Google honors Filipina painter Pacita Abad with vibrant doodle

MANILA - Nearly a week after Google paid tribute to late comedian Rodolfo “Dolphy” Quizon, the search engine commemorated another Philippine icon, painter Pacita Abad, with an artistic doodle of her own on Friday.

The internationally-acclaimed Ivatan painter was recognized by Google with a doodle resembling her style of art she left behind, which are mostly vibrant and colorful abstract works.

Abad, was born in Basco, Batanes in 1946. She studied political science at the University of the Philippines Diliman in 1967 before leaving for the United States in 1970, looking to study law.

Instead of law, however, Abad studied Asian history and painting after arriving in the US, where her painting career began.

The artist made some 5,000 works in her career, and exhibited her work in over 200 museums, galleries and other venues across the globe.

Abad is known for developing the technique of trapunto painting, that involve large quilted pieces of art that she silkscreened, painted on, stuffed, beaded by hand, and painted on again. 

The trapuntos formed a great part of Pacita’s work from the mid-'80s to the early 2000s. 

Abad's art was also known for being figurative socio-political works. Due to her accomplishments, she is one of the few of her generation of artists to have received numerous international awards in painting.

She died in 2004 due to cancer. Abad's work is now in public, corporate and private art collections in over 70 countries.

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Google pays tribute to late 'King of Comedy' Dolphy on his birthday

MANILA - Google paid tribute to the late beloved comedian Rodolfo “Dolphy” Quizon on his birthday with a doodle, reminding Filipino viewers of the gift of laughter he shared for decades.

Dolphy, who would've turned 92 on Saturday, passed away in July 10, 2012 due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The iconic superstar grew up in Manila, where he began his showbiz career as a dancer at the Avenue, Lyric and Orient theaters.

Dubbed the Philippines' "King of Comedy," the late veteran actor's career spanned over six decades, starring in more than 100 films and television series, mostly in the comedy genre.

He was recognized for his contribution in Film and Broadcast Arts.

Dolphy was awarded as Outstanding Manilan in 2010 and received the Diwa ng Lahi award in 2012, given by City Hall in celebration of the city’s founding anniversary.

He was posthumously recognized with the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theater), which is the highest honor given by the Culture Center of the Philippines (CCP).

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Who is Maria Ylagan Orosa? Banana ketchup inventor featured as Google doodle

MANILA — Google on Friday paid tribute to a Filipino food scientist and humanitarian through a “doodle,” or an illustration prominently displayed on its home page.

The doodle for November 29, 2019 shows Maria Ylagan Orosa, who is also known as the inventor of banana ketchup, on the occasion of her 126th birth anniversary.

Orosa hailed from Taal, Batangas and earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in pharmaceutical chemistry and food chemistry in the University of Seattle.

She returned to the Philippines in 1922 to help address the problem of malnutrition in the country through her culinary inventions.

Orosa is credited with inventing the palayok oven, which at the time provided remote villages a more effective means of cooking in the absence of electricity.

Aside from banana ketchup, now an iconic and well-loved condiment among Filipinos, Orosa invented Soyalac (a nutritious soya beans drink) and Darak (rice cookies rich in vitamin B1) — both provisions for Philippine forces during World War II.

In 1983, the National Historical Institute installed a marker at the Bureau of Plant Industry in Manila in recognition of Orosa as a war hero, food scientist, and humanitarian.

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Google honors maternal and child health icon Fe del Mundo with doodle

MANILA -- Google on Tuesday celebrated the contributions of the late Filipina pediatrician Fe del Mundo to maternal and child health with a special doodle to mark her 107th birth anniversary.

Del Mundo was the first woman to be admitted to Harvard Medical School and set up a hospice for 400 children in Manila upon her return, Google said in a statement.

She sold her house and belongings to help finance the Philippines' first pediatric hospital, Google said.

Until she was 99 years old, Del Mundo made early morning rounds at the Children's Medical Center on a wheelchair. She lived on the hospital's second floor, Google said.

She also authored a "Textbook of Pediatrics" and established the Institute of Maternal and Child Health to train doctors and nurses, according to the statement.

She is the first Filipina to be declared as a National Scientist.

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LOOK: Google Doodle marks PH Independence Day

MANILA -Google has created a special doodle on Friday to mark the Philippines' 117th year of independence.

This year’s Independence Day doodle on the Google.com.ph homepage depicts the Philippine flag with the sun and three stars standing for one “O” of the company’s logo. The letters also make use of the colors of the flag.

Clicking on the doodle will lead users to more information about the history of Philippine independence.

Google has been making doodles to celebrate the Philippine Independence Day since 2009.

A “doodle” is a decorative change made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists, scientists, and leaders.

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Compostela Valley teen wins Google doodle contest

MANILA - A high school student from Compostela Valley beat tens of thousands of other entries to get his sarimanok-inspired drawing on the homepage of Google Philippines.

Kim Patrick Saren, who studies at Nabunturan National Comprehensive High School, came out on top of the nationwide contest, which saw 51,000 entries from all over the country answer the question: 'What can I do for the Philippines?"

"This is a sarimanok inspired idea. It symbolizes Filipino culture with deep appreciation of hard work and creativity," wrote Saren of his doodle.

"The concept is created to solve problems like traffic, economy, education and basic needs. The key on the tail signifies the solutions to the problems wherein we must fly high with pride and honor," he added.

Saren received a P400,000 educational grant, a P350,000 connectivity grant for his school, and several other prizees ranging from tablets to gift certificates.

Three other winners were picked per age group. Angela Kaitlin Tiu's "Love and Care for the Philippines," Avryll Nartates' "Coral Ripped or Coral Reef?", and Jay Portallo's "Symphony for Peace" won their respective categories.

"Through the competition, we saw the depth of the Filipino youth’s insight, creativity, and innovation. They are very keen on the idea of nation-building," said Ryan Morales, Google Philippines Country Marketing Manager.

"The doodles reflect the aspirations of the nation over pressing issues—from solution to flooding to environment protection to food for the poor, value of education, culture preservation, and global competitiveness," he added.

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Google commemorates Rembrandt van Rijn's 407th birthday with a doodle

The Google's homepage doodle today depicts the self portrait by Rembrandt in 1659 to commemorate the Dutch painter's 407th birthday. The portrait is an oil painting with up-turned collar which is preserved in the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC (US) since 1937.

Rembrandt van Rijn is known as one of the greatest painters in Europe during the Dutch cultural Golden age. He made more than 600 paintings, about 400 etchings and 2,000 drawings, it is claimed.  As a versatile painter, he successfully did portraits, landscapes and narrative paintings with various themes. He did about 40 self-portraits.



Rembrandt was born on 15 July 1606 in Leiden, the Dutch Republic or Netherlands. As school-going child and later as an art student, he apprenticed the work of Jacob van Swanenburgh.

He opened a studio in Leiden for a year or two and later moved to Amsterdam to become a noted professional portraitist and creative painter. He married Saskia van Uylenburgh in 1634 but was struck with tragedy to lose his three children and then his wife. He died on October 4, 1669 in Amsterdam.

The collections of Rembrandt's work are at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, Hague's Mauritshuis, Hermitage Museum, the National Gallery, London, and many other western countries. His home, preserved as the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam, displays many examples of his etchings.

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Google Celebrates 14th Anniversary

V TECHNO NEWS ™ – The tradition of making doodle to commemorate the anniversary I had just done since 2002.

Internet giant from the United States, Google, today celebrated the 14th anniversary.

The presence of a doodle (or image themes) birthday cake bearing the word Google with fourteen candles were lit, the front page of the Google search engine shows the celebrations.

When clicked, birthday cake will turn into writing Google with attractive colorful paper with roman numerals fourteenth birthday candles at the bottom of the doodle.

Until now, no one knows the reason behind Google has always celebrated his birthday on the 27th of September.

As quoted by the website Mashable, Google was originally founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin who receive investment funds of U.S. $ 100,000 from Andy Bechstolsheim who was the founder of Sun Microsystems.

Until now, Google is not just a search engine, but has grown into a giant corporation that provides a variety of services ranging from email, video sharing, social networking through the operating system for smartphones and tablet devices.

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Google pays tribute to PHL with Independence Day doodle

Internet giant Google on Tuesday paid tribute to the Philippines on its 114th Independence Day with a Philippine flag-inspired doodle.

Visitors to Google's homepage were greeted with the Google logo with the letters in blue and red, the colors of the Philippine flag.

The second "o" in "Google" resembled the sun, surrounded by three stars. Hovering the mouse or pointer leads to the message "Philippines Independence Day."

As in the past, clicking on the doodle will take the visitor to a Search Results page featuring Wikipedia entries on the Philippine Declaration of Independence and Philippine Independence Day.

Malacañang had declared June 12 this year as a regular holiday so people will have the chance to celebrate Independence Day.

Parades and other activities have been set for the day, with President Benigno Aquino III leading rites in Barasoain in Bulacan.

On June 12, 1898, in Kawit, Cavite, the Philippines declared its independence from Spanish colonial rule. –KG, GMA News

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Google's Moog Doodle: 57 years' worth of music in just 1 week

Music lovers had a blast with one of Google's latest music-related doodles, the electronic analog Moog Synthesizer that marked the 78th birth anniversary of American electronic music pioneer Robert Moog.

In a post on its Twitter account, Google said some 54 million songs or 57 years' worth of music was recorded since the doodle went live last May 23.

"Moog maniacs! You recorded 54 million songs (57 years of music) on last week's synthesizer doodle. Keep composing," it said.

The Moog Synthesizer doodle paid tribute to the machine that Google said defined a generation of music, featuring heavily in songs by The Beatles, The Doors, Stevie Wonder, and Kraftwerk.

For 24 hours last May 23, Google posted on its home page an interactive, playable Moog synthesizer, which music lovers can play with using the keyboard and mouse.

A 4-track tape recorder allowed users to record, play back and share songs via short links or Google+.

The doodle has been taken off the home page but can still be accessed at http://www.google.com/doodles/robert-moogs-78th-birthday.

It was comparable to another immensely popular doodle lsat year: the digital Les Paul guitar.

Last year, Google noted that in just 48 hours, online musicians recorded some 5.1 years worth of music with the Les Paul guitar.

Google said the amount of music, equivalent to 40 million songs, was recorded in the United States, where Google extended its guitar Google Doodle by an added 24 hours due to high public demand.

“In 48 hrs in the US, you recorded 5.1 yrs worth of music (40M songs) w/ last week’s Les Paul doodle! Keep playing," Google said on Twitter.

Google uploaded the guitar Google Doodle as a tribute to American inventor and “guitar hero" Lester William Polsfuss (Les Paul) on June 9 last year.

Paul, who is credited for popularizing innovations such as delay effects, phasing effects and multi-track recording, collaborated in the design of the “Gibson Les Paul" electric guitar.

Visitors who wish to strum on the digital guitar can now go to http://www.google.com/logos/2011/lespaul.html and play to their hearts’ content.

An earlier estimate by RescueTime, a time management and employee time tracking software, indicated 5.8 million hours had been spent on the doodle last June 9 alone.

RescueTime’s blog also noted tweets coming in for the trending tag #lespaul at a speed of 20 tweets/second or more.

“With each major online publication commenting and recommending the Les Paul Doodle, traffic was way up and people kept talking all day!" it said.

RescueTime said its estimates showed the average user spent 26 seconds more on Google.com than in previous time periods last June 9. — TJD, GMA News

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Google honors music legend Moog with playable synthesizer doodle

Search giant Google on Wednesday honored American electronic music pioneer Robert Moog – and threatened to wreak havoc on office productivity – with a doodle of a playable and recordable Moog synthesizer.

Visitors to Google's homepage (www.google.com) were greeted with a doodle of an interactive synthesizer where users can adjust settings such as the mixers, oscillators, and filters.


They could even record their works and share them on Google+, Google's social network.

A link appears on the lower right part of the doodle explaining the reason for its presence: Robert Moog's 78th birth anniversary.

Clicking on it will lead the user to a Search Results page for Robert Moog.

Moog, born May 23, 1934 and died on August 21, 2005, was the founder of Moog Music, and an American pioneer of electronic music.

He was credited for an innovative electronic design now in numerous synthesizers including the Minimoog Model D, Minimoog Voyager, Little Phatty, Moog Taurus Bass Pedals, Moog Minitaur, the Animoog iOS app, and the Moogerfooger line of effects pedals.

Interactive doodle

An article on tech site Mashable said this was not the first time Google created a playable Doodle.

Last year, it noted Google released its wildly popular Les Paul Google Doodle to commemorate the guitar legend.

Users spent hours playing with the Les Paul doodle, recording their works and posting them on YouTube.

"Millions of manhours will be at stake at workplaces around the world as Google honors the American electrical engineer Robert 'Bob' Moog with a digital replica of the Moog electronic music synthesizer on his 78th birthday," a separate article on IBN Live said.

It noted that with the virtual Moog synthesizer on the Google home page, "users can not only create their own music on using the digital 24-key keyboard but also use the volume, mixer, oscillators, filter and envelope controls to tweak the sound that is music to their ears."

Logged-in Google users can also record and share their compositions on the Moog Google doodle synthesizer on Google+.


Other users can also record their compositions and get a short g.co URL leading to a version of the Google home page that plays the recorded music. — LBG, GMA News

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