Journalists are fighting back against red tagging and harassment. The National Union of Journalist of the Philippines led the launch of a study on red tagging study, May 18 at the IP Center, Burnham Park. NUJP Secretary General, Len Olea said there were 27 journalists interviewed and asked about the effect of red tagging per …
Bagging top awards, University of the Cordilleras students held high the torch of success during the Philippine Media Advocacy Conference (PMAC) 2024. College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Communication students were hailed as the PMAC Overall Champion, May 14, at the University of Santo Tomas (UST)-Thomas Aquinas Research Center, City of Manila. CAS Communications Professors …
Some 1,100 individuals received livelihood assistance in the Cordillera region last week. The distribution, held from May 13 to 15, 2024 in Ifugao Province, catered to 1,100 individuals from the municipalities of Mayoyao and Alfonso Lista, targeting farmers, barangay health workers (BHWs), solo parents, women’s sector, person with disabilities (PWDs), and small business owners. This …
Vulnerable sectors in Cordillera gets assistance from Cayetanos Read More »
A small group of sketch enthusiasts are chronicling history through art. Dubbed as “Urban Sketchers Baguio (USK Baguio),” ten artists meet once a week and collectively choose a location and proceed to draw what they see. Local artist, Sharla Ngayodan said USK is a group of artists in Baguio who get together and sketch on …
For three straight years, Benguet Cong. Eric Go Yap was awarded Honorary Congressman of the Year during the Nation Builders and Mosliv Awards Night recently. Organized by Sustainability Standards Inc., the Nation Builders & Mosliv Awards aims to “rally Filipinos together to join the global fight toward the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development …
Yap awarded anew as ‘Honorary Congressman of the Year” Read More »
The Department of Health (DOH) – Ilocos Region in partnership with the Ilocos Sur Medical Center (ISMC) conducted D.A.S.H. (Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension) Diet Recipe and Cooking Contest to residents of Brgy Borobor in the town of Galimuyod, one of the Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas in the province of Ilocos Sur on May …
Mother’s Day and National Heritage Month (NHM) celebrations continue with a special screening of the restored version of “Bata, Bata… Paano Ka Ginawa?” this coming Sunday, May 19, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., at The Metropolitan Theater. Directed by Chito S. Roño and starring Vilma Santos-Recto, Carlo Aquino, and Serena Dalrymple, this film is a classic …
On May 13, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED) launched a new fellowship program for Philippine academic officials that will equip them to develop innovative and high-impact programs in higher education. The Higher Education Innovation Leaders Fellowship Program, part of USAID’s five-year, Php1.6-billion ($30 million) …
U.S., Philippines Launch New Fellowship Program for Higher Education Officials Read More »
Leading fiber broadband and technology provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc. (PSE: CNVRG) started the year strong, as consolidated revenues hit P9.5 billion in the first quarter of the year, an increase of 10.4% compared to the same period last year while net income reached P2.6 billion, jumping 17.5% year-on-year, amid sustained robust demand for its …
Converge registers double digit growth numbers in Q1 Read More »
Nan Paw Gay, Director and Editor-in-Chief, Karen Information Center, Myanmar, has been named the 2024 Laureate for Southeast Asia. A majority of the global population has experienced a decline in press freedom in recent years, something Paw Gay knows all too well. She heads an exiled media organisation based on the Thailand-Myanmar border, and is …
EIC in exile named 2024 WIN Editorial Leadership Award Laureate for the Southeast Asia Read More »
