Tag: Coronavirus

There is hunger in the world not because we lack resources but because we lack generosity

Future is uncertain for thousands of workers as overseas companies cancel orders

In the Philippines, as anywhere else, the COVID-19 pandemic goes beyond being just a health concern — it has economic, social and political repercussions

A sociologist says humor as a coping mechanism helps create a positive atmosphere, ‘but it will eventually vanish if the agony is prolonged’

The Philippine president should avoid making outrageous claims in press conferences he likes to hold at ungodly hours

Hunger and uncertainty haunt daily wage earners during lockdown

Millions of migrant workers face uncertainty as employers stop pay and the govt tries to shift responsibility elsewhere

In the area of social justice, society’s betters have plenty to learn from the unnamed, often unheard voices on the peripheries

Through this crisis ‘all powers can learn to acknowledge the presence of a power that is above all’

Extension follows move of Islamic leaders in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Egypt