How La Trinidad, Benguet keeps sustainable agricultural productivity

History of agriculture in La Trinidad Historically, as a livelihood, farming or agriculture has been practiced traditionally by the early settlers or the ancestors of indigenous peoples in the Cordilleras as they carved rice and vegetable terraces onto the mountainsides. Spanish colonizers sent expeditions in 1566 to 1665 and conquered the rolling terrain and baptized …

On the K-12 Program: The status of Pines City National High School and Doña Aurora National High School

The Republic Act No. 10533, known as the “Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013” was approved on May 15, 2013 and took effect on June 8 that same year. This increases the number of years for basic education --- the K-12 Program. The Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and Technical Education …

The Price of Beauty: The retail of counterfeit makeup in San Fernando City, La Union

With this period being a time where everyone seems to be conscious of how they present themselves both online and offline, it is no surprise how Filipinos have gotten on the bandwagon as well. As a result, the makeup industry in the Philippines is growing. An article written in the Manila Standard in 2017 about …

Marijuana Behind the Scenes

Marijuana is a substance that alters a person’s mood and can induce calmness. It is a type of illegal drug or a dangerous drug that is commonly found and used illegally in the Philippines. Since the Duterte administration took over, the amount of drug related personnel roaming freely have decreased. Here in Baguio, there had been 319 arrests …

Squatters for Hire

Urban populations in localities are on the rise and with the gradual increase come the need for land for housing. In Asia, the Philippines is one that leads the race in cases of informal settling due to steady rise in population and the dwindling supply of land. In Baguio, squatting seems unapparent as compared to …

Culture or law: Gambling activities during wakes in Binmaley, Pangasinan

At around 9:50 in the evening of December 26, 2017, Zaldy Salazar was stabbed by Roldan Castro on the streets of Barangay Camaley in Binmaley, Pangasinan. According to Salazar’s sworn statement submitted to the Binmaley Police Station, the disagreement started while Salazar and Castro were playing Lucky 9, a card game, in a wake near …

MTB-MLE, better as one subject than a medium of instruction?: Re-evaluating the case of Lingayen I

“Kapag tatanungin mo ang mga bata sa Pangasinan, sasagutin ka naman nila sa Filipino,” (“When you will ask the pupils in Pangasinan, they will answer in Filipino.”) Romulo Ramos, Grade 1 teacher from Matalava Elementary School, said. “Okay sana kung isang subject na lang siya [MTB-MLE]. Kasi halimbawa kapag sa Math at Science mahihirap at malalalim …

Pautang pambayad ng utang? Mother says, nasa tamang pagba-budget lang ‘yan

“Thanks to CARD, I now have professional children.” Felisa Rey is a 48-year-old business woman who credits her success on her decision to join and be a member of a micro-finance institution. She has a business which was established in 1992 and she has been a member of CARD Bank for 10 years now. She …

Teachers debt leads to death: A glimpse to PNHS September 1 shooting incident

https://youtu.be/WHkLENjgJNM There were about 15 people inside the room including me. Some were praying, some were crying, others were trying to call for help. I, on the other hand rested my body against the wall. Everything that had just happened has not yet sunk into me. I tried to close my eyes, but the moment …

Going Beyond the Grind

People have always had casual sexual encounters for as long as history itself. Given the nomadic lifestyles of many cultures, people may have had various sexual partners throughout their travels and interactions with other groups. Sex is a strong biological need that could motivate people to do things that could satisfy it. Casual sex is …