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After the pandemic lockdowns, song and dance mark the first in-person reunion of College of the Holy Spirit (CHS) alumnae on Feb. 5. The dancers in dramatic black and white are (from left): Ampy David, Eden Mayo, Cecile Manalac, Rosemarie Lim, Stela Sandico, Milanie Lim, Deenette Aguila, Maricor Akol, Mimi Ramirez, and Rosario Garcia. The daylong event at the University of the Philippines Diliman's Bahay ng Alumni includes a Mass celebrated by Fr. Manoling Francisco, SJ, a bazaar offering souvenir items and CHS' famous German bread and host cookies, and a program. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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February 4, 2023September 2, 2023Events

College of the Holy Spirit holds first postpandemic reunion 

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travel
Dr. Theresa Mundita Lim (left), ACB executive director; Dr. Mina Gabor, ISST president; and Dr. Glenn Gregorio, Searca director, sign agreements for the joint conduct of the International Ecotourism Travel Mart to be hosted by the Philippines in 2023. —ACB WEBSITE PHOTO
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December 4, 2022September 5, 2023Events, Travel

Asean Centre for Biodiversity gears for world’s 1st green travel festival

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The Asean Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), co-organizer of the International Ecotourism Travel Mart (IETM), is in the thick of preparations for the world’s first green travel festival to be held next year in Silang, Cavite, Philippines. Scheduled on March 29-April 2, 2023, IETM is a historic assembly that puts ecotourism in its rightful place in...

SmarTrade marks 5 years of helping Filipinos gain financial independence
SmarTrade coaches with (front) ATFX CEO for Southeast Asia Jeff Hsu, SmarTrade president and CEO Joyce Mayo, and ATFX vice president for Southeast Asia Norris Li. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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November 10, 2022September 15, 2023Events

SmarTrade marks 5 years of helping Filipinos gain financial independence

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Tens of thousands of Filipinos have been provided world-class financial education by a company that, by its very name, promotes e trading as a wise investment opportunity and a way to create another income stream.  That company, SmarTrade, is marking its fifth anniversary this month.  Since its foundation in 2017, SmarTrade has been offering free...

Unforgettable: More than a million mourners turned up for Ninoy Aquino’s funeral
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September 4, 2022September 16, 2023Events, Images

Unforgettable: More than a million mourners turned up for Ninoy Aquino’s funeral

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Editor’s Note: Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr.’s assassination upon arriving at the motherland from the United States on Aug. 21, 1983, drew widespread outrage that fanned the slow burn over the excesses of the dictatorship. These dramatic black and white photos of Ninoy Aquino’s funeral cortège were taken by the freelance photojournalist Alberto “Bullit” Marquez, who...

2022 Magsaysay Awards: To make the world a better place
Bernadette J. Madrid (Philippines), children’s rights crusader —RM FOUNDATION PHOTO
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August 31, 2022September 19, 2023Events

2022 Magsaysay Awards: To make the world a better place

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Making the world a better place is a never-ending task. Just as every generation experiences a need, there will always be people who see that need and commit themselves to filling it.This was the sense conveyed by the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) during the online program announcing the 2022 winners of the prestigious award...

Ramon Magsaysay awardees exemplify ‘greatness of spirit’
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August 24, 2022September 20, 2023Events

Ramon Magsaysay awardees exemplify ‘greatness of spirit’

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This year’s recipients of the 64th Ramon Magsaysay Awards, who “personify the best of Asia and the best of humanity” will be announced on Aug. 31, the birth anniversary of the late Philippine president after which Asia’s premier prize and highest honor is named. “Since 1958, the … [A]ward has been conferred on great men...