News & Current Events

Boracay among the top 10 Island destinations in the world
May 11, 2022

Boracay among the top 10 Island destinations in the world

Boracay Island in the Philippines was voted into the CTrip Top 10 Islands Destination Awards 2016 alongside Phuket, Malaysia, Maldives, Tahiti, Mauritius, Guam, Bali, Saipan and Okinawa.
‘Ang Babaeng Humayo’ signs with US film distributor
May 12, 2022

‘Ang Babaeng Humayo’ signs with US film distributor

Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion winner, Lav Diaz’ Ang Babaeng Humayo (The Woman Who Left), has inked a deal with film distributor Kino Lorber, which is known to be the leader in distributing art-house and international films.
28 Filipino exhibitors to be part of Berlin trade fair
May 12, 2022

28 Filipino exhibitors to be part of Berlin trade fair

The Department of Tourism (DOT) would be leading the world’s biggest international trade fair in Berlin, the Internationale Tourismus Borse (ITB Berlin), from March 8 to 12, 2017.
Filipino short film ‘Nakaw’ makes it to Cannes Film Festival
March 09, 2017

Filipino short film ‘Nakaw’ makes it to Cannes Film Festival

Nakaw, a film by Noel Escondo and Arvin “Kadiboy” Belarmino, has recently been chosen to be one of the films which will be screened in the Short Film Corner of the Cannes Film Festival 2017.
Total number of Philippine Islands is now 7,641
March 09, 2017

Total number of Philippine Islands is now 7,641

You now have 534 new reasons to visit the Philippines!
Two Filipina singers to play major roles in ‘Hamilton: An American Musical’
March 10, 2017

Two Filipina singers to play major roles in ‘Hamilton: An American Musical’

Rachelle Ann Go and Christine Allado are selected to play major roles in “Hamilton: An American Musical” at the Victoria Palace Theater in London on November 21, 2017 until June 30, 2018.
Endeavor Philippines names new high-impact entrepreneurs in 69th ISP
May 16, 2022

Endeavor Philippines names new high-impact entrepreneurs in 69th ISP

Two new entrepreneurs namely Mikko Perez and Simon Bakker have been recognized as the 9th and 10th Philippine-based high impact entrepreneurs at Endeavor Philippines.
UnionBank launches mobile banking app requiring selfies
March 10, 2017

UnionBank launches mobile banking app requiring selfies

When using the EON app, the card holder is required to take a selfie and to blink for added security.
MMDA look to implement modified odd-even scheme by April
March 09, 2017

MMDA look to implement modified odd-even scheme by April

Motorists might have one more thing to worry about come April as the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) looks towards a modified odd-even scheme to ease traffic along EDSA.
EO banning smoking nationwide to be signed soon
May 16, 2022

EO banning smoking nationwide to be signed soon

An executive order banning smoking in public places could be signed as early as today.
Filipino-made app on CPR education, a finalist in global healthcare competition
May 16, 2022

Filipino-made app on CPR education, a finalist in global healthcare competition

A life-saving app made by a Filipino student of the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (ASMPH) is a finalist in Sandoz HACk Healthcare Access Challenge.
Fil-Am chef among ‘Best Chef’ nominees for ‘2017 Restaurant and Chef Awards’ in US
May 17, 2022

Fil-Am chef among ‘Best Chef’ nominees for ‘2017 Restaurant and Chef Awards’ in US

Filipino-American chef Tom Cunanan of Bad Saint restaurant is among the nominees in the James Beard Foundation’s “2017 Restaurant and Chef Awards” under the Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic category.
Fil-Am is one of Forbes’ youngest billionaires
March 06, 2017

Fil-Am is one of Forbes’ youngest billionaires

Almost everyone knows the face of Snapchat, Evan Spiegel, as one of the youngest billionaires in the US. But did you know his partner is also on the list… and is half-Filipino?
PH among destinations offering best hotel values
May 17, 2022

PH among destinations offering best hotel values

  The Philippines had made it to TripAdvisor’s Top 10 popular destinations that offers great hotel accommodation to American Travelers, according to an article published by ABS-CBN. “With its Hotel Pricing Report, TripAdvisor is helping travelers as they consider where and when to go on vacation by identifying some of the best-value travel periods in popular destinations around the world,” Brooke Ferencsik, senior director of communications for TripAdvisor, said in a statement. Included in the top 10 hotels that offers great hotel value in months January-June are the following: Turkey Taiwan Belize Caribbean Cambodia Sri Lanka Costa Rica Vietnam Philippines United Arab Emirates  
Duterte-Putin to meet in Russia this May
March 03, 2017

Duterte-Putin to meet in Russia this May

President Rodrigo Duterte confirmed that he will visit Russia on May 25, 2017.
Atom Araullo’s documentary enters New York Festivals for International TV programs and films
May 18, 2022

Atom Araullo’s documentary enters New York Festivals for International TV programs and films

Journalist and TV personality Atom Araullo and his documentary “Warmer” is included in New York’s International TV, film fest that will be held on April 25, 2017.   Araullo’s documentary titled “Warmer” revolves around the grave climate condition experienced in two different parts of the world. It is a finalist in the climate change and sustainability category in the New York Festivals Awards for International TV programs and Films. Other ABS-CBN programs and productions that enters the final list of their categories are: Lando’s Wrath” (best coverage of a continuing news story), Typhoon Lando (best newscast), Mukha: Serbisyo (current affairs). New York Festival’s World’s Best TV & Films competition honors […]
Globe Telecom Tops Asiamoney’s Best Managed Companies Poll
March 02, 2017

Globe Telecom Tops Asiamoney’s Best Managed Companies Poll

Globe Telecom gained another recognition for coming out on top of Asiamoney’s Best Managed Companies poll for large-cap companies in the Philippines.
Celebrating ‘Australia In Davao’
March 03, 2017

Celebrating ‘Australia In Davao’

The Australian Embassy collaborated with partners in Davao to offer a series of events to celebrate the longstanding partnership with Mindanao, and with the city of Davao.
Filipina included in 43 most powerful female engineers in US
February 28, 2017

Filipina included in 43 most powerful female engineers in US

Filipina Engineer, Anne Aaron ranked 32 among 43 most powerful female engineers of 2017 by Business Insider. Image grabbed from Business Insider Aaron is also the director of  Video Algorithms at Netflix, and was noted for leading the team of software engineers and research scientist that enables Netflix’s 86 million subscribers to watch streaming with the best quality. Before her work at Netflix, Aaron also worked at tech powerhouse Cisco Systems as a Senior Software Engineer for Video Codecs. In an article published by Business Insider, Aaron has a PhD in electrical engineering and distributed video coding and has been with Netflix since 2011, working her way up from senior […]
Manila debuts in 2017 Forbes Travel Guide as ‘next luxury destination’
May 17, 2022

Manila debuts in 2017 Forbes Travel Guide as ‘next luxury destination’

For the very first time, Manila is on Forbes list of global luxury travel destinations.