Autor: pacifista

“…your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sound of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciation of tyrants brass fronted impudence; your shout of liberty and equality, hollow mockery; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanks-givings, with all your religious parade and solemnity, are…

AI too risky to be shaped by a few & Big Tech corporation UN chief António Guterres appealed on Monday for far-reaching, worldwide controls on Artificial Intelligence, as increasingly powerful AI chips that are designed for civilian use shift to the battlefield, where killer robots are already the norm. Addressing the inaugural UN Global Dialogue…

Thunderous applause echoed through the San Francisco Opera House on June 26th, 1945 as diplomats signed the United Nations Charter. It was hailed as a victory over war itself. Eighty-one years later, the UN has many accomplishments to celebrate. But the Charter’s opening pledge to save “succeeding generations from the scourge of war” remains painfully…

As the country and this administration launched its America 250 and Freedom 250  “Celebrations”, what we experienced in the nation’s capitol and a city of 700,000 residents replicated what the United States does to other parts of the world. The streets were invaded by the military, public spaces barricaded with multiple levels of security checkpoints,…

We are very pleased to publish—with the consent of those involved—this recent exchange of letters between Andrés Lasso and Achinoam Nini (Noa), which also concerns the Re-Imagine Peace Festival taking place in Florence this weekend.   Dear Noa (Achinoam Nini), I am Andrés Lasso, a peace and environmental activist from Florence, active within the network…

By Maria Veronica “Vernie” G. Caparas When Norberto “Bert” Benolong Monterona received the invitation from the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) to join the design competition for its coin series celebrating Canada’s diversity, he felt more than pride as a Canadian Filipino – he felt his Philippine roots pull him home. Monterona is the first Canadian…

Roberto Sánchez, the presidential candidate for Juntos por el Perú (JP), announced the formation of a Patriotic Front to restore democracy. He emphasized that the Fujimori-backed candidate is not recognized in the regions and that he will support the mobilized people. At a press conference held this Sunday, July 5, in Lima, also present were…

During the pre-Facebook era of the early 2000s in Sarasota (Florida), I always heard from my volunteers returning from a cruise. They raved to me about the wonderful Filipino crew they met on the trip. I am not surprised now. Today’s Filipino hospitality crew and officers of commercial ships and tankers unmistakably descend from seafaring…

5 July 2026, Quezon City. Spearheaded by the Plastic Free Pilipinas (PFP) project, the EcoWaste Coalition (EWC) officially kicked off its annual Plastic-Free July campaign with back-to-back activities in Manila and Cebu, raising the call for total plastic waste reduction and ultimately, a just transition towards a plastic-free future. As an opening salvo, the Coalition…