My colleague and friend Regina Hechanova, the president of the Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP), alerted me to an article on “Being Gay” that came out in another newspaper.
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A young boy stepped onto a round platform, smiling and oozing with confidence. He hoisted a small violin on his left shoulder.
It started as a marketing strategy. Marine lawyer Iris V. Baguilat, president of Navis Maritime Services, was looking for ways to keep her seafarers. Competition is intense in the $2-billion global seafaring industry, where the Philippines is the top supplier of human resource.
Immediately after the much publicized suicide of a University of the Philippines (UP) Manila student, the number of calls to Hopeline spiked. Hopeline is the suicide counseling hotline set up by the Natasha Goulbourn Foundation (NGF).
Two things need to be said about the recent suicide of a university student.
This easy, clear guide on how a school should respond to a suicide is from the site of Emergency Management Resource Guide of Kentucky Center for School Safety in the United States.
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Who says baduy is out of style? For an architecture student of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB), it is just a matter of perspective.
At a science communication workshop in Malaysia, I learned what could happen when discoveries are not quickly owned by a nation.
We are the result of all our life’s experiences. From the moment we open our eyes to the world as babies, we are collecting, storing, and interpreting data--- discovering not just how to look at things, but different ways of seeing them. Every book I encounter changes my relationship with words. Every time I meet someone new, it changes the manner in which I will view the person after that. And every place I travel to, alters my understanding of all other ground under my feet, sky over my head, wind whipping passed my face.
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Consider this: The industries that are most desirable to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), according to the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd), are agro-based goods, fisheries, health care products, rubber-based goods, textiles and clothing, electronic goods, e-ASEAN, automotive products, tourism, wood-based products and logistics.
What does Bangsamoro (literally, Muslim nation) mean to the people of Jolo, Sulu? Researchers Liberty Contessa Catbagan and Puraida Tibli found that the concept had different meanings for different groups.
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De La Salle University (DLSU) is hosting an entrepreneurship expo on March 16 on the ground floor of Henry Sy Sr. Hall on its Taft Avenue campus.
When science reach a point where one needs to go through tons of memorization, learning it can sometimes get dry, dull, and just overall uninteresting, especially to children.
Three young women environmentalists shared tips with student leaders from the Visayas on how to adapt to climate change.
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Although heavy rain once again battered the National Capital Region on Tuesday afternoon, classes in southern Metro Manila went on except those in Parañaque City.
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The cancer-causing asbestos wire gauze is still used in high school and college science laboratories despite the ban ordered two years ago.
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The University of Santo Tomas (UST) canceled its classes on all levels Tuesday afternoon ahead of expected rains and floods in the afternoon.
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“Success is…knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential and sowing seeds that benefit others.” John C. Maxwell said that and I think he spoke on target.
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A party-list lawmaker wants the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to stop its decision to destroy seized elephant ivory tusks, amounting to P420 million, saying these items could be preserved and used for educational purposes.
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After two weeks of delayed school opening and almost six months of protests over allegations of graft and corruption, classes at the state-run University of Southern Mindanao finally kicked off on Monday.
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Classes in public schools in at least two Maguindanao towns were suspended Sunday due to the flooding brought about by three days of torrential rain.
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Starting Monday, Senator-elect Nancy Binay will attend a five-day training program designed for “newly elected government officials” at the University of the Philippines’ National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG).
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How do you stop bullying in schools? Have police distribute notebooks to grade school pupils. On Thursday, Senior Superintendent Jesus Cambay, Baguio police director, and Senior Supt. Rodolfo Azurin, Benguet police director, distributed 1,000 notebooks to dependents of police studying in elementary schools in the city and Benguet.
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