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Patricia Abrihan

Patricia has always been inspired by the witty yet innocent voice of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird that she believes that writing is able to revolutionize ideas of society. She is a former college instructor from the Philippines and is currently a freelance writer and blogger managing her portfolio. She is open to collaboration and also loves reading and watching movies.

Science & Tech

Technology Kills Patience: The Generation that Does Not Wait

Patricia Abrihan Apr 11, 2018

How many of us are still willing to sit for at least thirty minutes to be served with whatever we want in a restaurant? How many of us are willing to start from the bottom then work our way to the top or to be patient to get a promotion?…
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Philippines

Why The Philippines Needs to Consider Divorce Law

Patricia Abrihan Apr 2, 2018

Why does the Philippines need to consider divorce law? My mom's friend was intoxicated with a date rape drug from a soda her "friend" gave her. The next thing she knew, she was sobbing while marching along the aisle, forced to marry the guy…
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World

Stephen Hawking Postulate: Human Triumph over Disabilities

Patricia Abrihan Mar 20, 2018

Stephen Hawking left us at 76 years of age. The one man who was able to explain the cosmos to us and to theorize about the beginning of everything. But if there was one challenge he faced all his life, it was the Lou Gehrig’s disease, a…
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Human Rights

Empowerment: Are Women Today Empowered or Defiant?

Patricia Abrihan Mar 19, 2018

What is a brave woman? What is empowerment? That is probably one of the hardest questions to answer. If we go back in time and look at how the feminine is viewed, we can agree that the feminine is considered the weaker gender. She is always…
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Science & Tech

The Bloody Truth: Are Blood Donations a Business?

Patricia Abrihan Mar 11, 2018

They say that you should donate blood so that you could save lives. You do it voluntarily and without pay, however, the people who need it do not get it for free. Donating blood is a lucrative business model, or is it?
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Philippines

Student Protesters: You are Only Hurting Yourselves

Patricia Abrihan Feb 16, 2018

Students getting involved in politics isn't news in the Philippines. Student protesters, who call themselves activists, allegedly fighting for the rights of their fellow men and standing for those who do not have a voice - at least that is…
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Science & Tech

Quitting Social Media: My Facebook Anxiety

Patricia Abrihan Feb 11, 2018

I can say I am a social media user. I use it every day and I can say that I had been victimized by the pressure that my online friends' lives put on me. Like many other people, I thought I needed to show the world that I was somebody, too.…
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Philippines

The Corruption of Professional Education in the Philippines

Patricia Abrihan Feb 7, 2018

How much are you willing to spend to earn your professional title? The normal answer would be: it depends. We know, as professionals, we do not have much choice, do we? But especially in the Philippines, the corruption of professional…
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Life

Dengvaxia: The Philippines Dengue Fever Failure

Patricia Abrihan Feb 5, 2018

In June 2017, Dengue Fever cases in the Philippines were at 36, 000. Though this is lower than the almost 57,000 cases at the same time in 2016, it is still an alarming figure. A new immunization vaccine, Dengvaxia, promised relief but…
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Philippines

Medications and Healthcare in the Philippines: A Price that Kills

Patricia Abrihan Jan 27, 2018

Getting sick in the Philippines is a nightmare. Not only because you do not feel well but because you have to pay for it. It would have been bearable if the cost of medications and treatment is affordable and if you are doing it short-term,…
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