by Regina Elaine Vendivil The Philippine Red Cross together with Metro Manila mayors will be converting classrooms of schools into isolation wards for asymptomatic cases to prevent household transmissions. Among the schools to be converted into isolation wards is the Ateneo de Manila University, utilizing 32 classrooms of the Ateneo Junior High School. Red Cross…
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Jesuit Residence is on Lockdown for 2 weeks
By Jermaine Ocampo 26 March 2020 – A message from the Jesuit community informed the Ateneo Community that the Jesuit Residence in the campus is currently on a lockdown that may last up to 14 days. Fr Emerito Salustiano “Salty” de la Rama SJ, who died last 24 March 2021, had tested positive for SARS-CoV-19,…
Trolls, DDS o Dilawan?: Pagpanig na Nakakapanganib
Dahil sa kasalukuyang pandemya, napilitan ang karamihan na umangkop sa mga pagbabago tulad na lamang ng pagdepende sa online na komunikasyon, kaya naman mula pagsusuri ng GlobalWebIndex, 64% ng mga Pilipinong netizens na kasama sa sarbey ang nagsabing tumaas ang oras na ginugugol nila sa social media ngayong pandemya kumpara noon.
Remembering HER-story
Living in a patriarchal society, women are limited to certain stereotypes and often subjected to sexist remarks. Despite this, even when expected to play secondary roles to men, women in history have marched their way to the forefront, fighting for our independence, for women’s rights, and for advancement. From leading troops to making incredible scientific breakthroughs, women have long disproved statements that draw the line on what they “can” and “cannot” do.
The Same Old Story
History has allowed us to learn from the people who came before us, yet we can only truly know a fraction of what transpired in their lifetime. Behind all the claims of glory and progress lies something more than meets the eye. There is always more than one side of the story. In the seemingly endless cycle of centuries of exploitation, there still remains the stories of the oppressed, waiting to be heard and told.
5 Mayors given a show cause order for jumping COVID vaccination queue
DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing released to CNN the show cause order to five mayors who jumped the COVID-19 Vaccination queue, even if inoculation is still ongoing for medical frontliners only.
OCTA Research: Most of NCR seeing increase in COVID-19 cases
By Gian Angnged Most cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) are undergoing an increase in new cases, the OCTA research group said Tuesday, March 16. In an interview with ANC, OCTA research chief Dr. Guido David noted that most areas in NCR are nearing close to the levels seen in August 2020. David added…
P.3 Variant of COVID-19 Emerges In The Philippines
by Ana Rufa Padua As the surge of COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the Department of Health (DOH) confirms that the P.3 variant of the virus has emerged in the country along with 85 cases detected by the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) that involve a unique set of mutations related to the variant. According to…
Curfew Imposed Amid COVID Case Spike
Jermaine Ocampo In light of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, Metro Manila mayors imposed a uniform curfew in the region from 10PM to 5AM for 2 weeks beginning March 15. “The mayors had a meeting this [Thursday] evening to consider having a uniformed curfew hour, pinagkasunduan nila ito para hindi na malito ang mga…
Untangled: Your Guide to a Locked-down Valentine’s Day
Since the start of the pandemic, lockdown had us feel like Rapunzel at the start of Tangled: stuck in the same place we’ve always been and wondering when our life will begin again. It’s been almost a year since quarantine first started and the fourteenth of February is right around the corner—love surely is in the air, but so is COVID.
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