75-year-old Susie Rose breaks 3 powerlifting world records
The fact that Susie Rose is already 75 years old has not held her back from breaking world records at the Amateur World Powerlifting Congress (AWPC) World Cup held August to September in Idaho; the powerlifting grandmother even picked up 8 gold medals on her way to bagging 3 world best scores.
University of Mindanao Chorale wins Busan fest Grand Priz
The University of Mindanao (UM) Chorale bagged the grand prize at the 13th Busan Choral Festival and Competition Grand Prix.
First tandem bamboo bike zips through Puerto Princesa
The first tandem bamboo bike that goes on a zipline can be found in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.
Filipinos one of the World’s top charity work volunteers
Filipinos rank 7th as the world’s most giving people in terms of volunteering time, according to the Charities Aid Foundation.
Cebu Mall employee Erwin Cariaga returns lost cash
Island Central Mall maintenance worker Erwin Cariaga returned the Php59,000 cash he found scattered near the mall escalator.
Pixar artist remakes Disney princesses in Filipino clothes
Filipino Pixar animation artist Edward Niebert III has rendered Disney characters in Filipino clothes.
Cebu Blogger Kryz Uy stars in TLC’s Taste of Hong Kong
Cebu-based blogger Kryz Uy was featured in TLC’s season opener for “A Taste of Hongkong.” Krystal Gail Uy, an Instagrammer with over 500k followers
De La Salle University student excels in Stanford University
De La Salle University (DLSU) student, Patricia Margaret Victoria, graduated with honors from the Science, Technology and Medicine Summer Program
2 Filipinos named in Asia Society Summit Class of 2017
Asia Society has named two Filipinos as part of the Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit Class of 2017 to be held in Australia late this year.
UPLB researchers develop insect-resistant Biotech Talong
University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) researchers have developed the first bio technology crop in the Philippines, the Bt Talong (Eggplant).
La Salle G’hills bags 4 trophies in Athens Scholars Cup
La Salle Greenhills High School (LSGH HS) students brought home 284 medals and 4 trophies from the World Scholars Cup (WSC) 2017 Athens Global Round.
LPU Laguna in Top 10 of Microsoft Imagine Cup
Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) Laguna Team Opticode finished in the Top 10 of the 15th Annual Microsoft Imagine Cup