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Alien ang Tatay ko: A COVID-19 Patient's Recovery Story | Alapaap Media After suffering from anxiety and depression while fighting the virus, Lorenzo, with the help of his family, friends and medical frontliners, is now free from...

Still considered as one of the poorest sectors in the Philippine community, being a fisherman has been in the questions of safety and guaranteed income. Manuel, a 38-year-old night fisherman, has been cruising in the sector’s uncertainty for almost a decade. Let’s join his all-night fish searching in the wide and deep Laguna de Bay in this episode of

A Night in the Life of a Fisherman | Alapaap Media When your job highly depends on the weather, how can you secure a daily wage to bring home? When your job demands constant patience, how long can you stay co...

Less Waste Living | Alapaap Media With convenience stores rising like mushrooms in different streets in Seoul, South Korea, more ready-to-eat and well-packed items are consumed, leaving more ...

For The Future: From Seeds to Forest, From People’s Stories to Actions | Alapaap Media Inspired by the nature’s call to be protected and the people’s stories to be heard, a group of young people pledge to take actions—started with the dream of ...

The sunset signals the start of their work as coconut shell charcoal makers. The end of the Abaño brothers’ day jobs doesn’t mean a rest is on their way. The next destination is not to their home but to another working site where they will be spending their night until the sun rises again. Take a glance of of Mark John and Ansel as in this episode.

A Night in the Life of Coconut Shell Charcoal Makers | Alapaap Media When everyone takes their long-awaited rest at night after their day jobs, some remain awake. The two brothers from the mountainous range of ...

To find a sort of home in a new place is always challenging. For Joanna Marie Navarro from Philippines and Juan Gomez from Colombia, some similarities in culture and interests gave them a peek of the home’s comfort. What awaits now with their new life as husband and wife?

Love Overseas: Love Knows No Language and Cultural Differences | Alapaap Media It’s fate that brought them in one place. It’s faith that started their relationship. How can these two things secure the road to forever when two people com...

It’s fate that brought them in one place. It’s faith that started their relationship. How can these two things secure the road to forever when two people coming from different sides of the world meet? With lots of similarities yet constant differences still to discover, how can a Filipina-Colombian couple keep a strong bond?

Watch Love Overseas, featuring Joanna Marie Navarro and Juan Gomez tomorrow at 8:30 PM (PH TIME) on Alapaap Media YouTube Channel to know more about their journey to husband and wife.

When love makes its way, no differences can set this Filipina-Indian couple apart.

Team Indialippines

Love Overseas: When Love Beats More Than Belief | Alapaap Media Their views on love were not completely similar. Rachelle Anne, coming from the Philippines, is a firm believer of marriage. For Varun, an arranged marriage ...

They had different concepts of love. She’s from the Philippines and a firm believer of marriage. He’s from India and was used in arranged marriage. How did Rachelle Ann and Varun settle these differences? How is it to live as a Filipina-Indian couple?

Watch Love Overseas, featuring Team Indialippines tomorrow at 8:30 PM (PH TIME) on Alapaap Media YouTube Channel to know more about their love story.

On the mountain top of Kapangan, Benguet abides a man who once upon a time travelled, found a life and a home. Asao Shimura Sr., known as the Japanese Master Papermaker, genuinely proclaims that he is also an Ibaloy by heart.

I am an Ibaloy - Alapaap Media On the mountain top of Kapangan, Benguet abides a man who once upon a time travelled, found a life and a home. Asao Shimura Sr., known as the Japanese Master Papermaker, genuinely proclaims that he is also an Ibaloy by heart.

When the world turned grievous, they stayed courageous. In a battle against unseen enemies, they remained fierce warriors. In the matter of death, they opted to be heroes.

COVID-19 Special: Heroes in Pandemic - Alapaap Media When the world turned grievous, they stayed courageous. In a battle against unseen enemies, they remained fierce warriors. In the matter of death, they opted to be heroes.

“You told me that you could see an Alien when you were young. I would try to make him laugh. So, I told him that the Alien is giving him a power to heal. Maybe, you are one of the lucky ones chosen by the Alien. Maybe, you are the one who can actually give hope to people that it’s possible to recover from COVID-19.”

COVID-19 Special: My Father is an Alien - Alapaap Media A COVID-19 Patient's Recovery Story.

Fulfilling joy comes in many ways. For the spirit of Christmas, joy comes from giving. Giving doesn’t only mean providing cash. Just think about those inspiring stories that you shared in your social media timeline even before the “Christmas spirit” started. Whether it’s about a pet owner, evacuating with his furry friends during the volcano eruption or a typhoon; or a farmer, giving his harvest for free when most people lost their jobs due to lockdown, that story has touched one or two of your online friends. And that is giving, that is joy.

So, if you would like to share more stories that you think are worth to be spread to give some sort of joy in these unusual times, we have a list for you.

2020 Is Tough, But This Season of Giving, Let’s Share Stories - Alapaap Media If you would like to share more stories that you think are worth to be spread to give some sort of joy in these unusual times, Alapaap Media has a list for you.

: From Online Activism to Social Influence

Who would have thought that the combination of two horizontal lines and two vertical (slightly diagonal) lines can engage hundreds, thousands, millions and even billions of people in the online world? For sure, you have used this symbol at least once in your social media posts—the #. When the # symbol is followed by a word or a phrase, a hashtag is born. A hashtag can be powerful as it can emphasize the online discussion of social issues and advocacies, with the possibility to influence and to initiate social activities offline.

As an online platform, Alapaap Media and Voices of Humans aim to utilise the power of a hashtag by bringing the miniseries, Voices of Hashtag. It presents the voices of practitioners, activists, and supporters of various and relevant social concerns.

Watch the episodes here: bit.ly/VoicesOfHashtag

Listen to the intriguing stories of humans coming from different corners of the community: bit.ly/VoicesOfHumansDocu

Discover life’s identity: bit.ly/AlapaapMedia

Learn some of the current global issues: bit.ly/COVID19Specials

In 2005, he wanted to be a Doctor. In 2010, he was diagnosed with cancer. In the same year, he was declared cancer-free. In 2015, he found the opportunity to pursue his dream. While in medical school, he worked in a salon and sold home-cooked food for his tuition fee and allowance. In 2020, he’s one of the passers of the Physician Licensure Examination. This is Dr. Melvin De Jesus' story on .

He’s doing a fundraising drive for a cancer patient for his birthday. Visit his profile for more details.

From Patient To Doctor | Voices of Hashtag He started dreaming to be a Doctor 15 years ago. He fought and won the battle against Cancer ten years ago. This year, he became a Licensed Physician. This i...

They move like extraordinary because more than of enjoying, they found Calisthenics as life changing.

Calisthenics: Flying with the Bars Whether on bars, floors or sand, they move like extraordinary because more than of enjoying, they found their sports as life changing. The combination of the word “Bar” and the name of their Province, “La Union” derived the term “Labarion”. It was coined by the four teenagers who swiftly...

When should a woman’s responsibility begin? Until when she should provide? Is there a limitation? Is there something we can call as a “finished obligation?”
An 82-year-old fish vendor from Laguna, Philippines had set an incomparable standard in her most noble role as a Grandmother.

Fish Vendor at 82: The Selfless Love of a Grandmother When should a woman's responsibility begin? Until when she should provide? Is there a limitation? Is there anything we call a finished obligation? An 82-year-old fish vendor from Laguna, Philippines had set an incomparable standard in her most noble role as a grandmother. Who could not be astounded....

She had walked in several places and distance, but this time she’s walking towards her piece of sanity.

Destined: The Song I Wrote For You The shed of tears when the church's doors opened was from the countless heart aches, trembling of heart, and gladness of fulfilling his ultimate dream. He did not faint in love. He did not surrender even on the verge of giving up. He did not lose heart that in his lifetime he would see himself in fr...

It was not an accident to meet Jay Ocampo.
To document her life is to once again see the immeasurable sacrifices of OFWs for their loved ones.

Filipina in Taiwan: Meet Jay Ocampo She was never fearless and had doubts. At some point, she wept. Jay Ocampo vividly remembers the tears of pain, as well as the satisfaction while approaching the airport's luggage counter to take off her first flight bound for Taiwan seven years ago. A personal encounter with her had even surged up....

Integration. Equal Opportunities. Awareness.

Glorian Tomen of Big Dreams for Little People - Philippines Inc. -aka BDLPP talks about the status of dwarfism awareness in the Philippines; and how they encourage little people to live beyond their height and stand tall in the society primarily designed for average height people.

Happy World Dwarfism Awareness Day!

#DreamBig: Beyond Height | Voices of Hashtag - YouTube How is the integration of little people in the Philippines going? Are little people treated according to their capabilities?Glorian Tomen, Founding Member of Bi...

Embracing your real self is the best weapon against the unprogressive norms dictated by the society.

#IAmReal: Breaking Stereotypes | Voices of Hashtag Breaking stereotypes. Initiating authenticity. Meet the two women, living beyond society’s conventional standards—Jammaela Palayan and Puja Mariano. ...

A new week of the new normal learning set-up has started. Aside from stable internet connection, another challenge for students to pursue their education is the access to electricity.

Jayson Maghirang's family is among the over two million Filipino homes that still need to live in darkness based on the latest figures of the National Electrification Administration (NEA).

Gas Lamp: Studying in Darkness As a token for his victory, the nine-year-old Jayson Maghirang was given a chance to dine in one of the most famous fast-food chains in the Philippines. For the very first time in his childhood, Jayson found himself inside the restaurant that he used to look from a far. Venus Sulit, Jayson’s Advis...

How COVID-19 is testing the Digitalisation Capacity of Philippines on Education?

The Department of Education has launched a blended learning or hybrid learning system. It is a fusion of online distance learning, in-person delivery of printed materials or modules, and television and radio-based instructions. The new set-up has caused speculations and has commenced a series of questions. Can everyone adapt to this new learning system? How can the quality of education be assured?

www.Edukasyon.ph | COVID-19 Special How COVID-19 is testing the Digitalisation Capacity of Philippines on Education? The Department of Education has then launched a blended learning or hybrid l...

They are willing to cross rivers and rough roads to reach school. But with the new learning set-up, how are students like RJ, Rhiyanzei and Adrean Buentipo from Abra, Philippines coping up?

On The Way To School With Horses How far can you go for education? How far can you go for your future? Mountains and rivers to cross each day to be present in school is not an issue for RJ, Rhiyanzei and Adrean Buentipo from Abra, Philippines. Riding in their horses, the approximately ten kilometers (back and forth) quirky roads fr...

Salute to all our Educators who have dedicated their life in passing their knowledge and keeping their loyalty to their tradition! Happy

Preserving the Hanunuo-Mangyan Identity A travel bound to the Southern portion of Luzon in the middle of 2019 was a bit nostalgic. It brought us to the times when the world was still young. It was when the mountains were the whole world of the people. It was when no one was there to teach, but only themselves. It was when everything was u...