Baguio jeepney drivers are paying the cost of bad air
10 MIN READExposed to the city’s worst air, Baguio’s jeepney drivers are left to manage that risk on their own. But it’s the least of their worries.
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Delayed Vaccines: A Crisis We Can No Longer Ignore
6 MIN READVaccination is not merely about syringes and schedules. It is about the government’s responsibility to safeguard life and uphold the health of its people.
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Baguio health workers press wage hikes, worker protection
3 MIN READHealth workers marched from Session Road to Malcolm Square to mark National Health Workers’ Day, calling for higher wages, regular jobs, increased public health funding, and protection for community health workers.
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From slopes to lung: The cost of mountain fires
4 MIN READOn many days, stepping outside means feeling the air before identifying its source. It carries a sharpness that catches in the throat and a weight that makes breathing deliberate.
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Fueling the Health Gap: How Rising Transport Costs Block Care
4 MIN READAs petroleum prices continue to surge, the journey to seek medical care is becoming increasingly difficult for countless Filipino families, particularly those in rural and geographically isolated areas.
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Environmental Protection: Awareness Through Reproduction Decisions
3 MIN READWithout proper education, awareness, discipline, and responsibility for protecting the environment, having a child would be unfair—both to the environment and to the child.
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Smoke-Free or Smokers Run Free?
3 MIN READIt seems that fines and the threat of imprisonment are not enough to deter some people who still sell and use in community settings covered by the prohibition. Others even dared to distribute counterfeit products.
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We Are Bleeding Out–Corruption’s Toll on Health and Hope
5 MIN READCorruption is not a faceless monster—it wears familiar faces, shakes our hands, and sits at our community gatherings. We cannot normalize this. We cannot shrug it off as “the way things are.” If we want change, we must name it, challenge it, and be loud in our opposition.
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Women’s group backs law on teen pregnancy prevention, sexuality education
4 MIN READA women’s alliance in the Cordillera urged the government to implement comprehensive sexuality education in schools and communities, citing rising cases of adolescent pregnancies in the region and nationwide.
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Huwag Magpatuklaw sa Sigarilyong Thuoc Lao
2 MIN READNagbabala ang mga eksperto na ang mga ini-smuggle na produkto sa Southeast Asia ay madalas nahahalo ng neocannabinoids o synthetic cannabinoids—isang uri ng designer drug na may katangian ng cannabis o marijuana.
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