top of page
THE AURUM
Search
The Quarantine Agenda
Filipinos have been living in the (dis)comfort of their own homes since March 2020. With the continuous surge of cases, now reaching a...
Vince Jim Paraunda
Jun 9, 20213 min read
Ivermectin: 22M down the drain
An antiparasitic drug spikes in demand in the pharmaceutical market today as news regarding its efficacy for treating CoVid-19 has...
Reese Fajardo
May 19, 20215 min read
Ivermectin: not the silver bullet
With over 400 days into the pandemic, Filipino citizens are divided yet again by a claimed ‘wonder drug’ that can cure and prevent...
Kyle Louie Vitug
Apr 28, 20215 min read
Degrees of Freedom
While healthcare workers continue calls for safe and effective vaccination plans, other frontliners have opted to join the first vaccine...
Kurt Baligod
Mar 17, 20215 min read
Heard but Ignored
Heard but ignored ─ despite the recent dialogues, petitions, and social media rallies that call for the end of the semester, the...
Christie Espinosa and Alexandrea Manangan
Dec 2, 20205 min read
NURTURING THE SEEDS OF HOPE: In promoting the mental well-being among Filipino students
With the Philippines breaching the 400,000-mark of total recorded cases, the COVID-19 pandemic proves to be one of the greatest...
Dino Antonio Fernandez, Marco Miguel Jadloc
Nov 25, 20204 min read
We are not yet Ready for Superbabies
The discourse on genetically modified babies once again rose as the CRISPR-Cas9 Technology won the Nobel Prize 2020 for Chemistry.
Micah Fajardo & Maria Luisa Sabban
Nov 11, 20203 min read
Sustainability in the Midst of Crisis
It is the government’s responsibility to create an immediate response without sacrificing the survival of its constituents in the long run.
Dawn Angelie B. Luansing
Oct 22, 20204 min read
Why We Are Forced to Settle Less
Can we at least think why people with high positions, expected to be of excellent standards and credentials, settle for less?
Tammy Habal
Oct 15, 20205 min read
What Lies Beneath the White Sand
The long-term problem of Manila Bay cannot be solved by dumping piles of crushed dolomite that is worth millions of pesos that could have be
Xaviery Beatrix Bajet
Oct 7, 20206 min read
Never Worth the Wait
With the COVID-19 pandemic locking Filipinos for 6 months in quarantine, the gov't has bet all its chips on the long game: waiting for the
Kyle Vitug
Sep 30, 20206 min read
Distance Formula
What extents are you willing to go through for others during this pandemic? Find out here!
Kurt Baligod
Sep 23, 20206 min read
Breaking the Cycle: Implications of Mass Testing
Months of imposed laws, restrictions, and lockdowns—should Mass Testing be finally regarded as a solution
Vince Jim Paraunda
Sep 16, 20204 min read
bottom of page