A People's Initiative (PI) is a formal attempt to revise or amend the 1987 Philippine Constitution by triggering a public referendum

More than 50% of the academic publishing industry is controlled by five large publishing houses Elsevier, Black & Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Springer Nature, and SAGE.

In December 2023, the Vatican released an official statement allowing for Church-sanctioned blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples. The statement stresses that the blessing ceremonies should in no way resemble marriages, and it reiterates the Church's negative stance on homosexuality and that the sacrament of marriage should strictly remain between man and woman.

Continental Lift refers to the US government's foreign policy strategy to set up military bases across key strategic regions of interest.

Climate industrial policy refers to government policies targeted at accelerating the development of green industries to transition towards a low-carbon economy.

Protectionist policy refers to a range of measures to shield a country's domestic industries by instituting restrictions on foreign competition.

Globally, there are two dominant systems of education for professional fields (e.g. law, medicine, etc.). In the American system, professional fields are taken as postgraduate degrees after graduating from a different undergraduate course (e.g. JD, MD), while in the UK and most commonwealth countries, professional programs are taken as a bachelors degree with the option for further specialization later on (e.g. MBBS, Bachelor of Laws).

BTS, an acronym of Bangtan Sonyeondan or “Beyond the Scene,” is a Grammy-nominated South Korean group that has been capturing the hearts of millions of fans globally since its debut in June 2013.

The members of BTS are RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook. Gaining recognition for their authentic and self-produced music, top-notch performances, and the way they interact with their fans, BTS has established themselves as “21st century Pop Icons” breaking countless world records. While imparting a positive influence through activities such as the LOVE MYSELF campaign and the UN ‘Speak Yourself’ speech, the band has mobilized millions of fans across the world (named ARMY), collected four No. 1 songs in a span of 9 months, performed multiple sold-out stadium shows across the world, and been named TIME’s Entertainer of the Year 2020. BTS has been nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for the 63rd Grammy Awards and recognized with numerous prestigious awards like the Billboard Music Awards, American Music Awards and MTV Video Music Awards.