Status of Livelihood

        Livelihood is very important in every family. They work hard doing their job in farming, fishing, and other livelihood. A lot of families, especially those who are less privileged depend to their sources of livelihood because it is the only way they can have money to buy their necessities. But not all places in our country has enough source of livelihood for the Filipino families so they sometimes experience lack of food and lack of income, because of this they tend to do crimes even they do not want it but they have no choice. 
       Livelihood sometimes are not sustainable because of some problems occurring to it especially when calamities come. Having typhoon in our country causes the distraction of livelihood in the Philippines so many families are affected for this lost because it is the only job they do to earn living.

Oriental Mindoro as "The Golden Island"

     Oriental Mindoro, which is named to be "The Golden Island”, has beautiful and relaxing places to live and go with. As being called "The Golden Island", Oriental Mindoro has many resorts having clear blue beaches together with crystal white sand that every tourist enjoy to see with. During night time, everyone loves to start a bonfire because of the nice atmosphere with the breeze that kisses your skin and the moonlight that shines upon you and mirrored the reflection of it by the calming waves of the water. If there are fishermen sailing, they sometimes give fresh fish so you can cook it to the fire and eat it. Early in the morning the beaches are in low tide so you can go walk in the beach while the water is not yet reaching the seashore and when the afternoon comes, you will witness the beautiful sunset while you are sitting in an old cut tree.

       Every summer and vacation me and my family go to my Grandma’s house which in front of it is the beach. My Grandma always cook seafood dishes  for us which is freshly caught on the sea and a refreshing buko juice coming from the buko trees around the beach and back when I was a child, we sometimes take a bath from the free flowing post scattered around. In my Grandma's place you will see the native houses of the neighborhood. They use bamboo to build their houses and fences to have a cool and relaxing home.

      What I love about in my hometown is the people living on it. Even they do not know you, they will still treat you as the way they treat their neighbors as if you live in their place in many years. They are very friendly and hospitable especially when there are tourists on their place. They are much honored to have guests in their house and even they do not have enough food, they will still offer you something to eat and give you a comfortable feeling when you are talking to them. I know that everyone will enjoy visiting my hometown because you will experience a peaceful retreat to yourself as I've experienced it until now.

Are We Sustainable Enough?

         According to the UN definition of sustainability, "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." the question is, are we sustainable enough? is the way of our life can be enough for our future living? or do we still need to improve so we can be sustainable? 

         In my opinion, we can still be in our lifestyle as long as it can help us to improve,gives us progress and can maintain the development of our life, but still the quality of life in the future can  be different from the way of life today especially this generation, technology already have the huge part of our community. Our lifestyle today can be helpful to us, having the attitude of hospitality, Filipinos gives their appreciation and becoming friendly in other people or in other community. Our rules and regulations in our community maintains the organization of the people inside the community and keeping the peaceful living by following those rules.

          Our lifestyle today is still effective for us to live a good life, like in my hometown, here in Brgy.Canlubang we have our policies that helps us to maintain our peaceful living and to have the progress for our community. Our barangay implemented the curfew policy so everyone in our barangay will be safe from bad accidents caused by other people. We have our barangay tanods who guards our community and helps us if there is accident. Our barangay can meet the needs of our community like having the budget to build our own community clinics and community courts, they also do fumigation to avoid us having dengue. 

           Having sustainable way in our community can still be effective in the future. having these policies and practices can still maintain our progress as a developing barangay. We may need to improve, as our generation changes but I think my community can still do our lifestyle because we have done it in many years and we are still growing.