Regine Angela

  retrieved from: link      And CUT! The final scene was done! This school year has been a whole roller coaster ride and it's nearing its actual end. Many challenges have been faced and overcame. Problems like, procrastination, depression, family problems, were faced during the quarantine. Luckily, I was able to pass them all.      School Year 2020-2021 is something new to all Filipino students. The so-called “new normal” received quite a number of poor feedback from the public. I, myself, doubted it before. How can we learn properly with just homeschooling and without teachers? This made the first quarter hard for me because I was still adjusting.       Then the second quarter came. Things became better but not exactly good. My family experience financial problems and even my dad was forced to work away from us, which affected my and my mother’s mental health, for our only support is gone.       Third-quarter ca...

     retrieved from: link      Humans have been known to be superior among all living things on earth, for we have the ability to think in a more advanced way than anything else. This could be considered as the ultimate power that we hold. But great power comes with great responsibility. We, humans, are named to be the stewards of all God-given. We are tasked to take care of them, manage them. Everything must be protected retrieved from: link   Ecosystems are geographical areas where living and non-living things coexist, both interact with each other to thrive. Our ecosystem plays a very significant role in the way we are living. Through different regions and various geographical settings of our planet, the ecosystems that exist are diverse, each with its own unique characteristics. Despite the diversity, each organism plays a significant role. Ecosystems can exist in the forest desert, and even underwater. retrieved from: link Now, as so-called “s...

retrieved from: link      The Philippines Independence is one of our country’s most important happening. It is the day we got our freedom back from the Spaniards. With this importance that it brings to the Philippines, it is the most significant event in our country’s history.  retrieved from: link On June 12, 1898, Emilio Aguinaldo declared the Philippines’ independence while rising the national flag and was singing the Philippine National Anthem for the very first time. After years of being colonized and reigned over by the Spanish, the Philippines formed its biggest revolution to fight for its independence. Originally, the Philippine Independence Day was held on July 4 however, in 1962, it was declared as the country's day of freedom through a presidential proclamation issued by President Diosdado Macapagal. According to the former president, a nation’s independence should not be accorded to by another country. Due to this change, June 12 is now the known Indepe...

retrieved from: link      Mother’s day is a very special day, celebrated on the second Sunday of May, to honor motherhood. This is a celebration that gives away a lot of emotions that brings back a lot of memories to us, more especially to our mothers. This day is helpful to appreciate the sacrifices and hardships of mothers in raising their children and taking care of the whole family. Without them, nothing would be the same. retrieved from: link      Mother’s Day is celebrated in different ways and on different days around the world. Some countries celebrate it earlier, while some countries have it much later. However, most countries celebrate it on the second Sunday of May. Mother’s Day can be celebrated in various ways. Many gift their mothers with a fresh bouquet of flowers. Some gift them with special crafts and items. And some gift them with objects that hold a sentimental value for the mother. My gift to my mom this year was nothing out of common. I...

       retrieved from: link      Vigan is known to have grand festivals which tourists and even local people love to witness. One of such festivals is the Binatbatan Festival, which was celebrated yearly from the last week of April till the first week of May. It is a festival that celebrates the art of weaving and its importance to our culture. Various events were held like kalesa parade, traditional games, but the most famous one is the street dancing competition. It sort of serves as the highlight of the whole festival. retrieved from: link      All these years, Binatbatan was always celebrated and it attracts many tourists. However, last year, the raging fire-like pandemic attacked the whole world. Events were canceled, including the festival itself, which makes it very strange to Ilocanos for there’s no Festival celebrated. This year marks the 2nd time that the festival wasn’t celebrated in a normal way. This didn’t stop Ilocano thou...

retrieved from: link      The National Women’s Month falls in March and is a very special month for women. This is a time where women around the world commemorate the hardships that were faced in the past and to honor their sacrifices by gathering together and spread awareness worldwide about the rights of women as a human as well. In the Philippines, this year’s National Women’s Month theme is “Juana Laban Sa Pandemya: Kaya!” which emphasizes the hard work and hardships that were faced by women during this pandemic.   retrieved from: link      The women of Vigan, also called Bigue ñ as, were popularly known for their great contributions to the country, like in craftsmanship and artistry. Their products include abel from loom weaving.  retrieved from: link      Some were known for their bravery, like Gabriela Silang, a legendary woman who fought side by side with men in order to reclaim the freedom of their territory.  retrieve...

retrieved from: link retrieved from: link      This quarter, I have yet again learned a lot of things. This includes writing a Community-based project and of course the use of sitemaps. Learning about community-based projects gave me the opportunity to promote my hometown. To know more about it and to learn about the opinions of locals. This gave me a better understanding of where I came from.   retrieved from: link      Through the whole quarter, went by fast. The community quarantine was raised into MECQ thus causing people to go out with limitations again. Since I’m still not at the right age, I am totally prohibited to go out. This caused me to be stuck at home for 2 months and sort of caused me to become depressed. I kept thinking of things that I could have done if only the pandemic wasn’t here or if do my friends misses me just as much as I do. Me going through a phase also caused me to neglect my school work. It was stuck there on my table for ...

retrieved from: link      In just a span of a year and a half, COVID-19 cases grew into numbers that are scary to imagine. Countless death has been recorded. People continue to suffer. The question is, is there no cure still even up to this point?  retrieved from: link      Scientists all over the world constantly did researchers and experiments to find a potential cure for the disease. As of now, there is still nothing that can actually cure the disease, but vaccines came into the picture thanks to the efforts of our scientists. However, as it is said, it cannot cure the disease totally. Can we guarantee its safety?   retrieved from: link      There are three types of COVID-19 vaccines. The mRNA vaccines, protein subunit vaccines, and vector vaccines.  retrieved from: link      The mRNA vaccines contain material from the virus that causes COVID-19 which gives our cells instructions for how to make a harmless pro...