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Emmeline Aglipay-Villar
Emmeline Aglipay-Villar
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Unified and inclusive PWD ID system
by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - February 4, 2025 - 12:00am
The proliferation of fake persons with disabilities identification cards has been causing consternation among both establishments and legitimate PWDs.
Let us not forget our fishers
by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - January 7, 2025 - 12:00am
This traditional Visayan song is likely the first song many Filipinos hear about fishing.
Absence and presents
by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - December 3, 2024 - 12:00am
As the holidays once again come around, a great many of us are engaged in frantic preparation.
The Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers
by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - November 5, 2024 - 12:00am
On Sept. 23, the President signed into law Republic Act No. 12021, otherwise known as the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers.
Supporting our creative
by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - October 1, 2024 - 12:00am
In an article released around a year ago, the government estimated that the Philippines’ creative industry was set to see double digit growth over the next three years.
Breaking boundaries in the Paris 2024 Olympics
by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - September 3, 2024 - 12:00am
“Citius, Altius, Fortius” or “Faster, Higher, Stronger” is the Olympian motto, and the concept of the Olympics is closely linked to measuring ourselves against what has come before.
Save our endangered languages
by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - August 6, 2024 - 12:00am
Italian director Federico Fellini once said that “[a] different language is a different vision of life.” In a similar, if lengthier, quote, American writer Russell Hoban said that “[l]anguage is...
Foster care fosters a stronger nation
by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - July 16, 2024 - 12:00am
Our Constitution is clear on the importance of the family, which is considered to be the foundation of the nation.
Women’s work
by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - June 4, 2024 - 12:00am
It still amazes me that, in 2024, there are still some people who speak of “women’s work.”
Our heritage conservation champion
by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - May 7, 2024 - 12:00am
In my last column, I wrote about the role we all share in safeguarding our heritage.
Preserving heritage
by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - April 2, 2024 - 12:00am
What makes a nation? A nation is a people bound together, identifying themselves as a single whole.
Against ‘greedy work’
by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - March 5, 2024 - 12:00am
The state of women in the labor force has come a long way in a relatively short span of time.
Is AI art truly art?
by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - February 6, 2024 - 12:00am
Art is as essential as it is mysterious.
A consolidated child protection system
by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - January 16, 2024 - 12:00am
A lot of us have experienced the frustrating nature of red tape.
Spare the rod, save the child
by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - December 5, 2023 - 12:00am
Almost every parent wants what is best for their children.
No virtue in zealotry
by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - November 7, 2023 - 12:00am
The Philippines is a nation of faith. This is not a prescriptive statement – it’s not meant to deny the reality of atheist or agnostic Filipinos, or to claim they are in any way less ‘Filipino’...
The damning scale of harm
by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - October 10, 2023 - 12:00am
October is the month of Halloween, of made-up nightmares that we tell ourselves as entertainment and release, to remind us that monsters are not really under our bed and that specters do not haunt the halls.
Project Inclusion
by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - September 12, 2023 - 12:00am
What does having a disability inclusive workplace mean to us? To some it may mean simply following the provisions in the law that require the employer to modify their physical facilities to provide reasonable accommodation...
Bullying is everyone’s business
by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - August 1, 2023 - 12:00am
Our children are raised on stories about heroism. Whether real or fictional, these tales try to teach us to stand up for what is right, to defend those who cannot defend themselves and to treat others with kind...
Leading the fight against human trafficking
by Emmeline Aglipay-Villar - July 11, 2023 - 12:00am
Just last June 15, 2023, US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken released the 23rd annual Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report) where the Philippines was once again assessed to have fully met the minimum standards...
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