by Rodolfo Quevenco | Mar 13, 2022 | General
The Philippines can really reap its demographic dividends if we train our youth properly now. This was the message of Philippine Consul General and Charge d’Áffaires Frank Olea during his introductory remarks at the virtual lecture of Dr. Baby Jane Punongbayan...
by Rodolfo Quevenco | Mar 13, 2022 | General
And the consensus answer? A resounding yes… but with many ifs. But let’s start at the beginning. Dr. Baby Jane Punongbayan’s lecture, A Song of Death and Hope: Can the Philippines progress amidst constant threats of earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides and volcanos?, was...
by Rodolfo Quevenco | Nov 29, 2021 | General
(Lies, damned lies, and statistics) “Lies, damned lies, and statistics,” a phrase popularized by Mark Twain and variously ascribed to different public personalities, describes the persuasive power of statistics to convince, rightly or wrongly, and to prop...
by Rodolfo Quevenco | Nov 16, 2021 | General, News and Events
Since the current pandemic began more than one year ago, online video calls and virtual meetings have become practically the norm, displacing traditional face-to-face interactions, work and business meetings, scientific meetings and conventions, social gatherings,...
by Efren Abaya | Jun 18, 2021 | General, News and Events
Together, Stronger. Stronger, Together! By Dr. Efren Abaya The Philippine-Austrian Cultural and Educational Society (PACES) spearheaded a floral offering at the landmark Catalpa tree in the Vienna Rathaus to commemorate the 123rd Anniversary of the Proclamation of...
by Rodolfo Quevenco | Jun 18, 2021 | General
By Malou Soto-Reininger* The festive gathering of Filipino and Austrian guests at the park for the tree planting ceremony was treated to a bit of history in the making. The excitement was running high, as this was the first time that Philippine migrants to Austria...
