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AI: the genie out of the bottle

New York has just opened a debate that Chile should not evade. Its mayor, Zohran Mamdani, established a one-year moratorium on the direct use of generative artificial intelligence for nearly 600,000 students in public schools, from prekindergarten through eighth grade.…

Child Marriage Trapped in Poverty and Insecurity

Across the Kholpetua River in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, lies Gabura. To reach the villages of this union adjacent to the Sundarbans, one must cross the river by trawler from Neel Dumur Ghat to Chokbara Ghat on the other side. Beyond lies…

Young Lasallians Gather to Learn About Hazardous Chemicals Lurking in Common Plastic Products

10 September 2026, Quezon City.  Young La Sallian learners and educators joined a seminar that unmasked hidden toxic chemicals in plastics that endanger public health and ecosystems in the Philippines and globally. The informative session helps the students and teachers…

NCCA Strengthens Culture-Based Governance Among Local Executives

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), through its Program Management Division and Philippine Cultural Education Program (PCEP), convened local executives for a Capacity-Building on Culture-Based Governance on August 28, 2026, at the Ballroom of the Metropolitan Theater…

NCCA Opens Call for Research Awards and Grants 2027

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) announces the opening of its Call for Research Awards and Grants 2027, inviting researchers, scholars, cultural workers, artists, institutions, and other qualified proponents to submit research proposals that contribute to a…

NCCA, UNESCO Challenge Teachers to Turn Living Heritage into Classroom Lessons

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is inviting Grade 7 to 12 teachers across the Philippines to participate in the Bringing Living Heritage into the…

The Power of Storytelling: Sharing Narratives through International Press and Digital Platforms

(2nd of two series) By: Genevieve B. Kupang Part 1: WURI Historian and BCU Dean, IRO Genevieve B. Kupang Shares Internationalization and Innovation Insights with PhilCST  These are the links to the first article, published on both Pressenza and the BCU…

Bangladesh to Launch ‘Prime Minister’s Gold Cup’

Festive Fervor Across 50,000 Institutions By Maksuda Lisa (Dhaka Bureau) In a major initiative to reconnect the younger generation with sports and foster physical and talent development, Bangladesh is preparing to launch a nationwide mega sports spectacle. Over 50,000 educational…

Anatomy of Power III

The Invisible Architects of Global Power “Wars reveal visible power. But long before the first shot is fired, others have already drawn the map, financed the interests, and decided who will pay for the ruins…” Geopolitics is often portrayed as…

The Pedagogy of Obsolescence: While China Models the Future in Classrooms, the West Keeps Debating the Inkwell

There is a self-imposed blindness, almost endearing in its pathos, with which Western bureaucracies insist on viewing the development of the rest of the planet. While in our latitudes ministries of education and arm-chair pedagogical committees waste rivers of ink…

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