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Sunrise Trail Hike at Masungi Georeserve: An Empowering and Meaningful Birthday Celebration

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Since I was a child, as soon as June approaches, I feel thrilled because it's my birth month. I don't eagerly anticipate gifts, but rather the greetings from family and friends. It brings me joy. I am easily pleased. It doesn't take much to make me happy. Whenever I am asked what I want for my birthday, my usual response is "nothing" or "I don't know; I can't think of anything I want or need." I am not materialistic. I am happy. I am healthy. I am blessed with family and true friends. Feeling ko nasa akin na ang lahat and I prefer inner peace. Fancy that! Haha. I find more joy in giving, whether to family, friends, or even strangers. But this time, I said, "Lord, can I give myself a gift this time?" Since a retreat in Batulao is not possible yet, I scheduled a day for myself for a pampering session at the mall. I want to have a massage, facial, manicure/pedicure. I simply wish to unwind and disconnect from the online world for an entire...

KNOW MORE TO LIVE MORE : What every woman needs to know about sexual health, early pregnancy and maternal mortality and how to prevent them.

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How can you care for a baby, if you yourself are still a child? Teen mothers in the Philippines have never been unusual. But if decades ago, most teenage mothers were 16 or 17 years old . they are now getting pregnant as early as 12 or 13.  Critics blame the lack of available information about sex and reproductive health for these early pregnancies. In most classrooms, teachers only go as far as teaching students about the various parts of the anatomy, as well as menstruation, and circumcision. But sex itself is not discussed.  Women are trained to refrain from talking about sex. But hey we are in the modern times and I'm very much concerned about every woman's health and our exploding population. It's about time to not be a know-it-all but a know-how individual. I gave birth to my first-born when I was 22, a year after I graduated from college. Right age? I don't think so. That's why when I had my first menstruation 2 months after, my OB-gyn and I a...

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