HAPI Leaders Join the World’s Largest Humanist Conferences
HAPI Leaders Join the World’s Largest Humanist Conferences By Mary Jane Valenzuela HAPI Chief Financial Officer Humanist Alliance Philippines, International (HAPI) was thrilled to join not one but two major humanist conferences this past June 2022. The first was with Humanist Society Scotland in its first-ever International Humanist Conference last June 4. A day before […]
Read MorePoverty => Anti-intellectualism => Brain Drain
Poverty => Anti-intellectualism => Brain Drain By Junelie Anthony Velonta HAPI Youth Ambassador | HAPI Scholar At this point, the term “anti-intellectualism” has lost its meaning. It has been used and reused in social media and all over the internet that, even if the usage is correct and the context appropriate, the word does not […]
Read MoreWhy We Should Worry About Microplastics
Why We Should Worry About Microplastics By Joshua O. Villalobos HAPI-Bacolod Member & HAPI Scholar Here is cause for concern: microplastics have been found in bodies of water, air, soil, the food we eat, and even in our bodies! Microplastics are extremely small pieces of plastics produced when plastic disintegrates or because of industrial […]
Read MoreMeasuring Excellence
Measuring Excellence By Donna T. Darantinao HAPI Scholar How do we measure excellence? Is it through the words we write? The things we say? Our school and work achievements? Or perhaps it is through the praises and good words people say about us. Who really knows? The thing about “measuring excellence”, though, is that it […]
Read MoreHow the Philippines Achieved Its Freedom
How the Philippines Achieved Its Freedom By Kryshia Gayle Solon HAPI Scholar As we celebrate the Independence Day of the Philippines once more, it’s vital to remind ourselves how we got our freedom to begin with (not to mention what it really means). Before the Spanish colonial period, the islands in our archipelago were […]
Read MoreLoving Out Loud: LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2022
Loving Out Loud: LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2022 By Shawn Evans Quiming HAPI Scholar The LGBTQ+ community and its allies celebrate Pride Month in June, a month filled with colors, love, and… well, pride! What is Pride Month? Pride Month takes place every June to show respect and honor to members of the LGBTQ+ community. It’s […]
Read MoreHAPI to host international series of talks, art exhibit for Pride Month ‘22 | PRESS RELEASE
Press Release HUMANIST ALLIANCE PHILIPPINES, INTERNATIONAL June 1, 2022 HAPI to host international series of talks, art exhibit for Pride Month ‘22 As part of its advocacy, Humanist Alliance Philippines, International (HAPI) is again taking up the torch to continue championing human rights, particularly that of the LGBTQIA+ community, by holding a series of […]
Read MoreHAPI-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 […]
Read MoreWhat Drew Me to HAPI? | Reflections
What Drew Me to HAPI? Reflections from two members across two HAPI regional chapters Francine Abalayan I can still recall the first time I was introduced to Humanist Alliance Philippines, International (HAPI); it was almost five years ago in 2017 when my friends and I were invited by HAPI-Bacolod to join their meeting. We […]
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