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Though it may not be common knowledge for everyone, the Philippines is a prolific exporter of a variety of industrial goods. In fact, according to research from the educational portal WTEx, the country exported more than USD 63 billion worth of goods across the globe in 2020 alone. In that same year, the Philippines’ most […]

Water scarcity may become the next serious issue the Philippines’ leaders and policymakers will need to face in the coming decades. A 2019 World Health Organization report on the ongoing Philippine water supply shortage has called it an imminent threat to sustainable development and public health, noting important statistics that highlight the urgency of the issue:  Aboitiz […]

In everyday life, hygiene pertains to the routines we practice daily in order to maintain our health and protect ourselves from illness. We do this through basic personal hygiene, like washing our hands and brushing our teeth. We also observe food hygiene to keep our food fresh and free of contaminants, and we practice workplace […]

The many people occupying the islands that would later be called the Philippines have had significant shipbuilding expertise for millennia, thanks to the necessity of inter-island travel. Even the smallest government unit of the present-day, the barangay, was named for the wooden balangay, long boats of old that were large enough to accommodate entire extended family […]

The past years have certainly been full of challenges for the Philippines. Confronted with a sluggish economy brought about by a global pandemic the likes of which no one had foreseen, Filipinos had to summon forth the adaptability that has become our national hallmark, finding new ways to do even the most basic activities, including […]