By Joshua Corcuera Recently, the World Bank published a report exposing the poor, lamentable state of the Philippine education system. In that report, Filipino students had low scores in assessment tests on math and science. Another major finding is that “more than 80% of Filipino children do not know what they should know” in school.
July 10, 2021
By Joshua Corcuera Last July 6, Global Finance released its rankings of the world’s safest countries for its 2021 edition. You would not expect how the Philippines ranked. But, of course, with the title of this article, one would expect that we scored low — and low it was. Out of over 130 countries, the Philippines is
July 9, 2021
By Joshua Corcuera Last June 29, Canada recorded its highest-ever temperature — a scorching 49.6 degrees Celsius caused by an extreme heat wave affecting a huge portion of the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada. The unprecedented high temperature was measured in British Columbia, Canada’s westernmost province, though other nearby regions suffer from the frying temperatures specifically the
July 6, 2021
By Joshua Corcuera A saying goes like this, “numbers don’t lie.” If this were to be followed, then facts are not lying when it says that the country failed to solve the public health crisis brought by the coronavirus. A recent study by Bloomberg found that the Philippines is second to the last, only next
July 2, 2021
By Joshua Corcuera On June 22, Vaccine Express — a program initiated by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) together with the Manila City government and the help of the private sector — was carried out. According to various reports, more than 2,000 food delivery riders, tricycle drivers, and pedicab drivers were inoculated against COVID-19. The vaccination site
June 24, 2021
By Joshua Corcuera The date is June 12 and you know what it looks like around the country: Philippine flags waving in the streets, Filipinos spending the day in parks and public spaces, and so on. On this special day, we celebrate the country’s independence from the Spaniards. However, it is essential to take note
June 12, 2021
By Joshua Corcuera “I hope that some people stop assuming that I automatically prefer this alternative work arrangement. Believe me, working from home is demanding. The only perk is that I don’t have to take a bath every morning,” wrote Patricia Castillo-De Guzman in her contributed article to Rappler. Though she is 12 years older
June 10, 2021
By Joshua Corcuera The month of May has ended, but the heat goes on. Here in Manila, temperatures soar beyond 30 degrees celsius while heat index, the temperature felt by the human body, can reach more or less 40 degrees celsius. This is also true in various parts of the country such as far north
June 2, 2021
By Joshua Corcuera In where I study, the second semester of the school year is about to end as we take our final examinations. It’s a challenging and exhausting academic year, obviously, given the fact that classes were held in an online set-up. I was hoping that limited face-to-face classes would become a reality
May 28, 2021
By Joshua Corcuera Annually, the first day of May is observed as a tribute to laborers in various parts of the world. From factory workers to land tillers, from office employees to service staff, these people are acknowledged for their immense contribution to inclusive growth and social development. Thus, it is just right to
May 1, 2021
By Joshua Corcuera Last week, there was some encouraging news here in Metro Manila, where COVID-19 cases are surging through the roof despite two weeks of strict lockdown. A woman in Maginhawa, Quezon City put up food, canned goods, and other essential items in a small bamboo cart for people to take from and
April 20, 2021
By Joshua Corcuera On this day, 20 years ago, Western Visayas saw the birth of something so compelling and so essential; something that people from that great region would be grateful for coming into existence — the foundation of Daily Guardian. At that time, I’m just a few months old, a time where I literally do
April 16, 2021