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DOST to certify BEIs this March

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will begin certifying teachers who will compose the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) for the May 13, 2019 mid-term elections this March. This was announced by DOST-National Capital Region Director Jose B. Patalinjug III at the recent...

Judy Ann Santos and her absolute truths

Lucho, almost nine years old, is asking his mother for a baby brother. Yohan, just turned 14, wants a baby girl. “Paano ba ito? Twins?” a perplexed Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo related during a phone interview with the Philippines Graphic. It is late afternoon and the...

The Supreme Court: Facing 2019

    Restraint in favor of government. I came upon this sort of “watchword” on the morning of Jan. 16 while on my way to a meeting with colleagues to discuss the upcoming 2019 elections. The reporter, who quoted the line from newly-appointed Chief Justice Lucas P....

Comelec expects 2.8 million voters to cast ballots in Bangsamoro plebiscite

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) expects about 2.8 million people will participate in the plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) which will held on Jan. 21 and Feb. 6 Comelec Director James Jimenez, the poll body’s spokesman, said during a radio interview in...

A Principled, Inclusive, and Business Sustainable Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Project

With a population of more than half a million people, San Jose Del Monte is the most populated city in the province of Bulacan. It is also one of the most rapidly industrializing cities north of the capital city of Manila and can...

How CSR came to Allied Metals

It was a case of two events joining as one. In 2016 the Danish Trade Union Council for International Development Cooperation (LO/FTF) was discussing with the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) the implementation of the “Principles-based, inclusive and business sustainable Corporate Social Responsibility Project...

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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...

By the scanning of your thumbs: Election tech

  If the Commission on Elections (Comelec) had everything it wanted for a fully automated election system, the biometrics it collected from registered voters...

Decoding K-pop Fandom Lingo—From Stan to Sasaeng (and Everything In Between)

Lost in Translation? Not Anymore! When you first enter K-pop fandom, it can feel like learning a new dialect. Suddenly everyone’s saying things like “omg...

Women power in Myanmar

Staffers of the University Hospital flash the three-finger protest gesture while holding signs that read: “Protect democracy” and “Reject the military coup, Free our...