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WOMEN'S EMPOWEREMENT

 International Women's Day is a worldwide event that honors women's social, economic, cultural, and political achievements. The day also serves as a call to action for achieving gender parity sooner rather than later. Globally, there is a lot of activity as people join together to celebrate women's accomplishments or to march for women's equality. It is a day when women are honored for their accomplishments regardless of national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic, or political boundaries. International Women's Day has taken on a new global significance for women in both rich and poor countries since those early years. The anniversary has become a rallying point to develop support for women's rights and involvement in political and economic arenas, thanks to the increasing international women's movement, which has been bolstered by four global United Nations women's conferences. 

    Since then, the Philippines' Women's Month Celebration has served as a platform to honor women's achievements while also addressing existing and developing women's empowerment and gender equality issues, concerns, challenges, and obligations. This year's National Women's Month celebration is different from prior years because the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing. The celebration was held online due to the government's prohibitions on face-to-face encounters and public gatherings, especially as the number of positive patients or cases continues to climb. The commemoration this year emphasizes on women's contributions to the pandemic's fight, as well as gender concerns aggravated by it.

    Strength is a subjective concept. It could be the courage to accept other people's shortcomings, face your anxieties, or just remove yourself from the things or people who limit your ability to achieve what you want and believe is right. As a result, it is in our nature to be strong. Both men and women are powerful in their own way. We can see how the Earth and human culture have changed over the centuries. Living in current times does not imply that we do not value what our forefathers and elders have gone through in their lives. Gender roles were once highly contentious, thus women's empowerment is an essential and fascinating topic that needs to be explored and safeguarded by successive generations. Gender equality is now being addressed, which is a good thing. Women have free choice and are allowed to participate in a variety of activities that will help them grow personally and professionally. Women are permitted to participate in a variety of societal activities, allowing them to play a vital role in the advancement of human life. Women are powerful in their own way. The term "women" encompasses more than just motherhood and sisterhood. Women make up a large portion of the Filipino workforce. Furthermore, the Philippine constitution permits women to run for public office and serve the Filipino people. Even in the midst of a pandemic, health-care personnel are predominantly female. Women, like men, are sacrificing their time, effort, service, spirituality, and mental health in order to assist the country return to normalcy. 

    For decades, women have been struggling for equality and empowerment. Women's empowerment is defined as boosting their self-worth, ability to accomplish, ability to make their own decisions, and ability to live a life where they can do everything they want. Although it appears that we are on the verge of achieving full equality, we still have a long way to go. Various people have different perspectives on "women as empowered." A strong woman can be a powerful politician, a loving mother, a successful businesswoman, or even a little girl with a strong feeling of self-worth. This pandemic has showed me how essential women are in society, which is reason enough to empower them. We spent most of our time on the internet due to the epidemic, which allowed us to highlight gender equality and women's empowerment. As a result, my perception of what it means to be a powerful woman has shifted. My mother, instructors, friends, and role models are all "empowered" women because they are successful, self-assured, aware, autonomous, and supportive of other women. Seeing women be empowered and recognized for their accomplishments gives me hope for my gender and inspires me to take control of my life as a young girl.

    Women's empowerment is a key step toward gender equality in general. By giving them the ability to feel secure and enhance their talents, we are directly contributing to the future of our society. Although Ladies' Month has passed, we should not forget to recognize the women in our life. Let us aspire to be well-informed and considerate citizens. We should not be ignorant of someone's rights and abilities because of their gender. Women's empowerment should be promoted, or we could just acknowledge women as valuable parts of our community. It's past time for everyone to learn more about the different gender issues that occurred or were more prominent during the health crisis. Gender equality and women's empowerment should be fostered. Let us join forces to defend women's rights all throughout the world. Let's focus on detecting and addressing power disparities, as well as allowing women more control over their lives. Don't undervalue what women can do. Women have the power to change the world. To all woman and all of the people around the world you are way stronger and beautiful as you think. You have gone through all the turbulence at time s you bring smile to everyone face especially to us. You are a gift and blessings to God don’t be a woman but be a empowered woman who promotes unity, respect and lovable one. Lastly, to all people who experienced inequality and discrimination you are loved and you are beautiful, love yourself because you are deserved to be loved.

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 3RD QUARTER:REFLECTION 

    It's hard to imagine we're approaching the end of the 2020-2021 school year as the third quarter comes to a close. Despite the fact that the school year is coming to a close, it is still exceedingly difficult and stressful because, owing to the pandemic, we are currently studying at a different phase, online or modular learning. I can't help but feel sad and anxious, despite the fact that I should be happy because, after returning from a much-needed break and passing three challenging periods, we will now enter the fourth marking period full steam ahead, but I have to remind myself that, on the other hand, I gave it my all and that's why I'm here.

    In the most recent quarter of ICT, the type of learning has evolved. We learned about community-based research in the third quarter that we had never heard of before, but it is very similar to what we are learning in Research II; the only difference is that there were only a few parts in making a community-based research rather than what we are doing in Research II; we all know that every community has its own set of differences and similarities, so learning and knowing about your own community is extremely important. Initially, we were given the responsibility of compiling a list of tourist sites, foods and delicacies, culture and traditions, language and literature, and so on. I was irritated to the point of rage. I was having trouble determining what to put on my shopping list. Despite the fact that I've lived here for 16 years, I admit that I don't know much about my neighborhood. Yes, they can call me stupid, but that doesn't bother me since I'm saying the truth. Then I realized how fortunate I was to have learnt how to design my community-based initiative. Despite the challenges I experience, such as a lack of knowledge due to my inability to travel to the region I have chosen for my research project, I believe this allows me to become more connected to and involved in my own community. This research improved my comparing abilities as well as my capacity to form conclusions about what makes our community unique.

    Given my third-quarter performance, I don't think I'll need to make much adjustments in the fourth. I'll just do my best to make it through, overcome any barriers, and finish all of the responsibilities that have been set to me. My study place needs to be organized. I've discovered how critical it is for me to stay within my comfort zone. What works best for me is setting boundaries for myself rather than pushing myself harder than the day before. I'm hopeful that my third-quarter success will carry over into the fourth, allowing me to conclude the year on a high note.

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                                   VACCINATION FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS 

Although the majority of COVID-19 vaccines are only licensed for people over the age of 18, an increasing number of vaccines are now recommended for use in children. Some countries have granted emergency use authorization for mRNA vaccines for adolescent use (aged 12-17 years). Children and teenagers have the option of being vaccinated or not. Parents frequently wonder if their child will experience any side effects from vaccinations. The majority of parents are concerned about vaccines due to potential side effects. Some parents want to be vaccinated so that their children will be immune to this disease.

                         One of the most compelling reasons for conducting vaccine research in children is to avoid severe side effects. Vaccinating children will also be critical in attaining a society-wide level of protection crowd resistance, which will minimize the spread of harmful mutations and bring the pandemic to a stop. The majority of youngsters test positive for Covid, and immunization is their best chance of being healed or having minimal health effects.

According to the WHO Prioritization Roadmap, which defines high priority-use groups based on immunization supply accessible to nations, the elderly and those with comorbidities continue to bear the greatest disease burden in terms of severe disease and mortality. The World Health Organization understands that different countries are at different stages of a pandemic, with differing levels of vaccination coverage.

                         Being vaccinated will aid in the prevention of illnesses and the spread of disease, ensuring the safety of students and staff. It protects teachers and, more importantly, students as they prepare to resume face-to-face classes. Everyone wants to be vaccinated for their own safety and to aid in the prevention of Covid. We are back to our regular routines now, and Covid, I believe, will soon be over.

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