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Monthly Archives: April 2021

In COVID-19, ‘We’ Needs to Include Migrant Workers

KUALA LUMPUR - The living quarters of migrant workers in Kajang, about 30 kilometres from the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, were like a buffalo cage - dirty and smelly. In a December raid, Malaysia's Human Resources Minister M Saravanan was shocked and horrified to discover that 751 foreigners, working at a glove-processing factory, were living in two 1.5-metre-tall containers which could only accommodate 100 people.

In COVID-19, ‘We’ Needs to Include Migrant Workers

Community pantry, a good cause that turns ugly

The Maginhawa community pantry initiated by 26-year-old Ana Patricia Non surely became a blockbuster within a few days. Filipinos quickly embraced the concept, which is not really new, because the bayanihan (communal unity) spirit is second nature to us.

Community pantry, a good cause that turns ugly

Sambá! The Piety and Artistry of the Filipinos

We do not have a Borobudor, or an Angkor Wat. Instead, we have colonial stone churches, hundreds of them scattered across the archipelago. Architectural influences overseas led to different styles and designs of stone churches in the country synthesized locally to suit the prevailing taste of the times. Thus, we have a distinctive church architecture, uniquely Filipino.

Sambá! The Piety and Artistry of the Filipinos