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On February 24, almost two weeks ago, the Commission on Population (Popcom), particularly its Region 12 (Soccsksargen) and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Interim Office, virtually launched the Comprehensive Gender and Health Education for Youth (Cghey) instructional modules that are intended for Moro teachers of grade school and high school students in BARMM. I learned that it took three long and arduous years for the 12 authors (three Popcom staff and four female and five male Muslim religious leaders) to write the 152-page Cghey that has five main modules on critical adolescent development particularly 1) anatomy and physiology with topics on human anatomy, stages of life, puberty, fertility awareness and early pregnancy; 2) gender and development, which covers GAD (gender and development) concepts, gender equality and equity, marriage and emerging gender issues; 3) health and nutrition, which include healthy lifestyle, sexually transmitted infections and … [Read more...] about A comprehensive gender and health education for youth in BARMM

Days begin to blur, and the concept of time seems to slip away as increasingly stringent isolation and quarantine orders are being implemented the world over. Going from not being able to go through with your holiday plans to only being allowed to leave the house for essentials can be a pretty harrowing experience for everyone, especially those with great wanderlust. With the magnitude of Covid-19’s reach, it, unfortunately, seems as though we’d be confined to our abodes for a decent amount of time. It is a pretty daunting fact, but here are some tips to curb our boredom and prevent us from going insane. Netflix and chill, alone Let’s face it, streaming services are probably where we all first turn to, so this is a no brainer. Be it the cultural phenomenon of Netflix, the perennial stalwart of YouTube, or the lifestyle-branded Apple TV+ that completes our Apple ecosystem, there are plenty of choices today. Perhaps plans for a spiritual discovery trip to Tibet or a … [Read more...] about The travel lover’s guide to staying at home: Everything you can do while you wait to travel again

A decade ago, winds of change and calamity blew across the Middle East. From Tunisia to Egypt, Syria, and later Libya, entrenched autocracies were challenged politically by what became known as the Arab Spring, a series of popular and quasi-democratic uprisings which shook the status quo and smashed the old order. Sadly the Arab Spring soon evolved into the Arab Winter as most of the countries with the exception of Tunisia, saw these popular uprisings hijacked by hardline Islamic fundamentalists and a motley gaggle of militant terrorist groups. Syria’s turn came in March 2011 when demonstrations in provincial towns dared challenge the entrenched Assad family regime whose power dates back to the late 1960s. Syria was a classic Arab autocracy blending nationalism, socialism and family power; it was however a secular state given the rich and competing religious currents which ran through this land since ancient times. Bashar al-Assad, cracked down on demonstrators the old … [Read more...] about Syria’s decade of despair as conflict churns on