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During the beginning of PBL project, I found that my encounter with the given sectors to be intimidating and exciting. I felt this way as this was a new experience for me as i have never done anything remotely close to something that had such a meaningful and deep importance to not only the people in the Barangay but also to myself as this was a big responsibility that would soon teach me new things about myself and how to communicate better with others as i also had a few group-mates that i was not too familiar with as we weren't able to talk much these past 2 years in the online setting of Xavier. The encounter with the PBL sector also allowed me to realize about how detrimental the trash problem is not only in the Barangay but also throughout the Philippines and other parts of the world. I see myself as partially responsible for what i have seen in the community and society at large as my actions have also unknowingly affected the mindset of other people that whenever i throw trash in the wrong place it is also alright for the to do it and that triggered me to change the way i act in-front of other people to be able to inform them that what they were doing was not right. My personal beliefs, habits and practices challenged what i saw in the community that i was visiting as it made me see and realize how much better my community was despite the amount of trash that was here.

The most meaningful experience of this journey was the reflection and realization of myself and my surroundings since as a kid i never really cared about the environment and the harmful effects of littering and the reason why people recycle which is why i value how much time me and the group put into trying to help this community and make it much better for the people living there. challenges that i have faced would be catching up to deadlines as the PBL was a year long project so it kept coinciding with the other subjects which made it difficult to complete as time was a very sensitive factor in our assessments and subjects this year, communication with the Barangay was also difficult. Although a lot of challenges were faced by both me and my group in the end we were able to accomplish the task and give our best in what we are able to to present to the Barangay in order to help the people and others around the community. Now that the PBL is coming to an end, i feel happy to be able to have this experience which has taught me more than just accomplishing a task but also reflecting and understanding how my actions are able to affect others and how i can use that to be able to influence the way that other people act towards one another and to other people especially towards our environment, i would also like to thank my group for the support they have given to both me and the other members and for being able to accomplish such a n overwhelming but fun task that have taught me more than what PBL aims to target.

Along the way of completing this PBL, I learned the value of learning as i was able to further educate myself through this experience and learn from my past actions on how i can be a better person to both the community and to other people. As i have a few remaining months in Xavier i hope to carry this value to teach other people the importance on why we should help our community and why it is important to help each other and reflect on the actions of the day to be able to learn and understand how we can better improve ourselves as time passes by. These values will shape my decisions and actions in my everyday life through allowing me to make better decisions and make the right decisions which will not only help me but other people.

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The PBL sectors were something I was very new to at first, which led to some fear going upon this project, however, the thought of helping a barangay improve their environmental health was something I was willing to do, which was one of my motivations for this PBL. I felt pity when I saw the environmental status of barangay Santo Tomas, because of their environmental state and the fact that they have to live their daily lives in that kind of environment. To an extent, I am responsible for this major problem at hand, as growing up there were countless times that I would carelessly dispose of my trash, not thinking of the environment and what could happen in the future. As I grew older, I started caring more about where and how I throw my trash, which is why this project aligns well with me, I believe that my group and I can find sustainable and effective ways to help improve the environmental health of Santo Tomas, not only cleaning up the place but influencing people to be smart and responsible when it comes to their environment.

In my opinion, the most meaningful experience was talking with my groupmates about how we could possibly help the barangay, all my groupmates and I genuinely putting effort to help is what I think is the essence of this PBL project. Moving forward, this helped push me to complete my tasks as seeing my groupmates work hard as well motivated me to work. However there were some obstacles in the way, one of which was schedule, there was a point where I was drowning in schoolwork which led me to have less focus on the PBL, that was one of the biggest inconveniences and I'm happy that I was still able to push through despite it. Looking at our project right now, I would say I'm pretty happy with our output, I just wish we were able to get a response from the barangay for our google forms, but nonetheless, I am happy for my group that we did our best given the resources we had and that we were able to complete the PBL project.

After completing this PBL project, I feel like the value of community was really brought out of me, through helping the barangay I was able to connect more with my community in collectively making the world a better place, I feel like I could use this even outside of the PBL to always strive for the better for the benefit of myself and the people around me. I see myself taking this value to different levels and maybe starting projects of my own where I try to help solve major problems in our current society. This PBL project really shaped my values and character and is a good way o end my high school life, transitioning into adulthood.

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At the very beginning of the PBL project I felt very sacred and unsure about our sector. I thought that we wouldn't be enough to deliver a proper output. But despite this negative thinking our group and I still decided to pursue the sector and give it our all. I felt this way as we were still in an online set up, thus it pulled us back to be able to do more for the environmental health of Barangay Santo Tomas. However as time progresses I was able to discover new found passion for the sector. With this I was able to devote more of my time to think of solutions in order to better the environment of Santo Tomas with the help of my groupmates. I realized that it is very important and crucial that we find ways to better our environment. With this aside I also felt unsure and scared as the project would be proposed to the barangay captain of Santo Tomas, which is why my group and I had to try even harder. With this I had to change the little habits I had that contributed to the pollution in Pasig.

Looking back at the entire journey of the PBL, the most meaningful experience was finally presenting it to our respective teachers and PBL leaders. This was very meaningful for me as I was able to finally see the reactions of the teachers towards our project. With this my worries and troubles started to subside as now I know which parts of the project can be fixed and improved. With this aside our group with out a doubt faced multiple challenges along the way. Challenges such as talking to the barangay captain, meeting the deadline, meeting the required output, and even the research. However even if our group faced multiple challenged along the way I am proud to say that we have been able to overcome each and everyone. With challenges like this t has pushed each and every one of us to try and excerpt more effort into the project, thus allowing us to improve our overall output in the PBL. Now as the project is coming to an end, I feel very contented and happy with our output. As we were able to accomplish each and every problem even if it was difficult.

Along the way of accomplishing the PBL, I learned the value of being considerate and helpful to others. With the PBL it has allowed and pushed me into thinking about not only about myself but also my community. It has sharpened my mind into being more considerate about others well being and health. With this new found value I will try to practice it in my everyday life, through helping out those around me. This value will allow me to evolve as a person, and as a fellow member of the community, one that is helpful and considerate to the people around me.

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When I first encountered the given sectors I was a bit unsure on how we will be able to execute it. I felt that way because we are still doing class online so making a project that should be done in real life was a bit challenging. When we were able to finally get to know more about our chosen community, I realized that the project that we were going was going to leave a lasting impact on the community. Most especially in the community’s environmental health. I felt like I was responsible for what we were going to do, and that made me feel a bit nervous. I felt nervous not only because its a real life project but, also the project plays a big role on our grade. Whenever we are given a task I always do my best to at least pass, or if I can perfect it, then I’ll do it. Even though I have always practiced basic steps on how to take care of our environment. For me, this was a whole new thing for me. I was pushed to further my knowledge on how the current status of our environment and how we can further improve it.

Looking back at our journey, I would say that the most meaningful part of it was finally being able to present our output. It was the most meaningful for me because after a whole semester of planning, submissions that we have to comply with, we finally get to present our finished output. We definitely faced a lot of challenges along the way, like the amount of deadlines we have. While working on the PBL we also had other deadlines that was at the same time as PBL. So it was hard not just for me, but for the whole group as well to find time to accomplish the required tasks. It affected our PBL working because there were times wherein we would be cramming stuff since we had so much on our plate for the week. Now that we finished it, although there were times where I feel like we could do better, I still feel so accomplished because we were able to finish all the things asked of us. I would say that I was able to give my best, because I was able to properly contribute to our group. And be active during group meetings.

Along the way, I learned the value of patience. The PBL task was a long journey and along the way, I was wasn’t able to catch up anymore. And I just wanted it to finish already. But now that it is over and got good feedbacks I feel happy and all the challenges were worth it. Given that I would be leaving XS very soon, I can still use the value I’ve learned once I enter college because i will be a whole new experience and environment for me. And I feel like patience would be able to help me get through the challenges that I would be facing soon.

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At the start of pbl and choosing a sector i felt excited scared and intimidated because first I felt excited that we will be working on a project with my groupmates but scared and intimidated because we will have to come up with a real life solution on how we can help the brgy and present it it’s was pressuring. I feel like I felt this way because usually when I am given a task I don’t like failing but I usually try my best to pass it or get the task perfect and a success, this made me put pressure to my self on how I can help my groupmates and leader to be able to make this a success sometimes I would plan what to do or the meetings with them or just give my ideas and share it with them I think usually we do not care about the environmental health just like me usually I throw trash outside the window not knowing that it will affect people that are within the area or living there this was like part of us we usually do everything in the easiest way possible but after realising and having our project now I am more concerned about how to stop this habits of people and how we can lessen it so that it can stop affecting the community. Looking at the whole pbl journey the most meaningful experiences was actually working on all of the submissions it’s a lot of work it’s time consuming, every draggy at some point but it was very meaningful because it is one of the biggest project we have done this grade 12 and we are graduating it’s like the last project we will be doing together and what made it more meaningful is the people I’m doing it with it’s like our teamwork gets tested out so much, challenges that we faced was one no response with the brgy for survey, time of everyone our schedules are packed and different which we had to fix it to be able to adjust to one another which was challenging because everyone has other business after class, these experiences help us accomplish the pbl better because first is it challenged each on of us to be able to make the most of the time we have by not cramming, adjusting to one another was a big change because we often see in group works we can do it on our own time but for pbl it’s like all connected from one idea to another now that we finished our project I feel happy, relived and excited plus proud I felt all off this because at first I am relived that the pressure is done plus proud and excited to be able to see it if ever come to life after presenting it makes me super happy because your hard work will come to an end and you will see it pay off. I know I gave my best I helped my team in a sense with scheduling, ideas and opinions but also agreeing to there ideas, the value that I learned was team work, patience and perseverance all off this made it possible for us to be able to come up with such ideas, I think this will affect me as a person because in the next years or in the future I will also be working in a team for sure and different personality different ideas but because of patience and understanding we will be able to meet half way and come up with ideas as a team because of teamwork as well.

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At first i saw the sectors as very intimidating as we needed to come up with real life working solutions to present. I did not have a lot of ideas before but I saw that the environment of the Philippines needed a bit of fixing. Seeing the community and how much it needed to get better I felt this sense of responsibility as now I could help change the community and it’s cleanliness. Being more responsible now in litter and in throwing trash especially in the street due to this PBl. as well as seeing how squatters live in the streets and they are dirty meaning they would get sick. I now tend to give back to those people and give them clean bottled water. I used to litter as a kid and I now see that people like me are the ones responsible for throwing trash in the street and may lead to flooding.

The most meaningful experience for me was when my group and I talked about how we as students used to all litter and not care and now due to our experiences and learning have matured and are more aware of the community. This talk of ours helped me as well as the whole group feel this proudness of ourselves and this is what pushed us to be more attentive in this project. Now that we finished the project I have this feeling of accomplishment but also sadness as we did not have a lot of time to make it better, it could have been better and the opportunity was great as we could help people with our ideas. everyone in the group gave their all and I feel that we really could have something great given the time. Learning the values of responsibility and service to the community is what I have taken away from this. After my xavier journey I will seek out organisations that help the environment as I am currently in right now, These values are shaping me to become a man of the community as I now care more and can contribute more to the betterment of the community. Having better actions and decisions in the future is a good takeaway from this experience.

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Keeping our environment safe, proper hygiene and cleanliness, and disposing wastes properly are the top 3 takeaways we got from our analysis. 2 variables we have noticed in the video are the poor water quality and air pollution. These sector talks helped us because it gave us more knowledge on our chosen sector and different ways we can improve it in our chosen barangay. This session could’ve been improved if there was more time for the speaker to go more in depth in the topic. We believe that this was a 4/5 for us because knowledge is power and it really shined some light on our chosen sector, making us understand it more.

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Individual Reflection - Noah Mesina