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Vendors brace for fewer earnings as UST allows more online classes to ease the impact of oil crisis

18

May

By Tessa Gia Lapig and Mariamne Yasmin Yap

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Vendors brace for fewer earnings as UST allows more online classes to ease the impact of oil crisis

THE SUN burns hotter than the oil they use to cook their saba snacks at Antonio Street. For more than 25 years, the livelihood of Wilson Ceynas and his wife coming from banana snacks, including turon, maruya and banana cue, have been affected by rising costs, prompting them to continue…

Debt, dwindling sales scorch Dapitan Arcade vendors since losing millions to fire

27

Mar

By Mariamne Yasmin Yap, Veancy Palad and Erwin James Gianan

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Debt, dwindling sales scorch Dapitan Arcade vendors since losing millions to fire

WHILE OTHER stall owners around Dapitan Arcade went on to sell the remaining products they acquired for the Christmas shopping spree, handicrafts vendor Francisca Sison still struggles to recover from a blaze that turned her livelihood into ash more than a year ago. Ever since that tragic day in 2024,…

DepEd cautions against curriculum overload, ill-equipped teachers amid calls for mandatory WPS lessons

15

Oct

By Joss Gabriel Oliveros and Ma. Alyanna Selda

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DepEd cautions against curriculum overload, ill-equipped teachers amid calls for mandatory WPS lessons

Second Part PROPOSALS TO make the study of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) mandatory in schools are now pending before Congress. If passed, public and private educational institutions will be teaching one of the country’s most critical issues — a matter of national security and sovereignty but also a lifeline…

Senate bill mandates West Philippine Sea lessons in schools to equip youth against disinformation

07

Oct

By Joss Gabriel Oliveros and Ma. Alyanna Selda

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Senate bill mandates West Philippine Sea lessons in schools to equip youth against disinformation

First of two parts Seventeen-year-old Jayka Pabion, a senior high school student from Palawan, cannot help but worry about the escalating conflict between the Philippines and China. “I worry about what is happening… about our safety, especially since mama is far away from us,” she told The Flame. She is…

Roblox and other games blocked, but online gambling accessible through UST Wi-Fi

05

Oct

By Sheridan Joy Delfino and Ariza Marie Llorca

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Roblox and other games blocked, but online gambling accessible through UST Wi-Fi

AS SOON as he learned how virtual fruits could turn a P40 bet to P2,000, Victor (not his real name) took online gambling anywhere to pass the time — even inside the University. So when the minutes dragged on during a faculty meeting at the St. Raymund de Peñafort building,…

More than a year after TomasinoWeb ruckus, six UST media entities claim to have faced various restrictions

05

Sep

By Sheridan Joy Delfino, Shayne Lee Andreas Macaraeg, Joss Gabriel Oliveros, Ma. Alyanna Selda and Veancy Palad

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More than a year after TomasinoWeb ruckus, six UST media entities claim to have faced various restrictions

CAMPUS JOURNALISTS are said to deliver the purest form of journalism, but six media entities in UST claimed to have experienced different forms of restrictions at the hands of their respective administrators or advisers. Despite calls to protect campus press freedom following the TomasinoWeb fiasco, members of various student publications…

Manila non-index crimes rise by 35% for first half of 2025

31

Aug

By Barbra Althea Gavilan, Erwin James Gianan and John Martin Revilla

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Manila non-index crimes rise by 35% for first half of 2025

DESPITE A drop in serious crimes, non-index crimes in Manila continued to rise in the first half of the year, partly driven by the prevalence of cybercrimes such as online gambling scams, identity theft and "sextortion." Index crimes in the city dropped by 31.88% in January to June compared to…

Paying to pull it off: Students turn to ‘academic ghost writers’ despite policies against dishonesty

28

Aug

By Kayla Pauline Gonzalez, John Martin Revilla and Veancy Palad

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Paying to pull it off: Students turn to ‘academic ghost writers’ despite policies against dishonesty

WHILE OTHER patrons of a coffee shop along Padre Noval Street were already unwinding from a day's work, the pressure had just started building up for Jane (not her real name) and her classmates. They were piecing together a marketing plan for a major subject to beat a nearing deadline,…

How to reduce impact of global oil supply shocks? Build local economy, Artlets profs say

31

Jul

By John Martin Revilla and Mariamne Yasmin Yap

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How to reduce impact of global oil supply shocks? Build local economy, Artlets profs say

THE PHILIPPINES must boost its local economy to minimize the risks posed by global complications, including the recent conflict between Israel and Iran, Artlets professors said. Political Science Asst. Prof. Ronald Castillo said the country should not set its sights on labor migration if it wants to mitigate the impact…

Duterte policies force Filipino youth to choose safer political engagements — Artlets study

15

Jul

By The Flame Issues

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Duterte policies force Filipino youth to choose safer political engagements — Artlets study

THE DUTERTE administration's policies that framed activism and dissent as security concerns created a climate of fear that prodded the Filipino youth to shift toward safer forms of political engagement, according to an Artlets undergraduate thesis. The study titled “Examining the effects of Duterte’s securitization of the youth on youth political participation…