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How Pinoys in Pisa battle COVID-19

Story and photos by BÜM D. TENORIO Jr. “Grabe dito sa Pisa. It’s like [the] Apocalypse. We feel paranoid. May konting sumakit lamang sa katawan, feeling namin infected na rin kami. Fear is everywhere.” The Filipino is an international race. We are everywhere. In Pisa, Italy alone, some 300 people from Gulod, my barrio in Cabuyao, Laguna, now live and work in that part…

Stories from the frontline—“When good people die alone”

Dr. Lorena Patrice “Bugs” Caslib, one of countless doctors who’ve answered the call to serve, appeals to the government to allot more budget to the country’s healthcare system. There’s also a pressing need, she said, to expand the capacities of hospitals and to properly distribute medications and PPE kits. BY…

“I am Patient 358:” A COVID-19 survivor’s story

BY JOSE PAOLO S. DELA CRUZ As of March 29, 2020, the Philippines has recorded a total of 1,418 COVID-19 cases, with 71 fatalities and 42 recoveries. This young man's inspiring journey gives a face to such statistics. On March 29, Rogelio Bueno Jr. took to Facebook to tell his story –…

DLSU and CSB are now homes to the homeless

By JOSE PAOLO S. DELA CRUZ/ Photos courtesy of DLSP and Kalinga. It’s a question many concerned netizens have asked since the enhanced community quarantine took effect in Luzon earlier this month: How does one stay at home, if one is homeless? Such is the tough reality that many of…

Charity concert “from home”: Lazada expands digital giving drive vs. Covid-19

As the Filipino community continues the fight against COVID-19, Lazada Philippines partners with Magic 89.9, Jam 88.3, Wave 89.1 and Play 99.5 to host two special sessions of #RadioGivesBack: A LazadaForGood Charity Concert From Home. The two one-hour charity fundraising concert sessions will be livestreamed exclusively on the Lazada app…

Lockdown-compliant, Internet-famous Korean coffee to ward off the quarantine blues away

Text and photos by Hermes Joy Tunac If you've been on social media since the start of the enhanced community quarantine, you probably have a friend or two who've been sharing images of the frothy drink dubbed as "Dalgona Coffee." Some have probably even gone one step further, posting their…

The frontliners: Above and beyond the call of duty

By Joanne Rae Ramirez In his book The Greatest Generation, Tom Brokaw, referring to those born approximately between 1901 and 1927, wrote: “It is, I believe, the greatest generation any society has ever produced. At a time in their lives when their days and nights should have been filled with…

Okada Foundation pledges P50 million for medical frontliners

The fight against COVID-19 may be far from over, but the brave medical frontliners who spare no effort in battling the dreaded disease continue to inspire generosity from various businesses and sectors. In line with this, the Okada Foundation has pledged to donate P 25 million to the Lung Center…

From Katinko “bunny suits” into PPE sets for country’s frontline healthcare workers

By Hermes Joy Tunac Photos from Melissa Yeung Yap "I'm helping superheroes get costumes," says Katinko CEO Melissa Yeung Yap to his son Yevin, when the he asked what she has been up to. True enough, when the lady boss found out that their Katinko factory's "bunny suits" can be…

Not with bombs and bullets, but with PPE kits, IV drips and ventilators

Now that we’re in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, people the world over have found unlikely heroes in their healthcare workers. What’s it like these days to be a doctor or nurse living and battling it out in the frontline? PeopleAsia interviews two of them. By Alex Y. Vergara…