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The Rosebud 1989
I finished my elementary (1985) and secondary education (1989) education in Saint Rose of Lima School, a Dominican school in Bacolod City, Philippines. Those years I spent at Saint Rose was among the memorable years of my life. Through this article, I would like to pay tribute to my Alma Mater, the institution which taught […]
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From Sugar to Digital: How the Philippine IT-BPM Industry Reinvented Bacolod
A city lives and breathes. It is not just a certain place or a geographical location identified with longitudes and latitudes, not just a name given to a piece of land in a map – but a living, breathing community of people, resources, and culture – molded through time. A city dreams, It has aspirations. […]
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BOI Strongly Promotes CREATE Incentives for ICT and Innovation Drivers in Visayas
Information and communications technology (ICT) advocates in Western Visayas see the whole region as an abundant source of more ICT-enabled startups and innovative enterprises under the new regime of government fiscal incentives. The Board of Investments (BOI) in the Visayas meet with various information and communications technology (ICT) advocates in the Visayas to aggressively promote […]
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Is Bacolod Ready for More Rizals, Bonifacios, Jacintos and Aguinaldos?
The article below was my FIRST NOTE ON FACEBOOK posted on May 15, 2009: I envision a Philippines who is the seat of leaders who govern even for the sake of the Filipino children yet unborn, knowing and understanding that we lead today primarily because we want to make our country a much better country […]
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Lack of Skilled Workforce Tops List of Employer’s Concerns Worldwide – Deloitte
CEOs around the globe now rank labor and skills shortages as the number one issue influencing or disrupting their business strategy. This was shared by Nicole Scoble-Williams, a Partner and Asia Pacific Future of Work Leader for Deloitte as key resource speaker during the launch of TechTrends last month. The Department of Information and Communications […]
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BNEFIT Welcomes First Bacolod Digital Learning Hub
Availability and scalability of quality talent with digital and business skills which aligned with the requirements of 21st century jobs and enterprises is one of the most important factors that will sustain Bacolod’s gains the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. This is one of the primary goals of the Bacolod-Negros Occidental Federation for Information […]
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Pioneer batch of Western Visayas law professors completes clinical pedagogy course
More than forty deans, clinical legal education faculty, and supervising lawyers from various law schools in the Philippines completed last week in the Special Course on Clinical Pedagogy under the Clinical Legal Education Program (CLEP) Training Program organized by Legal Education Board in partnership with The Asia Foundation. The course was delivered through seven synchronous […]
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SC Welcomes 8,241 New PH Lawyers
Names of a total of 8, 241 successful examinees out of 11, 402 examinees this year for the Bar Examinations for 2020 and 2021 were released officially today, April 12, 2022. These examinees shall officialy become new lawyers after taking their oath and signing the Roll of Attorney scheduled soon. The current passing rate comprise […]
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Awards for Women in Rural Education Launched
Multinational Foundation, Inc, (MFI) launches today, the Filipina Achievers in Rural Education Award (FLORA) which recognizes the outstanding contribution of Filipino women in rural education. The award is in memory of Ramon K. Ilusorio, founder of the Multinational Group established in March 1972 to provide pioneering and innovative financial services in the country. Today, MIB […]
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Recognizing the Unsung Lockdown Heroes
It has been two years today since President Duterte declared lockdown on March 15, 2020. Many appreciation have already been given to frontlines. It is time to thank those in the backend (as well as frontend). It is fitting to now take this opportunity to thank and inspire the digital Filipino innovators and communities around […]
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