Si Rosalita Villavenda ay isang sapatero na single dad sa North Triangle, Quezon City. Nabawasan na ang kanyang mga kustomer dahil sa demolisyon at boluntaryong relokasyon. Pero tuloy pa rin siya sa paghahanapbuhay, para makapagpa-aral ng mga anak.
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Bicol electric cooperative rejects AboitizPower over proposed partnership
By Edward Alipio | Baretang Bikolnon Daet, Camarines Norte — “Serbisyo sa tao, ‘wag gawing negosyo.” This was the chant of various consumers, labor workers, and youth representatives in front of the Camarines Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CANORECO) building in...
Farmers, fishers demand immediate El Niño aid as losses mount
Farmers and fisherfolk groups are demanding the immediate release of government assistance as worsening El Niño conditions threaten crops, fisheries and rural livelihoods across the country. The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said government agencies must...
Mental health data: Current trend for males ‘still alarming’
By Alexandra S. Demaisip Content warning: This article mentions suicide. According to 2022 Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data, 80% of suicide deaths in the country are among men, and in 2024, it found that men aged 15 to 29 years old are “four times more...
The Many Faces of Teresita Abarratigue
By Frenchie Mae Cumpio You would find her at her usual spot even in detention. A five-by-three-meter parcel of land designated as the garden for political prisoners in the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City, now filled with vegetable...