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When people say that the Philippines is a pageant-obsessed country, they meant it. Even the Philippine National Police (PNP) has their own pageant, and a Zamboanga policewoman was crowned as this year’s Miss PNP Ganda Pulis.

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If you’re one of the employees working on Labor Day, I have great news for you: you can ride the MRT for free on that day, as long as you show your company ID.

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Boracay may have closed its doors to tourists to clean and rehabilitate the island, but the Philippines offers so much more in terms of beaches. Your next stop? I recommend Sumilon Island in Cebu, which just reopened its doors to tourists after closing itself for cleaning and rehabilitation.

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In an effort to bring education to remote places in the Philippines, the Department of Education (DepEd) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched the computerization and solar power project of public schools around the country.

After a successful installation in Basilan, DepEd and UNDP have brought in the initiative to Palawan, where they brought more computer units.

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The annual De Francia Awards for Literature (DEAL) announced its winner for this year, and it’s Hermilinda Bulong, an editor at the University of the Philippines Press.

Bulong wrote the short story There is Life after Jack. The story follows a woman who encounters a problem in love but bravely faces it. She was awarded third prize and was given $200.

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Filipino athletes have made it big on the world stage, but we haven’t heard of local athletes winning in international gymnastics competitions. That’s about to change now as one Filipino and one Fil-Aussie are making waves in the field.

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Jesus Insilada, an English and Creative Writing teacher, was included as a finalist at the Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize 2018, a competition that aims to find the best teacher in the world.

Insilada joins nine other finalists, including Nurten Akkuş of Turkey, Marjorie Brown of South Africa, Luis Miguel Bermudez Gutierrez of Colombia, Glenn Lee of Hawaii, Diego Mahfouz Faria Lima of Brazil, Koen Timmers of Belgium, Eddie Woo of Australia, Andria Zafirakou of United Kingdom, and Barbara Anna Zielonka of Norway.

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According to the Social Weather Stations (SWS), happiness is at a “record high” for happy and satisfied Filipinos.

Based on a survey conducted using face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adults, aged 18 years old and above, nationwide, 94% of Filipino adults said they were “very/fairly happy,” while 92% said they were “very/fairly satisfied.”

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