Starting Over Again

#WellSpent

Christmas went like...

December 24, 2024. As we emerge into a new beginning, we reminisce all the good memories that we had in the whole 2024. These memories were the history of our generations culture, all of those were the barrier inline for those who provoke us. Christmas is all about love forgiveness, and kindness, some of people only think it's for "giving" but for us, it's about the gathering it gives. 

Some of our relatives were able to come and share the moment and spirit of xmas, a great number of activities were played by each one of us. All of these things were indeed a great experiences for us to grow harder with each other, for that the Christmas is a well spent for me. We gift each other love, joy and hope.

Hope, in a manner of forgiving each other from the things that suffocating us, by that we were able to breathe freely. "Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone" ---Charles M. Schulz

And with that, the 2024 comes to an end.

Lesson Learned

 As this 2nd quarter ends, it embarked and leaved a new beginning. A whole new lessons and activities that provides a new and improved knowledge that have something to do with our mindset. 

It made me understand more the lessons, that it is not just about listening, but it is about knowing such the: elements, guidelines and many more about the lesson.

This will remain as it is to be known in the future, as this holds a very significant structure in out mind.

"ICT is not only the future of our children's education it is the present; and we need to make the investment in ICT now!"

It's not women, it's weMEN

 

“Women are the real architects of society.”

Women are like a bag of tea, you can't tell how strong she is until you pour a hot water. 

This state that women can't only be a women, however she is a women who's composed with woMEN itself.   

The rhythm it give is how it does in every second of life, they are rarely known, they are invisible, but if we put it aligned in the center we'll see the difference. 

It is not just about the gender, sometimes it is about the ability and how you can see. It is the society. Somehow, it grows in the mind of the humanity that every women is a human. It is something that we can look forward to, something that we should compliment too.

We celebrate Women's Month to remind everyone of the achievements of women  throughout the years in our culture and society, and why its important to study them and their important moments in history.

Who are we?

The decrees that have been passed fail to encompass all the needs of the indigenous people primarily because of failure in implementation and sole focus on the land and domains only.

Because of this, a more comprehensive law is needed that "seeks to stop prejudice against indigenous people through recognition of certain rights over their ancestral lands, and to live in accordance recognize and protect the rights of the indigenous people not only to their ancestral domain  but to social justice and human rights, self-determination and empowerment, and their cultural integrity," This then gave birth to movements for a comprehensive law that will protect not only the lands, but human rights of the Filipino indigenous people.

IPRA, formerly known as Ancestral Domain Bill, was first filed in the Congress sometime in 1987 under the Senate Bill No. 909 authored by Senator Santanina Rasul, Senator Joseph Estrada and Senator Alberto Romulo, during the 8th Congress, but was never enacted into law. In the 9th Congress, Senator Rasul introduced Senate Bill No. 1029 and Senator Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo introduced Senate Bill No. 1849. However, the bill was never sponsored and deliberated upon on the floor.

Despite difficult hurdles and amendments enacted in the Congress that nearly brought the movement to its death, the House of Representatives finally approved the bill late in September 1997. President Fidel V. Ramos signed it on October 29, 1997 officially making it Republic Act No. 8371 Indigenous People's Rights Act of 1997, which aims to "Recognize, Protect and Promote the Rights of Indigenous cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPS) and for other Purposes."

As this act were implemented, its was a good thing for those who are in the state of indigenous people. For the record, August is the month for these people, as they are the people who preserve the last culture.

The Biggest Weapon

Over the past two months, six successive tropical cyclones have battered the Philippines, displacing over 2.9 million people, destroying 79,000 homes, schools and health facilities. While relatively low death toll was attributed to government-led-emptive evacuations and disaster management, more than 13 million affected individuals now are facing the significant burden of these climate change-included extreme weather event.

As this the reason why Filipinos are resilience, its is because of the challenges faced. It is the thing that build them up in the process, Filipinos can still continue to function. This stems from the country's history, social structures, and cultural values. Filipinos have adapted to navigate these inequalities, However, Filipinos resilience often masks vulnerabilities. 

These matter were given, as it is the most powerful weapon of the country to this kind of uncertain mood of earth.

 Rising sea levels, higher temperatures, and increased frequency of the typhoons and extreme weather events can cause floods, landslides and erosion that pollute water resources, damage that pollute water resources, damage infrastructure, destroy crops and lead livelihoods. 

Climate change is the single and biggest health threat facing humanity. Climate impacts are already harming health, through air pollution, disease, extreme weather events, forced displacement, pressures on mental health and increased hunger and poor nutrition in places where people cannot grow or find sufficient food.

I therefore conclude that the resilience of the humanity came from the past events. It made the whole community to be more powerful in every instance in life, whether it's negative or positive. There were no such thing as 'sadness' 'weakness' in every Filipinos, cause  the most effective weapon in terms of crisis is resilience. 

Act of Service

Nowadays, children's were blinded by words, affirmations and online modality. It is the matter of fact that we see, its is against the harassment that devouring the children's community. As of the month of November, it regains the rights and directions of the safety.

"Each day of our lives, we make deposits in the memory banks of our children" said Charles R. Swindoll. According to the United Nations Children's Fund, nearby 8 in 10 Filipino children gave experienced some form of violence—whether at home, in school, or within their communities. This grim reality persists despite the passage of numerous laws and the implementation of various programs aimed at safeguarding children’s welfare.

This matters calls the significant value of this chaos, it gains some meaningful things that affects the children's well-being and pride as their ego were kicked behind. . The celebration commemorates the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) by the United Nations General Assembly in November 1989. The Philippines ratified the CRC in August 1990, just nine months after its adoption, affirming the country’s commitment to recognizing and upholding the rights of individuals under the age of 18, as enshrined in the convention.

The impact of the violence extends behind the physical, mental and verbal abuse it caused. Though it was not right and its against the right but who are we to judge and who are we to do things such. As all of this being said, being able to do things that aims to harm people is something that unactable well-being. 

As should we do, is to embed the strengthen protections, to guild and teach others to love people as they love their selves.