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Hinubog ng Panata: The vanishing spiritual traditions of the Aetas of Capas, Tarlac

Hinubog ng Panata: The vanishing spiritual traditions of the Aetas of Capas, Tarlac

Pau Villanueva, PCIJ/PCP
Updated as of Jun 19 04:31 PM

Nature and biodiversity are more than just sources of food, water, energy, and raw materials for the Aeta communities of Capas, Tarlac. Their cultural identity, well-being, and spiritual traditions are grounded on their regard for the living world. Among Philippine indigenous groups, the Aetas are known for their extensive knowledge of herbs and indigenous healing methods.  Read more »

HIV-Positive Mother Struggles through the Covid-19 Pandemic

HIV-Positive Mother Struggles through the Covid-19 Pandemic

Ria Torrente, PCIJ/PCP
Posted at Jun 10 03:40 PM

In addition to stigma and discrimination, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought new obstacles in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. People living with HIV are vulnerable to Covid-19, and government healthcare coverage may not offer enough protection.   Read more »

Mission in peril: ‘Red-tagging’ the religious sector in the Philippines

Mission in peril: ‘Red-tagging’ the religious sector in the Philippines

Mark Saludes, PCIJ/PCP
Updated as of Jun 05 02:55 PM

Several church workers involved in the social justice and human rights ministries in the Philippines have been subjected to vilification and “red-tagging” under the Duterte government. The World Council of Churches has called on the United Nations Human Rights Council and the Philippine government to end human rights violations against church workers. Read more »

Amid the pandemic, women bear the burden of ‘invisible work’

Amid the pandemic, women bear the burden of ‘invisible work’

Bernice Beltran, PCIJ/PCP
Updated as of Jun 02 06:05 PM

Unpaid care work has prevented many women and children from pursuing education and career opportunities, trapping them in a cycle of poverty. This photo essay features two of the many women who led lives living for their families, thereby setting aside their own dreams. Read more »

Filipinos face the mental toll of the COVID-19 pandemic

Filipinos face the mental toll of the COVID-19 pandemic

Orange Omengan, PCIJ/PCP
Updated as of May 25 10:40 AM

Rising infections in the Philippines have reached over 1,138,187 confirmed cases as of May 15, unfolding simultaneously with reports on mental health problems. At least 3.6 million Filipinos suffer from any form of mental, neurological, and substance use disorders. Read more »

Terminal: The constant agony of commuting amid the pandemic

Terminal: The constant agony of commuting amid the pandemic

Larry Monserate Piojo, PCIJ/PCP
Updated as of May 20 10:36 AM

“Commuting” is synonymous with the word “agony” for 13 million residents of Metro Manila, the nation’s capital region. Going to the workplace from home and back has been a constant source of distress for millions of Filipinos in one of Asia's most congested metropolitan areas. Read more »

PHOTO ESSAY: The palaspas makers of Cavinti

PHOTO ESSAY: The palaspas makers of Cavinti

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 29 08:27 AM

The small town in Cavinti, Laguna used to boast of a cottage industry that gets its orders for palaspas from different churches all over Luzon. This year, the lull in church activities for the Holy Week has also dampened their livelihood. Read more »

IN PHOTOS: A replay of things past

IN PHOTOS: A replay of things past

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 10:25 PM

One year after the Philippines imposed a lockdown in Luzon, stories and images about stricter quarantines and curfews in the metro are bringing a sense of déjà vu. Read more »

LOOK: Diliman Commune's 50th anniversary

LOOK: Diliman Commune's 50th anniversary

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 02 02:44 AM

The original event came at a critical juncture in the country's history, coming on the heels of the studentry's growing boldness to challenge the authoritarian tendencies of the administration of Ferdinand Marcos after the turbulent First Quarter Storm of 1970. Read more »

In Catanduanes, schoolwork goes offline for a different reason

In Catanduanes, schoolwork goes offline for a different reason

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 11:59 PM

A week after Super Typhoon Rolly struck, teachers and staff at the Bote Integrated School in Bato, Catanduanes started cleaning the severely damaged school even as tropical storm Ulysses threatened to hit the typhoon-devastated island again.  Read more »

SLIDESHOW: Super Typhoon Rolly's fury

SLIDESHOW: Super Typhoon Rolly's fury

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 09:14 AM

On a day traditionally reserved by Filipinos to honoring their dead loved ones, Super Typhoon Rolly threatened to add more to the list of the dead as it swept across the Philippines. Read more »

Pandemic trash

Pandemic trash

Text and photos by Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 10 09:26 AM

As COVID-19 cases in the country continue to rise, the use of protective personal equipment (PPE) required by both patient and staff, has led to a dramatic increase in the volume of medical waste.  Read more »

No obstacle too difficult

No obstacle too difficult

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 05 09:55 PM

The Senolos family pushes through with public education at home despite their cramped living space, lack of necessary gadgets, and the problem of connecting to the internet. Read more »

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