Tag: Pinoy Trivia
MEET: Bobby Pontillas, Oscars nominee for One Small Step animation
Meet Bobby Pontillas, the Filipino-American animator and Art Director of Taiko Studios who created the Oscar-nominated animated short film “One Small Step.”
Pontillas’ animated film which earned the Oscars 2019 nod is an award-winning film...
Muntinlupa National High School wins Zayed Sustainability Prize in UAE
Muntinlupa National High School (MNHS) from the Philippines has won top honors at the prestigious Zayed Sustainability Prize in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Filipino school was awarded the East Asia and Pacific champions...
Filipino food showcased in cookbook by Chicken Soup for the Soul’s Jacqueline Chio-Lauri
International palates craving for Filipino food can now have their fill with “The New Filipino Kitchen: Stories and Recipes from Around the Globe.”
The Filipino cuisine cookbook is an anthology of 30 personal stories and...
Anne Curtis’ Aurora gets 1st ever Filipino film premiere attended by Dubai diplomatic corps
The Filipino film “Aurora” starring Anne Curtis was given a red carpet welcome in Dubai, the first time a Filipino film premiere was attended by the Dubai diplomatic and consular corps.
Aurora, the Metro Manila...
Fil-Am Marc dela Cruz stars in Broadway musical Hamilton in New York
Marc dela Cruz made history on Broadway as the first actor with Filipino roots to play the lead role of Alexander Hamilton in the award-winning musical "Hamilton."
Marc dela Cruz went on stage on January...
Signal Rock, Mamang win awards at 17th Dhaka International Film Fest
Philippine films “Signal Rock” and “Mamang” won major awards at the 17th Dhaka International Film Festival in January.
Signal Rock, directed by Chito S. Roño from a screenplay by Rody Vera, won “Best Script” in...
Carlo Biado finishes Top 2 in World 9-Ball Championship in Qatar
Filipino billiards master Carlo Biado finished in the Top 2 of the World 9-Ball Championship held in Doha.
Biado worked hard during the tournament to reach the finals again and defend his 2017 championship title...
Good News Pilipinas! TV Express: APBR App Upgrades to Assist Filipino air passengers
Air passengers can now file complaints and request assistance faster with the newly upgraded Air Passengers Bill of Rights (APBR) mobile application from the Department of Transportation and Civil Aeronautics Board.
The APBR was first...
Good News Pilipinas! TV Express: Filipino firefighters, flight attendants praised for assisting childbirth
Filipino firefighters and flight attendants are praised for safely delivering babies on two separate cases of emergency childbirth.
Polomolok fire station officials and Philippine Airlines (PAL) attendants assisted the women while on duty.
Watch the full...
Darren Criss’ Screen Actors Guild Best Actor award speech highlights using craft to create...
Three-time best actor awardee Darren Criss has picked up his 4th trophy for outstanding performance in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (ACS: Versace) – this time receiving his first Actor trophy...
Filipina junior tennis star Alex Eala starts 2019 with back-to-back finals finishes
Alex Eala, the Filipina junior tennis world champion who won tourney after tourney around the world in 2018, started the 2019 season with back to back finals finishes in India.
The teenage tennis star, whose...
Karen Gallman’s Journey: From Binibining Pilipinas to Miss Intercontinental Crown
Karen Gallman is the 3rd Filipina beauty queen to claim a pageant crown within weeks of each other – following Catriona Gray who won the country's 4th Miss Universe crown in December 2018, and...