pandemic

31

Jan

By The Flame Features

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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…

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22

Apr

By The Flame Features

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Medical martial law? Debating with critics of COVID-19 vaccination pointless, says expert

WHILE PEOPLE have the right to free expression, those who staged the Liwasang Bonifacio protest against mandatory vaccination last January were arrested or were bombed with water cannons.  However, the individuals who protested against what they called “medical martial law” were dispersed not for expressing what is now an unconventional…

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27

Feb

By The Flame Issues

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Bello clashes with Pangilinan, Sotto over foreign investments, trade

THE LIBERALIZED ‘foreign-oriented’ policies led by the incumbent Senate President and vice presidential aspirant Vicente “Tito” Sotto III did not bode well with former Akbayan Partylist representative Walden Bello.  Bello wanted the amendments of Retail Trade Liberalization Act and Foreign Investment Act to be repealed, saying that Sotto’s business policies…

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31

Jan

By The Flame Culture

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Artlet in business: A hometown cafe in Isabela

  NEARLY all businesses have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The ongoing health crisis caused mass lay-offs and closures, putting nations in economic shock. However, this did not stop small business owners from finding ways to survive and thrive. Artlet alumna Clarice Bernardo, the founder and co-owner of Karruba…

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19

Jan

By Theriz Lizel Silvano

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The art of thriving: Embracing challenges through art

by THERIZ LIZEL R. SILVANO THE PREVIOUS years of isolation may have brought Filipinos time to ponder new realizations and meaning in their lives. In those years, the presence of anxiety and fear were felt in different situations. Their despondency may be caused by pandemic adversaries: sickness, death of a…

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29

Dec

By The Flame Features

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Nasaan si Balikbayan?: How an OFW family celebrates Christmas

THE YEAR 2011 was the last time Hannah “Hans” Joy Baquiran physically celebrated Christmas with her father. This would be the tenth year they will celebrate the holidays with an unfilled seat by the dining table.  As Hans and her mother Liza Baquiran prepared food and gifts for their relatives,…

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12

Aug

By The Flame News

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Pandemic-hit students burdened by tuition down payment hike

WHEN INCOMING Behavioral Science student Alyana Galang decided to enroll in the University, she already knew that her education would carry a hefty price tag. However, Galang, whose parents were among the millions who were not able to work during the first weeks of the quarantine, was still surprised upon…

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11

Dec

By Samantha Argonza

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Rekindling Christmas Joy with Himig ng Pasko

by SAMANTHA ARGONZA   ENTERING a new decade challenged by numerous natural calamities and a pandemic temporarily halting live events, Artlets have redefined their concept of home as the yuletide season is now fast approaching.  In an attempt to restrengthen the value of home, UST Chorus of Arts and Letters…

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28

Sep

By Christine Janine Cortez

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Finding consciousness in the hums of isolation

by CHRISTINE JANINE T. CORTEZ FOR EVERY great defeat comes along a greater resurgence. It may not happen tomorrow or the day after that but like every other episode in a series of unfortunate events, eventually, things will make sense and all things will come to an end. Although it…

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23

Aug

By Theriz Lizel Silvano

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Conquering Battles In Online Classes

by THERIZ LIZEL R. SILVANO MILLIONS of silent complaints about online learning in the midst of a pandemic are bottled up at the back of each students’ mind—no worries about feeling alone in this struggle. Students and parents think that studying amid the pandemic is somehow inappropriate for various justifiable…

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