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Charity First Foundation Inc. holds the 2023 Sports festival: Kayumanggi Ang Nanaig

by Renz F. Guilalas   The Charity First Foundation Inc., also known as CFFI, conducted an annual event– the 2023 Sports Festival with the theme: Different colors–unite as one, after two years of being locked down due to the pandemic. The goal of…

AI Ayayay! A Virtual Conversation on Teaching and ChatGPT at UP, Diliman

by Cathlyn Ann T. Herrera   A virtual roundtable discussion webinar facilitated by the University of the Philippine (UP) Diliman Office for the Advancement of Teaching, “AI AYAYAY!: A Conversation on Teaching and ChatGPT,” was posted through a Facebook live…

One Humanity and the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

When the Earth is shaken to her utmost convulsion And the Earth throws up her burdens (from within) And man cries (distressed) what is matter with her (The Quran: Zilzal-Convulsion, Chapter99:1-3) By Dr. Mahboob A. Khawaja Reflections on the Aftermath…

Electricity sharing opens a new window for BBIN countries.

Today, challenges like climate change, pandemics, energy reliance, economic crisis, and many more are concerning us. No nation can overcome these obstacles without the assistance and collaboration of other nations. Most importantly, many of these problems have international repercussions. South…

VISION & GRIT: Exceptional Zero Waste Women in the Asia Pacific Region (fourth in a series)

LAKSHMI NARAYAN: Creating and Strengthening Waste Pickers’ Sense of Dignity by Marco Sumayao “It is necessary that the weakness of the powerless is transformed into a force capable of announcing justice.” Since the late 1960s, Paulo Freire’s words have spurred countless…

Assam determined to eliminate child marriage menace

By 2026, the Assam government will eliminate the menace of child marriage and if one believes in State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s commitment, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government in Dispur is ready to fight against the social…

China reiterates its commitment to a negotiated solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Beijing, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) China today reiterated its call to the international community to contribute to finding a negotiated solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and insisted that the parties involved should refrain from further exacerbating the situation. According to…

Enforced disappearances of Baloch is at peak in Pakistan.

Pakistani forces abducted zaman Baloch from Turbat Balochistan on 10 February of 2023 till now his whereabouts is unknown. Next day pakistani forces raided the house of missing zaman Baloch and tortured his family. Remember Zaman along with his brother…

VISION & GRIT: Exceptional Zero Waste Women in the Asia Pacific Region (3rd in a series)

Jyoti Mhapsekar: A Life of Service to Marginalized Women Since 1975, Jyoti Mhapsekar has been working to uplift the lives of marginalized women, empowering them through education, healthcare, and environmental programs.  by Eric Michael Santos Jyoti Mhapsekar is one apple that…

VISION & GRIT: Exceptional Zero Waste Women In the Asia Pacific Region (2nd in the series)

Jane Bremmer: At the forefront of environmental justice by Johanna Poblete When Jane Bremmer and her partner Lee bought a weatherboard cottage in the outer suburban area of Perth called Bellevue, they had plans to build a ceramics business from home.…

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