While some find recreation in handicrafts like pottery or knitting, others have turned to outdoor sports like cycling and roller skating as a temporary escape from their reality.

Good shift; millennials turn to physical activities to escape lockdown blues

“Now that we are close to reaching our 1.7 million target population of fully vaccinated eligible individuals, it is high time that we expand our vaccination drive to children with co-morbidities who, like the individuals with co-morbidities belonging to A3, are also highly at risk of getting sick with the virus,” Mayor Joy Belmonte said.

QC gears up for vaccination of minors

In a policy worth emulating everywhere in the world including the Philippines, China has clamped down on video playing hours of its young people to protect their health and combat gaming addiction among teenagers.

Good for them:  China imposes 3 playing hours a week for young gamers

Israeli leaders say they are trying to avoid repeating disruptive school closures amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Israel to offer Covid jabs for students

Local media reports that Miles Routledge’s trip to Afghanistan is only the latest in the list of “danger travel” trend where thrill-seekers travel to dangerous places or participate in dangerous events.

Looking for trouble! Thrill-seeking Brit student stranded in Afghanistan

A recent study released by Climate Reality Project of former US VP Al Gore showed that the youth are fearful they would not enjoy the opportunities their parents had and are also anxious about having families because of climate change.

COP26 must tackle youth’s anxieties over climate change

BIÑAN CITY- FULLY aware of the importance of the young people as one its greatest assets, and the need to shield them from the ill-effects of the still ongoing pandemic, the city government has decided to launch various programs designed to ensure that their needs and well-being are taken care for in these critical times.


HELPING YOUTH HELP THEMSELVES

A group of children work at scavenging whatever can be saved from the pile of rubble after a fire hit a residential area at Tambakan 2, Barangay San Miguel, Pasig City Wednesday night (May 20). 

PICKING UP THE PIECES

Following (literally) the footsteps of activist Greta Thunberg, eleven-year-old Jude Walker is now on a walk from northern England to London in a bid to garner support for a carbon tax to tackle carbon emissions.

British boy, 11, walks to save the earth

The Department of Health (DOH) has announced that adolescents in this age bracket with comorbidities have been included in the A3 priority sector of the national vaccination campaign. 

PH to begin vaccinating minors on Oct. 15

Good shift; millennials turn to physical activities to escape lockdown blues photo from VICE

Israel to offer Covid jabs for students photo from The Times of Israel

PH to begin vaccinating minors on Oct. 15 photo from CNN Philippines

Good for them China imposes 3 playing hours a week for young gamers photo from Nikkei Asia

COP26 must tackle youth’s anxieties over climate change photo weforum.org

Looking for trouble! Thrill-seeking Brit student stranded in Afghanistan photo from Today UK News

British boy, 11, walks to save the earth photo Andre Couldridge, REUTERS

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