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Angara warns against technology’s slow integration to education

By Franchesca L. Tuazon Education Secretary Sonny Angara was one of the esteemed speakers at the recent 'Digital Horizons' Forum, which aims to turn the nation’s tech-savvy spirit into a powerful tool for learning and growth. Education Secretary Sonny Angara Kaya Founders, in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd),…

PSID graduates draw from global references and gives them a Pinoy take

Drawing references from as far away as Scandinavia, Egypt, and Brazil, among other places, "PHusion, the latest exhibit consisting of 12 booths from the graduating class of one of the country’s premiere interior design schools, is perhaps the equivalent of an interior design mash-up producing interesting and often beautiful results.…

Caritas Manila appeals to its 1,589 graduating scholars to pay it forward

Under the leadership of Fr. Anton Pascual, the social services arm of the Archdiocese of Manila, which has helped 12,538 disadvantaged youth to graduate and fulfill their dreams since the inception of its Youth Servant Leadership and Education Program in 1953, is also appealing to the faithful to keep the…

OB Montessori: Learning in technicolor

To make learning more fun and stimulating for its students as they start trooping back to school and doing face-to-face classes, albeit on a staggered and hybrid basis, educator Sara Soliven de Guzman, chief operating officer of OB Montessori, collaborated with designers Rita Nazareno and Gabby Lichauco in putting splashes…

Largest batch of scholars graduate under Caritas Manila program

Through its Youth Servant Leadership and Education Program, the social services arm of the Archdiocese of Manila recently oversaw the schooling and graduation of 1,604 college and vocational-technical scholars for school year 2021-2022. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish…

Filipinos thrive and graduate with honors in a locked-down Cambridge

In the university’s more than 800-year history, countless men and women—from Isaac Newton to Jane Goodall, Charles Darwin to Stephen Hawking—have entered and left its halls, and joined the wider world to find greater glory for themselves, for God and for their respective communities. These young Pinoys are raring to…

Manila in the eyes of today’s aspiring fashion designers

How do today’s young people see Manila—the ever-evolving “City of our Affections,” as the late National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin once lovingly described it? Well, it depends on the eye of the beholder. One thing is certain though: Manila, the city, its people and checkered history, doesn’t lack for…

Insurance simplified

Explaining insurance to the common Filipino can be difficult. The paper work and the mathematics behind it, and they might give you a puzzled stare and a few friendly nods. But the Allianz PNB Life president and CEO might just be able to convince you with his clarity and conviction.…

Entering Lambana’s mythical realm

Immerse yourself in Filipino folklore with Tipsy Tales' Lambana, an intimate, multi-sensory and interactive 75-minute theater experience that takes you into the world of whimsical Filipino tales. Set at the fourth floor of Eastwood Mall, Quezon City, this is Tipsy Tales’ first foray into theater production. The production centers on…

Grab is turning seven, and it wants you to join in the fun

By Bryle B. Suralta Grab is celebrating its seventh birthday on June 6, and it’s offering its biggest promotion in the Philippines to date, with more than P7 million worth of promos, discounts and rewards, as well as marking strengthened partnerships and the introduction of new services. “Sharing the love…