The first Filipino translation of a world-renowned classic The Art of War has been released. Sining ng Pakikidigma (孫子兵法 The Art of War) (2023) offers the ancient treatise on winning conflicts in Chinese, English, and Filipino. The Chinese original has been translated into more than 200 languages since it was first written 2,500 years ago […]
The National Library of the Philippines on Sept. 14, 2023 inaugurated the Chinese Bookshelf, an addition of Chinese books to the facility’s already diverse collection, to promote cultural understanding between the two countries. The new collection, including books on Chinese politics, science fiction, and language studies, among others, is a testament to the enduring cultural […]
Tzu Chi (慈濟), means compassion 慈 and relief 濟. The Tzu Chi logo consists of a ship that bears the lotus fruit and flower, symbolizing the belief that the world can be made a better place by planting good karmic seeds. Followers believe that these seeds are required for flowers to bloom and bear fruit, […]
We huddled around a birthday cake of decadent chocolate and cups of siphoned coffee, notepads and pens scattered among the cutlery. Moist glasses of ice-cold water stood by on the coffee tables that Saturday high noon in the middle of May. Angela Yu, president of Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran, Jonah Martin of MGA GAWA Foundation […]
In a chance meeting at the sprawling outdoor gardens of San Agustin church in 1990, I discussed with Angelo King the work that I had been doing. I shared that working with a nongovernment organization rather than in the more lucrative corporate world was a deliberate choice for me. He listened intently as I shared […]
Volunteering is not an uncommon undertaking in the Chinese-Filipino community. Volunteer fire brigades and charitable organizations are almost always the first to respond to emergency calls and offer sustainable help in disaster situations. One such organization is Care Caravan (華福關懷列車), a social outreach organization of Chinese Christians that targets marginalized groups in Philippine society. In […]
Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran will be holding a Zoom webinar on May 21 with director of Philippine TCM Center, Prof. Zheng Qiming. Entitled “How TCM (Chinese Traditional Medicine) works on Covid 19,” the forum will be presented in Minnan language. The webinar will start at 8 p.m. and will also go live in the official […]
The Movement for Restoration of Peace and Order on January 12 issued a statement, signed by its chairperson Ka Kuena Chua and founding chair Teresita Ang See, regarding the December 2020 kidnapping of James Yap. Yap, 21, was safely released on Jan. 6. He was kidnapped on Dec. 31 in New Manila and was released […]
The Chinese embassy in Manila on Nov. 5 announced all Philippine passports with valid Chinese visa or permanent residence permit cannot enter China as of the moment, except for diplomatic, official, courtesy and flight attendant visa. For more information, go to http://ph.china-embassy.org/eng/sgdt/t1829559.htm.
After several weeks of delays, the much-awaited second shipment of personal protective equipment (PPEs) from Liwayway Marketing Corporation in Shanghai arrived on April 30 and was released to Kaisa Para Sa Kaunlaran on May 9. Kaisa extends its gratitude to Amb. Carlos Chan and Larry Chan of Liwayway Marketing Corporation (Oishi) Shanghai, who went to […]