Miss Kansas goes viral for calling out alleged abuser in audience
MANILA, Philippines — Beauty queen and nurse Alexis Smith called out an alleged abuser who was present in the crowd en route to winning the 2024 Miss Kansas title last month.
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Imee Marcos gives 'Encantadia' vibes for SONA 2024 look
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Imee Marcos stood out in a sea of Filipiniana and Barong Tagalog at the third State of the Nation Address of her brother President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., wearing an outfit inspired by Moro armor.
250 tourists from US to interact with IPs
MANILA, Philippines — With an estimated 250 tourists from the United States joining a tour of Northern Mindanao, the Philippine consulate general in New York has expressed confidence that the region has a lot to offer to visitors.
Mashav Israel funds livelihood project for rural provinces
The Embassy of Israel in the Philippines, through Mashav, the Israeli Agency for International Development Cooperation, has awarded a financial development grant to Nelsie Uy for her chosen project, the Self-Help Group (SHeG) Community Enterprise in the Diocese of Libmanan and the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan.
Turn wine into water: Donate safe, clean drinking water to needy communities
MANILA, Philippines — “And Jesus turned water into the finest wine in the wedding feast in Cana.”
50 years of life-saving immunization
One life every six minutes. According to a study published by the Lancet, one of the world's most prominent academic journals, that is how many lives vaccination has saved for the past fifty years – an estimated 154 million, with infants making up a significant majority of it at 101 million.
Cinemalaya 2024 entry 'Tumandok' shifts focus to Ati community in Iloilo
MANILA, Philippines — The feature directorial debut of Richard Jeroui Salvadico and Arlie Sweet Sumagaysay, "Tumandok," about the Ati ethnic group in the Visayas, is among the finalists of the 20th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival.
Saving the world
I was invited to a conference in Cebu for USAID’s Project Inspire and was indeed inspired by how NGOs have helped Indigenous People (IPs), fisherfolk and forest dwellers through the Gerry Roxas Foundation, the project implementors.