The Samahang Sining at Kultura ng Pilipinas (SSKPIL) invites everyone to take part in the Good Earth Day Festival, which opens today, April 24, at Liwasang Balagtas in Pandacan, Manila. The main program starts at 7 p.m. The festival is aimed at uniting local government officials, barangay leaders, cultural workers, environmental advocates, and community residents...
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Malaybalay City’s path to open governance
MALAYBALAY CITY – On a typical bidding day in Malaybalay City, anyone with internet access can watch the entire procurement process unfold live on the local government’s Facebook page. While live streams may be the norm for this generation, it was a highly significant initiative for Malaybalay Mayor Jay Warren Pabillaran, which is why he...
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Filipino women walk President Corazon Aquino’s path of courage and integrity
Philippine history is filled with Filipino women accomplishing feats of which they were thought incapable because patriarchy deemed so. They were not called leaders, but heroes: Melchora Aquino (aka Tandang Sora) provided medical care, food, and sanctuary to revolutionaries; Gregoria de Jesús guarded the Katipunan seal and documents, and served as secretary of its women’s...
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Mayor Leni Robredo takes office, pledges transparency and good governance in Naga City
NAGA CITY—In her first day in office as the first woman to hold the mayor’s seat in her home city, Leni Robredo vowed to “purge corruption” at City Hall and promote transparency and good governance. “We will make Naga once more a center of good governance, development, and innovation, enhancing and sustaining the good governance...