GoodNewsPilipinas.com-Lutong Pinoy claimed its first-ever basketball title after edging past the Titans 80-79 in a winner-take-all game to seize the 2019 Grandeur Basketball Championship Season 3 Crown at the Stamford International School Jefferson Gymnasium in Singapore. Top scoring for the GoodNewsPilipinas.com-Lutong Pinoy team was tournament MVP Terence Tumalip with 22 points. Ronald Calma chipped in […]
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Pinoy social enterprise HOME Plush Toys creates indigenous Lumad Dolls
Filipino social enterprise Handcrafters of Mary Enterprise (HOME) Plush Toys has created a Lumad Collection of their handcrafted dolls. The Lumad (Visayan word for native or Indigenous) tribes such as the Aetas, Bontocs, Ibaloi, Kalinga, Manobo, and Talaandig were the inspiration of the doll collection. HOME Plush Toys provides a sustainable livelihood for mother artisans […]
Read more →Fox video features Filipino Pride celebrity icons
Fox social media released a video featuring Filipino Pride celebrity
Read more →14 OPM Singers of Sana Naman, Taumbayan Revealed in Music Video
Fourteen original Pilipino music (OPM) singers aka “TAUMBAYAN,” regardless of political affiliation, age, and music style gave their time, special talents and selves to come together to sing about hope and love for the Philippine Republic. The 14 individuals and groups answered the call to appeal for love and hope for the Philippines and for […]
Read more →Pinoy music artists sing of love and hope for Philippines in “Sana Naman, Taumbayan” video
Fourteen Pinoy singers and groups answered the call to appeal for love and hope for the Philippines during the upcoming elections and the resulting song, “Sana Naman, Taumbayan,” captured the plea, and more, as seen and heard on the lyric video released on May 1. Composed by hit-maker Louie Ocampo and penned by singer-songwriter Joey […]
Read more →Adobo featured as Philippines’ national dish on Taste Atlas
All-time Filipino dish favorite, Adobo, has been featured as the national dish of the Philippines on Taste Atlas. “Adobo” which comes from the Spanish word “adobar” which means marinated in English, is listed on Taste Atlas as “the closest thing to a national dish in the Philippines.” The encyclopedia of food on the internet known […]
Read more →Pinoy Crispy Pata, Lechon, Kare Kare in Taste Atlas Top 100 Most Popular dishes in the world
Filipino favorite meat dishes Crispy Pata, Lechon, and Kare Kare have been named among Taste Atlas’ Top 100 Best Traditional Dishes In The World – in fact, the Philippines landed 3 times in the Top 10 Best Rated Dishes! Crispy Pata, named one of London’s Romulo Café best dishes, was #1 in the Taste Atlas […]
Read more →Oscars big winner Black Panther has a Pinoy visual designer: Anthony Francisco
Oscars big winner Black Panther, which won 3 of its 7 Academy Awards nominations including Best Original Music Score, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design turns out to have a visual designer who is a Filipino – Anthony Francisco. Black Panther won the Oscars for Best in Costume Design, an award given to Ruth […]
Read more →Fil-Italian youths show love for Pinoy-style basketball
In Italy, a country whose sport and national pastime is soccer, Filipino youths are getting interested in playing basketball – and this happily gives a source of new blood for Philippine basketball. Meet the Magbuhos brothers from Italy, the 20-year-old Winfrey Jr. who stands at 6’3” and his younger brother 19-year-old Vince, 6’5” are again […]
Read more →MEET: Matthew Libatique, Hollywood cinematographer who loves being Pinoy
Meet Matthew Libatique, a Fil-Am cinematographer making a name in Hollywood with Robert Downey Jr. even calling him, “Maestro.” The celebrated director who traces his roots to the Philippines had the distinction of being the first Pinoy who earned a nomination in the previous Oscars – best cinematography for his work in Black Swan which […]
Read more →Netflix star Shay Mitchell shows off iconic Pinoy jeepney to “You” co-star Penn Badgley
Netflix star Shay Mitchell showed off the iconic Filipino jeepney to “You” co-star Penn Badgley when they came to the Philippines mid-January to promote their latest project. Netflix Philippines posted on social media a photo of Mitchell and Badgley posing in front of a jeepney with the caption, “Did somebody order a jeepney? These two […]
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