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Noli Me Tangere
- Rizal firmly believed that education is important in fighting off oppression. Filipinos’ ignorance and naivety made them easy to be manipulated and targeted for cruelty. Education paved
the way for Crisostomo to build a school for the youth and to be heard by other influential people. However, even with his good intention, Crisostomo was undoubtedly still unaware of
just how grave the oppression his fellow Filipinos faced until Elias showed it to him. Another highly educated character in the novel was Tasio. Although having acquired education, he
was ousted by society because of different ideals. The novel indicated how power was abused and how people would do anything to get it. Noli Me Tangere also showed that not all who
are in prison are sinners, like Don Rafael, who was instead a victim of those in power. The tug of power between the church and the government is also obvious in the novel. A reality
the Philippines faced when it was under the Spaniard’s rule. José Rizal’s “Noli Me Tangere” is a novel that not only sparked discussions but also urged the Filipino society to take action in
the fight for independence. While some supported it, others criticized the author’s intentions. While the symbolism of the novel is a field to explore, one thing is clear: José Rizal’s
masterpiece has become a turning point in the history of the Philippines.

2. Ibalon – Bicol Epic

- When i first heard about this story, i was not really amazed since the story is very chaotic and the characters are unpleasant. But as i go deeply to what the story would want the readers
to learn, I concluded that this selection will teach us the importance of not just being brave but also being wise. Almost all epics would teach us about bravery but one thing this
selection defer from those is this will made us realize that bravery can not just help us conquer problems alone but we must also have the right wisdom. Just like in the story, the heroes
did not just fight without thinking first. They waited for the right time in which they think the monsters are more unconscious, powerless and vulnerable. Because of their strategy, they
were able to kill the monsters and help their fellowmen from tragedy. This also applies in real life. We must think first and try to weigh out the situation before we react or do
something. We must not be deceived by our own emotions because this may lead us to more bigger problems. And as a future managers, we must learn how to balance logic and
emotion for us to make a better decision and also for us to always have a good approach in every situation.

3. Sa mga kadalagahan ng Malolos – Jose Rizal

- The novel depicts that women before weren’t allowed to educate due to the friars’ request and interest. They women were treated as ‘housekeeping dolls’ in which they do household
chores and others. They weren’t allowed to taught Spanish language because colonizers might afraid to be replaced their power against them. One day, hope came to them as they
slowly achieved education in which were allowed to go to school. Everything that depicts in this novel were based on historical events during Spanish period until the time of American
colonization in which education system is free to everyone.

4. Sa mga kuko ng liwanag – Edgardo M. Reyes

- The book involve the exploitation and alienation of labor under capitalism. To stay in the city as he searches for Ligaya, Julio takes a job as a menial laborer at construction sites. He also
turns to sex work in a moment of desperation. The foreman at one site pockets more than a third of Julio’s wages, leaving him with barely enough to buy food, much less to secure
shelter, and the conditions at the sites are hazardous, with no hard hats or safety harnesses for the workers. Julio’s stint at the male brothel is far more lucrative than the construction
work, but his clients’ demands distress him. His only respite from the alienation is the camaraderie of his fellow workers. He discovers that he can count on his friends to share their
meager provisions when he has nothing to eat, to open their homes to him, to loan him money. Julio learns a valuable lesson about hope from the solidarity of workers and the lower
classes. Manila’s penetrating depictions of peonage and sex work draw from the experiences of the novel’s author. Above Julio are middle-class folks, who exploit the underclass with
impunity. They include the foreman Balajadia and Mrs. Cruz, the woman who lured Ligaya to the city and sold her to a brothel. Small-time capitalists such as Ah Tek and the gay brothel
owner Cesar occupy a higher social station than the petty bourgeois. The oligarchs, too high up to be visible to the underclass, fittingly appear in the film only by proxy. Throughout,
images of neon lights and commercial signage suggest the culpability of such plutocrats and global capitalists for the hardscrabble existence of Manila’s underclass. A sign at the
 construction site where Julio works bears the name “La Madrid,” invoking the capital of the first Western nation to turn Filipinos into vassals. When Julio enters the flesh trade, neon
signs for Japanese electronics firms can be seen burning in the night sky.
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5. Tula: Alay sa mga Frontliner sa COVID-19 – Malou Tiangco

6. The poem celebrate and honor frontline workers, who, despite the risks, continue to provide life-saving support and protection to people most in
need. vThe COVID-19 pandemic has unveiled an important number of vulnerabilities as well as exposed our weaknesses in preventing shocks. It has
also shown that the magnitude of the challenge is exceeding the response capacity of any single partner or country. COVID-19 might be today’s
super-villain, but it does not deter our real-life heroes from doing their job and tirelessly working to find ways to combat the threat and eventually beat
the invisible nemesis. We mourn the thousands who have lost their lives to the virus across the globe, including my colleague whom I have spoken
of. At the same time, we join Filipinos in upholding—in the midst of great adversity-- the tradition of celebrating the best of human kindness,
generosity, social justice, human rights, solidarity and Bayanihan spirit. We celebrate what makes our front liners and humanitarian real-life heroes.
We salute them for continuously putting their lives on the line, despite the risks and uncertainties. Their efforts must not be overlooked or forgotten.

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