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‪My last year to witnessed the UE Christmas tree lighting, YES ggraduate ako I claim it! 🙏🏻🎄 ‬ ‪🔴⚪️‬ 📸 @jorgyambao (at University of the East (UE)) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqyxcEVBSg-qZDAzqygK4fXD_UTZb1bxsJITKw0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=c0wu789cyxuf

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Mahh boyzz 😝 (at MusclePharm Fitness Gym) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoVYA0dF4q8ZNZw0O66R7k9362Z6yJ_UAj-G3U0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pdaxp6za7uh0

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My rocks and my refuge. 💖 @kraaaaaadddddd @mr_qrshaun2 @_your_ironman @grmsnts #complete (at Eton Centris, Quezon Avenue EDSA) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bng9MvlliM2cL1eVZTshXTZsrXQ7IUNUF7N8Nk0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wgkmpligg1al

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👫 #bessybeks 💖 (at Infinitea Cainta)

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Maui@20 💖 @_your_ironman @mikaelojeda @kraaaaaadddddd @maweeeeng @johnrich814 @grmsnts (at Brgy. 175,, Camarin Caloocan City)

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Capture every moment as if its your last. 📸 (at Lagonoy, Camarines Sur)

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Me, Myself, and I

Hi everyone My name is Jodette Simon 18 years old 3rd year AB Journalism student. I’m just a typical girl, I enjoy meeting new people and finding ways to deal with their perspectives in any aspect of living and to learn from them that might help me to change my beliefs and vision in life. I want to work on my own title,not something that was just passed down to me.

I’d like my own identity.

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"Life and Killer of the World"

The world is moving rapidly towards worldwide connectivity that will further change how and where people associate,gather and share information, and consume media. There are existing positive and negative trends such as revolutionizing most human interaction, affecting the health, education, politics, works, economics and entertainment.

The emergence of completely new informations have the overpowering impact in human civilization. In the statement from the video according to Tim Berrers-Lee the inventor of the World Wide Web “openness is easy but closeness is difficult” perhaps he means that the communication open truthfully as we can to others, a link that is difficult to explain those unable to understand the silent communication that takes place between two people that actually communicate.

Twitter was developed year 2006 in San Francisco and as the widening web service for the people is one of the most trend medium. Year 2009 in Iran when mouth after mouth presidential election many Iranians gathering in the center of Tehran for a peaceful pro-moussari rally, the twitter was also used by the protesters in just 18 days over 2 million tweets have been posted to tell the world what is happening. The web is shaking up the world’s politics because it can capture information from people of eyewitnesses and transmit globally in real time. It is mediated, inactive, and immobile.

Internet is an open platform in democratic opportunity to people express themselves and to get information. We seen how tremendous power to individual and provide purpose and cohesion to desperate groups but their freedom is the unshakable authority of the state so what develop is an arms raise between the citizens and the state.

It will also leave a negative effect specially when communication system with no sensual control is unbreakable and powerful even in the right or wrong hand it takes a massive significant in battlers against the authority and anonymous users can perform the role of investigative journalist by publishing hard information and protecting their primary sources.

Undeniable that the internet has become a fully integrated part of our society and the world touching many aspects of our business, political,environment and even personal lives where we can be able not only quickly access information from sources all over the world but also transfer information quickly and easily and it gives life to all of us, but it can be also a killer because of the abusive power using in illegal or inappropriate way that can be destroyed a person’s way of living, professional activities and become the greatest enemy of the state.

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“Top 10 news makers of 2017”

As 2017 comes to an end, here are the names of the headliners which made it to the top 10 newsmakers in the Philippines this year.

ASEAN SUMMIT 2017

Leaders from twenty (20) countries from the ASEAN Member States, Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea (ROK), Russia, United States (US), Canada, European Union (EU), and the United Nations Secretary General will gather in Manila for the 31tst ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, which will be held on 10-14 November 2017. This will be the second of the two ASEAN Summits that the Philippines is hosting this year. Under the theme “Partnering for Change, Engaging the World,” President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will chair the plenary of the 31st ASEAN Summit, where ASEAN Leaders will discuss the implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the way forward and the appointment of the new Secretary-General of ASEAN. They will also exchange views on pressing regional and international issues.

Isabelle Duterte pre-Debut shoot in Malacañang

Isabelle Duterte, daughter of Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte with his ex-wife Lovelie Sangkola Sumera, and the granddaughter of President Duterte brought professional stylists, makeup artists, and photographers for her pictorial session, in preparation for her “debut. The photo shoot, which included the use of the presidential seal, sparked outrage among netizens who criticized it as inappropriate use of Malacañang and as a contradiction to the President’s projected image of being a man with a simple lifestyle. Netizens also described Isabelle’s pre-debut shoot as “Imeldific” and likened her red gown as a symbolism to the bloody drug war.The shoot also gave birth to a Facebook page called “Malacañang Events and Catering Services” after Isabelle said she requested to have a photoshoot at the Malacañan Palace. She claimed anyone could also book the Palace, the country’s seat of power, for a shoot and tour for free.

Under Aquino Administration Dengvaxia issue 

Former President Benigno Aquino III answered pointblank the ��unasked” questions over the supposed haste in the release of the P3.5-billion budget for Dengvaxia vaccines first implemented during his time. Aquino volunteered to respond to Senator Richard Gordon’s question during the hearing of the Senate blue ribbon committee as how a special allotment release order (Saro) for the purchase of the vaccine was made immediately available after the vaccine got the approval of the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA).

Jeepney modernization Program

LTFRB’s Resolution No. 2013-10 states that public vehicles beyond the 15-year-old or older will be demilitarize as part of the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) restoring of the public transport system with environment and friendly jeepneys that have safety features. Perhaps it won’t be for many drivers and operators today. But still, the Modernization Program is already set in motion The modern jeepney should also be equipped with safety features, such as a speed limiter, closed-circuit television camera (CCTV), GPS, and dashboard camera. It will also be outfitted with an automated fare collection system to make it compatible with the current payment system being implemented in Metro Manila’s 3 train lines. Some of the original vehicles have a 22-passenger seating capacity. Current jeeps can seat around 20 to 22 passengers, excluding the driver.

Esther Margaux ”Mocha“ Justiniano Uson

Entertainer-turned-blogger Mocha Uson was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as assistant secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO).She graduated the course of Medical Technology in University of Santo Tomas. Another thing , she is the number one supporter of President Duterte the reason behind whom she believes that the administration would end criminality in the country  Uson has been widely criticized for propagating fake news and has been called by netizens “the Queen of Fake News.”

Uber Crisis

Uber is a technology platform. Our smartphone apps connect driver-partners and riders. In cities where Uber operates, use your rider app to request a ride. it was completely works in the philippines but right after the patronizing in the country,  it was suspended the accreditation and operation of Uber [UBER.UL] for one month, in a decision that followed a government crackdown on unregistered drivers offering app-based ride-hailing services. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) did not give a reason for its decision, which came amid regulatory disputes with Uber and rival Grab that have prompted investigations by both chambers of Philippine Congress.

Kian Loyd delos Santos death

Kian Loyd delos Santos, a Grade 11 student, died in an anti-drug operation in Caloocan City on August 16. Police said he was a drug courier. He was among the 82 casualties of a series of “One-time, big-time” anti-drug operations in Metro Manila and nearby province of Bulacan from August 15-18. The killing of 17-year-old boy in a police operation has sparked public outrage and cast doubt on the government’s war on drugs. Did this teenager really threaten the policemen when in the result shows that the police officer were already in control and have rather arrested him instead of killing him.

Iskolar ng Bayan;  Carl Angelo Arnaiz Killing

A 19-year-old former University of the Philippines student Carl Angelo Arnaiz who went missing and was found dead appears to be similar to the case of 17-year-old Grade 11 student Kian Loyd delos Santos. On August 17, Carl Angelo Arnaiz left his home to buy snacks near their house in Cainta, Rizal. He went missing for 10 days and his body was found at a morgue in Caloocan City. The police report, dated August 30, claimed that the teenager was found with two packs of marijuana in his pocket and three packs of suspected shabu in his backpack. During his first semester in UP Diliman, Arnaiz was diagnosed with clinical depression. He, later on, dropped out of college and underwent treatment for depression. Arnaiz was a valedictorian during his elementary days and graduated from Makati Science High School before entering UP.

September 21 as National Day of Protest

President Duterte declared September 21 as National Day of Protest for a a “healthy exercise of democracy” and an opportunity for the government to hear the voices of the people. On the said event observes the day of protest when people from all walks of life and persuasion can freely hold marches, demonstrations, public assemblies, and all forms of mass action to express their grievances against perceived or actual excesses and/or shortcomings of the government.

Dr. Miriam Palma Defensor Santiago (15 June 1945 – 29 September 2016)

Former senator Dr. Miriam Palma Defensor-Santiago was known as the “Iron Lady of Asia” because of her courageous in fighting graft and corruption, she was also elected as a Judge of the International Criminal Court as the first Asian to be elected in the post. The Filipino politician and judge who became popular in the heart of the youth with her braveness and witticisms. She is fierce and determined inside and outside. She made politics even more colourful. She held an amazing case history of expertise in the three branches of government. The accomplished senator was ran the presidential race but lost to now president Rodrigo Duterte. The country was left in shock in September, when former senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago was diagnosed into a stage IV lung cancer. She passed away just weeks after she was brought to the hospital after suffering complications. We have lost a brilliant mind and strong woman who can fight for the betterment for our country but her legacy will always be miss and keep to the mind of people and to the land which she served wholeheartedly.

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TAX REFORM: WORTHY OR WORTHLESS?

“HOW will the tax reform affect Filipinos?” this could be the question running into our minds as  we dance our way to 2018 after President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law last December 19 the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion package along with the P3.767 trillion 2018 annual budget.

      To clearly define, TRAIN/Republic Act 10963 law exempts from paying taxes the first P250, 000 annual taxable income, meaning those earning P21, 000 a month would no longer need to pay income taxes. It also raises the tax exemption for 13th month pay and other bonuses to P90, 000. However, to compensate for loss of revenue from income taxes, Filipinos will need to pay excise tax on sweetened beverages, and higher excise taxes on petroleum, automobile, tobacco, mining, and coal even the basic commodities will surely rise. TRAIN have the big impact not just only for capitalists and wage earners but also to the less privileged consumers.

    On the other hand, TRAIN, for the non- taxpayers will benefit from the reform by way of more job opportunities, better infrastructure that will lower the transport and distribution costs of goods, and improved services. Non- taxpayers will benefit because of higher spending for education, health care, and other forms of human capital development that would help set the foundation to lift themselves out of the poverty trap. The question is, is this benefits granting to the non- taxpayers will run for good or it might be only feel in a short period of time? Let us see what President Duterte and his administration would do to stop the huge poverty in the country.

  As the year entered with the NEW TAX REORM we will observe how this reform will arrange the promised benefits to the public, especially, the poorest of the poor. We will keep an eye on whether it will give more benefits to the tax payers or the other way around.

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"Filipinos are not ready for the new tax system"

2 out of 10 Filipinos Workers knows about the new implemented tax system, Train Law or Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion. In which the government adjusted to lower the income tax rate but put an a higher rate in Tobacco, Sweetened Beverages, Fuel, etc. This is to finance the Build, Build, Build program of President Duterte. As far as the facts can tell, Filipinos are not literate about the new tax system. The government neglected to fully informed the Filipinos. Here are the ideas of Filipinos.

An accountant said that “For me unang una agree ako, hmmm in general ang purpose naman ng Train Law is to address yung mga, kasi actually may deficiency talaga yung tax system natin before, specially yung income tax. So I think for the income tax it’s okay kasi it addresses, karamihan kasi sa mga Filipinos they are middle income employee so actually itog mga employees maganda na kasi this January naramdaman na nila yung effect ng pagbaba ng income tax rate natin,”

A Securuty guard said that “May napanood naman akong interview sa malacañang na magtataas ang excise tax sa sugar drinks tama po, dahil sa ngayon sa bansa natin marami ang bilang na may tumataas ang sugar level so kapag tumaas na yun mabuti di kasi hindi na bibili ang mga tao ng matatamis so iwas sa sakit na diabetes”

Some Filipinos thought that Train Law are for the new Transportation System.

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SHOULD YOU BE AFRAID OF MOCHA USON?

Mocha Uson, assistant secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office, is awarded the Thomasian Alumni Award in Government Service by the UST Alumni Association. (Photo by Michael Angelo M. Reyes/The Varsitarian) UST’s official Student Publication

When one invokes the name “Mocha Uson,” what usually comes into mind is a sexy entertainer who is a member of a group called the Mocha Girls which she helped form. She has also appeared in several TV shows and films, often in sexy roles, and has appeared in documentaries on YouTube on her brand of “sex education.” This is the Mocha Uson many Filipinos know. It has been a great shock for the country when President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Uson as Assistant Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCCO) and handling the social media department which many have not expected to be a political and social commentator as what her role in present.

Until one day, one of the major news has been reported about her when the University of Santo Tomas Alumni Association Inc. (UST AAI) gave Mocha Uson the Thomasian Alumni Award for Government Service. This award completely brought to many people specially students, alumnus, and members of the press to express their outrage and discouragement upon the UST Alumni Association, against the award given to Uson. The photo (above) quickly became viral, earning more than 1,000 reactions, over 700 shares and nearly 500 comments in just an hour.

Why was there still a need to give such an award to someone who in the Government Service knows for spreading lies, lots of lies? Is it enough to say that she deserve the award because she reached the qualification granted to her as a Tomasian graduate and Government official?  We should not dignify her wrong acts by giving her such an award How can the general public believe in her capacity and credibility as a government official if she at the center of the disinformation campaigns? A woman we used to know as a “Queen of fake news” received the award is adding insult to an injury actually. Should you be afraid of Mocha Uson?

REFERENCE:

Orellana, A. B. (n.d.). ‘Why?’ Netizens baffled over Mocha Uson’s UST alumni award. Retrieved February 05, 2018, fromhttp://newsinfo.inquirer.net/962293/mocha-uson-ust-alumni-award-for-government-service-netizen-facebook-thomasian  

R. (n.d.). UST distances itself from Uson award, says it’s from alumni association. Retrieved February 05, 2018, from https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/194246-ust-award-alumni-association-mocha-uson

Don Kevin Hapal and Bonz Magsambol. (n.d.). Mocha Uson: Fake news victim or fake news peddler? Retrieved February 05, 2018, from https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/investigative/185560-mocha-uson-posts-news

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"Shaping the Independent Communication in Digital Age"

A documentary entitled Online Journalism inSouthEast Asia looked into similar revolutions in the countries of Singapore, Cambodia and Malaysia and tells how traditional journalists adapt to the the new medium that is the Internet, and how the younger generation rely on the Internet more and more for their news needs.

Iris Gonzales a Filipino blogger stated “The more information you have, the more democratic you can get." We live in the world where we can get information from different situation such as sociopolitical, outside and inside the country issues and we have the freedom to react in every happenings, we become more expressive online than the actual interaction. Anybody can be a journalist, A person with good intentions can help spreading truth and well beings. Each of us can unnecessary create rumours with wrong news and information to spread online.

I think we are at the stage where the Internet is established a medium of choice, for reasons such as its accessibility as well as the speed at which content is delivered. Online journalism has already started to mobilize people to take action about the content they receive.

Put this in our mind that, Online is just a method of delivery, like print or broadcast. There's no inherent quality to a piece if reportage that comes from its medium. Think of it this way, this story online, if I print it out does that change how good it is? Or if I read it over the radio? Of course not. The quality of the journalism depends on the content, not the medium.

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⭐️ city. (at Star City)

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My day will end in a few minutes but before it happen,I just want to thank God first, for this wonderful day of my life giving me another breathe and reason to live in this world.Thanking him because he give me another age to be more mature enough and live the way I wanted it to be. Thank you G you such a great 😇👆🏻. To my parents na unang bumati saken ng personal pagkagising ko pa lang kanina you know how much I love you guys. And to all my fans chareng! 😂 sa lahat ng greetings na natanggap ko via twitter, messenger, posting on my timeline and even text messages lahat na ng medium na pwede nyoko batiin 😂😂 THANK YOU SO MUCH GUYS I REALLY REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU its just a simple words you stressed pero big impact saken mga lodi! 😂😚 Syempre thank you specially sa mga JOURNALISM AND BROADCASTING PEEPS NA BUMATI SAKEN NA MAIINGAY NG VERY HARD TALAGA MARENG! 😂 and my friends from the other courses,from other schools and sa lahat ng kilala ako close,medyo close, sobrang close,plastik,nakikibati,niligwak ko na lahat na thank you hirap maging popular chareng! 😂😂 Syempre natouch ako ng very hard sa mga long post about me na diko inaasahan ang sarap lang sa feelings na tumulong ka sa iba pero hindi ka nag antay ng anong kapalit then sa isang simple message pasasalamatan ka at naappreciate yung kabutihan na naidulit mo sa kanila, ang sarap lang sa feelings thank you guys u are too many to mention 😊😂. And syempre to my one and only "MIA KHALIFA,DUKHA,MAPANGHUSGA, PRODUCTION" na ginawang memorable ang araw na toh. Thank you kay yanyan na pumunta pa talaga from cavite to mnl powerful ni mareng! 😂 sa suggestion ni gerome na kumain sa food park nila, sa kagaguhan ni ange na ewan diko na sure pagigiging hype,kay stephen na pinilit ko sumama buti na lang talaga laban si besh,kay pam and qr (baby boy 😂) na ayun nagbaklaan chareng lang! 😚😂 THANK YOU SO MUCH GUYS (budget meal bukas waji anda na😂) 😘💕 Thank you po sa inyong lahat sobrang happy ko today. New age, another life to treasure and value everything aheads on me. I'm so blessed and I am very thankful my words are not enough to express how truthfully grateful and thankful I am sa araw na ito.😊❤️

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“A Piece of Innovation”

    Nowadays, the main use given to nuclear energy is the generation of electric power. Nuclear power plants are responsible of doing this process. Almost all nuclear power plants in production are using nuclear fission since the nuclear fusion, despite being under development, is currently unfeasible.

      The operation of a nuclear power plant is identical to the operation of a thermoelectric power plant operating with coal, oil or gas, except in the way of providing heat to the water for converting this one into steam. In nuclear reactors this process of producing heat is made by the fission reactions of the fuel atoms. 

       The production of electric energy is continuous. A nuclear power plant is generating electricity for almost 90% of annual time. It reduces the price volatility of other fuels such as petrol.It's an alternative to fossil fuels, so the consumption of fuels such as coal or oil is reduced. This reduction of coal and oil consumption benefits the situation of global warming and global climate change. By reducing the consumption of fossil fuels we also improve the quality of the air affecting the disease and quality of life.

          Despite the high level of sophistication of the safety systems of nuclear power plants the human aspect has always an impact. Facing an unexpected event or managing a nuclear accident we don't have any guarantee that decisions we took are always the best. Two good examples are Chernobyl and Fukushima.

      Nuclear plants have a limited life. The investment for the construction of a nuclear plant is very high and must be recovered as soon as possible, so it raises the cost of electricity generated. In other words, the energy generated is cheap compared to the cost of fuel, but the recovery of its construction is much more expensive.

 Current nuclear reactors work by fission nuclear reactions. These chain reactions is generated in case control systems fail, generating continuous reactions causing a radioactive explosion that would be virtually impossible to contain.

  There is already one Nuclear Power Plant in the Philippines which is the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. Nuclear fuels, unlike fossil fuels, do not produce carbon dioxide that can add up to the condition of climate change but what I am most concerned about is that just like fossil fuels, nuclear fuels are non-renewable energy resources. And if there is an accident, large amounts of radioactive material could be released into the environment. In addition, nuclear waste remains radioactive and is hazardous to health for thousands of years. It must be stored safely.

There are a lot of countries that have started and already been using renewable energy. Norway, Scottland, Greensbrug, etc. are running on 100% renewable energy. I suggest if we are about to have another power plant why not a renewable energy producing power plant

  Source:

https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/pros-and-cons-of-nuclear-energy.php

https://nuclear-energy.net/how-nuclear-power-plant-work.html

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/advantages-disadvantages-nuclear-power-sultan-zafar

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“SCIENCE JOURNALISM”

       Science Journalism  conveys reporting about science to the public. The field typically involves interactions between scientists, journalists, and the public.

        In a classic sense, Science Journalism deals with results, institutions, and processes in science, technology, and medicine. It main occasions have been publications in journals, lectures at conference, and prizes (such as the Nobel Prize).

Source:

              Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC,2017.Web. 2 Oct. 2017.          <http://wwww.definitions.net/definition/sciencejournalism>      

          Wolfgang Donsbach (2008) Science Journalism. Blackwell Publishing Inc.  http://www.blackwellreference.com/public/tocnede?id=g9781405131995_yr2015_chunk_g978140513199524_ss19-1#citation