By Joshua Corcuera Just a reminder, believe in the importance of properly wearing face masks in our fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawyer Larry Gadon trended online recently when he was seen wearing a face shield with his face mask taped behind it. Obviously, he received backlash because such action is inconsistent with public
August 21, 2020
By Joshua Corcuera It was March 9, and I vividly remember waving byes to my friends and blockmates before I attended a student-run event in the university that promotes the local arts. As my fellow schoolmates performed on stage, the university vice president announced that classes were suspended under a directive from the mayor. The
August 20, 2020
By Joshua Corcuera During my first semester in college at Adamson, I remembered my professor in Ethics telling us an ancient curse: may you live in interesting times. He told the class that we are indeed living in such times. This came to my mind following the killing of activist and National Democratic Front of
August 19, 2020
By Joshua Corcuera The Department of Education (DepEd) moved the opening of classes for school year 2020-2021 from August 24 to October 5 this year. Definitely, this is good news given the fact that students and teachers alike face difficulties in alternative modes of learning such as online classes or modular learning. Also, this decision — which
August 17, 2020
By Joshua Corcuera There is no doubt that a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19 is needed besides an efficacious treatment. Through the availability of a vaccine, flattening the curve becomes a real possibility to all of human civilization and the pandemic would finally come to an end. However, merely hoping and praying for its
August 15, 2020