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BP2 sends off 1st batch of ‘returnees’

A total of 112 Leyteaños are among the first batch of beneficiaries returning to their homeland under the Balik Probinsya, Balik Pag-asa program (BP2) of the government.

PRESS STATEMENT: On the Coverage of PhilHealth for SARS-CoV-2 tests using RT-PCR

This figure (P8,150 per test) was based on data collected before April 1, 2020, when there was very limited testing capacity in the country...

SM foundation scholar-graduates hurdle bar exams

Jay-Ann and Kerven’s journey is an inspiration for other SM scholars who, like them dreamt of a better life for their family. True to its mission, the SM College Scholarship Program paved the way and helped them attain their dreams.

BDO Foundation rehabs Capiz, Iloilo and Negros Occidental health centers

Now that BDO Foundation has successfully rehabilitated more than 80 rural health units across the country, public health officials have taken notice. Concerned about the health and well-being of their constituents, they have called on the foundation to sustain its corporate citizenship initiative to reach beneficiaries in more communities. One such community is the fourth-class municipality of Lemery in Iloilo.

foodpanda and Manila City Government provide jobs to displaced tricycle drivers with pandaTODA

Foodpanda, an on-demand food delivery app in the Philippines, and the City Government of Manila signed today a partnership Agreement for a project that will provide jobs to the City’s 500 tricycle drivers who were affected by the government’s imposition of the enhanced community quarantine to fight the spread of COVID-19 virus.

The colors of hope

On the morning of Apr. 19, on that cramped space by the porch where I comb the internet daily for news on the COVID-19...

The Belle of FFH

She is the co-founder of Football for Humanity (FFH), an international non-stock, non-profit, non-government organization that focuses on community development and peace building. An immensely...

Football for Humanity bridges infrastructure gap in PH football

In line with FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s recent visit to Manila in support of the country’s football development, one of the main topics touched...

Real or artificial? Tech titans declare AI ethics concerns

The biggest tech companies want you to know that they're taking special care to ensure that their use of artificial intelligence to sift through...

Rinsing rice

I fed two takal of rice Into the newly washed pot. Scooped water for rinsing. Fumbled, stirred the seeds Of Tatay’s perspiration. Spilled the milky water. Poured out slowly until...

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Eating more but growing less: Stagnant Philippine farms linked to widening rice gap

As of 2022 alone, Filipinos were eating 2.3 million metric tons more rice than the country produced—an 18 percent shortfall that has locked the Philippines into deeper dependence on imported rice despite years of government programs to boost local harvests. This widening gap is the focus of new...

Shadows of Togetherness

In every harbor, salt clings to skin, and mothers’ songs drift into dawn, soft as mango fuzz, warm as a sun-stroked shoulder. Markets breathe with spice and voices, stretching like rope bridges over rivers carved from memory. We gather fragments— grief tasting of smoke and ash, joy dripping like sugarcane juice, hope folded into secret folds of...

Kronos Eats All His Children in the End

What do you fear for yourself in the future? Haya stared at the question written on the paper. For some reason, her college has a dedicated class about preparing students for the life of being in college — especially this college. Haya thought it was a nuisance, really. It...