Is the Quality of Life Better During the ICT Age?

According to the World Youth Report in 2003, while more than 800 million adults still lack basic literacy skills, the competency in using of information and communication technologies (ICT) is skyrocketing among the population. This may be due to the changing systems in the workplace, education, and even setups among households. With the ongoing pandemic, ICTs in our daily lives have proven to be helpful in continuing our routines despite restrictions.

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Unravelling the Cultural Metaphors of Poverty and Development in the National Capital Region

Despite the impressive fall in poverty incidence from 4.1 percent in 2015 to 2.3 percent in 2018 of the highly urbanized National Capital Region, access to education and basic rights remains to be limited among thousands of households in the region. For instance, per the latest record of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in 2013, the NCR recorded around 7.5 percent to 10 percent prevalence of out-of-school-youth (OSY) and out-of-school-children (OSC). Although quantitively, such numbers are available to describe event, Dr. Zenaida Q. Reyes attempted to unravel poverty and development from the eyes of the urban poor themselves.

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DOST-NRCP Introduces Scientific Knowledge Management System (SKMS); Fast Tracks Access to Valuable Knowledge Products

With the advent of the Information Age, access to the ever-growing body of scientific knowledge is highly needed not only to preserve it electronically but also to make relevant findings available for further research and for sharing these with fellow scientific knowledge advocates. Additionally, creating a platform where researchers can easily form institutionalized networks is a pivotal consideration for enriching a scientific community.

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Common Health Problems among Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs): Implications to Prevention and Health Services

As of June 2020, there are over 2.2 million Filipinos working abroad. Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are considered modern heroes not only by providing for their family but also for their economic contribution in the country. Counting the remittances alone, OFWs account for over $25 billion a year for the past several years. However, one of the financial risks included for working as an OFW is spending too much on addressing their health problems, using the money that could have been a part of their savings for the family.