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In celebrating its 12th editions, the 2023 Seoul International Writers’ Festival was held from September 9-13, 2023 on Nodeulseom, an artificial island on the Han River in Seoul. Held under the theme of “Crossing the Bridge of Language”, it was…

With estimates of more than 700,000 cases per year worldwide, suicide is a major public health problem with far-reaching social, emotional, and economic consequences. Each suicide profoundly affects many more people. “An increasing rate of suicide in the Philippines has…

In the face of unparalleled environmental challenges, the pivotal role of today’s youth in preserving our planet has never been more vital. Throughout the month of August 2023, the Philippine Misereor Partnership Inc (PMPI)  and the Rights of Nature PH…

16 September 2023, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition sought the help of environmental authorities to halt the dangerous use of mercury purportedly to dispel the effects of black magic such as “kulam” or “barang.” The group’s appeal…

On 13 September 1993, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organisation leader Yasser Arafat sealed in Washington the Oslo Peace Accords, which had been negotiated for months in the Norwegian capital. The accords maintained Israeli jurisdiction over foreign…

Tuvalu has made a bold proposition, asserting that it will continue to exist as a country, even if the island disappears due to rising sea levels. This month, it enshrined a new definition of statehood in its constitution. The definition…

Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics raised the alarm over the continuous selling of banned/prohibited insecticides in Pasig Mega Market in the City of Pasig despite numerous public health advisories issued by the Food and Drug Administration since 2013 – potential…

by Arlene Agbasil Mintas and Genevieve Balance Kupang Baguio Central University (BCU), under the auspices of the College of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts (CTELA), marked the festive culmination of Buwan ng Wika (BnW: Language Month) at the BCU Function…

We used to presume the Editors Guild of India (EGI) was a national forum of editors, but the journalists-editors of Manipur changed the perception. Two major local media bodies have challenged the EGI over its fact-finding report on the ongoing…

Philippine Misereor Partnership Inc. is deeply concerned about the disappearance of two young women environmental advocates Jhed Tamano and Jonila Castro aged 21 and 22, who went missing on September 2, 2023. These young environmental advocates were reportedly abducted while…