Sayonara

For my four years in junior high school, I am grateful that I chose Ilocos Sur National High School to experience the thing they called high school life. I had encountered a lot of people, each with different personalities. I have developed a lot of relationships towards my classmates and also to my teachers. In this four years, all i can share is this one thing, do not set aside your relationships. As what they say,  "No man is an island" . What's most important is that our relationship towards God. Always remember that no matter what happens to us, we should never forget that there is God who loves us and will guide us.

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ISNHS High School Day: A Day To Remember.

Every year, school celebrate their respective foundation days to commemorate the day when the school was founded or established. It is significant not only because of the number of years it has served the community where a school belongs to.


    This year 2020, Ilocos Sur National High School celebrates its 118th Foundation Day. It is usually starts in the month of March. It is two-day celebration. This is the day that all have been waiting for. Everyone was busy practicing and preparing weeks after this said event.

 

     I hope that in the next High School Day Celebrations to have more more activities. I wish that there will be more things that require involvement of students. Though this is my last time to experience it, this event will be cherish in my heart for my all life.

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Kannawidan to Preserve our Culture

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. To show and share their treasures to the whole world, the locals conceived a festival that highlights these cultural traditions and they called it the “Kannadiwan Festival”

  

As Ilocos Sur has 32 municipalities and 2 cities, it is very important to have this Kannawidan Festival to show the younger generation our beautiful culture. Preserve our culture for this shows who we Ilocanos are.

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Only Dream

 “Be a very determined and passionate dreamer. Dream big, bigger than the stars. And when you have set an aim, go for it. Catch it like it meant the most to you,”


    However, my only dream is that to be someone that my love ones can depend on. Being successful is important in life but always remember that you cannot achieve anything without others and especially God.

Kannawidan Foundation of Ilocanos

         Fifteen years ago, a noble idea developed in the minds of a group of civic spirited Ilocanos who wanted to promotecultural awareness and preserve the rich historical and cultural heritage of Ilocos Norte. They wanted to rekindle in the youth and future generations the pride of their heritage. The magnificent idea developed and is now a living reality, KANNAWIDAN, the Iloko Foundation of Arts and Culture.
          Ilocos Sur has a rich heritage and unique culture that are to be preserved for the next generations because it is observed that many of these traditions, songs, dances and other Ilocano culture are not familiar to the younger generations already. Children of today are paying more attention to the modern and novelty dances they seen on the television than the traditional ones. There is also a need to evaluate the different products of the different municipalities and the agricultural products and livestock of the farmers and fisher folks. Because of this, the provincial government of Ilocos Sur conceived a festival that will highlight these culture and traditions and attract local and foreign tourists as well. They call it the KANNAWIDAN Ylocos Festival, it is also a time to commemorate the anniversary of Ilocos Sur as a province since it was separated on February 3, 1818.   
           Kannawidan is a variant of the Ilocano word "tawid" meaning heritage or inheritance. Kannawidan has its beginnings in 1992 when Guia Monroy Valenciano, then vice-president of PCI Bank, began sounding out to friends about establishing a museum. Her son Al, an artist, and the late Perlita Alviar-Foz, who once served as a curator of the Ayala Museumin Vigan, encouraged her. The idea caught on fast. Among the instant converts were: Ogie Balmaceda Alviar and Alice Raval Ventura, the wife of then city mayor Cesar Ventura. Together with Guia and Al, they called on Francis Ablan, then Caltex Phils. President.
           Since then, more members have joined the group. The number grew to include professionals, businessmen, civic leaders, government officials, housewives and retired executives and public servants whose roots are in Ilocos Norte and are committed to preserve their rich heritage.
               Its vision is: An esteemed and respected cultural foundation of Ilocanos who hold a deep respect for our heritage, instilling pride and sense of identity among all Ilocanos committed to ensure the conversion, preservation, and promotion of the Iloco cultural, artistic, historical and intellectual heritage.

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Change: Starts with Me

Change starts with me
We must all change the way we think and act. I am responsible for the way I think and act. It would be tomfoolery to place the responsibility of my transformation in character, in the hands of another. Maturity starts when we own our mistakes and take the necessary action of correcting them.

Change however does not occur in isolation. One person’s transformation is sustained by another’s. We are fully interdependent and we need each other.

The hypocrisy of the “change” we are asked to embrace in this country is that it is one-sided. The same people who voted for change are being asked to do so. Which other change do we have left, except to vote out this present government? Inasmuch as we are encouraged to embrace values that are convenient for all, the ball isn’t totally in our court. There is a limit to what the common man can achieve on his own without the instrumentality of government. When you ask me to change, by putting my car in order before travelling, it behooves you to follow suit and fix the road I will travel on. When you say I should pay light bills promptly, it is also your duty to make light available promptly and consistently.
When you ask us to pay our taxes, it is your duty to see that you use the proceeds judiciously and avoid wastage. How can you live extravagantly, and treat with scorn, those who sponsor the office you occupy with their hard earn money?

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Happy Fiesta!!!

    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. Before his conversion, St. Paul was known as Saul, a zealous persecutor of Christians. After he was touched by a personal encounter with Jesus Christ on his way to Damascus, his name was changed to Paul and he endured a lot of hardships and danger to spread the word of God to far places.

     Vigan’s main church, the Metropolitan Cathedral is dedicated to St. Paul and it stands at the core of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia. The major Catholic educational institution in Vigan that stands beside the church is also dedicated to the patron, the St. Paul College of Ilocos Sur. The Vigan City Fiesta usually lasts for several days. It includes within the period the celebration of the anniversary of the cityhood of Vigan, which is commemorated every January 27.

     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.

     Participants from the different neighboring provinces in the northern region are also sent to compete in the various games and activities, particularly the street dancing competition. This participation by other municipalities makes the Vigan City Fiesta not only a local event participated in by Vigan’s officials, but a national event participated in by other local public heads and national officials. 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.

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Happy New Year!!!

              As a new year starts, another chapter in our life begins and as another chapter begins we have our resolution that we made from the experiences that we had in the past year. A resolution that would create a better version of us and create a year with better memories.

             It is true that we want to change some things in our life. However, you cannot change yourself easily. Yes we can change but it takes a process. A process and not a change in an instant. You cannot change yourself easily. It takes a process where you can also learn from yourself and get to know yourself better.

           As  we put it in action. We can start to change ourselves anytime that we want. As we talk about it, new year is not the only time that we can wish to change ourselves. What important is that we only not think about that change but on how our choice to change but always put in mind that we should always change for the better.

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Unite for Greater Heights

            We only had 5 weeks during the 3rd grading period. It is only a small period of time but all I can say is that it is stressful especially the last week before the Christmas Program. In this small period of time I realize how important Unity is.

       Speech Choir competetion, Rescue Kabataan Magpasikat and Hiphop Finals. These are the things that we have joined in just this week. A two weeks time of preparation. Seems impossible to complete all right? However what made us become successful in this three events that we have joined is that our Unity.

          I realize that when we unite we can make better and more things and we can reach greater heights. Through our unity, we managed to won on the Speech choir competion and on the Rescue Kabataan Magasikat. Though we did not win in the Hiphop finals we are still happy for we did our best to perform well. And this is my realization for the third grading period.

Love: The True Essence of Christmas

           During the time when we are still young, Gifts are the first thing that comes in our mind. We expect that we will recieve a gift from our loved ones. However, as we grow, our insight about Christmas becomes deeper.

           For me as a 15 years-old student, my insight about Christmas had already change. I realized that recieving gifts is not the real essence of it. Thus, Christmas is the time where our saviour Jesus Christ was born. The only son that God sent to this world to save as from our sinful acts. For me now, Christmas is a time to make our relationship with God stronger. Time to thank him and be reflected on the things that had happen during that time.

           Another one is that Christmas is also the best time to show our love to one another. It is not about the foods and gifts that should be present in Christmas. It is our love towards each other. No food for Christmas? That's okay as long as you have your family bind together having a good time and great memories and being a helpful person to the in needs.

           To cut it short Christmas is all about our love. Love towards God, Family, Friends and others. We should all remember that Jesus died in the cross for us. We should be thankful and spread joy in this world.

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Equality To Reality

        In a world where we seek that all of our voices will be heard. We seek for equal opportunities, rights, development, respect and acceptance. A dream that no one should be left behind and all will be on top. Can this dream will be turned into reality or this reality   will be turned in just a dream?

          As we open our eyes we cannot deny the fact that we lack everything that could make our world unite and grow further. Equality is being set aside for the beliefs that "Men is stronger than women", "A men should be the one to work for the family". Such beliefs pulls equality away from us. Because of this beliefs men abuse their strength and take the rights of children and women. However with the help of the Violence Against Women and Children Act equality is nearer in our hands for it protects women and children that are being abused and their rights are being violated.

            However this is not the only problem we are facing right now for as our world evolves different sexualities and genders appeared and the term LGBTQIA+ was born. This stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersexual, Asexual and the recently added Pansexuals. They have shaken the world and seeks for equal rights and opportunities for they are being humiliated because of the norms that we have. We have our Gender and Development that does seeks to develop each one of us by respecting and acceepting the capability of one another. It is not about what we look like but it how we show who we really are.

         With these two important things today here in our land, the VAWC and GAD shall only be turn into reality if we accept, love and respect each of us regardless of sexuality, gender and sex. Let us all turn equality to reality.