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Embracing The World’s Multigenerational Workforce
TODAY'S WORKFORCE IS IDEALLY MULTIGENERATIONAL, yet many companies, hiring managers and HR functions continue to use age labels to recruit, retain, and guide work practices and policies.
Filipino Christmas Carol Gives Life’s Best Advice
I used to hear my grandfather whistle and sing Ang Pasko ay Sumapit (Christmas has Come) so many times that this traditional Christmas song occupies a special place in my heart.
Filipino Uses COVID-19 Lockdown to Create Game About Vietnam War
There’s a bright side to being stuck at home. The global lockdowns spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic have given many people the rare opportunity to finish their personal projects.
Meet Alunsinag Bayani, Pinoy Protagonist in New Sci-Fi Novel on Amazon
Looking for something exciting to read on Kindle books from Amazon? Grab a copy of “58 Minutes in Driftland,” the new sci-fi adventure novel written by Filipino writer I.S.A. Crisostomo-Lopez.
Prosperous Filipino Tribal Society Built on Sustainable Coconut Farming
I was sixteen the first time I visited an indigenous Filipino community. I remember playing a game of tag with one of the children from the Aeta tribe, who took me under a bridge of trees and into what seemed like a separate world – their lonely village in Zambales
Muted Screams: The Untold Stories of the Filipino Comfort Women
With strong historical social awareness, youth duo Jacob Rafael Chuavon and Jason Redick created a 10-minute historical documentary on Filipino comfort women in fulfillment of their history project for their 8th Grade social studies course at the Singapore American School.
Why You Should Include “Bahay Kubo” Vegetables in Your Diet
As we celebrate National Eat Your Vegetables Day this month, we remember the popular folk song Bahay Kubo (Nipa Hut) composed by Philippine National Artist for Music Felipe Padilla de Leon. First interpreted by singer Sylvia La Torre in 1966, almost every Filipino knows this song by heart.
Oldest Chinatown in the World? Manila’s Binondo!
Travellers know that there is bound to be a Chinatown in most popular countries they visit.
Quo Vadis, Covid?
Today, June 12, 2020 is the 122nd anniversary of the Philippine Independence. What usually is a day of big celebration for all Filipinos not just in the Philippines but also to those living abroad will be muted and scaled down because of the Covid19 pandemic.
Witnessing the Triumph of Bayanihan Spirit in a Big Way After a Long Time
In the middle of quarantines and lockdowns, sufferings and losses, and an unforeseen economic downfall experienced by every country worldwide, there is no question about how difficult every person endures the feeling of hopelessness.