Unemployed graduate phenomenon as depicted by the FeesMustFall campaign is exacerbated by untransformed curriculum which does not provide students with the relevant skills to match the labour demands.
In this regard, this chapter argues that student entrepreneurship remains one of the strategies university-based youth or students could not only a space to gain business skills and experience, but also a forum where they can put their creative ideas into income generating projects.
The chapter first looks at student entrepreneurship and the challenges faced by tertiary students. Second, it explores the opportunities created through entrepreneurship, the challenges faced by student entrepreneurs, and finally, the support needed to run successful student entrepreneurship.
Reference:
Tshishonga, N.(2022),What is Student Entrepreneurs
https://www.igi-global.com/dictionary/addressing-the-unemployed-graduate-challenge-through-student-entrepreneurship-and-innovation-in-south-africas-higher-education/105384#:~:text=These%20are%20university%20or%20any,to%20meet%20their%20basic%20needs.
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Valentine’s Day, holiday (February 14) when lovers express their affection with greetings and gifts. Given their similarities, it has been suggested that the holiday has origins in the Roman festival of Lupercalia, held in mid-February. The festival, which celebrated the coming of spring, included fertility rites and the pairing off of women with men by lottery. At the end of the 5th century, Pope Gelasius I forbid the celebration of Lupercalia and is sometimes attributed with replacing it with St. Valentine’s Day, but the true origin of the holiday is vague at best. Valentine’s Day did not come to be celebrated as a day of romance until about the 14th century.
Although there were several Christian martyrs named Valentine, the day may have taken its name from a priest who was martyred about 270 CE by the emperor Claudius II Gothicus. According to legend, the priest signed a letter “from your Valentine” to his jailer’s daughter, whom he had befriended and, by some accounts, healed from blindness. Other accounts hold that it was St. Valentine of Terni, a bishop, for whom the holiday was named, though it is possible the two saints were actually one person. Another common legend states that St. Valentine defied the emperor’s orders and secretly married couples to spare the husbands from war. It is for this reason that his feast day is associated with love.
Reference:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Valentines-Day
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Going on a trip to Vigan is like going back to the Hispanic era centuries ago because of its well-preserved Spanish-inspired architecture.
Vigan tours are best known for Calle Crisologo, a well-preserved cobblestoned street that’s lined with ancestral houses dating back to the Spanish colonization of the Philippines in the 16th century.
Its historical and cultural significance makes it a popular destination among millions of local and international travelers. Vigan received a much-coveted recognition of being one of the six UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Philippines and it’s also one of the New7Wonders Cities.
During the daytime, the street is a busy commercial district, with most shops selling quality antiques, furniture, and jewelry pieces.
You can indulge yourself in souvenir shopping, including native food products and delicacies, or snag world-class hand-woven clothing, blankets, and other accessories at Rowilda’s Weaving.
You can ride a kalesa (horse-drawn carriage), which is the only vehicle plying Calle Crisologo.
A kalesa ride is good for an hour and can take you around Calle Crisologo and the rest of the Vigan Heritage Village, including the Vigan Cathedral and Plaza Burgos.
It’s a totally different scene at night, as Calle Crisologo transforms into a dining strip where loads of people eat alfresco and enjoy drinks to cap the night off.
There are a lot of Calle Crisologo tours to try from, make sure to choose the one that fits your budget, schedule, and type of experience.
This is a series of museums adjacent to the Vigan provincial capitol and a treasure trove of memorabilia of two historical personalities: the martyr priest Padre Jose Burgos and former Philippine president Elpidio Quirino.One of the museums in the complex is Padre Burgos’s House, which the locals call bahay na bato (house of stone). You can visit this by joining a Vigan City tour.
The martyr priest’s childhood home has his personal belongings on display, the most memorable of which perhaps are vintage writing tools that the priest used to compose letters and manifestos.
Meanwhile, President Quirino’s museum houses his personal effects and other mementos, including the things he wore as president. The highlight of the exhibit is a replica of the former president’s office.
Here, you’ll see a mirror image of his office desk and an intricately designed chest given to him by Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek.
You’ll need to climb a winding staircase to get to the top of the brick structure, where you’ll find an enormous bell hanging right in the middle of the tower.
The watchtower served as a good vantage point for the natives of Ilocos to see approaching enemies during the Spanish reign and World War II.
Today, people honor the memory of the tower by taking pictures at the foot of the hill, making it look as if they’re holding it dearly on the palm of their hands or forming a heart shape with their arms extended over the tower.
Joining a day trip to Vigan is a good idea if you want to explore other tourist spots as well.
Take for example Pagburnayan Jar Factory, one of the very few remaining jar factories around Vigan. It’s a popular must-try cultural activity that is also part of a Vigan City tour.In order to help people appreciate the industry of jar-making, the factory is open for tourists who want to see and experience pottery making first hand, from simple, basic designs to more artistic earthen jars.
The staff will also tell you an interesting background about the origins of pagburnayan, the art of producing jars, which was inspired by Chinese traders who came to settle in Vigan and then later intermarried with Ilocanos and Ilocanas.In order to help people appreciate the industry of jar-making, the factory is open for tourists who want to see and experience pottery making first hand, from simple, basic designs to more artistic earthen jars.
Plaza Salcedo features an outdoor light and water show that’s comparable to those you might see in other countries.
As darkness falls, the fountain area at Plaza Salcedo gets jam-packed with tourists who come to witness a spectacular show of bright laser lights that illuminate the square.
Jets of water spout from “dancing fountains” right on cue, making it look as if they’re moving with flickering lights and slow- to fast-tempo music playing on the background.
Everything is so well executed you can imagine the waters doing turns and leaps, and then returning to the same position before another round of mesmerizing dance performance begins.
Reference:
https://guidetothephilippines.ph/articles/what-to-experience/vigan-ilocos-tourist-spots
The son of a prosperous landowner, Rizal was educated in Manila and at the University of Madrid. A brilliant medical student, he soon committed himself to the reform of Spanish rule in his home country, though he never advocated Philippine independence. Most of his writing was done in Europe, where he resided between 1882 and 1892.
In 1887 Rizal published his first novel, Noli me tangere (The Social Cancer), a passionate exposure of the evils of Spanish rule in the Philippines. A sequel, El filibusterismo (1891; The Reign of Greed), established his reputation as the leading spokesman of the Philippine reform movement. He published an annotated edition (1890; reprinted 1958) of Antonio Morga’s Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas, hoping to show that the native people of the Philippines had a long history before the coming of the Spaniards. He became the leader of the Propaganda Movement, contributing numerous articles to its newspaper, La Solidaridad, published in Barcelona. Rizal’s political program included integration of the Philippines as a province of Spain, representation in the Cortes (the Spanish parliament), the replacement of Spanish friars by Filipino priests, freedom of assembly and expression, and equality of Filipinos and Spaniards before the law.
Reference:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jose-Rizal
https://npg.si.edu/jos%C3%A9-rizal
As one of students here in Ilocos Sur National High School it’s my first time here to celebrate the highschool day, it's a wonderf...
