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China’s Difference Engine: Changing the configuration of the world

How did China make the leap from being one of Asia’s poorest nations to becoming a global economic behemoth—all in a little more than six decades? In 2013, China emerged as the primary engine of global economic growth, officially surpassing the contribution rate of...

Toward stability, not strain: What really matters in China–Philippines relations

I’ve been in the Philippines for over four months now. It’s been busy. Some days mean seven back-to-back meetings, but what sticks with me isn’t the schedule. It’s the people. Ordinary Filipinos are warm, sincere, and kind. The smiles, the handshakes—they remind me why...

Getting to know China’s technological DNA

Possessing one of the oldest civilizations in the world, China’s 5,000-year-old history is a tapestry of transformation—from an ancient, agrarian society (8,000 to 10,000 years ago) to becoming the world’s low-cost, manufacturing nexus (mid-20th century), all the way to attaining global, high-tech, superpower...

EXPOLIARIVM: The expatriate life of Juan Luna’s famous painting

While examining the archives of the Biblioteca Nacional de España, I encountered an albumen photograph labelled “Sala de pintura y escultura at the Exposition Universelle of 1889 in Paris.” The image is attributed to Juan Laurent—one of the most important photographers working in late...

Orly Mercado’s Philanthropy Revolution: The next 50 years of Kapwa Ko, Mahal Ko

BY HIS own admission, the young Orlando “Orly” Mercado was “a dyed-in-the-wool, left-wing activist,” having organized his first labor union shortly after beginning his broadcast journalism career. Born on April 26, 1946, he was only 20 years old when he started a union at...

KKMK Philanthropy Anthology Raxel’s World: The Race to Healing

Angelic, with a hint of sadness and uncertainty framing an otherwise cherubic, smiling face, the boy is small, thin, amiable, and sprightly. When asked what he wanted to be when he grows up, he quickly answered: “Gusto ko po maging duktor (I want to...

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LOOK: CATCH THE NOVEMBER 2022 ISSUE OF PHILIPPINES GRAPHIC READER

Edited by multi-awarded poet and essayist Marra PL. Lanot Featuring: SHORT STORIES "Patch of Green" by I.S.A. Crisostomo-Lopez “When Words Fail” by Melissa Salva “Time for Tattoos” by Richard...

NJLA 2023: Return of a Literary Tradition

For 75 years since it first became a magazine in 1927, the Philippines Graphic has featured the literary works of Filipino short story writers...

New thinking for Philippine Agriculture

Q&A with Agriculture Secretary William Dar William Dollente Dar was only seven months in office as Agriculture Secretary when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country...

Innovation triumphs over adversity

PHAP response to unprecedented challenges chronicled in The Power of Innovation Report Launched by the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines, “The Power of...