On our last NSTP common module lecture, Ms. Athena Charanne Presto talked about Citizenship and Nationalism. She defined what nation and citizenship meant and constituted. The nation, which is cultural and communal, is different from the state, which is political. Nationhood has no set definition; the “nation” is neither good nor bad in essence, and …
Dalumat
Last week’s lecture was probably my favorite lecture from the series so far. The speaker, who, before the lecture, I recognized as @sosyolohija on Twitter, Athena Charanne Presto, talked about Philippine Society, Culture, & Politics. Her lecture was basically an introduction to sociology: she shared a number of readings and examples, to illustrate an analysis …
Pito
We had two lectures last Monday, October 28, so I will be writing a separate post for each. This is the second one. The second lecture was by Ms. Remedios P. Mondiguing, PhD, about Anti-Sexual Harassment Training. She talked about the myths of sexual harassment and what actually constitutes sexual harassment, the who (persons liable), …
Sistema
We had two lectures last Monday, October 28, so I will be writing a separate post for each. This is the first one. The first lecture was about environmental management by Engr. Luis Yap. He spoke about the state of the environment; the social responsibility aspect of environmental management; sustainable development tools; air, water, and …
Sagip
Last October 21, the UP Red Cross held a lecture on first aid. The lecture was divided into two parts; the first was about first aid, while the second part was about soft tissue injuries. The first part of the lecture was the longer one. The speaker (he did not introduce himself) talked about the …
Listo
This week, there was a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that happened in Mindanao. My family being there, specifically Davao City, I was naturally worried about them. I was told that people had evacuated their homes and were panicking; because of the strength of the earthquake and the fact that we live near the coastline, they were …
Integridad
Kababae/Kalalaki Kong Tao? was the title of the lecture by Ivanka Custodio last Monday, September 23, 2019. First off, she started with a game, where we wrote the similarities and differences we personally thought of between men and women. This was to illustrate a more concrete example of our personal biases on gender roles. Things …
Respeto
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” This was the quote Ms. Ivanka Custodio opened with in her lecture held last Monday, September 16, entitled, Karapatan (Sana All) Human Rights for Everyone. The lecture was about human rights, the concept, their principles, the different types of human rights, who has …
Kapwa
Last Monday, September 9, 2019, our guest speaker, Michelle Alcantara, held a lecture entitled Ikaw + Ako + Siya = Tayo: Makakapwang Paglilingkod Tungo sa Makabuluhang Pagbabago. As the title indicates, the presentation was about the self and how we relate to others — about our sense of identification with one another, described by the …