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A Continuous Problem of our World

Our world continues to rise in different aspects. With regards to our fast-phased changing world, different problems are also rising from everywhere, and one of which is the rise of climate change and global warming. During the recently concluded semester, we tackled in our class Planetary Networks, which discuss certain issues that is affecting our world. The topic also focuses on global warming and climate change and how it affects the whole world. Under climate change, the issue regarding El Ni ño and La Niña is also discussed. Different impacts of climate change are also discussed during this topic, and one of the threatening impacts climate change can give to our world is that it can create health dangers. Dangers like La Niña creates rising on sea levels which submerge the low level places in different parts of the worlds.   Here in our country, there are places like Malabon and Novaliches which are easily affected by water whenever there are high tides. This causes hea...

BATTLE OF DRAMA AND FANTASY: A MOVIE REVIEW ON PAN’S LABYRINTH

Rating: 4/5 SUMMARY                 The movie to our surprise was in Spanish language and we barely understand it, but good thing there’s a subtitle to help understand what the movie is all about. Pan’s Labyrinth is a mixture of drama, suspense and with a touch of fiction that focuses on the story of a family. The story started when Ofelia, the main character, and his mother was travelling along the mountainous and rocky road. Her mother is pregnant and became sick as they traveled. Ofelia found a rock along the road and picked it up when an insect followed her all throughout her journey. Ofelia and her mother are on their way to her stepdad- Captain Vidal. Ofelia is fond of imagining about realms of fairies and even asked Mercedes, Captain Vidal’s home caretaker, if she believes on fairies. One night, the insect went to Ofelia and her mother’s room and Ofelia showed a book with a picture of a fairy in ...

PARTNER COMMUNITIES ARRIVED AT UST TO SHOWCASE THEIR PRODUCTS

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            Last February 12-15, 2018, the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Simbahayan Office, along with the different colleges and faculties from our university, organized the annual Pistang Tomasino at the Quadricentennial Park with a theme of “ Kultura’t Kabuhayan ng Pamayanan, Pagyamanin at Pangalagaan.”             As the feast approaches to its 16 th year, UST Simbahayan’s partner communities showcased their organic products from Rizal, Nueva Ecija, Kalinga, Bataan, South Cotobato, Tarlac, and handmade products from the National Capital Region (NCR). From their subtle quality of linen clothes of the south, to the luscious taste of their finest and most popular products from their own region, each product was made with love. As the feast comes to an end, many students enjoyed the event and many products stood out among the buyers. For me, here are the top three (3)...