Good News Pilipinas! TV Week in Review (WIR) wraps the week with the 5 Best Filipino Pride stories of Pinoy triumphs, positive action, and inspirations. In this WIR Episode 14 we have VPeepz from the NBC World of Dance stage, best entertainment radio broadcaster of the year Noel Ferrer on Radyo Katipunan and Radyo Inquirer, […]
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UP, Ateneo, DLSU, Philippines’ newsrooms collaborate to fact check
The Philippines’ top universities and newsrooms are collaborating on a fact-checking project for the country’s 2019 elections for Tsek.Ph The University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University, and De La Salle University – top Philippine educational institutions consistently ranked in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings – are working with 11 newsrooms across […]
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Minecraft gamer Fred Tacla recreates UP Los Banos structures
University of the Philippines student Frederick Tacla has rebuilt iconic structures of UP Los Banos (UPLB) in the Minecraft world. The UPLB Industrial Engineering student posted on social media the photos of his work which he says he built in 3 days during his spare time. “Kung merong Minecraft version ang UPD, meron din ang […]
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5 Reasons to Watch “Ang Huling El Bimbo”
The all-original Filipino musical “Ang Huling El Bimbo” (AHEB) wrapped up its 2nd run on April 14 before a full house on standing ovation for the cast that gave life to the songs of the iconic 90s band, the Eraserheads. Good News Pilipinas first wrote about the musical staged by Resorts World Manila (RWM) through […]
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University of the Philippines-led international archaeology team discovers new human species Homo luzonensis in Callao Cave
University of the Philippines (UP) professor Armand Salvador B. Mijares today presented to media the findings of an international multidisciplinary team’s discovery of a new hominin species, Homo luzonensis, a new human species contemporaneous with Homo sapiens dubbed “Ubag” (nickname from a mythical cave man). The Callao Cave Archaeology Project report received by Good News […]
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MEET: University of the Philippines’ Environmental Microbiologist Dr. Pierangeli Vital, Young Ambassador of the Philippines
Introducing Dr. Pierangeli Vital, an Environmental Microbiologist and the Young Ambassador of the Philippines to the prestigious International Society for Microbial Ecology. Dr. Vital is a young pioneer in the field of investigation of microbial food safety in agricultural products in the Philippines. Her interest in Environmental and Food Microbiology brought her to where she […]
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University of the Philippines Physics team does Harry Potter-like magic, improves Rochester’s invisibility cloak
Harry Potter fans might soon see for real the iconic film series’ invisibility cloak that helped Hogwarts’ students get out of scrapes many times – courtesy of the University of the Philippines (UP) National Institute of Physics (NIP). The UP Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (OVPAA) revealed on social media that a […]
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MEET: Dr. Lucille Abad, promoter of peaceful use for nuclear technology
Meet Dr. Lucille V. Abad of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) who was featured by the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) in the Juana Says series for International Women’s Day 2019. Dr. Abad, the chief of the Atomic Nuclear Division of the PNRI, was awarded the 2017 Excellent Research Team of the Year by […]
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Google celebrates Filipina national dance artist Francisca Reyes Aquino with Doodle, Videos
Google’s Doodle on the popular browser’s home page this March 9 celebrates the 120th birth anniversary of Filipina national artist Francisca Reyes-Aquino, the “Mother of Philippine Dancing.” The Google Doodle, which had previously featured other noteworthy Filipinas such as Josefa Llanes Escoda – the Philippines’ first girl scout and pediatrician Fe del Mundo, today illustrates […]
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UP, Ateneo, De La Salle, UST score high in QS World University Rankings
Four higher education institutions in the Philippines namely, the University of the Philippines (UP), Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University (DLSU), and the University of Santo Tomas (UST) have scored high on the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings for 2019. UP Diliman, the only state university among the four, maintained its top-Philippine […]
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UP and De La Salle University soar in Asia Pacific THE World University Rankings
The University of the Philippines (UP) listing in Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE WUR) for Asia Pacific has risen to the top 101-110 bracket, while De La Salle University (DLSU) debuted at 201-250. In 2018, UP was in the 156th rank among top performing Asian universities, and 201+ ranking in 2017. THE WUR […]
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MEET: Josephine Santiago-Bond, Filipina engineer at NASA
Ever heard of a Filipina engineer at the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA)? Mind you, she is the boss of a department – her job description being the Head of Advanced Engineering Development Branch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. It means that she is the one who gets to choose the wonderfully intelligent people who […]
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