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Workers’ welfare in a Corporate Social Responsibility setting

Text and photos by Psyche Roxas-Mendoza At 29 years of age, standing all of five feet and two inches and weighing 140 pounds, Hazel Arado holds the distinction of being the only woman welder among 68 workers employed at Allied Metals, Inc. The company, with...

Trisha’s triumph

Trisha Duncan knew what she wanted in life. So much so that while in the middle of all the chase and pursuit, no one saw the beginnings of something sinister lurking inside her body. They hardly realized it at first, what with her...

The story of the Balangiga bells

On Dec. 11, at 10:30 a.m, the three Balangiga Bells arrived at Villamor Airbase. These were the bells that US troops took as war trophies in Samar more than a century ago. In a prepared statement released by cheap steroids the US Embassy in...

Beer, books and music: Czech Ambassador Jaroslav Olša, Jr.

A small archipelago in Southeast Asia and a small country in Central Europe—that’s how geography pinpoints the Republic of the Philippines and the Czech Republic. Bridging that distance involves more than physical travel across the 10,059 kilometers between the two nations. Czech diplomat and...

China, Philippines agree to upgrade ties, jointly build Belt and Road

China and the Philippines agreed on Nov. 20 to upgrade their ties to comprehensive strategic cooperation and jointly advance the Belt and Road construction. The decision was made at a meeting between visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte. The two...

China’s Xi Jinping coming for state visit to PHL

The imminent state visit of China's President Xi Jinping is of keen interest to the Filipino people. First: As the leader of China, Xi Jinping will play a crucial role in preventing or igniting a war that can jeopardize peace among nations, both in...

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Bangsamoro watch: House joint panels adopt BBL committee report

The campaign to establish a new Bangsamoro region in Mindanao passed a major hurdle in the House of Representatives, the Office of the Presidential...

SC urged to settle issue of Bulacan water rights

Even as Governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado stressed the importance of improving the structural integrity of the dams in Bulacan, he urged the Supreme Court to...

Coming together to promote UHC

On behalf of the UHC Watch Alliance of Health Advocacy Groups, Philippine Alliance of Patient Organizations, Health Justice, Bantay Consumer, Calsada Kuryente or BKC,...