That 19th century Philippine masters Juan Luna and Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo have iconic status in Philippine art history is accepted by Filipinos. To discuss the significance of Luna and Hidalgo to them as artists and in their artmaking, the Lopez Memorial Museum and the Museum Foundation of the Philippines, Inc have invited artists Alwin [...]
Now, Filipinos can learn everything they need to know about how to better manage credit in 52 reader-friendly pages with Use Credit Wisely, the latest phase in Citibank’s ongoing financial education campaign.
Agham, the organization of progressive scientists in the Philippines, will hold a forum titled “Knowing Big Brother: State Surveillance & the Human Security Act of 2007″ tomorrow, June 28, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, at the Claro M. Recto Hall of the Faculty Center in UP Diliman. The invite reads: “We’re all being watched. In the guise of searching for criminals and terrorists, there are invisible eyes and intricate surveillance networks that can follow you as you walk the streets, go into establishments and invade even our own homes.”
BATA, Equatorial Guinea – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo cited Tuesday the world-class Filipino workers here for their contribution to the development and progress of this Catholic nation in Africa.
July 14 marks the start of the implementation of the Philippines’s new anti-terror law, the Human Security Act of 2007. Will this mean the end of terror or will it only legitimize the mechanisms of the more serious threat of state-sponsored terrorism?
Activists in Davao City held a demonstration on Tuesday, the International Day Against Torture, denouncing the political killings and abductions in the Philippines. The New York-based Human Rights Watch is expected to release tomorrow, Wednesday, a report on the atrocities allegedly being committed by state security forces against leftists and political dissenters. (Contributed photo)
These days, one of the joys the Internet can bring to people are online or web-based applications. There are several for writing and collaboration (more on these in later posts) and there are many for editing pictures.
When narratives are perverted for purposes beyond truth, or even against truth, how does one distinguish between a simulacrum of reality and reality itself? The eye, after all, doesn’t see; the brain does.
It can be a nebulous concept, but when politicians, political analysts and sociologists talk about the “masa,” they usually mean the masses of the poor and the disadvantaged. The Philippine Left, whether armed or unarmed, sees the “masa” if awakened as the makers of history. Filipino politicians see them primarily as the determinants of the outcome of elections.
MANILA — The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan today challenged the government-created Melo Commission to investigate and acquire the testimonies of the three anonymous generals who have implicated the Armed Forces in the Philippines in the killings of activists.
MANILA — Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casino today aired an appeal to Senators Rodolfo
Biazon and Panfilo Lacson to lend their influence over the military to
ensure the success of a Senate investigation on the ongoing spate of
political killings.
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (26 June 2007) – More than 300 experts are meeting in Manila this week to find ways to scale up the deployment of clean energy across the world’s fastest-growing region.
The Control Arms campaign: Oxfam International, Amnesty International and the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) Campaigners around the world are celebrating a significant victory after more than 80 governments participated in the UN consultation process on an Arms Trade Treaty.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned the latest video showing BBC correspondent Alan Johnston wearing a suicide bomber’s vest, which his captors have threatened to detonate if Palestinian or British forces try to free him.
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Davao Teen Center (DTC) commemorates the month of June as World’s Day against Child Labor Month and express its condemnation on the unstoppable increase of victims of child labor as it gives harm not only to child’s reproductive health but health in general, despite of the existence of a comprehensive law [...]
The Philippines Supreme Court today set for oral arguments on Thursday, June 28, 2007, senatoriable Aquilino Pimentel III’s petition to determine whether or not a temporary restraining order (TRO) should be issued against the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in connection with the election results in the province of Maguindanao.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. is focusing on broadband services to help Cebu attract investments in information and communications technology (ICT) and bring about economic development in the province.
More Civilian Suffering Feared in Mindanao Presence of US Troops in Mindanao Faces Probe Looking Forward in Mindanao Arroyo Dissolves Gov’t Peace Panel Major US Gov’t Report Concludes Tobacco’s Media Promotion Leads to Smoking Manila’s Censorship Law Rears Its Ugly Head The New Settlers: Mindanao Muslims Head North Waiting Game for North Cotabato Refugees Lanao del Norte Atrocities Exposed MILF’s Weakness The MOA, the Cha-Cha, and the US Ambassador Green Group Denounces ANZ for OceanaGold Denial Growth of Software Development Outsourcing to Drive Related Industries Record 6,533 to Take Philippine Bar Exams NGOs Urge Transparency in IRR Crafting of Cheaper Medicines Law US Anti-Tobacco Group Hails Philip Morris’s Withdrawal from Eraserheads Concert 
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