What?... What place?...... In what region it is located?

       By: Celine Gonzales

            It is important for us to study the regions of the Philippines and the different places in each region for us to become familiar with the location of different places in our country. Many of us nowadays doesn’t even know how many regions, provinces and cities are there in our country. It is important for us to review about this matter simply because of all people we, Filipinos should be the one knowing more about our country. There are even a lot of foreigners who knew about this, but why some of us or maybe most of us doesn’t even know the basic things or information about our country.

            We all know that there are places like Bukidnon, Maguindanao, Batanes, Lanao Del Norte, Pampanga, Quezon etc. but do we know the region where these places are located? I assume majority of us doesn’t know it. People nowadays don’t really care much about the region. They simply know the place and the pride of that place. But it is not good. If a foreigner asked us about the region of the certain place, how can we answer it if we don’t even know the region. We should not let this situation to happen. We should take the initiative to learn about these things even if we have a busy schedule.

            In our class, I realized the importance of studying the regions of the Philippines. We should first familiarized ourselves with our country before studying other countries. The quiz bee is a very effective tool for me to learn about the regions. Aside from learning the regions, it is very enjoyable thing to do. We do not just study the places in each region but we also study the different pride or tourist attraction in each region and it is very interesting for me. I really want to travel the different places in our country. It’s my biggest dream. And I will strive harder to reach my biggest dream.

            Honestly speaking, I really want to be like you someday. I also want to travel around the world. I am really excited upon hearing your stories about your experiences about a certain place. And I feel so excited to also visit those places. I am looking forward to see the beautiful places in our country. I personally become more motivated to learn a lot of things about a certain place basically because I really want it and the way to tell stories about the place. When I become a teacher, I will make sure that my students will be eager and excited to also explore the different regions in our country like what you did to us. It is important for us to know more about our country first before any other countries.