The crisis we knew had to come
People march back into their respective workplaces ready to face the New Year once again like they always have. Whether this New Year will be a better one is a …
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2020 was a shit year for Filipinos, but not necessarily because of COVID-19
I find it interesting that Filipinos are so shocked about how 2020 was such a “shit” year. While it is true that the Philippines is one amongst the worst sufferers …
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Use of face shields in the Philippines is an OA overreaction
Is it just me, or does anyone else think that the excessive use and prescription of face shields in the Philippines is just another one of those shrill overreactions propagated …
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Battling COVID-19 is like battling the undead
In the midst of the global crisis surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is worth considering that this “problem” may not actually go away anytime soon. People talk about how …
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Icarus crashing and burning: Where are the social media “influencers” now?
Back in the day (just weeks ago, before COVID-19 came to be regarded as a force of social disruption to reckon with) the familiar social media “influencer” call to action …
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COVID-19 further highlights how important it is for the Philippines to be INDEPENDENT
One thing the COVID-19 pandemic is teaching the world is that it is important for communities, both at local and at national levels, to be self sufficient. The drastic equalising …
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A Tale of Three Viruses: How Smallpox, the 1918 ‘Spanish’ Flu, and COVID-19 Changed the World
The history of human civilization is riddled with course-changing epochs in world history related to the transmission of pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses. I learned that important concept …
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The COVID-19 pandemic did not “expose” the class divide. It’s always been there in plain sight!
People are now lamenting the sad social divide supposedly laid bare as the COVID-19 pandemic ravages Philippine society. This comes across as mere quaint virtue signalling within the current context …
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