Sheila Mae Deguiñon

 

                            ATI-ATIHAN FESTIVAL  The Ati-Atihan Festival is a Philippine festival held annually in January in honor of the Santo Niño in several towns of the province of Aklan, Panay Island. The biggest celebration is held on the third Sunday of January in the town of Kalibo, the province’s capital. The name Ati-Atihan means the first settlers of Panay Island and other parts of the archipelago. The festivity was originally a pagan celebration to commemorate the Barter of Panay, where the Aeta accepted gifts from Bornean chieftains called Datu, who fled with their families to escape a tyrannical ruler, in exchange for being allowed to dwell in the Aeta’s lands. They celebrated with dancing and music, with the Bornean having painted their bodies with soot to show their gratefulness and camaraderie with the Aeta who had dark skin. Later on, the festivity was given a different meaning by the church by...

  SAPATOS PARA SA PROTEKSIYON Ang sapatos ang nagsisilbi proteksiyon natin mula sa mapanganib na bakterya, virus, at fungi na maaaring mayroon sa lupa. Ang kakulangan ng proteksyon sa paa at hindi wastong sanitary na pasilidad ay nag-ambag sa isyu ng gobyerno. Masakit talagang isipin na ang mga tao ay nagtagumpay sa isang kalaban, ang taong 1570 ay nagdala ng isa pang mananakop. Tungkulin nilang protektahan tayong lahat upang tayong lahat ay nabubuhay nang maligaya.