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Farmers, fishers demand immediate El Niño aid as losses mount
Farmers and fisherfolk groups are demanding the immediate release of government assistance as worsening El Niño conditions threaten crops, fisheries and rural livelihoods across the country. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said government agencies must...
Mental health data: Current trend for males ‘still alarming’
By Alexandra S. Demaisip Content warning: This article mentions suicide. According to 2022 Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data, 80% of suicide deaths in the country are among men, and in 2024, it found that men aged 15 to 29 years old are “four times more...
The Many Faces of Teresita Abarratigue
By Frenchie Mae Cumpio You would find her at her usual spot even in detention. A five-by-three-meter parcel of land designated as the garden for political prisoners in the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City, now filled with vegetable...
QC’s pilot OASIS Schoolyards offer recess from extreme heat
They say that education is not limited to the four walls and corners of the classroom, but three elementary schools in Quezon City took that age-old adage further with a real-life lesson in addressing the worsening impacts of climate change. Diosdado P. Macapagal...