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Honor graduate delivers speech with sign interpreter in honor of deaf parents
MANILA, Philippines — School events such as graduations are typically big milestones for both students and their families, but this Kapampangan graduate celebrated more than just an acquired degree....
View ArticleJoin this conversation with DRRM experts: How do we achieve #ZeroCasualty?
MANILA, Philippines – In a disaster-prone country like the Philippines, what can communities do to achieve #ZeroCasualty? What is the role of facts in disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM)?...
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Reclaim the narrative: Understanding the role citizen journalism plays in the...
LIPA, Batangas — How much time do you spend using social media? This is how the pilot series of #FactsFirstPH started on Wednesday, July 19 at the De La Salle Lipa in Batangas. The forum, themed...
View Article#ReliefPH: How to help communities affected by Typhoon Egay
MANILA, Philippines –Typhoon Egay (Doksuri) devastated communities in northern parts of Luzon after its landfall on Wednesday, July 26. Egay, the country’s fifth tropical cyclone in 2023, brought...
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Communities, families at the heart of zero-casualty disaster response
MANILA, Philippines – Engaged communities and households make up half the story in the success of a disaster risk reduction and management plan. The other half is accessible information on disasters,...
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How Bulacan tricycle drivers rise above the coastal flood
BULACAN, Philippines – When the tide comes in and the roads of the coastal town of Hagonoy in Bulacan are again flooded, locals turn to the trusty tikling for their mode of travel. No, this tikling is...
View Article#TurningTechForGood: How you can be part of Manila Social Good Summit 2023
MANILA, Philippines – What can we do to turn tech for good? For the first time since the pandemic, Rappler is holding the Manila Social Good Summit (SGS) face to face on September 16 (Saturday), from...
View ArticleMovePH holds #VoicesFromTheRegions dialogue, workshop in Camiguin
MANILA, Philippines – How can the youth take part in creating a safe online environment? How can they use their voices for social good? MovePH, the civic engagement arm of Rappler, will be heading to...
View ArticleLIST: Go green with these International Youth Day 2023 activities
MANILA, Philippines – “Kabataan ang pag-asa ng kalikasan (The youth is the hope of nature)!” This is the main call of different youth groups and organizations in the Philippines celebrating...
View ArticleJoin #FactsFirstPH community learning series on responsible digital citizenship
MANILA, Philippines – Digital technology is evolving rapidly. While social media can be used for social good, the same online tools have also been weaponized to mislead the public, cultivate an online...
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Hillary Clinton, Chief Justice Gesmundo to open Social Good Summit 2023
MANILA, Philippines – 67th U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Philippine Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, and key leaders in tech, business, and...
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How the Filipino deaf community strives for inclusivity through localized...
MANILA, Philippines – Did you know that words such as the the social media platforms “Instagram” and “Twitter” have sign language counterparts? That’s how assimilated is the sign language for deaf...
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How the PH deaf community strives for inclusivity through Filipino Sign Language
MANILA, Philippines – Did you know that words such as the the social media platforms “Instagram” and “Twitter” have sign language counterparts? That’s how assimilated is the sign language for deaf...
View ArticleXChange partner booths: Where ideas meet action at Social Good Summit 2023
A vibrant and dynamic hub awaits you at the Manila Social Good Summit. At XChange, a space for learning, interaction and ideas, this year’s Social Good Summit will be featuring advocacies and...
View ArticleXChange partner booths: Where ideas meet action at Social Good Summit 2023
A vibrant and dynamic hub awaits you at the Manila Social Good Summit. At XChange, a space for learning, interaction and ideas, this year’s Social Good Summit will be featuring advocacies and...
View ArticleHillary Rodham Clinton: Big tech makes money while stripping our democracy
MANILA, Philippines – How can one keep democracy safe from the darker sides of social media, artificial intelligence, and society’s hunger for engagement? If you ask former US secretary of state...
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Any ideas on rules that should govern AI? Tell Rai, Rappler’s AI moderator
MANILA, Philippines – Rappler has launched an experimental online consultation forum to crowdsource inputs from the public on policies that should govern artificial intelligence platforms, Nobel Peace...
View Article#FactsFirstPH heads to UP Visayas for its Iloilo launch
MANILA, Philippines – Is there an end game to our battle for facts? Given the power and peril of social media, what can local groups do to amplify facts and tackle relevant issues in their...
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Chief Justice Gesmundo: Anticipatory governance important in dealing with...
MANILA, Philippines – Governments should not be left blindsided by technological advances, and instead take on a more proactive approach in dealing with its possible consequences. While there are no...
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To fix the future, don’t treat tech as enemy, says author Andrew Keen
As the present is inundated with mis- and disinformation, and marked by social and political polarization, the erosion of democratic institutions, and other problems connected to Big Tech, how can the...
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