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Once upon a Pandemic: How diseases come and go

31

Jan

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Once upon a Pandemic: How diseases come and go

BREATHE IN, breathe out. These were the things that Marilen Balolong, a University of the Philippines Manila microbiology professor, did freely one calm morning while jogging around their neighborhood in Alabang. With no one around in sight, Balolong freely inhaled the morning breeze without the inconvenient mask the COVID-19…

‘We have some trauma:’ Filipino workers in Ukraine recall anxiety over Russian invasion

08

Jan

By The Flame Features

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‘We have some trauma:’ Filipino workers in Ukraine recall anxiety over Russian invasion

THE DAY before the Ukraine invasion was a normal day for Filipino migrant worker Joy Tolentino. After work, she went to her phone—peacefully scrolling her social media—without anticipating the storm that was to come. She went to sleep feeling at ease. It was five in the morning of the…

Living with ADHD: Expert says therapy does not “connote abnormality”

03

Jan

By The Flame Features

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Living with ADHD: Expert says therapy does not “connote abnormality”

DESPITE THE bumpy road, Matthew Opeña has long accepted his situation. Opeña’s condition presented when he had to explain his inversive actions and how his pace was not as linear as his peers. At an early age, Opeña was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). His whole family…

21

Dec

By The Flame Features

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Faces of Dapitan: UST Paskuhan 2022

Irish Cao, Cristina Bala Miguel Peralta, Earist Volunteers Interview by Lila Victoria Reyes "After [three] years nagkaron ng ganitong event." So first time niyo ba mag-Agape? "Yes po" Ano po yung naramdaman niyo noong binigay sa inyo ‘yung trabaho na ‘to? “Siyempre masaya. Ano after [three] years nagkaron ng ganitong…

From Babaylan to Babae Lang: The disempowerment of Filipino women through propaganda

31

Oct

By The Flame Features

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From Babaylan to Babae Lang: The disempowerment of Filipino women through propaganda

Art by Marie Alexa B. Natividad / THE FLAME WITH UNFALTERING courage, the Filipino woman perseveres daily. She works, she feeds, and she heals. Her contribution to society holds half the sky in restless adoration, despite actions invalidating her effort. In these dated ideals come images of the “ideal” Filipina—stereotyped…

27

Oct

By The Flame Features

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Faces of Dapitan: Bagsakan

Maria Lourdes, 41 Interview by Janssen Anne Versy Mendoza “Hihingi pa rin tayo ng dasal sa Panginoon” Sapat ba ang kinikita niyo sa isang araw para matugunan ang inyong pang araw araw na pangangailangan? “Okay naman, sakto lang.” Ano naman po ang pinakamasaya parte ng trabaho niyo? “‘Pag naubos lahat…

[NEVER FORGET] The Blue Normal – Pila sa bigasan

22

Sep

By Lila Victoria Reyes

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[NEVER FORGET] The Blue Normal – Pila sa bigasan

Gemma, 56 Interview by Lila Victoria Reyes Anong natatandaan niyo noong Martial Law? “[....] My memory of Martial Law was huli na. Siguro ‘yung [nalaman ko ‘yung mga atrocities] college na ako, during the death of Ninoy Aquino. [...] Ang natatandaan ko noong sa Martial Law was noong pumila ako…

[NEVER FORGET] The Blue Normal – Waiting for apo

22

Sep

By Katrizha Caye de Leon

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[NEVER FORGET] The Blue Normal – Waiting for apo

Anong natatandaan niyo noong Martial Law? “Noong bata ako, panahon ng Martial Law.. sa EARIST ako noon [nagaaral]. Ni-re-require kami, kapag dumadating si Marcos, pipila kaming nakahilera papuntang Malacañang. Binibigyan kami ng bandera, magkakaway lang pag dumating si Marcos. Minsan nga nagalit sa akin [‘yung nanay ko] kasi ginabi ako…

[NEVER FORGET] The Blue Normal – Radio silence, collegiate fears

22

Sep

By Katrizha Caye de Leon

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[NEVER FORGET] The Blue Normal – Radio silence, collegiate fears

PHOTO BY ARIS JOHN GALANG Anong natatandaan niyo noong Martial Law? “It was a Saturday when I woke up, and normally, before going to the office on Saturdays, nagoopen muna ako ng radyo. [That time] wala akong marinig sa radyo, lahat ng stations quiet. I went to the office…

[NEVER FORGET] The Blue Normal – High school peace

22

Sep

By The Flame Features

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[NEVER FORGET] The Blue Normal – High school peace

Anong natatandaan niyo noong Martial Law? “Ang natatandaan ko noong Martial Law, nasa high school pa ako noon, first year high school ako. Noong wala pang Martial Law, laging nagkakagulo sa compound ng school namin. May [mga] nagbabatuhan, may mga nagra-riot. Noong time na ‘yun—hindi pa naibaba ang Martial Law—sinasara…