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Gender Discrimination: Awareness for the Society

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DoH rounds off the DOSES: total doses vaccination pace administered by: Lorin del Rosario

On the 31st of May 2021, the government released the latest vaccine data report about all of the administered vaccinations.

There have been a total of 5,180,721 total doses of vaccine administered, 1st doses are 3,974,350, and 1,206,371 are fully vaccinated as of the 2nd dose.

This compares to more than one million individuals that have been given the full security of the COVID-19 vaccine.

As of the last seven days, the average daily doses are 144,402, and the average number of active reporting vaccination sites is 1,124.

During the 13th week, it is estimated that more than a million people have already been

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vaccinated.

3 974 350 2nd Dose (fully vaccinated)

1 206 371

2nd Dose 23.3%

The number of operational vaccination sites is based on the current supply of vaccines in the country. Once additional supplies arrive, the number of...

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1st Dose

2nd Dose 1st Dose 1st Dose 76.7%

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TPC donates 530 tablets in 3 schools in Marikina by: Lance Cendaña

City Officials sign QR Code in retaliation of COVID-19 infections

by: Rouminos Salvador

The city of Marikina released a memorandum for all city officials and employees on the 3rd of May, 2021 informing them about the Marikina City Quick Response (QR) Code.

It is stated on the paper that city officials will implement the QR Code using the Stay Safe Program (SSP), in order to track those that are infected with COVID 19. This program was provided by the DILG for the LGUs.

The Pokémon Company (TPC), in collaboration with the Makati Business Club, donated 530 tablets to 3 Marikina Public Elementary schools to be used by grade 1 pupils on March 29, 2021.

The donation is aimed at improving Filipino children's access to quality education.

The SDO Marikina External Partnerships team, led by Mr.

Reinan Ignacio, with the of Mr. Gil Catuday (SDO personnel), and Mr. Eros Bulaclac (SDO personnel), went to Malanday Elementary School, Concepcion Integrated School Elementary Level, and Fortune Elementary School last Tuesday to distribute the tablets.

The following schools were presently implementing the BasaBilang project, which requires recipients to have learning devices.

DoH rounds off the vaccination pace by: Lorin del Rosario cont. ...active sites will increase, and our vaccination pace will ramp up.

Prioritized populations are A1 healthcare front liners, A2 Senior citizens, A3 - Persons with Comorbidities. The government is urging eligible populations belonging to

Following their Pokémon GO Fest 2020, TPC said that ‘this program is a part of their endeavor to support nonprofit organizations around the globe to improve the lives of children with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion.’

“We sincerely hope that these tablets for distance learning can promote equal opportunity in education for children in Marikina,” TPC added.

priority groups A1 to A3 to register, get vaccinated, and complete the required number of doses as scheduled.

The Management Information System (MIS) will handle registration for city officials and workers through the officers in Offices all throughout Marikina will receive notifications about the memorandum through the head of the offices they are working in.

The memorandum was sign-ed by Janet Obispo, the Acting City Administrator, and City Personnel Officer.

The government has been relying on these kinds of acts since the first release of the QR Code way back on August 30, 2020. By using these types of QR Codes, the government will not have to manually check every single citizen, making it easier to track the COVID 19 cases and the infected people.

The vaccinated population is also urged to continue practicing the minimum public health standards as you may still get infected with COVID19 and infect other people. photo source: thepoortraveler.net

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MariSci brings home awards in Nestle Wellness Campus of the Year Awards 2021 by: Allysa Catubag

in both Regional and National levels for Nestle Wellness Campus of the Year Awards 2021.

For the minor awards at the National level, the school received the Gold award in the Pinaka-Best in the Dancerist category and Bronze in Pinaka-Best in Module Integration. For special awards, Arvin Lark P. Santiago, a MAPEH teacher at Marikina Science High School, has won as the Top 3 Finalist in Pinaka-Best Wellness Guro of the Year.

photo source: MariSci FB Page Marikina Science High School students and staff made

the Marikeños proud yet again on the 29th of May, 2021 by taking

home various awards after qualifying as one of the contenders

The award was presented by the program of the partnership between the Department of Education and Nestle Philippines, Incorporation.

This program, reaching almost 40% of public grade school and high school students in the country, teaches the students and their parents how to live a healthy life, by choosing healthier food and drink options and physical activity all year round.

DepEd conducts the EOSY rites for K-12 learners

schools may put it on hold as reflected in the calendar of the school.

by: Carl Barredo & Ryuk Atanacio According to the End-OfSchool-Year (EOSY) program, learners from kindergarten, grade 6, grade 10, and grade 12 who met the curriculum requirements get to have an inclusive education while being safe from the health risks of Covid19.

States the program, Alternative Learning System (ALS) Elementary, Junior, and Senior High School students from the school year 2019 to 2020 who passed their requirements also get included in the

inclusive education and safety from the virus.

Kalidad ng Edukasyon, Lalong Patatagin sa Gitna ng Pandemya Strengthening the Quality of Education Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic) is the focus theme for the 2021 EOSY Rites, high-lighting the learner’s right to inclusive and quality education amid the pandemic as their health and safety are the priorities.

DepEd gave a conducted paper for the End-Of-School-Year Rites to school superiorities on May 24, 2021 Referring to DO, or DepEd Order, the 4th quarter for the school year 2020 to 2021 will end on the 10th of July 2021.

Within the week of 12th and 16th, July 2021, schools and Community Learning Centers have the caution to select the dates of this year’s EOSY Rites to be held. Private

The Department of Health, InterAgency Task Force, and the Office of the president are said to set guidelines and protocols to be followed by schools and community learning centers, in other ways, CLC’s.

Because of the EOSY program and the inclusion of the COVID- 19 virus, face-to-face ceremonies are not to be acknowledged. Additionally, CLC’s and schools can put together a short and educational program that can run for at least 2 hours.

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Students Behind the Filipino students marching down the streets with placards saying “Academic Break Now!” and “No Student Left Behind” while following safety health protocols.

A ton of trending hashtags spreading through different social media platforms as they spread awareness and their thoughts and opinions about the catastrophe that is going around. The Filipino students calling out to the officials that are seated at higher places for help in schooling during the COVID-19 crisis but no one answers as if they were loudly screaming in silence. As all students are not the same, everybody has to adapt to the new normal schooling such as online and modular learning.

During the midst of the pandemic in the Philippines, online and modular classes were pushed and promoted in different grade levels, in both public and private schools.

As this has been approved, students have been expressing dissatisfaction

Screens and Papers by: Julia Funtalva with the given fclasses and looding school works and requirements. Learners have been calling for the approval of academic freeze or cancellation of schooling during the COVID-19 fiasco.

A lot of things happened to various students for the sake of passing requirements. A 20- yearold criminology student from the province of Capiz was found dead in a motorcycle accident while she was on her way looking for a stable internet connection just to submit her finished report online to her teacher. Another 20-yearold student in Burias Island, Masbate climbed a mountain as she was also looking for a good connection to submit her school works. "I am just one of those Filipino students trying to learn despite these present adversities.

Despite the difficulties I will continue to comply and learn, regardless of how hard it is.” the learner stated. Those were just some of the current cases of Filipino students while implementing distance learning.

During this time and fiasco, enacting an academic freeze is the most essential way since gadgets such as laptops, desktops and mobile phones and materials for school are not are available to all of the students in online learning. Although printed modules are obtainable, they still have to pay courier fees to the one who delivered or pick up the printed papers from their schools and go back to submit or they would still need to have signaled to pass their works. Not every student has a stable internet connection and the Philippines is included in the countries that have the slowest internet in the world which they should also consider.

Some people even have to go to computer shops for weeks which takes a lot of money. Paying for the internet bills are also quite pricey too. All for the sake of schooling, students and families keep on finding ways even if it’s hard or not. Even if it costs a lot and some have nothing else to eat and keep thinking on how can they survive each and every day.

Other people said that it would be better to stay home

schooling since the probability of risks that the students and other people catching the virus might double. Although students may be safe inside their homes and may get a lower risk of being physically sick, as some students say, they are already mentally and emotionally ill. Problems at home, stress, pressure, anxiety and depression are some of the psychological consequences that the students are currently experiencing. As these problems happen, some young people gets to lead themselves to the point where taking their own lives feels more necessary for them and thinks that it would be more better if they were gone, in which some did and took the risk.

Every student has been facing different situations behind their screens and papers. Everyone, even teachers are facing a hard time in this crisis. Thousands of students are left behind as they have not enrolled in their schools.

Some have to babysit younger ones while studying, some have to do house chores while in class.

As far as we know that education is a big thing in our lives, but during this crisis, we should also value human lives.

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Animal Testing: The sad cruelty cases on Animals There are reports of animal cruelty everywhere. Animal experimentation is prevalent in today’s world. In which 56% of cases are for basic research, while 75,000 animals die because of just one testing company. The death of these creatures can affect us negatively. We need to stop animal cruelty for the better of our animals and for our future.

It's easy to overlook what occurs behind the shut entryways of labs and appreciate the items, prescription, and beauty care products from this exploration.

Tragically, we don't realize, because of the absence of straightforwardness and the offbase includes of the creatures utilized in labs. Indeed, even the small extent of creatures being experimented on is all that could possibly be needed to make us halt abruptly and consider the items we use every day.

They grieve in torment, experience the ill effects of outrageous disappointment, hurt with depression, and long to be free. All things considered, nothing remains at this point but to sit and stand by in dread of the following unnerving and difficult technique that will be performed on them.

The total absence of ecological surroundings and the pressure of their day-to-day environment cause a few creatures to foster fearful sorts of behavior—for example, unremittingly spinning, shaking, pulling out their own hide, and surprisingly gnawing themselves.

Subsequent to persevering through an existence

by: Lorin del Rosario

of torment and dread, practically every one of them will be slaughtered. Instances of creature tests incorporate forcing mice and rodents to breathe in poisonous chemicals and pouring toxic synthetics into bunnies' delicate eyes. Regardless of whether an item hurts a creature, it can, in any case, be advertised to buyers. On the other hand, that an item was demonstrated to be safe in creatures doesn't ensure that it will be safe to use in people Animals are not only experimented on in makeup companies but also in different research facilities for finding a cure for certain diseases.

The hurtful utilization of creatures in tests isn't just cold-blooded yet, in addition, frequently incapable.

Creatures don't get a large number of the human infections that individuals do—like significant kinds of coronary illness, numerous sorts of malignant growth, or HIV. All things considered, indications of these illnesses are falsely induced in creatures in research facilities trying to imitate human sickness.

However, such investigations deprecate the intricacy of human conditions, which are influenced by wide-going factors like genetics and profoundly established mental issues, and diverse human encounters.

It isn't unexpected to find that medicines showing 'guarantee' in .

creatures rarely work with people The time, cash, and animals' lives being wasted with an immense measure of torment. However, medicines that are effective are being discarded while harmful medicine is being used.

In spite of numerous times of considering conditions like malignancy, Alzheimer's, infection, and stroke in creatures, we don't yet have a dependable and completely powerful cure.

Animal testing is questionable and can be dangerous. Animals are different from humans: 90% of medications come up short in human preliminaries, despite the fact that they breezed through preclinical tests also counting creature tests – regardless of whether or not they work.

A medication used to treat joint pain and arthritis called Vioxx was discovered to be safe when tried in monkeys, however, has been assessed to have caused around 320,000 cardiovascular failures and strokes and 140,000

fatalities around the world.

There are other alternatives to using, rather than using animals as experimental units. Replacing animals won’t affect the progress of medicine. Nonetheless, improve the quality of it without harming animals or the economy.

The advancement of computer technology can be used to replicate one's body. Computer models from several organs and organ systems have already been created.

Cell studies show that almost everyone can be remade and grown into miniature organs that can actually work and is effective.

Accurately replicating the body’s organs and functions.

Maybe if humans didn’t experiment on animals, they wouldn’t have to live in constant fear. Protect the animals for the environmental future of generations.

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Editorial

Gender Discrimination: Awareness for the Society The Philippines is considered a developing country. However, the country still has a backward approach regarding issues about equality, particularly gender discrimination. Gender discrimination or sexism is a type of discrimination that discriminates an individual or a group based on their gender.

Sexism is experienced by women and members of the LGBTQIA+ community by treating them differently through the belief that men are superior.

The backward approach of the country is supported by its conservative stance regarding religion, abortion, gender equality, and LGBTQIA+ rights. The nation falls well short of the indicators in being classified as a developed country in terms of the human development index, which revolves around the “freedom of choice”. The current nation’s leader also doesn’t help this case since he upholds a patriarchal society that empowers the privilege of men and the rampant sexism in the country.

Gender discrimination perpetuates a lot of crimes from being the brunt of jokes, harassment, abuse, and even killing. An example of this is the spike of the number of domestic violence and other types of violence against women since the start of the pandemic and the implementation of lockdown or Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). Based on the reports, a total of 1,945 cases of domestic violence against women was recorded on the 4th of June, 2020. Most of these cases against women were done by men, particularly their husbands or partners. Research cites that being trapped or exposed more with their abusers due to ECQ caused the sudden increase of cases of violence against women.

Another example is the arrest of at least 20 people protesting about issues about

anti-terrorism law, jeepney phaseout, and mass testing at a pride rally in Manila last June 26, 2020. Police caught the protestors due to the violation of R.A. 1132, or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act, despite following the health protocols. Members of LGBTQIA+ community are also victims of gender discrimination like women. This is not the first time they suffered unfair treatment from the law as it happened before to Jennifer Laude. Jennifer is a trans woman killed by the U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal, Joseph Scott Pemberton, who was granted an absolute pardon by the president in 2020.

The above examples solidify the fact that Philippines needs law against gender discrimination that will especially protect women and members of LGBTQIA+ community.

Currently, there is the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE) Equality Bill, also known as Anti-Discrimination Bill (ADB), which aims to prevent various economic and public accommodation-related acts of discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

However, this bill has been denied and filed continuously in the congress despite the citizens’ call for its urgent certification. There is also the RA 9710: Magna Carta of Women that seeks to eliminate discrimination through the recognition, protection, fulfillment, and promotion of the rights of Filipino women, especially those belonging in the marginalized sectors of the

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society. Though it is already legislated, it’s implementation should be tightened through continuous education of its beneficiaries and its implementers and proper handling of the cases to give victims the justice they deserve.

Philippines as a conservative country heeds to the belief that men and women have certain gender stereotypes and roles to fulfill, such as how one is supposed to act, speak, and dress.

Women are expected to be submissive, passive, verbal, tactful, and gentle. They're supposed to be wearing dresses and usually stays at home, cooking and cleaning. Meanwhile, men are the ones that should be busy with work and usually seen as tough, dominant, active, and blunt.

Members of LGBTQIA+, though tolerated, are not yet fully accepted in the country.

Continuous conformation in these gender stereotypes and roles and without having to express oneself without the fear of backlash or abuse hinders not only the development of an individual but the whole country. Conformation to such outdated traps people from discovering their potential since such society dictates how one must present themselves. It also perpetuates gender discrimination which leads to harassment and even killing. Such society also frowns upon women who leads since they are expected to be submissive and not suitable as leaders. When in fact, there are women leaders who are much more effective than men leaders, especially if one looks at the response against COVID-19. Examples of these are the president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-Wen, and the prime-minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern.

Addressing the solution against gender discrimination is a long journey since it starts from one’s own internalized conception and the old-age beliefs of the society. Change must be supported by every individual and community.

Changing one’s mindset starts through education and openness to the changing world that roles aren’t set to stone. In return, the community must uphold these new values and information by advocating for the SOGIE lessons and passing laws against discrimination. There’s a saying that “it takes a village to raise a child” and just like that, it also takes a whole country to abandon its harmful beliefs and make a safe community where everyone is treated equally.

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by: CJ Barredo

Technically speaking

Toxicity of Social Medias Numerous of our society have social media to express their feelings, thoughts, enjoyment, or to talk about the events that constantly happen in their lives. Social media is usually taken over by kids or teenagers that use it for entertainment or to meet new people for friendship or even a relationship. But because of this, some apps have gotten very toxic and unstable.

Social media can be a great way to connect with friends while the pandemic has you keep-ing your distance. Some people have quit the use of social media due to its toxicity. The internet is very dangerous because of manipulators, Trauma dumpers, scammers, and haters who use their platform to comment on selfish and cruel things on people who just use the app for entertainment and enjoyment. Manipulating is to control or influence someone unfairly into doing something mean or hateful. Many manipulators on the internet use their skills to have someone lose hope or affects their mental and physical health. Manipulating can also happen in real life.

Some manipulation tactics are to control people through fear, we can have fears that are common or rare, and whenever we tell it to other people, exploiters can use it against us to do harmful things to others and even ourselves.

Manipulating usually ends with gossip about difficulties in terms of this.

by: Marielle Orbong

StandPoint Distance Learning: The Challenging New Normal of Education We are all aware that several countries in the world, including our own nation, the Philippines, are currently experiencing a pandemic due to the spread of the CoronaVirus (COVID-19). As a result, we are going through a lot of changes.

Community quarantine implementations, having age limits to go outside, social distancing, and other health protocols. Furthermore, distance learning, which has become the new standard in education. Because there are no face-to-face classes this year, so instead, DepEd suggested having distance learning, where students may only take online or modular modes.

After the Department of Education (DepEd) announced that students would continue their education in the midst of a pandemic, a wide range of reactions erupted across the country.

Some agree, while on the other hand, more citizens disagree because they are certain that they will encounter problems along the way. And, as a student, I can tell you that adapting to this new normal is not easy. "Students enroll not because they want to learn, but because they don’t want to be left behind.", they said. I'm conscious that many students are having

Firstly, we can't resist not having devices in the present, particularly considering that we have a new normal. These are among the most significant and necessary for students. However, we can’t deny the fact that not all people in our country can afford gadgets. This is particularly the case considering that they have high costs.

This was one of the first challenges the students faced. In addition, the internet is also one of the obstacles that we, as students, face. Like gadgets, the internet is not a cheap thing that you can simply acquire. There are also some occasions when there are connection issues that may disrupt your study, and could cause you to be unable to attend your class and miss lessons. Even though you can use mobile data as an alternative to the internet, it is still costly, especially when synchronous classes consume a large amount of data. Just imagine the situation of those students that have a low social standing and those who are only relying on their education by being a scholar.

Speaking of the internet, sad to say, there are some suicide cases of students because of this.

One of them is a Filipino named “Makoy”, a 21year-old third-year college student. According to the news reports, ‘it is confirmed that he committed suicide by hanging himself after he failed to submit his activities and modules on time. And as I read further, I discovered other cases that were identical to this one. Many students suffer from a lack of self-motivation, anxiety, depression, stress, panic, and other mental health problems as a result of the overwhelming number of modules and due dates. I know that having mental health problems is a serious case and not a laughing matter because they may leave a significant impact on a person’s state of mind.

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people’s weak spots. This usually includes sexuality, religion, or even family issues. Guilttripping is another tactic to using manipulation.

Guilt-tripping is to make you feel guilty about something you did in the past without knowing it was wrong. It can also happen with something you didn’t do.

Trauma dumping is to express your trauma over someone’s happiness. This situation is very common to happen in our society right now, people express their feelings more instead of listening to the other’s story who talked about it first. Getting emotional consent is a must when it comes to sharing your problems, asking for emotional consent means checking in before you emotionally dump. It doesn't have to feel forced, and it will make sure your relationships stay balanced. "Because of the pandemic and our restriction of face-to-face contact, we're,,,

/Toxicity... page 8> As the day proceeded, a few months have passed since the opening of classes for this school year. Students are more stable and used to distance learning compared to before. I feel that some of them improved their time management and can now explore through their gadgets easily. The suicide cases also dropped and mental health issues decreased. However, I believe that the public still has unanswered concerns. One frequently asked question is, "Are we certain that the students are learning from this new normal?"

I personally think that there are still disadvantages when having this distance learning. Including the possibility that some students tend to cheat on answering quizzes by just searching up the questions on google and other sites because compared to face-to-face, students are not totally being observed by their teachers in online classes. They only take a few hours of synchronous sessions and then after that, they are completely on their own and their time is in their hands. Also, as I stated above, connectivity is one of the main factors that can affect you. Meaning, when this factor is ignored, this can leave a big impact on your study.

I understand that having distance learning like online classes is the ideal option and the best way that we can do to continue the education in the midst of a pandemic. I can also say that selflearning is not a joke because it requires absolute concentration and management skills in order to fully understand the contents of each module. I do believe that it is still better and preferable to have face-to-face classes rather than this. I am hoping that the world will soon recover from this virus, so everything will return to normal, including not just the system of schooling, but also the pleasant and colorful world that we once had.

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Opinion by: Samuel Calungsod

The Seeker

Territorial Waters Dispute The Philippines is an independent country with a republic that has control over its territory.

However, its sovereign rights on its territory are being disregarded since the West Philippine Sea, one of the country’s territorial waters is being claimed by one of its neighboring countries, China.

The bullish force of China to have absolute control over the waters of the Philippines, particularly the West Philippine Sea, is powered by their desire for marine biodiversity and the natural gas underneath. Different sectors of the government of the Philippines are trying to protect the country’s territory through the use of legal matters, including international laws.

However, the country’s current leader remains inconsistent on his stand whether or not the Philippines concedes on its ownership of the said territory and keeps on pushing the “friendly” terms with China.

The conflict between the two nations started in 2016 when the Philippines is still under former President Noynoy Aquino III’s administration.

China caught the attention of the Philippines after they conducted land reclamations in Spratly’s islands and Scarborough shoal without any consent when parts of it are within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Philippines. This pushed the Philippines to seek an immediate response regarding the case of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

Fast forward to the Duterte administration, Chiara Zambrano, a news reporter together with her team, was blocked and chase by two Type22 (Houbei Class) Fast Attack Crafts, known as a missile-armed vessel. The team tried to venture into the Ayungin shoal to see where the Filipino fisherfolks moved their livelihood since there have been some reports that a large number of Chinese vessels were spotted in the former fishing grounds and also due to the construction of artificial islands. This act of intimidation occurred although they are still in the 90 nautical miles far from the mainland Palawan and within the 200 nautical miles Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Philippines. The continuous land reclamation and exploration of China had led them to be indebted to the Philippines with a total of 800

billion pesos as compensation for the huge amount of destruction they dealt with the natural resources of the Philippines since 2013. Despite the clear disregard of China to the law and rights of the Philippines, current President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and his administration still think of China as “friends”. In fact, as proof of their friendship and alliance, China had provided aid and assistance to the Philippines in both financial and hospital material needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. They donated testing kits, surgical masks, N95 masks, Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), face shields, ventilators, and COVID-19 Vaccines. In hindsight, this seems to be a benevolent act from them although one can’t also help but think if they have hidden agenda since it became one of the factors that prevent the government of the Philippines from taking action regarding the dispute between China and the Philippines. This “friendship” between the two countries is being used by the Duterte administration as a reason not to push China away from Philippine territories. This administration is trapping the Filipinos with the mindset that they owe China for helping the country, making them submit and also fearful since China might declare war if provoked.

The belief of China that Spratly’s islands, Scarborough shoal, Julian Felipe reef, Ayungin shoal, etc., originally belongs to them is based on the 9-dash line. The 9-dash line is a demarcation line that encloses the maximum extent of historical claims to the South China Sea, which includes some parts of the EEZ of different countries, including the Philippines. This gives China the right to build anything they want and

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losing a lot of clues and cues when communicating," says psychologist Meredith Fuller. Asking for emotional consent before trauma dumping is important because of the reason people are completely isolated, and emotionally stressed and jumping into the conversation and express something that is not compared to what they are going through.

Social media websites and apps have become popular hangouts for scammers. Scammers are common when it comes to shopping.

During the pandemic, online shopping has gotten very popular and shopping apps have become more efficient. Scamming got easier to do to the cause of shopping online without seeing the item being sold in real life.

Giveaways, ads, and offers are usually the common plans of a scamming artist. Reports about scams that started on social media have been increasing for years due to false ads and schemes. Some scammers use their ability to publish fake offers to ‘help' people during the pandemic.

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dispatch maritime vessels in the “South China Sea”.

Despite the 9-dash line presented by China; the Philippines still managed to win the Hague’s 2016 arbitral tribunal ruling constituted under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). This concluded that China's historicrights claim over the maritime areas inside the nine-dash line has no lawful effect if it exceeds what is entitled to under the UNCLOS. The tribunal also concluded that China had violated the Philippines' sovereign rights and caused extreme harm to the natural resources, particularly the coral reefs, and confirms the Philippines sovereign rights on its EEZ of 200 nautical miles from the shore. This further confirms that the Philippines can protect itself from the threat of other countries' malicious motives.

The Philippines is a country rich in natural resources, may it be in terms of marine biodiversity or unexplored natural gas, which makes it vulnerable to other countries’ interests.

To protect its sovereignty and independence from conquerors, the nation should start making use of its power, especially over the arbitral victory over China. The Filipino people must demand its government to protect its territories and people from tyrants by being firm in its laws amidst all intimidation and tricks. The Philippines deserves a government that stands tall against its conquerors and stands with its people. The Philippine government shouldn’t have a sit on the table that is occupied by someone who deceives its abused citizens by sick jokes and failed promises for a vote.

Hate speeches are usually a very ordinary situation on the internet or social media. People can get bullied online because of a small mistake, saying our own opinions, and our own beliefs. Online hate has a huge impact on people’s emotional and mental health. Anxiety can be involved when it comes to being hated virtually. The harm did that is caused by cyberbullying is not seen by those who agree with the person who is doing them harm. The youth of the LGBTQ+ community is twice as likely to be harassed online. Women are also likely hated on the internet just for being their own gender. Dark Humor’ is also a form of bullying due to the reason of making fun of someone who ended their existence, and about people who have diseases and illnesses that they cannot control.

To sum up, everything that has been stated above, social media is a very dangerous place to be online. Parents should look after their children when it comes to making conversations on the internet. Kids who are still minors should be careful because they're a lot of groomers and bashers who can harm their youth.

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Sci Tech

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When Technology goes overboard Technology is something not to be messed with, as people can make new devices where you least expect them.

Most people proclaim gaming and gadgets aren't healthy, well, that if you abuse it too much that is. The pros of gaming are, it can increase coordination to the eye and hands, and it can also increase awareness and strategy. While, the cons are an increase in the grade of the eye, too much on the screen, and the satisfaction of playing that makes you stay there for a long time.

Gaming is popular in this generation nowadays because technology is improving, in the far future, it may even have advanced technology going around the world.

The technology we have here is already advanced, as it has FaceID’s to detect your face and unlock a certain device, Finger Sensors, also to detect the owner of the device.

Making new technology isn’t easy obviously, it needs advanced thinking, advanced everything.

Now, what if I tell you that technology suddenly goes too far? Technology going overboard isn’t a thing but if it does, what would happen?

For some people, they would buy the latest generation of a specific device. Thus, leading to a shortage of money if a lot of devices were suddenly released on the same date.

Or too advanced technology would make people somehow confused on how to use it unless the seller explains how to use it, that would make the buyer understand the use of advanced technology. If the seller didn’t explain it, then that would make the device useless as no one really knows how to use it.

by: Jan Tagorio Technology is a wonderful thing, but abusing it might not be so wonderful anymore, it can cause an eye injury called Myopia or near-sightedness.

Try to use gadgets for information gathering and finding sources for studies or something like that, doing it for gaming can slightly increase only your skills on something you usually play, it can also help you acquire a new skill based on the game you’re playing.

Technology was made to gather information or surf the web for news about other countries, as technology was invented to make things slightly easier in our lives.

It’s a fact that technology makes our lives easier, online meetings with the staff instead of going to your workplace just to get to a meeting and nothing else, passing a late book through the internet instead of going to your workplace and doing modules in soft copy instead of hardcopy.

Why is proper hygiene important?

Some proper hygiene that we need to practice:

✓take a bath regularly ✓wash your hands (especially before eating) ✓brush your teeth (at least twice a day) ✓replace your toothbrush every 3-4 months ✓trim your nails (about once a week)

Good personal hygiene means good health.

Maintaining good personal hygiene is an effective way that we can practice to protect ourselves against diseases. It is essential to keep clean in order to avoid germs and bacteria. We must take care of our bodies, especially now that a virus is spreading. Keep in mind that our personal hygiene improves our own health as well as the lives of others around us.

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double-digit, prompting Miami's coach Erik Spoelstra to call for a time out. The Lakers aggressively playing championship defense and pouring all the efforts to win this game, and Miami barely showing a pulse and already out of offense techniques.

Because of a perfect bounce pass from Rajon Rondo; Anthony Davis got a foul and a chance for a three-point play and was able to close the first half with a 20-point lead; 54-34 In the third quarter, the Lakers are still maintaining their defense and are shooting 52% from the field and completely reigning over Miami. Adebayo knocks down a 2-point jumper and got Davis his fourth foul with 71-44 on the scoreboard.

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LA Lakers Rule in NBA Finals 2020 against Miami Heat, 106-93 on their last match by: Lance Cendana Lebron James started the first quarter with an open jumper, a dunk, and a driving lay-up giving the Lakers a three-point advantage. Miami's Duncan Robinson made a pair of three’s which tied the score to eight.

By the end of the first quarter, Miami’s guard Goran Dragić has checked in after missing the past four games because of a foot injury in Game 1. Lakers finished the first quarter with a fivepoint lead; 25-20.

In the second quarter, the Lakers are ahead by

At the start of the final quarter, the Heat got baskets from Adebayo, Herro, and a three-point play from Kelly Olynyk, which cut the Lakers lead from 36 to 21 which made coach Frank Vogel call for a time out to get his team settled.

As the final second approaches, the Lakers celebrated their victory as they were able to clinch their 17th NBA title, with a final score of 106-93 over the Miami Heat. They gathered at the half-court while hugging and crying over their triumph.

China vs. Italy match turns into upset in Women’s VNL 2019 by: Samuel Calungsod

June 6, 2019, Hong Kong - With their con-founding serves and vigorous spikes, China has turned the tables against Italy, 3-2 (18-25, 22-25, 25-23, 26-24, 15-13), in Women’s VNL 2019.

Italy was off to a great start, as they immediately followed up with consequent spikes following Egonu's powerful kill block to earn the team's first point, placing the score at eight points up early in the game.

As they moved onto the second set, China fought for dominance in a rally against Italy. However, Italy managed to end it and maintain its glory over China, concluding the set with a score of 22-25.

During the third set, China slowly but surely catches up to Italy, arising from their defeat in the previous sets. Zhu Ting of China

started unleashing her tremen-dous spikes, while Egonu of Italy surprisingly made mistakes on her powerful spikes. This put the scores unexpectedly close to each other, and eventually, China overthrew Italy from their consecutive wins with a score of 25-23.

Italy and China began trading destructive and impeccable spikes in the fourth set. This leads in a tight game until a deuce is called, wherein China takes the lead with two straight points, bringing the score to 26-24. This marked the final set as their do-or-die match.

In the fifth set, the game began to heat up as China and Italy fought for the first team to score 15 points. After trading various attacks, China is in a match point with a score of 14-13, putting Italy in a precarious position. As Italy tried to level the score, Egonu delivered a powerful spike that

regrettably landed out of bounds.

This was China's winning point, bringing the score to 3-2.

The match ended with Egonu scoring 40, the highest points of the game, which included six service aces, four blocks, and thirty attacks. Meanwhile, Zhu Ting scored the 26, highest point for China, which included a service ace, three blocks, and twenty-two attacks.

China's coach, Lang Ping, said it was a great match, even though they struggled in the first two sets in terms of passing and blocking. Fortunately, they had a better reception once the third set began. She also admitted that Italy is a strong team from which they will learn and embrace to grow. Finally, she gave thanks to the Hong Kong fans for their support

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