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Clean water, a pipedream for rural communities in Namibia. Is relief on the way?

The adage “water is life” is a distant aspiration for many rural communities in Namibia who are still drinking water not fit for human consumption.  The sources are mostly hand-dug wells, earth dams, rivers and swamps. Twenty five year old…

Philippines to mark Friday 21st of April as a national holiday in celebration of Eid’l Fitr

Presidential Proclamation No. 201 has declared that Friday, April 21, 2023, will be a national holiday “to allow the entire Filipino nation to join their Muslim brothers and sisters in peace and harmony in the observance and celebration of Eid’l…

Namibia’s contaminated water crisis

Access to quality water is crucial for both human health and economic welfare. However, many towns in Namibia are facing a water crisis and struggling to provide clean and safe drinking water to their residents due to contamination in some…

Philippines-US Stage the Largest-ever “Balikatan” Joint Military Exercises Amidst Regional Tensions  

Amid rising regional tensions, more than 17,000 Philippine and U.S. soldiers began their largest-ever joint military drills on Tuesday, April 11, which will last for two weeks. This follows on the heels of China’s three days of military exercises around…

Reopening the debate about South Korea’s mandatory military service

The 70th anniversary of the last shots being fired in the Korean War will be marked this year. The war ended in 1953 with the signing of an armistice which was never intended to be a proper peace treaty. This…

World’s first Ecotourism travel mart launched in light of climate change

The International Ecotourism Travel Mart (IETM), the world’s first and biggest green travel mart, was held in the Philippines last March 29 until April 2 to promote sustainability and aversion to climate change. With the theme, ”Embracing Authentic Ecotourism: An…

Power games in the South China Sea continue

While protesters call for peaceful togetherness and an immediate stop of the power games in the Asia Pacific, tensions between China and the USA are rising due to joint military exercise in the South China Sea after Chinese military maneuvers…

Notes for Rebirth

Easter greetings multiply in text messages and emails as the world continues in its maelstrom of crisis, violence and nonsense. We have already said it several times, the old world is leaving, with its tail flicks of the best monsters…

May 6, Grand Opening Celebration: Hudson Valley Park of Study & Reflection

The Kingston community is invited to help celebrate the opening of the Hudson Valley Park of Study & Reflection on Saturday, May 6th from 12 noon to 4 pm: 1170 Route 213, Saint Remy/Esopus, 12401. The event is free and…

Position and proposal of New Humanism in the face of the current crisis of civilisation

We publish here the paper presented by Virtual Ediciones at the 1st International Social Sciences Fair, organised by the Municipality of Recoleta in Santiago de Chile, under the title “Position and proposal of New Humanism in the face of the…

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