Utang na buhay: The financial burden of Philippine hospital bills
In the country, healthcare is so inaccessible that everyday Filipinos are forced to live with the uncertainty of being one hospitalization away from bankruptcy.
Pick your poison: One Health approach for snakebite treatment
In a nation full of wildlife that creeps and slithers through our fields, it’s only natural that Filipinos have a deep fear of snakes and their venom. Killing seems like the easy solution to the fatal, dangerous snakebites, but there’s a better way: one that protects both us and the snakes.
Are our kids alright? Our use of artificial intelligence will tell
Straight from the pages of science fiction, AI and related technologies are a reality that we must face in the present day. But the history of emerging technologies calls upon us to ask: Is AI a harbinger of progress or doom?
Unnatural disasters and the myth of Filipino extraordinary resilience
The way nature works has always been shrouded with mystery. How are tsunamis formed? Are mountainous areas really susceptible to landslides? Are all disasters primarily dependent on location or is there a bigger picture that we refuse to acknowledge?
Lokalpedia crafts recipes to preserve Filipino food culture and beyond
It is sometimes said that, in the Philippines, there is a sixth love language. Beyond quality time and words of affirmation, Filipinos tend to bond through shared meals and a common appreciation for good food—and there is simply no food like Filipino food.