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...
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Petrol Patrol
PETROL PATROL. Good news, motorists! Fuel prices are going down, though not much, effective Dec. 31, 2024 (Tuesday).
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Give2Gift program targets the elderly as beneficiary
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...
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2024 RM Awardees take firm stand for peace, against war
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...