With Tibetan prayer flags inscribed with the word “peace” in different languages hanging above them and fluttering in the breeze, the recipients of the 2024 Ramon Magsaysay Award made definitive statements against all conflicts and pleaded for peace worldwide. Each of them cited the immense value of collaboration in effecting positive change in their corners...
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,...
With the 2024 Nobel Prize hailing the scientific breakthroughs that made artificial intelligence (AI) technology possible, the University of the Philippines has gathered experts for a conference underscoring AI’s profound impact on society, modern science, and the research community. “AI Horizons PH ’24: Conference on AI-Powered Research and Innovation” scheduled on Oct. 24 and 25 at...
For the 66th year, the Ramon Magsaysay Awards are being given to individuals and organizations in Asia that embody transformative leadership and greatness of spirit. This year, the Magsaysay Awards laud the efforts of those “whose work challenges boundaries and redefines leadership and community impact,” said Susanna Afan, president of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation...
Operating on the principle that access to computers is essential for students, iQor Philippines, a managed services provider of customer engagement and technology-enabled business process outsourcing solutions, has donated 413 refurbished computers to the Department of Education (DepEd), benefiting 53 schools in Angeles City, Pampanga. The handover event, titled “Empowering Communities Through Education: iQor and...
Singers and musicians are set to hold a fundraising gig on Monday, Aug. 5, for retired folk singer and OPM (Original Pilipino Music) legend Coritha, who has suffered a stroke that left her paralyzed and bedridden in her home in Tagaytay City. “Awit Para Kay Coritha” will start at 7 p.m. at My Brother’s Mustache...
“Monumental” would be insufficient to describe the grand Binibining Pilipinas pageant’s 60th-anniversary celebration: an event that saw more than 100 beauty queens gathered together on one stage, including the most iconic international title-holders that the country has produced. For the first time ever, Miss Universe winners Gloria Diaz, Margie Moran, Pia Wurtzbach, and Catriona Gray...
Family, friends, and supporters of the late President Noynoy Aquino marked his third death anniversary with a Mass at the Manila Memorial Park in Sucat, Parañaque City, on Monday, June 24. Kiko Aquino Dee, a nephew of Aquino, recalled after the Mass the late leader’s principle of “right makes might,” which he said “was often...
