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‘Granny Prostitutes:’ Sex workers and the stigma of aging
By Cristina DC Pastor “Granny Prostitutes” – titled “Lola Magdalena” in the Philippines – is the story of five maturing sex workers who live together in an old ‘bahay sa tisa,’ inherited by Bela (played Liza Lorena) from her deceased paramour. The semi-retired prostitutes also include Dalena (played by Gloria Diaz), Luningning (Pia Moran), Corazon […]
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Connecticut organizations donate backpacks to indigenous Aeta children
For the past 11 years, the Aeta Ministry founded by educator Luzviminda Rivero-Bradley of Wallingford, Connecticut, has provided backpacks full of school supplies to the indigenous children from the mountainous areas in Zambales, Philippines. She has been engaged in this effort with the help of Philippine Frontier Missionaries. This year, the backpacks were donated by […]
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More than 10 million gig workers earn less than $7 per hour: analyst
By Sunita Sohrabji More than 10 million workers in the U.S. are in the gig economy, driving for ride-share apps or meal delivery services. Such workers, according to Dr. Michael Reich, professor of Economics and chair of the Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics at the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment at the […]
