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It’s not rocket science. Multiple studies have confirmed it. It is the playbook recommended by experts, including the World Health Organization (WHO), to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s the strategy employed by countries that managed coronavirus surges without resorting to debilitating and prolonged lockdowns. It is what we need to do to get ahead of this thing.

Reopening the economy and keeping Covid-19 at bay have been done before. The past one-and-a-half years have taught us that we can live with the virus and at the same time continue working by gradually reopening the economy to be able to feed our families.

Getting a college education has always been a life goal, even a status symbol for Filipinos. Having a college diploma—that big, laminated piece of paper hanging in your living room—is considered by many as one of the indicators of success. And it is important to strive to get an education.