Filipino-American educator Dr. Eleuterio “Ely” Timbol, Jr. has won the Governor’s Empire State Excellence in Teaching Award in New York.
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LOOK: Historic Filipinotown Eastern Gateway now installed in Los Angeles
The Historic Filipinotown Eastern Gateway has been installed in Los Angeles to honor the contributions of the Filipino community ahead of the celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May.
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Filipino champion Nonito Donaire voted Fighter of the Year in Twitter, YouTube polls
World bantamweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire has been voted the Fighter of the Year in the Twitter and YouTube polls conducted by Premier Boxing Champions (PBC).
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Filipino para-athletes claim 9 medals at Asian Youth Para Games in Bahrain
Filipino youth para-athletes have secured the Philippines’ best medal finish at the Asian Youth Para Games (AYPG) with 1 gold, 6 silvers, and 2 bronzes in the recent regional games held in Manama, Bahrain.
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Barangay New Zealand on ApnaTV-36 spotlights tattoo artist, hip-hop artist
Barangay New Zealand on ApnaTV-36 put the spotlight on Filipino-Kiwi tattoo artist Ronan De Leon Causapin and Pinoy hip-hop artist Roy Seneres, Jr.
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GK community library wins Philippines’ 1st Venice Architecture Biennale award
The Filipino community library of the Gawad Kalinga Enchanted Farm in Angat, Bulacan won the Philippines’ first-ever award in the Venice Architecture Biennale in Italy.
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UP High School Iloilo professor’s study on Bukidnon Subing music wins Taiwan prize
University of the Philippines High School in Iloilo (UPHSI) professor Jose R. Taton, Jr. and Panay Bukidnon student Rennel Lavilla won the Second Best Presentation award for their research on Bukidnon Subing music.
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Pampanga’s Sasmuan wetland is new Ramsar site of international importance
The Sasmuan Pampanga Coastal Wetland (SPCW) has been declared a Wetland Site of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention.
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Scarlet Snow Belo family adopts orphaned baby rhino in Kenya
Young Filipino celebrity Scarlet Snow Belo and her family have adopted a baby rhinoceros from the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Meru, Kenya.
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These COVID 19 Everyday Heroes Shine the Good Light Message of Hope to the World
The COVID 19 pandemic has brought out everyday heroes that showed how Filipinos still shine brightly even in the midst of a crisis as showcased by the Good Light Message of Hope collaborative project between Good News Pilipinas and the Liter of Light.
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Honest Airport cleaner returns bag with more than 400k to Turkish passenger
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) airport cleaner Sixto O. Brillante, Jr. exemplified the honesty of Filipino workers when he returned a passenger’s lost bag containing cash valued at PhP 430,000. The Manila Allied Management Service Cooperative airport cleaner of NAIA, ranked in the Top 45 Best Airports for Business Traveler, was cleaning the male toilet […]
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Filipino scientists discover new species of Shooting Star flower in Quezon Province
A new subspecies of Hoya – also known as shooting star – was discovered by Filipino scientists in Quezon Province. The new addition to the great variety of the Asian flower-bearing vine was reported by a group of botanists from Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI). Known as shooting star […]
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