Camera Angle

This photo was taken during our long walk around University of the Philippines Academic Oval in Quezon City. While waiting for the traffic light to turn red, we took a picture of it while it still signals the riders “go”. Same with beauty, there will come a perfect time that we will glow up and will become confident on how we look, dress, and behave despite of diversity. We just have to wait for that certain point in our life and live the best out of our lives.

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Rule of Third

When we were about to go home after of roaming the roundabouts of the said oval, we decided to take shots of ourselves along with the gray hue sky and the moving cars. I took this photo of Bacunawa to savor the moment while we were waiting for the jeep that would took us back to our places. Our feet really got hurt for standing about an hour and half just to wait for the jeep. In this picture, it shows that even though we’ve waited for so long, beauty still stays. And Bacunawa is a living proof—be it outside or inside.

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Balance

Behind the famous Oblation is the Quezon Hall. We decided to take a picture of ourselves to make a memory. Fortunately, this photo of Charlene best illustrates the “balance” photography. We have captured ourselves along with our visualizations of studying in this certain university and graduate as beyond proud and overwhelmed Iskos and Iskas. Just like in this balance photo, diverse beauty from the outside must not overpower what beauty we possess within.

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Line

As we go along and continue walking nonstop across the road inside U.P Academic Oval, we found out a garden named “Garden of Justice and Peace”. The said place is so alive and it solely authenticates its name. The place is really peaceful because of the chirping birds, howling trees, and cool and fresh breeze. It goes with beauty as well. Beauty shall authenticate its existence not only in our physical appearance, but as well as on our inner self.

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Repeated Pattern

This photo was taken after the C.A.T boys arranged the chairs for the practice for our moving up ceremony. It was around 9:00 in the morning so the sun was already set. Just like the arranged chairs, we are all beautiful. That even though we came from different families, exposed to diverse cultures, and have grown in different environments, despite of the mere differences, we all are equal when it comes to beauty.

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There are so many reported cases of “Child Pornography” in the Philippines. It is known as “child sexual abuse images”, an act that exploits children for sexual stimulation. This taboo and ruthless activity falls under “Republic Act No. 9775” or “Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009“—which is a law that exterminates any worst forms of child labor. However, despite of the mentioned law’s implementation, Child Pornography cases are still growing each day that passes by.

In Cebu, a 33-year-old man named Nelson Turayno was sentenced of 20-year imprisonment after proving that he is “guilty” of performing one of the rampant cyber crimes today—Child Pornography. He was originally charged for violation of section 4[c][2] of RA 10175, which is punishable by 40 years imprisonment. However, under his plea agreement, he pleaded guilty to another offense under section 4[b] of RA 9775.

“Turayno preyed on vulnerable children, sexually abusing young Filipino boys for his own deviant desires. He then recorded himself raping these young children in videos that he shared with other offending pedophiles around the world—men who selfishly consume videos of suffering children only to satisfy their perverse lusts. They care nothing for the trauma and violence they inflict on the most precious members of our society,” said lawyer John Tanagho, International Justice Mission Cebu Field Office Director.

Aside from fulfilling a 20-year sentence, Turayno was also ordered to pay P2 million in fines by Judge Ramon Daomilas Jr..

The punishment that has been bestowed upon Turayno’s head is just right and a well-earned consequence for his loathsome behavior. Basing on the article, he has a gruesome desire reserved for the young Filipino boys. It just implies that his gender is not straight, and as well as his thinking.

This kind of behavior must be stopped as early as now. Children’s vital role of youth in nation building must be given an importance and their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, psychological and social well-being shall be promoted and protected, not abused and driven by such impious acts. Children may be one third of our population, but, they are all of our future.

Peter Robbins once said, “Once you look at a picture of child pornography, that counts as possession which is punishable by jail.”. The victims of this unrighteous act, in the future, could possibly become doctors that save lives of many people, teachers that help young minds in their generation academically and morally, businessman/woman that might contribute to our economy’s growth, and someone who they aspire to be. If this act is not going to be put on its breaking point, it will not cost us money, but our nation—for children are the dreamers of the future. So tell me, how could they dream, if they no longer have the courage to do so?

Hi! My name is Bench Polo V. Paguia. 16 years of age and was born on May 11, 2003. I am the eldest child and currently living along with my family in Sub-Urban San Jose, Rodriguez, Rizal. I could say that our life is simple—nothing more, nothing less. My hobbies are: watching movies and K-dramas, eating with my friends after dismissal, reading fantasy and yaoi books, playing badminton, and singing. These are just few of the things I usually do when I have my “me time”.

I’m currently studying under of an academic strand called “HUMSS” or Humanities and Social Science in St. Matthew College. The reason why I chose HUMSS as my strand is because of my dream job—and that is to become a teacher. All throughout my life, I believe that teaching is not only about guiding and providing students what they need academically, teaching them what they want and do not know, and helping them to forge their bridge of success to have a brighter future. I think it also pertains to touching young minds’ heart—which is love, in its simplest form. If ever God will give me a chance to be an educator, I will teach them the meaning of collaboration. So that they can learn from each other’s experiences.

My greatest dream in life, aside from making my parents proud, is to be genuinely happy. Happiness can be barely found nowadays. Due to upheavals that appeared, we have lost the real essence of joy. The word “happiness” doesn’t circulate around fancy things, stable life, nice job or cool sports car. To me, I think it’s all about being contented on what you have and being loved by the people around you—these are the true and legit definitions of happiness.

If I were to describe myself of one thing, it would be an abstract painting. As we all know, it requires a very long time of scrutinizing to fully know what is the real message laid behind the strokes of multiple colors. And in real life, only few of all the people I know deeply understand and know the real me. In addition, abstract paintings are kind of a form that has been never seen before by the mankind, so, it gives viewers freedom to interpret it. And just like what is currently happening to me, my personality is being judged by others by basing on my usage of words without even knowing what and who I am truly.

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