The Philippines’ Dalareich tableya from Bohol and Auro cacao from Davao jointly won the Gold at the 2019 Academy of Chocolate Awards in London – marking the first time local chocolate producers were given the top prize at the international awards. The prestigious Academy of Chocolate Awards gave the Dalareich 100% Pure Unsweetened Chocolate […]
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Eddie Garcia, Quezon’s Game win Gold Remi in Houston film festival
Eddie Garcia and Quezon’s Game won the Gold Remi at the 2019 Worldfest Houston International Film Festival. Veteran actor Eddie Garcia won the Gold Remi Best Actor for Rainbow’s Sunset. Garcia essayed the role of an old man who decides to be outed as gay to care for his sick lover. ABS-CBN Film Productions’ Quezon’s […]
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SM Supermalls win Grand Stevie Award, bags 45 Asia Pacific Stevies
SM Supermalls won the 2019 Grand Stevie Award after bagging 45 out of the 104 Asia-Pacific Stevies. SM Supermalls’ newest feat bested its own record of 21 Stevies in 2018. The largest mall chain in the Philippines won in various categories besting more than 900 nominations for innovative achievements in the entire Asia-Pacific region this […]
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Acapellago, Pinopela win Moscow Spring A Capella Festival
Homegrown Filipino a capella choir Acapellago won first prize, while Pinopela picked up the 3rd prize at the Moscow Spring A Capella Festival held in May. The two Filipino a capella singing groups won in the Medium Vocal Ensemble Category, hailed as best among 90 groups in competitions which ran for 12 days on 51 […]
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Ateneo students beat 6000 competitors to win Research Challenge Championship in New York
Ateneo students of management bested over 6,000 competitors from all over the world to become Global Champions after winning the CFA Institute Research Challenge held in New York City. The team of future investment management professionals from the Jesuit-run Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, the Philippines’ Top 2 school on the Quacquarelli Symonds […]
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6 young Filipino programmers win medals in Singapore’s National Olympiad in Informatics
Six young Filipino programmers have won medals for the Philippines in Singapore’s 22nd National Olympiad in Informatics (NOI), besting competitors from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Singapore. The programming students participated in the 2019 edition of the NOI at the National University of Singapore where Filipino students had previously won Olympiad medals. The young computer […]
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Janice Lao is 1st Filipino & Asian to win the Edie award, the Oscars for Global Sustainability
Global Filipino leader Janice Lao has received the Edie’s Sustainability Leader of the Year – considered the Oscars for Global sustainability – the first Filipino and Asian to win the prestigious award. Lao, Director of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability for The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, was awarded in London on February 6 along with other […]
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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 the Asian Competition Section” in the Bangladesh festival. Mamang, written and directed by Denise O’Hara, won “Best Feature Film” in […]
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Filipina golfers overpower defending Thai champs to win Santi Cup
The Philippines finally stopped Thailand’s winning streak in the Santi Cup with an outstanding strong-start-to-finish performance that gave the Filipina golfers team the crown by a massive 18-stroke victory. The Philippines’ women’s team emerged from the tournament dominating the top two posts in individual play of the South East Asia Golf Team Championships in Nay […]
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