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Beyond helping Filipinos confused by quarantine restrictions, IDEALS Inc. wants "to promote and help Filipino people understand human rights."
Residents started to volunteer in the kitchen on April 1, exactly a year since the first Kusinang Bayan began.
ForesTree: A Memory Match-Up Game lets teaches players about Philippine native trees such as Almaciga, Bignay, Ilang-Ilang, Kamagong, Molave, Narra and Salingbobobog while testing and improving their memory.
In Cagayan Valley, the Itawes community has a unique and tasty way of expressing their spirituality during lent—through a rice cake called Sinipian.
"We have to feed our people, but we don’t have the budget to fund community kitchens, so we thought of planting our food to start. Pantawid lang sa sikmura (Just to fill our stomachs)."
Apr 10 (5 days ago)
More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine government began to roll out its immunization campaign to combat the coronavirus. But since then, the vaccines raised more questions than answers, leaving the nation caught between fear and hope.
Mar 15 (1 month ago)
"I was able to merge my hobby and work and I guess this design best works for a travel person like me."
Mar 09 (1 month ago)
Planting trees is easy. Keeping the seedlings alive for them to grow is the challenge for Ernie Belmonte and other forest rangers at the Masungi Georeserve Foundation.
Mar 08 (1 month ago)
In 2013, some villagers of Mamuyao decided to establish a farmers’ association to participate in the country’s most ambitious reforestation effort: the National Greening Program (NGP).
Jan 30 (2 months ago)
Three public hospitals, namely, the Zamboanga City Medical Center, Bicol Region General Hospital and Geriatric Medical Center and Cebu-based Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center are off to a memorable start of the year as they presented the emerging results of their long-term strategic plans in a public revalida.
Jan 19 (2 months ago)
"Liniskuwela will continue because that is an assertion of the residents' right to their spaces," the group said in Filipino.
For some, growing greens is a hobby. For others, it's survival. When you live below the poverty line, missing even just one day of work means that your family won’t eat that night. A backyard garden gives some level of food security.
Jan 18 (2 months ago)
The University of the Philippines’ Bike Share shows that, pandemic or not, two wheels are better than four.
Jan 12 (3 months ago)
The push to move people, not vehicles, in the Philippines received renewed momentum during the pandemic. The need was always urgent, but the struggle to find accessible, safe mobility options, especially for essential workers, became more prevalent as COVID-19 caused lockdowns across Philippine cities.
Dec 22 (3 months ago)
Over a thousand Filipinos chose to bike to work in June amid restrictions on public transportation, despite the lack of safe bike lanes along major roads.
Oct 29 (5 months ago)
“Further progress is needed to ensure that local agencies are empowered to respond without international support,” Bollettino also said.
Oct 29 (5 months ago)
Baguio City was among the LGUs whose COVID-19 policy was considered effective during the monthslong lockdown. At the heart of its pandemic response was a hospital that was quick to adjust to the crisis—the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center.
Oct 27 (5 months ago)
