It’s more fun in the Philippines? More like it’s more stressful in the Philippines after a new Gallup survey revealed that the country is the most stressed and also the second angriest and saddest in the Southeast Asian region. Global analytic firm Gallup measured the world’s “emotional temperature” from 2021 up to early 2022 through extensive surveys and studies to discover the emotional states of people in more than 100 countries and areas. The respondents, aged
One of the most applauded moments in President Marcos Jr.’s recent State of the Nation Address (Sona) was when he announced, in reference to the health situation, that there will be no more lockdowns. This declaration resonates with the sentiment emanating from COVID burnout. But what did the President mean to say? Was he saying the worst of the pandemic is over? Or was he merely laying the premise for a less sweeping and more calibrated response than we have seen under the Duterte administration? If the former, I think it would be a premature thing to say. He himself acknowledged that
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