Here’s a journalist’s take on why SB19’s Mapa will always be a tearjerker.
Why SB19’s ‘Mapa’ makes us cry
Janess Ann J. Ellao
How a Moro woman has preserved their culture while helping provide food for displaced families
While their reality seemed gloomy at the evacuation site, it was also where Salika Maguindanao co-founded the Maranao Collectible Service Cooperative, which has helped them preserve their tradition and provide a livelihood to those who lost their homes and livelihood to the Marawi Siege.
187 planned reclamation projects to hurt fisherfolk, destroy marine biodiversity
“It has been long proven by many scientists, experts, and fisherfolk that reclamation is catastrophic to marine and aquatic ecosystems. On top of its environmental impacts, reclamation entails massive displacement of fisherfolk and a consequent threat to local fish supply.”
Teachers seek 600-B additional budget for safe return to schools
Filipino teachers are seeking an additional P600 billion in funding for the Department of Education to address the shortages in facilities for a safe return of students to schools.
What it means to be branded as ‘subversive’ during the Martial Law years
Dissent is ostracized and criminalized to isolate those who are defying and challenging the powers that be.
Tributes highlight beauty of Nelia Sancho
Tributes continue to pour for the late beauty queen and women’s rights activist Nelia Sancho, who passed away last week.
Public school teachers struggle as face-to-face classes resume
“DepEd wants a 21st-century learning but the support it is giving to teachers is still pegged from the old days.”
A second conviction for The Butcher? | Bulacan court asked to convict Palparan over Manalo brothers abduction
With the memorandum submitted last week before the Bulacan court, the case is now deemed up for resolution.
What you need to know about the blocking of Bulatlat website, 26 others
Bulatlat has condemned this move as prior restraint against protected speech, adding that this is based on hearsay of National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr.
In Metro Manila, malfunctioning vote machines, long queues mar voting day
Malfunctioning vote-counting machines, long queues, and delayed polls are among the common issues faced here in Metro Manila as Filipinos cast their votes.
What Filipino nurses want from next PH president
“It pains me to see (tarpaulins) of politicians and partylists claiming to represent our voices, even using images of nurses to boost their campaign. But the truth is, most of them were nowhere to be found when we were fighting for our rights and welfare,” Filipino nurse Pauline Budy said.