For months since the lockdown started, people have tried to connect with one another only through the screens of devices. A picture-perfect sized version of one’s self filtered through the lens of a camera allows the slightest glimpse of the things that make up a person’s life. However, what’s behind the screen and beyond that small video profile may not be all that how we perceived it to be.
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De Brito Launches Donation Drive for Students Affected by Typhoon Ulysses
Due to the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses in Marikina City, several students in the class of 11 – De Brito lost most of their basic necessities and materials. As an effort to help their classmates, the class decided to launch a donation drive. Details of the donation drive were posted on the Facebook account of…
ACO calls for donations for Typhoon Ulysses victims in Cagayan Valley
As victims’ conditions worsens, the Assembly of Class Officers (ACO) initiated a donation drive for families affected by the severe flooding in Cagayan Valley, posted on the ASHS Sanggunian Facebook page last 14th of November 2020. The ACO asks for help to provide assistance to the victims of the typhoon in Cagayan Valley, the funds…
Pampanga Flood Exceeds Head Level
November 15, 2020 (12:00am)— Citizens in the province of Pampanga are approaching a state of emergency as water levels of the Pampanga River Basin continue to rise. Run-offs from Sierra Madre, Tarlac, and Nueva Ecija are headed towards the province of Pampanga. Latest updates on the water level were given earlier today, November 15 at…
Cagayan under State of Calamity
The province of Cagayan has been placed under state of calamity by Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba, as widespread flooding continues in the province.
Marikina River surpasses Ondoy water Level
Heavy rains by Typhoon Ulysses caused the Marikina River’s water level to 21.9 m at 9:37 AM, Thursday, November 12 — higher than the 21.5 m water level reached by Typhoon Ondoy in 2009. It brought back painful memories for the Marikeños as Typhoon Ulysses mirrors the flooding incident of Typhoon Ondoy. In an interview…
Typhoon Ulysses continues onslaught in Central Luzon, NCR and Calabarzon
Typhoon ULYSSES started crossing Central Luzon, NCR, and Calabarzon in the early morning of November 12 and brought about strong winds, torrential rain, and massive floods. At 7:00 AM today, the center of the eye of Typhoon ULYSSES in the vicinity of Cabangan, Zambales. It has maximum sustained winds of 130 km/h near the center…
An Overview of the Online Activism caused by the Government’s Leadership
Looking back on January 29, 2020, Duterte acted against implementing a travel ban between the PH and China despite the Philippines being at risk of acquiring the virus. Netizens all over the country were already calling for a travel ban, but the authorities waived it off by not considering its threat to public health and safety.
CSO, Inilunsad ang Christmas Donation Drive na Kabilang Sa Programa ng Tanging Yaman Foundation
Bilang pakikilahok sa programa ng Tanging Yaman Foundation Inc. (TYF) na ‘Christmas for Others in a Time of Pandemic’, inilunsad ng Council of Student Organizations (CSO) ang donation drive na pinamagatang “CSO Christmas Donation Drive.” Pormal na inihayag ang pagtawag para sa mga donasyon noong ika-24 ng Oktubre, 2020 sa Facebook page ng Ateneo de…
Blotted pens and paper bleeds
A name holds a great significance in how a person is remembered. It is an everlasting reminder engraved into the memory of the people who knew them. Each person has their own story to tell of who they are, which is why it is ironic to think that the very people who write stories end up being the ones whose stories remain untold and whose names are rarely mentioned.
