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[OPINION] What I learned from Anakpawis
I am Rae, a member of Rural Women Advocates (RUWA), Amihan Women's pool of volunteers. We push for a genuine agrarian reform and fight against the exploitation and discrimination of peasant women. I...
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[OPINION] The coronavirus: We need more than a reset button
Our economic model is cracking under the weight of so many wrongs. It has been more than a month since the Philippine government implemented an enhanced community quarantine in the National Capital...
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[ANALYSIS] How to support microenterprises, informal sector hit by coronavirus
Since the enhanced community quarantine was imposed in Metro Manila on March 15, Social Enterprise Development Partnerships, Incorporated (SEDPI) has conducted weekly rapid community assessment...
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[ANALYSIS] The situation in Barangay 178, Camarin during the coronavirus crisis
The following is Part 1 in a two-part series on the state of a community in Camarin, Caloocan City during the coronavirus crisis.You can read Part 2 here.“I am a pakialamera,” says Ate Malou, a senior...
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[ANALYSIS] How Barangay 178, Camarin uses teamwork during the coronavirus crisis
The following is Part 2 in a two-part series on the state of a community in Camarin, Caloocan City during the coronavirus crisis.You can read Part 1 here.PO secretary and barangay sitio leader Malou...
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[OPINION] Futures on the line: Why learning through screens won't work in the PH
The moment I moved to Manila and enrolled in university, I strove to do well academically, not just for my future or for my parents, but also for the chance to contribute to nation-building. I told...
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'Get back up and march on': 2019 Bar passer shares journey of perseverance
MANILA, Philippines– Jzev Villanueva, a proud Iskolar ng Bayan, failed in his first attempt at the Bar exam. Undeterred, he forged on and prepared for the 2019 Bar.On April 29, Julius Voltaire Saljay...
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Here’s how you can help baby Kobe, newborn coronavirus survivor
MANILA, Philippines – It was a heartwarming moment for Filipinos as a photo of newborn baby Kobe, who survived COVID-19, surfaced online. Baby Kobe was discharged at the National Children’s Hospital in...
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[OPINION] What makes for 'compassionate' education during the pandemic?
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the landscape of learning all over the world, leaving educational institutions grappling with the question of what it means to educate students during this time,...
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Despite lockdown, Lyceans find ways to help frontliners, Filipinos in Batangas
BATANGAS, Philippines– Despite the Luzon lockdown, the Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas (LPU-B) community sought ways to provide support to frontliners and affected Filipinos during the...
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Para sa bayan: U.P. lends expertise, resources in fight vs coronavirus
MANILA, Philippines– As the coronavirus disease continues to spread across the country, the University of the Philippines (UP) has risen to the challenge of lending its expertise and resources to stem...
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[OPINION] From hospitals to farms and forests: Stand with our frontline workers
This Friday may be the most significant Labor Day that humanity will commemorate in recent history. Labor Day this year bears witness to workers on the front lines leading the global fight against the...
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[OPINION] The unbearable emptiness of being called heroes in this pandemic
This pandemic-induced lockdown has revealed so much about our sense of humanity, our values and principles, and how we see others in a time of great distress. This May 1 we will commemorate Labor Day,...
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[OPINION] May Day under quarantine: Situating labor’s role in navigating the...
As the world prepares to welcome this year’s Labor Day in the midst of a global pandemic, workers continue to assert their rights, fight inequality, and propose alternatives to the challenges faced by...
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‘Ayuda, hindi bala:’ Filipinos online demand improved gov’t support on Labor...
MANILA, Philippines – A first for Philippine history, several groups across the country held online protests for the Labor Day celebration on Friday, May 1 to call the government to support its...
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[OPINION] The mental health ticking time bomb
While demolishing the COVID-19 curve, our health workers are precariously riding another one just behind it. It is the alarm bell curve of psychological trauma. And that line is long and deep with no...
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[OPINION] Confronting the new normal in seafaring
The maritime industry is not spared by the vicious coronavirus pandemic. Lethargic trade forced shipping companies to reduce operations, while news on cruise ships as environments conducive to...
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Rappler Talk: Women power – TOWNS protects our frontliners
Bookmark to watch the interview at 2 pmMANILA, Philippines – On Wednesday, April 29, The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service (TOWNS) Foundation sent its 100,000th personal protective equipment...
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Ending alma mater’s 32-year drought, Bar topnotcher wants to give back to Baguio
MANILA, Philippines – Anton Luis Avila wanted to make his community proud.As results of the 2019 Bar exam were released on the Supreme Court website on April 29, Avila was anxiously refreshing the...
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#TulongHindiKulong: Groups call for release of volunteers arrested in Quezon...
MANILA, Philippines – Groups slammed and called for the immediate release of 4 relief volunteers and 14 beneficiaries arrested at Barangay Central, Quezon City for allegedly violating quarantine...
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