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Tagos hanggang buto: The stain of period poverty

In the Philippines, communities are plagued by a lack of access to menstrual and hygiene products and limited knowledge on women’s reproductive health.

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Inumagahan: Celebrating the Filipino Simbang Gabi

While the annual nine-day tradition of Simbang Gabi is a collective Filipino practice, the involvement at the personal level differs for one person to the next.

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Rant and Rave: Wading through worlds with “The Boy and the Heron”

Japan’s godfather of animation returns with a peculiar story of a young knightly boy, a mother longing for acceptance, and a taunting Grey Heron.