Four Filipina teens displaying their power lifts have so far harvested 12 gold medals within the first three days of the ongoing Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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Zamboanga teen lifts gold, breaks world & Asian youth records at Uzbekistan meet
Zamboanguena teen Angeline Colonia executed gold medal-winning lifts as she broke the world and Asian youth records in weightlifting during the opening day of the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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AirAsia, Liter of Light bring solar lamps to Zamboanga’s indigenous people
AirAsia Philippines and the Liter of Light Foundation have brought the Light it Forward solar lamps to the indigenous people of Zamboanga.
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Zamboanga’s Ramos sisters reap weightlifting medals in Peru
Sisters Rose Jean and Rosegie Ramos from Zamboanga City reaped medals during the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Online Youth World Cup hosted by Lima, Peru this year.
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Liter of Light partners with S&P Global, AirAsia Philippines to bring Light It Forward Solar Lights to Zamboanga
Liter of Light. a Filipino-born global grassroots solar lighting movement, has partnered with S&P Global and AirAsia Philippines to bring Solar Lights to Zamboanga as part of its Light It Forward campaign.
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OTOP Ambassador Catriona Gray promotes Zamboanga
Filipina beauty queen and humanitarian aid worker Catriona Gray is now in Zamboanga in Western Mindanao to promote micro, small and medium enterprises.
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QR Code made from used face masks direct scans to COVID-19 information
A QR Code made by students from used face masks is directing scans to COVID-19 information while emphasizing proper waste management.
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Honest Zamboanga airport cleaners return 200k cash and valuables
Two facility cleaners at the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)-operated Zamboanga International Airport, Arron Paul A. Villanueva and Gracelyn A. Alihuddin, are being celebrated by the airport for their honesty. Last October, Alihuddin found a bag left behind by a Chinese passenger containing a laptop, a mobile phone, a passport with valuable personal […]
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Mayor of Zamboanga among the winners of World Mayor competition
Zamboanga City Mayor Maria Isabelle “Beng” Climaco is being awarded the 2018 World Mayor Prize World Mayor Commendation for her achievements as a female mayor and role model for career and young women, and men. Mayor Climaco made it to the Top 5 World’s Best Mayors list of the London-based City Mayors Foundation “in recognition […]
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Zamboanga Sibugay dubbed “Little Disneyland” for lights show festival
The Municipality of Ipil in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay in Mindanao has been dubbed as “Little Disneyland” for its annual celebration of Festival of Lights which culminates on February 28, 2019. The 3-month long celebration which started November 2018 showcases the creativity of 10 participating local government units, agencies, and local cooperatives to transform […]
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Nat Geo hails Zamboanga’s Pink Beach among world’s best
National Geographic has praised Pink Beach in Great Santa Cruz Island, Zamboanga as one of the “21 Best Beaches in the World.”
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