A true gift for avid Young Blood readers and listeners, this year's last featured Young Blood essay is written by our very first featured writer. What's more, her essay reflects what our fellow Filipinos in provinces badly hit by #TyphonneOdettte are going through too, and it also reminds us about one of our great leaders, Former President Ninoy Aquino. Seven years since its publication, here is "The blame game" by Iela Santiago. | Iela Santiago is a third-year biology undergraduate at The Queen's College, University of Oxford. She is broadly interested in evolutionary ecology and is passionate about increasing access to scientific research. She grew up in Bacolod City and is the first person in her family to study abroad.

About our partner, the University of the Philippines' Consulting Group (UPCG): Now in its second year, The Business Building Bootcamp (BBC) of the UP Consulting Group aims to educate small business owners on ways to take their business to the next level. This year's BBB will be held on March 5 and 6, 2022 (Saturday and Sunday) and will cover the following topics: business planning, digital marketing, and brand positioning, finance and accounting, legal matters, and corporate social responsibility. Each segment will consist of a 30-minute talk by prestigious industry experts, followed by an open forum, and a workshop.