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I am using an old model D60, with a DX VR lens as shown in the next image. I watched YT videos on how to solved this issue but can't seem to fix it.

Pls help.

What seems to be the problem?

I work in Assumption College of Davao for like 10 years. Nag resign ako because I can't stand how the political environment, both national level and including the politics inside the institution, is playing out.

I stayed there for a decade because the school is dedicated in their advocacy. I know most of you know the reputation of the institution as lair of NPA since during the Marcos regime, ACD is one of the institution who stood against the regime. In fact, according to some anecdotes, some rebels indeed took shelter in the campus grounds.

Students from elementary to college used to go outside and rally for social movements. The identity of the school is tainted by redtaggers just because the school stood against capitalism, environmental degradation, land grabbing, Lumad displacement, corruption, etc.

I remember, ACD in its peak, would release statements and express dissent while other institutions remained silent. Nakakaproud lang knowing you belong to a company na may paninindigan sa bayan. The very reason I stayed there for 10 years kahit maliit ang sweldo.

However, Duterte administration changed everything. Nahati ang school. Another side remained strong with the core values of the institution, this is mostly composed of the missionaries of the Assumption sisters and some seasoned employees while the other side are those who believe in Duterte leadership and try to tone down the school's activities that are aligned with what it stands for.

And so, the school decided to tone down because some employees are getting death threats already and some parents are planning to transfer out their children.

So in my 10 years of being there, I see the slow deterioration of the school's core values. Some activities that ACD is known for became generic and meaningless. Employee immersion used to be very engaging because we will visit communities that represent minorities like Lumad, fisherfolk, farmers, sex workers, etc.

Now, only newly hired teachers get to do it and they're just visiting bahay ampunan and some neighboring communities. Not to say that these communities are not worthy to visit, but the core of these immersion should teach the employees to be grounded with the realities of the society. It should open their eyes. I see this activity slowly become a budget burden for the school—they forget the meaning and the purpose of this activity.

Another is its annual SAMA-SAMA event. It used to be super meaningful with performances carrying a fleshed out struggles of the minorities expressed through different medium. Now, it's just a cute and colorful field demo. When I visited once, I was disappointed hearing a Titibo-tibo song to represent LGBTQ+. Huh?

Consequently, the school faces population decline and this also led to budget cuts... further leaving behind their seasoned employees, and majority of them now left the school for better opportunities. Yung naiwan are mostly people who have zero f*ck about the school's VMG, not to mention they are mostly politically right-leaning or just neutral. Compared to radicalism the m.a. sisters envisioned for the school.

I mean, I could understand because if you are paid less, politics will never be your priority. Right? However, a true Assumptionist would see it differently. You are underprivileged because there's something wrong with the system and so dissent is important.

Balik tayo kay Loren Legarda... while I scrolling on social media, I had a vision of an alternate universe where the school is still as strong as it used to be in terms of being politically "woke". Seeing the word Assumption, I thought this is most likely be the same movements the school will do if everyone is still on board with its core values.

I also understand the side of ACD, since they have to stay afloat and survive. Because a single political statement would lead to parents pulling out their kids. Sayang hindi lang na sustain.

For now, backward backward muna. (pun intended).

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Long before the Met Gala became today’s viral parade of celebrities and luxury fashion, the former First Lady of the Philippines had already entered its elite world in 1976. Organized then by legendary Vogue editor Diana Vreeland, the gala carried the theme “The Glory of Russian Costume” and gathered some of the most influential names in fashion and high society.

For Imelda Marcos, whose global image revolved around glamour, extravagance, and sophistication, the event perfectly fit the persona she carefully projected abroad.

But back home, the Philippines was living through a much darker reality.

The country was under Martial Law imposed by her husband, former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.. Many Filipinos were enduring poverty, inflation, political repression, and economic hardship amid widespread allegations of corruption linked to the Marcos regime. Critics, activists, journalists, and opposition figures faced arrests, censorship, and fear during one of the country’s most controversial political periods.

While Imelda attended glamorous international events in designer gowns and mingled with the global elite, many Filipinos struggled daily with hunger and uncertainty.

That contradiction would eventually define much of her legacy.

Imelda Marcos later became globally infamous for her lavish lifestyle, symbolized by her massive collections of shoes, jewelry, and luxury items discovered after the Marcos family fled Malacañang during the 1986 People Power Revolution.

Nearly five decades later, her Met Gala appearance remains historically significant not just because she was the first Filipino invited to fashion’s most exclusive event, but because it reflected the stark divide between the glittering image the Marcoses projected abroad and the suffering many Filipinos experienced at home.

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