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SunStar + March 14, 2021 WHY is it that many of us Pinoys tend to turn everything in our lives into politics? Is it because a large number believes it could run our country in such a way as to make it a progressive and respectable nation? Aren’t there ordinary citizens who hanker for high office, such as barangay captain to councilor to mayor to governor, then congressperson to senator and, eventually, president? Is it because of a natural human predilection to lust for power so as to be able to control one’s fellow humans? Isn’t it rather like the ape who thinks he’s the...

SunStar + By Oscar Tan III, Grade 12 student At this time a year ago, I wrote about the possibility of cancelling face-to-face classes for possibly a month. This was right before any one of us knew the extent of what was about to unfold. A year after, with the situation having vastly improved, I am looking at the opposite end of the spectrum: Should schools slowly reopen their classroom doors? Just like last year, there are many points of view that must be considered. If students and teachers are to be asked, it would most likely be a resounding “YES.” The plain stress that both parties e...

SunStar + By Oscar Tan III, Grade 12 student At this time a year ago, I wrote about the possibility of cancelling face-to-face classes for possibly a month. This was right before any one of us knew the extent of what was about to unfold. A year after, with the situation having vastly improved, I am looking at the opposite end of the spectrum: Should schools slowly reopen their classroom doors? Just like last year, there are many points of view that must be considered. If students and teachers are to be asked, it would most likely be a resounding “YES.” The plain stress that both parties e...

SunStar + March 07, 2021 TWO days before the International Women’s Day and a week before the announcement of the lockdown imposed a year ago, the Ecumenical Women’s Forum (EWF), a formation of women from Roman Catholic and Protestant churches, gathered in a blended liturgical commemoration (online and off-line) with the theme “Rise Against Tyranny, Pursue Justice.” After a year of the implementation of lockdown, the suffering of the poor aggravated. Violence against women and children also intensified. The Covid-19 pandemic was used by the authorities to repress the right...

SunStar + More vaccines, not tarpaulins! We are calling for more vaccine options for the public and an end to early and expensive election campaigning amid the country’s efforts to contain Covid-19. Women want more vaccine options. The more vaccines that are made available, the more lives we can save, and the sooner we can all realize a new and better normal for all. Campaign tarpaulins and other early and expensive election campaigning will not save lives nor protect women from the global health crisis. It was reported that tarpaulins that carried messages urging Presidential daughter...