Cheers to new beginnings

New years resolution is how are the bad attitude and doings in the past year and for this new year you want to change and improve to be the best version of yourself. Last year was not really good but not that bad, but i am very much thankful for what i did become today and happy that i did explore to gain new learning and come out to the cage where you can see is only darkness.

One of my biggest mistakes last year was the chance that i just let it pass without taking the risk just because afraid of knowing how it will end up well and wasn't able to see the result of the thing I am overthinking. But this new year i will not let it again, just try to take the risk and to live to the full of it. Even though the results are not as good as i think, i will just try to embrace and accept the truth rather than just sitting in a corner thinking how those chances are in my hands and control it. I will never be isolating myself in exploring new things in life that can help me to grow more.

Other than that, i want to deepen my relationship with the Lord for me to have a stronger faith for me. Those bad habits, like always doing mañana habit last year, i will definitely change it for the best. In the past years God really not leave by my side even though i am facing a lot of p0roblems and that what was i'm thankful for. To begin this new year, having a lots of patience is needed, be thankful what you pray for, create a good habits, start having a planner, and enjoy life more.

Memories to treasure

 

As we all know the season for Christmas is all about gift giving. Especially children who are very happy to receive gifts from their family, friends, and classmates, and you can really see their smiles from ear to ear. During my christmas vacation i spent my time with my family and cousins.

In December 21, 2024 we celebrate the christmas early with the Well-Spring of Faith for we have time to spent our vacation with our family. Our Pastor & Pastora choose to celebrate christmas here rather than in America. The mothers in our church bring their gifts for exchange gift. Kids are very happy to see that there are a lot of things in the table that are being wrapped and ready to receive. 

While me and the Youth prepare the games to make the people here entertained and to enjoy, all of them join to receive a rewards. After eating, one of our pastor gave us all a 20 pesos and we are rejoicing and very grateful. All of us receive gifts, but the most important is how we celebrate christmas with Jesus. After this day, i went to my cousins house to celebrate with them and we learn from each other how to play a guitar.

We learned from the word of God that we don't have the reason to celebrate Christmas if God didn't gave us his only son to save us from our sins for we don't know what we are doing. Without Christ in CHRISTmas is only 'mas' that are being left. I am thankful that i have these people who make this christmas memorable for me.

Showcasing the culture and tradition

 Showcasing the culture and tradition 

In the Philippines there are many cultures that are forgotten including the culture of the indigenous people and some of them is we don't know. Many of their rights have been violated but in the month of October, this is the day to appreciate the culture and tradition from these people.

Indigenous Peoples Month and the 27th Year Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) Commemoration from October 1-30 with the theme “Mga Katutubo at Katutubong Dunong: Pahalagahan, Pangalagaan at Parangalana.” (Valuing, Nurturing, and Honoring Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous Knowledge). The October celebration will culminate the activity of honoring the Indigenous Peoples who are prime movers and champions for IPRA, practitioners and advocates in the preservation/safeguarding of the Indigenous Peoples culture and transfer of indigenous knowledge, systems and practices to younger generations. It showcase the importance of embracing the culture of our citizens.

It also promotes and protect the rights and culture of the Indigenous People. By this celebration we can also extend our heartfelt greetings to thank them specifically for their contributions in agriculture and food security; their culture and customs and traditions woven in their natural environment and ancestral domains; their roles as stewards of our country’s land and seas; and their leadership role in nation building.

References:

https://www.philsca.edu.ph/announcement/indigenous-peoples-month-celebration-and-the-27th-ipra-commemoration/

https://festivepinoy.com/indigenous-tribes-of-the-philippines/

https://www.traveldailymedia.com/philippines-dot-middle-east/

Resiliency through adversity

 Resiliency through adversity 

The Philippines is already vulnerable to extreme weather, but climate change is making storms more intense and frequent. We know that Filipinos is resilient when it comes to the problems in every day life. But if we talk about climate change, people cannot solve or prevent the effects with this issue. The least thing that we can do is to reduce the impact to our lives.

The predominant reasons for sudden or progressive change in the environment that adversely affect many Filipinos' lives or living conditions. Due to the intense and frequent cause by the climate change, because storms can cause; floods, Loss of life and livelihoods, and Landslides and erosion. Because of these, the things that can be affected are; Agricultural losses that are connected to our foods for us to live, Ocean acidification and warming oceans and these can damage coral reefs, which are important for fish that support the livelihoods of fisher people, Economic damage and the World Bank estimates that climate change could cause annual economic damages of up to 13.6% of the country's GDP. Most especially is our Public health risks climate change can threaten the health of vulnerable groups like women and indigenous people.

The Philippines is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change due to its location and geography. The country is ranked highest in the world for vulnerability to tropical cyclones and third for the number of people exposed to them. But the Filipinos will strategies to be able to continue their work or any thing that is connected to their way of living because that's how Filipino being resilient. They still manage to smile even if the problem already causes them a headache.

References:

https://climate.emb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/NCCAP-1.pdf

https://www.afd.fr/en/actualites/climate-finance-helping-philippines-cope-climate-change

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/philippines-country-most-risk-climate-crisis

https://21phiriawisdom.wordpress.com/2017/08/02/5-reasons-why-filipinos-rock/

Adventurous Learning

 Adventurous Learning 

This second quarter has been an amazing experience in html coding, at first glance I thought I would not be able to do or finish the activity but when i did push myself through it makes my heart flutter because of happiness and the excitement making it on top for the next activity. Even though it was challenging, it was incredibly amazing and looking forward to a much wonderful and hard to encode this time. But i must say that this journey was filled with enjoyment in learning.

But also, i still encountered some challenges in coding. Especially when some of the important key words to make your activity be able to work were sometimes i forgot. After that i will find those words to correct my mistakes, in order to be satisfied with what you want to see in your output you must work hard for it, not minding the time and just enjoying what you're currently doing.

I've learned and gained a lot of knowledge in this quarter and wanting it to be more amazing adventure in the next quarter. I'm hoping that all of these lessons will remain in my memory so that i can use them in the future especially with my studies in college soon.

A hero to be known

 

President Elpidio Quirino was born on November 16, 1890, in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur. His ancestry was Chinese mestizo. He had an affluent childhood. Elpidio was a talented student, and he graduated from the University of the Philippines Law School. He is known as the sixth President of the Philippines, serving from 1948 to 1953.

After World War II, Quirino served as secretary of state and vice president under the first president of the independent Philippines, Manuel Roxas. When Roxas died on April 15, 1948, Quirino succeeded to the presidency. The following year, he was elected president for a four-year term on the Liberal Party ticket, defeating the Nacionalista candidate. Tragically, his wife and three of his children were brutally killed by Japanese naval forces during the Battle of Manila in February 1945. During his presidency, Elpidio Quirino had his surviving daughter, Victoria, serve as his First Lady for social and ceremonial functions.

He was marked by notable postwar reconstruction, general economic gains, and increased economic aid from the United States. Basic social problems, however, particularly in the rural areas, remained unsolved; Quirino's administration was tainted by widespread graft and corruption.

Quirino's six years as president were marked by notable postwar reconstruction, general economic gains, and increased economic aid from the United States. He focused attention on two major goals: restoration of the faith of the people in the government and total economic mobilization. To achieve the first objective, he intensified house-cleaning in the government to weed out the corrupt. For his second goal, he supported the establishment of several industrial plants and projects at strategic points all over the country, thereby mobilizing its economic resources and ushering in an era of industrialization.

References:

https://usa.inquirer.net/160400/november-16-1890-the-birth-of-president-elpidio-quirino

http://www.ovp.50webs.com/bio/quirino.htm#:~:text=For%20his%20second%20goal%2C%20he,in%20an%20era%20of%20industrialization.

Nurture to our Future

 

Nurture to our Future 

Behind those smiles from those hopes for the betterment of our country, but if we look at the reality they are the ones who are really affected by those social ills. Many of the children in the Philippines are being abused from their own family, forced to work, not allowed to study and other things that show the violation of their rights.

Due to this issue, in the Philippines they celebrate the National Children's Month with the theme: “Break the Prevalence, End the Violence: Protecting Children, Creating a Safe Philippines." annually in November to to promote children's rights and welfare. In this month, it shows how to Ensure children have access to quality education, healthy environments, and adequate healthcare, raising awareness of children's rights, encouraging communities to create spaces where children can thrive and make them feel safe and protected from any harm that can cause them trauma or any physically, mentally, emotionally affected.

Children are one of the important parts of the world population, what we need to do is to ensure that they are being guided through the way for their future, make them feel that they're love, and nurture md in a way that they are happy and doesn't experiencing some difficulties just to prove themselves to people who are not believing to their capabilities 

References:

https://www.twinkl.com.ph/event/national-childrens-month-2024#:~:text=National%20Children's%20Month%20is%20observed,%2C%20and%20overall%20well%2Dbeing.

https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/filipino-children-beg-money-street-manila-philippines-10014041m

https://www.ooaworld.com/manila-philippines-travel-photos-street-kids/

https://goldenincastreets.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/street-children-around-the-world-philippines/

Building a safer world for everyone

 

• RA 8353 (The Anti-Rape Law of 1997)

According to the Philippine Commission on women the Republic Act No. 8353 is an Act Expanding the Definition of the Crime of Rape and Reclassifying the same as Crime Against Persons or also known as The Anti-Rape Law of 1997. Rape violates a person’s well being and not just ones virginity or purity. The law considers that any person, whether a prostituted person, non-virgin or one who has an active sexual life may be victimized by rape. Anyone can be a rape victim, but the incidence of rape is more on women and girls. Also, any man or woman may be liable for rape and it is possible that a man may rape his own wife, an act deemed as “marital rape.” The penalty for rape in general may apply on the offender who commits marital rape. One of the penalties varies depending on the act itself and the circumstances surrounding it where the Reclusion Perpetua or the Imprisonment from 20 to 40 years is imposed on the offender if rape is committed through sexual intercourse. This law is related to the Violence Against Women (VAW) because most of the people who are held liable are women and in order to keep them safe.

• RA 10364 (Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2013)

The Republic Act (RA) 10364 is an expanding Republic Act No. 9208 to institute policies to eliminate trafficking in persons especially women and children, establishing the necessary institutional mechanism for the protection and support of trafficked persons, providing penalties for its violation and for other purposes. It is also known as the Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2013, a law that aims to eliminate trafficking in persons and protect trafficked people. According to the Government for the Commission for GOCCs, it is an act of recruiting, transporting, or harboring a person for the purpose of exploitation, with or without their consent. This includes the use of force, threat, fraud, or deception. Also, the penalties were if a person found guilty of trafficking in persons faces a penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of at least 1 million pesos but no more than 2 million pesos. It stated that it is required to prioritize the development of programs and measures to protect people especially women and children from violence and exploitation, that is why this act is also related to Violence Against Women and their Children (VAWC). 

Reference:

-https://pcw.gov.ph/faq-ra-8353-an-act-expanding-the-definition-of-crime-and-rape/

-https://pcw.gov.ph/faq-republic-act-9208/

Thematic

 Care for the better

"Ang problema sa kalikasan ay problema rin ng bayan" this quote is what was really happening in our society today. There's a lot of things that have been change since then and now regarding to our environment. People were also the problem about not taking care of our mother's nature. But here are some of ways or process on how to save environment for the peace for all.

But first here are the examples that we always do to our environment that we don't it was also destroying our nature. Doesn't know the importance of waste management, not preserving electricity, always producing pollution. 

Planting some plants to have a better access of fresh air. If we're not going to do this we cannot avoid affecting our health issues because of the pollution that there's no thing to help to prevent it. Plants make us breath and our lungs will not be affected.

Also, people should volunteer to some programs or join to the events of their barangay regarding the clean and green program. If you're a student you can also help to make our environment more healthier. Instead of using social media platforms to entertain yourself, you can use it by spreading information and engaging them to save our environment.

Lastly, if you're also a leader to your community it was really important for you to have an advocacy or projects regarding these kind of issues. We cannot avoid the effects but we can help to mitigate the impact to us. We can easily do this if we help each other and create unity. By starting at your home to the world. 

References:

https://pin.it/6Uzsip3oE

https://pin.it/13guIfAFk

envisay

Unity towards more Resiliency

 In our country there are a lot of things we need to do to be more resilient, but we can adopt or adjust easily if we're all helping each other to build our foundation more stronger. How? Some of us or the Filipino's have this selfish attitude, that they only care about themselves not minding the other people that can be affected with their actions. Another is when you're poor there's a possibility you can experience being maltreated with other filipinos. A true Filipino is resilient in everything not only for yourself but also for other. How are you going to show your support to achieve resilience in our action.

The biggest flex of being a Filipino is we can easily adjust and adopt changes because of our resiliency. One situation that can prove about these statements was during the COVID-19 or we can say during the pandemic. Moreover we are able to face those circumstances even though it wss a big problem.

 Our government adopt easily the change for us to avoid or mitigate the virus. Furthermore, because of being resilient they easily think and find ways to solve and prevent it, they also implemented the lock down with the help of technology. We overcome those problems because we build a foundation of unity and that's why things be more easier to do. Technology also helps us to adopt the solution that we needed.

Lastly, what makes my heart flutter was even if Filipino's were in the midst of calamities, problems or any circumstances they are still able to smile. Having this kind of attitude already showing resiliency. We should always have a positive mind and don't let those negativity be our downfall. We are not able to think properly and come up with a resilient solution if we let those negativity ruin us. Care, helping, sacrifices, and loving each other towards a more resilient nation. Unity make things easier. 

Action that student needed

 August 29, 2024

Ilocos Sur National High School

Marlea Ashley P. Peralta 

Student of ISNHS

Ferdinand "Bong bong" Romualdez Marcos Jr.

18th President of the Philippines.

Malacañang Palace

A pleasant day!

First, I want to express my gratitude for being such a good leader to our country. I know you have a that lots of problems toward on our country and probably making a solutions for it. We admire for being able to prove for being a president. We can see your dedications to make our country better with the help for us your people that can build unity.

As a students we have a lots of concerns, just like the MATATAG CURRICULUM that have implemented, we students not able to see this curriculum being helpful because most of us having a hard time with it. It was really needed to take an action about these eventually.

In concern with the students ending their own life, one of the reason behind it was because of academic stress. As a student also, I'm worrying about this case because it will might increase. In this regard, i just want to help them by asking for your support and motivate them by implement some program about mental issues of the students.

 Also, if ever you have things in mind in order to make this implementation be more successful and really helpful for us. I wish you good health and also hoping for your consideration. I am looking forward for those program Sir.

Thank you for your dedication in making our country feel more safer and healthier.  

Sincerely,

Marlea Ashley Peralta