OSLO, Norway (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The former opposition presidential candidate was lauded for being a “key, unifying figure in a political opposition that was once deeply divided — an opposition that found common ground...
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, whose surreal and anarchic novels combine a bleak world view with mordant humor, won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for work the judges said upholds the power of art in the midst of “apocalyptic terror.” The Nobel judges said...
The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) will announce the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees—the region’s most prestigious honor celebrating transformative leadership and service—on August 31 through a global broadcast. The announcement coincides with the 118th birth anniversary of President...
A lone player correctly guessed the winning numbers for the Lotto 6/42 on Tuesday, June 3, which had a total prize of over P102 million, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). During the 9 p.m. draw, the winner matched the winning combination 05 - 22 - 14 - 03 - 23 - 11 for...
Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Chinese architect Liu Jiakun interacts with a scale model of the West Village project at his office in Chengdu in southwestern China's Sichuan province on Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) The annual Pritzker Architecture Prize has been awarded to Liu...
Senator Joel Villanueva has been awarded the prestigious World Integrity Prize and recognized as a "Person of Sincere Anti-Corruption Integrity" by the South Korea-based Anti-Corruption Civil Movement General Federation (ACCMGF). (Photo from the Office of Senator Joel Villanueva) This accolade...
Two lucky bettors struck it big on New Year's Eve by winning the P25.3-million jackpot in the Lotto 6/42 draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). (MB Visual Content Group) According to the summary of winners for the 9 p.m., Dec. 31 draw, PCSO announced that two winners correctly...
Extreme weather events battered developing countries this year despite their small contribution to climate change. The Philippines faced six successive storms in just a month which were intensified by climate crisis, the World Weather Attribution said. Top climate polluters still haven’t...
The Earthshot Prize 2024 winners (Photo by The Earthshot Prize) The Earthshot Prize 2024 marked its fourth year with a star-studded awards ceremony held in Cape Town, South Africa on Wednesday, November 6. Five eco-projects were celebrated for their innovative environmental solutions, each...
South Korea is celebrating the win of author Han Kang, the first Korean writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Nobel Prize announced on Oct. 10 that the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2024 is awarded to Han Kang “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas...
Have you heard of this prestigious prize in search of "game-changing innovations that will help us repair our planet" founded by Prince William? Nearing its fourth annual awards ceremony this November in Cape Town, South Africa, The Earthshot Prize intends to discover 50 winners within 10 years to...
DAVAO CITY – Davao comics artist Ren Galeno was among the finalists of this year's prestigious Pulitzer Prize under Illustrated Reporting and Commentary category for her works published in the Washington Post last year. ARTIST Ren Galeno at work in her home in Davao City on Tuesday, May 7....
