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...
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...
She started young. Born Feb. 7, 1991 to a seaman father with Spanish lineage and a businesswoman mother from a Chinese family, Anna Mae Lamentillo, on her own recollection, remembers growing up in a “multi-cultural household, where the spirit of empowerment and equality...
In a plea for economic justice, the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) is harnessing the Catholic Church's social teachings to support their campaign for a P150 daily wage increase.
This legislative initiative seeks to rejuvenate the purchasing power of the workforce, thereby addressing...
ELEGY
I am trying to catch the best of
Life as lived with my grandchildren
I am trying to comprehend death
When I see humans good as dead
As a sudden explosion transforms
A house of healing
Into grim inferno of the dead and the dying
And wounded children wailing
Desperately looking
For...
You can still catch the March 2024 cover of the Philippines Graphic
featuring:
* Summer festivals with SM Supermalls
* WOMEN'S MONTH FEATURE—Being Anna Mae Lamentillo: Lessons on genderequality & how to bridge the gender gap
...and many more!
Inspiring Narratives of SM Foundation Scholars
Renowned poet and civil rights champion Maya Angelou once said: “Every great journey starts with a single step.”
Angelou’s...
First of two parts
Two years ago, a forum was held to discuss the twin issues of federalism and amending the Constitution.
These issues are interrelated...
On International Women's Day, the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) expressed its solidarity with women workers in their struggle for equal rights and opportunities...
Large, wide plains generally characterize the topography of the City of Sto. Tomas in Batangas province. Mountainous terrain only becomes apparent on the northeast...