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Last mile, first to fall: The Philippines’ remote schools and the coming hunger

by Nilo Jayoma Castulo - June 20, 2026 - 3:04pm

The cement-block school, already cracked by years of neglect, lost its roof to Typhoon Odette in 2021 and has not been repaired.

The high price of 'free education'

by Nilo Jayoma Castulo - January 4, 2026 - 2:29pm

There is perhaps no greater national lie than the promise of “free education.”

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