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BIFF threat, not true according to AFP

The Public Affairs Chief of the Sixth Infantry Division said that the text message regarding the impending attack of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter (BIFF) is not true and advised the public to not spread said text message.

MOOC: Managing the Arts offers online further training for Cultural Managers worldwide

From February 2015, Chris Dercon, Director of the Tate Modern in London, will guide the online course Managing the Arts: Marketing for Cultural Organizations for practicing and aspiring cultural managers. Developed by theGoethe-Institut in cooperation with Leuphana University of Lüneburg, the Mentored Open Online Course (MOOC) will be available worldwide for free for interdisciplinary further training. Dates Beginning of registration: 15 January 2015 Course begin: 19 February 2015 Course end: 28 May 2015 Figures Instructors: 17 Cultural institutions: 4 Group […]

Brillantes to resign as COMELEC Chairman

Chairman of the Commission on Elections, Sixto Brillantes is scheduled to retire this week but he assured the public that the COMELEC’s plan for the 2016 elections will go smoothly. Other than Brillantes, two other Commissioners will also resign, leaving the COMELEC only four commissioners to handle the preparations for the 2016 elections.