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ALL IN A DAY'S WORK
By Kesshamminne Krimzei Carreon Auntie Epay*, a jueteng collector in Isabela, looks at the wagers she has gotten after finishing one of...
Kesshamminne Krimzei Carreon
Jun 11, 20211 min read
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GULONG NG BUHAY
by Xyzma Kryshel Bober In response to the community-wide quarantine imposed on some parts of Luzon, the Department of Transportation has...
Xyzma Kryshel Bober
Jun 11, 20211 min read
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IN THE KNOW: The SOGIE Bill
By Jovelyn Cullado A recap of the SOGIE Bill and the the history of the gender equality movement in the Philippines, along with the...
Jovelyn Cullado
Jun 11, 20211 min read
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MULTITASKING
By Lesly Guevarra Perly Dizon, 39, assists her daughter, Jaslyn, a Grade-5 student, in answering her modules while doing the laundry last...
Lesly Guevarra
Jun 11, 20211 min read
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MAKESHIFT STUDY
by Angelica Dela Cruz Her family’s dining table served as a temporary study area for Rae Villena, 20, during her mother’s isolation...
Angelica Dela Cruz
Jun 11, 20211 min read
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TAILORING SUCCESS
by Gwen Marie De Leon Maxine, 20, starts her day sewing scrunchies hustling to complete the orders before starting with her modules.
Gwen Marie De Leon
Jun 11, 20211 min read
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Double trouble: COVID-infected students struggle to continue with academics
By Jovelyn Cullado COVID-19 cases continue to soar in the country and included in these cases are students who did not manage to escape...
Jovelyn Cullado
Jun 11, 20213 min read
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FINGERS CROSSED
By Jethro Bryan Andrada President Rodrigo Duterte fails to do good on yet another campaign promise by saying his pledge to ride a jet ski...
Jethro Bryan Andrada
Jun 11, 20211 min read
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Joke’s on us
by Gwen Marie De Leon Despite the tension in the West Philippine Sea and the hundreds of Filipino fishermen continuously threatened by...
Gwen Marie De Leon
Jun 11, 20213 min read
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The lone activist in a house of conservatives
By Jethro Bryan Andrada If you were a college student when COVID-19 came, you’d probably agree it felt like a jump from cloud nine...
Jethro Bryan Andrada
Jun 11, 20214 min read
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PH receives 2.2M Pfizer doses from COVAX
by Kesshamminne Krimzei Carreon The Philippines has received the biggest vaccine delivery with 2.27 million Pfizer doses from the COVAX...
Kesshamminne Krimzei Carreon
Jun 11, 20211 min read
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It’s cheap, but is it safe?: the pros and cons of street food
By Kesshamminne Krimzei Carreon It makes one wonder what tricks Ate Daday* has up her sleeve that entices swarms of people to buy her...
Kesshamminne Krimzei Carreon
Jun 11, 20212 min read
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Life is a betting game, and jueteng collectors are running out of luck
By Kesshamminne Krimzei Carreon In order to survive the pandemic, some have been forced to bend the law a little and dip into some...
Kesshamminne Krimzei Carreon
Jun 11, 20215 min read
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COVID heightens difficulties in college applications among Grade 12 students
By Rowena Joy Flores Click. Wait. Repeat. Just like that, students can apply to and be admitted to several universities and college...
Rowena Joy Flores
Jun 11, 20215 min read
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VP Robredo: No decision yet for 2022 elections
by Zhanele May Africano Vice President Leni Robredo again denied claims on her running for the Camarines Sur gubernatorial post, June 3,...
Zhanele May Africano
Jun 11, 20212 min read
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Students by choice, workers by need: the plight of working students under the pandemic
By Jethro Bryan Andrada Xyle Magdamit closes his laptop after a long day of accomplishing school requirements. He removes his glasses,...
Jethro Bryan Andrada
Jun 11, 20217 min read
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Why #LigtasNaBalikEskwela is the best solution
by Zhanele May Africano Over a year into remote learning, students and teachers alike have amplified the call for a safe reopening of...
Zhanele May Africano
Jun 10, 20213 min read
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When the tree is rotten, there are never just a ‘few bad apples’
by Laniel Eszy Arive We are surely enraged by another case of police killing, but we can hardly call it a surprise. In the Philippines,...
Laniel Eszy Arive
Jun 10, 20213 min read
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Double whammy: the toll of online learning and pandemic grief on students
by Angelica Dela Cruz After unexpectedly learning that her 61-year-old mother tested positive for COVID-19 last month, Rae Villena, a...
Angelica Dela Cruz
Jun 10, 20214 min read
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Parents, not just students, struggle in blended learning
by Lesly Guevarra There is no doubt that millions of students are struggling in distance learning, but who would’ve thought that parents...
Lesly Guevarra
Jun 10, 20214 min read
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