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LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Some 161 workers from the Mactan Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) were retrenched from their jobs. This was confirmed by Kim Francisco, head of the Lapu-Lapu City Public Employment Service Office (PESO). The 161…
The World Bank noted that the Philippines was experiencing an education crisis even before the pandemic hit our shores. According to its research, just 10 percent of our Grade 5 students are capable of meeting global academic…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Over a hundred stalls at the Mandaue City Public Market that were closed since the COVID-19 pandemic will be awarded to new vendors soon. Market administrator Ceasar Mercadal Jr., said that the vendors…
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has released a new prayer of thanksgiving to replace the prayer of protection it issued three years ago against COVID-19. Called the “Litany of Gratitude after the COVID-19 pandemic,”…
Some 404 basic education students, according to Department of Education (DepEd) figures, committed suicide in academic year 2021-2022. That figure is not small, considering that 2,147 students in the same period did not succeed in doing so.…
The 32nd-anniversary edition of my book “Rizal without the Overcoat” has two covers: both in striking red, identical except for the first run that has Rizal wearing a face mask, succeeding editions have him without a mask.…
In what seemed like a flash in time, my wife and I reached the five-year milestone in our married life last Sunday. We’re lucky we got blessed with a child, now a bubbly four-year-old who’s the center…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — With the easing of restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic starting in March 2022, more businesses opened, more tourists started to arrive, and face-to-face classes were implemented. Amid all these as the economy of…
The first phase of my clinical rotation in various departments at the Philippine General Hospital was full of doubts, angst, and frustrations. As a product of online medical school in my preclinical years, the feeling of inadequacy…
We survived 2022—a remarkable achievement considering that we had war, inflation, recession, natural disasters, food, and energy shortages all in one year. Moreover, 2022 world population exceeded eight billion, with another billion in 15 years’ time. By…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The in-person visitation at the Cebu City Jail Male Dormitory is postponed for now since the management continues to address the concern that they had during the 4-day dry run last Nov. 29…
Let’s face it, we are tired of COVID-19. For most nations around the world, pandemic fatigue has set in and people just want to get on with their lives, minus the many restrictions of the pandemic. The…
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