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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...

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...

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The Collected Essays of Nicanor G. Tiongson Vol. I, II, and III

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Palihang Rogelio Sicat to hold its 17th workshop in June; political detainee among its 15 chosen writers for 2024

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