Luceño, Niña Marie

BSE Eng 2A

Ambrosio M. Tani, A 35 – year old cigarette vendor died in front of the Gasoline
Station in Bogña, Bacon District, Feb. 20.

Superhero! This is how a 9-year old boy describe his father, Ambrosio M. Tani.
Tani, was a single father who had almost five years of selling cigarettes in front of the
gasoline Station in Bogña, Bacon District. He worked as a cigarette vendor to provide
the need of his son and to support the school needs including the miscellaneous fees.

Due to the lack of space, a heated altercation between Tani and the unknown
another cigarette vendor arises. The argument was about the space each one of them
should occupy. The unknown man grabbed a five – inch balisong from his cart and
wagged against Tani and stabbed him at the left side of his chest which caused him to
bleed a lot. There were witnesses who tried to deliver Tani to Jose Reyes Memorial
Hospital but declared as dead on arrival.

According to the witnesses of the incident, the unknown vendor run away after
the chaos. The police are still searching for the unknown cigarette vendor.
Mental Health Awareness Day

“If you are not enjoying life, something is wrong.”

“Negativity affects how you feel, the way you think and the way you act.”

This was stated by Dr. Esperanza C. Llanes a Psychologist in Philippine General Hospital when she was
invited to talk about Mental Health. She also added that individual’s Mental Health is very important
than anything else. She mentioned the number of an individual who committed suicide at an early age
because of prioritizing something else aside from mental health.

“There’s no other thing more important than our lives, right? And our lives is being rooted to our mental
health.” She added.

Moreover Dr. Esperanza tackled on how to achieved a healthy mentality that can save us from dark
surrounding.

“A healthy outside starts from the inside.” She emphasized. We can’t control outside forces but you can
control yourself. Being an expert in her field, she shared some important and useful tips to cope up with
unhealthy issues in life. By doing some grounding exercise, being with positive people and pray.