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“𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐚 𝐬𝐚 𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐨, 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐨 𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐢.” 🎁🌟❤️‍🩹
— Dr. Christian Prado

🗓️ On December 16, 2025, an outreach program was held at the canteen of St. Paul University Manila. This community outreach aimed to 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 and 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 with the people during this Christmas season.

The program began with a prayer, followed by a short Christmas reflection delivered by Dr. Christian Prado. His message focused on 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, and 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀—𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁.

This was followed by a 𝐤𝐮𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐧 with the SPC Sisters and the 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 as a gesture of care and generosity for the Christmas season. 💌💫

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🎨:Lyle Delos Santos
✒️: Lyka Jimenez

ᴛᴡᴇɴᴛʏ ᴅᴀʏꜱ ‘ᴛɪʟ ᴄʜʀɪꜱᴛᴍᴀꜱ! ꜱᴀᴀɴ ᴀᴀʙᴏᴛ ᴀɴɢ ʟɪᴍᴀɴɢ-ᴅᴀᴀɴ ᴍᴏ? 🧐🎄

₱500 for a Noche Buena feast—𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 to feed a family, or a sign of how 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 officials are? 💸

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Content: Lyka Jimenez & Lyle Delos Santos
🎨: Lyka Jimenez
✒️: Lyle Delos Santos

“The fatter the dynasty, the poorer the community."
When political power stays within one family, opportunities for capable and deserving leaders are blocked, corruption and favoritism thrive, and public resources are often misused. It’s time to demand leaders who prioritize the people over their relatives, who work for progress, fairness, and accountability. Break the cycle. Vote for merit, transparency, and true democracy—because our community deserves leaders who serve everyone, not just their family.”

🎨: Lyle Delos Santos
✒️:Lyka Jimenez
Content: Lyle Delos Santos & Lyka Jimenez

ᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴊᴜꜱᴛɪᴄᴇ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴜɴɪᴛʏ — ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ
The word “unity” sounds beautiful—who wouldn’t want a peaceful, united nation? 
But in governance, unity can become dangerous when it is used to silence problems instead of solving them.

Humanism teaches us that every person has dignity and moral values. 
If unity demands people to accept injustice, inequality, or abuse of power—then that isn’t unity. That’s forced obedience. A just society values 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 over image, 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 over convenience, 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 over politics.
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Content: Jastin Gonzales
🖊️: Jastin Gonzales
🎨: Kristel Castillo

💧Every year in the Philippines, we experience all sorts of 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 such as Typhoons, Earthquakes, and more. According to the WRI, we rank 1 in disaster risk. This has prompted Filipinos to be 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 as the government has no proper 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 or 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 for such disasters.

🕐 Recently, however, many Filipinos began questioning the 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮. The outcry for accountability and better governance has pierced our country. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲? 💭🤔

📢 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐦𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝗮𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗩𝘀. 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.

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🎨: Lyka Jimenez & Lyle Delos Santos
✒️: Shahnaz Harake

“𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲, 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼”
𝗰𝘆𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻-𝗯𝗮𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼

As students, we should be 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 and 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 to ourselves. Like Nick Joaquin, who writes in a unique way, 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹.
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙮, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚: 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩, 𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙

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Content: Lyle Delos Santos
🎨: Lyle Delos Santos
🔍: Lyle Delos Santos & Lyka Jimenez
✒️: Lyka Jimenez

“𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲—𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞.” — Inspired by Louis Pasteur 🔬🌏

🌏✨ 𝙉𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙏𝙚𝙣 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙋𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 reminds us that science goes beyond numbers and formulas, it is a bridge that connects humanity. It teaches us 𝘵𝘰 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 that can bring hope to people and peace to communities. 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬—𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. 💭🌿

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Content: Lyka Jimenez & Lyle Delos Santos
🎨: Lyka Jimenez
🔍: Lyka Jimenez & Lyle Delos Santos
✒️: Franzine Ison

“ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ɢʀᴀɪɴ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛꜱ: ʙᴇ ʀɪᴄᴇᴘᴏɴꜱɪʙʟᴇ!”🌾
Every November, we celebrate National Rice Awareness Month — a time to honor not only the grain that fills our plates but also the hardworking farmers who grow it. In the Philippines, rice is more than just food. It is the heart of our daily life, the symbol of our culture, and the food that ties our families together.

This month, let us take action by 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲. To care for rice, to use it wisely, to protect our farmers, and to ensure food for all—is to build a nation rooted in fairness, compassion, and shared responsibility. Together, we can conserve resources, strengthen our economy, and show gratitude to those who feed our nation.

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐬 — 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.💜🌱
─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───
Content: Jastin Gonzales
🖊️: Jastin Gonzales
🎨: Kristel Castillo
─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

🏫 Have you ever heard of the 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬’ 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞? 📉 Right now, there are over 𝟏𝟔𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 classrooms lacking — forcing students to take shifts and struggle to learn properly. 😔📚

💭 But how could we ever forget about our fellow learners when we Remember it all too well! Come with us as we tackle this issue and explore what we can do to stop it ✨️

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Content: Shan Harake
🖊️: Shan Harake
🎨: Shiori Leyva

📆 Last 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟯, we observed the 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. In the past months, the Philippines has experienced a series of earthquakes–𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐬. Beyond the damage to buildings and roads lies the invisible impact on people—their fears, emotions, and struggles to start again. Through the lenses of 𝘿𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙮, 𝙋𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙂𝙚𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙮, we see how 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚. 🔎🏡

ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀʀᴇ—ɴᴏᴛ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴏᴜʀꜱᴇʟᴠᴇꜱ, ʙᴜᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. ɪɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴛʀᴇᴍᴏʀ, ᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴜꜱ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ꜱᴛʀᴏɴɢ. 🇵🇭
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Content: Lyka Jimenez | Lyle Destine
🖊️: Lyka Jimenez | Lyle Destine
🎨: Lyle Destine

“ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴍᴇᴀɴꜱ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪꜰ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ᴀᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀʀᴇ. ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴀᴅᴠᴏᴄᴀᴄʏ ʙᴇɢɪɴꜱ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴍᴇᴇᴛꜱ ᴇQᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ”

This month of October, we raise awareness about breast cancer. How it affects women is not just about their physical body, but also in the psychosocial aspects in which women experience stigma. Breaking this stigma is not merely a matter of empathy—it is a step towards a society where those affected by breast cancer feel empowered to seek help, share their experiences, heal and live their lives fully. Supporting individuals, especially women who are at a common risk of the disease, offers a beacon of light and hope. 

ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ ꜰɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ ꜱɪʟᴇɴᴛ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇꜱ, ᴡᴇ ꜱᴇᴇ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴡᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ.
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Content: Jastin Gonzales, Johanna Oandasan
🎨: Kristel Castillo
🖊️: Kristel Castillo, Jastin Gonzales
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When funds are stolen, lives are lost.

Demography and corruption— the misuse of government funds affects not just the economy, but also the people themselves.

From a demographic perspective, corruption weakens a nation’s growth. When money meant for hospitals, schools, and social programs disappears, communities suffer. Families lose access to proper healthcare, education becomes limited, and poverty continues to rise. This leads to higher sickness rates, overcrowded communities, and slower population progress.

Corruption is not only a political issue, it’s also a an issue that correlates to the population. It shapes how people live, move, and survive. When the system fails to protect public welfare, the country’s development also slows down. Demography helps us understand this deeper: every act of corruption doesn’t just waste resources, it robs the nation of its future.

🎨 : Franzine Eres
🖊️ : Franzine Eres