Kent Madriaga

Every year, the Church gives us six weeks to reflect on our lives to see if our beliefs and goals are in line with God's desires for us. Lent serves as a second chance, or do over, to return to God with our whole heart. Lent is an excellent opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a Christian. It is also an opportunity to repent for our sins and misgivings, as well as intensify our prayer, fasting, almsgiving, religious practice, and accepting others as brothers and sisters in our religious sect. Most Catholics associate Lent with giving up everything they love, doing good, and refraining from consuming meat on Fridays. Some people consider it a waste and despise having to make the sacrifice. But Lent is a special occasion. Between Ash Wednesday and Easter, many Christians observe a 40-day period known as Lent. The Lenten Sundays celebrate significant events in Our Lord's life, such as his Transfiguration and Triumphal Entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, which starts...

W omen are progressing in the modern world. Women's social and economic status has risen to greater levels, and they are no longer limited within the four walls of their homes. Previously, women were only concerned with caring for the home and children. However, they are now working in fields to explore their inner talents as well as to become self-sufficient and to earn money for their family. They are one of the major factors of the nation's growth, they make huge impact to the world. To remind ourselves of the contributions of women to our culture and society over time International Women's Month is celebrated. The United Nations started celebrating International Women's Day on March 8 in 1975, during International Women's Year. Two years later, in December 1977, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution declaring a United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace, to be celebrated by Member States on every day of the year in acco...

  As the third quarter comes to close, it’s an important time to reflect on the quarter and the year as a whole. This quarter I actually had some interest in what we are doing. I’ve gained a lot of knowledge in this quarter, knowledge that I can use in next quarter. The topic for this quarter was new to me and I have not learned much about HTML’s or I haven’t learned anything new from what I’ve already known. In the past two months, I have been able to learn how to describe and compare the two kinds of tags, how to define HTML, how to identify basic tags used in HTML, how to create an HTML file using the basic HTML tags, how to apply basic HTML Formatting Tags, how to apply text formatting and alignment attributes, and lastly learn how to apply the tags in HTML frames and tables. To be honest enjoyed this quarter’s topic.   It was easy but lots of works to do especially in typing and memorizing each HTML tags to be used. It was a little bit hard to understand our lesson but it...

Every year on February 14 th , people honor their love for one another by spending time together, sending flowers and sharing Valentine’s messages of love. Valentine’s Day is the day of giving joy and offering love to others. Oftentimes we tend to think that this holiday is just for romantic relationships, but that’s not completely true. This holiday gives us an opportunity to show our appreciation and admiration to our loved once. Showing love for others should never be expressed only on this holiday or one day out of a year. Everyone should know that it takes more than just one day to love a person. Love of all kind is beautiful and thus, needs to celebrate. It is very important to celebrate the day of love because it is day which teaches us how we should express our love, care and respect for anyone who is important in our life. It helps us to gain positive vibes and feel happy about our loved once. It shows us the importance of the joy or the happiness we feel when we are aroun...

  We all know that the province of Ilocos Sur is undoubtedly fascinating. Ilocos Sur is more that the cobblestone streets of Vigan. The province is known for its rich culture and history that represents the ancient Spanish and Filipino heritage. In order to promote and preserve the culture and history of the province, civic spirited Ilocanos come up with an idea which is the celebration of the Kannawidan to build cultural awareness to everyone. Kannawidan Ylocos Festival is the festival of Ilocos Sur that celebrates its being a separate province and its being a treasure chest of traditions and culture. This festival at the end of January celebrates the best of Ilcos Sur culture, from traditional dress and folk dance to tribal rituals and marching band contest. Every Ilocano looks forward to the Kannawidan Festival because it is a grand celebration and it is a time where every municipality comes together as one to thank God not only for the bountiful harvests but also to celebrate...

  Celebrating festivals here in the Philippines offer people a chance to exhibit their rich culture and pay homepage to the history and patron saints. Tourists around the world visit the Philippines to experience our country’s grand festivals that without a doubt, makes it more fun in the Philippines. Celebrating festivals is part of our Filipino culture. Each province has its own Filipino fiesta that they are very proud of. Here in Vigan City our fiesta is held every January 25 th in honor of St. Paul the Apostle, the city’s patron saint. Vigan City Fiesta is composed of arts and crafts, carnivals, street dancing etc. that represents the spirit of Vigan’s cityhood. Because of the global pandemic, this year’s celebration of Vigan Town Fiesta is very different to those years gone by. But the city government of Vigan found ways to make the celebration become possible even if it is in the new normal type of celebrating it. Most of the religious festivals at this time of year celebr...

  The past year seems to be a chaotic year. It was a tough year with hard lessons, but the struggle was not in vain. 2020 is full of sadness, heartbreaks and pains, but through this pains I’ve learn a lot of things about myself, I am grateful for that. I have gone through the darkest moments of my life this year, I am proud that I survived it all. A new year has just begun! I think this is the perfect time to make ways to build self-improvement into my daily routine and letting go of negative thoughts about myself. I want become a better version of me this year. I want to make an immediate impact on my life, I am willing to take action. First thing I need to do to make a big impact on myself is to prioritize myself more before others. I believe we should all be a bit more selfish. We should all prioritize our own needs. We should take care of ourselves before taking care of other people. Second thing I need to do is to incorporate gratitude into my daily life. Last year I am st...