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Poetry: a new global force for good
As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of UNESCO’s World Poetry Day this 21st March, the Czech Embassy Manila champions poetry as a much-needed force for good in international affairs. In light of the recent terrorist attacks, general rise of movements tied to xenophobia,...
Uniting people through the art of Ikebana
To celebrate its 52nd anniversary, Ikebana International Manila Chapter 108 held an exhibition of floral arrangements created by its members, the embassy of Japan and members of Ikebana Philippine chapters from Cagayan de Oro, Cebu and Davao.
Participating exhibitors from Davao were led by...
Close encounters with the fishy kind: A Look at China’s ‘Fisheries war’
On March 4, the South China Morning Post published an online video of the Argentine Coast Guard’s brief yet tense encounter with a Chinese fishing vessel a few kilometers off the coast of its southern Argentine waters.
The Hua Xiang 801—a grey, seemingly dilapidated...
A heritage of generosity: Remembering Amb. Antonio L. Cabangon Chua
The call came unexpected. Just seconds after arriving at the newsroom, I stumbled out and rushed to the fourth floor.
The Ambassador sat serenely on his dark leather swivel chair, looking out his venetian blinds-shaded window. I sat in front of the old table...
If you’re a campus journalist, read this
I had the honor, these past two days, to sit as juror in the Luzon-wide competition for campus publications. Several observations came immediately to mind:
(1) I was happy to note that many of the editors and writers of these publications did not shirk...
In memory of Amba
It was Jan. 2017 or was that 2016? I was told it had been raining in Lucban, Quezon for the past three months without letup. It was so cold I remembered hoping for snow.
Inside the function halls of Batis Aramin, close to a...
