by Tess Raposas – Philippines – Maria was 16 when she first came to visit the Philippines from California and decided to remain here. Witty and talented, she became a popular movie icon. Then barely in her twenties, she plunged…
Blog Archives
Marriage & Domestic Violence: A Fatal Combination in the Philippines, Yet Divorce Is Illegal
Tagged with: Domestic Violence, Law & Legislation, Marriage, Philippines
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
Corruption Reduces the Basic Need for Water and Adequate Sanitation to an Elusive Dream for Billions
by Tess Raposas – Philippines – In coastal communities all over the Philippines, it is ironic that seawater is abundant everywhere but effectively, there’s not a drop of clean water to drink. But the problem exists throughout the country, and…
Tagged with: Criminal Justice, Natural Resources, Philippines, Sanitation, Water
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
Philippine Fertility Rate Is One of the Highest in Asia: Santa Clara, Segundina and Other Stories
by Tess Raposas – Philippines – In this predominantly Catholic country, people often pray for divine intervention from Santa Clara (Saint Claire), the patron saint of the childless, for one very specific purpose: to aid fertility and bless them with…
