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I chose Isko Moreno and Leni Robredo for my President. I found that they are educated, hardworking, and smart. They also did good and very well in thier positions (for Leni VP and for Isko Mayor). They ALSO pay thier taxes, attend debates, and do not steal money from the Filipinos unlike a certain someone. - Gael

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I chose Isko Moreno and Leni Robredo for my President. I found that they are educated, hardworking, and smart. They also did good and very well in thier positions (for Leni VP and for Isko Mayor). They ALSO pay thier taxes, attend debates, and do not steal money from the Filipinos unlike a certain someone. - Gael

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I'm concerned about the resurgence of the Marcos and Duterte's influence. Corruption is no surprise because we know its a rampant problem. I'm concerned for the future of Freedom of Speech, WPS, and the Troll farms that are growing. - Gael

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I'm concerned about the resurgence of the Marcos and Duterte's influence. Corruption is no surprise because we know its a rampant problem. I'm concerned for the future of Freedom of Speech, WPS, and the Troll farms that are growing. - Gael

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I choose Isko Moreno as a candidate for President. I found out by my ninang, that he improved Manila city by being mayor by collecting unpaid taxes, building homes for the poor, setting up programs to teach the people how to fish rather than just give the fish, and has big dreams for the country.-
Anton Edeza

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The Martial Law, EDSA Rev historical event struck me the most because I believe that the period was a civil disturbance of human rights violations, and of corruption in the Philippines. Now, that I know the truth about it, I wiill do my part in fighting for the freedom of all.

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I researched on Leni Robredo and Isko Moreno in LGU/ National Government. I found out that before politics Isko was in poverty but was also eventually part of the Entertainment Industry. And that Leni was the only female in the 2016 vice  presidential elections and went up against four men. -Louie

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The People Power Revolution historical event struck me the most because it has affected many lives of the people who live in our country before. Now, that I know the truth about it, I will explain and spread this news and factual information to my family, friends, and schoolmates to let them know how the People Power Revolution originated and how we can prevent the happening what Marcos did back then.
-Casey Kyler Manguiat

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I researched on Leni Robredo, and I learned that she was the only female candidate among 4 men, and in the 2016 she beat Bong Bong Marcos in the elections. - soap cristobal :D

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I researched on Leni Robredo and I found out that she was the only female candidate for Vice President in the 2016 run. She was also an practicing lawyer before her Political career started.

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Looking through the different candidates for presidency with names that I was not aware of were running, it made me curious towards the idea of what kind of promises do each offer?
I compared and contrasted Mangondato, Faisal and Robredo, Leni (a name I have not heard of, and one that I always hear of.) Through the rappler resource I realized that values play a huge role to their platforms when it comes to making plans for prosperity.
Even if Sir Faisal promised the use of herbal medicine for Covid 19 and Leni promises free antigen tests and more hospital accommodation, they both are looking towards what is best for the country with their different values.

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From the announcement of the presidential and v.p. candidates, I have always supported Leni Robredo. I decided to do so because she had a good political record and her advocacies aligned with my beliefs. She is a supporter of feminism and constantly has to battle the misogyny of the people and that is something that I relate to and  applaud. Upon further research and fact-checking, I am an even bigger supporter. She is a good person and has been serving for almost her whole life. Even before her career as a politician, she would do pro-bono for the underprivileged farmers, fishermen, women and children. I truly believe that she can lead the country well and make a difference in the current issues.

- Solenn Isabella Ramos

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The Martial Law, a historical event struck me the most because I didn't know that poverty worsened and that there was a mass deforestation during the regime. Now that I know the truth about it, I will spread all my knowledge I gained to my family and friends.
-Luis Damasco

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Corruption has long been a rampant problem that has been plaguing the Philippines for centuries now at this point. I explored this topic primarily because I'd like to learn to more about the corruption in the Philippines. I used to think that the Philippines' corruption was at least isolated but I learned that the Philippines' corruption is a lot worse than I thought. Having scored a 33 out of 100 on the global corruption index. The Philippines ranks 117 out of 180 on the corruption index sharing the spot with Egypt, Nepal, and Algeria -Lucas

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I explored the covid vaccine issue. It made me feel satisfied because people are going to get vaccinated. I used to think that people will get sick without vaccine, but now I learned that vaccines are needed for people. I found it in the GOV.PH.- Keane

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I explored the covid vaccine issue. It made me feel satisfied because people are going to get vaccinated. I used to think that people will get sick without vaccine, but now I learned that vaccines are needed for people. I found it in the GOV.PH.- Keane

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I feel good for everyone that people, little by little, accepts individual differences and empowered equally...

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Martial Law struck me the most because it’s a huge part of history and it affected many lives. It violated human rights and many people died and suffered as a result of the Martial Law in the Philippines. Now that I know the truth about it, I will fight for human rights by sharing my thoughts and opinions on this and helping them choose the right leader for our country.

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I explored the Agriculture issue it made me feel sad, because our practices and treatment of farmers is 200 years behind most countries. I used to think our agriculture was bad, now I think it's way worse.

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“The Marcos’ Regime event struck me the most because we get to look back on how martial law occurred due to human rights and economic abuses. Now that I know the truth about it, I will talk about how we can avoid these abuses and explain why these abuses are not healthy for our society.”

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Typhoon can cause the trees to cut down!☹️People are harming the the environment like cutting trees...

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It’s important to have clean trash!

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Seeing that the SOGIE bill has been reintroduced shows how much the government doesn't care about their lgbtq+ citizens. But seeing that there are many people who advocate for more rights for their communities shows that there is still hope for the Filipino youth - soap !!

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I researched on Leni Robredo in my LGU/national government. I found out that she and Pangilinan hosted a grand rally in Pampanga. Around 220,000 Kapampangans were there to show support, and there were 3 local festivals. - Gab Herrera

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I researched on most of the presidential candidates. I found out that even the candidates that I dislike have decent policies that I agree with, but my research hasn't changed who I think should win.
- Liksi

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I explored the Freedom of Speech issue. It made me feel worried because the concern from my parents had a point about Duterte. I used to think that I can write my stories freely if I just show both good and bad sides about him, but now I learned that even a single dislike of him can tick the President off. - Rafael Lim

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I explored the Freedom of Speech issue. It made me feel worried because the concern from my parents had a point about Duterte. I used to think that I can write my stories freely if I just show both good and bad sides about him, but now I learned that even a single dislike of him can tick the President off. - Rafael Lim

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I explored the LGBTQ+ issue here in the Philippines. It made me feel disheartened because some Filipino's don't support the community. Hopefully people can soon accept and support the LGBTQ+ community.

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I sometimes wonder how people come up with fake news when the truth can be seen by just watching the news but some still decided to turn a blind eye and make their own information. Fake news also shows the other's point of view and how it affects their actions. I'll deal with it by doing more research (watching the news, reading reliable articles, reading newspapers, watching documentaries) and, of course, sharing it with those who have been misled by false information. Never trust fake news without conducting some research, as it may put your life in danger.

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The regime of Cory Aquino struck me the most, due to learning about the Mendiola Massacre. I believed that Cory was best suited for presidency for a long time, although hearing about this has shattered my vision of Cory as a president. I will spread more about this incident, although I won't say that she was a worse president than her predecessor - soap

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I researched on Leni and found out that she is a good role model and has a clean record (which is quite rare in Philippine politics). So hopefully she wins

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I choose Leni Robredo because i think she could be the one to fix our country. -diego

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The difference between our gov’t response towards SARS(2003) and Covid-19 (2019)

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The difference between our gov’t response towards SARS(2003) and Covid-19 (2019)

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Both presidents did not issue an early response travel ban, but why is it that we had only 15 cases of SARS for its whole pandemic and millions upon millions of covid-19 cases?
During Arroyos reign she initiated a tight screening, testing and declarations of countries to avoid if traveling. While in Dutertes response, the early sight of covid a lot were slipping through with fake testing transcripts and no declaration of countries to avoid (only seen in the latter half of the early pandemic.) I realized that even if both did not issue travel ban, if we directed more drive and focus on screening foreign arrivals and testing then we probably would have seen a better outcome towards our response to covid-19.
With this, I hope that our soon-to-be government will have a better response (in case there were to be a global pandemic) and that they will learn from the past mistakes and mitigate as much cases, as much deaths as we can.

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I researched on VP Leni Robredo in my LGU/National Government. I found out that her plans for our country are something that I could agree on since one of her plans is "wakasan and deskriminasyon sa trabaho" and I agree that finding a job is hard and removing the requirements for a certain job could help lessen the people with no job and if you're asking what if they didn't know what to do well the people who had experienced could teach the people who are new to their job.
-Luis Damasco

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I explored the issues room. I looked into the LGBTQA+ issue because I'd say it's pretty controversial right now. I used to think that people didn't really give an eye to the LGBTQA+ community, but now I'm learning that there huge communities giving their support for the LGBTQA+ community. - daniel

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The Marcos historical event struck me the most since it was only during that time period in the Philippine history when a large number of protestors were tortured and murdered for their stance compared to the leaders we got now. I feel it had a significant influence on me since such sacrifices provided evidence that Marcos' leadership character counts abuse as a choice which is a very unlikely behaviour and impression a leader should have. Now that I know the truth, I will make every effort to be the kind of leader who is the polar opposite of Marcos, a kind, positive leader who thought about the best way to transform the way its people viewed at me.  I will be a role model, and a student who will educate others about the truth that I have discovered.

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Copy of BRR2 - Philippine Government Position Challenge 2

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I explored the topic Freedom of speech. I feel disappointed that a lot of people are still brainwashed and still believe that the government has been improving. I used to think that people are aware that freedom of speech specially In the duterte administration has been bad because of red tagging and the imprisonment of government critics- but no. Now I learned that people need to be more aware of this situation and even myself

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Fake news makes me feel sad and hopeless. I will deal with it by spreading the NEED of RESEARCH, this is a requirement for people to uphold within themselves to have no negativity towards each other. -Casey Kyler Manguiat

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Fake news makes me feel doubtful about the articles that I go to due to this spread of the fake news. I will deal with it by knowing what article, news sites are relevant. I could also double check about the news/article that I'm reading from another legitimate news/article site.

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Copy of BRR2 - Philippine Government Position Challenge 6

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The Hello Garci Scandal struck me the most because it sounds like she encouraged vote buying so that she could secure presidency. Now that I know the truth about it, I’ll follow my beliefs for the right president and not accept money for voting a certain candidate.

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The Mendiola massacre historical event struck me the most because I thought Cory's regime was the cleanest one, but I was mistaken. Now that I know the truth about it, I will research more on our past leaders and their backrounds, learn more about our current candidates, and when legal, be a responsible voter.

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The Mendiola massacre historical event struck me the most because I thought Cory's regime was the cleanest one, but I was mistaken. Now that I know the truth about it, I will research more on our past leaders and their backrounds, learn more about our current candidates, and when legal, be a responsible voter.

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I explored the corruption issue. It sucks to learn that the corruption in this country is actually getting worse through the years. I thought that the situation might be getting better, but sadly it's the opposite. - Gab Herrera

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Martial Law and the people power

Hello Garci scandal and Arroyo allegedly cheating in the 2004 elections and her eventually "I'm so sorry" live on TV.  For some context:
During the 2004 election GMA was in communication with the COMELEC chairman to monitor the race (Which is wrong bc sitting presidents aren't allowed to monitor the race bc of well... cheating). One day, her conversation with Garci (COMELEC chairman) was wiretap and then thats who the scandal became prominent.

Duterte's war on Drugs is a show of human rights violation and how power can be abused against the poor.

The Mendiola Massacre which tainted Cory's public image and the eventual coup attempts against Cory by Juan Ponce Enrile (The most serious one being in 1989)

EDSA the sequel: This happened because Joseph Estrada is a corrupt person. It shows that Pinoy are willing to unite against corruption.

- Gael

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I learned that a lot of Filipinos hide there mental illness. It is said that 3 out of 10 filipinos suffer from mental illness. I think that its very sad that they choose to hide it, because out of a 100,000 Filipinos only 88 cases reported. I used to think that people would go far and beyond to seek help for their mental illness but now I know that not all people do that. Maybe, they think it wont work, or that they might think that talking about it may lead into a deeper spiral into their illness. - Matt (B.B)

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I explored the Freedom of Speech Issue because I knew that it was a very prominent problem these past 6 years and I felt angry after finding out what they did to Maria Ressa.

I remember reading about Maria Ressa's arrest years ago and feeling absolutely horrified as it seemed like a tactic to scare anyone who gave criticism to the current administration.  She wasn't even shocked that the government would try to arrest her and thinks that this is a way to silence and take away the freedom of speech of the journalists and the people. They've been given many direct threats by the president himself. There was even a point where he said that they could be assassinated if they were deemed as "corrupt.
- Solenn Ramos

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I explored the various issues presented in BRR1 and initially, it made me feel sad being reminded of all the struggles we are facing but I believe that being informed and aware is the first step in making a change. I ended the activity on a hopeful note because a better understanding of the problems will help in building the foundation of solutions and approaches to addressing these problems.

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I explored the corruption issue and it is disappointing to see that we had a decline in our score. For us to see that our country is at its lowest and we were at the highest at 2014 is something that government needs to work on. - Tyler

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I explored the Covid 19 issue, it made me feel a bit relieved knowing that the vaccines have been developed because looking at our situation now as a country in terms of covid is getting a better although still a bit concerned about the people who refuses to get vaccinated or get booster shots because most of them are due to misinformation, but etiher way i understand if some people still have doubts or is scared of the vaccines. I use to think that when the vaccine is made then our situation will easily be solved but now i learned that was a very naive mindset and that no matter what things some situations especially a pandemic does not get well over night considering that each village, city, and country has more than just one problem facing and that COVID 19 unexpectedly is now one of them.

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I explored the Corruption event and it saddened me because of how much the respondents of companies have experienced fraud which they have lost money from. Some were even asked to pay more than the usual and some lost their job opportunities because their competitors paid bribe to get ahead. It's a messed up system. I have always thought that we were pretty corrupt back then but to see such progress and improvements in terms of higher taxes and payments, sucks. - Elij

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I explored the sexism issue. It made me feel bad because I was blinded from the truth and didn't know that women are oppressed. I used to think that women had it easier, in streaming, they rack up views, but I learned that women had it harder with a glass ceiling. Having a limit to your career potential just because your someone of the other sex is just sad and I hope it would end.

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Fake news makes me feel bothered because of the reason behind a person that would cover the truth. I grew up believing that the its a better way of telling the truth even when its unacceptable, and now that I realize that we all are different, which on others uses lies because of the dissatisfaction they got,  it didn’t meet my expectations for them. I find it a very terrible attitude but with the help of myself, I slowly learned how to cope with it. I deal with it by using the method of fact check, in simpler words double checking the site if its really got a reliable and trustworthy info by allowing myself to give time to observe the author, the time and date they published, the story to spot if there are any biases and a lot more.

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Copy of BRR2 - Philippine Government Position Challenge 3

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People Power is the historical even that struck me the most because it shows how united we were and that we were able to overcome the atrocious dictatorship that Marcos had. They fought and struggled together for many decades while those in power remained more than comfortable because they were hoarding the money that way rightfully the people's.  I am very glad that the uprising had been successful.  Although, we still have much to repair from the damages they have caused.

- Solenn Ramos

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The Marcos Era is the historical event that struck me the most because of how people were treated, like how farmers became poorer, how it affected our environment, and the international debt the Marcos' have gotten. It always hurts me that people were tortured and killed during that period and the human rights violations that he had done.  Now, that I know the truth about it, I will do my part by addressing and raising awareness to the public about people like Marcos and other corrupt leaders because we cannot keep continuing a vicious cycle like that ever again. Teaching people about know how to pick a great leader will benefit our country and the world because it would lead to a more sustainable and equitable world.

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I decided to explore issues relating to LGBTQA+ Communities in the Philippines. It seems that a growing number of people are supporting the LGBTQ+ community. They're still being discriminated against and harassed, and I don't think our politicians are doing enough to protect them.
- Liksi

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I explored the Mental Health issue. It made me feel concerned because this issue seems to be present especially now in the pandemic where most people tend to be on the internet and so it will make the traffic on the system much more problematic with possible bullying. I believe that when a person may also have their issues on top of them.  I used to think that bullying is the only way someone can get issues, but now I learned that there are multiple factors that could cause this issue.-Joaquin Deomano

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I explored the Sustainability issue. It made me feel more self-aware and concerned for the future because I was shocked to hear that the Pasig River in the Philippines was the top plastic emitting river in the world and was left wondering how we were going to be able to recover from this. I was also angry with the fact that some municipalities use tax money to dump our trash in landfills to deal with later and that other countries dump their trash in our land. - Matthew Novenario

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The Pinoy's Regime Historical event struck me the most because I learned that he improved the economic system of the country during his time. Now, that I know the truth about it, I will share with the people why they should be grateful to individuals who are trying to improve our economic system for the future of our country. Anton Edeza

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I explored Erap's Regime and realized that there's a lot of drama and lies in the government. I should vote wisely to avoid living in a country with bad governance.

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Copy of BRR2 - Philippine Government Position Challenge - 2-01

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Election has been based on popularity in LGU. If you do not have the capacity to produce your campaign materials, you will not be known by many. All I see is the face of Eric Olivarez and Binky Favis whenever I go out. Also, seeing that there are 3 Olivarezes and 2 Yllanas running in the local government of Paranaque, it seems like politics is a business after all.

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The Edsa Revolution historical event struck me the most because it was a peaceful revolution that sent away the dictator, Marcos.   Now that I know the truth about it, I will help to stop having another dictator in the Philippines. Nathan D

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I explored the corruption issue. It made me feel really bad because I did not know exactly how corrupt we were. I used to think that we were like a mid-tier corrupt country, but now I learned that we are way more corrupt than I ever imagined.

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I explored the corruption issue. It made me feel really bad because I did not know exactly how corrupt we were. I used to think that we were like a mid-tier corrupt country, but now I learned that we are way more corrupt than I ever imagined.

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The Mendiola Massacre historical event struck me the most because it is about the farmer in the Philippines and how they life ended in the middle of street. Now, that I know the truth about it, I will share to the other people what happen in that time and explain to then how they happen.

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The Duterte's historical events struck me the most because of the EJK, or War on Drugs, happening in his regime and also because of his response to the COVID-19 pandemic. His war on drugs operation killed a lot of innocent people because of unclear protocols and lack of operational orders. If only Duterte banned travel earlier than he did, we wouldn't have had such a large number of cases, but he did not think that COVID was a real thing, so we had a COVID surge during the first wave. Now that I know the truth about it, I will raise this concern to my fellow classmates and citizens so that they know what is happening in Duterte’s presidential term. There are a lot of people who don't know about this, and I will let them know.

- JDSC_Sophia Clado

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I explored the WPS issue. It made me feel sick to my stomach that we don't have the balls to protect our very own country against China who bullies its way through to dominate territories. It's unfair to see the incumbent president kowtowing to PRC, praising and welcoming them with open arms while putting everyone else especially our coastal waters in danger. Atin ang WPS!

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Fake news makes me feel more concern on the topic that they sharing. Sometimes Im looking in the google or research about the thing that they say its true. I will deal with it by saying some true thing and if they dont listen or they dont trust my opinion Ill just leave them and let them realized the true meaning.

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Fake news makes me feel disappointed because all these people are making fake news and who exactly is it gonna benefit? If they make it just because it profits them is honestly just disgusting they're just seeking attention. It's sad seeing these people craving attention and they end up making fake news and somehow get people to believe but then when I see them get proven wrong it's so funny.

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Fake news makes me feel worried that there are people who spread it with the intention to perpetuate lies, cause harm and fear. I will deal with it by thinking about what I read before sharing with others. It's my responsibility to verify the information- whether it's a link, article, video or picture- and reflect on the effects it could have on others. - T Ming

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I wanted to learn more about other candidates because I find myself knowing more about Leni Robredo, Isko Moreno and Bong Bong Marcos. I learned that Ping has experienced working with the government and was serving the country since The Aquinos. I shall research more about him and maybe see if he's worthy to become a president. -Andrea Vistro

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I explored the LGBTQA+ Communities Room. It made me feel sad and disappointed because the LGBTQA+ Community lacks basic rights and how some people still don’t accept them. I hope that the SOGIE bill because everyone deserves right no matter their ethnicity, color, social status, gender, or even what they identify as. I used to think that the LGBTQA+ Community already has rights for them, but now I learned that they don’t have basic rights yet which I hope will be given to them soon because the world and time is changing so people will need to adapt and be accepting or else they will be left behind. - Hector Yraola

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I researched on Leni Robredo in my National Government. I found out that as the 14th vice president of the Philippines, she ran a flagship program called the Angat Buhay, which was an anti-poverty program that promoted food security, healthcare, public education, women empowerment, and more. - Matthew N.

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The Mendiola Massacre historical event struck me the most because if you think of it the most “popular” historical event is either the Martial Law or the many extrajudicial killings/war on drugs program by Pres. Duterte. But to me, this struck me the most because for so many years the farmers, the people who provide us the food we eat on a daily basis aren't given ANY justice. The Mendiola Massacre really made my heart ache for the 13 farmers who died in the process of protesting for THEIR RIGHTS. And to think that almost 62 of them were injured, while in the “government side/the defenders” none of them were shot or even scratched, all they got we’re bruises. It’s very heartbreaking to know that all these farmers wanted were justice to their own land and for free land that they could plant on for OUR resources (Republic Act No. 1400). Up to this day, none of the 13 farmers who died on that day are given any justice or any of the present farmers. I think it’s important we really raise this issue on human rights and inequality. We should not see these farmers who protest/rally as some stranger or as a threat, but as a “kababayan/family member” who is in need. Now that my eyes are opened to the truth, I want to better raise awareness on this matter, because this shouldn’t be taken lightly. I want to tell people who can vote to really vote wisely because we need someone who will act on agricultural issues. - Aleiza Shennel C. Delos Reyes

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The Ferdinand Marcos' historical event struck me the most because of all the issues involved in his term. There were lots of human rights violation in his term. I was especially still amazed by the EDSA people power revolution. A lot of people gathered, even some of the military people, to fight for their country and pressure Ferdinand Marcos to leave the presidential seat. I'm also shocked of how smart Ferdinand is to stage some acts like the Enrile bush, Plaza Miranda Bombing, and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. Now that I know the truth about the Marcos regime, I will share my knowledge to other people who are confused or misinformed about this.

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I researched on Leni Robredo in my National Government. I found out that she was smart, hardworking, and apparently she supports the LGBTQ+ community.

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I explored the freedom of speech issue. It made me feel confused because I agree with what Rapler is standing for, "Those responsible should be held accountable for the violence and wrongful deaths." I’m confused because why does Duterte’s administration not want the truth to be told if they campaigned for transparency during his term? Every Filipino needs to know the truth about the things happening in our country. I used to think that we have freedom of speech because we are the people of this country. We have the right to express ourselves and we have the right to speak, but now I learned that we still have a long way to go to bring back our freedom of speech 100%. We need transparency. We need nothing but the truth.

- Sophia Clado

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so, a COUNCILOR can sit for up to 3 terms! - T.Chol

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Copy of BRR2 - Philippine Government Position Challenge 8

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The Duterte historical events shook me the most. I read about situations such as the extrajudicial killings, freedom of speech being reduced, a lot of his infrastructure projects not having been completed yet, and the countries poor response to the covid pandemic at the beginning. Now that I know about them, I will be thankful that me and my family were able to stay safe and overcome personal problems caused by the situations mentioned above. I hope the Philippines and its leadership continues to improve for the better - Gab Herrera

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The truths that struck me the most is all the truths that were given to me. Through the years, these people in power has been corrupting the nation and its truly saddening that we have more corrupt leaders than actual great ones. I didn't know about Pnoy that much but I've witnessed how the Philippines were like during his government- It wasn't perfect but it he was best thing that happened in the Philippine government so far- because I'd prefer him rather than another president in the past. Hopefully we get better people in our government soon huhu - Andrea Vistro

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I explored the LGBTQ+ issue. It mostly just made me reconsider why people want to put others down for something that makes me happy and why this is even a problem in the first place. It makes me realize that internalized homophobia is encouraged within the community and is just something that hinders everyone down from finding who they really are. Though one does not have to actively participate in advocating for things such as these, that doesn't mean they need to impact the community or certain individuals negatively either. (Kai, Malikhain)

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The Estrada historical event struck me the most because of how the people of our country would still vote for someone despite their controversy and the allegations against them. Now that I know the truth about it, I will try my best to be careful in researching and discerning who to support for in regards to government positions. -Carlos Gallego

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I tried to search and get to know Paranaque mayor candidates. I found out that all of them, as far as I know, never reached out in our place. It's hard to vote for people who don't care much.

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Fake news makes me feel worried because we don't know what fake news people would make and we don't know how much it will affect communities, organizations, people, and businesses. I will deal with it by fact-checking the news I encounter to make sure that there would be less people who will share those fake news and another way I can deal with it is to teach other people how to fact-check so they can help others know what is the truth.

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I explored the "mental health" issue. It saddened me that the majority of Filipinos are still unaware of this critical issue. Learning that there are a lot of individuals who are going through this and don't know what to do about it. They simply keep this issue to themselves till it becomes serious. It's sad to learn that many Filipinos are more concerned with how others might feel than with how they themselves feel. Even if they are already going through a difficult period, they would think of others and their pleasure first. I used to think that this pandemic had opened many people's eyes to the fact that mental health issues are such an important issue and are not easy for many because it greatly affected us because of the lockdown and isolation, which led to many mental health issues such as anxiety and depression, but now I've learned that we Filipinos still lack knowledge about mental health, that we still think of it as a sickness that you can get over on your own and that it is just a short term sickness.

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I explored the Troll Armies issue it made me feel shocked and worried because I saw some of the cases stated in the video in my Facebook feed several weeks ago, where 2 accounts have different types of personalities in terms of advertising a politician like the one is defending the other account while the defended account is bashing a–let's say a true person. I am worried because if I remembered correctly, these comments were from a popular post that has a lot of people commented on and shared.

I used to think that there is a limit for politicians to endorse themselves like in radios and newspapers, but now I learned that even if endorsements in the online environment would be limited for these politicians, troll accounts could still be used as we have freedom of speech for everyone to talk about their opinions and discuss it with other people.
- Janice O.

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I explored the mental health room. It made me feel sad and conscious of my own emotions. Because I personally felt the same struggles with my mental health as well because of the pandemic. I felt scared, stressed, and isolated. I used to think that maybe I'm just overthinking and too emotional, but now I learned that my emotions were valid and it was normal to feel that way because of the pandemic. I just also feel sad because a lot of people experienced these kind of struggles with their mental health because of the pandemic. Right now, I just hope that things will be better and that the leaders that will be elected will solve the problem with the pandemic already and also work on the mental health problem of our country. According to the article, at least 3.6 million Filipinos suffer from one kind of mental disorder. That number is just too alarming.

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I researched and browsed the various candidates from my local LGU (Paranaque) to National Government. I noticed that plenty of people aim for a government position but something I always pondered about is the 'why' behind the candidacy. If I could ask each one of them the question, "What truly drives you to be a public servant/government official?"  A sad reality is the way Philippine politics is seen as "lucrative" and the purpose (of serving the people) is lost. Despite this, I still believe that there are candidates (and officials) who work to truly make a change and to serve the people with honesty, genuineness, and integrity.

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I researched on Leni Robredo and Sara Duterte in my LGU/National Government. I found out that they both have been able to impact the field of the rights they wish to spread whether good or bad depending on the interpretation as well as how hardworking they both are in a way-Joaquin Deomano

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I explored the Climate Change issue. It made me feel a mix of hope and inspiration. I’ve been learning about climate change issues ever since I was in grade 8. I know to myself that this climate crisis is already affecting all of us in many different ways like typhoons, massive floods, and heat waves. To see that the government and people in different provinces are finally acting on this makes me feel that there’s hope for us. Nevertheless, this is not a battle for the government only, yes they play a big part in creating laws and policies to change our ways, but i still think that WE as mere civilians should also play our part in solving and acting on this climate crisis. I used to think that a lot of people put the climate crisis aside for other issues but now I learned that a lot of people are acting, i also learned that schools play a big role in influencing students or teaching students the importance of living sustainably while acting on the climate crisis even on little ways like volunteering, cleaning trashes on beaches/around your area, and even walking/biking to nearby places can help lessen our carbon emissions. It's not too late to act on this climate crisis, let's all do our part. -Aleiza Shennel C. Delos Reyes

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Fake news makes me feel upset because I hear things that may mislead me about the wrong information that I am doing in my life. I will deal with it by looking for the source, researching it, and talking with non-biased individuals about this information like actual experts. Anton Edeza

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“Fake news makes me feel concerned and anxious about our society. Some people that we may know these days have trust issues because of past issues but as society attempts to move forward problems rise. These days as the world is fixated on the internet it is fairly easy to post anything online and with enough attraction anything can be seen as real news by the people. This is dangerous as at a time where we suffered from the pandemic and with presidential elections closely approaching, any fake news aimed to harm people when used properly will create tragedies. I will deal with it by fact checking information by checking for reliable sources as well as informing others of the fact that not everything found on the internet is reliable in hoping that they as well will stay safe and not be a victim of fake news.”

Zaire Matthew Maglanque