The awards night of UPLIFT 2023 was a glamorous event, to be sure. Held last March 28, 2023, guests and awardees all gathered to celebrate stories that inspire and spread positivity in the nation. At the starting hours of the event, guests slowly streamed in at the entrance foyer of the Maynila...
ILOILO CITY – For his longtime advocacy of promoting Western Visayan heritage cuisine, Chef Rafael “Tibong” Jardeleza Jr. was one of the recipients of the Manila Bulletin UPLIFT Awards. CHEF Rafael 'Tibong' Jardeleza Jr. speaks during the awarding ceremony of the Manila Bulletin UPLIFT Awards...
We are facing challenging times and changing norms. Emerging from a three-year long pandemic where lives and livelihood were upended, there are still a lot of us who are struggling from social, mental, or economic hardships. The world is not in a stable condition, too, as nations face a myriad of...
ENDEAVOR *“Hope endures in Türkiye as more survivors emerge from rubble on day 6 of rescue efforts” — Headline* *From Victims to Survivors: Tsunami Stories of Hope – World BOSAI Forum 2023 – Sendai International Center; Sendai, Japan* As the Turkish people picked up the pieces from the...
The Manila Bulletin UPLIFT Awards aims to highlight stories that inspire and enliven the Filipino spirit - as such, the trophy needs to live up to this lofty ambition. We also wanted to give the awardees a piece of art that paragons Filipino creativity and optimism; a trophy that when seen,...
The human capacity to hope is extraordinary. Amidst all the wars, diseases, and economic hardships that we experience, people still find the strength to move forward – to go on with our lives. Austrian poet and novelist Rainer Maria Rilke said it best in his letter “Requiem for Friend.” A...
This year’s UPLIFT Awardee for Agriculture is Jocelyn Mamar, owner of John and Marga Nursery Farm, which has sites in Davao del Sur, Cavite, and Bacolod. The farm’s main crop is coffee, specifically coffee seedlings. Jocelyn Mamar is the owner of John and Marga Nursery Farm, which has farms...
What the awardees have to say about being part of MB’s UPLIFT Manila Bulletin's President Emilio C. Yap III together with the awardees On April 7, the Manila Bulletin held its very first UPLIFT Awards at the Maynila Ballroom of the Manila Hotel, Asia’s “Grand Dame.” Before anything, the...
"Unite, Perform, Lead, Inspire, Focus, Trend." These are the words that summarize Manila Bulletin's Uplift Awards. It honors and celebrates individuals and institutions that made the country more hopeful amid the pandemic. Announced as the first-ever winner for Entertainment is actor John Arcilla....
There’s always a place for good news Last night, April 7, the Manila Bulletin held its very first UPLIFT Awards at the Maynila Ballroom of the Manila Hotel, Asia’s “Grand Dame.” Designed to be held annually, the Manila Bulletin UPLIFT Awards honors and celebrates individuals and...
Everyone has been living in survival mode over the past few years. Even so, there have been folks who have served as beacons of hope in these dark times. Today, we honor some of them and the work they have done to better the lives of others. In the field of agriculture, the Manila Bulletin presents...
A testament to the unending hope of the Filipino people in the face of tragedy The UPLIFT 2022 Awardees The Manila Bulletin UPLIFT Awards honors and celebrates individuals and institutions whose efforts to unite, perform, lead, and inspire put focus on particular issues that trended and were of...
