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Brooking no limitations to produce lifesaving face shields

Led by an MBA graduate from UP, volunteers behind Shields for Heroes PH are producing face shields made of polypropylene plastic and polyvinyl chloride. In five short days, they were able to produce and release 32,000 units for use by people who need them most—the country’s front liners. By ALEX…

Twenty-one days straight: A doctor’s story

By Jose Paolo S. dela Cruz At this point, it’s no secret that very few tasks can prove to be quite as daunting – and as noble – as that of being a front liner in the battle against COVID-19. And many young doctors are most likely finding out now…

Tourism department releases video honoring country’s selfless front liners

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Filipino can still manage to smile. Despite the many upheavals and disruptions life throws at us, the Philippines is still fortunate enough to have been witness to many acts of kindness, especially at the frontlines, where the valiant and selfless efforts and…

Locked down, but hopeful and fully loaded with ideas

Binge-watching Netflix was just a suggestion. As more and more people are finding out, there are so many other more productive and creative ways to while the minutes and hours away while on lockdown. By ALEX Y. VERGARA When a certain media personality got more than his share of flak…

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…

Life under lockdown—Sorry, Mama, your hugs and kisses will have to wait

Overnight, and not with a small amount of sadness and regret on our part, COVID-19 has forced us to develop wooden hearts and nerves of steel, perhaps for our own good, as death soon morphed from mere statistics registered in China and elsewhere, to become personal and close…

Ito Curata: Everyone’s BFF

By Alex Y. Vergara Some people are an acquired taste whose goodness grows on you over time. Fashion designer Ito Curata wasn’t one of them. He was one rare fellow whom you tended to like and gravitate to the minute you meet him. From his warm smile down to his…

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…

Millennial vs. ‘Boomer’: A firsthand account of the Taal Volcano eruption

Photos and Text By Maica Frances Maglipon January 12, 2020: It was a typical Sunday morning. The family decided to take an out-of-town trip for some late lunch— and Tagaytay, the ever-reliable escape from the metro, was it. The ride was unremarkable; the weather, clear and blue, slightly chilly even, prompting me to…

Body positivity and how we should view eating, exercise and self-worth in 2020

“Body positivity is a hot topic, but in truth, we like talking more about other people’s bodies and their struggles over our own. Our body in all its beauty and brokenness is a good place to start our journey towards self acceptance.”--Grace Barbers-Baja By Alex Y. Vergara We’ve all been…