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Pop Quiz: The Candidates’ Take on Population

Apr 26, 10

By Patricia Vega The 2010 campaign season has seen population and reproductive health as top-of-mind issues for the voting public. Despite pronouncements from the Catholic Church to discourage voters from candidates supporting the Reproductive Health Bill (RA 5043 in its current incarnation), a recent Social Weather Station Survey...

House Unrest: A closer look at the housing problem

Apr 26, 10

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By Patricia Vega Access to adequate housing is a basic human right, under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, but unlike food and education, it ranks low on the list of government priorities. In the recently ratified Php 1.54 trillion national budget for 2010, allocations for the country’s key shelter agencies add up to...

KNN Video: Remote Education

Bureau: Capiz Reporter / Writer: Sarah Jane Valiente Camerapersons: Anthony Lopez, Sarah Jane Valiente Production Assistants: Bernadette Salvador, Jenn Estabillo, Jenny Pearl Infante John Paul and Baby Jean both live in Bantigue, Panay, in the province of Capiz. Both of them struggle to go to school every day in the midst of...

Ano sa Tingin Mo?: Aktibo na ba ang mga kaibigan o mga ka-edad mo sa sex?

From KNN: Sex and the youth’s engagement in it used to be a very taboo subject… but when the Cebu Bureau dared to ask teens and young adults if they think their peers are sexually active or not, the respondents openly shared what was on their minds. They even opened up about where they think their friends get their information...

The Youth’s Take on Population and Development: Environment/Pollution and Congestion

The Kabataan News Network (KNN) video, Gawing Solusyon ang Populasyon, paints a picture of the worsening quality of life in the metro with disturbing numbers and poignant (but very real) images. It then invites the viewer to imagine a better scenario, and how each Filipino can make a difference. Share | Print |...