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Google Doodle honors Filipino banana ketchup creator Maria Ylagan Orosa

Maria Ylagan Orosa, the Filipino food scientist who created the iconic banana ketchup and over 700 recipes, is honored by Google Doodle today to mark her 126th birth anniversary. A cartoon likeness of Maria Orosa,...

UP honors 1st Filipino White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford

The University of the Philippines (UP) has honored Cristeta Pasia Comerford, the first Filipino executive chef of the White House, with the conferment of a degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, in...

World Wildlife Fund honors Everest climber Carina Dayondon as Conservation Hero

Carina Dayondon, the first Filipina to climb the summit of each of the tallest mountains of the seven continents in the world including Mt. Everest, has been honored with the Conservation Hero Award by...

Alex Eala takes home runner-up honors at the World Super Junior Tennis tourney in...

Filipino teen champion Alexandra "Alex" Eala brought pride to the Philippines as the Top 2 finisher at the 2019 World Super Junior Tennis Championships held in Osaka, Japan. Alex Eala played excellent games on her...

Missionary triathlete Romeo Puncia receives Emirates Nursing honors

Missionary triathlete Romeo "Oreo" Puncia was honored by the Filipino Nurses Association in the Emirates during the celebration of International Nurses Day. Puncia was honored with the "Award for Contributions to the Health and Welfare...

Google Doodle honors Philippines’ 121st Independence Day

Google is again honoring Philippine Independence Day with a specially-designed Doodle art. This is the 10th time the internet browser is featuring the Philippine flag and colors in its home page. The new Google Doodle...
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Cartier Women’s Initiative honors InvestED’s Filipina CEO Carmina Bayombong

Filipina CEO Carmina Bayombong of InvestEd was recognized as the South Asia and Oceania laureate in the 2019 Cartier Women’s Initiative awards held in California. Bayombong was one of the 7 laureates named by the...

Baguio City honors Igorot war heroes

The Philippines honored its Igorot war heroes as the country observed its 77th “Araw ng Kagitingan” or Day of Valor in Baguio City on April 9. The city government of Baguio spearheaded the "Araw ng...

Apolinario Mabini Award honors blood donation drive top giver Sitel Philippines

Sitel Philippines was honored with the Apolinario Mabini Award as a “Blood Donation Hero” for giving over 190 voluntary blood donations this year. The top global BPO company received its award for the 2nd year...

Citibank honors 9 Inspiring Filipino Microentrepreneurs

Nine inspiring Filipino microentrepreneurs were honored in the 16th Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards given by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Citi Foundation, and the Microfinance Council of the Philippines Inc. The yearly awards recognize outstanding local...
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