Palawan, Boracay in Conde Nast, Trip Advisor top list

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Mar 032017
 
Palawan, Boracay in Conde Nast, Trip Advisor top list

El Nido, Palawan and White Beach, Boracay are once more among the top ranked beaches in the world in the 2017 lists of Conde Nast and Trip Advisor. El Nido, Palawan [via Conde Nast Traveler] Conde Nast Traveler ranked El Nido in Palawan at #4 in the Top 20 Most Beautiful Island Beaches in the World. The popular travel site cited Palawan for being a consistently ranked in Conde Nast yearly travelers surveys for its natural beauty. The island was previously voted number 1 Top Island in the 27th Readers Choice edition. “El Nido alone is home to around 50 white sand beaches—it’s impossible to choose just one—all of which are set around dramatic limestone formations and boast the finest and whitest sand you’ll ever see,” the 2017 Conde Nast Readers Choice Awards caption reads. CN beckons seasoned travelers to sample the Philippine tourist spot saying, “The water is so blindingly blue it makes the Caribbean Sea look murky in comparison. And the sunsets? Well, they’ll ruin you for life. Consider yourself warned.” White Beach, Boracay [via Trip Advisor] The 2017 edition of CN Readers Choice Awards also ranked the El Nido resort on Pangulasian Island as #19 in the 25 Top Resorts in Asia. The world-renowned beaches of Boracay are also top ranked in the travel reviews and ratings site of Trip Advisor. The 2017 Trip Advisor Travelers’ Choice Awards named White Beach in Boracay, Aklan Province as the 24th Top Beach in the World. “Calm, warm waters, gently Read More …

Philippines to establish National Space Agency

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Mar 032017
 
Philippines to establish National Space Agency

The Philippines is creating a national space agency to consolidate all space-related research and programs by various government agencies. Diwata Satellite likeness [by JAXA via Pinoy Techno Guide] The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced its intent to push for the coordinated space program in a bid to become South East Asia’s space technology hub. DOST Secretary Fortunato dela Peňa said the space program is a multi sectoral concern that needs central coordination and that legislative bills for its creation should be priority this year. “When you deal with this space technology… it is not only DOST. There’s the agriculture angle, resources angle, settlements and human resource angles. So it will require some kind of a national agency,” Dela Peña said in an Inquirer interview. In response to the DOST call, the nation’s lawmakers have recently approved the formation of a technical group that will work on consolidating proposed bills to establish Philippine Space Agency or PHILSA. The country’s first space agency is proposed in House Bill 3637 and Senate Bill 1211, ordering a Philippine Space Development and Utilization Policy and the creation of the Philippine Space Agency (PHILSA). DOST said the project will not merely focus sending Filipino astronauts to space, as it will also benefit people and organizations through technology and communication enhancements like weather monitoring, disaster operations, and other crises. The government agency is currently working on its projects with their National Space Development Program, which is behind the successful launching of the country’s first micro-satellite Read More …

Canadian theatre group stages play about Fil-Canadians

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Mar 032017
 
Canadian theatre group stages play about Fil-Canadians

Anak [via Carlos Bulosan Theatre] Carlos Bulosan Theatre (CBT), a theatre group in Canada, is staging “Anak,” a play about a Filipino-Canadian family’s hopes, dreams, and struggles to keep the family intact. CBT Artistic Director Leon B. Aureus in an interview with Inquirer revealed the stage play was created based on the personal experiences of the group’s resident pool of artists: Ann Paula Bautista, Belinda Corpuz, Isabel Kanaan, Richard Mojica, Alia Rasul, and Anthony Raymond Yu. The artists’ development program had them undergo a workshop where they revealed their personal stories about their personal lives, growing up in the Philippines and Canada. After the workshop a new set of the C-B- T collective was created produce the stage play. “They were committed to meeting regularly to workshop and develop this new play,” Aureus said. A stage reading of the play was well received last year and prodded CBT to stage the actual play. CBT has helped tell Filipino-Canadian stories for several generations since 1982 while helping Filipino-Canadians realize their potential as artists and storytellers.  “Now more than ever the world needs theatre and art with purpose and heart, with depth, intelligence and soul (of the Filipino),” goes the CBT creed. “Anak” premiers on March 3-4, 8pm, March 5, 3pm, March 10-11, 8pm, and March 12, 3pm at St. Paul’s United Church, 200 McIntosh Streeet, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.   The post Canadian theatre group stages play about Fil-Canadians appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: Fil-Am students keep Pinoy culture Read More …

The Value of Having True Friends

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Mar 032017
 
The Value of Having True Friends

Chinkee Tan People who will… Jump off a cliff with you… Go through fire with you… Wade through water for you… Save the last piece of biscuit for you… It feels great to have people like this to be your friend. These are the kinds of people who will be true to you, who will never leave you, who will be with you through thick and thin, through happy times and sad times. It’s possible for you to have a lot of friends, but to find even just one true friend is a real treasure. So how can you know if your friend is a true friend? What are their characteristics? For me, a true friend is REAL. Meaning, this is someone who is always and completely honest and transparent to me. True friends can tell you the truth even if it’s painful. Most of the time, we have “friends” who only tell us what we want to hear. And because of this, we get into trouble.   True friends can tell you that your breath stinks, that you smell like you haven’t taken a bath for days, that you have hair coming out of your nose, that you need to start on a diet, and many more. They will not say things they don’t mean just to flatter you. Yes, they are sincere in praising and affirming you, but they are also sincere when there are things that you need to improve on or change. They are bold enough Read More …

Being small doesn’t have to mean being ignorant

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Mar 022017
 

Have you ever wondered why Google searches don’t pull that many local small businesses and you end up with big national chains in search results even when you would prefer to give some of your business to small local businesses. The problem is not with Google. It’s the small local businessman’s reluctance to embrace the internet …

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