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Mapúa University demonstrated its spirit of volunteerism and community involvement during the culmination of Paskong Mapúan 2022 at its Intramuros campus. Aptly themed “Tayo ang biyaya sa kapwa,” the university-wide celebration highlighted the impact of the educational institution’s civic engagement towards community development.  The month-long festivity began with a symbolic tree lighting ceremony and the launch of the student-led Christmas Village. These …

As the holiday season is upon us, we all know that enjoying our time with family and friends over delicious food takes center stage during this magical time. Dylan Patisserie knows exactly how to stimulate your appetite with their array of dazzling products. The European-style bakery offers a range of luscious artisanal cakes, French pastries, homemade chocolates, cookies, macaroons and …

In one of his classes, Engr. Francis B. Gubangco, a professor in the University of the East asked about the enrollment of Gabriel S. Ignacio as Ignacio’s name was not in the official class list  and answered that the SM Foundation was still processing his enrollment since I was a transferee.  He was both pleasantly surprised and elated he would …

Have you heard of the word “blockchain”? “Blockchain,” says Wikipedia, is a system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, hack or cheat the system. It is a digital ledger of transactions that is duplicated and distributed across the entire network of computer systems. In other words, the contents, infinite of them, are …

Contained in this 220-page book Reflections in Light and Shadow: An Anthology of Short Memoirs are 57 essays and 14 poems penned by 18 participants of Memoir Writing Class, Batch 1 & 2 conducted through Zoom for about 6 months under Professor Oscar Penaranda, a US-based writer & lecturer. Penaranda obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Literature & Masters in …

Ituro mo sa akin ang taguya sa bata, at nang hindi ka hanapin habang ikaw ay wala.(Teach me the lullaby so that the child will not look for you while you are away). As a child of working parents, I remember that either my father or my mother would read me a story until I fall asleep. As I was …

MORE than 15,000 Global Peace Advocates participated in the 3-day Global Peace Festival 2022 held from Dec. 1-3 in Clark, Pampanga. The event was organized by the Global Peace Foundation (GPF) – an international non-sectarian, non-partisan, nonprofit organization established in 2009, that promotes an innovative, values-based approach to promoting peace that is motivated by the idea of “One Family under …

By GEM SUGUITAN Filipinas! How have we been doing since the 1940s after the Pacific War? Seems like a little less than eight decades is not enough for us to master the art and science of governing a society of diverse cultures in the archipelago. What have we become?  There is no questioning on the capabilities of the Filipinos. We …

By Gem Suguitan Covid-19 pandemic at its height, elicited fear among the people. The future was uncertain. While the pandemic status has not yet been totally lifted, we can tell ourselves that we survived. What is in store in the future, no one can tell. But we can make do of the present to be worthy of living as citizens …

By Nelly Lumbaca THE Hinunangan Riders Club, Inc. (HRCI), a group of motorcycle riders from Hinunangan town in Southern Leyte involved in various humanitarian and community activities, celebrated its first year recently. HRCI also distinguishes itself as among the organization of motorcycle riders that highly advocates motorcycle safety and traffic regulations awareness. According to HRCI President Ferdinand Bastes, their group …