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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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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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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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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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Slaying with scrunchies: student takes on both class and business online
by Gwen Marie De Leon Somebody has taken the crown from the coronavirus and it is this 20-year-old Bicolana who is currently reigning in...
Gwen Marie De Leon
Jun 10, 20214 min read
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When home is not a safe place
By Laniel Eszy Arive Without a doubt, the quarantine was really a big carpe diem moment for everyone. It turned everybody into somebody...
Laniel Eszy Arive
Jun 10, 20215 min read
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Undimmed Rainbows: Clearing the Clouds over SOGIE
by Xyzma Kryshel Bober; infographic by Jovelyn Cullado “Hindi naman perpekto ang batas. Sa tingin ko naman ay sinusubukang mabigyang...
Xyzma Kryshel Bober
Jun 10, 20215 min read
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Frigid Bones: The Crippled Man and His Dying Son
By Kate Alison Boyore It was a sunny summer afternoon in Santa Lucia, Ilocos Sur, and it was especially hot in the construction site....
Kate Alison Boyore
Jun 9, 20216 min read
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Vaccines will end the pandemic: A false hope
By Lesly Guevarra The sun was about to rise, then it started to rain. The much-awaited vaccine had finally arrived in the Philippines....
Lesly Guevarra
Jun 9, 20213 min read
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Dangers of the pandemic: An anti-vaxxer family man
by Xyzma Kryshel Bober Ka Puti wakes before dawn. He lies unmoving, listening to the bird chorus, chirp after chirp resounding across the...
Xyzma Kryshel Bober
Jun 9, 20215 min read
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COVID has got nothing on this teacher
By Jethro Bryan Andrada; photo by Jobelle Ruth Mila She had spent her entire career teaching, and she decided not even the pandemic would...
Jethro Bryan Andrada
Jun 9, 20216 min read
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The Duterte admin’s economic cha-cha: what you need to know
By Jethro Andrada Resolution of Both Houses No. 2 (RBH 2) passed its third and final reading in the House of Representatives June 1, with...
Jethro Bryan Andrada
Jun 9, 20213 min read
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CHR pushes importance of informed consent as DOH eyes ‘brand-agnostic’ vaccination system
By Gwen Marie De Leon Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje advised local government units (LGUs) to avoid COVID-19...
theadvocateph
Jun 8, 20214 min read
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Election season is nearing: here’s how to tell who deserves your vote
by Zhanele May Africano As early as now, election plans for the national and local positions are gradually being disclosed. Eight months...
Zhanele May Africano
Jun 8, 20213 min read
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Racial Hate Insurgence Endangers Asians in America
by Kate Alison Boyore Oblivious to the oncoming danger, Noel Quintana, 61, was minding his business on his way to work, sitting...
Kate Alison Boyore
Jun 8, 20214 min read
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