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Teachers celebrating the annual Flores de Mayo festival in the Philippines call for significant increases in salaries to compensate for rising inflation. On May 1st, 500 teachers and educators from public and private schools and universities gathered for a Labor…

Attacks on women grow as increasing numbers refuse to take on the traditional roles of mother and wife, citing the overbearing conditions imposed by the traditional patriarchal system of South Korea. At the end of March, the South Korean government…

Since forming in the Bay of Bengal early Thursday, tropical Cyclone Mocha has intensified to a the equivalent of a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane, with sustained winds of 259 kilometers per hour (161 mph) and gusts of up to 315…

The Yongsan Spring International Art Exhibition invited 77 visual artists, including 32 foreign residents of Korea, to display their works for “Joyous Itaewon 2023,” which officially opened for public viewing on May 8 and was held until May 12 at…

UN Plastic Report Calls for the Protection of Human Health and the Environment from Toxic Chemical Exposures throughout the Plastic Life Cycle 12 May 2023, Quezon City. A report released this week from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and…

The sixth international Indian Ocean Conference is set to begin in Bangladesh’s capital city Dhaka from May 12 which will be attended by about 150 delegates, including high-level representatives from 25 countries. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Peace,…

Under the auspices of the United Nations, a meeting was held in Doha on the situation in Afghanistan, attended by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and special envoys from 21 countries, as well as representatives of the European Union and the Organisation…

Amidst the grim state of the pandemic in the Philippines last April 2021 came a ray of shining light in the form of Ana Patricia Non who started one of the most powerful movements of volunteerism in the country. At…

Amid the celebration of Labor Day around the world on May 1st, Trade Unions in the Philippines took the opportunity to march to improve their working conditions and salaries. Different Labor groups affiliated with the All Philippine Trade Union including…

by Genevieve Balance Kupang   “Teaching others is best done with subtlety, explaining in such a way  that the mind opens because the heart has understood.”  -Dadi Janki Here is the continuation of “AG-Yaman” (Thank You): Celebrating a milestone of…