Tanks rolled from south of E. delos Santos Avenue (Edsa), while Marines advanced from the east. Above, helicopters hovered, ready for bomb runs. Amid the tension, the people fell on their knees and prayed. Fr. Manoling Francisco recalled the unfolding of the Edsa “People Power” Revolution in 1986 in his homily on Saturday, Feb. 22,...
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Cubist artist-educator holds first solo exhibition in Roxas City
Artist-educator Leo Gali opens his first solo exhibition, “Phases/Faces,” at the Ang Panublion Museum in Roxas City on Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. “Phases/Faces” showcases Gali’s versatility throughout a career that spans various disciplines, from architectural drafting and teaching of social studies in high school to book illustration and editorial cartooning. It is a reflective journey of creative...
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The Little Prince and the child you were
Everyone who knows the story will recognize the little golden-haired boy from a distant asteroid, towed by a flock of wild birds and stopping at one planet after another until he lands on Earth, his small red heart under a glass globe back home among the stars. Here in the heart of Quezon City, in...
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Filipinos urged: Remember the ‘shining moment’ that was Edsa 1986
A coalition of groups dedicated to preserving and promoting the democracy won back by Filipinos along with basic freedoms in 1986 has announced the activities to mark the 39th anniversary of the Edsa People Power Revolution. The Buhay ang People Power Campaign Network (BAPP) held a press conference on Friday at the Bantayog ng mga...
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Tsek.ph relaunches in preparation for May polls
Tsek.ph, the Philippines’ pioneering fact-checking coalition that is dedicated to combating disinformation with verified information, will relaunch on Feb. 7 in preparation for the May 12 elections. Twenty-four fact-checking initiatives from academia, media, and civil society, all committed to providing the public with accurate, fact-based election information, will join the launch. Angie Drobnic Holan, director of...
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South Korean bestselling author and influential monk visits Manila
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...
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Playwright Boni Ilagan’s first book launched
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...
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TIP clinches ‘Best Project of the Year’ in BPI-DOST competition for 2nd straight time
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...
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Looking back and forward: 4 decades of pr work
The truth is I never expected to still be running my public relations agency of 40 years and counting. I set up my own pr company in 1983. Ninoy Aquino had just been assassinated as he disembarked from a plane at the Manila International Airport. The Philippine economy was in the doldrums, and within the...
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TIP strengthens academic excellence with latest institutional assessment
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...