San Miguel Corporation (SMC) and the City of Manila yesterday opened doors to the “Better World Tondo”, a unique learning facility and food bank for the poor of Tondo in Manila. SMC president and chief operating officer Ramon Ang and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso led the first day of operations of the Better World […]
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Cebu City opens the Philippines’ largest oceanarium
The Philippines’ largest and deepest oceanarium has opened next to SM Seaside City Cebu. Cebu Ocean Park, the first marine theme park in the Visayas, boasts of a larger and deeper water volume than that of Manila Ocean Park. The new world-class marine animal-themed complex was created by the same team that pioneered the Manila […]
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Honesty Store opens at Bayambang Pangasinan municipal hall
Honesty Stores, unattended store shelves where people can pick up what they need and drop the exact payment in a box, have sprouted all over Bayambang town in Pangasinan province – first in schools and now at the Bayambang municipal hall. The Bayambang Poverty Reduction Action Team (BPRAT) of the municipal government set up Honesty […]
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Pinoy-owned FilStop superstore opens in New Jersey
FilStop, a Pinoy-owned superstore which offers the largest selection of authentic Filipino food, has opened in Clifton, New Jersey. Previously known as Phil-Am Foods in Newark Avenue in Jersey City until 2017 when the company rebranded to FilStop, the store has had a strong online presence since 2012. Helmed by its president Erwin Santos, FilStop […]
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1st Filipino Film Festival in South Korea opens in September
Intramuros Opens 9 Churches for Holy Week Visita Iglesia
When Intramuros reopened the walled city’s churches during Holy Week for the first time since World War II in 2018, it became the hub for over a million tourists and pilgrims who sought Manila’s century old structures. The Department of Tourism (DOT) made the event the focal point of its “faith tourism” program which anchors […]
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Benitez family’s MiraNila Heritage House opens to public as museum, library, and event venue
Heritage house MiraNila, owned by the Benitez family, is now open to museum-goers and library patrons. The Benitez ancestral home, declared a heritage house 8 years ago in April 2011 by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), also opened its doors as an event venue. Built in 1929 during the American period […]
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BPI Direct BanKo opens new branch for micro-entrepreneurs in Laguna
BanKo Los Baños Branch is now open to help self-employed micro-entrepreneurs (SEMEs) in Laguna grow and expand their businesses. BPI Direct BanKo, Inc., the microfinance arm of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), formally opened its 200th Branch in Los Banos, Laguna.
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DOST-SEI opens scholarship slots for S&T grad students to study abroad
The Department of Science and Technology-Education Institute (DOST-SEI) is opening scholarship slots to science professionals who wish to pursue further studies abroad. In a media release sent by DOST-SEI to Good News Pilipinas, the government agency announced slots for Foreign Graduate Scholarship in Specialized Priority S & T Fields. DOST – SEI will be offering […]
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National Museum Philippine Rise marine biodiversity exhibit opens to public
The Philippine Rise, also known as Benham Rise, has found its way to the National Museum of Natural History in Manila through an exhibition which opened on January 20 for free public viewing. The National Museum’s new attraction, “The Journey Towards the Protection of the Philippines Rise,” showcases underwater photos taken by technical divers of […]
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