AADI GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INC., THE BEGINNING OF ENDLESS OPPORTUNITY

Have you been to Ortigas City in Pasig? Particularly in Meralco Avenue?

This is where AADI Global Solutions Inc., is erected. One of the strongest and most reliable Business Processing Outsource (BPO) that was established October 2017.

AADI itself is not an acronym that would translates into something. In Sanskrit language the word “ADDI” simply means first or beginning.

Looking back, AADI Global Solutions Inc., its mother company originated in India in 2009. The birth of it rooted from the need to open a back office support such as settlements, clearances, record maintenance, regulatory compliance, accounting, and IT services. In short, the back office is the portion of the company made up of administration and support personnel who are not client-facing.

From AADI’s current figure it has more than 100 workforce in the Philippines now. With international clients from United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and the United States of America.

AADI’s back office support offers services such as chat and email support, billing, claims processing, and also handles company audits.

In the US, for example they offer services in E-commerce projects such as order processing, refunds, and cancelations. 

In UK, AADI is handling outbound sales, offering services and company products on start-up or first-time in outsource business. Unlike other mainstream BPO companies which requires 500 headcounts to offer their services.

AADI is excited to share the news to everyone that on the 1st quarter of 2021, they will launch a 2-3 clients on retail, this will multiply the number of workforce. This only translates to opening of more job opportunities for aspiring job seekers in the Philippines.

Surprisingly, 40 percent of their workforce are from the South. Knowing that there are so many existing giant BPO’s on the said area and location. 

WHAT MAKES AADI A GREAT CHOICE?

We have to know this from Mr. Arnel Stiaga, AADI Site Director, who’s been in the BPO industry for more than two decades now. Thought it seems that Sir Arnel was just more than a year in the company leading its workforce to achieve their goal was never impossible to him. 

Sir Arnel is proud to say that he memorizes all his 100 plus workforce names. Isn’t that incredible?

For him it is AADI’s way of saying they are not just part of the company’s workforce, they consider their employees as part of their family too.

Sir Arnel looks at their “work relationship as priceless and more than the money.”

He also added, “We manage people as human beings not just numbers on their stations.”

A living proof to this is Jezarene Riano, 21, a universal agent who just came in to AADI on the 19th of January. 

Literally a 3-month-old employee but has so many exciting reasons to tell why Jezarene chose AADI.

Jezarene said, “Feeling ko magtatagal ako dito. Hindi mabigat dahil marami ang pwedeng tumulong. A Stress-free environment. Every month may activity na ginagawa.”

Jezarene was referring to a recently held “fashion show,” in line with the commemoration of International Women’s Day. This was where everyone put-up their own costumes and ramp like a model in a runway.

Jezarene is a coming third-year student who took up Bachelor of Science in Architecture from University of the East in Caloocan City but she stop studying due to financial related concerns. So when her eldest sister’s co-worker referred her at AADI and got the job, she immediately accepted it. 

Like Jezarene, if you are an undergraduate student who stop studying, a 2nd-year college level is welcome to apply at AADI.

AADI is giving a salary ranging from Php 22, 000/month minimum. Excluding…

• 10% night differential

• Holiday pays

• Fixed two days off

• 40-hours work for week

• Remaining hours are for over-time

The hiring process involves in AADI happens when you start visiting their official website http://www.aadiglobalsolutions.com/ and by applying online, you will receive a call for a telephone interview, followed by an online assessment test. If you’ll get lucky, you will be called for a face-to-face interview and instantly gets hired as certified AADI family.

In addition to this, employee stays with them because of the chance of getting the promotion. AADI do this by choosing organic employees that are coming from their own workforce too.

AADI Global Solutions Inc., will always be “The Right Choice,” and it stands with a very powerful tagline…”Improving Business, Improving Lives.”

Why should we hire you?

 

The bottom line of all the procedure you’ve gone through but considered as the very important question to be answered by an applicant in able for him/her to be successfully hired in the company.

I was thinking before that the most rigorous process was to undergo an offline examination. I had it before the year 2021 approaches. But believe me, there was more mind boggling process than that. Allow me to share this unforgettable experience I just had recently.

Coming from a different companies whom from a past experience rightsizing in the 1st quarter of 2018 from CNN Philippines as an Associate Producer; suspension of the operation from The Manila Times Television acting as an Executive Producer in the 2019; a supposedly game show terminated before it even went to air as Segment Producer/Assistant Head-Writer; and if the mentioned experiences aren’t enough to show to everyone how I became so unlucky, the last job I was with Tony New Network as News Reporter/News Presenter stopped its operation due to lack of funding on the 1st quarter of 2021.

LIFE MUST GO ON

Like any other applicant, I’ve signed-in to numbers of job application sites available in the internet. Browsing for any available post that suits my credentials are some of the many jobs I applied for previously. But just like the rest of you there, I have received many job rejections. 

Like there was also a time, I wanted to delete/inactivate some of the job sites, I joined in, for I came to the point that I found them unreliable, useless, and outdated.

Recently also, I have been seeing myself on the computer, often times updating my resume for the job experiences I acquired previously for their life-span never lasted that long.

Aside from the usual browsing of available jobs, I think I’m qualified for, I have been sending email to my former boss for possible work opportunity, sending messages through friends in Facebook via messenger, and also checking my email almost every day.

Not most of the applications I sent and applied for was a story of failures. Some of it, after being submitted had a direct invitation to have an examination. I remember, I had an examination for the Social Media Manager post I applied in the city where I was currently residing. But the result, was not favourable on me.

I even had an interview through Viber for the same post in a different company, but again it never gave me a favourable result I’ve been longing for.

THE NEW JOB OPPORTUNITY

I was recently approached via messenger by a former co-worker in one of my mentioned work that never take-off sometime in 2019. It was an invitation to teach online for Chinese students with an age duration of 5 to 12-years-old. I was interviewed using Skype and luckily passed the initial assessment stage. I was instructed to do the technical examination but failed to move to the next level due to a very slow internet connectivity. 

As to my assessment, no matter how hard I try, as long as I do not have a wired connection at home, the possibility of being hired would be very impossible. 

After that event, I must say that my moral was really down. The clock is ticking and literally monthly responsibilities and other financial obligations are hunting me.

I don’t know, maybe out of desperation, or maybe from my determination, I heard my wife telling me to try to apply in one of the job posted in one of our common friend in Facebook. I just said send me details and right then and there, 14th of February, I sent them my resume including the letter of intent.

It fell on Saturday, weekend, I just had a mind-set that if ever they’ll find me suitable for the post, they will reply on my email. It was noon of Monday, 16th of February there was an email invitation that was asking me to attend the initial interview screening.

I was then very mindful of the day and time, getting too excited went to the interview venue. Never knew that the invitation was for a video conference via Microsoft teams. The beauty of coming there was mainly to have an ocular of the venue, to check also for the time that I will consume and the travel expenses. Another advantage was coming prepared two hours before the interview, gave me more time to look for a better venue for the job interview.

THE STRUGGLE AND SUCCESS

Literally, I was then situated at Manila. I wanted to look for something very much convenient for me for the interview. I thought of QC. Yes Quezon City!

I rode a train for convenient, affordability, and most of all for speed. Imagine, I commuted from Recto to Cubao. Quite unsure about where exactly I would settle for an interview, a strong voice from within said, why not in Cubao? 

From there, what I had in mind was my favorite coffee shop. Stayed and settled there. I was then inside at the beginning but noticed that when they were preparing for drinks, there was so much noise they were making. So, I moved in outside. Thinking that I already found a perfect area for interview, a group of adults who gathered around also chose the outside coffee venue. They were having a meeting and eventually making noise out of their conversation exchange. Again, I went back inside the coffee shop and finally settled there.

I remember, I was told to be online 10-minutes prior to the interview proper. A bit nervous but when I finally heard the voice of the person who will interview me, later on,  I became relax and answered every questions she was throwing me at the time. As the interview progresses, I found myself comfortable and was laughing at her. I think at this very time we were able to develop the so called rapport with each other. 

I was never given the privilege to see her, while she has a window for the audio-visual component on my end. But I never mind at all. That was Tuesday, I concluded that it went well for the following day, I received a notice on my email for another interview.

Wednesday, 18th of February, on another venue this time inside a mall’s food court in Quezon City. I just spotted a specific corner in the area where there was a cosy look and feel, but very much free from noise barriers and other unnecessary movement from the public.

I remember, one question that lingered on my mind and it was regarding how will I treat a supervisor younger than me? I just cited a real work experience I had before, where I worked mostly for people who was older than me. I told him that this was a normal thing for their ages would probably translates the number of years they were in the broadcast industry. Then went back to his question and answered, I don’t mind at all working with people younger than me. And reiterated that age don’t matter for me at all.

Then, that was the signal to end the interview and were told to check on my email. That also gave me the same conclusion that it went well as well. After a few minutes, there was another interview scheduled Friday, 20th of February.

From the very first interview, I remembered, I was cross-examined with the question of why most of the jobs I had before were for short tenure only. This made say, I was the bread winner of the family, and my primary obligation was to provide for them and meet daily ends. But also added, that the previous jobs thought me many things like discovering new skills and performed also many multi-tasked jobs.

I went to the same venue and exact same spot where I had my 2nd interview. This time I think the toughest question I had was what will be my plans if I will be considered for the post I applied for?

I answered, the institution I was applying for was an established one. We will then focus on the strength of the organization especially at this time of pandemic. We will be using the power of the internet to make a very good impression. We will concentrate on what we can offer, and what makes us different from the rest of the other organizations. Right then and there, I was told that there was also another candidate qualified for the same post I have applied. And that I have to wait for their email if I will be moving on for another (fourth) interview.

It was Friday, I understand that weekend was approaching. I was checking for email on Monday then came Tuesday there was none. I personally send them an email about the status of my application but were told that I should be checking my email regularly for updates.

The days that I was having no response at all, was comparable to a song that was entitled… “Killing me softly.” Whatever the result, I told myself I should be ready. But really no matter how I convince myself, I still have so many questions at the back of my mind including maybe I wasn’t hired.

And even on Friday, February 26, there was no email yet from the said institution. I tried convincing myself maybe they will send me notice on Monday instead. This particular thought also entered my mind, that another candidate they were saying also qualified for the post was being interviewed, the very week, I don’t get any feedback from them.

I think that I was overthinking the whole scenario at this time. But I believe that this experience I’m going through is just normal to feel. 

Should I be starting looking at new job again? On my end now, I feel that I am in a very hard situation. If just intuition would be enough to answer all the questions bothering me. But that one, even do not give me a precise feeling about this thing.

Then, came in another week, still no response until 5th of March. And by looking at this very day, Friday, it marks the 2nd week of my application, after I was scheduled and interviewed for the third time.

I am a very optimistic person, I do not give up easily. I wanted to think that whatever it is I put into, every tiny or big effort will be bringing me the same outcome.

But on the other hand, what if the way I wanted it to be, do not manifest? I have to admit that I do not have a direct control of everything that’s going on right now.

I remember a certain message I received from God when I attended the mass to ask for prayer. I was told from the scriptures that He was testing my faith. 

But no matter how strong I am, at some point I have to accept that maybe this post I applied for wasn’t for me. I will soon discern the reason why, for now everything is left unanswered.

UNFRIEND, BLOCK, OR DELETE FRIEND REQUESTS?

 

These are common situations you have to deal with when you have an account in Facebook.

Which I think different from any other social media platforms like instagram, tweeter, or youtube to name a few.

The very reason to this, for one, “Facebook,” is more personal compare to those that are listed above.

In such a way that, most of your approved friends were people that you personally knew. A family member, loved ones, co-workers, somebody whom you just met and just opened your trust and heart with.

One great function of Facebook, is to really connect with people, people that you knew, and those that you have just met along the way.

One good advantage of this social media platform is that you have a direct control that lies in your hand to choose who you want to have friends with. Right?

You’ll be notified when you have new friend requests that awaits you.

But of course, there’s also another button which allows you not to welcome the said request by deleting it. Which sometimes a very hard decision to make. But becomes easy when you do not have any interest to consider him/her to be one of your friends.

On the other hand, you also have the power to look for people who you want to be friends with by personally searching them and send a friend notification request.

But since again, you have the power to choose the people you want to be friends with, sometimes you have to be ready for some unwelcoming remarks like being ignored.

Behind this social media platform are real people with emotions that might probably get hurt when they were being taken for granted.

TALKING ABOUT A CERTAIN SITUATION WHEN YOU ARE BEING UNFRIEND ON FACEBOOK

I’d like to start tackling this by sharing one personal experience I had with a friend on Facebook.

The person was one of my former co-worker in one broadcasting company where I used to work before.

I considered her one of my friend personally and also we became friends in Facebook too.

Not for anything, the idea just came in, I wanted to remove friends that are not so active in Facebook.

But allow me to first define what I mean when I say “not so active.” It simply means for a very long period of time, I never had any more communication with this person. Not even a single like or any messenger messages.

One time, this person sent me a message via messanger directly asking why I resulted on befriending her. I just said with all honesty, I previously posted on my Facebook timeline a notification to all my friends that I will be removing friends not anymore interacting with me. Though I knew that I offended her, I just told her to send me another friend request. She stopped communicating with me after that.

WHY I DELETED SOME FRIEND REQUESTS?

The easiest and the hardest question so far. Why do I say so?

If you do not have any interest to get to know a particular person who sent you a friend request, perhaps that best thing to do is to ignore or delete it.

You care about information you are sending to your friends on Facebook, now if you think you cannot trust the person on things that matters to you, that’s indeed one of the best decision you will do.

The thing is sometimes you are confronted with a situation that you do not know the person entirely. But of course, you also do some research about the person sending you a friend request. Like looking at common friends that you know and vice versa. And when you found out that there’s no single friend or that he/she’s affiliated with, that’s the time you come up with a decision not to pursue plans of approving one’s friend request.

ON BLOCKING FRIENDS

This is one of the most wonderful power that you can gain from using Facebook, the ability to block friends. 

You personally choose the people to be your friends on Facebook, but the opposite of it, on worst scenario, you completely do not want to have any more connection with them.

This happens in a number of reasons. The person simply annoys you. 

I remember one friend confession, he blocked one person on Facebook because he took one of his half-naked photo on the beach uploaded in Facebook, xerox copied it and without his knowledge spread this photo to ashamed him.

Another reason was also coming from a friend on Facebook where she started to find most of her friend uploads on Facebook becoming irrelevant. She even said everything that happened on her life was already shared on the said social media platform. She said, not thinking twice about her decision she resorted from blocking her.

There was also some scenarios where some friends on Facebook was telling their friends that they were being “blocked” because they have different political opinions.

Sometimes the following mentioned situations was an outcome of just simply us showing a behavior of giving up or “I never wanted to hear anything about you.” 

When some feel that the situation simply imply the song which Britney Spears popularizes…”Toxic.” 

This made people resorted from arriving with above mentioned situations.

Recently, I posted a message on my Facebook, announcing that I will be removing some inactive friends on Facebook. (See uploaded Facebook message on my account).

I was thrilled, I even laughed at some reactions I had with some friends. But being so true about it, those people who gave their responses were some reactions I was expecting.

But you know, honestly speaking, I felt that some really valued what we have on Facebook. While, some remains to be just still and do not have any reactions at all.

But I want my friends to understand, that more than the power I have here in Facebook to choose friends I want to exchange information with, I want us to continue the “connection,” let us communicate with one another, react, or if you can write you can say that I can relate to you. After all, the technology emerged because of all these amazing reasons.

Now, do you still wanted to know why they have unfriend you, blocked, or even deleted your friend request? Never allow this thing to happen talk back my friend.

NAGUGUTON NA PAMILYA UMABOT SA 7 6 M HOUSEHOLDS, ITINUTURING NA RECORD HIGH

Undestanding News Presented On The Online Digital Platform

I have been working in the broadcasting world for almost 2 long decades now. 

Back then, I learned from the traditional media like that of TV, Radio, Newspaper and Magazines on different types of news, entertainment and many more. 

The profound use of the internet dictates people from this era to shift from the traditional to new media. 

But why is this happening? 

The power of the world wide web, plus the advancement of technology like the use of our personal mobile phones will give us access remotely in any parts of the world, away from our homes. 

I remember, when I was part of CNN Philippines' rightsizing...I noticed that most of the job offerings were from the digital or online related work. 

The realization that there's a huge market to sell the news for example has a higher demand now. 

TNN, The Return! 

It was on the 6th of September 2020,  Sunday...surprisingly I received messages from one social media platform and another one from my personal mobile number. 

It was just a plain greeting. But honestly speaking, I was reluctant to receive a message from the person whom I previously have had worked before. 

Looking back, I was hired in January with the same company. But back then, I assumed a post of a writer/content specialist. 

The very first time I worked with a digital online news portal that uses at the beginning two social media platforms...Facebook and YouTube. 

But as of today, it also tapped more social media platforms including Twitter, Instagram, and has its own website now that recently monitizing now. 

A 6 days in a week job, which requires me to stay from 8:00 am until 6:00 pm. 

The duty requires writing news from different genres using two different language Filipino/English. 

Additional task was working on your own graphics layout using canva.

But before the very month of January 2020 ends, I along with 7-8 employees were asked to vacate the post. 

I was told that some investors backed out. 

I was then thinking that because it was a job that I found so fast,  (a common friend referral), I just accepted the very fact, that it will also end the same way.

OVERWHELMED WITH THE TASKS

On the 7th of September, I gave TNN my commitment for the offered job. 

Specifically, I will be working as News Writer/ News Presenter. 

Writing is something I wasn't born yesterday. 

But, performing the task that is outside my comfort zone as 'News Presenter,' was really a tough call for me. 

THE FIRST WEEK

I started working from TNN short for "Tony News Network," on the 10th of September.

At the time, I proposed for the following stories one was from Pres. Duterte's call to look for the most affordable vaccine to cure COVID-19. 

And another story was about Growling Tiger  Coach Aldin Ayo's resignation that was brought about by the 'bubble training' controversy in Sorsogon. But angled on the indefinite suspension sanctioned by the UAAP. 

The agreement here was from Mondays thru Thursdays...one voice-over story and one story that has on-cam intro and extro spiels. 

The report must run at least 3 to 5 minutes. 

And during Friday, I am required to do a news recap that has national, international, sports, police, showbiz, and feature stories to name a few. 

Anything that made a headline prior to the recapping. 

Looking at the requirements of the job, the procedure on working on all of these are just the same with broadcast TV where the elements present also posses the audio-visual elements. 

But the major twist is that it uses the internet or the online news portal. 

PROBLEMS/TRIALS/SOLUTIONS

Since the set up is a "Work from Home" (WFH), major adjustments was done to commit with a new found job. 

I have a pretty small home and looking for a place where I can do the spiel was a great challenge for me at the very beginning. 

I remember, I tried going to one of my sibling's home to look for a place where I can record my spiel. But it never worked out. 

I went back home, and pushed myself exploring possible ways on how I can pull this thing through. 

I even bothered my family, my wife and my eldest who personally pushed for the record button of my cellphone and hold the laptop to help me read for the spiel. 

We also had a hard time on achieving the aesthetic side of taping the newscast. 

At home, we only used our regular bulb as lighting source. 

We do not even have a microphone to enhance the audio of the spiel. 

And there was so much that appears on the background like seeing the fridge, the dining table, the curtain and other appliances which we had a hard time, hiding. 

I even stayed longer in the morning for recording the spiel. 

Aside from the fact that I spent 4 to 5 hours on weaving all the stories together to establish a newscast that will run for 9-15 minutes. 

The very first week, I think I was able to empty all the stored energy I kept during the quarantine period of having no work at home. 

MORE CHALLENGES

Sometimes choosing the best story for the day is a never ending challenge. 

Why? 

Because more than the information you'll be getting from the internet through different social media platforms sources, one must consideration is the availability of the audio-visual elements. 

Comparable to the traditional form of media like that of Television, an online digital news platform also offers these two important elements to achieve the effective way of story-telling. 

Like for example, I previously had a story about the 75th UN General Assembly and that I angled the story on President Donald Trump's speech on giving penalty to China who spreads the Coronavirus pandemic. 

Any writer would need a proof of sound byte from this very issue to support the writing. 

The recording source of like for example the    Facebook link has to be found. 

More than that, listening through a recorded event for the sound byte is also the very hard part of putting all the story together. 

Like I for one, had a hard time looking for the time code. Working on a cellphone is even more harder than using one's personal computer. 

Like previewing the video to move forward and backward. Using one's finger will move you further or go back at the very beginning. 

Transcribing also the interviews for the sound byte will also be asking you to devote more time. 

But learning from this line of work, ask google for available transcription. 

This will help you see clearly the points raised in a recorded assembly or meeting for instance and will save you more time. 

Weaving the story is just one of the many elements present. 

The audio element do not just limit the sound byte needed to tell a story. 

A recorded voice-over is also another element missing here. 

During the first week, I have been adjusting for the voice-over. Primarily because I think at some time, my voice was weak. 

I remember I was once told having no breakfast for sending a voice-over that lack voice power. 

Taking good care of your voice is a must too. Like getting enough sleep to restore the power to modulate and articulate the voice. 

Like what I've learned recently, voicing is acting too. 

You have to feel what you are voicing to express it properly. 

Other problems encountered during voice-overs was some noise barriers coming from a neighbor listening on a  radio, uncontrollable noises from outside. 

Too bad, I do not have a noise-proof wall. 

And even some noise purposely or accidentally made inside your home during the recording proper. 

Every story has a required voice needed. 

The recording of voice-over will depend on the story. 

The key to achieve the close to perfect recording is to act it out. 

And to hear your voice properly during the recording, use your hand to cover the other side of your ear. 

I think I remember seeing this style, on one my former boss Korina Sanchez when I assisted her before during one of her voice recordings.

Eventhough, its a "Work From Home" set-up because of the pandemic...sometimes adding elements like a "Man-on-the-street, " interviews is one sure recipe to bring your story to another level. 

Like for instance, when I submitted my very first story on Pres. Dutertes' suggestions to prioritized looking at a more affordable vaccine available in the market...thinking of incorporating sound bytes from the said MOTS will help the story-telling more powerful. 

Meaning to say, from time to time during Mondays thru Fridays, you will see me going out and adding some of these elements including spiels to complete the selected story. 

A very tough performing duty, thinking that there's a pandemic right now. 

But always thinking of not forgetting about some health safety protocols during the coverage. 

I have too because I value life, I even care and love my family. This big responsibility must start from me. 

THE GREAT REWARD

Being a journalist requires responsibility. 

For one, you have to inform and educate people. Being the very first to know the story. 

You look for sources, you interview people. 

Now, you became the bearer of the story. 

Being the first to know is a great reward for every journalists. 

Secondly, the byline or the people started to recognize you. This is where you build your credibility. 

When more and more people starting to recognize you as the bearer of the news and the author itself, any wrong information  you will tell or send them will result to you as less credible one. 

As the saying goes, "great powers, comes great responsibility." 

More than lookingbat yourself as the next door friendly neighborhood like spiderman, you are the bearer of the important information. 

And lastly, the amazing power it posses that reaches anyone in just one click. 

Today, more and more people are clamouring for the need to be inform. 

Aside from an interesting story, any online news portal like TNN must know how to share any of these stories uniquely. 

The job also requires you to think of the best way (an angle), you will tell the people your story. 

Some maybe has a natural talent on this. 

But for some, its still a quest to understand how you can be effective on this. 

The bottomline is, get all the sources sides as hard as you can and your good to go! 

STORIES PRESENTED FOR TONY NEWS NETWORK

From September 10 to 25, 2020 stories presented for Tony News Network reaches a total of 24 plus 2 News recap. 

See lists below:

▶️Duterte Murang Bakuna

▶️Coach Ayo Indifinite Ban In UAAP

▶️Former GMA at ABS-CBN Newsmen Nasa Canadian TV na

▶️Bagong Distancing Protocol Pinatupad ng DOTr

▶️Lady Gaga Wins 1st Tricon at the VMAs

▶️Conor McGregor Attempted Sexual Assault

▶️Jeepney Protocol sa Pagbiyahe

▶️First Filipina Mayor in England

▶️Cascolan on Bawas Oras Duty sa mga Pulis

▶️Hashtag Cancel Korea

▶️Online Delivery Scam

▶️Naglalabang Nanay sa labas huli dahil walang Face Mask

▶️Fish kill sa Baseco dahil sa Dolomite? 

▶️Hashtag Manila Bay Challenge

▶️Tagaytay is back to business

▶️Mayor Vico nakipagtunggali sa isang negosyante

▶️Pulis na pinatay sapul sa CCTV

▶️Julia buntis kay Gerald Totoo o Fake News

▶️Robredo to Duterte Hindi sapat ang pagtugon sa COVID-19? 

▶️Soberano ipapagahasa dahil nagreklamo sa mabagal na internet service

▶️Trump parusahan ang China na nagkalat ng virus

▶️Walastik na Robot at Prototyped Flying Car, Ibinida sa Japan

▶️Archbishop Arguelles Kinontra ang Safety Health Protocols ng Gobyerno

▶️News Recap September 11, 2020

▶️News Recap September 18, 2020

To God Be the glory! 

An Essay writing contest: Wika Ng Kasaysayan, Kasaysayan Ng Wika

Congratulations Kirsten Althea A. Garabot

for winning 1st place essay writing contest! 

Althea is now a 6th grade student of Navotas Elementary School 1, NES-1 under the supervision of their class adviser Marilou T. Nava. 

Below is the copy of an essay submitted last Friday, ‎28th of ‎August ‎2020. 

           

Essay Title:

Ang pandemya, Ang problema, 

at Ang Solusyon!

    Pandemya, paano nga ba  nito binago ang buhay ng bawat isa? Marami sa atin ay nawalan ng hanapbuhay.  May mga negosyo ring tuluyang nagsara. May mga magulang na 'di alam kung paano na bubuhayin ang kanilang pamilya at ang pinakamalungkot sa lahat ay may nawalan ng kanilang mahal sa buhay. Dagdag pa dito, ang malaking pagbabago at hamon sa aming kabataan na 'di na makapaglaro at makapamuhay ng gaya ng dati na kahit ang sistema ng pagaaral nila ay tulayan na ring nabago.

    Sa mga pangyayaring ganito, tunay na nasusubok ang ating pagka-Pilipino. At bilang kabataan naisip ko tuloy, paano ba ako makakatulong? Bilang bata pwede akong tumulong kahit sa maliliit na bagay? Ang aking mungkahi, isa na dito ang pagsusuot ng face masks, face shields o kaya ay wag na lamang lumabas ng bahay. Sa paraang ito ay matutulungan natin ang mga frontliners na hindi na muling kumalat ang virus.

    Marami pang paraan para makatulong sa nararanasan nating pandemya.Tulad ng paggamit ng social media platforms gaya ng tiktok, facebook, instagram, youtube at marami pang iba. Halimbawa, ituturo ang wastong paghuhugas ng kamay sa isang awitin at ang pagsasayaw naman upang maituro ng wasto ang tamang pagsusuot ng face masks at face shields.

    Hindi man ako katulad ni Alden Richards na isang "Asia's Multi-media Artist na kinuhang ambassador ng DOH upang maging magandang ehemplo ng karamihan, meron naman akong social media platforms para gaya niya ay maipamahagi ko rin ang ilang magagandang suhestiyon para labanan ang pandemyang ito. Dahil sa pinapairal na quarantine saan man lugar sa Pilipinas at ibang bahagi ng mundo...isantabi na muna ang "travel goals" at sundin ang payo ng isang nagtrending na kanta ng tsinita princess na Kim Chiu na may pinamagatang, sabayan ninyo ako..."bawal lumabas. Oh bawal lumabas."

    Sa panahong ito mas lalo nating kailangang magtulungan. Dapat lahat tayo may pakialam. Maging mapagmatyag sa kung ano ang dapat sundin. Wag maging pasaway at sundin na lamang dahil ang lahat ng ito ay para naman sa ating kapakanan at kabutihan.

This year's theme is in accordance with the celebration of the "Buwan Ng Wika," (language month, August 2020). 

The topic is based on..."Wika ng Kasaysayan, Kasaysayan Ng Wika, " 

Ang mga Katutubong Wika sa Maka-Filipinong Bayanihan kontra Pandemya. 

Among many entries from the 5th and sixth grades...three student made it to the cut! 

3rd place goes to 

Shane Christine P. Gaso 

Grade 6, Einstein

2nd place is

Chloie Charmin Q. Bautista

Grade 6, Einstein

Each participants has to follow a strict  essay mechanics. 

✅ Participants are only open for students on 5th and sixth grades

✅ The essay should be written in 200-300 words only

✅ Should be hand-written in an intermediate paper

✅ Picture of an essay must be submitted via-messenger through the class adviser

✅ In recognition of this year's winner, each of them will be receiving certificates 

Along with essay criterias... 

Body or content                     45%

Adherence to the theme       30%

The word appropriateness 

                                                 25%

Total👉                                  100%

The announcement of winners was released on the 3rd of September 2020.

As part also of the celebration of "Buwan Ng Wika," (language month). 

Students of Navotas Elementary School 1, (NES-1), also opens other contests for lower grade levels. 

From Grade 1 and  Grade 2,  is a contest based on "Makalumang Awitin". 

While, Grade 3 and Grade 4 pupils are welcome to join from writing a slogan. 

Just like the essay writing contest mechanics, the students will submit their entries via messenger through their advisers. 

And will also receive certificates as a proof of their recognition. 

This year's honorable judge for an essay writing contest is Ms. Kathlene Ann Mercadejas, class adviser from Navotas Elementary Central. 

As mandated by the Department of Education (DepEd), under blended learning...teachers and students are not allowed to do a face to face interaction (a traditional classroom) set up to prevent the spread of the Corona-virus, COVID-19, pandemic. 

Traversing Divisoria from Navotas...near yet so far!

There's a must visit to Divisoria on the 3rd of September, 2020 (Thursday).

We couldn't find a lego silicon molder in the area where we expect there is.

We tried resorting ordering online but we find the cost of delivery a budget burden. 

Since we need also some fresh veggies for cooking and baking needs, I pursued the plan of visiting Divisoria. 

But never knew that there was still no jeepney bound directly to Divisoria. 

I created some strategies to get there by trying some short trip commute just to get there.

I started 8:00 am leaving the house from Navotas. I took a jeepney going to Malabon but the plan was only to depart at C4 where there was a suggestion from a jeepney driver that there are existing trips going to Divisoria from Monumento. 

Walking is literally a must going here, there and everywhere. 

By asking there's a bus trip that goes all the way to Recto, the plan was to alight from there. 

But on my commute, the bus where I and 20 more passengers were prevented from traveling, overheard a problem from a permit to operate on one passenger asking a bus conductor. 

I felt bad, for 25 minutes were waisted waiting for a hope that it will soon be resolved. 

Decided to transfer from another bus but found a jeepney alternative with Recto signage. 

From Isetann, Recto transferred again to another jeep which has a promise of sending us all to Divisoria. 

I think if my memory still serves me well, my last visit was October 2019. I was with my wife looking for small jars from one of our customer. 

I have to ask people where I will find Divisoria Mall. But I am not going there exactly, it will just serves as a landmark to look for a place where I can find a baking stuffs like, a lego silicon molder, another grass molder, candles for male celebrators, a 12 inches cake board, and a baking paper. 

Took an hour or so on this. Because I need to locate where I can find a famous place in Divisoria called Tabora. 

A haven for baking tools and ingredients. 

By asking, I became a shuttle cock that was hit here, there, and everywhere. 

Don't know where my strength was coming from knowing that it was very sunny and it was really a normal day always in Divisoria with pandemic or none. 

When I finally found it, the items I was looking for was not available. 😔

But since there are so many individual stores in that particular area...moving from one store to another is really a must that very day. 

And so, I did. I was able to check more than 10 stores. And when I was about to give up, the last store I spotted got everything I was looking for. 🙏

A heartfelt thank you to a guy store assistant who patiently looked for the baking stuffs I was looking for. 

Looking around I have seen a great changes the way how vendors used to sell their goods. Now, vendor owners has a color-coordinated built-in store. 

I think this particular changes is part now of the so called..."Ang Bagong Maynila," which literally translates "The New Manila!" 

But the visit isn't over yet...I need to find Sto. Cristo now for some veggies my wife asked me to purchase. 

From asking again, I spotted it. 

Quite sure about it for I and my wife used to visit this place I think a number of times already. 

From there, I look for carrots, onions, parsely, cucumber, and spring onions. 

Walking again is a must to locate a way back to Navotas. I was thinking of finding a jeepney going to Gasak but there was a queues but there was no e-jeepney available. 

I decided to take a smart advice of getting the same route I took in the morning. 

I looked for a jeepney going to Recto and alighted there. 

I must so sort of tired, I only had a 330ml of water which I drank before I took jeepney commute again. 

I found a bus that I think I misundertood the signage. It says Monumento going to Taft. But it was a trip that went all the way to Intramuros. I just found out that it was a wrong commute when the bus conductor enlightened me. 

Again, I have to walk. I accidentally visited the new Lagusnilad which was recently revived this August. Now, with mural paintings that was very instagramable. 

Looking back, it houses stores that sells second hand books, toys, clothes, and even has a tailor shops. 

Decided not too take LRT 1, so I walk again. The signage I saw while commuting on a bus where I was alighted to Intramuros misleads me. It says PITX Monumento. I looked for it but found out that it was going to Roxas Blvd. 

Walked again, and now decided to ride an LRT1. 

After a year visit to Intramuros in Manila, I found out that the "Kartilya ng Katipunan," as a historical landmark was now given a major lift from its look. 

The area at the back of it where it has so many vendors, now a very clean small park with numerous trees. 

Passed by at the soon to be renewed Metropolitan Theater. I think the construction was about to finish. 

Delighted to see this because it was an old building on my last visit, June 2019. 

But the underpass looks just the same. I heard it will soon be fix like Lagusnilad. 

Finally, decided to ride LRT1. 

I fear riding it because it says in the news that over 200 plus of its personnel contracted the Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. 

But I decided to end my agony of walking and another chance to get lost and not find a jeepney or bus going to Monumento. 

There was a very few passengers no queues but I was standing when I was at Central Station. 

After two more stations some passengers alighted, that was a perfect chance to experience a comfortable trip. 

The physical distance was strickly observed inside the train. 

Successfully, I reached Monumento safe from worrying on idea that I might get lost again. 

Another walk challenge going to where jeepneys going to Navotas is located. 

Finally, found one and around 2:30 pm from 8:00 am trip leaving home...I was finally home sweet home! 

But come to think of it, it wasn't so easy to commute now via public transportation. Specially now that not all PUV's are authorize to travel under General Community Quarantine. 

Hopefully, the long overstaying COVID-19, pandemic will soon be over. 

Now that in every news it says that the vaccine will soon be ready. 

So far, I had 6 jeepney transfers, two bus rides, an LRT1 ride, and a lot of walking involved.