"A parent's love is whole no matter how many times divided." - Robert Breault

In this relatively short episode, Oswald shares a different side of the story of having OFW parents. He highlights the experiences that contributed to his character and gives us a picture of a family that remains close to one another despite the distance. His advice to children of OFWs is something worth pondering on!

“People today really value workplace flexibility and remote work because it allows them to focus their energies on work and life as opposed to commuting” – Ken Matos In this episode, ma'am Charlyn Awing shares her experiences as a freelancer. She also highlights the advantages of remote work, especially while juggling various roles. Lastly, she emphasizes an important question you need to ask yourself should you consider working from home.

Connect with her via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cjfawing) and check out her website, motherant.com

Disclaimer: The episode contains themes related to suicidality, sexual abuse, and trauma-related information.

If you think and/or feel that this episode is too heavy to listen to or that you are not entirely ready to listen to the episode, I encourage you to skip this episode. You may return to this episode when you feel better. Similarly, if you feel intense negative emotions after listening to this episode, you may send me an email (myra.g.gahid@gmail.com) so we can discuss your feelings about the episode.

Should you be interested to seek help, you may also refer to the following links for organizations that offer services related to mental health:

Hotlines:https://ekwentomo.dswd.gov.ph/other-crisis-hotline/https://www.mhfirstresponse.org/crisis--treatment-centers...https://blog.opencounseling.com/hotlines-ph/

Clinics:https://mentalhealthph.org/directory/ "Sometimes, even to live is an act of courage." - Lucius Annaeus Seneca

In this vulnerable and authentic episode, Ymari talks about her journey as a survivor who chose to advocate for mental health. She also shares some of the challenges she encountered in her journey which gives us an opportunity to reflect about where our advocacy is going. Lastly, she discusses why talking about mental health is important, and highlights two words I will definitely use in future conversations and speaking engagements.

Connect with Ymari via her website ( bit.ly/YmariKristiaPascua) or Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/chumpeeeng).

"Home is a shelter from storms - all sorts of storms." - William J. Bennett

In this episode, ate Princess shares her insights about the connection of housing and mental health. She also talks about some factors to consider when buying property and a potential red flags to look out for.

Connect with Princess here: https://www.facebook.com/princess.garlet

“The minute you decide to do what you love to do, you have made a life plan for yourself and a career choice.” — Huda Kattan

In this interestingly detailed episode, Sybill shares a significant portion of her journey in choosing her career path. She shares a few career theories that may help the listeners in reflecting about their career choices. Lastly, she enumerates some factors that contribute to deciding which career path to choose.

Disclaimer: The episode contains themes related to gender based violence and violence against children.

If you think and/or feel that this episode is too heavy to listen to or that you are not entirely ready to listen to the episode, I encourage you to skip this episode. You may return to this episode when you feel better :)

Similarly, if you feel intense negative emotions after listening to this episode, you may send me an email (myra.g.gahid@gmail.com) so we can discuss your feelings about the episode.

Should you be interested to seek help, you may also refer to the following links for organizations that offer services related to mental health:

Hotlines:

https://ekwentomo.dswd.gov.ph/other-crisis-hotline/

https://www.mhfirstresponse.org/crisis--treatment-centers.html

https://blog.opencounseling.com/hotlines-ph/

Clinics:

https://mentalhealthph.org/directory/

"Every time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women." - Maya Angelou

In this episode, Atty. Desiree David shares her insights about how we can support and practice empowerment better. She also emphasizes how our goals contribute to our definition of empowerment. As an advocate of eradicating gender based violence, she gives recommendations and some signs we need to look out for.

Methylene blue is one of the most commonly used dyes in several industries. This causes an alarming rate of dye-containing effluents discharged into the environment, affecting humans and the aquatic ecosystem that comes in contact with these pollutants. This study investigated P. stratiotes L. and S. molesta D.S. Mitch. in decolorizing methylene blue (MB). The plants were exposed to four treatments: 10 mg/L, 25 mg/L, 50 mg/L, 100 mg/L for 48 hours. The dye decolorization, pH, and the final relative growth rate of the plants were observed. Samples were extracted at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 24, and 48 hours to determine its absorbance value at 670 nm. After 48 hours, it was determined that S. molesta D.S. Mitch. decolorized 97.8% of MB at pH 6.4 in a ten mg/L MB solution than P. stratiotes L., removing 80.9% at pH 6.5 of MB in the same treatment solution. However, neither plant sample can grow under increasing concentrations of MB, substantiating the damaging attributes of MB to the environment. Furthermore, S. molesta D.S. Mitch. was used to determine its dye decolorization potential when subjected to MB-contaminated synthetic wastewater (SWW). Results showed that S. molesta D.S. Mitch. decolorized 58.5% of MB at pH 8.5 in ten mg/L of SWW. In addition, its COD was also determined in all SWW samples of S. molesta D.S. Mitch., which was found to exceed the required value of 60-100 mg/L for wastewater discharge pursuant to the DENR DAO 2016-08. This study determined that P. stratiotes L. and S. molesta D.S. Mitch. have phytoremediation potential in decolorizing MB, which works best under low concentrations and suitable conditions.

Keywords: Wastewater, Relative Growth Rate, Absorbance, Chemical Oxygen Demand ---

Connect with the authors:

Mark Andrei L. Arjona

FB: www.facebook.com/andrei.arjona Email: arjonamarkandrei@gmail.com

Marianne Dawn C. Dionson

FB: facebook.com/dawn.dionson/ Email: mariannedionson@gmail.com

Wissel Sam Brondial

FB:facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077275565166 Email: wisselsam.brondial@bicol-u.edu.ph

"We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

In this advocacy-driven episode, Renan shares his passion for political science and being involved in projects and groups that encourage youth involvement in politics. He talks about what motivates him to be involved, while giving himself enough space to explore future endeavors.

Learn more about Renan's affiliations here: Rotaract Club of Malabon Pioneer: https://www.facebook.com/rotaractmalpio FEU Political Science Society: https://www.facebook.com/feupoliticalsciencesociety