Kate Angelie

  HALFWAY THROUGH SUCCESS  Looking back on this 2nd quarter journey, I really had a roller-coaster of emotion. Just like when we were still on the 1st quarter, but this time, I don't have much things to talk about. To be honest, there's nothing you can see here on my reflection (only some of the things that are important for me - lol.)  One of the reasons why I said this would be just a short recap is that I didn't have a lot of time to embrace this another chapter since I had a really busy schedule and I wasn't able to attend everyday class. It was really hard for me to multitask since I had my intensive journalism training/sessions and I only get to spend some time with my friends during my free time.  However, I still enjoyed things we did because of my classmates — especially my friends who helped me overcome my doubts and also helped me cope up with the things I have missed since my training days.  Even though I had a hard time doing the activities, they ma...

LIFE BEHIND AN ICONIC LEADER/HERO: THE LATE ELPIDIO QUIRINO Elpidio Quirino (born Nov. 16, 1890, Vigan, Phil.—died Feb. 29, 1956, Novaliches) was a political leader and the second president of the independent Republic of the Philippines. After obtaining a law degree from the University of the Philippines, near Manila, in 1915, Quirino practiced law until he was elected a member of the Philippine House of Representatives in 1919–25 and a senator in 1925–31. In 1934 he was a member of the Philippine independence mission to Washington, D.C., headed by Manuel Quezon, which secured the passage in Congress of the Tydings–McDuffie Act, setting the date for Philippine independence as July 4, 1946. He was also elected to the convention that drafted a constitution for the new Philippine Commonwealth. Subsequently he served as secretary of finance and secretary of the interior in the Commonwealth Government. Quirino, after World War II, Quirino served as secretary of state and vice president unde...

CELEBRATING EVERY TRIBE, EVERY LIFE  One of the roles of indigenous people in the Philippines is to conserve distinctive biodiversity, which is dependent on the knowledge, inventiveness, and traditions of indigenous and local communities that live in close contact with nature. According to the Global Environment Facility (2019), ancestral domains are home to 85% of the nation’s important biodiversity hotspots. The governance of IP communities is important for maintaining and protecting the Philippines’ surviving natural forests. However, parts of the land and forests that have become the ancestral lands of the Indigenous people are gradually being destroyed in order to build buildings, housing projects, mine, and other things since our nation strives to be a developed country. According to Cabico (2022), registered ancestral domains were in conflict with 49% of the nation’s mining operations and 87% of the forest areas that had undergone extensive logging. Projects that were consid...

SAVE THE EARTH: SAVE LIVES Climate change impacts our society in many different ways. Drought can harm food production and human health. Flooding can lead to spread of disease, death, and damage ecosystems and infrastructure. Human health issues that result from drought, flooding, and other weather conditions increase the death rate, change food availability, and limit how much a worker can get done, and ultimately the productivity of our economy. Climate change affects everyone, but the impacts are uneven across the country and around the world. Even within one community, climate change can affect one neighborhood or person more than another. Long-standing differences in income and opportunity, or socioeconomic inequalities, can make some groups more vulnerable. Communities that have less access to resources to protect themselves or cope with impacts are often the same communities that are also more exposed to hazards. But let me tell you, this problem could not only be solved by resi...

  BUILDING FOUNDATION FOR THE NEW GENERATION               According to the National Today, National Children’s Month is celebrated in November in the Philippines every year. This month-long celebration aims to give Filipino children access to a healthy environment, good education, and healthcare.  Dr. Jose Rizal, the Philippines’ national hero, once said that the youth is the future of the nation, and investing in children is key for the betterment of the next generation.  This is why this celebration is very important and valuable because having a good and strong foundation for the young people can also be a good start for their healthy growth.   We cannot deny the fact that if a child grew up in a good environment without seeing or encountering any kind of violence in its childhood, surely he/she will also become a person who knows how to respect, be kind and love other people the way he/she was loved. So, I hope that w...

THEMATIC: THINK GREEN, LIVE GREEN    I cannot remember when was the last time I saw a forest with so much GREEN trees in it, an ocean with PURE BLUE water and a park with NO WIDESPREAD WASTE around.  It saddens me how our Mother Earth is slowly turning into something terrible and different because of the irresponsible people. Isn't it ironic that we demand a beautiful place to live when in fact we already have it, but we tend to destroy it instead of taking care of it? This is the reason why we experience a lot of natural disasters because we do not know how to protect our nature.  World Environmental Day is a global platform for raising awareness and taking action on critical environmental issues. It serves as a reminder of our collective responsibility to protect and preserve the planet we call home. It is a day to unite with people around the world and take action to protect and preserve the environment for present and future generations. As we celebrate this spec...