What I Think on Recent Trending Topics in our Country

There have been countless many issues and topics emerging on the trending lists of every Filipino social media accounts.

I’m not really good at expressing myself in social media. I am that quiet user that likes to observe rather than to participate. It’s not that I’m apathetic. I just have a hard time saying too much on something I may not actually have an expertise with.

First, I try to read more facts about it and other people’s opinion on it. Then I try to participate and voice out when I can or maybe I can just share a post that I agree with.

It is important to be aware and form a stance on social issues right now because it affects us and the people around us.

Here are some of the things that have been on my mind lately.

Let the Earth Breathe

This is definitely on the top of everyone’s list right now. But this issue, this call for environment protection have been here for years. We notice it, then after some time, we forget about it because it’s not trending anymore. Therefore, it should be our job to make it trending always in our minds.

This call of letting the Earth breathe started gaining attention again when NASA scientists were arrested their climate change protest. People were moved as they saw how grave our situation right now.

Many kindhearted users in social media shared a lot of tips. Some are:

• Delete emails to reduce your carbon footprints.

• Plant trees or use webpages that plants a tree when you use them.

• Reducing the use of plastic waste.

• Save electricity at home.

• Use eco-friendly alternatives.

• Avail producrs from eco-friendly companies.

These are the things that we, individuals can do. But this is not enough unless the big contributors of climate change will be stopped.

Corporations exploiting our nature are the ones who should be demanded of letting our Earth breathe. The scientists went out of their laboratories and protested. But their voices may not be loud enough.

We must contribute our own voices and demand these big corporations. Demand governments to stop putting businessmen’s interests first. Demand policies that prioritizes our caring for our nature.

Best Bar Ever

The biggest bar ever resulted to 72.28% high passing rate. This is the biggest bar ever since two batches, 2020 and 2021 have taken it due to the bar exams skipping a year from pandemic.

Such a high passing rate is something we can all be proud of. More lawyers will uphold justice for every people who are deprived.

But, it makes me dream for my future licensure exam which is the CPALE to have such a high passing rate too. If the Bar exams can do it, surely CPALE can too.

Accountancy students are hardworking people that deserves to pass. However, there have been CPAs that demands the exams to be improved as it is simply too hard. I wish for a change.

There was also an opinion that trended for a while recently. It said that we don’t really need more lawyers and we need more scientists, engineers and doctors. That opinion was half-right. We really need more scientists, engineers and doctors. But, having more won’t matter if authorities don’t listen to them.

And we actually need more lawyers because there are a lot of unprivileged people who are experiencing injustice. We need more lawyers that will protect them.

There are still a lot of issues and topics that are worth discussing but it’ll probably take too much of your time to read. Maybe next time we can talk about it? Maybe you can share some trends?

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