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United for Peace: Heartfelt Gratitude to Our BCU 3rd World March for Peace Team

By Genevieve Balance Kupang Peace is a Team Effort  Baguio Central University’s 3rd World March for Peace and Nonviolence sets a powerful example of how collaboration and shared purpose can foster peace and understanding on a global scale. BCU Stakeholders’…

Did The Latest BRICS Summit Achieve Anything Of Tangible Significance At All?

The Alt-Media Community went overboard hyping up BRICS and the latest Kazan Summit. Over a week has passed since the latest BRICS Summit in Kazan so it’s possible to assess what exactly it achieved now that the dust has settled.…

The Post-Harvest Tugging Tradition: “Punnuk” of Hungduan, Ifugao

by Christina B. Dano There is a place in the Cordillera Administrative Region, particularly in Ifugao’s Hungduan, where three communities—Hapao, Baang, and Nungulunan—participate in a series of post-harvest rituals collectively known as “ huowah .” The final ritual, “ punnuk…

The 3rd World March for Peace and Non-violence in Bangladesh: 5 Days of Activities to Contribute towards Global World Peace

Reported by: Mohammad Nazrul Islam, Coordinator, 3rd World March for Peace & NonViolence & Country Representative, The Community for Human Development. Photos Contributed by: Md. Reaz Uddin, Photographer, Pressenza. On October 16, 2024, the World March Base team members– Rafael…

America’s Irreplaceable Immigrants

Every day when breakfast is served, Americans come face to face with the impact of immigrant workers without whom breakfast items would be too expensive for everyday consumption and/or if short on time, the nearest drive-through fast-food establishment, cars lined…

Billionaires Emit More Carbon Pollution in 90 Minutes than the Average Person Does in a Lifetime

Fifty of the world’s richest billionaires on average produce more carbon through their investments, private jets and yachts in just over an hour and a half than the average person does in their entire lifetime, a new Oxfam report on…

Kapangan Celebrates Teachers’ Day: Honoring Educators and Cultural Heritage

by Jonie W. Leung Kapangan, Benguet – On September 20 th , 2024, the municipality of Kapangan came alive with the vibrant spirit of Teachers’ Day. The day, declared a special non-class day by Executive Order No. 33, was a…

Forest Fire Prevention in the Cordillera Administrative Region  for Climate Resilience

by Alaska J. Turaray  The Philippines, an archipelago with a rich biodiversity, is especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Among its regions, the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) stands out for its unique geography as the country’s only landlocked…

16th BRICS Summit – UN Chief Briefing | United Nations

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is addressing the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan (Russian Federation). The BRICS Summit is the highlight of Russia’s Chairship of BRICS in 2024.

85% of American Youth Polled Worry About Climate Change, Want More Action From Governments and Corporations

A “supermajority” — 85 percent — of young Americans polled feel distressed about human-caused climate change and, and similar percentages want stronger action from corporations and the government, according to a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health. In the survey — the largest…

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