Caileen

             Chinese New Year 2025: A Celebration of Prosperity and Culture Chinese New Year 2025 occurs on January 29, ushering in the Year of the Wood Snake. In the Philippines, the festival is celebrated nationwide, particularly in Chinese-dominated places like Binondo in Manila. Streets are filled with dragon dances, fireworks, and banquets, as families and companies usher in good luck for the coming year. Filipinos celebrate Chinese New Year because of strong historical and cultural affinities with the Chinese community. Most customs, such as handing out ang pao (red packets), consuming tikoy, and doing rituals for prosperity, coincide with Filipino beliefs about luck and family harmony. Through the years, the celebration has been a national affair, being enjoyed by individuals of all walks of life. As 2025 draws near, Filipinos will once again celebrate this festive event, merging Chi nese practices with Filipino customs. No matter if it is done ...

  during the 3rd quarter, i learned and experience new things like making CBR(community based research), creating a webpage and new codes to use. On the other hand, there are so many challenges and struggles in making CBR and encoding codes. It is really a challenging quarter because of making the CBR and we need to encode it to present the whole class. These challenges making me more strong and confident in making my own, i do listen a lot to make sure if it is correct and asking questions about it. Moving on, i will listen during the discussion to know what to do in doing the future activities like new codes to use. i am very excited to learn some new things again and gain some lessons to keep and bring it to my future.

  Vigan Then and Now: From a Historic Municipality to a Thriving City Vigan, a peaceful municipality in the Ilocos Sur province, has grown into a thriving city while retaining its rich historical heritage. Established during the Spanish colonial era, Vigan was a significant commercial center, with merchants from China, Mexico, and other regions of Southeast Asia flocking to the area. Its beautifully preserved Spanish-era homes, cobblestone roads, and mixed culture made it a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Vigan was a small but important town back then, with its strategic location along the Mestizo River that made it a hub for trade and commerce. Now, Vigan City is one of the most popular cultural tourist destinations in the Philippines. In spite of modernization, the city has been able to retain its old-world charm and is a living museum of Spanish colonial heritage. The iconic Calle Crisologo, with its ancestral houses and horse-drawn carriages (kalesas), continues to be the hub of th...