MARY ANGEL M.

ARMENDI

Mt. Mayon is situated in the Bicol Region, particulary in Legazpi, Albay. The
volcano is referred to in those parts as “Bulkang Magayon” which literally translates to
“beautiful volcano”. They say that the name of Mayon comes from an ancient regional
folktale about a princess named Daragang Magayon.
The princess, whose name means “beautiful maiden” in Bikolano, was part of
a Mayon-sized love triangle between two opposing warriors. The battle pitted the love of
her life against his archrival, with the two laying siege on the grounds where the volcano
now stands. Magayon ran towards her lover upon seeing him wounded in the clash. Both
of them were eventually surrounded by the enemy, and so she stabbed herself in the
heart while her lover died in her arms. The story goes that they were buried on that exact
spot, and as time went on, the land had risen to form what is now Mayon Volcano. It is
believed that the spirit of the princess rests within the volcano, while the clouds that
engulf it belong to her beloved. In remembrance of this tale, the region of Albay
celebrates the Daragang Magayon Festival every year.
Mt. Mayon may be the best example for the saying that looks can be deceiving.
The volcano still makes headlines every so often, for reasons other than its grandeur.
While Mayon is renowed for its beauty, the volcano has had its fair share of deadly
eruptions throughout history. It has erupted 52 times in the past half millenium, dating
back to the first recorded one way back in 1616, chronicled by Dutch explorer Joris van
Spilbergen. For comparison, the famed mount Vesuvius has also recorded over fifty
eruptions, but has only done so a handful of times within the past hundred years, the last
one being all the way back in 1944.
Earlier this year, Mayon was in the news for renewed activity once more. It was
the 4th time in the past ten years, solidifying Mayon’s status as the Philippines’ most
active volcano and one of the deadliest in the world.

III. ACTIVITIES
A. Practice Task
Task 1. Pick the word/s from the text that show local color.
1.) Aswang is a mythical female vampire in the Philippines folklore.
ANSWER: Aswang- local color
2.) The package is full of puto seco, the most tempting food I had seen in all my life.
ANSWER: Puto seco- local color
3.) Wecan barrow my uncles banca, take some food with us and eat on a slambao.
ANSWER: Banca- local color
4.) She prayed to the gods for help, Bathala heared her prayers.
ANSWER: Bathala- local color
5.) Payments were hard to collect; usually he had to send out somebody with s carabao and a cart
to get his due.
ANSWER: Carabao- local color

Task 2. Quote and Unquote

1.) Culture
2.) Environment
3.) History
4.) Culture
5.) Environment

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 TASK 3- Thank You My Good Friend
Express how grateful you are to our frontliners for all their works and sacrifices just to
protect us from COVID-19. Write a thank you letter to the frontliners in your community on a
separate sheet using appropriate oral language, stance and behavior.

B. ASSESSMENT
Compose s 5- sentence rap/ spoken poetry in giving instruction on how to avoid COVID-19
observing appropriate oral language, stance, and behavior on a separate shett of paper. Record
it in your cell phone and send to your teacher.

COVID 19 is my name
I know no boundaries or lanes
No celebrity can match my fame
Like a roaring flame I engulf all on my path
The poor and the rich both feel my wrath

SCIENCE 7

 Make a VENN DIAGRAM showing the similarities and differences of an

animal and plant cell.

 Draw and label the parts of an animal and plant cells on a bondpaper only
refer on your book.
RENZO E. BAJAR

HISTORY OF THE BICOL EXPRESS

Cely Kalaw is from Laguna and owns a restaurant in Malate, Manila. She is the brains behind
the spicy and appetizing Bicol Express. It all began when she went to Naga City when she was three
years old wherein she was able to taste different types of dishes in Bicol. She grew up to be a very
good cook and invented an exquisite dish which she named Bicol express, which was named after the
train that travels from Paco station to Bicol.
In other sources, Bicol express is said to have been derived from “Gulay na Lada”, a popular
Bicolano dish which uses a lot of chili. It is cooked similar to the one Cely Kalaw made but the
difference is that meat is not used in this dish. It is made from pork belly strips, garlic, onions, ginger
coconut milk (as with all Bicolano dishes), balaw (shrimp paste) and a lot of green finger chili which
is sauteed together until cooked.
According to some historians, Bicol express might have been influenced by Indonesian
traders who came to the region about two thousand years ago. Indeed it is quite similar to some
Indonesian dishes.
Bicol express is now a common dish served in almost every Filipino household brave enough
to fight the hot and sizzling sensation in our taste buds.

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TASK 3- Thank You My Good Friend

Express how grateful you are to our frontliners for all their works and sacrifices just to
protect us from COVID-19. Write a thank you letter to the frontliners in your community on a
separate sheet using appropriate oral language, stance and behavior.

Thank you! Thank you for what you do each and every day. Thank you for
being there when we are at our worse when we are hurting or sick.. Thank you for
being the soldiers on the front line of this fight, no one made you choose this, you
chose it because you care and want to help. Thank you from the bottom of my
 A. ASSESSMENT
Compose s 5- sentence rap/ spoken poetry in giving instruction on how to avoid COVID-19
observing appropriate oral language, stance, and behavior on a separate shett of paper. Record
it in your cell phone and send to your teacher.

As Nations cower in fear

For I grab many victims in a day

For once they see something worse than war

For once they see humanity is worth fighting for

SCIENCE 7

 Make a VENN DIAGRAM showing the similarities and differences of an

animal and plant cell.

 Draw and label the parts of an animal and plant cells on a bondpaper only
refer on your book.

TASK 2. COLLAGE OF GOODNESS

 As many of us stay safe at home during this COVID-19 pandemic, there are some people
who bravely face threats and risk their very lives in order to perform their duties to save ours.
They are the frontline workers, our everyday heroes amidst the pandemic.