humanism

Why “Encanto” Feels Close to the Filipino By Junelie Anthony Velonta HAPI Scholar Filipinos, even months after the release, can’t seem to shut up about Disney’s latest animated movie: Encanto. Well, how could they not? From young to old, many Pinoys who have seen the movie identify with one or many of the Madrigals. Breadwinners […]

HAPI-Bacolod Welcomes New Officers! By Glemir Sordilla HAPI Scholar | HAPI-Bacolod Member “The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress,” go the famous words of Charles Kettering, the innovative engineer. Change, despite being daunting and difficult, can be what everyone needs. Management reform is a challenge for every organization.

HAPI and PawiCare Hatch More Baby Turtles! By Angie Driskell HAPI Junior Ambassador HAPI CEO, Javan Poblador, and HAPI CFO, Mutya Valenzuela, recently visited the PawiCare Center in La Paz, San Narciso, Zambales. They were accompanied by HAPI-Zambales Lead Convenor, Van Catayong, and Assistant Lead Convenor, Garry Rabang. PawiCare is a Pawikan Protection and Conservation

How HAPI Impacted Me (#5) An essay series featuring retrospectives by HAPI members, staff, and leaders in celebration of its 8th Anniversary.   Before I became a HAPI Scholar, I was just a normal high school student, with my life revolving around studying, playing games, and being around my friends and family. When my mother suddenly

HAPI Jr. Holds Brunch and Gift-Giving for Bulaceño Kids! By Angie Driskell HAPI Jr. Ambassador The children of HAPI-Bulacan said goodbye to 2021 and welcomed 2022 with a brief year-end activity last January 2, 2022. Thanks to very generous donors, the HAPI Jr. Bulacan Brunch and Gift-Giving ensured that each child participant received a toy

HAPI Honors Top Chapters and Members Humanist Alliance Philippines, International finally celebrated its eighth anniversary last December 26! To mark the occasion, members not only gathered at the organization’s Bulacan Headquarters to eat food and share “hapi” memories, the most dedicated chapters and members were also honored with awards! Humanist of the Year How do

HAPI Celebrates 8th Year of Advancing Humanism By Joshua Villalobos HAPI Scholar   Manila, Philippines / December 25, 2021 – While others are celebrating this day as the birth of the Christian God, Jesus Christ, folks from the Humanist Alliance Philippines, International celebrate its successes, milestones, and growth as this is also the date it

History is not “What, When, Where” By Junelie Velonta HAPI Scholar History does not repeat itself. It simply is a record of what we, as a collective species, as a nation, or as a culture, have done in the past. If anything, history is a thing — a construct. There is no instance in which

NutriCamp Brings Smiles to HAPI Kids in Cavite By Glemir Sordilla HAPI Scholar  “History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children,” Nelson Mandela famously said, emphasizing that we should look out for future generations. A new HAPI chapter blossomed last October 17, adding to the continuously growing and