries evaluated in the...

The Philippines moves up “Best Places in the World to Live & Work” Expat...

The Philippines moved up two notches in the "Best Places in the World to Live & Work" rankings released by Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation's (HSBC) Expat Explorer. From the 26th spot in 2018, the...

Filipino travelers with US visa gain easier access to Argentina

The Philippines and Argentina are working closely for Filipino travelers planning to visit the famous South American country. The Argentine government announced that Filipinos holding a non-immigrant B2 United States visa may now find...

North Cotobato’s Christine Jodloman is PHL delegate to Youth Agricultural Summit in Brazil

Christine Jodloman from North Cotabato has been picked by the Bayer Agricultural Education Program to represent the Philippines in the forthcoming Youth Ag Summit 2019 in Brasilia, Brazil from November 4-6. Bayer selected 100 participants...
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