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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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The Manila Grand Opera Hotel: Rich in history, luxe in Manila

Manila Grand Opera Hotel offers luxe accommodations in the center of historic Manila. This hotel takes its name from the Manila Grand Opera House...

Publisher’s Note

Philippines Graphic is 95! It’s hard to imagine that this magazine has managed to exist and bear witness to the long and winding march of...

Global human rights abuse tracker spurns government anew for charging activists, civil society groups with financing terrorism

Human Rights Watch—an independent organization that investigates and reports on human rights abuses around the world—has criticized Philippine authorities for “filing baseless terrorism financing...

Pakil Laguna’s Kasalang Bayan 2023: When unwed couples wed

They say that June is the best time to get married, hence, every woman wants to become a June bride. But in this age...