by Israelbelle Ferolino Carl Joshua “CJ’ Quines was still a high school student at that time but he’s already taking the world by storm. Together with a friend from China, CJ traveled to the United States of America to join the prestigious Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF). “The hardest part was the logistics of it all,” CJ tells Now You Know. He and his friend, Michael Sun were competing independently from any delegation. Thus, they have to figu

by Maria Nicole Dominique Dimayacyac A houseboy, a caretaker, a caregiver, a janitor, a vendor, a sales agent - all were Melecio Balero, and now, he is a teacher. Growing up, Melecio never had a comfortable life. He was the eleventh among his father and mother's twelve children. Remembering his childhood, they never even had a proper meal and a proper shelter. "Hindi talaga enough ‘yung kinikita nila for us. As far as I could remember, five or six years old nagsimula na ‘ko m

by Israelbelle Ferolino While other girls are busy doing their makeup, Aiza Gutierrez is busy picking trash. Wearing her school uniform, she would pick plastic bottles, tin cans, metals, and glass-anything that she could sell at a junk shop. Aiza would gather the trash in a tricycle and pedal her way home, heedless of the afternoon heat and the stench of her baggage. Her schoolmates would pass by and some would mock her, " Eww, basurera! Ang baho mo." It was embarrassing but

by Kirby Marquez Naitala ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) na mula buwan ng Hunyo, 7.7% o humigit kumulang tatlong milyong Pilipino ang walang trabaho sa panahon ng pandemya. Kabilang na dito ang mga katutubong Pilipino na ang pangunahing hanapbuhay ay ang turismo sa bansa. Dahil sa pandemya, bumagsak ang turismo sa bansa kung saan hindi na nabigyang pansin ang kanilang magagandang tanawin, mayamang kultura, at kanilang mga produkto mula sa kanilang paghahabi na naging