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COVID-19 In Philippines: The Starving Urban Poor. What Went Wrong? | Insight | Poverty In Asia

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The people in the Philippines are suffering from one of the toughest and longest lockdowns in the world. As the government struggles to deal with the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, the ultra-strict quarantine and social distancing measures which have now stretched to more than half a year, have left the economy on its knees. The move has also left millions of people jobless and hungry.

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Benguet flower growers won’t wilt in pandemic

As All Souls Day and All Saints Day come near, flower shops in La Trinidad, Benguet find ways to make a living despite falling demands — September 27, 2020

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More on More than 350,000 COVID-19 Infections
  • Amazon Ring call center workers are 'scared' to go to workWorkers at the call center say that six months after they first complained, things have only gotten worse.— October 15, 2020

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  • A new school year starts in millions of homes of public school studentsOn Oct. 5, 2020, school year 2020-2021 will open in all public schools around the country.— September 27, 2020

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  • Evictions in poor communities continue to happen amid the pandemicHow can Filipinos, especially low-income families, stay at home when they are being forced into homelessness?— October 9, 2020

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In Sports

Erik Spoelstra and the lack of Asian coaches in the NBA

Spoelstra of the NBA's Miami Heat leads the way for Asian coaches trying to break the cultural stereotypes in American sports — October 9, 2020

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In Technology

Philippines Troll Patrol: The woman taking on trolls on their own turf

Facebook's inability to enforce rules against disinformation makes some to counter the messages on the same internet boards where the trolls proliferate — September 25, 2020

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In Politics

Forty-eight years since Marcos declared martial law in the Philippines

Remembering the lessons from then president Ferdinand Marcos's Martial Law and what the country can learn to avoid another authoritarian regime — September 23, 2020

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