Recognized for her efforts and commitment to speed up the country’s growth, Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo was among Rising Tiger Magazine’s “People to Watch” in 2023. Rising Tigers Magazine's People To Watch 2023 (Photo courtesy of DICT) Upon...
The Philippines drew with second seed Israel, 2-2, in the fifth and penultimate round Friday, Feb. 3, to stay on course for a podium finish in the 1st FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities in Belgrade, Serbia. Sander Severino draws his match to help the PH team to a 2-2 standoff in the...
Incoming University of the Philippines (UP) President Angelo A. Jimenez took his "Pledge to the People" in Butuan City on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Incoming University of the Philippines President Angelo A. Jimenez took his oath before Barangay Captain Antonio Masamayor in Mahayahay Elementary School on...
The Philippines ran into a powerhouse Poland and suffered a heartbreaking 2.5-1.5 defeat Thursday, Feb. 2, to slip from a share of the lead to joint third after four rounds in the 1st FIDE Olympiad for People with Disabilities in Belgrade, Serbia. Darry Bernardo provides the lone victory for the PH...
The Philippines smashed host Serbia 2, 3.5-0.5, to remain at the helm with chess giants Poland and India halfway through the 1st FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities in Belgrade on Tuesday, Feb. 1. FIDE Master Sander Severino stayed perfect as he notched his third straight win in the...
The Philippines turned back the Czech Republic, 2.5-1.5, to remain unbeaten after two rounds in the 1st FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities in Belgrade, Serbia Tuesday, Jan. 31. The PH team in the 1st FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities. (From James Infiesto) FIDE Master...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Office 6 said on Friday, Jan. 27, that the newly-completed road had provided access to two far-flung barangays in Ilog, Negros Occidental. Aside from the road project, a building was also constructed for the use of the indigenous peoples...
PARIS, France -- Territories in Brazil's fragmented Atlantic Forest where Indigenous peoples enjoy secure land rights have seen measurably less deforestation than similar areas in which land tenure is weak or non-existent, researchers reported Thursday. The findings, published in the journal PNAS...
A framer of the 1987 Constitution has argued that it is not necessary to amend the existing charter--for now, at least--for the reason that it was inspired by the first EDSA revolution. (Pyrrhus Cunanan/ Unsplash) "It is not necessary to amend the Constitution for reasons of context, content, and...
FROM THE MARGINS I have a deeper appreciation of agricultural microfinance after my recent visit to Bacolod, where I met with sugar farm workers and beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). I also had the opportunity to commune with officers of the Negros Women for...
MONTREAL, Canada -- An Indigenous group in western Canada said Thursday it had discovered evidence of possible unmarked graves and a fragment of a child's jawbone on the grounds of a former residential school. In Lebret, Saskatchewan, ground-penetrating radar has uncovered nearly "2,000 areas of...
Two Filipino films featured at Blue Chair Film Festival in Luang Prabang LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE Q&A With the film producers and director (from left) Mario Cornejo, Monster Jimenez, and Martika Escobar, following the film screening at the Sofitel Luang Prabang (Photo courtesy of the Blue Chair...
