Google, Filipina artist use sand art on Shorts to promote internet safety

Google tapped Monica Regalario-Cacatian, a Filipina artist who uses sand as an art medium to spread positive messages online. She first rose to prominence on TV5’s Talentadong Pinoy talent competition. Aside from inspiring content, she uses her art to promote advocacies such as raising awareness for gender equality, and victims of sexual violence, child abuse, displacement, to name a few. 

‘KathNiel’ dominates Google Search in the Philippines 

Two weeks ago, popular Filipino showbiz loveteam KathNiel—actors Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla—shocked the world by officially announcing the end of their reel-to-real-life relationship, after spending 11 years together. It didn’t take long for this major development to arouse the interest of fans and netizens, as they instantly took to Google Search to look up …

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Google promotes inspiring LGBTQ+ businesses you can support this Pride month and beyond

To promote inclusive economic recovery and help digitize LGBTQ+ MSMEs, Google hosted a social media event called Pride Conversations: Championing LGBTQ+ MSMEs. You can watch the forum on Google Philippines’ YouTube channel to learn about the inspiring stories of the featured businesses below--from food to creatives--that you can support this Pride month and beyond: The Fairygodbarbie House of …

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Google celebrates Pride Month with “Pride Conversations: Championing LGBTQ+ MSMEs”

MANILA, Philippines, June 2, 2021—This Pride and International MSME Month, Google will hold an online event “Pride Conversations: Championing LGBTQ+ MSMEs” to celebrate LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs. The campaign aims to help promote and digitize their businesses, and encourage constant support and allyship from the broader public. It will be streamed live on Google Philippines’ Facebook page and YouTube channel on June 9, 2021 at 3:00 …

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Go Digital ASEAN: Free Digital Skills Training Now Open to 25,000 Filipinos through The Asia Foundation with Support from Google.org

Manila, Philippines – Aiming to close the digital gap for 200,000 micro, small and medium business owners in Southeast Asia, The Asia Foundation, Pailig Development Foundation, Clevergrit Web Services, and Yoveo Digital, with support from Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, have teamed up to provide digital literacy training through the Go Digital ASEAN regional initiative. In the Philippines, …

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Google, Dingdong Dantes and other personalities unite for internet safety

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, February 2021--Google launches a collection of spoken word poetry and animated videos on its local YouTube channel to teach digital responsibility and help Filipinos be better stewards of the internet. The content is developed by the youth volunteers of Teach Peace Build Peace Movement (TPBPM), an NGO which aims to build peace online …

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