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Sarah Bona wins Miss Nature Intercontinental in Poland

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Sep 142017
 
Sarah Bona wins Miss Nature Intercontinental in Poland

Miss Philippines Sarah Christine Bona won the first-ever staging of the Miss Nature Intercontinental held in Szczecin, Poland. The 26-year-old beauty queen from Iriga City in Camarines Sur won over 15 other finalists in the beauty contest that had them talking about environmental issues that exist in their countries. Bona is a businesswoman who is licensed as a nurse, midwife and caregiver. The first edition of Miss Nature Intercontinental “draws attention to environmental issues, clean water and air, gaseous emissions, ground contamination, aggressive and often mindless extraction and use of raw materials and, consequently, healthy living, for human life.” “Through the exclusive election of Miss, it will be shown that ecology and ecological products are fashionable and socially beneficial.” The first Miss Nature Intercontinental winner also recently placed in the Top 5 of Miss ASEAN Friendship 2017.   The post Sarah Bona wins Miss Nature Intercontinental in Poland appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: Christi McGarry 1st runner up in Miss Intercontinental Trixia Maria Maraňa wins Miss Asia 2016 crown Philippines’ Angelia Ong wins Miss Earth 2015, makes history Jeslyn Santos wins Miss United Continents in Ecuador

First tandem bamboo bike zips through Puerto Princesa

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Sep 142017
 
First tandem bamboo bike zips through Puerto Princesa

The first tandem bamboo bike that goes on a zipline can be found in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. The Bamboo Zip Bike adventure combines the experience of riding a bamboo-framed bike and ziplining 90 feet from the ground on a 250-meter long high suspended wire. Now the newest attraction at Ugong Rock in Puerto Princesa City, home of one of the New Seven Wonders of the World’s Subterranean River, the bamboo bike adventure affords the adventure-seeking visitor a view of the Ugong Rock ecotourism spot which is touted to be a front runner in sustainable tourism in the province. The tourist destination is managed by a group of indigenous people (IPs) in Palawan who have organized themselves as the Ugong Rock Multipurpose Cooperative (Ugong Rock MPC), with the help of ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation and the Community-based Sustainable Tourism Program of the Puerto Princesa City Tourism Office, through a grant from the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) flagship program Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP). The Ugong Rock MPC acquired zip bike facilities such as bike lanes, cable wires, harness, and handmade bamboo bikes. KawayanTech in San Jose, Tarlac suplied bamboo bike frames with two support cords, for safety. The SETUP assistance has allowed them expand their tourism activities from famous spelunking and zip line adventures and now to include a unique bamboo bicycle experience. In addition to providing the tourists an unforgettable experience, Ugong Rock focuses on developing activities that raise environmental awareness and promotes sustainable management of Read More …

Darlin Baje wins ASEAN Pop Singing Title in Vietnam

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Sep 112017
 
Darlin Baje wins ASEAN Pop Singing Title in Vietnam

Filipina Darlin Joy Baje won the first Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) pop singing contest held in commemoration of the association’s 50th anniversary celebration. Darlin Joy Baje The overseas Filipino worker in Vietnam became the winner of the ASEAN+3 Song Contest after competing against 9 other contestants who made it to the finals. Baje was one of the 10 finalists from among 17 other candidates from 10 ASEAN countries who joined the inaugural pop singing contest. The 29-year old won for her performance of “One Night Only” from the Broadway musical “Dreamgirls” which was popularized by Jennifer Hudson in the movie of the same title. In an interview over Radio the Voice of Vietnam, the host of the ASEAN contest, Baje revealed how it wasn’t her idea to join the contest and that in fact it was her first time to perform in a singing competition. She shared how surprised she was when her name was announced the winner. “I can’t believe it, are you sure,” Baje remembers saying at the contest. On the VOV5 Lunch Show, Baje admitted she came to Vietnam to work as a singer at the prodding of a Vietnam-based aunt of an aunt who trained her in the Philippines. However it has been two years since she last sang professionally when her contract ended, and is actually too busy with her fulltime work in the hotel industry. Baje agreed with the VOV5 host’s hopes that winning the ASEAN song contest can help her Read More …

Filipinos one of the World’s top charity work volunteers

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Sep 112017
 
Filipinos one of the World’s top charity work volunteers

Filipinos rank 7th as the world’s most giving people in terms of volunteering time, according to the Charities Aid Foundation. The CAF World Giving Index 2017 released in September indicated that the Philippines ranked among the Top 10 countries people volunteering time in 2016, in proportion to its population. It ranked 14th overall in the same category. The country’s ranking was measured in the 2018 CAF report which presents data over a five year period (2012-2016) from 139 countries. The United Kingdom-based foundation looks at three aspects of giving behaviour. The questions that lie at the heart of the report are: Have you done any of the following in the past month? Helped a stranger, or someone you didn’t know who needed help? Donated money to a charity? Volunteered your time to an organisation? The aim of the CAF World Giving Index is to provide insight into the scope and nature of giving around the world. “The questions that make up the Index focus on the universal – do we give money or time or do we help strangers in need. It confounds traditional views of the link between wealth and generosity, confirming what we all surely know: that giving is about spirit and inner motivation, not about financial means,” explained Sir John Low, Chief Executive of CAF United Kingdom. Low also declared that the trend of countries giving more of their money and time indicates a rising of living standards. “But what is clear is that across fast developing Read More …

Cebu Mall employee Erwin Cariaga returns lost cash

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Sep 112017
 
Cebu Mall employee Erwin Cariaga returns lost cash

Island Central Mall maintenance worker Erwin Cariaga returned the Php59,000 cash he found scattered near the mall escalator. Erwin Cariaga (right), an employee of Island Central Mall in Lapu-Lapu city, returns more than P59,000 cash to Joel Mondares (left). [via ABS-CBN News] Cariaga first tried to track down the owner of the cash which had with it a money changer receipt. After failing to find the owner, he turned over the money to the police, which then traced the money owner as Joel Mondares, an employee of Charlie Tours. Mondares had earlier reported the lost cash which was intended for the salaries of the travel agency. The tour agency employee admitted his employer thought he was lying about the lost cash, Mondares revealed to SunStar Daily. Cariaga told media how he never thought of keeping the cash for himself even though he needed money for his sick wife.   The post Cebu Mall employee Erwin Cariaga returns lost cash appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: Honest gov’t worker returns foreigner’s lost bag Airport custodian returns bag with $4,400 Honest airport security returns 500k worth of valuables GCash, 7-Eleven team up in innovative cash transfer system

Lea Salonga stars in Broadway’s Once on this Island

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Sep 072017
 
Lea Salonga stars in Broadway’s Once on this Island

Lea Salonga Lea Salonga is returning to the Broadway stage as a lead cast member in the revival of “Once On This Island.” Salonga topbills the show as Erzulie, the goddess of love in the broadway retelling of the story of Ti Moune, a village girl who falls in love with a rich boy and receives the guidance of island gods. Tony winner Salonga will join the broadway restaging of the show that fellow Tony awardees Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Anastasia, Ragtime) wrote based on the novel “My Love, My Love” by Rosa Guy. Producers Ken Davenport and Hunter Arnold announced Salonga’s joining the cast of four island gods that includes Quentin Earl Darrington (Cats), Alex Newell (Glee), and Merle Dandridge (Greenleaf). Michael Arden, the director of the Broadway musical that earned eight Tony nominations when it was first staged in 1990, said in the BroadwayWorld report, “I’m so very pleased to be collaborating with these four artists exploring the important and timely themes of this musical through their unique and incredible abilities.” Salonga, who rose to international fame as Kim of Miss Saigon, was last seen on Broadway in 2015 as the star of “Allegiance.” The Filipino international musical icon and concert artist will be seen back on Broadway’s Circle’s Square Theatre on November 9.   The post Lea Salonga stars in Broadway’s Once on this Island appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: Lea Salonga stars in Broadway musical ‘Allegiance’ Lea Salonga appears in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Read More …

Nielsen survey says Pinoys are world’s most confident consumers

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Sep 072017
 
Nielsen survey says Pinoys are world’s most confident consumers

Filipinos have shown they are the most optimistic spenders in the world, according to a Nielsen survey. The “Consumer Confidence Concerns and Spending Intentions Around the World Quarter 2 of 2017” released by Nielsen in August cited the consumer confidence scores in the Philippines ranking highest at 130. The Philippines outranked neighboring Asia-Pacific countries India and Indonesia which came in at 2nd and 3rd places, respectively, with the United States coming in at 4th. “Consumers in the Philippines have always been in the top three in the past number of years and to be the most optimistic globally for the second time is not surprising given that the economy remains to be one of the strongest in Asia at 6.5% GDP growth rate in Q2,” said Stuart Jamieson, managing director of Nielsen Philippines and Emerging Markets Southeast Asia Cluster leader, in a statement. Filipinos are tops in the survey, ranking at 58% in terms of saving money after paying for living expenses. Money spending is intended for: new clothes: 33 % holidays or vacations: 30 % investments: 29 % home improvements: 27 % The Philippines led general consumer confidence levels in the Asia-Pacific region, cited as “strengthened modestly,” rising 3 percentage points from the fourth quarter 2016 results to 114. Filipino consumers led results of the global survey of 30,000 internet users in 63 countries which measured perceptions of local job prospects, personal finances and immediate-spending intentions.   The post Nielsen survey says Pinoys are world’s most confident consumers appeared Read More …

Pixar artist remakes Disney princesses in Filipino clothes

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Sep 072017
 
Pixar artist remakes Disney princesses in Filipino clothes

Filipino Pixar animation artist Edward Niebert III has rendered Disney characters in Filipino clothes. The artist also known as Edwardo Todd remade 9 Disney princesses and a prince donning Filipino traditional attire to celebrate the “Buwan ng Wika (Filipino language month)” in the Philippines. Niebert posted on Facebook his re-imagined 10 Disney characters: Mulan in katipunero uniform (Filipino wartime soldiers) Ariel in a Filipiniana inspired wedding dress Pocahontas as an Ifugao woman Sleeping Beauty’s Filipino Prinsipe Felipe and Prinsesa Auring Belle, in baro’t saya inspired by Fernando Amorsolo paintings Tiana of T’boli descent Snowhite in Filipino terno Cinderella in a ballgown type Filipiniana Jasmine as a Muslim princess “I chose to make them Pinoy because I feel like our people are greatly underrepresented, especially in the Disney movies, as we Pinoys now have a much bigger role worldwide,” the Pixar Animation Studios artist told ABSCBN. Neibert adds, “Pinays possess some of the most striking qualities of Disney Princesses — love for their family, positive attitude, and a certain reservedness a la ‘Dalagang Filipina.’” “I think the qualities of these Disney Princesses as a whole is what makes it truly Pinoy,” he said. “I simply clothed them, but what makes them truly Filipino is how relevant the lessons they teach us today, towards becoming better individuals.” Niebert’s Disney interpretations have been garnering thousands of netizen likes and shares.   The post Pixar artist remakes Disney princesses in Filipino clothes appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: Sarah Geronimo is Asian Read More …

Stress Management for Busy Entrepreneurs

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Sep 072017
 
Stress Management for Busy Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are busy people. They carry a lot of burden on their shoulders and have a lot of tasks that keep them on their toes. But sometimes, businessmen may be so focused on making the business succeed that they lose sight of their family, friends, and even their selves. Sometimes, their busy schedule causes misunderstandings with their loved ones. And sometimes they are weighed down by the stress of keeping the business going. Entrepreneurs can suffer from anxiety and depression, lose the ability to solve problems, become unable to think rationally and make decisions because of stress. They may also become prone to health conditions such as hypertension and diabetes which may lead to heart attack or stroke. http://www.goodnewspilipinas.com/wp-admin/media-upload.php?post_id=7815&type=image&TB_iframe=1 Stress is inevitable in a business, but people have different reactions to it. There are three questions that can help you manage stress better: How does stress affect you physically? Does it also affect you emotionally or psychologically? How do you cope with stress? Some of the possible sources of stress are: children family, relationships finances illness lack of work-life balance loneliness committing to more than you can handle uncertainty work Emotional intelligence (EQ) is the ability to recognize your moods and emotions, as well as other people’s moods and emotions. A person with high EQ will know when stress is starting to get to him, and where the stress is coming from. Your ability to make decisions, maintain relationships, remain motivated, influence others, all depend on your EQ. When we Read More …

Cebu Blogger Kryz Uy stars in TLC’s Taste of Hong Kong

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Sep 012017
 
Cebu Blogger Kryz Uy stars in TLC’s Taste of Hong Kong

Cebu-based blogger Kryz Uy was featured in TLC’s season opener for “A Taste of Hongkong.” Krystal Gail Uy, an Instagrammer with over 500k followers with a published book to her credit, was introduced on the show as one of Asia's most hip social media influencers with her blog “Kryz Uy,” a travel and lifestyle blog. Dubbed by TLC as a “social media star from Philippines,” Uy was given an insider tour by Season 4 host Josie Ho, through the heart of Old Town Central in Hongkong. Uy, joined by up and coming Malaysian vlogger Daphne Tan, was given a unique 24-hour tour of Hongkong through iconic picturesque places and food haunts of the landmark destination that reveals over 100 years of Hong Kong history. “Being able to work with Josie Ho was such an incredible opportunity. Getting to explore Hong Kong from a local’s perspective was so refreshing, and definitely makes me want to discover more hidden gems in the city,” Uy said in a Hongkong Tourism Board (HKTB) release. Uy also met fellow bag designer Cecilia Ma as she toured HK. “We instantly clicked because I myself am also a bag designer and when I saw Cecilia’s bags and their quirky designs, I was just like, that is so my aesthetic,” said Uy of Ma. The Pinoy blogger is revealed on the TLC show exploring Old Town Central like a local, going taking shopping, dining and partying to a whole new level. Her take on wearing the traditional Chinese Read More …

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