FilipiKNOWS

           From a time so long that it can no longer be remembered, we, Filipinos are tested by innumerable natural calamities such as volcanic erruptions and super typhoons and many more together with human induced disasters like wars and triumphantly, we conquered these challenges beyond the ingenuity  of the human race. Because of these, we are known to be resilient.

          in the Philippine history, many tragedic events had happened. We have this Super Typhoon Yolanda which hitted mainly in Visayas last 2013. The people who were affected by the said disaster spent their Christmas suffering from hunger, malnutriton, and depression. Some had their homes washed out by the flash flood. Many went missing and many were found dead. We also have the earthquake in Baguio City where thousands of people died. There is also this war in Marawi City which lasted for several months. The city was tore down. Many lost their homes. Some family members volunteered to be part of the country's military without even thinking if they would come back home alive. Many sacrificed their lives and joined the ISIS. The whole world hoped and prayed for it to last. Thousands of people are suffering from these tragedic happenings but they never gave up with the hope that the sun will rise again. 

           Filipinos survived. We know how to cope with these kind of happenings. We don't know how tp give up. You can see it in our smiles that despite of what happened, we are still happy that we are alive. But you can see it in our eyes how miserable we are, how obsessed we are to have a perfect life. But I guess, nothng is really perfect. We can just put in our minds that God gave us these challenges because he knows that we can overcome it. We are not hesitating to uplift the spirit of camaradery in every moment possible. We know we can do it because WE ARE RESILIENT.

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Quarter 1: Challenge Accepted!

          Technology had come a long way and it contributed a lot in the history of human beings. Communication, interaction, and such, through the use of technology, is already a part of our daily lives.

          During our first quarter, we learned about blogs. Through blogging, I realized that interaction is very important. As they say, "no man is an island". I also discovered that writing an article is fun and amazing, with the idea of it, that people will going to read your posts online and they will also be inspired to do things that are beneficial and significant to the society that they live in. I also learned that you have to express yourself because especially in a democratic country like ours, our opinion matters and we must know how to practice or execute our rights as citizens of this nation. I learned that it is also very important to acknowldege and give credits to the sources that you have based your article. You might not know, one day, someone will mail you a letter, telling you that you are already against the law, by reproducing a copyrighted work.

          There are two problems that I have encountered. First is that, I have some difficulty in composing a constructive article. I am afraid that people who read my essays would judge me because of some ungrammatical statements. Second and last is that I m not a pro in using technologies. Whenever we have works to do at home, I don't know what I am doing.

          I conquered the first challenge by simply thinking that my skills in using the English language does not define my intellect. There is nothing wrong of committing mistakes. We are all humans and we are all imperfect; it is natural for us to have mistakes. It is just that you should be open for improvements. I also worked hard in order for me to master what I am doing. You should know how to turn your weakness into your strength and let it make you better next time.

          Moving on, I will not forget what I have learned and apply these to whatever circumstances I am going to encounter in my life. I will do my best to develop myself into becoming the best version of me. 

Challenge 2: Scavenger Hunt

1.            What is the context of "embedded journalist"? When was it first used? Who created the term?

2.             _______________ is the only pope honored by Turkey a Muslim nation. His statue stands at center of a city square of ______________.

3.            Who designed the tallest building in Hong Kong?

4.            In September 11, 2001, two commercial airplanes commandeered by terrorist crashed and destroyed the World Trade Center in New York. Is this the first time that an airplane crashed into a skyscraper in New York?

5.            __________ is the tallest building in the world. It is located in ____________. The construction started in ________ and was finished_________.

6.            What is the meaning of tundra? Why is the Bush administration so interested with exploring and exploiting the tundra?

7.            Draw in a diagram form the metamorphosis of an "urban legend"

Item	Answer	URL	Search Engine	Search Technique
1.	. Embedded journalism refers to news reporters being attached to military units involved in armed conflicts. While the term could be applied to many historical interactions between journalists and military personnel, it first came to be used in the media coverage of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The United States military responded to pressure from the country's news media who were disappointed by the level of access granted during the 1991 Gulf War and the 2001 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan.	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embedded_journalism	Google.com	Pseudo-Boolean Logic
2.	Pope Benedict XV St. Espirit Cathedral, Istanbul	https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070223025104AAmd3GX&guccounter=1m ://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/statue-of-pope-benedict-xv-stands-outside-the-st-esprit-news-photo/459613066#/statue-of-pope-benedict-xv-stands-outside-the-st-esprit-cathedral-on-picture-id459613066	Yahoo.com Google.com	Boolean Logic Phrase searching
3.	Khon Pedersen Foc Associates in association with Wong and Oyang (HK) Ltd.	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Commerce_Centre	Google.com	Psuedo Boolean Logic
4.	No.	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945_Empire_State_Building_B-25_crash	Google.com	Phrase Searching
5.	Burj Khalifa United Arab Emirates January 6, 2004- september 2008 revised ion December 2  2009	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Khalifa	Google.com	Phrase Searching
6.	Tundra is a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen. The bush administrartion is intersested in exploring it because of oil.	https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=tundra+meaning&oq=tundra&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l5.3200j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060829011741AAzIqRX	Google.com	Phrase Searching

Challenge 1: Scavenger Hunt

NUGGETS	ANSWER	LOCATION	VALUE: Sources/Author/Date Published/Sponsor/Copyright	Search Engine	Search Technique
1.Sometime in 1991, a chief scientist at the NIIT, named, started an experiment hole in a wall.	Sugata Mitra	New Delhi, India	From a Business Online Daily Briefing, March 2, 2000, Edited by Paul Judge, Sugata Mitra,  http://www.greenstar.org/butterflies/Hole-in-the-Wall.htm	Google	Phrase Searching
2. What does NIIT stands for?	National Institute of Information Technology	India	https://www.acronymfinder.com/National-Institute-of-Information-Technology-(India)-(NIIT).html	Google	Phrase Searching
3. It was implemented at a slum area in New Delhi.	“The Hole in the Wall”	India	http://www.greenstar.org/butterflies/Hole-in-the-Wall.htm	Google	Boolean Logic
4. His team carved a hole in the wall that separated NIIT campuses from slum areas. Why did they carve hole in the wall?	Dr. Mitra's team carved a "hole in the wall" that separated the NIIT premises from the adjoining slum in Kalkaji, New Delhi. Through this hole, a freely accessible computer was put up for use.	Kalkaji, India	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	Google	Phrase Searching
5. What was the significant finding of the experiment?	This computer proved to be an instant hit among the slum dwellers, especially the children. With no prior experience, the children learnt to use the computer on their own. This prompted Dr. Mitra to propose the following hypothesis: The acquisition of basic computing skills by any set of children can be achieved through incidental learning provided the learners are given access to a suitable computing facility, with entertaining and motivating content and some minimal (human) guidance.	Kalkaji, India	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html	Google	Phrase Searching
6. What could be the implications of this finding to existing teaching practices especially those that are related with the use of ICT in learning?	Over the 4 year research phase (2000-2004), HiWEL has extensively studied the impact of Learning Stations on children. Hole-in-the-Wall Learning Stations were installed in diverse settings, the impact of interventions was monitored and data was continually gathered, analyzed and interpreted. Rigorous assessments were conducted to measure academic achievement, behaviour, personality profile, computer literacy and correlations with socio-economic indicators.	India	http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/findings.html	Google	Phrase Searching

State of the Nation Address 2018

SONA: A Speech to Progress

          "Leadersip is not about position or designation. It is about having impact to the people that you are leading, influencing them to do good, and being responsible enough for his duties." It has been three years when President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, was declared as the new one. Last July 22, 2018, he had his third State of the Natiom Address, talking about the projects that he had already accomplished and the ones that he wants to have or conduct for the improvement and development of our country.

          In his said speech, he stated his administration's War on Drug campaign. He said that it is far from over. He also talked about human rights. According to him, human right means giving Filipinos, especially those at society's fringes, a decent and dignified future through social and physical infastructures necessary to better their lives. He also said that corruption must stop. He also wants to strengthen international relations especially to China including Indonesia and Malaysia. He also admires migrant workers for their selflessness and courage in inducing the hardships of living away from home to provide their families. He also stated the issue about Contractualization. He also talked about the rehabilitation of the Boracay Island. He also wants to lower telecommunication rates. He also urged the senate to administer another department responsible for Disaster Management. He also mentioned about environment, health,and taxes.

          We are expecting so much from him. We can truly feel and experience the change that he was telling while he was still campaigning for his presidency. All we can do is to support him in all of his projects. We should make him feel that he is not alone in this journey towards achieving the change, the improvement of our country that we are dreaming of.

Wikang Filipino: Tulay Tungo ss Tunay na Pagbabago

          Interaksyon. Pagunawa. Pagkakaisa. Ilan lamang iyan sa mga gamit ng wika. Sa paglipas ng panahon, iba't ibang mga patunay ang umusbong; na ang wikang Filipino, ay mas makapangyarihan pa sa inaakala mo.

          "Kailangan mong mag-aral upang alam mo kung paano magsalita ng Ingles. Gamit nito, magiging matagumpay ka sa buhay." Ganiyan ang sinasabi ng mga matatanda upang maging maunlad daw ang kinabukasan ng mga kabataan. Totoo naman ito sapagkat ang Ingles ang isa sa mga pinakaginagamit na wika sa buong mundo kaya kapag pupunta ka at magtatrabaho sa ibang bansa, mas madadalian kang maki-angkop. Totoo talaga ito ngunit kung titignan natin, bakit pa natin kailangang magtrabaho sa ibang bansa kung puwede naman dito sa atin na lang. Hindi pa nga maunlad ang sarili nating bansa pero nakapagbibigay naman tayo ng ginhawa sa iba. Alam niyo ba na ang bansng Thailand ay maunlad ngunit hindi sila nakakapagsalita ng maayos sa wikang Ingles? Hindi lang Thailand, marami pang iba. Ang bansang China, na napakamayamang bansa, hindi rin sila magaling sa pagsasalita ng Ingles ngunit napakaunlad nila. Ginagamit lang nila ang kanilamg sariling wika at ngayon, nakakapagtrabaho na sila sa ibang bansa at sa katunayan, isang Chinese nga ang kilalang pinakamayaman dito sa Pilipinas.

          Kung tutularan lamang natin ang mga bansang nabanggit ay maunlad narin sana tayo ngayon. Hindi na tayo nagpapakahirap para lamang maabot ang inaasahan sa atin ng iba. Hindi rin naman natin kailangang makiayon sa kung ano ang hinahangad ng iba para sa atin dahil kaya natin tumayo sa sarili nating mga paa at patunayan na kaya natin at gagawin natin ang alam nating makakabuti satin.

          Hindi ko naman minamaliit ang wikang Ingles. Ang sa akin lang, panahon na para gamitin natin ang sariling atin. Oras na para ipagmalaki ito sapagkat ito ang sumasalamin sa atin. Ang ating sariling wika ay mula sa Kaniya at hindi dapat natin ito ikahiya. Ang lunan ng ating karunungan, ay siyang magsisilbing tulay upang maabot ang inaasam na magandang kinabukasan.

           Ito rin ang punto ng Kagawaran ng Edukasyon sa temang pinangangasiwaan nilang Buwan ng Wika na " Filipino; Wika ng Saliksik". Ito ay kumikilala sa wikang Filipino bilang midyum sa paglikha at pagpapalaganap ng pambansang karunungan at kunlaran. Layunin nito ang palaganapin ito sa iba't ibang larang ng karunungan.

           Ang wikang Filipino ay ating tangkilikin, mahalin, ipagmalaki, at gamutin sapagkat ito ay sariling atin. Sabi nga natin kanina, na ito ay ginagamit para sa komunikasyon, pagunawa at iba pa ngunit oo, totoo nga na ang wikang Filipino ay mas makapangyarihan pa sa inaakala mo.


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Healthy Living

          A healthy body, a healthy mind, and a healthy soul is the foundation of doing great things every day and our building blocks towards achieving our goals in life. That is the learning institution always celebrate the month of nutrition annually. This lets us think about and bear in mind the value of having a healthy lifestyle.

          This year’s theme for nutrition month celebration, “Ugaliing Magtanim, Sapat na Nutrisyon, Aanihin”, talks about planting of course. It encourages us to plant different kinds of vegetables and fruit in our own yards because we should avoid foods that were sprayed with inorganic fertilizers, chemicals as pesticide and so on and so forth, which farmers are using nowadays. It is also about avoiding or eating less foods with preservatives in it. Rather than eating such, we can cook snacks from the ones that we planted instead. It is far healthier than those. It pertains to planting together as a family as a form of bonding. We all know that children today are busy with their gadgets, modern technology and such, so you can invite them to plant with you in order for them also to realize practical living. According to some researchers, planting is also a good way of reducing stress so encourage them to have time to relax and enjoy life.

          The institution also laid many activities both for the students and for the teachers in order for them to develop and improve their health and their capability to do great things in the power of unity, cooperation, brain storming and team work. After all, losing is just a postponed victory. At the end of the day, all that matters are your success for doing those things and achieving the objectives of it.