Haizel Charm

       Christmas is one of the best holiday’s that everyone looks forward to, not only Filipinos but everyone in the world. As many of us know that when you mention Christmas, you think about “Noche Buena” where families gather and eat the prepared foods on Christmas eve,  “Simbang gabi” where Filipino Catholics attend mass for nine consecutive days in anticipation for Christmas,   Ber-months where Filipinos usually celebrate Christmas at the start of September, and specially the “parol” or what is called a lantern. But when the Covid-19 Pandemic started, only some Filipinos expected a merry and joyous Christmas. Yet, Filipinos managed to move forward and smile again for the Christmas season. Amidst the pandemic that we are experiencing, Filipinos found light and you can feel the essence of Christmas again.      The start of the Covid-19 Pandemic changed how we celebrate Christmas. Unlike before where everyone can gather without w...

      The Covid-19 pandemic has affected and brought major challenges to all of us especially the children. The pandemic is exposing children to increased risk of violence including maltreatment, gender-based violence and sexual exploitation. This violence may be done by your own family and relatives and even through online. That’s why we must prevent this and do all we can to protect the children and put them to safety.        According to research conducted by Save the Children, the incidence of violence against children, mostly by parents and caregivers, has dramatically increased globally during the COVID-19 pandemic as loss of income from lockdown measures have resulted to increased negative feelings and reduced psycho-social well-being in the household. At least one in six children reported violence at home during the pandemic which is mostly in the form of physical and verbal abuse. Also, one in five parents and caregivers similarly repor...

       In this quarter of our subject Information Communication Technology (ICT), I learned about the internet. In our generation, the internet is what most and/or all of us use as a tool of information, communication, and for entertainment. And on the internet, I learned that there is this called blog where you can share your life and make it as a journal, you can also share your knowledge on a certain subject that you want to other people, and many more. I posted there our activities which I shared about myself, my insights and ideas on a certain topic, and more.      There are lessons that are sometimes hard for me to understand and activities that are very confusing and difficult to answer. I often have a really hard time with essays and stuff like that that will be posted in my blog. I sometimes can’t think of something to write on the paper and my ideas about that certain topic will just be blank. So, when there are times like this, I...

      Our environment is important, it is essential for our survival as humans. Our environment provides us what we eat, drink, and everything we have. Over the past years, the state of our environment has worsened rapidly. Example is the clean air became polluted because of the gasses from cars, factories, burning of fossil fuels, and many more which affects our health. The clean waters also became dirty and full of plastics which causes animals to die and also affects our health. And our land that used to be full of trees and greens now has very little left. Now to help and save our environment from getting worse and worse, here are some of the little things that anyone can do.      Doing the 5 R’s which are Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, and Recycle. Refuse means that you will have to refuse to have and use the things that are bad for our environment like plastics. You also have to Reduce using harmful, wasteful, and non-recyclable products. Reuse the...

     Covid-19 pandemic has affected all people all over the world. And because of this pandemic, education is also deeply affected. Since education is very important, the education system for this pandemic has a lot of challenges. Face-to-face classes hasn’t yet begun and students doesn’t gain as much knowledge in online classes, modality learning, and/or distance learning as face-to-face learning. What do students really need? Does the quality education in the Philippines during pandemic not effective to students?        Students in the country are having a hard time adjusting to the new normal learning system. Some are adopting well but some doesn’t even get to continue their studies due to unemployment for purchasing their family’s needs. Some are unfortunate enough to not be able to purchase and have the resources and gadgets for learning during pandemic. Leaders in our country are also to blame for this. If only they have planned and m...

      Philippines is one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries. It is regularly impacted by floods, earthquake, typhoons, landslides, volcanoes and droughts. But amidst all of these disasters, Filipinos are being strong and resilient and are capable of surpassing and getting over with these happenings. But why and how?                 Every Filipino smile. Whenever there’s a happy occasion to celebrate and even sad occasions or happenings, Filipino always smile. But why does Filipino smile even when something bad and traumatic is happening like disasters, crises, and this pandemic? Is there a reason why Filipinos smile so much? What do their smile hide?      Filipino are ever-happy whatever the situation. We smile when we’re happy, we smile when we’re sad, we smile when we’re angry, we just simply smile at everything. It is now part of our trait or personality as Filipinos. Yes, Filipino are resilient, w...

  Dear Mr. President,       A President is the one who leads our country. He is obligated to manage our country to be a safe and peaceful place for the people. He is responsible to protect the people. But what did you do? Did you really protect our country and the people?       At the start of when you became the president of our country, I admired you. I was amazed how you got rid of many drug lords and users in our country within just 6 months. I respected you but when I found out that the police are forced to catch as many drug lords and users and the police just caught innocent men to fulfill the mission, I was upset. Many innocent men were unfairly went to jail because of your mission, your promise to the people. And also, when the Covid-19 pandemic came, everything became clearer. I was disappointed by how you managed our country when the corona virus started to spread all over the world. You did poor in planning and protecting the peop...