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IP HOUSING A STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

ROMIVEZ GUENDO MORCILLAPurok Waling-waling, Napolan,

Pagadian City

Mayor Ruel G. Molina, a young, active visionary and missionary of the municipality of Kumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur, has proposed to avail of NHA’s Resettlement Assistance Program (RAP) for a housing project for his IP constituents with the aim of promoting and preserving Filipino cultural heritage. The proposed project is in Barangay Limamawan which t is occupied by pure all subanen people.The Kumalarang LGU hopes to develop the subanen community to promote it as a spot for tourism having 1,870 steps to reach the top of the mountain.

LUMADS GET NEW HOUSING DESIGN

JANICE TUBILAGAdvent HOA Inc.

Ayala, Zamboanga City

NHA Memo Circular No. 2018-029 dated October 12, 2018 provides the updated guidelines for the implementation of a housing assistance program for indigenous cultural communities/Indigenous Peoples (IPs), to improve the living conditions of IP women, men and children by providing them decent shelter. NHA provides funds for land development and housing construction and technical assistance for the formulation of land development and housing plans. In Mindanao,

the housing design takes into consideration the lifestyle of the Lumad living along coastal and rural areas. Houses which used to be of light materials like sawali walls, nipa roof and bamboo floors are now structurally safe. The wooden wall frames have been converted to metal frame stud. The purlins have likewise been improved. Wooden floors are now concrete floor slabs and exterior walls are made from Hardiflex, while interior walls are plywood using the double walling method. The structural component under the ground level has also been improved from solid wood columns to concrete columns and footing. Painting on the exterior walls provides for a good aesthetic design.

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Four hundred (400) families, 1,886 persons. These are among the number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by the

Zamboanga City siege in September 2013 who lost their homes but who now live in permanent shelter. After three (3) years being housed in temporary housing, they now live in permanent homes provided by the Community and Family Service International (CFSI) under its Zamboanga Recovery Project (ZRP). The CFSI, a humanitarian organization committed to peace and social development, with particular interest in the psychosocial dimension, is among several agencies which helped the siege victims rebuild their lives. It accessed funding support from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade-Australia and collaborated with the Catholic Relief Service (CRS) as its implementing partner for the project.

The CFSI worked closely with the Zamboanga Local Government and the NHA to provide assistance to the affected population. Ashran Rasmen, a shelter unit beneficiary in Phase 4, Vale Vista, Kasanyangan shared, “We are very happy because our family now has a permanent home after three (3) years of transferring from different evacuation centers and transitory sites. In addition to this, the livelihood assistance from ZRP has improved our lives as we now have sources for our everyday needs. I have also helped support my siblings with the skills I developed from the trainings that the project provided. We are forever grateful to all the agencies who have helped us in so many ways.”

Under its ZRP, CFSI provided various services to a total of 54,000 individuals which included psychological and protection services, support to host communities, and health and disease surveillance. This was implemented from 01 January 2015 to 31 December 2017. All of the project’s efforts led to the achievement of the project objective to promote human security of IDPs.

ZAMBOANGA SIEGE VICTIMS GET PERMANENT SHELTERAIRA TOSE

CFSIZamboanga City

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pamilya sa tahanang iyon ay wala na sa kaniya.

Sa totoo lamang, hindi ko siya kilala. Kung siya ba ay may sarili nang pamilya ay hindi ko rin tiyak. Ngunit sa isang bagay ako nakasisiguro: marami silang may kuwentong kahalintulad nito. Lumaban, nasawi at may naiwan. Sa kabilang banda, para naman sa kanilang pamilya: naiwan, may nasawing minamahal ngunit patuloy na lumalaban.

Sa huli, bilang duyan ng magigiting, ang bansa ay sumasaludo para sa mga taong may dalawang sumpang hindi tinalikuran, ang sumpa sa pamilya at sa tawag ng tungkulin

I sa nang pangarap para sa isang ama ang mabigyan ang kaniyang pamilya ng sariling tahanan, kung saan handa niyang lingapin

at patnubayan ang mga mahal sa buhay. Pero para sa isang sundalong nasawi sa Marawi siege, tila kalahati lamang ng pangarap niya ang matutupad.

Nang ako ay nasa Grade 12-STEM noong nakaraang taon, ako’y nag-work immersion sa Engineering Office ng NHA sa Southville 1, Cabuyao. Sa maghapong pag-eencode ng masterlist ng mga sundalo at pulis na pagkakalooban ng libreng pabahay, isang pangalan ang pumukaw sa aking pansin. Sa tapat nito ay may note na “Marawi war casualty”.

Dalawang lote rin ang kaloob sa kaniya ngunit hindi tulad ng iba, ang kaloob na buhay at pagkakataon para makasama ang

BAHAYANI :BAHAY PARA SA MGA BAYANI

sa bayan.

KENNEDICK D. UMALI Southville 1,Cabuyao, Laguna

InFocus

Cats are beautiful creatures who have a great deal to offer to their human companions. They are favorite domesticated pets for their favorable traits like care, cleanliness and adorable behavior.

DANICA LUNTODPurok SunshineSantiago District, Pagadian City

CATS

CREATIVE JUICES

The earth’s climate system has drastically changed since the late 1800s. This caused global warming. Global warming is the rising temperature of the earth’s surface. Rising sea levels, extreme weather like typhoons Haiyan or Yolanda, and the expansion of deserts are just some of the effects of global warming.Surface temperature increases causing the arctic glaciers, permafrost and sea ice to melt. It also increases rainfall and snowfall while causing droughts and wildfires in other regions. Just recently, the internet was bombarded with articles, memes, and photos of the wildfires that caused destruction in the Amazon forest and the forest fires in Indonesia that brought about smoke or haze in the Philippines.

Human activities contribute to the greenhouse gas emissions which is also a factor in causing global warming, thru landfills

and incinerators. Zero waste management is a principle geared towards decreasing the amount of waste. It is designed to encourage consumers to recycle and reuse products. Its main goal is for no trash to be sent to landfills, incinerators or the oceans. This movement is a call to action for companies or enterprises for innovation to participate in Zero waste management.

Government, private companies and institutions, along with every consumer, should work together in minimizing waste and promote discipline in taking care of our planet. Active campaigns, policies, and advocacy to create awareness and get the message across are much needed in order for this advocacy to be successful. Most importantly, discipline and love for our planet should start within ourselves. And please, clean as you go.

CL IMATE CHANGE: WE CAN DO IT THROUGH ZERO WASTE

JESUE VELYN MIJARESZSCMST

Zamboanga City

WHAT’S IN THE AIR

Cats are beautiful creatures who have a great deal to offer to their human companions. They are favorite domesticated pets for their favorable traits like care, cleanliness and adorable behavior.

DANICA LUNTODPurok SunshineSantiago District, Pagadian City

CATS

CREATIVE JUICES

Napag-alaman na ilan sa mga bata na nag-aaral sa mga Day Care Center ng Zamboanga

City ay kulang sa nutrisyon at sustansya. Kaya’t isinusulong ng Zamboanga City local DSWD ang Supplementary Feeding Program sa lungsod. Lingguhan ang pagbibigay ng mga sangkap tulad ng bigas, gulay, at iba pang masustansyang pagkain sa pitong Field Offices ng Lungsod.

Ang proyektong ito ay napakahalaga sa nutrisyon ng mga batang apat (4) hanggang anim (6) na taong gulang upang sila ay magkaroon ng malulusog na pangangatawan, pokus sa klase at masiglang pamumuhay sa araw-araw

MASUSTANSYANG PAGKAIN PARA SA ESTUDYANTE NG MGA

DAY CARE CENTER

GENALYN SANTIAGOZamboanga City

What’s In The Air

Soda cans can be seen almost everywhere in our everyday lives. People buy drinks in cans and after drinking, just throw them away. Little did I know that soda cans can help a community to have clean and potable water to drink. And not only soda cans are useful. Even PET bottles can be used in building a house.

I learned about this when I met mem-bers of a non-government organization called I Can Make a Difference Inc. They make innovative, environment-friendly houses using cost-efficient technology to help far-flung communities. I started volunteering in the said organization and have witnessed how people are pleased and interested in what we do. I see their smiles and see how our work have actual-ly changed their lives.

My experience with I Can Make A Differ-ence has made my interest in doing volun-teer work grow. In volunteering, I am not only helping people in a community. It also is helping me grow as a person, build-ing my character. I am personally experi-encing that life is not always easy. It takes determination to keep moving no matter how hard it takes.

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,Inc.

VENNICE GAIL VALDEZ Teachers’ Village, Cabaluay,Zamboanga City

Isa akong relocatee na nanggaling sa railroadside ng Brgy. Banay-Banay, Cabuyao City, Laguna. Pinalad na malipat sa Southville 1, Brgy. Marinig, Cabuyao City. Mahirap ang buhay, kung kaya’t ang pagbabayad sa pabahay ay hindi ganun kadali. Ngunit nagsumikap na makapagbayad at mapasama sa may titulo.

Sa pakikipagkoordinasyon sa isang institusyon, ang Adamson University, at sa patnubay ng Panginoon, nagkaraoon ang NHA ng isang programa na nagbigay pagkakataon sa mga taga-Southville 1 na mabuhay ang kanilang mga naantalang pangarap. Katulad ko na minsan nang nangarap na maging isang guro.

Taong 2007 nagsimula ang Adamson University-Integrated Community and Extension Services (ICES) sa aming lugar. Sa isang saglip naranasan kong maging isang tunay na guro mula sa pagiging volunteer teacher.

Labing isang taon na ang Hope Early Child Learning Center sa Southville 1 na naitayo sa pakikipagtulungan ng mag guro. Nagsimula sa simpleng bahay ng mga guro. Umabot na sa 11 na guro nito mula sa iba’t ibang lugar tulad ng Cabuyao, Bulacan, Aklan at Romblon. Sila’y mga committed na pre-school teacher. May magagandang kuwento. Di alintana ang hirap at pagod sa personal na buhay.

Katulad ng ilang guro namin na binubugbog ng kanilang asawa at ipinapahiya sa tuwing nalalasing. Ngunit nang maging guro ay nalasap ang respeto at pagmamahal na dati ay dinadasal at pinapangarap lamang.

Masasabi ko na ang serbisyo ng isang tao ay hindi nasusukat kung gaano at magkano ang kita mo. Bagkus ay kung ano ang mahalagang maiiwan mo sa mundo. Ito ay ang “may pusong paglilingkod sa kapwa Pilipino at sa ibang tao”.

BABAE, IKAW AY MAHALAGA

BETH NOVILLA

Gender Station

MY TALKING PASSPORT

Public speaking has been my personal nightmare, ever since I began to learn the English language. This story will tell you how I was able to convert my nightmare into my vessel to journey towards success.

Back in my high school days coming from a Visayan tribe and a family that values our dialect, it was an everyday struggle for me to open my mouth, standing in front of a lot of people. Once I started to speak in English, everything seemed to be a wild roller coaster ride. I was scared to be laughed at because of my action and grammar, and worst of all, my pronunciation.

I lived in that shadow of fear for quite a while. One day, I found myself sitting in our home library holding a book, telling myself I needed to have confidence and master English.“I will be the master of my own fear,” is what I told myself.

Almost a decade after, I found myself in the field which I feared all throughout my life., But I was able to handle it, as if it was my own.

Until this very day, I remember what my boss told me before. “Roy, your voice and the way you communicate will take you to places”. And indeed he was right. I talk to a lot of people almost anywhere and my confidence and ambition has became my talking passport.

JERROLD ROY MICABALO ZSCMST

Zamboanga City

C R E A T I V E JUICES

MY TALKING PASSPORT

Public speaking has been my personal nightmare, ever since I began to learn the English language. This story will tell you how I was able to convert my nightmare into my vessel to journey towards success.

Back in my high school days coming from a Visayan tribe and a family that values our dialect, it was an everyday struggle for me to open my mouth, standing in front of a lot of people. Once I started to speak in English, everything seemed to be a wild roller coaster ride. I was scared to be laughed at because of my action and grammar, and worst of all, my pronunciation.

I lived in that shadow of fear for quite a while. One day, I found myself sitting in our home library holding a book, telling myself I needed to have confidence and master English.“I will be the master of my own fear,” is what I told myself.

Almost a decade after, I found myself in the field which I feared all throughout my life., But I was able to handle it, as if it was my own.

Until this very day, I remember what my boss told me before. “Roy, your voice and the way you communicate will take you to places”. And indeed he was right. I talk to a lot of people almost anywhere and my confidence and ambition has became my talking passport.

JERROLD ROY MICABALO ZSCMST

Zamboanga City

C R E A T I V E JUICES

Sa nakararami ay hindi kaila ang aking pinagmulan

Sa gilid ng riles o estero mano kaya’y mga na-demolish na bahay.

Payak man ang pinagmulan Ito’y hindi ko ikinahihiya.Sa aking bagong tahanan

Tila mas iigi ang aming buhay.

Nagliwanag ang aking pangarapTila ako’y tinatawagSa hatid na biyaya

Lahat ay aking makakayanan.

Laki man sa hirapat nabibilang sa mga dukha‘Di ito magiging hadlang

sa pagkamit ng aking pangarap.

Ako ay Batang SouthvilleSubok na ang aking galing Hinding-hindi padadaig-daig

Kahit anumang pagsubok ay susurungin.

AKO AY BATANG SOUTHVILLE

ARLENE C. MANOCOT Teacher IIISouthville IV National High SchoolSouthville IV, City of Sta. Rosa,Laguna

CREATIVE JUICES

I spent 16 years in the southernmost part of Mindanao -- Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi. The way of living there is simple and

peaceful. My elder sister and I were raised simply and loved by two (2) teachers, our parents.

At the age of eight, I lost my beloved man, my Dad. Way back then, I did not see the struggles of my mom, being a single parent. I know we gave her a hard time, raising two beauties with different personalities on her own. When I reached college, miles away from home, realization struck me. Life was not as simple as I thought it was. That what I wanted, I could get. Hence, I had to fight the currents and waves that went against my way to avoid getting drowned. I learned to appreciate how my mom who was knocked down by problems, obstacles and challenges. She inspired me to be strong and to always seek for Allah’s guidance.

Now that I have been working at NHA for two (2) years, I am thankful of the lessons I learned from home, from school and from my environment. My hometown has always been my inspiration to pursue development as we seldom received social services from government, NGOs and other groups. I am glad that working with NHA, I can put my passion into practice, helping improve the quality of life of Filipino citizens, especially the needy and less fortunate.

I thought development would not happen in my home. But I am grateful to NHA because constituents of my hometown now enjoy decent and free housing. It has given me the courage to get out of my shell, to help introduce development and change in communities.

SHARA-LEI J. DALUDDINBluehomes Subd., Brgy. Pasonanca,Zamboanga City

METAMORPHOSIS OF MY LIFE