When work was suspended last March 13, 2020, the first careless thought I got was me getting a one-day head start on my week-long vacation scheduled to begin the following day. The trip had been planned for months, tickets and hotels already paid, and I was itching to just go.

October of 2018, RareJob Philippines, Inc. celebrated its ten-year anniversary. Definitely an occasion to remember, RJPH employees, together with VIPs from their parent company RareJob, Inc., commemorated the milestone through thanksgiving feasts and merriment.

A quiet afternoon was shaken by Taal’s sudden eruption, displacing thousands of unwitting residents living around the volcano’s maw.