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From Paper-Based to Real-Time Care: How Parañaque City Strengthened Progress to Eliminate Cervical Cancer

by Geri Matthew Carretero, Jhpiego Philippines Marie Lea Aragon takes her role in cervical cancer prevention very personally. For her, every woman who walks into a health center in Parañaque City represents a responsibility and a promise: to provide timely,…

NCCA Highlights the Filipino Identity of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao through the 7 Arts

As February approaches, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) once again leads National Arts Month (NAM) 2026, rallying Filipinos under the theme “Ani ng Sining: Katotohanan at Giting.”* This year’s theme underscores the power of the arts…

Green Guardians III: University-Driven Restoration of Middle Quezon Hill Eco Zone for Sustainable Urban Ecology

By Christine S. Luyosen and Josefa P. Dampilag/Editor: Dr. Genevieve B. Kupang  Marking the third consecutive phase of community engagement, the Graduate School of Baguio Central University intensified its commitment to environmental stewardship at Quezon Hill Eco Zone. Following the…

BCU and Barangay Middle Quezon Hill Forge Volunteer Partnership for Eco-Spiritual Stewardship

The foundation of sustainable community development lies in the synergy among various stakeholders, particularly the bridge between academic expertise and local governance. Preceding the formalization of the partnership on November 5, 2025, consultative engagements and the drafting of a Memorandum…

Green Guardians: Restoring Quezon Hill Eco Park for Sustainable Urban Spaces and Terrestrial Preservation

by Reynald Bolinget, Jennifer  T. Longchasen, and Genevieve B. Kupang On November 15, 2025, the Baguio Central University (BCU) Graduate School exemplified the profound synergy between academic scholarship and environmental stewardship. Educators from the Master of Arts in Elementary Education…

BCU Joins Regional Leaders at UPLIFT-FLAIR Masterclass 2025: Charting the Path Toward Global Excellence

By Genevieve B. Kupang and Jennifer Longchasen FLAIR-UPLIFT Part I & II:  Building the Foundation: Rankings, Quality, and Sustainability Baguio Central University (BCU) took a step toward strengthening its internationalization agenda by participating in the UPLIFT-FLAIR Masterclass 2025, a flagship…

‘DIALOGO’: The worlds of two internationally-acclaimed artists, Manuel Ocampo & Ronald Ventura, collide in Cloudgrey Gallery

The art exhibit, DIALOGO, opened in Cloudgrey December 9, 2025 and is currently on display for all art lovers to see and experience. In this historic collaboration between two acclaimed contemporary artists, Manuel Ocampo and Ronald Ventura, something uncanny has…

QUILL AND THE FLAME: Handing Down the Torch of Journalism

by Ruther Ray C. Ruado “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel,” the philosopher Socrates famously believed. On December 6 and 13, 2025, at San Vicente Elementary School (SVES) in Baguio City, Philippines, that…

The Filipino Diaspora Hopes for a Corruption-Free Homeland

by Maria Veronica “Vernie” G. Caparas* November 30 is Bonifacio Day in the Philippines and among many Filipinos in British Columbia, Canada. Andres Bonifacio, after whom the national celebration is held every year, is one of the Philippines’ heroes whose…

NGO Forum on ADB Flags Risks Following ADB’s Approval of its Amended Energy Policy

The NGO Forum on the ADB network and allies expresses deep alarm over the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) newly announced amendments to its 2021 Energy Policy, now endorsed by the ADB Board through the R-paper. Despite ADB’s framing of the…

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