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Wishes, Thinking, and Wishful Thinking My mother is a complicated woman. She is an incredibly strict (though she does not act like it) teacher who likes scaring her students; at the same time, she may cry while watching Korean dramas.   As you may have guessed, my mother is tad eccentric.   That isn’t the only thing that’s odd about her.   Even though it’s obvious that she has a lot of work to do, she somehow manages to be there for me when I ask her to be.   For example, she may have papers to check or grades to compute, but if I ask her to, she would gladly take me out for halo-halo.   That isn’t to say I don’t appreciate it; I just find it odd.   It doesn’t mean I don’t love her – even though I practically never verbalize it – it just means that despite her oddities, I love her all the same.             There are many wishes I would like to wish for my mother.   But in the end, I wish ...

                I packed my things quite late due to some hesitation because I had not been feeling well due to the summer heat. A week prior to the Mass Training of Teachers (MTOT)   I diligently took my medicine to be assured that I would be A-Okey.                   The early morning bus to Iloilo was cramped with teachers attending the MTOT.   Familiar faces boarded the Ceres Liner and together with my two co-teachers we took the time sleeping to catch the lost hours of a good night sleep.                 Proceeding to St. Paul’s University, we were greeted by courteous and beautiful looking young students who directed us to our places of concern.   Things went on smoothly.          ...

. . . Two Mothers . . . for nine months she bore me, taking all the nourishment and precautions to make me live; I could hear her silent pains but she responded with smiles. when I came out of this world she almost lost her life because the long hours of labor pains weakened her and complication in the medication worsened her situation. but her love and perseverance gave her the extra strength to hang on. in the absence of a father working far from home, she raised me and three other siblings. nights were made days to earn an honest extra living. we maybe deprived of a comfortable home and other amenities in life but we had a home that is accommodating and filled with love, care and understanding needed to make us whole. we had been properly educated not from exclusive schools but we treasured the wisdom a public school life can offer . the four of us can proudly say that we were raised in a modest home and we’re never deprived of the de...

1975 painted a new picture for festivities in Capiz.   Former Governor Cornelio Villareal together with a group of cultural elites in Capiz, Melquiades Pugne, Ofelia Rendon, Angel Rendon, Sammy Villagracia and Josefa Argos conceived   “Halaran”. Halaran from the Bisayan word “halad” meaning giving and sharing was suggested by Josefa Argos.   Capicenos are noted to be religious people and Halaran originated from the concept of giving thanksgiving for the blessings received for the past year. On June 22 – 24, 1975 the first Halaran was held.   On the week of the festivity,     the sound from the budyong and the tultugan characterized the pamukaw-pukaw, a dawn parade, heralded the start of the festivities.   The Festivity is highlighted by a mass, a cultural parade from the Villareal Stadium to Baybay, a reenactment of the Barter of Panay and cultural dances depicting the Spanish and American eras.   There was also streetdancing and merrymaking, ...

NAT REVIEWER 2 - ARALING PANLIPUNAN IV 1.        Bakit na itinuturing na isang agham ang ekonomiks? Ⓐ     Sumasaklaw ito sa pagpapahalaga sa kultura at tradisyon ng bansa. Ⓑ     Pamamahagi ito ng kita ng pamahalaan sa mga taumbayan. Ⓒ     Pagsama-sama ito ng mga datos para pag-aralan ang bilang ng mga           nandadayuhan sa bansa. Ⓓ     Ito’y paghati-hati ng mga limitadong pinagkukunang-yaman para matugunan          ang mga pangangailangan ng  tao sa lipunan. 2.        Ang sibika ay tumutukoy sa maayos na pakikipag-ugnayan ng mga mamamayan  sa isa’t-isa at sa pamahalaan.   Binibigyan pansin dito ang mga tungkulin at karapatan ng bawat panig.   Alin sa mga pangyayari ang nagpapamalas ng ganitong ugnayan sa pagitan ng ekonomiks at sibika bilang isang agham pan...