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We have an ever-expanding advocacy base that caters to the causes of those who take initiative with us. Our projects seek to address issues that arised within our country and at the same time, encourage the youth to become more aware on their role as a citizen with social responsibilities.

Reading the Room: Compassion in the Field of Journalism

By Mei | July 8th, 2021

[Trigger Warning: Mentions of violence and suicide] Imagine this: you discover that your 14 year-old son is dead. His body has just been found floating in a creek with 31 stab wounds, after having been missing for nearly a month. You are distraught. However, just two days after his body is recovered, people come flocking to the funeral parlor where your son is resting, microphones in hand—shoving them into your face. And here comes the punch line: they ask, “Why do you think your son was killed?”

Prisoners’ Plague: COVID-19 Virus Meets Persons Deprived of Liberty

By Len Ruel, Sampaguitang Dilaw | July 1st, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly affected various systems and sectors of society globally. From the education system that fails to show compassion to students of varying grade levels, social institutions that fail to promote any physical form of interaction and socialization, to even the government system that cannot implement a cost-effective and efficient pandemic response, no one is an exception to the wrath of the virus. Even so, the degree of vulnerability differs from a person to another. A rich family does not experience the virus the same way a family relying on donations and charity works do. The same principle applies for the free citizens and the people behind bars. Truth be told, one of the most overlooked sectors of society today that still faces the plague are the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs).

U.N. Public Service Day - Para sa Bayan

By Trex | June 23rd, 2021

Every 23rd of June, the international community unites as one in celebration of the United Nations’ Public Service Day (UNPSD). With that said, what exactly is public service?

The 123rd Independence Day of the Philippines

By Shine | June 12th, 2021

In these times of restriction and hardship, it is still necessary to commemorate and cherish the freedom that has been bestowed onto us by our ancestors. This Independence Day, stay committed to the battles we must fight to ensure that our freedom won’t be taken away from us again.

Labor Day 2021

By Shine | May 1st, 2021

May 1, Labor Day, was first celebrated in the Philippines last 1903, under the Union Obrero Democratica de Filipinas (UODF). An ample number of workers marched from Plaza Moriones in Tondo to the Malacanang Palace to demand complete independence. Sometimes known as International Workers' Day or May Day, this secular holiday resulted from the labor union movement acknowledging the social and economic significance of workers. On May 1, 1974, former President Ferdinand E. Marcos signed the Labor Code of the Philippines, known as Presidential Decree No. 442.