AIESEC Philippines: Hosting the Asia Pacific Youth to Business Forum 2014

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Pioneered in the country by international student-run organization AIESEC in the summer of 2013, the Youth to Business Forum (Y2B) poses with a bigger and more global comeback this March 24, 2014 at the SMX Convention Center, SM Aura, Taguig City.

Still presenting a unique avenue for the youth and business sector to discuss and collaborate on ideas for prevailing social issues, Y2B aims to create concrete solutions that will build a more sustainable future for the Asia Pacific region.

This time around, the youth forum will tackle matters of Value-based Leadership and its capacity to engineer social change through collective action with the help of the business sector.

The youth is encouraged to take on a proactive disposition on the development and alignment of personal values that would create opportunities for both individual and region productivity.

Where is My EDSA: Remembering the Revolution that was F*cked Up

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"The anniversary of EDSA 1 will be marked with such great irony this year; the President supporting online libel and threatening press freedom, at the same time defending his appointment of a police general to the martial law compensation board. Both instances are betrayals of what the people stood for in EDSA 1 - freedom and justice. 

Both instances show the disconnect between EDSA and Aquino, how the latter has become the anti-thesis to people power. The President has only succeeded in highlighting the unfulfilled promises of EDSA 1, reminding us that many things have remained the same or have worsened under the second Aquino regime. EDSA however also reminds us that true power lies with the people, and that they must use this power in the face of oppression." - Inday Varona

After the revolution, the "players" divided the spoils among themselves and the Filipino people up to this day were left out. A lot of its ideals have long been betrayed.

Cyber libel cases will only favor the powerful, rich and the privileged. The threat to our civil liberties is real. This was prioritized rather than Freedom of Information (FOI)? Anyare?

Exploring Museums in Makati City

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Museums showcase our country’s history. It exhibits our culture, tradition and customs. It is a source of our pride as it highlights our Filipino heritage.

What museums can be found in Makati?

If you’ll look at the Makati map, you’ll find three in the city. They are as follows:

1. Ayala Museum. Established in 1967 under the auspices of Ayala Foundation, Inc, this art and history museum presents permanent exhibitions like The Diorama Experience which is composed of 60 handcrafted dioramas highlighting major events and themes from prehistoric times up to the EDSA People Power Revolution; Maritime Vessels that shows several models of different watercrafts that plied in the Phil seas; Gold of Ancestors that shows more than one thousand hold object from the Philippine culture that existed before the colonization in the 16th century like golden sashes, necklaces, earrings and finger rings, bracelets and anklets; Embroidered Multiples which includes rare silk trousers or sayasaya worn by elite men; work of arts by Luna, Amorsolo and Zobel from the late 19th to the 20th century; and a display of more than 500 Chinese and Southeast Asian ceramics.

Located at Makati Avenue cor. Dela Rosa Street, it is open from Tuesdays to Sundays, from nine in the morning until six in the evening.