Students Sell Artworks To Fund Studies

As the struggle to adjust to the distance learning continues, some students have turned their hobbies into side hustles to help fund their studies.

- Gabriela Baron

In August, the Department of Education said that about four million learners have dropped out due to the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic crisis, while many students are still scrambling to acquire digital devices and stable Internet connection.

Information Technology student Precious Vi Latag raised funds for a new laptop by selling her artworks online.

I needed to buy a laptop for my online classes and to also use it to make systems and documents, Latag told the Manila Bulletin.

She added that she wanted to augment their family finances, as her single dad is also struggling to provide for their home expenses, electricity bills, water bills, and food.

That's where I realized that I had to make a way to buy it because it's difficult to apply for a job especially during the pandemic. All I could think of was to monetize my drawing skills, Latug said.