In early August, I submitted a story called “Bayanihan in Redux” to an international writing competition. A month later, I realized that this was the set-up to an ecological disaster of a punchline.
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Io is a high school student and amateur writer who tends to look at the future idealistically despite others' warnings. A book enthusiast, she wants to make her words substantial in this world and to lift up others with her work.
Sustainability group GreenEarth holds Facebook sales to support farmers
Environmental sustainability group GreenEarth Heritage Foundation is holding promotional sales on Facebook to sustain its advocacy on ethical farming, reforestation, and education while supporting its farmer families.
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Online art group holds fundraiser to boost art program in Pasay public schools
The online art collective of Project Prism is holding a sale to raise funds for art and tech kits meant for public schools in Pasay City.
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Dubai OFW Russel Baquial teaches fellow Filipinos how to invest, start businesses
Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) and passionate entrepreneur, Russel Baquial, is working with her mentor and business partners to help other Filipinos learn more about investment and startup businesses in Dubai.
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Filipino highschooler Maxine M podcast honored by New York Times
Filipino high schooler Maxine Kirsten Magtoto has been recognized in the New York Times’ Student Podcast Contest for her Modern Divergence opinions segment.
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Cavite tahong vendor Marlon Tanael returns found bag with P15 million
Cavite tahong vendor Marlon Tanael exercised an act of integrity and returned a bag he found containing a manager’s cheque for Php15 million.
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Team Philippines topples Vietnam to snag Dota 2 title in Razer SEA Invitational
Team Philippines bannered by Neon Esports crushed Team Vietnam in the Grand Finals of the 1st Razer SEA Invitational’s Dota 2 event held exclusively online.
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Philippines’ 1st digital science library DOST-STARBOOKS releases mobile app
The Philippines’ first digital science library, the Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly-Operated KioskS or STARBOOKS of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-STARBOOKS), has released a mobile application that can be used in the new mode of learning amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Filipino kids get Hope In A Box learning kits in the time of COVID
Filipino kids in less privileged communities are receiving Hope In A Box kits to stimulate their learning and creativity while stuck at home due to the community quarantine to stop the spread of COVID 19.
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Free online writing, illustration workshops at Filipinas Heritage Library
Free online writing and illustration workshops are being offered at Filipinas Heritage Library this July.
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Philippine Science High School wins Technology Impact Awards in Queensland
The Philippine Science High School (PSHS) System, an attached agency of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has won 1st place in the Queensland University of Technology’s Impact Stories Awards.
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UCLA offers intensive course on Pilipino experiences by Fall 2020
This coming Fall semester, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) will be offering its new Pilipino Studies Minor Program for undergraduates.
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