Let’s start with this: no judgment toward the participants. In an economy where many Filipino families are still struggling to make ends meet, people will understandably grab opportunities for quick cash. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), 22.4% of Filipinos were classified as poor in 2023—equivalent to around 24.4 million individuals. The PSA also […]
One man from Oklahoma, USA, is using his skills in fixing cars to repair old camper vans and mobile homes for people with no to place to live in. Ryan Laughlin started his initiative of helping those experiencing homelessness when he and his girlfriend met Chris Butts, as per KFOR on Feb. 8. Butts found […]
A storekeeper in a convenience store in the Bronx, New York City, lets customers grab whatever they want in the store for five seconds if they can answer a math problem right. Twenty-year-old Ahmed Alwan looks after Lucky Candy, a small bodega or convenience store owned by his family. He initially started the game to […]
Nurses from the Tampa General Hospital in Florida, USA, have taken the initiative to help homeless people. The nurses have taken to recycling sterile wraps, which are used to protect surgical instruments, turning them into warm and waterproof sleeping bags, as per WFTS on Oct. 28. “I see all these sterile wrappers and we just […]
One mom from Missouri, USA, is on a mission to feed the hungry kids in her neighborhood by preparing food bags for them every day. Champale Anderson noticed that the kids in her St. Louis neighborhood were always hungry, as per FOX 2 on Sept. 8. So, Anderson decided to prepare bags of goodies that […]
“Iska” by director Theodore Boborol, which was screened in Cinemalaya 2019, does not hold back in showing how systems and society fail marginalized people, no matter how resilient they are. Many an indie movie has been set in the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman, mostly from the perspective of its passionate students and professors. […]
Instead of begging for cash, these kids from Calbayog City choose sell their works of art to earn money.