She is not what you think about

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1,454 total number of new HIV cases for the month of January 2023 according to World Health Organization (WHO).

They say it is really hard to live a life if we are not as fit as a fiddle. For children, if they are not in good health, they are bullied; if not, don’t gain friends around. In school, they are prone to bullying. They escape classes to feel better.

In an interview we conducted on the first day

New hedgehog species discovered in Mindanao

ficance of consistent research in Mindanao known as the center of Philippine mammalian diversity.

of April, we were saddened and felt a literal empathy towards one of the kids in Sirawai who seemed so pale and skinny to look at. She was as if out of shape and seemed to be on the mend. She was in poor nutritional health. She is Jeza Mae F. Malmis. An unhealthy-looking girl, who has very thin hair and eyes that look black and blue, was born 'ngo-ngo'. She is currently studying at Sirawai Central School and belongs to Learners with Special Educational Needs (LSEN).

But who would have thought that this young girl, who is in a tight corner, would be as playful as the waves?

At a glance, you would really assume that she is struggling with a certain condition. Indeed, she belongs to those specialized persons, but here lies the reality—a story that could really make your heart ache for an unknown reason.

It was the year 2016 when her mother died. This bitter reality made her demeanor worse. She could still remember and feel what had all happened. According to her Lola, the said incident is an added agony that Jeza Mae still holds on to as a remarkable memory. Lola Roseminda also shared that her father, even though he is with them, doesn’t seem to care for her daughter. He is inclined to liquors. For her, growing

Science researchers discovered two new species known as gymnures in Eastern Mindanao early this year.

These species are soft-furred hedgehogs that were discovered at the peaks of Mt. Hamiguitan in Davao Oriental and Mt. Kampalli in Davao de Oro.

The DENR Davao described the said species as shrew-like due to its golden-brown streaks in its fur and pointed nose.

According to DENR Davao via Inquirer.net. scientists said that our country is considered highly distinct because of its mountains, which seemed to have unique and even endemic species. The discovery showed the signi-

Further, with the ongoing efforts of researchers to exhume the planet's species, which are thought to be limitless, five of them were introduced as newcomers to science.

Danilo S. Balet, Lawrence R. Heaney, Eric A. Rickart, Roselyn S. Quidlar, Dakota M. Rowsey, and Link E. Elson discovered the species.

The new species were found through a combination of mitochondrial genetic, qualitative, and quantitative morphological data based on a research article titled, "A Re-assessment of Diversity among Philippine Gymnures (Mammalia, Erinaceidae: Podogymnura).

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33.67 % up without a mother is like living in a cave. A room filled with darkness. She finds it a lightless candle in her entire life. But despite it all, that candle has started to rekindle as she still has a caring grandmother who never left her no matter what adversities life has thrown at her. Her Lola, Roseminda Malmis, became her torch in her gloomy life. Roseminda confidently said that although her apo may appear to be undernourished, the love and care she strives to provide for her is insurmountable. In school, she is bullied, yet she remains strong and composed. The loss of her parents and all the venomous words she heard around her didn’t drag her down into melancholy. In spite of all the unfortunate incidents she has experienced up to this very moment, she still keeps on existing worry-free and just continues making her life full of the joys of spring. And just like other normal kids, playing is one of her greatest pleasures.

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