An “all-star” Philippine Azkals football team will face a tough delegation from Sri Lanka to kick-off their journey to the 2014 World Cup, the biggest tournament in the world of football.
Manny Pacquiao, Charice Pempengco, and Arnel Pineda aren’t the only Filipinos bringing glory to the country. In the field of broadcast journalism, there is also Veronica Pedrosa, the famed news presenter of the international news network Al Jazeera.
The Philippine National Football Team, otherwise known as the "Azkals," bagged their second win against Germany's SC Bonner Under-19 during last Saturday's test match which ended 4-1 as part of their two-week training in Germany.
In line with the celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of our National Hero, Jose Rizal, the Philippine Postal Corporation came up with the Jose Rizal@150 stamps which will be issued today, June 19!
Filipino talents shine once more as ABS-CBN stars Karylle, Christian Bautista, and Joseph “Thou” Reyes topbill the first ever pan-Asian television musical drama series, The Kitchen Musical.
Despite apprehensions and complaints from some Filipino parents, the Department of Education proceeded with the implementation of the Universal Kindergarten this school year in all public schools.
On June 19, 2011, the Philippines will commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of its national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal.
Lolo Jose, ako na po ang hahawak ng bandila. Ako na rin po ang magpapatuloy ng inyong hadhikain sa ating bayang Pilipinas. Alam ko na dahil sa inyong pagmamahal sa bayan, hindi nyo po nasilayan ang tunay na kalayaan ng sambayanang Pilipino.
Although the President Noynoy Aquino discontinued the "holiday economics" implemented by former administration, he made an exception with the upcoming 150th birthday celebration of our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal.
Yahoo! Southeast Asia Editors revealed the results of their "Pitong Pinoy" project.
The project is about finding seven Filipinos today who have made a remarkable difference. Their stories of change, volunteerism, and selflessness make us prouder to be Pinoys.
In alphabetical order, they are:
1. Alexis Belonio - He created a cooking stove designed to help poor people have access to hot meals.
Charismatic Filipino featherweight fighter Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista finally gets retribution after defeating Mexican Heriberto Ruiz in the seventh-round of the featherweight bout via Technical Knock Out (TKO) late Saturday night at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu.
“Rosario”, Studio5?s entry to 2010 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) last December is now getting an international recognition despite being snubbed by local award giving bodies.
Nine Indigenous people arrived in Manila to say that they are the “real” indigenous people from Brooke’s Point, Palawan – a lush forest with threats of mining applications.
Charismatic Filipino featherweight fighter Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista gets a crack at retribution when he battles Mexico's Heriberto "Cuate" Ruiz of Mexico for the IBF International Championship belt on PINOY PRIDE 6: GRUDGE REMATCH.
Catch the action via satellite on ABS-CBN on June 12 (Sunday) at 10:15am with replays on Studio 23 at 12nn and Balls Channel on Friday (June 24) at 6pm.
As part of the weeklong centennial celebration of one of the premier universities in Manila, De La Salle University (DLSU) is proud to present its feature film project entitled Paglipad ng Anghel (Flight of an Angel), written and directed by highly acclaimed screenwriter and director, and DLSU University Fellow Dr. Clodualdo “Doy” del Mundo, Jr. The film is set to premiere on June 12 at 7 p.m. at the SM Mall of Asia Cinema 6.
Light flyweight Mark Anthony Barriga stunned the Sydney Jackson Memorial Tournament here by upsetting hometown bet Shahobiddin Zoirov, 4-1, to capture the gold medal.
The Uzbekistan fighter’s corner earlier boasted that Barriga, from Davao del Norte, would be mincemeat since Zoirov had competed for Russia during an earlier world class tournament.
A minor planet numbered 26740 has been named after Filipino-American student Martin Ayalde Camacho of Central High School, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA after winning the top prize in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF).
Camacho is now a freshman at Harvard College on a US presidential scholarship as one of the 141 outstanding high school seniors who composed the US Presidential Scholars Class of 2010.
He was given the recognition due to his achievements as the first place award winner in the Intel ISEF, a high school science competition of the Society for Science and the Public and Intel Foundation. The planet was discovered by the LINEAR Program of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory.