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How my work empowers me as a person with Tourette syndrome
I’ve been working at the Philippine Trade Training Center, now the PTTC Global MSME Academy (PTTC-GMEA), for almost 5 years now. One of my regular tasks is to facilitate training programs, which...
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Bilibid: A semblance of Paradise
"Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."I have to admit. I feel so detached and distant from these words. I cannot hear myself praying with these. To me, these are the words of a man who...
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While the world was shaking
When the 6.1 magnitude earthquake jolted Luzon on Monday, April 22, I found myself putting to practice the infamous triumvirate of security actions I learned in grade school: duck, cover, and hold.The...
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This subclass human existence of our workers
We were a dollar-earning family. My father worked as a sushi chef in America back when I was 7 years old – we were living comfortably. My mom, a graduate of industrial engineering at the Polytechnic...
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On Labor Day, 6 Filipino workers share what they love about their jobs
MANILA, Philippines – For many Filipinos, Labor Day is a significant holiday where the efforts and contributions of workers to the economy are recognized and celebrated. (READ: PH Labor Day: A history...
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LIST: World Press Freedom Day 2019 activities in the Philippines
Bookmark and refresh this page for updates on World Press Freedom Day activities.MANILA, Philippines – Various media groups and artists are organizing several activities to celebrate World Press...
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#NewsMatters: Netizens share why they read news
MANILA, Philippines – To celebrate World News Day, a number of netizens on Thursday, May 2, emphasized the importance of news at a time when press freedom and democracy are under threat in the...
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Journalism is a crime in a fake world
Journalism is a heinous crime in a place where people feast over online disinformation like a smuggled high-grade marijuana.This deception scheme that has gone global is the devil of our lifetime. It...
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Research group urges more accessible earthquake information to Filipinos
MANILA, Philippines – Are Filipino households prepared for a strong earthquake? A study released on Wednesday, May 1, showed that most Filipino households hardly have earthquake preparedness plans....
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From Philippine team member to her clan's first lawyer
MANILA, Philippines – “Tapos na lahat ng paghihirap ng ate ko, lawyer na siya!(My sister’s hardships are over, she’s now a lawyer!)” a teary-eyed Emmaruth Dublin said at the grounds of the Supreme...
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'A dream come true': 2018 Bar passers celebrate success
MANILA, Philippines – With some coming as early as 8 am, bar takers with their family and friends crowded the Supreme Court (SC) to wait for the results of the 2018 Bar Examinations on Friday, May 3....
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Swimming in a sea of climate anxiety
I remember the day I decided not to have children.It was October 31, 2011. My news feed was harping on about world population; the United Nations had announced that a baby born in the Philippines was...
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Advocates band together in unity event for World Press Freedom Day
MANILA, Philippines– Advocates and journalists took to the stage to voice out relevant issues in the Philippines through songs and performances in a Freedom Festival Jam concert for World Press Freedom...
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Book on Martial Law launched: 'It is happening again'
MANILA, Philippines – Seeing similarities between the present and the Philippines' dark days under military rule, Martial Law survivors launched a book documenting their experiences to remind Filipinos...
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'Para sa pangarap': Doctor achieves dream of becoming a lawyer
MANILA, Philippines – Among the 1,800 law graduates who passed the 2018 Bar Exams is a physician who proved that it's not yet too late for her to achieve her "original dream." (READ: FULL LIST: Bar...
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Ilonggos appeal for expansion of fact-checking efforts to provinces
MANILA, Philippines – Representatives of Iloilo City organizations and a media group suggested bringing fact-checking initiatives to the provinces during the #MoveIloilo: Social Good in the Digital Age...
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Couple shares success of passing Bar exam together
MANILA, Philippines – A couple from Leyte shared the sweet success of how love fueled their dream of making it through law school and passing the Bar exams.Michael Calzado, 25, of Tacloban City, and...
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WATCH: Why be a Rappler mover?
MANILA, Philippines – Rappler's civic engagement arm, MovePH, is building a community of people who want to bring about the change they wish to see in the world.Called Rappler Movers, they are campus...
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‘Zero vote:’ Youth groups slam Imee Marcos’ dishonesty
MANILA, Philippines – “Ang zero vote kay Imee ay hero vote para sa ating bayan (Zero votes for Imee is a hero vote for our country).”This was the call of youth leaders during a unity declaration event...
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Groups hit 'pattern of attacks' against democratic institutions
MANILA, Philippines – Journalists and other groups linked to the so-called “Oust Duterte matrix” on Tuesday, May 7, slammed what they called the government’s pattern of attacks to “vilify or demonize”...
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