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[OPINION] What privilege feels like after moving to Metro Manila
Metro Manila used to be a place I didn't see myself living in. Today, I (literally) can't get out of it. It’s been a year since I moved to Metro Manila – Quezon City to be exact. I came from Isulan, a...
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Shelters kept unlocked for the homeless during coronavirus outbreak
MANILA, Philippines – How are the homeless being taken care of during the Luzon lockdown or what officials call the "enhanced community quarantine"?The Philippine government placed Luzon under lockdown...
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SK councils, local government use 'online gimmicks' to keep people indoors
MANILA, Philippines – Several youth councils and a local government have created ways to encourage the public to stay at home as parts of the country have been placed under lockdown or “enhanced”...
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[OPINION] Comforting the ill at ease during the coronavirus crisis
I’m writing this as confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus continue to rise in the Philippines. I’m a doctor, but unlike other frontliners who are staffing hospital triage tents or coping with...
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[ANALYSIS] We need safe, clean water during the coronavirus pandemic
Preventing transmission of the COVID-19 disease requires that we consistently exercise proper health and hygiene protocols, both in our homes and in public spaces. Authorities have also advised that...
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#MassTestingNow: Online petition calls for urgent action on PH coronavirus...
MANILA, Philippines – As numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases continue to spike in the country, thousands of Filipinos are calling for urgent action, including mandatory mass testing nationwide, to...
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[OPINION] Undermanned, overworked: A doctor's view from the frontlines of the...
A few nights ago, I was walking home at 10:30 pm. I live three blocks from the Philippine General Hospital (PGH). When one is on Surgical Pathology rotation, it is not unusual to be cutting specimens...
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[OPINION] The Luzon lockdown from a Filipino student's perspective
About a month ago, we were advised by university officials that all student activities would be suspended. Moot court competitions, sports competitions, college weeks, and other activities for 30 or...
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Why is 'Thank you coronavirus' trending on Twitter?
MANILA, Philippines – No, Filipinos are not exactly thanking the deadly virus. On Monday, March 23, Filipinos on Twitter slammed the Department of Transportation (DOTr) over a post which "thanked the...
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[ANALYSIS] The Philippine gov't should get cash into the hands of the poor, now
On March 15, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced that it would suspend a number of its social welfare programs to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This has cut off a...
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Stuck at home? This mom sets up a sari-sari store for her kids to learn saving
MANILA, Philippines– Hoping to be productive while under quarantine, mother Hycinth Clor de Arta set up a mini sari-sari store at home for her children in Davao del Norte, complete with rules, prices,...
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[OPINION] From a Filipina in the UK, on her self-imposed lockdown
Being away from home at a time like this brings a lot of uncertainty and anxiety. For me, personally, it almost feels like having to go through the crisis two-fold, because I’m gathering and processing...
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Cordillera youth seek to protect frontliners with improvised face masks amid...
MANILA, Philippines – A youth group in Cordillera is working to ensure frontliners battling the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in the area are well-protected.Even before Luzon was placed under...
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Pisay appeals for help to produce 3D-printed face shields for health workers
MANILA, Philippines – Utilizing 3D printers in its 8 campuses, faculty members and staff of Philippine Science High School (PSHS) collaborate to provide face shields for medical workers and security...
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Kagay-anons join hands to fight coronavirus
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Kagay-anons showed their bayanihan spirit as local businesses and residents themselves led moves to help health workers and vulnerable sectors in this city amid the novel...
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[OPINION] Anxiety and introversion in the time of the coronavirus
It’s only been a few days since the Duterte administration put all of us in the island of Luzon on lockdown due to this pandemic, and yet I already feel my anxiety going through the roof. It’s not the...
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Feeling down? Psychometricians make online test to check well-being during...
ANGELES, Philippines– How are you doing during this lengthy community quarantine?A group of registered psychometricians in Pampanga aims to help people check in on their mental health during the Luzon...
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Beyond ultimate sacrifice, Dr Greg Macasaet remembered for his selflessness
MANILA, Philippines– A doctor for almost 4 decades, Romeo Gregorio “Greg” Macasaet III offered the last few weeks of his life serving as a frontliner in the battle against the coronavirus epidemic. An...
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#CourageON: Campus journalists heed the call in the battle for truth
MANILA, Philippines – At a time when press freedom is under attack, how are campus journalists upholding the truth? In today's political climate where trolls and disinformation campaigns proliferate...
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[OPINION] Who is caring for our ‘invisible’ carers?
The coronavirus pandemic is exposing one of our greatest weaknesses as a society: the widening gap between the rich and the poor. With no end in sight at the moment, the impact of COVID-19 will be...
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