KANNAWIDAN FESTIVAL 2020

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     Ilocos Sur is a beautiful province located in the northern part of Luzon. It is a province rich in culture that represents the ancient Spanish and Filipino heritage. The locals conceived Kannawidan festival to show and share their treasures to the whole world that highlights these cultural traditions.


     It is a celebration that lasts from the last week of January up to the first week of February. Included in the course of events is the commemoration of the foundation day of the province. On the opening day, there is usually a mass held at the St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral. It is followed by a procession of the Patron Saints of the 40 parishes and images of Jesus Christ and Virgin Mary around the city. It is the Ilocanos' way of giving thanks to the Almighty not only for the bountiful blessings but also for the rich heritage of the city, including the close family ties among the Ilocanos. This event showcases the deep-rooted religiosity of the townsfolk.


     The other reason why Kannawidan is conducted is to pay more attention to the children. It is because of the observation that many traditions, songs, dances, and other Ilocano culture are not recognized by the younger generations of the province. Instead, children are paying more attention to the modern and novelty dances they see television than the traditional ones.

CHANGE STARTS WITH OURSELVES

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        Change happens whether we like it or not and regardless of whether we do anything about it. Tomorrow will be different than today. We can resist, but that is a bit like standing in a river and trying to hold back the water.

        We can lead change and make our world a better place if we start with ourselves. Learning to become a better spouse, parent, businessperson, leader, salesperson, philanthropist, coach and volunteer will enable me to contribute more to my family, my community, and my industry. By inviting positive change into my life, by initiating change, I might be able to positively influence others.

       We must all change the way we think and act. Nothing changes if you change nothing

HAPPY FIESTA VIVA VIGAN!!!

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        The Vigan City Fiesta is held every January 25. It is celebrated during the feast day of the conversion of St. Paul the Apostle. St. Paul is Vigan City’s patron saint. Biguenos from all over the country and even abroad return to Vigan, as it is the custom of Filipinos to return to their hometown to join their family and friends in the celebration of their fiesta. They are joined by thousands of visitors from other parts of the Philippines and other countries in enjoying the cultural shows, parades and street dancing prepared by the local government with the help of the local industries and communities. There are also food fairs, arts and crafts exhibits, as well as a visiting carnival. Within the Vigan City Fiesta days, the Longganisa Festival is also celebrated.

        The city has a longganisa-themed parade and at one time attempted to set a record for having the longest longganisa ever made. The festival has become a crowd-drawer as Vigan longganisa, a native version of Mexican salami, has a distinct garlicky taste that has become a favorite of the Filipino palate. Though other manufacturers have tried to copy the Vigan longganisa taste, they have not been successful.

        Biguenos attribute this to the fact that the making of Vigan longganisa is a centuries-old tradition of the local makers and all if not most of the ingredients used in making the native sausage is sourced from Vigan. Vigan’s garlic and sugarcane vinegar are said to be more strongly flavorful. It’s a great take-home gift after partaking in a Vigan City Fiesta.

NEW YEAR, NEW CHALLENGES

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     Goodbye 2019 and hello 2020. All the events that took place into my life in the year 2012 are now just memories, whether it was good or bad, happy or sad. Every ending that I have experienced in my life was because something better was coming. If my life had never been full with endings and changes, everything that I have experienced in my life would have never happened. I am where I am now because something in my past have changed and made me this way. Something that has ended in my past has allowed me to have new opportunities and challenges in my life, and the outcomes I got were always positive.

      In my case many things have ended: relationships, friendships, and those endings had led me to the place I am now. Every single new opportunity and new challenge that I have experienced was possible because an ending had taken place in my past. In those moments when something ends, it is very difficult to see a new beginning. For instance, when a relationship ends, we normally do not see that as a new beginning or as a new opportunity, we see that as a painful ending, and the sorrow and frustration we feel in our hearts in those cases consume our spirit, making it impossible for us to see that as new beginning.

     Every ending is always a new beginning. When something ends, something new begins and a new beginning is always a new opportunity. Learning to see the end of something as an opportunity rather than a punishment would help to change our whole life experience in the moment when we begin a new chapter in our lives.

     May the year 2020 bring us fresh start, new aspirations, and inspiring successes. Walk with grace and achieve greater heights.

REFLECTION

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Memories that will never be forgotten. I tried things I never did before. I learned different things. I considered learning as my new favorite thing to do.

During my third quarter in our subject ICT, I learned how to make my own website. I learned the different parts of the Microsoft Front Page. Working in Microsoft Front Page is much easier than working on Notepad. It was very tiring and disgusting when it comes to editing web pages. But somehow, I realized that learning how to edit add hyperlinks and interactive buttons in my web pages is more fun than just adding html tags. I found the magic of microsoft frontpage by the use of interactive buttons and hyperlinks.I am very happy everytime I linked my web pages to one another. But of course, making blogs is not forgotten. We continue making our blogs. Those lessons helped me a lot in improving myself.

Studying is not all about encountering interesting things. I also encountered a lot of struggles or challenges that made me a stronger one. Too many school work is very stressing.

I address this challenges by the help of my parents, teachers, some classmates, some friends, enemies, and specially by the help of God. Without them, I don't know how weak I am right now. Without them, I don’t know if I were able to passed this challenges.

Moving on, I will do my best in order to overcome those challenges. I will consider those challenges as part of growing and improving myself to be the best and to be lifted up despite the people who's trying to put me down. I consider those people as my inspiration to fight everyday and face the world boldly.

A SAVIOUR WAS BORN

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Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ. A time for us to understand the lessons from Jesus & reflect on them. In today’s day and time, it is easy to lose sight of the true meaning of Christmas. Amidst the delicious meals, sweet drinks, lovely songs & dances, beautiful friends & family members we would come across this season, let’s try not to forget about the child, who was born on a night cold winter, whose bed was made only of hay & animal food; our lord Jesus Christ, who taught us all what real, genuine & unconditional love is. As we celebrate the birth of our saviour, let’s be kind enough to remember & show some love to those motherless babies, helpless orphans, hospital patients, prisoners, beggars & all those who are not fortunate enough to be actively involved in the celebration of the birth of our lord and saviour Jesus Christ.

And if we are to celebrate Christmas, we have to celebrate it with our loving presence instead of feasting. What great joy it would be if we come together as family and share that loving presence with each other even without the partying. What great joy there is if we also celebrate Christmas that same loving presence together with a sick or a hungry neighbor. Or what about spending Christmas with those who are abandoned by their loved ones? In the words of Mother Teresa, “Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat.”

God does not expect us to do great things this Christmas. We only need to do things with great love. Finally, this Christmas, may we contemplate God’s humility in Jesus, his divinity hidden beneath the poverty of a the Holy Infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger; the Master and Creator of the universe reduced to the helplessness of a child. Once we accept this paradox, may we discover the truth behind it and that truth is His Love. The First Noel, the Savior becomes one of us, our companion along the trying times. May we all take his hand which he stretches out to us: a hand which seeks to take nothing from us, but only to give.

EQUALITY IS NOT A PRIVILAGE, BUT A HUMAN RIGHT

        

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 Gender and development is an interdisciplinary field of research and applied study that implements a feminist approach to understanding and addressing the disparate impact that economic development and globalization have on people based upon their location, gender, class background, and other socio-political identities. A strictly economic approach to development views a country's development in quantitative terms such as job creation, inflation control, and high employment – all of which aim to improve the ‘economic wellbeing’ of a country and the subsequent quality of life for its people. In terms of economic development, quality of life is defined as access to necessary rights and resources including but not limited to quality education, medical facilities, affordable housing, clean environments, and low crime rate.

 Gender and development considers many of these same factors; however, gender and development emphasizes efforts towards understanding how multifaceted these issues are in the entangled context of culture, government, and globalization. Accounting for this need, gender and development implements ethnographic research, research that studies a specific culture or group of people by physically immersing the researcher into the environment and daily routine of those being studied, in order to comprehensively understand how development policy and practices affect the everyday life of targeted groups or areas.

Women in Development, Gender and Development, Women and Development, The Human Rights and Gender, Environment and Development paradigms have shaped the course of development literature by taking into account both women 's and men’s involvement with and in development. These five central perspectives have attempted to deconstruct gender bias in the economic, the social and the political sphere in order to show how development affects women and men in the global south. In the 1970s, WID came into use after Ester Boserup recognized that women had been excluded from economic development, resulting in them being more disadvantaged than men.

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