My Journey Throughout the 2nd Quarter in ICT

REFLECTION

   This 2nd quarter, I have learned a lot. From our first activity, where we did the coding using the notepad, to our last activity. I now learned about how to use the HTML tags, how to make tables, how to apply the start tag and end tag, and how to put style on my file. I learned that I can explore so many things, and I can do many things on the notepad of the computer. Using the htm extension, my works on the notepad became alive. Alive in terms that it contained pictures, tables, etc. using words only in the notepad. All of this is now my forte, or should I say, I am capable of doing all of this now. It brought me a lot of lessons that I can carry on every day.

    The challenges that I have encountered are that when I first saw what we needed to do, I was clueless because I didn't know what I should do, where, or when to start. It's because it's my first time to encounter this type of lesson and activity in my whole entire JHS year. At first I had a hard time distinguishing what should be the proper placement of the tags. In fact, I didn't even know how to properly use the start tag and end tag.

   With the help of our teacher and my classmates, I slowly learned to do it properly. They helped me to understand, one by one, especially Ma'am Evelyn, what I needed to learn and how to do the activities in the right way. Of course, as time went by, I became familiar with it until I was capable of doing every activity ma'am had given us. 

Moving on, I will continue to learn more and explore more about coding because I believe that there is always room for improvement. I know that someday, with all of this that I have learned, I can apply it to the things that are needed with coding. Also, someday I can teach the people who need my help to guide and support them in doing coding.

Laws that Protect: Building a Safer Community

 THEMATIC OUTPUT Q2

Vawc stands for violence against women and their children. The law is also known as Republic Act No. 9262, or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004. The law was enacted to protect women and children from violence and preventing further abuse. But if the law is not obeyed but violated what is the penalties a person should face? Imprisonment ranging from 1 month and 1 day to 20 years, payment of P100,000 to P300,000 in damages, and mandatory psychological counseling or psychiatric treatment. But why are we talking about this? Because we are going to connect it with the 18-day Campaign to End Violence Against Women. The sole purpose of this campaign is to In addition to addressing all types of violence against women and girls, the campaign seeks to bolster the government's commitment to upholding the human rights of women. It is annual campaign in the Philippines that takes place from November 25 to December 12.

RA 8353 or The Anti-Rape Law of 1997. The law was passed in 1997 by the Senate and the House of Representatives. This is an Act Expanding the Definition of the Crime of Rape and Reclassifying the same as Crime Against Persons. Rape violates a person's well being and not just ones virginity or purity. According to the law, any act of carnal knowledge that compromises someone's wellbeing is considered rape. This includes rapes that take place when the victim is asleep or younger than 12 years old, or when force, threats, or intimidation are used. The penalties that is being provided to the people who violated this law will face is the reclusion perpetua. 

RA 7877 or The Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995. The law was passed in 1997 by the Senate and the House of Representatives. A law that makes sexual harassment in the workplace, education, or training environment illegal. The law aims to protect people, especially students, from sexual harassment. The law contains a procedure for looking into sexual harassment accusations. Anyone who disobeys the law faces a minimum sentence of one (1) month and a maximum of six (6) months in prison, a fine of at least P10,000 and a maximum of P20,000, or both, depending on the court's judgement.

References :

Study Bachelor of Laws in the Philippines. (n.d.). HALLMARK EDUCATION CONSULTANTS INT’L. https://www.hallmarksconsultancy.com/news/bachelor-of-laws-in-the-philippines

Elpidio Quirino's Significant Journey

Mariano Quirino, a commissioned officer in the Spanish army, and Gregoria Rivera brought President Quirino into the world on November 16, 1890, in Vigan, Ilocos Sur. His parents gave him his first education. He enrolled in a private school that taught English grammar after they moved to his mother's home province. Later, he moved to Aringay Elementary School and eventually attended San Fernando, La Union, a provincial institution. They went back to Vigan in 1904. Pidiong pursued his education in the town's high school before applying to teach at the Capariaan barrio school. Because of his great determination, he continued his studies in Manila as a working student. He then worked as a property clerk in the Manila police department and sketched and illustrated for publications to meet his expenses. After getting his degree at the University of the Philippines in 1915, he served as a law clerk in the Philippine Commission. He became the secretary of the newly senate president Manuel Quezon in 1916.

In 1919, he was elected as representative in his congressional district in Ilocos Sur, thus opening his political career. Not long enough, he married Alicia Syquia on January 16, 1921. They had 3 children. Sadly, his wife and three of their children fell victims of Japanese massacre in February 1945, at the height of the Liberation Campaign in Manila. The Japanese massacred his wife and three of their children in February 1945, during the height of the Manila Liberation Campaign. Quirino was elected senator in 1925 at the relatively young age of 35. In 1931, he was elected to a second six-year term. He accompanied Manuel Quezon on the Philippine independence trip to Washington, DC, in 1934. After World War II, he served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Vice President under President Manuel Roxas. When Roxas died on April 15, 1948, Quirino succeeded to the presidency. The following year, he was elected president for a four-year term on the Liberal Party ticket, defeating the Nationalista candidate.

During his six years as president, Quirino oversaw significant postwar reconstruction, overall economic growth, and an increase in US financial assistance. He concentrated on two main objectives: complete economic mobilisation and restoring public trust in the administration. He was acclaimed as the "Father of Philippine Industrilization" because of his significant industrial achievements. He again ran for president in 1953 but got lost to Ramon Magsaysay. After his term, he retired to his new country home in Novaliches, where he died of a heart attack on February 28, 1956.

 

References:

Vice president Elpidio Quirino. (n.d.). http://www.ovp.50webs.com/bio/quirino.htm

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2024b, November 12). Elpidio Quirino | 6th Philippine President, WWII Veteran. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elpidio-Quirino

Once in 4 years: The unique date of ex-president Quirino’s death. (n.d.). Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1095198

Uniqueness and Unity Amidst Diversity

Does every race of people living in this world really valued? Indigenous groups have been in the Philippines for thousands of years already. The first indigenous groups was The Aetas and Ati or Negrito, were among the first indigenous groups in the Philippines, emerging from early waves of Malay or Proto-Malay migrants. There are some Philippine indigenous people still reside in remote regions with limited access to basic social services, limited economic, educational, and political opportunities, and limited access to basic social services.

 Only this past month we celebrated the Indigenous Peoples Month. The National Indigenous Peoples Month in the Philippines began in October in accordance with Presidential Proclamation No. 1906. But why do we celebrate it every year? It is celebrated to recognize the cultural heritage, contributions, and role of indigenous peoples in society. It is bestowed upon each Filipino citizens that whatever race each and everyone came from we should respect and look up to them because we are all just one Filipinos. 

This year also marks the 27th year of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA). It was enacted on October 29, 1997 by the House and Senate of the Philippines and was signed by former president Fidel V. Ramos. The sole purpose of this act is to recognize, protect and promote the rights of the indigenous people.  

What are the roles of the Indigenous People here in the Philippines? They preserve unique biodiversity, which depends on the understanding, innovation, and customs of local and indigenous people who coexist closely with the natural world. So, let us make them feel protected and belong because it is bestowed upon each Filipino citizen that whatever race each of us came from, we should respect and look up to them because we are all just one Filipino. 

References:

National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD) and International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (IDWIP) - Philippine State College of Aeronautics. (n.d.-b). Philippine State College of Aeronautics. https://www.philsca.edu.ph/announcement/national-indigenous-peoples-day-nipd-and-international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-peoples-idwip/

           Estabillo, F. (2024, April 25). No tribe left behind: Expanding digital access for Indigenous people in the Philippines. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tribe-left-behind-expanding-digital-access-indigenous-estabillo-jjzlc