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When business & books combine to promote reading

Q&A with Shereen T. Sy, pioneer of SM Book Nook For now, only two malls out of 87 SM malls in the Philippines have them. It is an undertaking that began at one of the poshest malls owned by the Sy family—the late business...

Duterte Arrested on ICC Warrant

Ex-President Charged with Crimes Against Humanity The arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is a historic step toward justice, Human Rights Watch said today. On March 11, Philippine authorities acting on an...

Love, Social Justice & Corporate Social Responsibility in the time of global challenges

“There she is,” the woman in the car told her son, as she pointed to a petite and thin sampaguita garland vendor sitting on the stone steps of Mercury Drug in Scout Borromeo, Quezon City.     Rising, the vendor’s pale, harried face dissolved into...

Workers’ coalition calls on government to extend urgent legal assistance to undocumented Filipinos in the U.S.

This week, leaders of the NAGKAISA Labor Coalition met with representatives from the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) in Manila to discuss, among others,  the challenges faced by Filipino workers in the United States, particularly those who are undocumented. The meeting shed light...

Labor group welcomes suspension of cashless toll policy; questions TRB’s “bias toward toll operators”

The NAGKAISA Labor Coalition has welcomed the suspension of the mandatory cashless toll collection system, citing its unfair impact on low-income motorists. “This is a win for our advocacy and will benefit workers and motorists who will be burdened by an anti-poor policy. We...

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 charges against civil society groups and activists.” The global human rights abuse tracker added that the charges were apparently filed...

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In dubious battle: Organized labor in the time of COVID-19

TOP PHOTO: Building workers. A young man, hoists a bucket of cement up during the rebuilding, renovation, of a building in Tabuk on the...

The Pakil Tourism Master Plan: What to expect in the next 10 years

Laguna de Bay, the second largest inland waterbody in Southeast Asia, divides the town of Pakil in Laguna. As a consequence, tourism development in...

Roster of winners Priority Area 3—Immunization

Claveria, Cagayan—Immunization The municipality has consistently allocated a budget for this program through collaborative efforts of the LGU’s various departments, including health, agriculture, environment, agriculture...

10 Biñan public high schools are newest beneficiaries of NJLA-LGU Advocacy for English and Literature project

Biñan, LAGUNA—Some 18,636 junior public high school students in Biñan City are the latest beneficiaries of the Nick Joaquin Literary Awards-Local Government Unit (NJLA-LGU)...