Carla

       Since the COVID-19 outbreak in late December 2020, it has badly affected the lives of many people and wrecked-havoc across the world. People of all ages has been affected by the virus, and like any sector, education has been badly hit as well. Students of every year level, schools, and teachers have been having a hard time adjusting because of the current situations caused by the virus. COVID-19 has caused children and youth all over the world to be out of school in almost all countries. People are worried about our current phase and how long this crisis will have an impact on children and youth. The losses in learning, increase in dropout rates, and even behavior changes among children are worrisome.        Despite the huge impact the virus did to our economy and every other sectors, actions are made in order to continue the learning of children amidst the pandemic. Because students are unable to physically have classes and go to sc...

        The Philippines have faced not only natural disasters like typhoons, floods, fires, earthquakes, but was also badly affected during past wars, and is now widely affected by a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought world challenges, and almost all countries had to shut down or slow down their economies in order to control the spread of the virus. The Philippines is not an exemption, as it had to take strict measures to halt the spread of the virus, and had to implement quarantine rules and regulations. Many netizens fear the virus will spread, causing threat to workers and causing a huge rate of them to go unemployed. Health workers are also in fear of catching the virus and possibly affecting them.      Despite the impact from the pandemic, the Philippines is managing to restore their economic rate and implement other ways to help raise the country once again. After a series of lockdowns in different parts in the country, it di...

  The moon is such a unique celestial body, while being complex at the same time due to its many phases. For the long while of me admiring the moon, I’ve come to terms at how similar I am to it. Besides the illuminating light amidst the dark night or the metaphor of saying how I shine despite the dark, the moon is a great motivator with many lessons for me. I consider myself like a moon, constantly wandering my eyes and mind at the unforeseen aspects of the earth. Constantly trying to be a small light and wondering about the world, while being a mystery in itself. I’ve always been a curious person, always researching and trying to understand the different perspectives of how the world works. Ironically enough, all while trying to understand the complexity of the world, I couldn’t even bring myself to understand myself. I’ve always found contentment and happiness from helping others, just a small light glowing and being their guide. Like the moon, I am a loyal companion; like how ...

  Dear President Duterte,      I am writing you this letter to show my gratitude and acknowledge you’re the efforts and the things that you have done for our country. When talking about a leader, or a ruler of a group, may it be big or small, I’ve always looked up to them as someone who has an intention to change. Being a president is a whole step forward to becoming a leader, and we had lots of different presidents that we had in the past. Our current president, Mr. Rodrigo Duterte, you are now in your final term of becoming president, and for the past years that you were a leader of our country, you certainly left an impact. you did so much for our country and our only way of repaying you is through our gratitude and words. A leader has their own way of solving problems and creating a solution, and over time, you were creating these projects and solutions to problems, be it political or what not, has grown to make me learn to respect you. The campaigns tha...