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10 Biñan public high schools are newest beneficiaries of NJLA-LGU Advocacy for English and Literature project

Biñan, LAGUNA—Some 18,636 junior public high school students in Biñan City are the latest beneficiaries of the Nick Joaquin Literary Awards-Local Government Unit (NJLA-LGU) Advocacy for English and Literature project. With Biñan City Government as one of its LGU partners, the NJLA-LGU project will...

National Artists to lead in NJLA 2024

Three of the country’s National Artists will be on hand to lead close to a hundred short story writers and poets in celebrating the 2024 Nick Joaquin Literary Awards (NJLA) this coming May 7. NJLA 2024 will be held at the 6th floor, SAMSUNG...

Human rights activist blames Sinophobia and racism for false reports on Chinese students in Cagayan province

Academician, writer, human rights and anti-crime activist Teresita Ang See described as “dangerous and unfortunate” the “baseless media reports” that speculated on “Chinese students as spies” in northern Philippines. During a recent "Pandesal Forum" held at Kamuning Bakery Cafe in Quezon City, Ang See...

City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas Mayor starts the ball rolling for NJLA-LGU English Proficiency through Literature project

STO. TOMAS, BATANGAS—The City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas is the first local government partner of the Nick Joaquin Literary Awards (NJLA)-Local Government Unit (LGU) Advocacy for English Proficiency through Literature project. The NJLA-LGU project is the brainchild of Philippines Graphic, initiator of the NJLA...

STUDENT’S CORNER

When the Philippines Graphic Reader started in February 2022, it became the first and only nationally-circulated, monthly, literary magazine in the country devoted to Philippine literature in English. This year, on its third year, it transitions to being an education tool for promoting...

Labor group launches Workers’ Rights Watch (WRW) on the eve of Araw ng Kagitingan

Amidst growing concerns over labor rights violations, the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) announced the initiation of the FFW Workers' Rights Watch (WRW) in Mindanao on the closing day of a pivotal conference attended by FFW union leaders from across the island of...

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