To Refresh and Beyond
To Refresh and Beyond
Published: December 1, 2023
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After approximately eight weeks of theoretical instructions and activities, our group and I are about to go beyond the fence of lessons into another set of challenges. Our report earlier this week concluded with fruitful insights from our professor and substantial dataset and mapping exercises for future reference. Aside from new lessons, we still have to enrich ourselves with more activities on data in our class. Furthermore, after acquiring new knowledge, it is time to resume our investigative process and shed light on the concerns surrounding UP Pook Arboretum.
We must consider every past lecture
we covered, especially the investigative process itself, from its
conceptualization to publication. In my case, I have to remind myself (at times)
of what I wrote in my past logs as a form of motivation and recollection of my
experiences. Besides encountering challenges as we progress, I also have to
remind myself that obstacles occur naturally, and I have to keep an optimistic
mindset. For instance, the DPWH NCR Regional Director Loreta Malaluan and her
office do not know about the PGH Diliman construction, but she referred us to
the Planning Division. Moreover, we aim to visit government offices to gather
further documents, data, and potential interviewees because we have yet to
receive updates from our requests via the eFOI Portal. We are also considering
following up or contacting the previous possible sources we scoured for
information, including Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, the Public-Private Partnership Center, and other residents living at UP Pook Arboretum.
As we are about to venture out, I
then realize the prominence of recuperation.
I find the significance of
recalibrating for a week before diving into new adventures as substantial. Such
a thought occurred to me because I spent the past few days with few hours of
sleep. Also, our group is not currently in the proper mindset to tackle
obstacles as we are all recovering from examinations, prior commitments, family
matters, and health. I then realized the hardship of tackling tasks if I am
tired and unmotivated to take initiative. Moreover, forcing oneself to
accomplish assignments while “not in the right condition” risks a downturn in
the quality of outputs and accuracy of information. I hope after such a period
in our time, we can complete our assignments in the investigative process,
given the limited weeks of the semester. Despite these challenges, so long as
one has the drive and perseverance to continue – one can produce substantial
reports based on truth.
Ultimately, one should conduct the
investigative process in phases, and one must not force oneself to accomplish
tasks while in an improper condition. It is significant to consider planning
and preparing throughout an investigation and address each adversity. Also, I
find it a must to remember and recall lessons we learned to avoid dead-ends and
be capable of rethinking steps or hypotheses to progress in the investigative
report. Reiterating what I said, one should consider resting and be in the
proper mindset to produce quality stories for the public. If there is one thing
I would take to heart from all of what I have learned so far, it would be that
no matter how complex things may get in the investigative process – it is
salient to remember that we do such reports to amplify voices of the
marginalized and enlighten the public of the former’s concerns.
It has been a pleasure to share my reflective experiences.
For now, I shall leave blogging and commit to uncovering the truth in the
chaotic world. By no means will I be gone from blogging forever. I shall one
day return and share our findings. Also, I shall perhaps revisit this site
after going beyond my academic career. Until next time.
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