HRSS: AUCTION FOR A CAUSE:

The Human Resource Student’s Society takes the lead in the recently conducted HRSS: Auction for a Cause.

          The said event was part of the gathering of the biggest College in Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina, the Business Administration Week or B.A Week. The students’ majoring in Human Resource, Marketing and Finance unite for one special cause: to help the College raise funds for new equipments.

          The Senior’s and Junior officers of HRSS were wowed on the support and participation of B.A student’s. Every participant we’re enjoying bidding on items they want like shoes, clothes, bags and many other more. This is the very first time to happen in B.A Week and HRSS Organization didn’t expect to come out this way.

          Thanks to Prof. Arvin Villodres for his time, patience and effort in hosting the said event. We are hoping for more successful event like this. And we hope that this will not be the last but the start. We are praying that the next set/ batch of HRSS Senior officers will continue this and we also pray for improvements and another successful event’s in the next years to come.

          Big thanks also to those professors and people who share pledges without even asking for return. The HRSS Organization is so happy that we are able to contribute in our simplest way to our dearest College. Because of the funds gained, the HRSS were able to buy new equipments like printer and donated to the College of Business Administration.

          Every organizers and people who helped came out proud and full of gratefulness in their hearts after the event. After of weeks of sleepless nights of planning and preparation we still made the vent full of fun and most of all successful.

          Thank you Lord! We offer this big blessing and successful event to you.

Photography in the Philippines:

Taking Place

          No doubt, today’s media and advertising industry heavily exploits “Fashion and sexy” themes, Over time public perception of what is acceptable has also broadened. This trend drives the demand and naturally glamour photography is increasing in popularity.

          The increase of photography popularity is not very surprising. Many men and women want a different experience to try: wearing different clothes, accessories and trying different creative ideas is a whole different experience.

          Me, personally is one of the few people is so in love with taking photos and photography itself. Since grade school I’m already an aspiring photographer and up to this moment I’m still dreaming of achieving and becoming that person. I love to capture anything under the sun. Cell phone cameras will do for me. Everyone who is into it has different stories to tell behind the photos they capture.

          Photography itself is simply the art, science, and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film, or electronically by means of image sensor. But to people who is serious about it has different explanation what’s photography is all about. Some would say: “Photography is a way of expressing my thoughts and ideas”, “It’s my way of showing my feelings.” And other says “It’s my way of inspiring people.”

          I was mesmerized by one person I get to know through one of the most popular social networking/ photography sites in the world today, Instagram. He said he’s not a professional photographer but he captures beautiful, amazing, great photos and each of them has a story to tell, selfless, with life and will wowed you every time you’ll see it. He is Dan Suansing, 21 years old, a young man from Bacolod City. I admire him for being such a gentleman and humble kind of person. I got the chance to ask him “How photography change his life?” he replied “ I guess it changed me in a way I can appreciate the things around me and especially the environment, because without the environment I can’t take good photos of the sunset, sunrise, clouds, plants, animals, etc.”

          For me photography is a bridge of gaining new friends. Because, by that site I gained one. And that person teaches me how to love and appreciate photography, the nature and everything we have right now. Because, we can’t have to those things forever. So captures many photos as much as you can. He let me experience a world inside the lenses, photo cards, and the camera rolls. It’s a whole different experience and it always gives me reason to come back again and one extraordinary reason to stay.

          Photography open doors to those people who want to show their feelings and emotions in a more creative way. Photography takes you to another place. Photography is not just about how you take a shot, show the angles, different positions. It’s all about the story you want to tell people who see it and their interpretations about it.

          Photography in the Philippines has always been amazing. Filipinos are known for being so creative-minded in every single thing they do. We may not be a rich country, but then we can make solutions out of every problem we encounter and that’s one of the most amazing things we must be proud of. Philippines have a lot of great photographers around and I can say that Filipino photographer’s are much better than others, and I really brag about it because Filipinos are also good storytellers also because we’ve experience a lot, we’ve overcome challenging things in life no one has ever expected to happen, we’ve been through battles and many other obstacles, and we’ve all fought that with one big reason “to live.”

          Photography in the Philippines has already takes it place and still continue to grow.

First Article: OFW Dad

For some people, working abroad is a logical step in their career. For others, it’s a necessity in a tough job market or a desire for a better standard of living. And there are those who do it to experience a different way of life.

Millions of people throughout the world have a desire to work and live abroad, to taste a career and a culture within the unknown. For some it is simply the chance to fulfill a need to travel and explore, to see how others live and work; for others it is a way to progress in their career, to learn from the skills of people outside their own country and to reap the financial rewards that often allure people to work overseas.

If you are interested in working abroad but haven’t got a clue how to go about it (and don’t think the chance is likely), think again. In this day and era anything is possible. In the workplace you just have to set your goals and tread the path in the direction you want to take. 

It was not easy to work a broad; it’s a matter of understanding, support and sacrifices as well as for their families that they will leave here in the Philippines. It was not easy to stay away from them or to say goodbye for a long period of time, but for a better and good future their families they’re doing it.

OFW’s take so many risks and sacrifices just to earn a living. Some of them accept 3D (dirty, difficult and dangerous) works just to earn a bit higher salaries that they can send to their families here in the Philippines.

The wobbly economic and political situation in the Philippines is one of the main reasons why most professionals and highly knowledgeable Filipinos choose to work abroad. They could not see any light from higher authorities to realize success for the country. And for the people they find more meaning giving in their skills in other countries rather than staying in a place where stability is far by reach.

Our country is governed mostly by dishonest and unserious in dealing with the country's economic progress and growth. They are busy arguing, debating and opposing each other's ideas and projects rather than making steps in solving the present problems of the country. There is lack of collaboration, sympathy, acceptance and consideration. They keep on complaining rather than working hard for the country.

The Philippines is a rich nation because of the resources that we have. However it's not well handled. That is why many Filipinos leave yearly to look for better opportunities abroad. Some of them prefer to work and stay there permanently. They adapt everything in their new environment. Second main reason is Poverty; some Filipinos acquire work from factories or manufacturing firms for the purpose of having experience but really don't have any plan to stay longer in the company. The source of livelihood is not enough for the growing family, so one of the partners must decide to go abroad for the good future of the family.

Another main reason is Low Wages - College education is very expensive, parents really find it hard to pay tuition and school projects of their children’s. The moment they land a job in the Philippines, he does not get compensated enough to equal his investment on education.

That is why most Filipino skilled workers acquire jobs abroad where wage is proportionate to education, skills, and experience. Even skilled professionals here grab the opportunity to work as maids, care giver, sales ladies, construction workers and laborers from other countries. As long as it is upright and high paying. Also, Low benefits- most of the companies here especially Filipino owned don't have good benefits but foreign-based companies can give reasonable benefits to their workers.

As a daughter of an OFW, I want to share to you a short story and experience of having an OFW DAD.

          It was year 2010, the very time I saw my dad leave the country for our future. It was hard to say goodbye that night, but he have to. He decided to do it because he want to give us a better future, what we need and what we wants and for us to survive everyday living.

          It was December 2012, when he gets back in the country after his 2 years contract in Doha, Qatar. I was so enlightened by that time and so excited to see him again, as per me I am a “daddy’s girl”. And by that time I really understand much deeper how hard it is to work away from your loved ones.

          As their family or us, their children all we can do to pay their efforts is to study harder because, it is the only and most important treasure they can give to us, a “good education”.

Once my father told me; “If I can stay here in our country for good. I would love to, but I can’t. Just look at the state of our living here, it’s not as good as the other country. There’s a minimal chances of employment. So for now we have to take risk and to sacrifice, because it’s not only for us, but for you and for your siblings.”

We must appreciate effort they do, because without them we’re not here. They are the reason why we’re alive and enjoying and living the life we wanted to be. Don’t wait for the moment of their leaving until we sink in to our minds how blessed we are to have them as our parents or just an in individual who take a big role in our lives. It’s not too late to say “Thank you and I love you”, it might be a word but for them it mean the whole world.

 

 

“We have a lot of kids who don't know what works means.  They think ‘work’ is just a four-letter word.” – Hillary Clinton J