As 21st century came, undas has been like a holiday celebrated like a family gathering by most Catholic-Christian Filipino families. The following images present the traditional ways in commemorating undas, but are inspired by the new trends.

Two House Bills that aim to postpone the Sangguniang Kabataan elections were consolidated and approved for amendment.

House Bill 5006 and 5043 were the bills that were deliberated during the Committee Hearing of the Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms on Monday at the House of Representatives.

After experiencing typhoon Ondoy in 2009, people learned their lesson.

Tony Baldoza, Marikina City Hall Public Information Office Assistant, said that the people were more prepared this year than when typhoon Ondoy struck the country.

“The city officials were working in 8-hour shift during the typhoon,” said Baldoza. “There was a fulltime monitoring on the water level and flood level since Sept. 18,” she added. 

Baldoza added that people are now informed on what to do during these times.

Las Pinas Representative Mark A. Villar aims to address traffic congestion through the House Bill No. 4912, also known as the Bicycle Act of 2014.

Several factors on the tension between media practitioners and scientists in disaster risk reporting were discussed by a professor from the University of the Philippines-Los Banos (UPLB).

Praises on the administration of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III was heard in the homily of the officiating priest at the Eucharistic ceremony performed in commemoration of his father’s 31st death anniversary.

A deeper understanding on Manuel L. Quezon’s view on “justice and environmental conservation” was encouraged by the guest speaker from an academe.

The University Student Council (USC) is building the dream team that will draft a magna carta that shall constitute the "fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges" of the students. 

Informal settlers of Brgy. Bagong Pag-asa rally at the entrance of the House of Representatives to stop the demolition plan in their area. Some partylists such as Gabriela, Migrante, Kadamay, Samakana and Kabataan also joined the fight against the demolition plan.

A woman was threatened by her live-in partner when he pointed a knife to her and told her in a vernacular “Lagot ka sa akin,” when she refused to give money to her partner upon demanding it as he entered their house along Bonny Serrano Ave., Quezon City , on the afternoon of Valentine’s Day.

The College of Social Sciences and Philosophy Student Council (CSSP SC) has initiated their first security campaign to help prevent the rampant petty crimes in the college.

It was four years since the tragic massacre in Maguindanao occurred and the victims’ families were still unable to get the compensation and justice they should have had.