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 …