A kid who only had Php4 to pay for the chicken meal that other kids were enjoying at the sidewalk received help from some teens who took pity on his plight, seeing themselves in him. The teens helped him have…
These days, you are likely to find more kids using gadgets like cellphones and tablets than kids playing outdoors or reading a book. But many parents still wish their kids would love books and enjoy reading as a hobby. In…
In the Philippines, particularly in poor districts, a lot of children go to school with an empty stomach. Many of these kids still wish to go to school even if they are hungry, in hopes that they can learn something…
A Grade 7 student recently went viral for her determination to go to school despite the fact that she could barely see her books or what she’s writing on her notebooks. The writings on the board are also difficult for…
In most households, the women and girls are the ones doing the household chores while the men are busy with their jobs or something else. It does not matter whether the mom of the household actually has a job or…
While it is often said that education is the key to success, actually sending kids to school is a big challenge for parents. Even if education in public schools is supposed to be free, there are still a lot of…
Is the salary hike for teachers in the Philippines really possible or is this just an empty promise from the government? This is what Sen. Francis Escudero wants the government to answer. It can be recalled that President Rodrigo Duterte…
A young woman who used to be a scavenger, living in the garbage dump and not going to school, recently went viral for her inspiring story as she earns full scholarship from a university in Australia! Isn’t that amazing? Living…
A lot of students actually find it difficult to stay motivated enough to go back to school on a daily basis. What with schoolwork being so difficult at times, many simply wish to stay at home or find other ways…
Many of us take things like pencils with erasers for granted, but for one poverty-stricken kid in Tarlac, he just could not afford to buy an eraser; so, he uses his slippers to correct his mistakes, instead. The boy’s sad…