Advocacy

As we quickly approach the middle of a seemingly quiet 2024, a lot has been brewing in HAPI’s chapters behind the scenes. Let’s find out what three of those chapters and their volunteers have been up to since the beginning of the year! HAPI-Alabang has always been one of our most active chapters through the […]

Cover Photo (c) Nguyễn Hiệp on Unsplash Blood donation is a vital part of healthcare systems worldwide, a silent yet profound gesture of solidarity and compassion. Approximately 120 million units of blood are donated yearly, with 40 percent of these donations collected in high-income countries (as per the World Health Organisation). The Philippine Red Cross

Along with my parents and my auntie Mutya (HAPI CFO Mutya Valenzuela), I visited Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan, last November 10 to donate some candies, toys, and pre-loved clothes to the Dumagat tribe. The day before, we prepared the donations by packing all the candies. We packed each of them equally so everyone could get the

These past few months have seen the HAPI-Alabang Chapter make lemonade out of lemons. Amidst the awful downpours last July, the Chapter wanted to give kids in the area something that would fill their stomachs. Thus, the team gave them champorado (sweet local choco porridge) and lots of rice. The volunteers began preparing for the

Bacolod City, Negros Occidental – The vibrant streets of Bacolod City were adorned with rainbow flags and lively colours on June 30, 2023, as Humanist Alliance Philippines, International (HAPI) – Bacolod Chapter and The Burning House 6100 led the much-anticipated Negros Pride March. A resounding celebration of unity, equality, and humanist values, the event saw

The Philippines had been free of polio for the preceding 19 years, but the 2019–2021 polio epidemic in the country placed children in danger of paralysis for life. Although polio has been nearly eradicated thanks to the polio vaccine, it still poses a threat to communities, especially those in rural regions where it is not

Nine years on, HAPI still hasn’t stopped helping people and raising awareness of good causes. On March 18, 2023, HAPI-Bulacan hosted its inaugural Fire Prevention Month Awareness Campaign at Malolos City, Bulacan. The event, prepared by chapter secretaries Carol Aguilar and Maria Rita Adriano, took place in Pinagbakahan Elementary School withan estimated 80 attendees. The

HAPI-Sorsogon Completes Chapter Development Workshop By Shawn Evans Quiming HAPI Scholar HAPI-Sorsogon completed its Chapter Development training with HAPI CFO, Mutya Valenzuela, and HAPI Corporate Secretary, Sean Cross, on December 16–18, 2022. The Sorsogon chapter’s formation and development were the topics of conversation among the members and volunteers. In preparation for HAPI’s General Assembly and

Just Transition is Social Justice in Action By Joshua Villalobos HAPI Scholar | Member, HAPI Bacolod   November 2022, Philippines – I recently attended two events in Luzon, Philippines addressing the concept of Just Transition. I interacted with students, indigenous people, youth activists, climate advocates, workers, and union members and learned what the concept of