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PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House In a move to halt the skyrocketing cases of COVID-19 in France, President Emmanuel Macron reimposed a (third) lockdown, throughout the country for at least a month. As of March 31, there have been some 4.56 million confirmed cases of...

Intangibly Filipino BOAT MAKERS A kumpit being built in the barangay of Sheik Makdum, Sibutu Island, Tawi-Tawi (Photo by Roel Hoang Manipon) The International Information and Networking Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) has...

Winwyn Marquez "If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." This is the belief of beauty queen-actress Winwyn Marquez after she has proven that no pandemic could stop her from giving back during the holidays. Despite the difficulties, Marquez was among those who realized that 2020 was not only a...