Filipina scientist Jacquilline Romero has won a prestigious fellowship from the 2017 L’Oreal UNESCO For Women in Science. The Australia-based Dr. Romero, an experimental quantum physicist at the University of Queensland, was awarded the fellowship for her research into the theory of entanglement – that information is shared between particles regardless of the distance between […]
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Bretman Rock, Shibby de Guzman among TIME’s Most Influential Teens of 2017
A student activist and a beauty vlogger were chosen by TIME magazine as the 30 Most Influential Teens of 2017. 14-year-old Shibby De Guzman, a St. Scholastica’s College-Manila ninth grader was recognized after she was photographed protesting the lionization of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, according to Time Magazine. “She carried a megaphone and wore a […]
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Billionaire and Technology Icon Jack Ma in Manila
Chinese tycoon Jack Ma talks to students from De La Salle University and meets the media in Manila on Wednesday, October 25. Mr. Ma, the founder and executive chairman of e-commerce giant the Alibaba Group is a global icon for entrepreneurship and business. The Chinese businessman is one of the most influential businessmen in the […]
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Filipino food supplement using nuclear technology wins international recognition
Filipino researchers have been awarded the 2017 Excellent Research Team of the Year by the Forum for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia (FNCA) for developing the Plant Food Supplement (PFS) that exemplifies peaceful use of nuclear technology. According to a Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) report, FNCA recognized the project […]
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World Poetree Festival honors Filipino Father of Visual Poetry in India
International delegates gathered at the World Poetree Festival honored two Filipino poets – one doctor-poet and an author-poet – in ceremonies held in October at the Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad, India. The Pentasi B Fellowship Hyderabad 2017 of the World Poetree Festival recognized Doc Penpen Bugtong Takipsilim, aka Dr. Epitacio Tongohan in real life, […]
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PBA record crowd of 54,086 watch Ginebra-Meralco Game 7 Finals in PHL Arena
The PBA sets a new a new league attendance record in Game 7 of the 2017 Governors’ Cup Finals. A total crowd of 54,086 rocked the colossal Philippine Arena Friday night as fans witnessed defending champion Ginebra beat Meralco 101-96 in the decisive rubber match, shattering the record it registered just two nights ago in […]
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Philippine Passports now valid for 10 years from January 2018
Filipinos will soon hold Philippine passports valid for 10 years instead of the current 5-years. The new Philippine passports will be issued beginning January 2018, after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) released the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) that enables the implementation of Republic Act No. 10928 (2017), otherwise known as “An Act Extending […]
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Boracay, Cebu, Palawan top 2017 World’s Best Islands survey
The Top 3 Best Islands in the World recommended by international travelers are in the Philippines. Renowned tourist island destinations Boracay, Cebu, and Palawan ranked 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the global survey of over 300,000 travelers conducted by established traveler magazine, Condé Nast. The 30th edition of the annual Readers’ Choice Awards released in […]
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9 Hero Families recognized in Jollibee 7th Family Values Awards
Jollibee Food Corporation awarded 6 hero families and gave special citations to three other families during the 7th Jollibee Family Values Awards (JFVA). The families were “recognized for their selfless dedication towards creating a positive impact in their communities through various advocacies” after months-long search for outstanding Filipino families in the Philippines and around the […]
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Filipino World War II veterans awarded US Congressional Gold Medal
U-S Congressional leaders honored Filipino World War II veterans with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor conferred by Congress, on Capitol Hill. In Emancipation Hall, all four leaders presented a single medal of honor to the 260,000 Filipino and Filipino-American soldiers who served in the U.S. military from the summer of 1941 to […]
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Chinese tycoon Jack Ma says Filipinos have the “Heart to Serve,” shares Success Secrets
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma says Filipinos have a “heart to serve.” The 53-year-old Alibaba Chairman, an icon in the technology sector stressed that Filipinos are poised to weather the automation wave that has the potential to displace jobs in manufacturing. “Artificial intelligence, robots will kill a lot of jobs for manufacturing but the services industry […]
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Philippines is Migratory-Species Champion for Protecting ‘Butanding’
The Philippines is one of the five champions in the world for its contribution to conserve and protect migratory species, particularly the whale shark, locally known as “butanding.” The country was one of the awardees of the Migratory Species Champion Program under the CMS at the the United Nations-led 12th Meeting of the Conference of […]
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