On Scene

𝙊𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨

𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐞𝐠𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

Due to the anticipated strong demand on Christmas 2023, the increase in egg retail prices is anticipated to last until the first semester of 2024.

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆
Adrian Buendia
Digital Director, On Scene

𝙊𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩

Prices of rice have seen an increase at the local supermarket in Tabaco City, Albay after the government lifted the price ceiling. Prices now range from P45 to P50 pesos per kilo depending on the type of rice.

To recall, President Ferdinand Marcos ordered price cap on rice last September 1, 2023, forcing retailers to sell rice at P41 to P45 pesos per kilo.

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆
Nea Boncodin
Senior Staff Writer, On Scene

𝙊𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨

𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐇𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞

Children who are forced to work make up 1 in 4 victims of human trafficking. Every year, up to 1.2 million kids are victims of trafficking. Those who are trafficked frequently perform slave labor on farms, in mines, and in factories. Up to 10 million kids worldwide are victims of contemporary forms of child slavery.

In the Philippines, forced child labor continues to be a problem. Until when will we be able to swallow the disgust that should come from seeing children working instead of spending their days carefree and studying?

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆
Andrea Montillano
Marketing Head, On Scene

𝙊𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨

𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫

Delivery riders are responsible for delivering goods and services from various locations.

In the recent survey of Fair Works Philippines, there are almost 500,000 delivery riders and 11.78 million delivery application users in our country.

Carrying such heavy packages for long hours, climbing staircases with their backpacks, and experiencing bogus buyers are just some of the problems that they encounter.

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆
Ramil Jay Acerdano
Entertainment Editor, On Scene

𝙊𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨

𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬

Despite the extreme heat of the sun, traffic enforcers stay at their posts to maintain order and ensure the safety of road users and pedestrians in Rizal Street, Daraga, Albay, Saturday, October 7.

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆
Ma. Sheeryn Nuylan
Associate Editor, On Scene

𝙊𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨

𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬

As we walk on the road, struggling with the flow of time and surviving each day, we often see different faces of reality. Faces in which the struggle of poverty and having no home to go to at the end of the day is visible, hoping for luck to come.

According to the article titled Poverty and Homelessness: Facts and Statistics in the Philippines, authored by Samantha Leal, there are approximately 4.5 million homeless people, including children, in the Philippines, which has a population of 106 million people.

As this issue remains in our country, may we learn to open our eyes, be grateful, and extend kindness to those faces on whom we see different kinds of battles. Every day is tiring, but if you look at it from another corner, it's guilt-inducing to give up because there are people who are more tired with enduring everything just to live than ourselves.

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆
Jessica Aban
Staff Writer, On Scene

𝙊𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨

𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞.

Due to the scheduled power interruption, ALECO continues their job by installing electrical posts in Sagpon, Daraga, Albay on Saturday, October 7.

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆
Treshia Bringino
Managing Director, On Scene

𝙊𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨

𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬

Improper garbage disposal, ineffective waste collection, and a shortage of disposal facilities are among the dominant concerns in the country’s solid waste management.

Despite efforts to promote proper waste segregation in the Philippines and enacted Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (ESWMA) of 2000, the nation still faces an ongoing challenge in managing its waste, with serious environmental and health risks.

In April 2023 Performance Audit Report, the Philippines' solid waste management program seemed to have not achieved its goal since its implementation.

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆
Aaliyah Nicole Ablero
Creative Director, On Scene

𝙊𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨

𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐭

Despite the threat of the jeepney modernization program, the 'King of the Road' continues its service from Legazpi City en route to Daraga, Albay Saturday, October 7.

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆
Antonette Alzaga
Senior Editor, On Scene

𝙊𝙣 𝙎𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨

𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞

Much like other cultures, the Philippines is known for the parentification of eldest siblings, serving as the main guide and second parents to their younger brothers and sisters. While this does not diminish the parents' roles in their children's upbringing, it is evident that older siblings play a bigger part in their youngsters' lives.

A foreign study by Mchale et al. (2012) supports this claim with their research findings, which stated that siblings are the building blocks of the family's structure and are key players in the lives of one another. The actual presence of an older brother or sister in a younger one's life makes the difference as to whether or not they will be guided towards a bright future.

This "You Matter To Me" Day, do not forget to say how much your ate's and kuya's matter to you. Give your utmost thanks and love to them for everything they have done and continue to do to make the family's life better.

𝐏𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐚 𝐦𝐠𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐲!

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆
Geromae Hope de la Fuente
Editor-in-Chief, On Scene