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ni Mark Vincent C. Perido, Grade VI Indang East Elementary School In-edit ni: May Anne Joy D. Romanes majromanes57@gmail.com Ang pagmamahal sa tao ay bagay na katangi-tang i Pagkatapos ng gabing kay dilim at umagang kay ginaw sa wakas muling mapangiti Tinawag  si bathala Upang lumusong sa tubig Susugal at susugal Hindi ba't sapat na kabayaran ang sakit Para sa pag-ibig? Hindi ba't mas tinataya ang lahat  Kapag hindi tayo sumugal sa ating minamahal? Dumilim ang kalangitan kasabay ng kanyang paglisan Bumuhos ang malakas na ulan Kasabay ng pagkawala ng pag-asang lumaya Tumaas ang tubig sa ilog at karagatan Na siyang pagbaba naman ng pag asang Siya'y muli ko pang mayakap at mahagkan Rumagasa ang malakas na daloy ng tubig Na tila bang siyang tumangay sa ating kayamanan Tumumba ang puno’t halaman na siyang pagtumba rin ng ating kaginhawaan Bawat segundo Bawat minuto Tila ito na ang oras na magwawakas na ang binuo nating "ikaw, ako..tayo"

Orihinal na kuwento ni May Anne Joy D. Romanes majromanes57@gmail.com Noong unang panahon ay may isang ginoong nagngangalang Laong. Si Laong ay isang datung pinaniniwalaang galing sa lipi ng mga bathala, kung kaya’t siya ay may pambihirang kapangyarihan. Si Laong ay namumuno sa tribo ng mga Diwali. Isa itong napakatahimik ngunit malakas na tribo. Bagamat may ilang tribo na nagtangkang sakupin ang tribo, hindi nila ito magawa dahil madali silang nagagapi ni Laong. Dumating ang panahon na nangailangan si Laong na lumisan muna sa kanyang tribo at pumunta sa kapatid nitong si Dimasilaw. Walang naiwan para mamuno sa mga Diwali, kaya sinamantala ni Yabadi, ang pinuno ng kalabang tribong Tukoda ang pagkakataon. Sumugod sila sa tribo ng Diwali at sinunog ang kanilang mga kubo. Binihag nila ang mga babae at batang Diwali at ginawa namang alipin ang mga lalaki.                 Nang bumalik si Laong ay nakita niya ang kalunos-lunos na sinapit ng kanyang nasasakupan. Dahil dit

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ni May Anne Joy D. Romanes majromanes57@gmail.com Sa likod ng mga problema Ay makikita ang kagandahan Hindi mailalarawan ng pluma Lupa kung saan ako naninirahan Ang aking ipinagmamalaki Dala-dala ko sa aking paglaki Kabutihang asal na ipinamana Kabataan mabatid sana Mayamang kalikasan Mayamang kultura Tigib sa karanasan Tunay walang maipapara Sa galing at ganda Malaking karangalan Dadalhin hanggang sa pagtanda Alaala ng bayang kamahal-mahalan

ni May Anne Joy D. Romanes majromanes57@gmail.com Lahat ng bagay na natural Sa ating mundo ay sentral Biyayang mula sa kalangitan Ito ay ating pananagutan Ating alagaan Upang ating mapangalagaan Alamin kung paano dapat gamitin Bigyan naman natin ng pansin Nagbibigay ng pangangailangan maging responsableng mamamayan Simulan ang pagbabago sa sarili Bago pa maging huli Huwag na nating hintayin Paghihiganti baka mangyari sa atin Sa pag-aalaga sa kalikasan Tumulong upang problema ay malunasan

Original Story by: May Anne Joy D. Romanes majromanes57@gmail.com Once upon a time, there lived a very beautiful woman named Agathe. Agathe was not only beautiful but also she had a special talent. Agathe can make everyone sleep with her voice. Her mother have discovered this talent that she had soon after she learned how to hum a tune; hence, she forbade her to make any melody nor sing, in order to keep her away from people who might abused her skill. Momus, the Greek god of mockery and satires, have been so bored in Mount Olympus. He was punished by his mother Nyx, the goddess of night, because of the jokes he played with the other gods. He was not particularly affected with the punishment because he can get away easily from his mother through his clever tricks. As he flew away from the home of the gods and goddesses, he pulled some jokes on the men and women he found on the streets of Athens. He made himself into a cow and ate all the apples

by May Anne Joy D. Romanes majromanes57@gmail.com           A lot has been said and written about leadership.  As a matter of fact, there might be more negative, than positive notes about it.  Nevertheless, it would be more beneficial to swim in a river of positive things about leadership than to loathe a filthy river of negativity of management. A good leader grows their people, and at the same time, grows up with them (Green as cited by Brainy Quote, n.d.).  Surely, who would not want to pride themselves of being the best and brightest in the pack; however, life had never been generous with perfection ; hence, people must change in order to improve.  Change, as a word, is well-loved and well-used by a myriad of leaders.  The thing is, everyone seems to like the idea of change; however, if the things that need to be changed were pointed out, often, negative reactions result.   This leaves people puzzled, whether people genuinely want change, or not.  Heifetz (as

by: May Anne Joy D. Romanes majromanes57@gmail.com           One of the concepts, which is closely associated with leadership, is power.  The leader in the past is hailed as the sole powerful person in the organization; however, this scheme has proven to be more impractical and tiring for the leaders.  As a result, leaders learned to make little leaders out of their more skilled members.  A lot of questions arise from this however, such as the motive of the leader in empowering the members, and the confidence of the leaders to achieve goals themselves in the midst of the whirlwind of work.  The leader might be misinterpreted that he/she is not serious in doing what is commonly expected of him/her.  Also, tradition has still its influence over how people think today.  For instance, a leader might be thought as being lazy and incompetent when he/she lets members become little leaders, because it is not traditional to do so.  Further, society is not used to see the leaders fade o

by May Anne Joy D. Romanes majromanes57@gmail.com        One of the most important characteristics of good leaders is having strong moral authority (Covey, 2011).  Moral authority means living by principles to garner the respect and esteem of others (Covey, 2011).  It causes a leader to embody the values crucial for the organization (e.g. honesty, fairness).  It is more of setting standards of conduct in the organization through the yardstick of morality of its leader.  Also, it is the foundation for sustainability, because lack of it can contribute to problems that will eventually bring the organization and its people down.           If morality can be strengthened in the organization through its leader, would it be true that immoral leaders can weaken it?  In certain instances, this can be true.  Although there are differences on how morality has been instilled to us since we were young, influence of those we regularly work with, especially those who are above us in t

by May Anne Joy D. Romanes majromanes57@gmail.com           There is no success without change.   Like metamorphosis, change may seem to be a quiet, painful, and going-to-nowhere process, but if we, as leaders, keep on believing, things will eventually be in our favor.  We either win in our quest or learn from our mistakes (Mandela, 1994).  With this in mind, we must recognize that change should start within us, for if leaders cannot do the change themselves, how can they ask for it from their members?  However, change, in reality, is not palatable to most.  Most people want change without sacrificing anything for it.  They are yet to realize that change breeds success.           A caterpillar only becomes a butterfly when it wants to fly so much that it is willing to give up being a caterpillar (Paulus, 1972).  This is the same with the people in an organization.  People do not realize that they would struggle more when they decide to stay in their present situation, whe

by: May Anne Joy D. Romanes       majromanes57@gmail.com (in reference with the 11th to 21st Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell)     Over the years, leadership has been tainted with a myriad of issues.   Leadership nowadays is commonly associated with the unscrupulous leaders, illegal transactions, and deteriorating organizational health.  Yet there is some truth that not all leadership is good, this should not hinder people from believing that good leadership is still possible.                  Good leadership is about having a good relationship.  President Banda of Malawi in Africa (as cited by Saldinger, 2015) even pointed that leadership is a love affair.  In her speech (as cited by Saldinger, 2015), she said that leadership is about the leader falling in love with people, and people falling in love in return .  In this process, the elements of good leadership come into the surface.                 There are 11 important elements that can contribu

ni Arannah Andreea D. Romanes “Pagbabago”—isa sa mga katagang Filipino nangangailangan ng masusing paghuhulo. Malawak ang nasasakop ng kahulugan nito kung kaya’t maraming pantas na ang nagtangkang arukin ito sa iba’t ibang aspeto. Marahil, sa ating mga pangkaraniwang tao, ay nakabuo na rin tayo ng ating sari-sariling paglilimi tungkol sa kung ano ba talaga ito. Bagaman may magkakasalungat ang pagkakaunawa sa salitang “pagbabago”, talos ng karamihan sa atin ang marapat na tunguhin nito; bagamat hindi madalas na nalilirip ang kanyang abang pinagmulan. Ngunit paano nga maisisilang ang pagbabago? Ano ang makapagbabago sa isang tao, sa isang bayan, o sa isang bansa? Karakaraka ba itong sumusulpot mula sa ating kalanguan sa kadustaan at hapis, o ito ba ay nagmumula sa pagkakadaop-daop ng isipan ng mga marurunong at nakakaunawa? Anuman ang maging sanhi ng pagbabago, hindi ito maigigiit kung hindi natin ito maisasalin sa ating pagkakaunawa. “Wika”—ito ang bumubuo, nagbubuklod, at

ni May Anne Joy D. Romanes Kung ang mga salita ay kayang magbunsod ng ambon Alam kong bubulong ka sa gitna ng tahimik na panahon Hahayaang ang mga butil ng tubig sa puso kong nais Kumawala sa apoy ng damdaming matagal kong tiniis Hahayaan mong ang aking puso ay ay maging manhid Sa loob ng nauupos mong damdaming para sa aki'y hidhid Hanggang maramdaman ko ang paninimdim Na matagal ng bigat sa ating mga damdamin Bubulong ka sa akin sa payapang siklab, "Huwag hayaang kumisap ang apoy na ikaw lang liliyab." Kung ang mga salita ay kayang magbunsod ng ulan Alam kong aawitan mo ako sa gitna ng aking kadustahan Hahayaang ang bawat patak ng tubig Gaya ng damdaming kahit hingalo sa iyo ay umiibig Hahayaan mong ang aking apoy Mamatay na tila lasong dumadaloy Habang ako ay nilalansi ng iyong salitang mapusok "Huwag hayaang dalhin ka sa direksiyong ikaw ay matutupok." Kung ang mga salita ay kayang magbunsod ng bagyo Marahil dudurugin mo ako habang nasa

 ni May Anne Joy D. Romanes at Annarah D. Romanes Ang wikang Filipino ay tunay na pinagpala Pag-unlad at pag-angat—ito na nga ang simula Sa pagsasalita ng mga Pilipino, ito ay napagyayaman Sa paggamit nito, tiyak ang dagdag na kaalaman! Wikang Filipino—tunay na daymiko Iba’t ibang salita pinaghalo-halo Tulad ng mga lahing may iisang dugo Pagkakaiba’y pinag-isa ng wika ng pagbabago! Akala ng iba, dayuhang wika ay higit pa Ayaw nilang gamitin, sila daw ay nahihiya Nakakahiya naman sa kanila, baka daw yata sila ay lugi pa Ano kayang sasabihin nina Quezon, Rizal, at ni de Veyra? Siguro ay ‘di pa nila batid, ito ang wikang ipinaglaban Dugo at pawis, ‘di alintana basta ito ay malinang Gamitin sa pagbabago, pagyabungin at pagyamanin pa Lakas ng bansa tiyak aangat pa! Wika ay sumasabay sa panahon Ito ay dumadaloy, nagsasayaw sa alon Kaya nga’t wika, noon at ngayon Bagamat may pagkakaiba, iisa pa din ang layon Sandata tungo sa pagkakaunawaan