ARTIST’S CORNER

WITH the rise of streaming platforms, people have since found an avenue to express themselves with the power of music and share with others to create a community where everyone can relate to the complexity of emotions or the simple things in life.

Now in her mid-20s, izzybelle, turned to Spotify to release her music, but not to jumpstart a career in the industry.

“I don’t see myself as someone who is pursuing a music career at all. It’s more of pursuing the dreams of the little girl in me who wasn’t able to do it as a kid and can only afford to do it now. So if there’s any inspiration, it’s my inner child,” she said.

She draws inspiration from her and others’ experiences. Sometimes it’s about what gives her existential crisis or mundane things. But as for developing her creativity, izzybelle studies other songs and songwriters, consuming as much art and music as possible.

“You can’t make outputs without inputs,” she said.

The singer-songwriter has two songs on Spotify, “Heirloom” and “Blinking Stars.”

“‘Heirloom’ is about passing on the gift of believing in someone else. I’ve always had difficulty believing in my own abilities and strength growing up. If not for the people I love who surround me, I wouldn’t be here, or I wouldn’t be strong and secure now. This song was made for a friend who was going through the same thing I was years ago, and I just wish that she’ll find her strength like I did, and once she does, she’s able to pass on that strength to others, too,” she said.

Meanwhile, her recent single, “Blinking Stars,” is about someone who tried to manipulate her into getting back together.

“The song is about that and how I didn’t know how to handle the situation. What I did after that is not mentioned in the song, but shoutout to those who have gone through the same thing. It’s not easy to be caught in that kind of situation,” she shared.

“I’m very proud that at this moment, our partners are at our side to help our youth… To have these digital learning modalities go into our schools is a very rare opportunity,” Baliuag South Central School Principal III Rosalie S. Santos said in the vernacular. “Because of the Knowledge Channel, visuals and thereby, learning [is] also made more appealing to the kids.”

“Thanks to AboitizPower, this project was able to reach us. The words ‘thank you’ are inadequate for our overflowing gratitude for your support in helping improve education,” she added.

By establishing these initiatives, KCFI continues to be at the forefront of helping improve education by developing educational video resource libraries and enhancing partnerships and programs for teachers and other child development stakeholders. These also help educators to save time from scanning books, editing videos, and creating presentations.

“Accessibility to learning is a common challenge across public schools in the country. We thank our partners from various industries and KCFI for helping us leverage multimedia resources and innovative tools to help improve the quality and accessibility of education,” said AboitizPower First Vice PresidentHead of Retail James Byron Yu AboitizPower and its partners continue to support public schools across the Philippines by helping improve the quality of education and the welfare of students through greater access to media and technology.

The Knowledge Channel accepts donations through BPI Acct. No. 0201-0409-14. Find out more about the organization through its website, www.knowledgechannel.org.

GILAS WOMEN FLAUNTS ‘UNBREAKABLE TEAMWORK’, ALL SET FOR ASIA CUP ACTION

THE Gilas Pilipinas Women squad is looking good as it gets ready for the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup in Sydney, Australia. “Unbreakable teamwork. Hearts full of gratitude. We salute the incredible Filipino community who came out in full force to support Gilas Women. Maraming salamat po! Thank you Australian-Filipino Community Services and Sir Charles for coordinating our Melbourne exhibition week,” said the team’s official post on its social media page. Playing as a cohesive unit, Gilas posted a lopsided win over Keilor Thunder, 93-72, and beat Casey Cavaliers, 93-48, in a pair of exhibition games against two National Basketball League 1 semi-pro clubs as part of its buildup.