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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] Whatever it takes
Whatever it takes.These were the words uttered by European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi in his historic speech on July 26, 2012.“Within our mandate, the ECB is ready to do whatever it...
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[OPINION] What PH jails should do to deal with the coronavirus
The number of COVID-19 outbreaks in prisons and jails around the world are showing how vulnerable inmate populations can be. A large percentage of people entering prisons and jails already have chronic...
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[OPINION] Will we learn? What the pandemic tells us about the world we live in
The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the core foundations of our globalized world. As national borders close, international travel brought to a halt, and global production limited, certain freedoms we once...
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[OPINION] Our enduring partnership: Working together to defeat the coronavirus
Today’s global pandemic severely affects public health, economies and our daily lives. Yet even in these trying times, the resilience and courage of the Philippine people continue to inspire me. From...
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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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[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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[OPINION] Perspectives on building the new health normal beyond the coronavirus
With the recent presidential announcement of the extension and relaxation of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in high-risk and low-risk areas respectively, the Philippines is abuzz with daily...
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[OPINION] Sober voices speak to a wounded world
As we combat the contagion, the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN Agency tasked with protecting the health of the countries under its wings, has come under fire. US President Trump, in his...
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[OPINION] The different ways world leaders communicate in crisis situations
The current coronavirus pandemic has put a critical spotlight on how world leaders engaged with their people. Prime Ministers Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore and Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand have since...
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[OPINION] Covering our ears and shouting
Many wonder whether potentially promising announcements about medications like hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, or the re-purposed Ebola drug remdesivir, represent the long-awaited cure. How about...
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[OPINYON | Wikapedia] Paano natin inaalagaan ang ‘wounded healers’ ng COVID-19?
Katatapos lamang ng ating "Nationwide Candle Lighting for Health Workers" noong April 28.Sinundan ito ng "AMBAGAN: Artists in Solidarity Concert" para sa Workers Memorial Day na handog ng Concerned...
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[OPINION] New normal? Better normal!
In these times of COVID-19, the big challenge for most of us is how to protect ourselves and our families from the virus and how to hold on to our jobs. For policy-makers that translates into beating...
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[ANALYSIS] Going back to school – and the challenges ahead
After the premature end of school year 2019-20, schools wanted a June start for the incoming school year. UP’s Institute of Resilience recommended December 2020. The Commission on Higher Education...
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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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[OPINION] Global food security crisis not merely a ‘logistics’ issue
As the world faces an unprecedented nexus of crises – the COVID 19 pandemic, severe global economic meltdown, and now a looming food security crisis – the G20 agricultural ministers met virtually last...
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[OPINION] We are more than data, but we can’t even get the data right
It’s all about the data during this pandemic, some would say.“I was surprised – the data discrepancy for land area was not just for this one LGU. It was across all LGUs. Can you just imagine? How does...
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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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