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  Independence Day is an annual national holiday in the Philippines observed on June 12, commemorating the declaration of Philippine independence from Spain in 1898.  Challenging three centuries of Spanish colonial rule, Filipinos first declared their independence on June 12, 1898. That day, leaders of the Philippine Revolution gathered in the city of Cavite, where Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the country’s freedom from Spain.

Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family or individual, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on different days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May.  

  The Viva Vigan Festival of Arts is celebrated during the first week of the month of May. It was started in 1993 by the Save Vigan Ancestral Homes Association, Inc. (SVAHAI) to promote awareness of the value of the historic town, which was hoped to strengthen resolve to preserve and protect this heritage site.  ”Binatbatan” is the process of beating cotton pods to remove the seeds for Abel weaving. For the past sixteen years, the festival of arts has been successful in drumming up attention for Vigan’s ancestral houses. With the help of national and local agencies, as well as media, arts and non-governmental supporters, the festival has also succeeded in promoting other aspects of Vigan. Its popularity has even benefited the whole tourism industry of the northern region, bringing in tens of thousands of local and foreign tourists curious to explore and have a “northern experience.”

              Women’s health really matters for women represent the foundation of the family’s health, ensuring they have access to quality care also can lead to improved health for children and families. It’s very important than that women must always possess good health. It is through good health that lead people just like the women all around the world achieve the purpose of their lives and that is to work for the common good. Indeed, women play a vital role in attaining progress of a certain nation. They are the nation’s Human Resources because they are important part of nation’s manpower. 

      Vaccinating your children reduces their risk of being infected with COVID-19, which can help keep them from being sick.   Everyone is at risk for contracting COVID-19, and symptoms can be severe at any age. Especially considering the more contagious omicron variant, children are at risk for contracting and spreading the virus.  Vaccination not only reduces the risk of your child becoming infected, but it also slows the spread of the disease by preventing it from being passed onto others at school, like teachers, staff, and school administrators.

       The Day of Valor, officially known as Araw ng Kagitingan, is a national observance in the Philippines which commemorates the fall of Bataan to Japanese troops during World War II. It falls every April 9, although in 2009, its celebration was moved to April 6 to avoid it from coinciding with Maundy Thursday. Araw ng Kagitingan is a regular holiday in the Philippines and occurs on or around April 9. Many streets are closed and public transport routes may be redirected to give way for parades. Malls and other leisure areas remain open and most people may go to these places and use this day as a family day. 

     Lent or kwaresma in Filipino is the season wherein Filipino people recall Christ’s passion, his suffering, death and resurrection. In Eastern churches Lent begins on the Monday of the seventh week before Easter and ends on the Friday that is nine days before Easter. It is a time we set aside each year to remember the love of God that is poured out through Christ Jesus on the cross in his death.

      March of every year is declared as National Women’s Month. Anchored on this year’s theme “ We Make Change Work for Women”. The Women’s Month Celebration has since served as a venue to highlight women’s achievement and discuss continuing and emerging women’s empowerment and gender equality issues and concerns, challenges, and commitments. The celebration of National Women’s Month was a platform for tracking the progress of Magna Carta of Women.

        Kannawidan Festival is a festival in the Province of Ilocos Sur commemorating the Separation of the two Ilocos provinces in 1818. Kannawidan is variant of the ilocano word “tawid” meaning heritage or inheritance. This festival is a showcase of indigenous performances, religious rituals, as well cooking demos featuring the best Ilocano dishes. The Kannawidan Ylocos Festival encourages the younger generations to learn the indigenous songs and dances of the Province of Ilocos Sur.

    In this quarter, I learned about how can we properly use html and how can html help us to make our work more easier. I have learned a lot about html on how it works and how to use the tools and code.     I had encountered a lot of challenges of using html because I’m not familiar with the codes and on how to properly use it. I’m having a hard time the first time I used the app but with the help of the concept notes that the teacher provides for us and the internet, I had already understand on how to properly use the html.     By understanding html, I will soon be able to get a grasp on other technologies much more quickly and easily. 

     As the new year begins, we feel that we need to make changes in our life like do new things and say goodbye to our old habits, problems and difficulties.    Every New Year, we start making new plans, try something new, and new resolutions. Changing our looks, habits, and style that will suit us and for our better selves.     New Year marks a date of happiness. It is our opportunity to learn from the prior year and make positive changes on the first day of the year. 

  During this pandemic, it’s hard for us to meet and greet our friends and relatives on Christmas. Social media is a big help for us so we can greet our friend and relatives because we are being discouraged from visiting one another.     This would probably be one in contemporary history when we are encouraged to celebrate the Christmas season in its simplicity. The usual Christmas glee that we have been accustomed to is not possible this year. But our celebration of Christmas should not be dampened by Covid-19, let us spread more hope, peace, joy and love this season.  

    All children, of all ages, and in all countries, are being affected, in particular by the socio-economic impacts. Other kids needs to work for them to buy their basic needs because  their families lose their sources of income due to COVID-19 and the global economy has been plunged into a recession, more households are falling into monetary poverty.    In order to provide their child needs, parents should consider family planing so that they can provide all the basic needs of their child such as enough food and a comfortable environment. 

     A clean environment is essential for healthy leaving. Without protecting and taking care of our environment we’re putting so many lives at danger such as plant, animals, and even our selves.      We need to protect our environment because it provides us raw materials and resources that we’re using in our daily lives.   The ways on how to protect are environment are; -Volunteer for cleanups in your community. -Plant a tree. -Segregate all your waste properly. -Clean your surroundings every day. -Avoid burning waste. -Stop cutting trees. 

In this quarter, I learned about the timelines when the internet was born, the different types of network and also about the internet services tools where you can find the important services on the internet.  I learned about the internet access where there is a Local Area Network and wireless broadband access which is a type of internet worldwide. I also read and familiarized the founders and co-founders of the Internet that we are using right now.  I learned about making a blog and I’m enjoying making articles and sharing my thoughts about our country.  There is a problem that I encountered while I’m reading and doing my module like I find it hard to memorize and familiarize the dates and the names of the founders. I address these problems by taking down notes and highlighting the important ideas.  Moving on, I will teach and share my knowledge about this to my cousins and friends because I know that they will enjoy this topic as much as I do. 

    Since the beginning of 2020, we have been facing a crisis of enormous proportions. Many of young people are staying at home like the other members of their families, and the educational institutions have remained closed, online education appears to be the only alternative to ensure that the education of these students will continue.     Most of the young people in our country have been just staying at home for months without any form of formal education. The children at home are left jostling for that only device in the family.

        Greetings, I’am Azalea Fay Guira, 15 years old and a grade 10 student of Ilocos Sur National High School. I only have few friends at school because I’am introvert. I want to become a doctor someday but unfortunately, I’m afraid of blood so my second choice is to become a Cruise Ship Attendant.       My hobbies are playing board games, singing, playing badminton, and volleyball. I love dogs as a pet and I also want to have a tiger but it’s too risky and impossible. 

     I thanked you for giving your heart to our country and doing your best to lead us all. You did a lot on this country and I thanked you for that. I appreciate all the sacrifices you did for our country and I adore you for doing that.       I hope that you can do more projects and solve more problem to our country while you’re in your term. And I hope that you will continue helping people especially to those in need.       

A very big problem is being experienced not only in the Philippines but almost all the country in the world in the year 2020 till now. The Philippines became strict towards everyone’s health because the problem that we are facing is called the Corona Virus or the COVID-19. Everyone of us needs to wear a face shield and a face mask for us to prevent the virus. But wearing face mask and following the protocols is not enough to prevent the virus so the Government decided to implement the Enhance Community Quarantine (ECQ) on March 2020.  The Philippines became resilient against COVID-19 because we learn how to be strong, independent and how to help other people especially in need.