Long before President Barrack Obama chanted his slogan ‘Change We Can Believe In,’ Efren Penaflorida, also known as Kuya Ef, has been building lives of children in dump sites and squatter areas with his group, the Dynamic Teen Company (DTC), with their motto, “We are the Change.” Kuya Ef is a finalist among the Top [...]
Iloilo City is now prepared to host this year’s ‘Philippine International Mathematics Competition’ that will gather some 100 teams from about 30 countries worldwide slated November 28 to December 2. The competition that will gather mathematics wizards will not only serve as avenue for the exchange of ideas and information about the subject matter but [...]
A young Filipino has bagged first place at the 2009 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – Korea Multimedia Competition in Seoul, South Korea. Jophel Ybiosa of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) bagged first place in the photography category of the 2009 ASEAN-Korea Multimedia Competition. Ybiosa’s winning entry entitled, “Giants” feature the Higantes [...]
According to Forbes Asia magazine’s, heres the list of Philippines’ 40 richest people published last August 25, 2009: 1. Jaime Zobel de Ayala and family ($2 billion) 2. Henry Sy and family ($1.7 billion) 3. Lucio Tan and family ($1.6 billion) 4. Andrew Tan ($1.1 billion) 5. Manuel Villar ($940 million) 6. George Ty ($870 [...]
Afro-Filipina Anna Maria Flechero performs at the 2nd Annual S.F. Filipino American Jazz Festival at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on August 8. Jazz Vocalist and songwriter Anna Maria Flechero’s first CD, Journey Into The Fourteenth Hour (2004) has been described by Jazz Review as “an articulate and serious expression [...]
Twenty-eight-year-old Erik Jon Celino Spoelstra, the present head coach of Miami Heat, a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, USA, is a Filipino-American. Born on November 1, 1970 in Evanston, Illinois, his father is Irish-Dutch Jon Spoelstra, a long-time NBA executive involved with the Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets and New Jersey Nets. His [...]
Two Davao local artists will display at least 20 of their original and reproduction paintings at the Davao City International Airport on August 8. Paiter Victor Secuya, along with artist Kublai Millan, said the activity with the theme “Spirit of Davao’, would be a prelude to the week-long Kadayawan sa Dabaw celebration from August 17 [...]
Celebrating the Philippine Independence Day, the Filipino-Swiss community in Zurich in cooperation with the Philippine Embassy in Berne and the Department of Tourism held a fashion event that promoted local haute couture. The collection by Filipino designer Nono Palmos featured European-inspired designs using indigenous fabrics such as the patadyong, piña, gaddang and yakan. The dinner [...]
Aside from being a global boxing superstar. Manny Pacquiao managed to become a Billionaire and currently ranked 6th in the Worlds Richest Athlete Roster. Manny Pacquiao affirmed his status as one of the brightest lights in the boxing firmament with his first ever appearance on Forbes Magazine’s list of world’s highest-paid athletes this year. Pacquiao [...]
He is supposed to be the next Filipino tennis sensation after a long drought but is Francis Casey Alcantara really a potential for singles? No doubt, Casey’s coach Jun Toledo, would say his ward has tremendously improved and may become the next local icon judging from compliments of other coaches in Great Britain, France and [...]