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[OPINION] Teachers should not be bullies, enemies of free speech
While doctors are savings lives, teachers should be harnessing critical thinking online, especially now that more people are interacting on social media given the lockdown. And to do that, teachers...
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[OPINYON] #WeHealAswang
Nagkakagulo na ang taumbayan. Marami na diumano ang namamatay sanhi ng halimaw na di-nakikita. Marami sa namatayan ang lumuluha at humihiling ng hustisya sa gobyerno.“Huwag po nyo sisihin ang...
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[ANALYSIS] Duterte’s coronavirus aid: Too little, too slow, too politicized
Just like many COVID-19 patients fighting for their lives, what the Philippine economy needs right now is a sturdy ventilator for life support. But at the rate government is distributing aid, our...
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[FIRST PERSON] The power of empathy, as told by a coronavirus survivor
It was around 2 am on March 16, 2020 when I found myself outside the ER of a hospital near my Antipolo residence. It was the second day of the metro-wide community quarantine.I explained that I had...
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[OPINION] Of pandemics, absurdity, and revolt
“Paano po iyon Dok, wala pong mga kwarto ang aming bahay?”It was almost 4 pm and I was about to pack my things. My workday had been filled seeing patients with all kinds of chronic, noncommunicable...
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[FIRST PERSON] My mom and sister are PH150 and PH484
If you’ve ever met our family, you’d know how guarded we are about our private lives. But, perhaps to help in curbing the stigma and lend a bit of reassurance to those who may chance upon this, I was...
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[ANALYSIS] Pay now, verify later: How to speed up coronavirus subsidy program
It has been almost a month since the government imposed a Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine which forced many daily wage workers to stop working and to stay at home to prevent the spread of the...
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[OPINION] Where should academics stand in times of injustice?
I first entered the academe as a 20-year-old fresh graduate. I'd just served my term as the chairperson of our University Student Council, and was still very much involved in the student movement. When...
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[OPINION] A message of hope from Filipino nurses to the public
I can say that all of us in the nursing services were caught off-guard and ill-prepared to face this pandemic. Although our nursing staff had dealt with many challenging situations in the past, wherein...
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[OPINION] When is a company's CSR program authentic or just window dressing?
During this pandemic, we don't just hear news of businesses getting precarious. We also hear news of corporations responding eagerly and automatically to the needs of their employees, customers,...
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[OPINION] Old school to new school: Transitioning PH schools to remote learning
The COVID-19 pandemic has put to an end the dominant paradigm that underlies our school system. We say goodbye to the “old school” that is based on a one-size-fits-all approach and say hello to the...
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[OPINION | Dash of SAS] Preventing child sexploitation during lockdown and...
More than a billion children around the world are now at home because of school closures meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus.Also at home and lurking online are predators and pedophiles looking...
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[OPINION] The ASEAN and the coronavirus
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been excruciatingly sluggish in responding to the COVID-19 crisis. Touting to lead and represent a population of almost 700 million people, this...
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[OPINION] A day in the life of a volunteer driver
I had been confined to my room, alone in my flat, watching TV and reading about everything and nothing on the web – like many in the world today. I avidly followed the Facebook posts of a lady I admire...
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[OPINION] The Midnight Show
I watch the televised broadcast of President Duterte. Because COVID-19 terrifies me. Under lockdown, I follow the global coverage of the pandemic’s seemingly inevitable spread. Horrifying stories of...
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[OPINION] The kinds of borders we need in a pandemic
Do we really need borders in a pandemic? As of April 15, there are already 210 countries affected by COVID-19. 1,997,620 confirmed cases worldwide, 478,425 recoveries, and 126,596 deaths. In the...
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[EDITORIAL] When many are left behind, resignations are not enough
Of course Health Secretary Francisco Duque III is a problem. But he is not the entire problem. True, he did say the Philippines has a “low” coronavirus infection rate. Which is false, as this fact...
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[OPINION] Telemedicine and the digitization of health care
The "enhanced community quarantine" over Luzon and the pervasive communal fear of contracting COVID-19 have limited population movement, and the effects on Filipinos' health-seeking behaviors are...
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[OPINION] Leaving no one behind: Internal displacement and the virus
Disasters and conflicts often compel families and communities to leave their places of origin, in search for safer grounds. As humanitarian crises persist, internally displaced persons (IDPs) are...
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[OPINION] Embracing grief, avoiding toxic positivity
The new normal is about loss. And it comes in all forms. Economic recession and unemployment are tangible experiences from which even middle class Filipinos are no longer safe. Economic projections...
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