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Philippines: The role of libraries as dynamic spaces where culture, knowledge, and learning communities can converge

The National Library of the Philippines (NLP), in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), officially opened the 35th Library and Information Services Month (LISM) at the historic Metropolitan Theater in Manila on November 5, 2025.…

APEC Forum Concludes in South Korea with Call for Economic Cooperation and Balance between the U.S. and China

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum concluded in Gyeongju, South Korea, after two days of intense discussions focused on strengthening supply chains, promoting digital innovation, and advancing toward sustainable and inclusive growth. Under the theme “Building a Sustainable Tomorrow: Connect,…

GAIA Urges Global South Leadership for New Plastics Treaty Chair

Chair Luis Vayas Announces His Exit From Post, Bureau To Vote on New Chair  New York, NY– Ambassador Luis Vayas Valdivieso of Ecuador has formally announced that he is stepping down as Chair of the plastics treaty negotiations, creating a leadership…

Litfest to Relive the Legacy of Pragjyotishpur

The Third Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival, with a series of fascinating deliberations, will open up the doors for author-translators, art-connoisseurs, critics, budding writers, performing artists, and translators with other literature enthusiasts to rediscover the legacy of far eastern Bharat. Organized by…

Warning Out on Newly-Discovered Lead-Containing Spray Paints

1 November 2025, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has discovered a new spray paint brand sold online with lead content that would make it illegal to import, distribute, and sell in the Philippines. Based on the X-Ray…

PEC: Combat and End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

Geneva, 1 November 2025: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body,  calls for new measures to combat impunity and its devastating effects on the occasion of ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists’, a…

Slovenia, when Fear Becomes Politics

When fear becomes politics, it undermines the rule of law — and Slovenia’s reaction to the killing of Aleš Šutar has become a warning for Europe. When fear replaces reason, democracy begins to fracture. Slovenia’s response to the killing of…

Tender Resilience Wins Sorsogon City Leg of Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk 2025  

After a careful review and deliberation by a panel of judges composed of practicing documentary photographers, visual communications experts, and the local Walk Leader, “Tender Resilience” by Christopher D. Leyson was selected as the winning entry of the Scott Kelby’s Worldwide…

Daniel Schultz, Israeli conscientious objector: “I refuse to enlist because it is the most humane thing to do”

My name is Daniel Schultz, I’m 19 years old, and I grew up in a liberal household in Tel-Aviv. For most of my teen years, my political activity developed in the Yesh Atid youth – where I adopted the core…

Bawas Basura at Polusyon: EcoWaste Coalition Calls for Reduced Garbage and Pollution this Undas 2025

Environmental groups, youth, and beauty queens unite for a cleaner and more mindful observance of Undas 29 October 2025, Manila City – The EcoWaste Coalition, together with the Manila North Cemetery Administration, Department of Public Services (DPS) Manila, and the…

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