Filipina celebrity fashion icon and popular actress Heart Evangelista received a Gold Creator Award from the popular video-sharing site, Youtube. Evangelista was awarded the YouTube Creator Awards’ Gold Play Button as recognition for reaching one million subscribers on her channel, Love Marie Escudero. The world fashion icon and Asia style trendsetter started her YouTube channel […]
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Filipino driver of UK embassy receives British Empire Medal from Queen Elizabeth II
Filipino driver Roland Quitevis, who has served eight British Ambassadors to the Philippines for 33 years, was awarded by Queen Elizabeth II with the British Empire Medal (BEM). Ambassador Daniel Pruce announced on July 24 that the Filipino driver for the UK Embassy in Manila is being honored by the Queen’s British Empire Medal for […]
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Bank of Philippine Islands receives Golden Arrow Award from ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard
The Bank of Philippine Islands (BPI) was awarded the Golden Arrow by the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS). The Philippines’ Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) used its ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) and rated BPI as among the top five of the 16 publicly listed banks in the country. In 2018, BPI also earned a […]
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Teen scientist receives scholarship from top global university Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Teen scientist Hillary Diane Andales will soon start her studies as a scholar at the top global university Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The 18-year-old was offered the MIT scholarship after winning the 2017 Breakthrough Junior Challenge, a global video contest for young scientists. In her winning video, Andales explained Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. […]
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Missionary triathlete Romeo Puncia receives Emirates Nursing honors
Missionary triathlete Romeo “Oreo” Puncia was honored by the Filipino Nurses Association in the Emirates during the celebration of International Nurses Day. Puncia was honored with the “Award for Contributions to the Health and Welfare of Children” in the association’s awards night held at the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Registered Nurse and Emergency Medical […]
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Maria Ressa receives Columbia Journalism School Award in New York
Filipino journalist Maria Ressa received the Columbia Journalism School Award in New York during the institution’s commencement ceremonies for the class of 2019. Rappler’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer received the award in New York during ceremonies livestreamed on social media on May 22, 2019. The Columbia Journalism School’s faculty cited Maria Ressa “for the […]
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Filipino dance crew VPeepz receives JLo, NeYo, Derek Hough vote for duels in NBC’s World of Dance
The Philippines’ VPeepz junior dance crew showcased their amazing moves on NBC’s World of Dance (WOD) stage in the second part of the competition’s season premiere on March 3, Sunday (March 4 Manila Time). The 13-member hip hop group from Manila went into the Qualifiers needing a score of 85 to get through to the […]
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Shadow artist Philip Galit receives Golden Buzzer from Asia’s Got Talent hosts Alan & Justin
Shadow Ace Philip Galit is finally on the Asia’s Got Talent stage and managed to amaze worldwide audiences, the AGT judges and the hosts – enough to earn the rare Golden Buzzer that takes his act straight through to the semifinals live show. Shadow Ace was a semifinalist in the Philippine edition of the show […]
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Philippine digital startup Coins.ph receives Indonesian GO-JEK investment
Philippine digital startup Coins.ph is now Southeast Asia’s leading mobile blockchain-enabled platform after Indonesian ride-hailing company GO-JEK bought a majority stake into the company. The acquisition is seen as a strategic move that will allow both companies to build something bigger and better for their customers. This acquisition has also allowed its investors to make […]
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