It is Difficult, But I Can!

          It was tiring. Full of packed schedule and sleepless nights doing requirements for school. It was disappointing for some things because they didn’t meet my expectations. It has been a circus ride of emotions but somehow it brought out the best in me. 

          I learned a lot about the stand of women in the society before

and how they are treated. I also had the chance to prove myself and to think logically and rationally during our debates in Araling Panlipunan. I also conquered my fear of singing in front of a crowd for our activity in Music and I got to prove to myself that I can dance but I’m not just good at it. Same through with the other subjects, I know that I had encountered a lot of difficulties along the way but it just takes time to get pass through them.

          Moving on, I will apply all the things I had learned into real life situations and to use it for my benefit and of other’s. I will study hard and be better to reach my goals. I know it is difficult but I know I can!

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Jesus is the Reason for this Season

        

  “For God so loved the world that he gave us his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him will not perish but have eternal life.”

-John 3: 16 

           Christmas is my favourite time of the year because you’ve got to spend time with your loved ones. It is the season of joy, peace, love and merry making. It is a special season to celebrate the birth of our saviour, Jesus Christ and the reason for this season!

            Since I was a kid, I am always looking forward for the Christmas season because of food, gifts and a mini family reunion. I would always watch television while waiting for the clock to strike 12 and kiss my family a merry christmas. I would receive gifts from my titos, titas, lolo and lola and eat a delicious bowl of macaroni salad. It is my ideal Christmas eve but as I grow older, I came to realise that this season is not just all about gifts and food, it is more than that. 

            The essence of Christmas for me is remembering the birth of Jesus and feeling his love for us by sacrificing himself. When we ponder on his love for us, we should also be encouraged to share or to give love to other people and to embrace world peace. We should always be available to extend our helping hands to our brothers and sisters that are in need and to give comfort to the vulnerable ones. Christmas is a season of love and many reasons to live. 

Have a Merry Christmas and always remember God’s love for us!

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STOP!

       I must say that men before have the dominance over women in almost everything and every way possible. It is a good thing that as the years passed, women finally had the courage to voice out and fight for their rights. That there should be equality between male and female, that women should not be belittled and that there would be no one who shall suffer under the hands of violence. 

WHAT IS GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT (GAD)?

          Gender and Development (GAD) – refers to the development perspective and process that is participatory and empowering, equitable, sustainable, free from violence, respectful of human rights, supportive of self-determination and actualization of human potentials. It seeks to achieve gender equality as a fundamental value that should be reflected in development choices and contends that women are active agents of development, not just passive recipients of development.

        It is also known that women are the ones who are mostly abused in a household and the creation of a law protecting and giving rights to them is a blessing. 

          Republic Act No. 9262 is known as The Anti-Violence against Women and their Children

Act of 2004. Under the RA 9262, VAW refers to "any act or a series of acts committed by any person against a woman who is his wife, former wife, or against a woman with whom the person has or had a sexual or dating relationship, or with whom he has a common child, or against her child whether legitimate or illegitimate, within or without the family abode, which result in or is likely to result in physical, sexual, psychological harm or suffering, or economic abuse including threats of such acts, battery, assault, coercion, harassment, or arbitrary deprivation of liberty." Furthermore, RA 9262 gives women and their children the right to file a protection order.

Bring out equality! End VAW Now!

References of the information gathered:

http://pitahc.gov.ph/gender-and-davelopment/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_against_women_in_the_Philippines

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