Ateneo is Philippines’ top university for fifth straight year in THE world rankings

Ateneo de Manila University remains the Philippines’ highest-ranked university for the fifth consecutive year in the recently released 2027 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, placing in the 1001–1200 bracket among 2,297 institutions across 118 countries and territories. The primary engine of the Ateneo’s overall global position is its research quality, with a score…

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Aboitiz Foods, Philippine Army renew 5-year livelihood assistance program for servicemen

Building partnerships for growth. Aboitiz Foods, led by its President and CEO Tristan R. Aboitiz (fifth from left), and the Philippine Army, led byPersonnel Management Center Director Colonel John Mark S. Competente ARM (GSC) PA (center), formalized the renewal of the LivelihoodAssistance and Management Program (LAMP), continuing a partnership that equips retiring and active Army…

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UN rights forum hears concerns over detention of 95-year-old Korean church founder

The case of Chairman Lee Man-hee, the 95-year-old founder and leader of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, has been raised before the United Nations Human Rights Council amid concerns over his pretrial detention and treatment as an elderly detainee. Paris-based CAP Freedom of Conscience, an international organization advocating for religious freedom, delivered an oral statement…

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Marcos vows safer schools, stronger professional development for teachers

(Photo by PCO) MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recognized the vital role of teachers and vowed to strengthen school safety and improve professional development opportunities for educators nationwide. Speaking during the National Teachers’ Month celebration at the Manila Hotel, Marcos said the government would continue working with parents, communities and other partners to make…

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Supreme Court junks petitions vs impeachment court voting threshold

MANILA — The Supreme Court has dismissed three separate petitions challenging the Senate impeachment court’s interpretation of the two-thirds voting requirement for the conviction of Vice President Sara Duterte, citing procedural grounds. In a briefer issued Wednesday, Sept. 30, the Supreme Court said the petitions filed separately by former Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez, Berteni Cataluña…

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