World Humanist Day 2019
June 21, 2019 Manila, Philippines Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead. Kurt Vonnegut Jr World Humanist Day is a Humanist holiday celebrated annually around the world on June solstice, which usually falls on June 21. There is a philosophy of belief that indicates […]
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Time to be humane: Series 2 : The Green Revolution
Time to be humane 1st : series 2 : the green revolution What is green? Is it just a color? A mindset? How does it correlate to the environment? So what is green governance? is it the environmentalist governing? How about environmentalist? Is it a person that pushes for environmental laws? So many green […]
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Congratulations Ecuador!
Here’s great news: Ecuador’s Highest court recognised same sex marriage! Ecuador made a significant step for the conservative catholic country, see link below https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-48620744 The Humanist Alliance Philippines, International rejoices with Ecuador and the rest of the world in this monumental feat in recognising the human rights of the LGBT community. We continue to stand […]
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The 2019 Humanists International General Assembly
June 4, 2019 Reykjavik, Iceland A gathering of humanist organizations all over the world and headed by the Humanists International with world conference host Siðmennt, or the Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association, the event was held at the Askja, University of Iceland. The world congress was a three-day spectacle which started Friday, May 31 with […]
Read MoreThe Young Ones Are Our Future
June 7, 2019 Helsinki, Finland As a humanist traveling halfway across the world, this photo reminds me why I do what I do right now. The photo was taken while I was traipsing in Helsinki yesterday morning. I chanced upon meeting this group of youngsters sitting at the steps of the Finnish Parliament House. Never […]
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HAPI JR’s Project Handong
The youth is said to be the hope of our future and one of the most powerful forces of this generation. With this in mind, the Humanist Alliance Philippines, International Jr launched the anticipated Project Handong last May 21-25 at San Esteban Homes, Zone 12-A, Talisay City. This project is the replication and localization of […]
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DISASTER RESILIENCE LECTURE IN HANIGAD ELEM SCHOOL BRGY SAN PEDRO, SURIGAO CITY
MAY 24: Upon the invitation of the PTA of Hanigad Elem School, and members of the Brgy Council of Brgy San Pedro, Surigao City, I conducted a lecture on Disaster resilience to the PTA members, including students, and Brgy officials. My lecture focused on my advocacy which is humanism, there I made them understand, that […]
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Green Humanity Series 1
Humanity : Time to be Green Humane First. It is of great importance to understand the relationship of environment and human beings in contributing to the heavy onset of climate change. Being an educator of Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction Core Subject for Grade 12, I made it a point to update myself in new […]
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Volunteerism: Behind the Curtains
“An hour more,” I repeatedly murmured to myself. 90? 100? I counted again. 120 people managed to show up here. We were almost in disbelief! We have never initiated an event with a crowd as huge as this and it was never this ambitious. But the audacity to run through with this ambitious project is […]
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