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Vote wisely

So who’s Wisely anyway? That’s a running joke in the Philippines during election season. In May, the voting Filipino public will seat new Senators and Congressmen/women (which includes party list representatives) in the national election, and Governors, Mayors, and Councilors in the local polls. For our kababayans here in Melbourne who still keep Filipino citizenship [...]

EDITORIAL June 2012 Transparency is not a buzzword, but a philosophy to live by. Corporations, governments, and civil society, among other aggrupations, are called upon to be transparent and accountable to its stakeholders, and these demands are sometimes even enshrined in their mission-vision, and stated as part of their corporate social responsibility credos. An organisation’s [...]

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As civilisations progress and prosper, human conditions continue to improve. With this positive development, the role of women in society has grown by leaps and bounds. Gone are the days when a woman’s participation was limited to domestic responsibilities: caring for the husband and children, doing household chores and managing the family budget. Of late, [...]

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