Low salaries, heavy workloads drive Filipino educators abroad
Tale of teachers’ diaspora
TACLOBAN CITY- Steven (not his real name) left his teaching job in Hilongos, Leyte, for the United States, drawn by the prospect of earning ten times his previous salary.
At 35, this...
Updates on the on-going drainage projects of Tacloban
By: Alvin Gz. Arpon
Flooding has been a disturbing phenomenon in urban centers in our country – even in foreign lands. This primarily is caused by the irresponsible denudation of our forests. The Department of...
Out of poverty; Success Stories of Civil Society Engagement in Samar
(This story is part of the journalism fellowship of the Philippine Press Institute under the auspices of the Hanns Seidel Foundation.)
Aljon Cainto Operario, is a smart and confident 28-year-old Public School Teacher at the...
I am a VAW survivor; I am healed
CATBALOGAN CITY-Oftentimes we fear what we do not know and what is yet to come. Fear consumes us that in the end, we are left with poor choices.
For Remy, it was also fear that...
Leyte’s artistic brilliance takes center stage
TACLOBAN CITY- The Kolor Banwa Art Group has once again placed the spotlight on Eastern Visayas’ creative pulse with Visualeyte 2.0, an art exhibition that boldly celebrates Leyte’s rich and diverse artistic talent.
Held to...
The PINK Traveller from Eastern Samar
TACLOBAN CITY-She is only 33 years of age but Grace Mengullo Leupi has visited, on her last count, 50 countries. And in all her visits to these countries, this native daughter of Oras, Eastern Samar...