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Wala ka pa sa realidad #03: A GUIDE TO FIRST TIME JOB SEEKER ACT

Republic Act No. 11261 Full Title  AN ACT WAIVING GOVERNMENT FEES AND CHARGES IN THE ISSUANCE OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED IN THE APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT OF FIRST TIME JOBSEEKERS. Short Title  FIRST TIME JOBSEEKERS ASSISTANCE ACT -- Another trip down memory lane of a fresh graduate in 2023. For this episode of WKPSR, I reminisce my experience in utilizing this law: how I enjoyed the "privilege" (well, it's a right or "incentive") and got stressed over the (mis)interpretation of one concerned government agencies in its implementation.  You can read the law here  and its IRR or stay as I'll talk about it, explain what it means for fresh grads, what it entails, and how to actually avail its benefits. I will also share a cautionary tale when or if a government agency tries to manipulate you in giving up the perks you deserve because they did not know any better! More #lifehacks along the way and personal tips in the end. WHAT IS THE LAW? Basically, it waives the fe...
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Wala ka pa sa realidad #02: 3 YEARS AFTER GRADUATION

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[The following is lifted from WHAT HAPPENED IN 3 YEARS SINCE I GRADUATED? in 5 years in UP —just posting the particular section as a separate entry for the  Wala ka pa sa realidad  series I want to continue. This version has additional yaps and edits.] I didn’t go home to Laguna after my graduation in UP Diliman. I stayed in Quezon City and started looking for jobs. I remember applying for a management trainee position at an oil company, which did not work out even after passing various interview stages, an aptitude test, and a random concept presentation before a panel. I used to share that journey on my Twitter account, which was naturally deleted after I missed reactivating it within the allowable time.  I took a social media detox as soon as I became officially unemployed, deactivated my accounts like logging out was not enough, and uninstalled them as well for my sanity. It was almost depressing, as my allowance had stopped; my parents were no longer obligated s...
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5 years in UP

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[Read this Facebook post as prologue] Five years in UP Unlike the cliché of ending your college journey on a random day, mine ended with a typhoon—shoes soaked in mud, umbrellas flipping their ribs against the weather, for a 5-minute commencement exercise. Yup! That was our batch, class of 2023. Unlike so many great films, the graduation was so anti-climactic. But I dare say it’s still cinematic. A tragic one, that is. Our journeys may have ended too quickly due to the downpour on the morning of July 30; that personally makes it more memorable, for better or worse.  Of course, I wish my grandmother did not have to suffer from her arthritis while struggling through the mud, and I wish my family had fully experienced a proper graduation program at the premier university of the country. If anything, what matters is that I did graduate. I finally earned a bachelor's degree in film. After 5 years.  I would not "receive" my Latin honors after 2 years, in 2025, through a formal...
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