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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 and poets in its pages. Together with the newspapers and magazines of the first half of the 20th century, Philippine...

Labor group calls on President Marcos to intervene in the impending Duty-Free Philippines massive retrenchment

The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) is calling on President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., anew to stop the massive retrenchment at the Duty-Free Philippines Corporation (DFPC) and consider the welfare of its employees in the midst of high unemployment and underemployment rates. In a...

Labor group stands with women workers on Women’s Day; Highlights equal rights, fight vs. contractualization, and call for living wage

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 in the workplace. “The FFW recognizes the significant role that we women play in the labor force and our valuable...

1st PHAPCares Seal of Excellence Awards: Crowning a long history of leadership in corporate citizenship

Last Dec. 6, 2022, the first-ever Seal of Excellence in Healthcare Awards was given by PHAPCares Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP). The CSR Seal of Excellence in Innovation and Sustainability Award is...

PHAPCares signs MOA with MMDA for disaster preparedness training

The PHAPCares Foundation has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for the conduct of disaster preparedness seminars among its members and their employees. The MOA was signed between MMDA Deputy Chairman and Undersecretary Frisco San Juan Jr. and...

Lotis Ramin delivers 2022 President’s Report PHAPCares emerges as partner of choice in CSR for better health

As the PHAPCares Foundation trains its sights to commemorating its 20th year of helping improve the lives and health of Filipinos, the collective corporate social responsibility arm of the research-based pharmaceutical industry once again demonstrated its commitment to serving the people who were...

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5 Labor leaders in talks for 2025 Senate run

Set to challenge incumbents amid Senate probe on drug and labor killings, pol dynasties Five prominent labor leaders are preparing to challenge incumbent senators seeking...

UHC Reforms and Timelines

As we celebrate the International Universal Health Coverage Day or as we say here in the Philippines, Universal Health Care (UHC), let me give...

A still point (For Cirilo F. Bautista, Paalam, Toti) by Albert B. Casuga

  Sense and notion meld where sound is sight, and stillness is moving. It completes an oxymoron for the day: What crack of thunder and flash of lightning would slice this mid-morning...

The lighter side of PHL-Japan relations: of sinigang, tinola, and “volting in” to achieve shared goals

He arrived in the Philippines in November 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, during the incumbency of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. More than...