Author: HiLitesASHS

Hi-Lites ASHS is the official student publication of the Ateneo de Manila Senior High School.

Kamala Harris ends PH visit in Palawan

United States of America Vice President Kamala Harris ended her “historic” trip to the Philippines with a visit to Palawan on Tuesday, November 22, meeting the fishing community and the stationed Philippine Coast Guard.

ASHS, ginunita ang PINOYTUNTUNAN 2022

Ginunita ng mga mag-aaral ng Ateneo de Manila Senior High School (ASHS) ang PINOYTUNTUNAN 2022 noong Huwebes, 24 Nobyembre 2022 sa FLC Building para sa mga nasa ika-12 na baitang, at online namna para sa mga mga nasa ika-11 na baitang.

All Our Pride with All Our Heart

It is no hidden fact that the Philippines is a predominantly Catholic and conservative country. 81.04% of the population identify as Roman Catholics, Catholicism and the church both have large influences on our political and social environments, and centuries worth of this has perpetuated conservative ideologies throughout the country.

PH rejects UN calls to pass SOGIE, same-sex unions, divorce bills

Led by Secretary Justice Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla, the Philippine delegation to the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) was introduced with 297 proposals from UNHRC members, 97 of which were rejected by the said delegation.

In-Recap: COP27 Week 2

The Philippine government pledged to support Egypt in its efforts to fortify and regenerate international consensus on the climate crisis during the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which was held in Sharm el-Sheikh City, from November 6-18.

NASA launches new mission to Moon since 1972

Fifty years after the final Apollo mission in 1972, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) “successfully” launched Artemis I at Kennedy Space Center in Florida last Wednesday,  November 16, 2022, at 2:04 PM (GMT+8). 

The Curious Case of a Boy and His Gift

Layer after layer, the boy tore through it all — wrappers, plastic, bubble wrap, to name a few. His excitement shrunk at the same rate his gift’s size did as if half of the enormity of the gift box the delivery man gave him was just measly packaging. After all the layers of torn paper and cut ribbons, he is left with two things: One, a new, shiny, red plastic car, and two, heaps and heaps of packaging waste.

BuCor Chief faces controversies for excavation in NBP

Suspended Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gerald Bantag not only faced issues related to the murder of Percival “Percy Lapid”, but is also associated with other controversies during his time as corrections chief.

Evaluating the Validity of Sandro Marcos’s Statements

Recently, Senior Deputy Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos has been under heavy flak for some of his recent statements. These include his suggestions for Filipino rice farmers to switch to producing dragon fruit during the Taiwanese off-seasons, and his claims that the Philippine Peso is weak due to the fact that the U.S. Dollar is strong.