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Poisoned Rain: When the weather strikes, who pays the price?

Preparedness exists on paper—but implementation matters. Extreme weather turns into a deadly, man-made crisis when billions of pesos meant for climate defense are lost to corruption. Despite the abundant cries of Filipinos wounded by greed, exhausted by scarcity, and enraged by injustice, their suffering yields no change while government officials remain completely indifferent. For ordinary citizens, the consequences are devastatingly measurable. A severe weather event means

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Poisoned Rain: When the weather strikes, who pays the price?

Chloe Meer Gamit Cruz

Sep 20

High Standards, Zero Recognition

Sa bawat patak ng pawis sa larangan, sa bawat salitang isinusulat namin para sa katotohanan, sa bawat oras na ibinibigay namin para sa karangalan ng aming paaralan — ito ba ang babalik sa amin? Mababang marka? Walang parangal? Ang bagong sistema ng Kagawaran ng Edukasyon ay hindi lamang nagdulot ng kalituhan; ito ay naging dahilan kung bakit marami sa amin ang nawawalan ng pag-asa. Ang aming pagsisikap ay tila hindi nakikita, at ang aming mga marka ay hindi sumasalamin sa ami

KL G. Adriano

Sep 19

Saving the Rotting

One of the basic necessities of every human is food- nutritious, energizing, and abundant food- but here in the Philippines, food that's abundant and provides enough nutrition is becoming harder to secure, not just in our public markets, but from the roots it grew. In Tublay, Benguet, a video captured farmers dumping truckloads of freshly harvested Chinese cabbages, green cabbages, and carrots along a mountain roadside and trenches, left to rot. "It breaks your heart to just

Prinz Alnas

Sep 17

Aral Now, Lead Later

The findings from the Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA, which is run by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, go beyond an assessment of reading; they also measure our capacity to understand what we read. The news was very serious in effect. The Philippines attained one of the lowest rankings in terms of reading comprehension and understanding. This score served as a warning to our education system. On this basis, the Department of E

Mark Lorenz Lacap

Sep 17

Results Shine, Effort Hides

We live in a world that loves results—A perfect score, a viral post, a promise, a gold medal. If we see the finish line photo, we clap. But we rarely see the early mornings of practice, all the failed drafts, the late nights of self-doubt before it. People often celebrate the outcome, but they ignore the fact that there's an effort behind every win—for many, success feels like a shrouded journey that no one bothered to witness besides yourself. It is alarming, but the truth i

Mark Lorenz Lacap

Sep 17