30 June 2019
“Mama, ayaw ko nang pumasok.” Melody Nicoleta, 31, has heard this a dozen times from her children. She is always disheartened to hear this as she wants nothing but to send all three children to school. However, she cannot blame them most of the time. Melody and her family lives in Brgy. Sta. Teresita in […]
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29 June 2019
A community’s united effort to change everyone’s life. She grew up using a wooden footbridge over the river to go to and from school. She remembers her fears crossing the river as the bridge was unstable and the path was too narrow. But the fear was short-lived. Just like the rest of the residents in […]
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27 June 2019
In the realm of arts and crafts, creativity is not just what an artist needs to excel. Resourcefulness, or learning to work with what you have is equally integral to give birth to a masterpiece. Aurelia Bernardo, a resident of Paete, Laguna, the carving capital of the Philippines, seems to know this by heart. From […]
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13 June 2019
A young boy’s new commitment to help his family He is always decided to go school, but he would oftentimes find himself not being able to. Eric Ramirez, 16, a resident of Brgy. Tuhian in Catanauan, Quezon Province, admits to his frequent absences in school. His reason is not because he is lazy. It is […]
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31 May 2019
A young boy’s journey from the sea to his classroom His day starts at four in the morning. He grabs a few sips of hot coffee, and then Jhon Andrie Advincula is ready to face the day ahead. Unlike other ten-year-olds, Andrie does not prepare for school. Instead, he prepares to work with his father […]
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14 May 2019
A public nurse’s advocacy towards holistic development “Ate Am, anong ginagawa mo dito,” happily shouts Maritess Ornalea upon seeing Nurse Amalia De Villa in a neighbor’s house. The next scenario is an exchange of laughter, consultations on health and usual chats about life—a scenario typical of friends who have not seen each other for a […]
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