Haemin Sunim, South Korean author of international bestselling books and regarded as one of the most influential Zen Buddhist monks in the world, visited Manila on a tour to talk about his latest work last Jan. 24 at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman. The book, “When Things Don’t Go Your Way: Zen Wisdom...
Not only those of a certain age but also and most important young people are invited to quite literally take up and come to grips with “Sa Ating Panonood: Pitong Dula at mga Palaisipang Panlipunan” by the playwright and cultural activist Bonifacio P. Ilagan. The coffee table volume, hefty in more ways than one, gathers...
For the second consecutive year, the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP) Quezon City has won the “Best Project of the Year” award in the prestigious BPI-DOST Innovation Awards. The team of 3rd year and 4th year electronics engineering students clinched the award with “Project Cacaotect,” a machine learning model that utilizes radio frequency to...
The Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP) is now the third higher education institution in the country to pass the Asean University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) Institutional Assessment. Overall, TIP is the 10th educational institution in Southeast Asia to garner this assessment, the engineering and technological school said in a statement. AUN-QA is among the top...
PETROL PATROL. Good news, motorists! Fuel prices are going down, though not much, effective Dec. 31, 2024 (Tuesday).
What’s Christmas without giving to those in need? For its annual Give2Gift employee-led program that supports vulnerable communities, SmarTrade, in partnership with ATFX Cares, the corporate social responsibility arm of ATFX, extended help to San Lorenzo Ruiz Home for the Elderly in Pasay City. Food, clothing, healthcare products, toiletries, and other basic supplies contributed by...
Ride Safe, a campaign begun in 2021 by leading insurance company Allianz PNB Life to push public awareness on bike safety and the benefits of active transport, has been beefed up. Having worked with local government units and partnered with key cities such as San Juan, Taguig and Manila in building more bike-friendly infrastructure, Allianz...
SmarTrade, a dedicated advocate of financial literacy, is marking seven years of empowering Filipinos with knowledge, tools, and partnerships to open doors to global trading opportunities. Key achievements underscore the company’s growth and impact since its founding. Through free year-round training sessions, it brought financial education to 661 communities across the Philippines. The sessions numbering 1,178...
The World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation (WAPR) Philippines will hold its annual conference to discuss contemporary developments and current concerns in mental health in the country on Nov. 28-29 at the Pag-asa Hall of the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) in Mandaluyong City. Actions for harnessing new technologies and new concepts in the promotion...
The AlunAlun Dance Circle’s “Pangalay at Maskara” returns to the historic Far Eastern University (FEU) Auditorium in Manila in time for the celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Month this October. “Pangalay” (also known as “igal” and “pamansak”) is a living heritage that originates from the indigenous peoples of southern Philippines, namely the Sama, Badjao, Jama Mapun,...
