Ang lahat ng bagay sa mundo ay mayroong katapusan. Kasali na rito ang ating buhay na galing sa Diyos. Kahit anong yaman o tagumpay ang makakamit ng isang tao, hindi niya ito maidadala sa kabilang buhay. Samakatuwid, ang mga kabutihang nagawa niya ay palaging mananatili sa ating mga puso.
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Journalism seems to be a very hard and dangerous job especially in a place where journalist killing is an ordinary scenario. This sad reality poses one question: When will this killing stop?
Many unsolved cases of local journalists being murdered over the past have kept the Philippines in third place among the countries listed as the most dangerous in the world for journalists. According to infoplease.com, Iraq is the most dangerous country with 166 journalist deaths followed by Syria with 79.
(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
(I made this article for The Davao Wave in the year 2013 so some information might be outdated.)
“An empty stomach knows no law”. This may be the shield for every looting incident that happens whenever there is a calamity. A justification that may be used by people affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda that devastated Tacloban City and other areas last November 8.
It is a fact that not everyone is fortunate enough to go to school. But for those who have the resources, they venture on spending a lot of money.
As in the case of private schools, one has to pay the exorbitant price of “quality education”. But does that really matter?
(I made this article for The Davao Wave in the year 2013 so some information might be outdated.)
“Back off”, Hindi ‘yan totoo.”, “Liar!”
These are but a few of the many derogatory remarks that people opt to tell the truth behind great anomalies, or better known as whistle blowers, receive when they speak what they think is right.
(I made this article for The Davao Wave in the year 2013 so some information might be outdated.)
With the negative issues and controversies that befell our government these past few months, every Filipino, rich or poor, young or old, deserves the right to know the truth of the matters.
The conception of this House Bill known as Freedom of Information Bill would give the public access to government records and somehow efface the doubts of the people on our government especially on anomalies that involve money. (Source: GMA News)
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“Ang taong hindi lumilingon sa kanyang pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa kanyang patutunguhan.” , a Filipino maxim which suits a rather Filipino matter at hand.
The education sector is confronted with another issue to deal when the Comission on Higher Education (CHED) laid its plan of removing Filipino subjects in college; thus caused heated debates that continue to make social uproars.
(image by mohaganbev from deviantart.com)
Once upon a time, there was a little boy who was very interested in writing. He wasn’t that good at first but with practice, he got a whole lot better. But alas, our hero, despite his writing prowess, was too shy to enter a single writing contest!
DAY 1 (February 9,2015)
Today, I met my subject for the very first time. I saw him sitting on the benches at the basketball court. I approached him and introduced myself. At first, he was very shy and kind of hesitated. But in the end, he gave his name. My new friend was Mr. Reymon Dave G. Pantorilla. After we exchanged names, I bid him farewell.
This is it, my last year in the school in which I’ve spent four years of my life: Davao City National High School. I’ve experienced a lot of things this school year and I can truly say that it was a year that was well spent.
At the start of the school year, I said to myself “I’m gonna make this year count”. And I did. Because of the promise that I made to myself, I excelled and studied harder which resulted to better habits and grades.
Lean Raphael Alfafara 