Overseas Filipina nurse Kit Torres has received seven portraits from professional painters in honor of her service as one of the National Health Service heroes who tirelessly treat COVID-19 patients in the United Kingdom.
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Pinoy kids Justine Afante, Victoria Alsina in “The Voice Kids” UK finals
Pinoy kids Justine Afante and Victoria Alsina are in the grand finals of the global singing competition, “The Voice Kids” in the United Kingdom.
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Cynthia Barker is 1st Filipino Mayor of Hertsmere in England
Cynthia Barker has been appointed Mayor of Hertsmere in Hertfordshire, England, the first Philippine-born official to hold the prestigious post.
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Philippines, Japan, and UK collaborate for climate change-resistant coastal communities
The need to address the effects of climate change on coastal communities has brought together science agencies from the Philippines, Japan, and the United Kingdom to build sustainable coastal communities in Southeast Asia. The Japan Science and Technology (JST) Agency, the United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI), and the Philippines’ Department of Science and Technology […]
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UK-based Filipino radiographer’s LEGO MRI Toy Idea halfway to being accepted as official design
Filipino radiographer Apollo Exconde’s Open MRI design, which was submitted to LEGO Ideas for adoption as an official design of the toy bricks manufacturer, is halfway to being accepted as an official design. Exconde, a De La Salle Health Sciences Institute (now De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute) in Cavite graduate, designed the […]
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T’boli film K’na, the Dreamweaver is Gala Film at London’s Native Spirit Film Festival
Filipino independent film K’na, the Dreamweaver was screened as the Gala Film in the opening of the 2019 Native Spirit Film Festival on October 12 in London. The award-winning film of the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival in 2014 represented the Philippines in this year’s Native Spirit Film Festival held at the Brunei Gallery Theatre of […]
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Ayala Foundation is first Asian recipient of Social Value International certification
Ayala Foundation has received the Social Value Certificate, becoming the first organization in Asia to be recognized by the United Kingdom-based Social Value International (SVI). Ayala Foundation, the social development arm of the Ayala group, was given the Level One Certification for implementing projects in line with Social Value Principles. The Level One Certificate was […]
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Philippine students win 6 medals at International Math Olympiad in United Kingdom
The Philippines’ 6-member student delegation to the 60th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) all brought home medals from the competition held in the United Kingdom. The Filipino students performed strongly and won 6 silver and bronze medals from the oldest and most prestigious math olympiad held at the University of Bath from July 11-22. The Philippine […]
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University of Santo Tomas Singers claim 3-peat win, earns Choir of the World Champion of Champions title
The University of Santo Tomas Singers (USTS) has achieved a historical first 3-peat win at the Choir of the World Championships held in July. The UST Singers was declared the winner of the 2019 Choir of the World Champion of Champions title in the online voting organized by the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in the […]
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Ramon Lijauco Jr. wins Most Outstanding Conductor award in 2019 Choir of the World
Ramon Lijauco Jr., Thailand’s Suanplu Chorus’ Filipino conductor and music director, won the Jayne Davies Prize for Most Outstanding Conductor during the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod Festival’s Choir of the World 2019 held in Wales, United Kingdom. Lijauco also led Thailand’s Suanplu Chorus to win the 1st Prize in the Open Category of the competition […]
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Nonito Donaire is World Boxing Champion beats Irish foe in Glasgow
Nonito Donaire is the new WBA “Super” bantamweight champion of the world.
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Filipino student’s life-saving app wins Global Award in UK
Joel Alejandro and Andrea Relucio’s ‘Sali’ save-a-life app which aims to universalize CPR education and training captured the Sandoz HACk
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