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Filipino math aces top Singapore tilt with 23 golds, 45 silvers, 93 bronzes

Published by rudy Date posted on August 7, 2013

MANILA, Philippines—With a medal haul of 23 golds, 45 silvers and 93 bronzes, a group of young Filipino numbers aces—mostly elementary and high school students from Metro Manila—topped the just-ended 2013 Singapore International Mathematics Contest, held on August 4 at the Global Indian International School in the so-called “Lion City.”

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Filipino wins in Kaspersky Lab contest

Published by rudy Date posted on July 9, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – A student from the University of the Philippines Diliman wowed the judges of Kaspersky Lab’s international youth competition, “Cyber Security for the Next Generation (CSNG) 2013” held in London last June.

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Pinay among best teachers in New York

Published by rudy Date posted on June 26, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – A Filipina has been named one of New York City’s best teachers. Marietta Geraldino, geometry teacher in 10th and 11th grades at the Fredrick Douglas Academy II in Manhattan, was one of the 11 teachers who received the “Big Apple Award” last June 12.

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DPWH defends road repairs: Look beyond surface

Published by rudy Date posted on May 29, 2013

Some roads in Metro Manila “may appear okay on the surface, but underneath they have actually deteriorated because of old age.” The Department of Public Works and Highways pointed this out Wednesday to dispute allegations of irregularities in the agency’s road “reblocking” projects in the metropolis.

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Birthing facility project garners global CSR award

Published by rudy Date posted on May 27, 2013

Naybahay, a rural birthing facility project spearheaded by Pfizer Philippines Foundation Inc., was one among 20 corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects recognized with an award of merit at the 5th Global CSR Summit hosted by the Philippines in Davao City last April.

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The unsung Filipina who cured HIV

Published by rudy Date posted on April 29, 2013

Pinay doctor part of US team that found cure for HIV Pinay doctor part of US team that found cure for HIV. Dr. Katherine Luzuriaga, a Filipino-American pediatric immunologist, led a team that cured HIV in an infant in Mississippi, USA. She has cautiously pointed out that while this cure is unprecedented, it is only…

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Boracay named best Asian beach for 2013

Published by rudy Date posted on March 7, 2013

MANILA, Philippines – With its glistening white, powdery sand, the Philippines’ Boracay Island has been named best beach in Asia for 2013. Participants in a poll on popular online travel guide Trip-Advisor described Boracay as “a stunningly beautiful white powder sand beach (with) crystal clear, warm water that you can laze on for days on…

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Philippines cited for domestic worker protection

Published by rudy Date posted on January 9, 2013

THE PHILIPPINES is one of the few countries that has committed to ensure labor protection for domestic workers according to international standard, said the International Labor Organization (ILO) in a report.

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PH in best financial shape

Published by rudy Date posted on November 20, 2012

The rising preference for Philippine sovereign liabilities reflects improved perceptions of risk, absence of liquidity pressures and low inflation, according to the latest comment of credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service.

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Phl cited for anti-tobacco efforts

Published by rudy Date posted on November 14, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is one of the top five most burdened nations in terms of tobacco use, according to a study conducted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). But the country has succeeded in erasing its “negative image” in the international and local health community, which was created by its perceived support for…

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Teen bags prestigious children’s peace award

Published by rudy Date posted on September 20, 2012

Young Filipino walks away with $130,000 for championing the rights of street children Manila: A teenage boy won a prestigious children’s award for his efforts in helping promote the rights of street children in the Philippines.

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2 Pinoys among 10 Outstanding Young Persons of the World

Published by rudy Date posted on September 17, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – Two Filipinos were among those named as Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP), an annual search by the Junior Chamber International (JCI), otherwise known as the Jaycees.

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Filipinos’ financial literacy up in Citi survey

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2012

THE FINANCIAL literacy of Filipinos has improved significantly, Citi said, with the country notching a record high in the bank’s Financial Quotient Survey last year. The Philippines scored 52.6 points out of a possible 100 in the poll, conducted late 2011 and released yesterday. This is the country’s first time to breach the halfway mark…

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Citi survey shows more Filipinos are money-smart

Published by rudy Date posted on August 28, 2012

MANILA – More Filipinos feel they are money-smart, said multinational bank Citi on Tuesday. Citing its latest Financial Quotient Survey, Citi said Filipino respondents garnered a score of 52.6 out of 100 points, the first time they scored past the 50-point mark since the survey was launched in 2007.

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A harvest of medals for Pinoys… in math competitions

Published by rudy Date posted on August 13, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – Unlike the medal drought that Team Philippines experienced in the London Olympic Games, young Filipino math wizards bagged more than 200 medals in three different international competitions.

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3 Pinays top Asean quiz tilt

Published by rudy Date posted on August 6, 2012

Three high school students from different schools in the country won the championship of the 5th Association of the Southeast Asian Nations Quiz Bee in Phonm Penh, Cambodia.

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Island tops 2012 list of travel magazine

Published by rudy Date posted on July 7, 2012

Boracay Island in Aklan, made world-famous by its powdery white-sand beaches, has been named by the international magazine Travel+Leisure as the world’s best island destination for 2012.

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Young Filipinos top Asean contest for junior scientists

Published by rudy Date posted on June 24, 2012

Filipino students may be outperformed by their Asian peers in international science and mathematics tests, but young Pinoy scientists are showing that, in terms of actual work, they can do better.

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Pinoy law students win top prize in ILO video contest

Published by rudy Date posted on June 11, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – Three Filipino law students took home the top prize in a worldwide video contest organized by the International Labor Organisation (ILO).

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Pisay students win 4th place in intl science fair

Published by rudy Date posted on June 9, 2012

BRINGING home honor in science and technology is considered a Herculean feat for a country that has low appreciation for these disciplines. Julian Paolo Talamera Biyo, Paul Caesar Mason Flores and Hazel Anne Jurado Hernandez from Philippine Science High School (PSHS)-Western Visayas campus won fourth place and $500 in the environmental sciences category for their…

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3 Filipino law students win international video contest

Published by rudy Date posted on April 30, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – A video showing the unemployment crisis in the country won three Filipino law students a chance to present their short film at the International Labor Organization’s Youth Employment Forum next month in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Philippines leads world in belief in God: report

Published by rudy Date posted on April 18, 2012

WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 (AFP) – The Philippines leads the world in the number of people who believe in God, while the elderly across all countries tend to be the most religious, according to a US study out Wednesday.

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UP students shine in int’l moot court contest

Published by rudy Date posted on April 4, 2012

Washington, D.C.: Two children of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) helped propel the University of the Philippines College of Law into the circle of the world’s top four law schools, after taking part in the most prestigious moot court competition in the U.S.

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Filipino student chosen Young Global Leader 2012

Published by rudy Date posted on March 12, 2012

A Filipino scholar in the United Kingdom has been chosen the 2012 Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum. A statement from the British Embassy in Manila said Benedict Carandang, 30, was one of the youngest selected for the prestigious honor from thousands of nominees across the world and joins the 191 other…

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Phl team wins silver, 3 bronze medals in int’l math contest

Published by rudy Date posted on February 16, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – A lean Philippine team brought home a silver and three bronze medals in the inaugural Raffles Invitation Mathematical Olympiad held from Feb. 6 to 11 in Singapore.

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It’s official: Underground River among 7 Wonders

Published by rudy Date posted on January 29, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – The Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) is now officially part of the New7Wonders of Nature. “I am proud to confirm that PPUR is now one of the New7Wonders of Nature; preparations for the proclamation are underway,” Puerto Princesa City Mayor Edward Hagedorn announced yesterday at a press briefing at Heritage Hotel in…

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Boracay named world’s 2nd best beach

Published by rudy Date posted on January 29, 2012

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Tourism (DOT) reported that Boracay has been named the best beach in the world after the Providenciales in Turks and Calcos Islands.

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Three Pinoy kids make a splash at the World Robot Olympiad

Published by rudy Date posted on November 27, 2011

From Nov. 18 to 20, three teenage boys aspiring to be robotics engineers trekked to Abu Dhabi to compete in the World Robot Olympiad (WRO). It was a much-awaited trip for the boys, who put in hours upon hours of whatever spare time they had left after school, as well as on Saturdays and Sundays,…

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Pinoy math whiz kids bag 16 medals

Published by rudy Date posted on November 19, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ math whiz kids harvested a crop of 16 medals, including 5 golds, in the Asia Inter-Cities Teenagers Mathematics Olympiad (AITMO) held in Kavre, Nepal this week.

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Pinoy whiz kid tops international math contest

Published by rudy Date posted on November 7, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – A young Filipino mathematician emerged as one of the individual champions in a tough World Mathematics Team Championship held at the Jiuhua Resort and Convention Center held in Beijing, China, from Nov. 2 to 6.

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December – Month of Overseas Filipinos

“National treatment for migrant workers!”

 

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against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.

 

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(NUG) of Myanmar.
Reject Military!

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