The UE Jam Sessions are taking a stand for responsible voting. The inspiring anthem “PINTO,” which encourages the youth to support candidates who are advocating for progress and genuine reform, is re-released with a music video directed by Vivian Tricia Rabano, a 16-year-old UE student. The MV stars UE Teatro Silangan actors and actresses, and artists from UE Himig Silangan and Music Aficionados. The visual treatment, according to a statement released by the music organization, portrays “true-to-life scenarios that will be able to wake up the audience's senses to vote wisely for the upcoming 2022 elections.”  “We’re trying to send...

The Oscars red carpet is beaming with blue ribbons on Sunday as Hollywood stars show their support for the Ukraine refugee crisis. The Academy Awards, once again proved that they are not just the most prestigious awards in the entertainment industry worldwide, but serves also a platform to advocate for peace during times of conflict or to bring attention to important concerns, which they’ve been doing for a long time now. On top-of-mind for this year’s event is the ongoing war crisis in Ukraine.  Among the celebrities who showed their support for the cause, Jason Momoa was seen wearing a...

  “Longest night shift duty.” This is how pediatric nurse Kathrina Bianca Macababbad described her experience during the fire in PGH, which happened on Sunday, May 16. In her Facebook post, she narrated the experience on how she helped saving more than 30 babies. “Enjoy na enjoy pa ako nagpapaligo ng mga baby loves (patients) ko ng biglang may nagbukas ng pinto ko at sabi ay magprepare ng mag evacuate dahil may sunog.” The nurse shared. The nurse also stressed the situations of the babies, and according to her, some were ventilator dependent. “Ventilator dependent ang lima sa anim na...

  “Magbigay ayon sa kakayahan, kumuha batay sa pangangailangan.” The "community pantry" of essential goods that first popped up along a street in Quezon City has already sprouted in other areas in and out of Metro Manila. A lot of netizens praised the community pantry effort as a form of community spirit, where strangers help strangers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. But at the same time, they see the effort as a filler to the gaps of the government's response to the coronavirus, which they feel is not reaching enough the people who need help the most. Senator Panfilo Lacson praised the...

As the classes switched from face-to-face setup to online platform—almost every student and teacher are struggling—the reason comes from not having the luxury of owning a laptop and stable internet, as well as the lack of support from the government in order to buy anything that learners and educators need. In an interview of Scout Magazine with Sarah Elago of Kabataan Partylist, it was mentioned that a proper assistance for students during online classes should include providing free internet connection and availability of gadgets with learning materials that can also be accessed offline. According to UNESCO, over 1.5 billion learners...