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HAPI-Bacolod’s Chapter Development Workshop with HAPI-National
HAPI-Bacolod’s Chapter Development Workshop with HAPI National By Glemir P. Sordilla HAPI-Bacolod Member & HAPI Scholar “With organization comes empowerment” – Lynda Peterson HAPI National, represented by Angie Driskell, Van Catayong, and Garry Rabang, met HAPI-Bacolod’s officers and members for a productive Chapter Development Workshop last May 24, 2022. The workshop, which was made possible […]
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HAPI-Bacolod meets anew, plans ways forward
HAPI-Bacolod meets anew, plans ways forward By Joshua O. Villalobos HAPI-Bacolod Member & HAPI Scholar May 2022, BACOLOD CITY – A week after the historical national elections, members and officers of the Humanist Alliance Philippines, International – Bacolod Chapter met to process their feelings and emotions towards the outcome of the elections, assess their performance […]
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Junelie Velonta is the new HAPI Youth Ambassador!
Junelie Velonta is the new HAPI Youth Ambassador! By Edgar Louis de Gracia HAPI Scholar This March, HAPI Youth welcomes a new Ambassador in the form of Dumagueteñan star student, Junelie Anthony Velonta. The HAPI Youth Ambassador must represent and lead the “new blood” among HAPI, a.k.a. young Filipino humanists who want to change the […]
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Anti-Blasphemy provision on new House bill causes alarm among Filipino humanists
Anti-Blasphemy provision on new House bill causes alarm among Filipino humanists By Joshua Villalobos HAPI Scholar | HAPI-Bacolod Member This past January, a revised version of House Bill 10569 or the Magna Carta on Religious Freedom Act was approved by the House of Representatives of the Philippines, raising concerns anew among humanists and atheists in […]
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A Bold Move: HAPI Bacolod Joins the Local Youth Development Council of Bacolod City
By Honeybunch Sabete HAPI Membership Officer / HAPI Bacolod Member Youth empowerment is one of HAPI Bacolod’s core priorities. Since the pioneers of HAPI Junior stepped up to be part of HAPI Bacolod, the chapter has been led by young people who are driven with love and passion towards a positive change in our society. […]
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Cyclists Clean up Coastline to Protect Sea Turtles in Zambales
Cyclists Clean up Coastline to Protect Sea Turtles in Zambales When the pandemic commenced, public transportation was among the first sectors to shut down to lessen the transmission of the virus. To augment the lack of public transport, those who can, procured bicycles to be used in their daily errands, especially in going to […]
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Alabang Reading Room Opens
Alabang Reading Room Opens by: Angie Driskell Last August 1, Angie Driskell (HAPI Jr. Ambassador) and Jhing Dedicatoria (HAPI Alabang Assistant Lead Convener) met with the management of the unit that was then secured for the Alabang Reading Room to finalize its occupancy with a contract signing. In the first call for donations and […]
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HAPI Bacolod’s Hunay-Hunay Trip
By Glemir Sordilla HAPI Scholars The HAPI-Bacolod Chapter found themselves in Manlambus Resort, Escalante City last August 12-14 for Project Hunay-hunay. The Hiligaynon term “hunay-hunay” translates to “to rest” or “to regain power” which can pretty much sum up how the event unfolded. The three-day and two-night activity, which took place near a magnificent […]
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HAPI-Zambales Featured in Local TV Station
By Van Catayong HAPI-Zambales Lead Convenor “Kapag meron kang choice, piliin ang maging mabuti.” – Garry Rabang We are proud to inform everyone that HAPI-Zambales’ efforts these past few months have been noticed by the local media! Last May 11, our baking workshop was featured on Morning Balitaktakan, a morning talk show by RNG-Luzon (formerly […]
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Martial Law torture victims recall horrors in Negros Occidental
By Joshua Villalobos HAPI Scholar The Humanist Alliance Philippines, International – Bacolod Chapter co-organized an online event with the USLS Political Science Society featuring victims of torture during Martial Law last February 22, three days before the anniversary of the historic, bloodless EDSA People Power Revolution of 1986. Martial Law torture survivors Mr. Ted Lopez, […]
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