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NEW YORK—The world has made great progress in eliminating inequality between men and women in health and education, but not in economic participation and political empowerment, according to a survey of 135 nations released Tuesday.

MANILA, Philippines – A Filipina was among four students who were awarded by the United Nations for environment innovation.

Director-General Irina Bokova of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) commended the Philippines for its dynamic work in education at the sidelines of the General Conference in Paris.

THE Philippines’ medal haul in the most prestigious Math and Science competitions in the world continues to soar with four high school students netting gold, silver and bronze medals in the recently concluded Fifth International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO).

MANILA, Philippines—Four Filipino high school students made top rankings in an international student competition on the earth sciences this month, fetching medals for the Philippines in a battle among 26 nations.

THE Philippines is one of the best places for women, according to Newsweek magazine. A survey done by the American publication showed the Philippines as among the 20 best countries for women, ranking 17th out of 165 countries.

The Department of Education (DepEd) in Makati City reported that several students in the city recently garnered top spots in international academic competitions. In a news release published on the Makati City government website, DepEd Makati Superintendent Elena Ruiz said the distinctions won by bronze medals won by the following students: Jannylie Suhayne Cayabyab of…

MANILA, Philippines — Students from the Philippines and Singapore were declared champions in the 8th International Mathematics and Science Olympiad (IMSO) for primary schools held from September 2 to 6 in Naga City.

BRIGHTON, UK – Teodoro “Jun Jun” Medran Jr. arrived in the United Kingdom in 1999 with a dream to become a successful nurse. Like many first-time overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), he was anxious about being in a foreign country, uncertain of what lay ahead.

For helping disadvantaged youths, a Filipina nurse received the “2011 Pride of Australia” award. Mica Alcedo was awarded the medal under the “Fair Go” category at the Crocodylus Park in Darwin, Northern Territory on August 19, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

A YOUNG Filipina Muslim has done the country proud by becoming one of the five international awardees of the Zonta International Young Women in Public Affairs Award (YWPA) for her work in building libraries and distributing books in areas known to be hotspots of rebels and terrorist groups.

SINGAPORE — A scheme training Filipino women to efficiently run neighborhood stores grabbed top prize at an global UN-sponsored contest aimed at empowering impoverished women in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

The hybrid cars built by teams from the University of the Philippines and Mapua Institute of Technology won awards in the recently concluded Shell Eco-Marathon Asia 2011.

BALI, Indonesia — The Philippines won a gold, a silver and several bronze medals in the International Math Competition held here from July 18 until yesterday. Taking home a gold medal from the math tilt was Gene Go, Jr. from the Zamboanga Chong Hua High School, who started joining international math contests only this year.

Medals from international math and science competitions keep on pouring for the Philippines as the country’s contingent reaped three bronze medals in the recently concluded 52nd International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Amsterdam.

MANILA, Philippines – Young Filipino math wizards won their share of medals, including a gold and several silvers and bronzes, in the 14th Po Leung Kok Primary Mathematics World Contest (PMWC) held in Hong Kong last week. Winning a gold medal for Team Philippines and leading the medal winners was Farrell Eldrian Wu, a Grade…

CEBU, Philippines – Cebu City will be formally declared ASEAN City of Culture this Friday because of its creative industry and strength in performing arts and culinary arts, among others. The formal declaration will be held at the Radisson Blu hotel.

BERN, Switzerland- A Filipino sculptor from Ifugao won the top two prizes in an international sculpture symposium which ended Sunday in Switzerland.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines wound up third overall in the 12th ASEAN + age-group chess championships, winning 17 gold medals at the Indoor Telaga Kramat Stadium in Tarakan, Indonesia last Sunday.

HONG KONG – Environment-friendly coffee cups and food boxes made from corn cobs and rice stalks produced by small-scale farmers won for a team of young Philippine entrepreneurs the “Best of the Best Award” at the 2011 Young Entrepreneur Awards (YEA) Regional Finals of the HSBC last Monday here.

FILIPINO whiz kids bagged a total of 23 medals last Wednesday, including eight golds in the Blitz event of the 12th ASEAN Age-group Chess Championships at the Indoor Telaga Kramat Stadium in Tarakan, Indonesia.

MANILA, Philippines—Seven new species of mice have been found by local and US scientists in the mountains of the Philippines, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has said.

WASHINGTON – Two Filipino women have been honored in New York for their outstanding role as teachers.

MANILA, Philippines – Two Filipino students won first and second places in the under-18 category of the Kejia Pengcheng Cup Beijing International Sudoku Tournament in Beijing, China over the weekend.

MANILA, Philippines – Two young Filipino budding scientists, both incoming college freshmen this June and products of public schools, bagged grand prizes in the prestigious Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held in Los Angeles, California in the US earlier this month.

MANILA, Philippines – A Filipino professor won the prestigious 2011 Gallieno Denardo international physics award for his work on semiconductor optics.

A Filipino graphic artist and a medical technologist are among the winners of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program’s “Online Volunteering Award 2010,” the Philippine Mission to the UN disclosed over the weekend.

MANILA, Philippines—The South Korean government lauded Filipino scholars of the Korean International Cooperation Agency (Koica) for their efforts to promote socioeconomic development in the Philippines by applying the knowledge they gained from Korea, sharing this to other Filipinos, and organizing outreach programs for target communities nationwide.

MANILA, Philippines – Three students from Grace Christian College bagged the championship trophy in the Junior Division of the 4th International Young Mathematicians Convention (IYMIC) held in Lucknow, India over the weekend.

MANILA, Philippines—With identical scores of 99.7 percent, four young Filipino numbers aces were among 65 students worldwide who topped the 2010 Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC), which drew about 400,000 contestants from at least 40 countries when it was held in August.