keeping in mind our mother tongue

          With the use of the mother tongue, the pupils must be able to write their own ideas into simple stories or songs. Literature professor Merle Alunan adds what she describes as her own “creative” approach to the legal, conventional, radical, and revolutionary recommendations of  advocates in their efforts  to “save the mother tongue.” She says: 

        This enhance our tongue to talk in proper way. This also helps us to understand each other. And helps us to express our feelings or every thing we want to tell to The three experimental schools in Lubuagan, Kalinga, all successful,  demonstrate how the use of the mother tongue was able to transform learning institutions into becoming top performers. On the learning process, the lessons must be drawn from the daily lived experiences of the learners and reflecting  their culture and lifestyle someone.

"PROMOTING DIGITAL LITERACY,THROUGH ENGLISH PROFICIENCY"

                               English is an international language. And this  language must be known by all people entire the world. Because this language helps us to communicat with other people all over the world. It helps us t understand each other wherever we are.
                           This also helps us to promote and improve our digital literacy. How?As I've said a while ago, english helps us to communicate with other people in other countries. Because most og our digital gadgets are made in other countries like America, Japan and China. So if we know how to speak english we can tell other people in other countries what we need, we can express what we want to say to them.So that they  can give us what kind of digital gadgets we want to have.Then if you already have that digital gadget like computer,ipod and others,also english is still used. Because in using this we have  to know how to speak  english or either express it by sending messages through e-mails.Because in using computer,for example you want to research something,most of computers only accept english words,so that you can easily research.This is all I can tell about the use of english proficiency in promoting digital literacy.:-)

"Responding To Climate Change"

           The effects of climate change have driven women in communities in coastal areas in poor countries like the Philippines into dangerous work, and sometimes even the flesh trade, a United Nations official said. Suneeta Mukherjee, country representative of the United Nations Food Population Fund (UNFPA), said women in the Philippines are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change in the country.
“Climate change could reduce income from farming and fishing, possibly driving some women into sex work and thereby increase HIV infection," Mukherjee said during the Wednesday launch of the UNFPA annual State of World Population Report in Pasay City. In the Philippines, small brothels usually pop up near the coastal areas where many women perform sexual services for transient seafarers. Often, these prostitutes are ferried to bigger ships by their pimps.
Based on the UNFPA report, there are 92 million Filipinos in the country as of 2009 and that number is expected to balloon to more than 146 million in the next 40 years.
Of the 92 million Filipinos, about 60 percent are living in coastal areas and depend on the seas for livelihood, said former Environment secretary Dr. Angel Alcala.
Alcala said that “we have already exceeded the carrying capacity of our marine environment."
But as the sea’s resources are depleted due to overpopulation and overfishing, fishermen start losing their livelihood and women are forced to share the traditional role of the man in providing for the family.
Alacala, who also heads the Angelo King Center for Research and Environmental Management in Siliman University, said some women often pick out shellfish by the coastlines, which exposed to storm surges.
Women who can no longer endure this work often go out to find other jobs, while some are tempted to go into prostitution, Alcala added.
In an interview with the Inter Press News Agency, Marita Rodriguez of the Centre for Empowerment and Resource Development, Inc. said women are taking the brunt of climate change."Aside from their household chores and participation in fishing activity, they have to find additional sources of income like working as domestic helpers in affluent families," she said.
The UNFPA noted that the temperature in the earth’s surface has risen 0.74 degrees Celsius in the past 100 years. The 10 warmest years globally since 1880 have also been recorded in the last 13 years.

So what should we do to prevent climate change?

A very simple way to save some energy is by changing all of your regular incandescent light bulbs with a compact fluorescent light bulb which are more efficient.To prevent climate change, unplug electronics when not in use. A small amount of electricity is used even when a device is not on but still plugged in.Reduce emissions from your automobile by tuning up your car, inflating your tires, and taking it easy on the brake and gas while driving.o prevent climate change, wash yourclothes in cold or warm water instead of hot water. This can save you 500 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions a year.

These are just one of the ways on how to prevent climate change..;)

H.E.R.O.

    May I just ask you one thing, “what is your basis for someone to be your hero?” because, within this times of change, we the students are the most affected ones. For us not to lose our way to violence and disorders, we have idols, or HEROES. They’re the ones we idolize and we gain inspiration from them. They’re the good examples that we need.  But for me, I also have one, but I can’t tell anyone. He/she/it will remain a secret in me. To be only my hero.

            He’s one of a kind, or in other words he’s unique. He’s not the typical hero that can fly high in the sky or crush big bad guys on the way. He’s just like an object filled with pure inspiration in it. He gives me the strength to live the world just like I live with it when I was just five. He made my fears disappear. He’s always with me and I know he’ll never leave. He’s the greatest thing I know but, I know I could never be like him. He didn’t abandon me when I have the sweetest smiles I could ever have, and he didn’t left more when I have most painful times. He’s the one I only trust and he’s the only one I’ll look for when I need someone. Within this times, he’s the one I see that has nothing to fear. And I know one thing… he’s the HERO I’m searching for long time.

            I’m so sorry but I can’t tell you, I just described his significance but… he’s just for me. My friend, my home, my everything for now… my HERO.

“if you really insist, and you would like to know about him… I’ll wait for your replies and comments so check out my blog account. I’m willing to hear from you too.”

"There's A Hero In The Class!"

Have you ever felt yourself wondering, in your class full of students just like you, with your teacher and just wait for the day to pass by? How boring is it right? But isn’t it amazing to think that in every teacher, even though you hate some of them, you’re waiting for them and still listen to what they’re saying; even though some of it are endless stories. From these experiences I am very happy to say that I have someone, my teacher even though he’s not the perfect one… is still my best teacher. My teacher, my savior.

            Wondering why told you so? Here, actually to tell you the truth, I am not fond of getting along with teachers, they might call me “sipsip” (a Filipino term for always sticking to someone for their convenience) I’m just setting a good impression to them so that I’ll have a good image to the class. Day after day same things happen, but as days go by I began to get used to it and suddenly I also began to like it. When the days come that all of my teachers made me felt really sleepy I know that he’s the one that will make my soul to a boost. His subject was my worst subject for the past three years. I’m really lazy jotting notes in that particular subject; I’m also hoping for miracles to happen every time I have quizzes in that subject and, “oh my God!” my periodical tests were all failed. But here comes the magic, because of his strictness, his will to make us learn and make a person out of us made me at least on the half of the subject MAPEH. His words struck my mind’s innocence. And I can’t even see myself writing down notes and even reviewing! I feel like I’m not myself anymore. He’s the one that made me someone like that. I have passing scores in my quizzes (though there are times that I also fail) and my periodical tests are passing too. If my past grades were at their weakest, my grade for this year is passing. And it’s all down to him. My great teacher.

            I am very glad to have someone as experienced in life as he is. I’m attentive in his class and I’ll do it until the last day of his class comes. …he will retire son… very soon. I will miss him and all his teachings, I can never forget a teacher like him. My teacher and suddenly became my hero. My Sir Bernard Rabaca, my Hero.

English Is Meant To Be Used The Way It Is

     English proficiency, what is it? Is it helpful? What are the benefits we could get from it? Maybe these are the questions that circulate your playful minds and may happen not to get the answers you want. Well, I am here to post a blog about the said topic. Now let’s talk about English Proficiency and its benefits to us and the world as well.

            Being able to talk in English is already a milestone for us Filipinos. Many Filipinos are now using English as their daily language. Inside their homes, in the office and even in our latest gadgets. But as generations pass the use of proper English diminishes slowly little by little until the proper way of using it is completely gone. How did I say so? I can prove it to you, tell me how you use your words in texting, in your chat rooms and who knows maybe your writing something wrong right now. It is the fault of these new trends and styles. They’re the ones responsible for the youth to imitate them. We are not allowing these kind of styles or what so ever; we must use English the way it is meant to be used. Let’s use English like the way we use Filipino. It’s like we’re making our new language already. It’s not hip or cool, it is not proper. When we use English correctly, you might just earned yourself an achievement, because when you use this language properly you may also look hip and “sossy” (a Filipino term for cool and hip). in communicating with other people, they could understand you more easily when you use English properly. They’ll have a more quality time talking with you than using more nonsense words like jejemon (the Filipino way of texting using symbols and numbers). See how useful English is to us? They’re just some and I know there are more.

            So now whenever you type a word and text, always remember the way English is used. Have a more interesting topic and more fun talking with proper English proficiency.

Chemergy: Science Club and Chemistry in Synergy

            Science in action? Hmmm… maybe your mind is asking what I’m talking about. Science when mixed with a hungry mind for knowledge and a dedication to achieve something comes to a very incredible result. This is what our school’s science club is aiming through their theme, “Chemery: Science Club and Chemistry in Synergy”. Their minds are set through one common goal; it is to make science work with chemistry both in action.

            It is the growing number of students that doesn’t really care about how science help them in their living that made the club to come up with this theme. They only know that T.L.E. or technology and livelihood education will help them make and invent new things and innovate them as well. No. It all starts with science. From the food you eat to the medicines you take, it all starts with chemistry; and together with action, it will be a much bigger effect to our lives. Making new things, improving the old ones and making our world a much better place to live with, these are the things that science aim for us. It is just one gut, one strength and one step away from us. Let us make a stand now not just for ourselves but also for our dying world.

            We need science to save our world. They say that “science is the reason why we are experiencing these problems. A big NO. Why? Because science is the solution not the problem. They’re just looking for something to blame to. They still have the guts to blame the only thing that helped them?! Sorry to be carried away, but going back, science is a great institution and we need it more than anything. All revolves around it and everything happened because of it.

            Let us promote synergy in science and chemistry. With our hands and minds we are the future. We are the next generation.