The Generals, the official delegates of Mindanao State University-General Santos City (MSU-GSC), seized the overall championship title in the 3rd Mindanao State University System Athletic Association (MSUSAA) Meet held at MSUGSC, December 16-20, 2014. Accumulating an aggregate score of 436, the Generals defeated six other MSU campuses vying for the title—MSU-Marawi Royals (2nd), MSU-IIT Titans (3rd), MSU-Maguindanao Warriors (4th), MSU-Buug Jaguars (5th), MSU-Sulu Islanders (6.5th), and MSU-Tawi-Tawi Dolphins (6.5th). The Generals won eight (8) out of 14 major events, each championship being equal to 25 points. These events were Athletics (Men), Athletics (Women), Basketball (Women), Sepak Takraw, Softball, Swimming (Women), Taekwondo (Men), and Volleyball (Women). In addition, five (5) out of 12 minor events were conquered by the Generals. Each championship is equivalent to 15 points. These events were Chess (Women), Dance Sports, Ms. MSUSAA, Table Tennis (Men), and Table Tennis (Women). Right after the awarding ceremonies, everyone was asked to go outside the gymnasium while dancing to the beat of “Timber”. The crowd found its way to the open field which was turned into a party and disco place. Meanwhile, a fire dance production number, performed by the dancers from MSU-GSC, welcomed everyone in the open field. There was a loud applause when the fire dancers turned into ‘human fireworks’—a new stunt not just to the foreign athletes but even to the locals. A grandiose fireworks display brightened up the night sky which officially culminated the 3rd MSUSAA Meet. However, the night was not yet over as the organizers also prepared a foam party for everyone. Shortly, a fire truck came and sprayed water on everyone. With the Accurate Band, all of the MSU athletes enjoyed the rest of the night while dancing their hearts out. “Lakas, Tibay, Sulong Dugong MSUans” was this year’s theme. The host of next year’s MSUSAA Meet will be MSU-IIT. MSUSAA Meet is an annual event of the whole MSU system. It was first held on year 2012 hosted by the main campus, MSU-Marawi. The event aims to promote sportsmanship and camaraderie among the system’s athletes. Further, it aims to determine competent sportsmen who will represent the system in the annual SCUAA Games.
Errolah Lyn Seballos of Mindanao State University-General Santos CIty was crowned Ms. MSUSAA 2014 while her partner, Jupheter Franco was the 1st Runner-up in the Mr. MSUSAA 2014. The pageant was held during Day One of the recently concluded MSUSAA Meet 2014 held at the MSUGensan campus, on December 17, Both2014.Seballos and Franco amused the crowd during the pageant night as they sashayed on the stage in …→→3
Generals, 3rd MSUSAA Champs
MSU-GSC Generals team dominated Day 2 of the Mindanao State University System Athletic Association (MSUSAA) Meet 2014 not only in sports but also in the dance and musical competitions held at the host’s university gymnasium, on Dec. 18, 2014. The competition was divided into two parts, Musical and Ballroom dancing. Dramatic Solo and Dramatic Duet were also part of the Musical competition while part of the Ballroom dancing were Standard Ballroom and Latin Ballroom
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MSU-GSC reigns in dance & musical night (Dance Sport), to which representatives from the different MSU campuses battled for the 1st spot. The Generals dance team garnered a total of 35 points. Representing the Generals are, Ierine Joy Caserial & Kevin Odave. They won 1st place for Latin Ballroom/Dance Sport competition and were also hailed as Best in Jive. Only two teams from the Generals took part in the Standard Ballroom contest. The two teams won the first two places by default. For the singing contest, Izza Mae Gonzales got the 2nd place in the dramatic solo; MSU-Marawi and MSUMaguindanao got the 1st and 3rd place respectively. Also, Remwil Maxilom and Sheira Amit bagged 2nd place in the dramatic duet with their version of “Let the Love Begin”; while MSUMarawi and MSU-Maguindanao bagged the 1st and 3rd place respectively. The musical competitions were among the minor events in the MSUSAA Meet 2014.
LAKAS! TIBAY! SULONG DUGONG MSUANS! Coaches and delegates from the different MSU Campuses lit the brazier marking the opening of the 3rd MIndanao State University System Athletic Association, at the MSU-GSC Gymnasium (photo by: Nicole Laurence De Vega)
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In accordance with the university accreditation, the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) conducted the Preliminary Survey Visit (PSV) in Mindanao State University-General Santos City, October 21-24, 2014, in which 19 programs of the university passed. Said programs were rated depending on the documentations they had compiled. The accreditors’ criteria are as follows: I. Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives (VMGO); II. Faculty; III. Curriculum and Instruction; IV. Support to Students; V. Research; VI. Extension and Community Involvement; VII. Library; VIII. Physical Facilities; IX. Laboratories; and X. Administration.Accordingto Dr. Mary Lynn S. Abiera, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the accreditors complimented that the university was brave enough for it prepared 19 programs to undergo PSV. “Accreditation is one way of improving not only the programs but also the faculty and the students. As in-charge of the Academic Affairs, your Vice Chancellor, it would be my priority for this 2015,” she added. It is mandated by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) that every university is required to be accredited. Its direction would be the Outcome Based Education (OBE) wherein the curriculum would be changed into not only the inputs but also focusing in the outcomes. Being qualified for the Level 1 accreditation, the 19 programs will have to undergo a series of evaluation; even the faculty and the students are expected to be interviewed randomly by the accreditors during their visit. In this level, the required grand mean should be greater than or equals to 3.00 and none of the areas is rated less than 2.50. The table below shows a list of the qualified programs and the time they have been given to improve their PPP for the Level 1 Accreditation visit.
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19 programs pass PSV EDEN MAE SOMODIO
The Chancellor shared his administration’s plan to install an environment-friendly lighting system within the university. “We intend to have solar-powered lights,” he said, also mentioning that the administration has allocated 2.6 million for the plan. But since the administration also considers LED lights as an alternative and is yet to determine the costefficiency of the options, the plan is still under Moreover,study. he shared the administration’s intention to put up a landmark on Malonhao, and the plan to build a new gymnasium that could accommodate thousands of MSUans. For the said gym, the administration has allocated 24 million; the estimated cost, however, is 110 million. “We are hoping that Cong. Manny Pacquiao will help us in the funding of our gym.”
Meanwhile, MSU Debate Society Team B clinched the 2nd place. The team is composed of Jaydee Paid (3rd Year BSEd English), Camille Grace Tapec (3rd Year AB PolSci), and Karen Tosino (2nd Year BSEd English). The Teams’ coaches are Professors Pablo Flamiano and Salvacion Santander, both of the English Department, College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH), MSU – GSC. The 1st Shirlyn BanasNograles Intercollegiate Debate Cup is held to encourage college level students to engage in the art of logical argumentation and debate. It is organized by the Mu Kappa Phi Exclusive Law Fraternity and Sorority. This year, the following institutions of higher learning in General Santos City competed: Mindanao State University - GSC, Notre Dame of Dadiangas University, Cronasia Foundation College Inc., Gen. Santos Foundation College Inc., Brokenshire College, and Gen. Santos Doctors Foundation College. The organizers hope to sustain the debate competition among the colleges and universities in the city.
The Department of Political Science and its 4th year AB Political Science students hosted a one-day public forum called Hearing Voices of the Unheard: Understanding the Dynamics of Conflict on January 14, 2015 at Tierra Montana Function Hall, General Santos City. Two professors from the College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH) provided the main inputs on the theme of the forum. Prof. Jovanie C. Espesor, of the Department of Political Science lectured on various theories and frameworks on peace and conflict studies. On the other hand, Prof. Rufa Cagoco-Guiam, Professor III of the Sociology Department, and concurrently Director of the Campus – Institute for Peace and Development in Mindanao (C-IPDM) of the MSUGensan campus, oriented the audience on the different stages in the peace process, as it has happened in the Mindanao context. In the afternoon, five groups of students belonging to the Pol Sci 114 class (Theories and Approaches in Peace-building and Development) presented their respective findings on their mini-researches on different conflict-affected and conflict-prone communities in selected barangays in Sarangani, South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat provinces. Each study identified various triggers and root causes of actual and potential violence existing in the localities being studied. Among these are: existence of armed ideological groups in the
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Next academic year will be a good one, the Chancellor foresees. “Probably in terms of budget, projects, and new things,” he said in an interview, referring to what MSUans should expect in the following academic year. “But along with those good things are challenges,” he added.
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As to the on-going projects, the Chancellor mentioned the landscaping project in front of the library. “The budget for this is courtesy of the cooperative.”“Iamhoping this year na ‘yan,” he said when asked about when the library will be used. “The last phase of that, ang contract, ay approved na. Inauguration [will be] by April. Hopefully.”Askedwhether or not there would be new books as there would be a new library, he said that “it’s not an issue.” “The librarian knows what books to be discarded and to be utilized,” he added.He assured, however, that there would be a continuous acquisition of books.Furthermore, the construction, rehabilitation, and modernization of academic buildings such as science laboratories will continue; and stateof-the-art equipment for said facilities will be Challengesacquired.andChanges“Probablyyouareaware of the worldwide challenges in higher education; 2015, as you know it, is the 1st year of ASEAN Integration,” he said.As well as to aid the learning of the students, the plans of the administration are preparations of the university for becoming globallycompetitive.“Iwantour programs to be at par with all leading universities not only in the Philippines but also all over the world,” he added. When asked about the adoption of the academic calendar shift, he said that it is “very likely.” “The reality is, MSU-IIT has already adopted the new calendar starting the next school year,” he added. The Chancellor, however, emphasized that “there is no official pronouncement yet,” and that the matter will still be discussed in a system-wide conference in the 1st week of February, in which the official decision will be made. Further, despite the growing consensus that universities under the MSU system will adopt the calendar shift, he expressed his objection against it. “I do not see anything good in the calendar shift, and of course the chair of CHED also.” As one of the adverse consequences of the calendar shift, contractual faculty members might lose their jobs. “Faculty who are on contractual cannot be renewed after May 31 because there is no work on June and July,” the Chancellor explained.
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MSU DebSoc wins Gensan Intercollegiate Debate Cup
the paper presentations included Prof. Jovanie Espesor, Prof. Elsie Villanueva, Atty. Fredelyn Gunay, Mr. Meikko Forones, and Prof. Rufa Cagoco-Guiam.Paperpresenters Rogelio Tabay, Jr. and Danielle Edenor Padura were awarded Best Speakers, while “Persistence to Existence: Unraveling Conflict-triggering Phenomena in Alegria, Sarangani” was chosen the Best Research paper. The event was supported by various student organizations of the University, namely: Human Rights Society MSU Chapter, College of Social Sciences and Humanities Students’ Organization, and the Political Science Students’ Organization.
Mindanao State UniversityGeneral Santos City (MSU-GSC) Debate Society Team A won the 1st Shirlyn Baňas-Nograles Gensan Intercollegiate Debate Cup held last November 1315, 2014 at Legislative Building Session Hall, General Santos City. The debaters argued on the statement, “This House Believes that Naruto Anime Manga/ Series Helps a Child to Become a Better Person.” MSU Team A defended the positive side and out-argued their opponents from the Brokenshire College. The MSU-GSC debate society Team A is composed of Ronnie John Barrientos (4th Year AB PolSci), Shiela Manocay (4th Year PolSci), and Herlyn Faye Dela Rosa (5th Year BS Accountancy). On the other hand, the negative side of the debate was argued by the debating team from Brokenshire College. Mr. Barrientos was awarded Finals Best Debator and Ms. Dela Rosa was declared Tournament Best Speaker and Finals Best Speaker.
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2 VOLUME XXXV NEWS
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Keynote speaker Prangtip Daorueng (API Fellow, Batch 1), a Thai freelance journalist, member of the ConsortiumWashington-basedofInvestigative Journalists, and researcher in the Peace Information Center of Thammasart University, Bangkok, Thailand delivered her speech “Looking for Some Silver Lining in South Thailand: Local Effort at dealing with Conflict in Pattani.”Meanwhile, Rina Sharullah, PhD (API Fellow, Batch 10), the Head of Post-graduate Studies, Faculty of Law at Universitas Internasional Batam, Indonesia, gave a presentation “Socio-Legal Analysis on the Implications of Sambas Conflict in West Kalimatan, Indonesia.” “When the Fighting Stops: Local Conflict Resolution Initiatives in Iranun Areas” was presented by Rosalie Arcala-Hall, PhD, a Political Science Professor and University Scientist I of the University of the Philippines-Visayas. Miago, Iloilo, and also a representative in behalf of the Nippon Foundation Asian Public Intellectual Fellowship Program. The last speaker, Rufa Cagoco-Guiam, Director of Campus Institute for Peace and Development in Mindanao (CIPDM) at Mindanao State UniversityGenSan discussed “Peace Building from Below: Conflict Resolution and Peace Governance in Selected Cotabato, Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat Communities.”
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Cong. Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao raised the energy of the packed gymnasium as he shared a five-minute-talk about dreams and hopes that never fail.(photo by: Nicole Laurence De Vega)
four different attires: Cultural Attire, Casual Wear, Sports Attire, and Long Gown/Formal Wear. Escalating the heat of excitement in the gymnasium was the picture interpretation, the part that substituted the question and answer portion in a typical beauty pageant. Aside from Seballos and Franco, there were only two other pairs that competed in the said pageant. The other pairs were from MSU-Marawi (Royals) and MSU-Maguindanao (Warriors).Seballos emphasized education in her interpretation of the picture she randomly picked from 22 different pictures. She encouraged everyone to give importance to their studies as it is expected of them being MSUans.Thecrowd was all ears when Franco conveyed his interpretation and was given a loud applause.
He pointed out that people must remember that the celebration of MSUSAA is not just about winning but i about developing discipline among the athletes. Yumira Galib Kamad of the Warriors and Johnnysa Solon of the Royals ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively. Mohammad Sharif Badron of the Royals was crowned Mr. MSUSAA 2014 while the representative of the Warriors, Datu Jabis Gandawali was declared the 3rd place Seballoswinner.andBadron will represent the MSU System in the pageant in the upcoming State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA) Games. The pageant was a new minor event of the annual athletic meet. PESO Officers, through their president, Donna Jane Simeon, spearheaded the pageant.
Aiming to develop awareness and to serve as vital platform for information exchange, the Campus Institute for Peace and Development in Mindanao (C-IPDM) of Mindanao State University hosted the Asian Public Intellectuals (API) Forum entitled “No More Guns: Documenting Conflict Resolution Initiatives in Select Asian Communities: A Public Forum” at East Asia Royale Hotel, National Highway, General Santos City, October 08, 2014. The fellow’s presentations were divided into four panels with individual themes.
athletes at MSU-GenSan gymnasium on Dec. 19,The2014.professional boxer’s speech focused on encouraging the MSU System athletes to keep on pursuing their individual goals while upholding discipline and values which are needed in the journey of unending nation-building. “…as you uphold discipline and values, you grow in confidence and character […] You [athletes] are not only developing (a) healthy Assistant Professor IV Jovannie Espesor of the Department of Political Science left last January 20, 2015 to begin his PhD in Political Science studies at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. Espesor’s PhD study grant was made possible through the New Zealand Scholars Award initiated by the New Zealand Aide Program in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the New Zealand government. From a pool of 300 applicants, 18 were conferred with a scholarship. The awarding ceremonies took place at the residence of the New Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines, in Forbes Park, Makati City. Out of the 18 recipients, only five were offered a PhD while the remaining 13 were granted masters degree and post graduate diplomas. Studying for advanced degrees like the PhD is a requirement for the accreditation of a university. MSUGSC has applied for accreditation, Level 1, of all its academic programs, including the Political Science department of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH). For the department to get Level 1 status, it has to have one faculty member with a full PhD in Political Science. There is a dearth of PhD in Political Science not only in the CSSH here but in the entire MSU system. The only PhD in Political Science holder in the entire MSU system, is Dr. Macapado A. Muslim, the MSU system president, who finished his degree at the University of Hawaii, USA, on an East-West Center scholarship courtesy of the US government. Espesor finished his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with Cum Laude honors and as an Academic Scholar in MSU-Gensan. He earned his Master in Public Administration in the same university, also with high grades. As a faculty member, despite his youth, he has already become involved in several research and development projects and had been awarded an internally funded research project by the university in 2013-2014. body, you are developing a healthy mind. Today, […] we need excellent and highly-disciplined Filipinos with healthy bodies and healthy minds to lead the nation,” Pacquiao emphasized.Rep.Pacquiao also noted that MSU is known for producing excellent and highly-disciplined professionals who contribute to the nation’s progress and development. On this point, the enthusiastic crowd gave an applause. Meanwhile, there was an outburst of laughter when Pacman quipped about his most anticipated fight with“YungMayweather.sample tsaka na kapag pumayag na si Mayweather,” he quipped.Atthe latter part of his speech, he acknowledged God’s power and guidance in his life. He asked everyone to pray for a healthy mind, heart and soul. “With God, all things are possible!” he exclaimed.
After the panel presentations, reactions from discussants were given by Prof. Gail TanIlagan, Ph D, from the department of Psychology of Ateneo De Davao University. Participants actively shared ideas and insights, by an open forum moderated by Prof. Jovanie Espesor.Inher closing remarks, Prof. Lolymar J. Reyes, Chairperson of the Sociology Department of MSU-GSC, pointed out that the said forum gave awareness on public policy and social transformation, anchoring on different range of concerns such as adaptation, local tradition, andTheenvironment.convention ended with a synthesis of evaluation of the entire activity including giving of recognition and tokens to the panel members and participants.
The second semester of this academic year started with the buzz on a shift on the academic calendar and as it entered the year 2015, the talks and the likelihood of it happening have been at an all-time high. With the main purpose of synchronizing their calendar with the other Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) universities, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) jumped the gun and was first in the system to approve a shift in their academic calendar. It goes without saying that Mindanao State UniversityGeneral Santos City (MSU-GSC) will heavily consider to do the same. This calendar shift, deemed to be necessary for internationalization and ASEAN Integration, aims to allow student mobility between ASEAN universities, enabling them to establish linkages between them. Through this, the Philippines hopes to be a dynamic part of the ASEAN Economic Community. However, a change in the academic calendar cannot and will not guarantee improvement of the university and its international character. If anything, it may be a rushed, desperate move from a myopic point of view. Needless to say, academic calendar shift is but an experiment for globalization. Sadly, MSU-GSC is not ready for this change. The academic calendar shift, ASEAN integration as a whole, demands changes, like access to state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, among others, for MSU-Gensan to compete with other ASEAN universities. The administration has already made their move, given the construction of laboratories and procurement of equipment for Science and Engineering, but the way things go here in our university, we may not be seeing them fully operational any sooner (See: University Library). If the university undergoes academic calendar shift now, the contents of the curricula of the different programs would still be the same. Furthermore, the administration has expressed intent of letting go of contractual workers as there would be a hiatus for two months, meaning, there would be no work for them. Moreover, the administration has not expressed interest in prioritizing the contractual faculty members in the process of rehiring by August, 2015 That being said, if plans of changing or improving of curricula are to be made in the two months-gap between this academic year and the next, who will be working on this “development?” If the reason for this is that the university has limited funds, then why is it gung-ho on adopting a major change without securing the needed funding for such major changes? Is it because our school administrators have not planned for this change? “But hey, our campus is improving, right? We have renovated our restrooms we once thought to be incorrigible and we have repainted our walls, once defiled with poor illustrations of the human male genitalia. We passed level 0 Accreditation. It’s just material change, but it’s a start.” Yes, but such performance was done at the expense of some funds from student organizations, and from the pockets of individual faculty members, as well as the labor of contractual faculty members who are about to lose their jobs. What this implies is that the university is addressing problems as they come – a concrete indicator of the absence of strategic planning. And that it isn’t too farfetched if the administration will rationalize their action to-solve-problems as-they-come-stance that this will not be a pattern of things to come. (Although as we have observed, some problems have remained unaddressed and unresolved, like the case of the Bagwis funds from 2012-2013 for example). There is a promise to this change. It offers a portal to global competitiveness and it seeks to put Philippines and its people on an advantageous position. But with this move, we are entering uncharted territory. Those who have entered have not yet returned and what lies ahead is still unknown. BAGWIS is open to the academic calendar shift but to do it now would be a form of cramming. If the university should ever shift its calendar, it should do so with adequate preparation and with studies to back it up. The debate of the efficiency or feasibility of the academic calendar shift isn’t behind us, and the school might be entering a lab of experiments with us, students being the lab rats or guinea pigs. What the university can do now, or what it must do, is to reconsider this decision, before the effects of it come in the future and bite us in the ass.
4 VOLUME XXXV OPINION
EDITORIAL On the impending academic calendar shift
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Mindanao State University-General Santos City is at the brink of entering an era of experimental programs implemented with high hopes of progress and a rise of global competence. But, we feel they are being rushed without the appropriate preparations by all sectors of the university.
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There is no denying that Philippine education is undergoing a revolu tionary change, and the era of K-12 education is at hand. It is so far-reach ing and pervasive that we are in the midst of it, as with tens of millions of young people all across the coun try. To its proponents, it represents a welcome change that would put the Philippines at par with the rest of the world. Change is good… or is it? Change is good, but not always. The K-12 system is riddled with issues that threaten to send the Philippine educa tion system into implosion. Classroom shortages, to begin with. Manpower shortages. And even a shortage of in structional modules to be used in the new curriculum. The K-12 system is, to say the least, diabolically flawed. A recent editorial in the Philippine Star (“K TO 12: Producing Uneducated Filipinos” by Jose R. Gullas, 08 De cember 2014) hints at some of those diabolical flaws. One of which is the single-minded determination of the Department of Education to implement the audacious program in the shortest possible time, driven by an all-con suming goal to be at par with most of the world which has a K-12 educa tional system. Such behavior is very typical of the mentality of Communist states, namely that of Mao Zedong’s China in the “Great Leap Forward”. MSU in the Era of K-12 RAFAEL C. ROMERO Talk about taking refuge in audacity. As Gullas said, just because one nation has 12 years of basic education does not mean it is better than the oth ers. Our 10 year basic educational reg imen has put Filipinos into all corners of the world, and it certainly had a hand in making one of every three mariner a Filipino. On the other hand, it does not also follow that even if the Philip pines had 20 years of basic education it will be any better than those with 12. We in Mindanao State University are fairly shielded from these chang es, but nonetheless we are still caught in its sweeping reforms. We had just seen the last of the MSU SASE last summer, because the succeeding 4th year high school students would pro ceed to Grade 11 of “senior high”. We have yet to see whether it is the last for the next 2 years, or forever. Then there is the issue of CHED removing basic Filipino subjects from college. This hits hard on our Filipino department of the CSSH, pri marily because most of their students – unless they take up Education sub jects – enroll in the hope of teaching Filipino subjects in colleges. With this, the AB Filipino program could probably end up with fewer enroll ees, presumably those hoping to be Filipino language linguists. While the authorities have decided on some stop-gap measures to save the belea guered instructors, in hindsight their decision could have been influenced by the impending K-12 program. But more is to come. A chat with an Education student undergoing practice teaching hinted at even more flaws of the K-12 system they are now being trained to deal with. The current training regimen in the Education courses are still largely based on the 10-year curriculum, and there is some struggling in the transi tion to the newer 12-year curriculum. And while the K-12 system is making strides in producing groundbreaking modules – such as that in IP educa tion and the “mother-tongue-based” education in the early years of ed ucation – there are hints of a lack of modules for other subjects, to the consternation and/or frustration both of students and Education professors and instructors. The K-12 system is an educational system highly, if not totally, reliant on modules for teach ing. How the student teachers can cope with training for this system, when there are no modules for what they are going to teach, is beyond me. And to make K-12 truly diaboli cal, the system is riddled with lots of “DON’Ts” for educators of the K-12 era. To start with, it is now prohibited to give a student failing grades. Every body gets a lowest grade of 75 (passing by mercy), whether or not they attended school - or hung out in internet cafes, playing DOTA and screaming like apes as they play, every day they should be in school. And if you get an answer for “What is ‘simile’ called in Filipino?” with “Ma’am, semilya!” in language class, then you are prohibited from even laughing out on their stupidity, regardless if they’re really a bunch of hopeless cases of students truly laugh able in their comic dimwittedness. As a teacher, one is now prohibited from verbally berating a student if they become unruly and ape-like. I thought we already did away with corporal punishment (canings and spankings) but the new system also takes away punishing students through words or grades. How can student teachers, and future teachers, be able to effectively instill discipline among their charg es which could be made up mostly of dimwitted, uncouth, self-centered monsters? With the dim realities of the new Filipino youth (so-called “hope of the nation”), the system would make martyrs out of the teaching ca reer, and we could probably start to see an upswing in suicides or men tal breakdowns among educators. For now, the apparent impacts of the flawed K-12 system on MSU is prob ably minimal, but we would truly see for ourselves how the impacts would change MSU in the near future. Which is about just about two years from now.
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Kung ganito lagi ang kalakaran ay tiyak walang patutunguhang maganda ang ating unibersidad. Lakas loob nating sinasabi na dekalidad na edukasyon ang mayroon tayo ngunit di man lamang nakikitaan ng pagbabago sa sistema ng seguridad at iba pang pangunahing pangangailangan ng mga estudyante, guro’t kawani ng pamantasan. Nakakatawang isipin na kung gaano kataas ang pagtingin ng iba sa ating pamantasan ay ganoon din naman kababa at nakaka hiya ang katotohanang nakabalot sa sistema ng pamantasan. Oo nga’t maram ing kailangang pagtuunan ng pansin ang administrasyon ngunit di iyon sapat na dahilan upang ipagsawalang bahala ang mga pangangailangang mismong mga estudyante na ang direktang apektado.
sandamakmak na librong nilululon natin araw-araw para tayo’y maging isang mabuti at kapaki-pakinabang na tao? At bilang mga naturingang Iskolar ng Bayan, hindi lamang tung kulin ng gobyerno na matustusan ang pag-aaral natin bagkus tayo’y may mga katungkulan din sa ating bayan. Pangalawa, may bisa ba ang resulta ng eleksyon noong nakaraan? Ang sa got, ay oo. Kahit na maituturing na hin di naman talaga sila inihalal ng mga estudyante ng unibersidad base na rin sa bilang ng mga botante. Ngunit wala rin naman kasing nakasaad sa konstitusyon ng Supreme Student Council hinggil sa usaping ito. Sim ple lang ang probisyon sa eleksyon, kung sino ang may pinakamaram ing boto ay siyang mananalo. Hindi na ata nabigyan pa ng diin ang mga pagkakataon tulad ng nakaraan kung saan ang mga kandidato ay mula sa iisang partido lamang. Kung iisiping mabuti, ang ganitong sitwasyon ay maaaring samantalahin ng mga taong gustong maupo sa ginintuang upuan. Maaari kasing hindi na kailanganin pa ang pagpapalaganap ng impormasyon hinggil sa pagboto, dahil sa simula pa lang ay panalo na sila sa botohan. Sinasalamin din ng nakaraang elek syon ang tila pilay na pundasyon ng COMELEC ng unibersidad. Likas na tungkulin ng Comelec na pamunuan ang pagsasagawa ng eleksyon, kalakip na rin nito ang panghihikayat sa mga mag-aaral na bomoto at gamitin ang kanilang karapatan. Nakakalungkot lang na karamihan sa mga mag-aaral noong nakaraang taon ay wala man lang alam na may eleksyon at nagulat na la mang na mayroon na pa lang bagong upong mga pangulo sa konseho. Kung susumahin, maraming mga butas na ang hanggang ngayo’y hin di pa rin natatapalan. Ang salitang eleksyon at leksyon ay iisang letra lamang ang kaibahan. Nangangahu lugan lamang ito na ang bawat elek syon ay may hatid na aral. Hindi lang iisa ang pinanggalingan ng problema, kung tutuusin lahat nga ata ng sangay sa unibersidad ay may kakulangan. Sino ang may kakulangan? Nasa got na ang katanungang ‘yan. Paano ito masosolusyunan? Ito ay isang ka tanungang napakalawak ng kasagutan ngunit iisa lang naman ang pagmumu lan – sa ating mga sarili. Sa bandang huli, na sa atin ang kapangyarihan at nasa ating balikat din nakapataw ang desisyon sa kung paano natin ito gagamitin, kung gagamitin man. Basta’t isa lang ang sigurado, nakakahiya naman ata kung gagawin nating sinungaling ang ating pambansang bayani. Siguro sa panahon ni Dr. Jose Rizal, ang kabataan ang tunay na pag-asa ng bayan. Nakakalungkot lang na sa panahon ngayon at sa gitna ng patuloy na pagkikibit-balikat ng kagaya nating nga Iskolar ng Bayan sa mga responsi bilidad mas angkop ata ang katagang, “Kabataan,pag-asakapabangbayan?”
Daanin sa legal na pamamaraan. Wala nga namang kaso kung walang nagsu sumite ng reklamo. Dinadaan na lamang sa mga berbal na reklamo ang anu mang di kanais-nais na mga pangyayari na siyang palasak sa kultura ng mga mag-aaral. Marahil ay naitanim na sa karamihan na wala rin namang mapapala kung magrereklamo sa kanilang tanggapan dahil wala namang magandang re sulta na nangyayari. Tila hanggang report at dokumento lamang ang kanilang nagagawa. Kaya naman naging bahagi na ng sistema ng mga mag-aaral ang maging bulag, pipi at bingi sa mga kaganapan sa ating pamantasan. Nagiging normal ang di dapat at tinatanggap na lamang ang mga di katanggap-tanggap naAtingkatotohanan.balikan ang pangunahing rason kung bakit mayroong kapulisan, “to protect its constituents..” Ang pangako naman ng pamantasan kung bakit tayo’y nag-aaral ay kalidad na edukasyon. Paano masisigurado ang kalidad na edukasyon kung sa seguridad at kaligtasan pa lamang ay lagpak na? Sa tuwing may reklamo, mapa-pasilidad o serbisyo ang laging sagot ng administrasyon ay “walang badyet”. Kahit milyong pera ang natatanggap ng pamantasan mula sa pamahalaan ay wala pa ring badyet. Ano nga ba ang problema? Ang kaku langan sa pondo o ang “prioritization” ng mga dapat paglaanan ng pondo? Kahit matindi na ang banta sa seguridad ng mga mag-aaral, guro at kawani ng pamantasan, ang isasagot pa rin sa problema ay “walang badyet?” Wala na bang pag-asa ng pagbabago sa sistema ng ating institusyon?
5DEC 2014 - JAN 2015 OPINION COMMENTARY CareLESS SHELLA MAE PAJOTA eLEKSYON KEVIN L. AUTOR
Huwag naman sana dumating ang araw na mas marami at malala pang kaso ang mangyari sa loob mismo ng pamantasan bago gumawa ng hakbang ang administrasyon hinggil sa problemang panseguridad.
SHELLA MAE PAJOTA Kalidad na edukasyon ang siyang isinusulong ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Sa pag papatupad ng programang K-12, kinakailangang handa ang bawat paaralan lalung-lalo na ang mga pamantasan at kolehiyo. Upang ma tiyak ang kanilang kahandaan ay inu tos ng CHED ang pagdaan ng bawat programa ng mga kolehiyo at unibersidad sa proseso ng akreditasyon. Mahalaga ang akreditasyon sa pag papaangat nt pagpapaunlad ng siste ma ng pagtuturo’t pagkatuto sa loob ng paaralan lalung-lalo na sa ating uniber sidad. Dadaan sa matinding pagsusuri at kritisismo ang bawat programang pinapa-akredit ng bawat kolehiyo. Kinakailangang maipasa muna ang Preliminary Survey Visit (PSV) kung saan susuriin ng mga akreditor ang mga dokumento bago masabing han da na para sa unang lebel ang isang particular na programa na siya namang pinaghahandaan na ngayon ng ating unibersidad. Ibig sabihin, magkaka roon ng matinding pagbabago sa loob ng pamantasan hindi lamang sa sis tema maging sa ating mga pasilidad. Nakakatuwa dahil sa pagkakataong ito’y marami ng mga pagbabagong na gaganap sa ating pamantasan. Nakum puni na ang mga palikurang matagal nang iniinda ng mga estudyante’t guro. Nakapaskil na rin ang mga organiza tional chart ng bawat departamento, kolehiyo at mga tanggapan. Mayroon na ring naisasaayos na mga silid-aralan at mga laboratoryo. Bukas na rin sa pagbabago at pagpapaunlad ang mga silabus at kurikulum ng bawat kurso.
“NO ID, NO ENTRY” at ang istriktong paglilista ng mga labas-pasok na mga drayber. Ngunit sa kabila nito’y patuloy pa rin ang mga panloloob at kasong di nalulutas. Gaano ka segurado ang ating seguridad? “…outnumbered kami, kulang kami sa tao. Hindi namin kayang bantayan from time to time ang libu-libong estudyante,’’ paliwanag ni PO1 Espinosa. Siya nga naman. Humigit kumulang apatnapung kapulisan lamang ang may roon tayo. Salitan lamang sila sa loob ng 24-oras. Kaya naman isang malaking hamon ito para sa kanila. Ngunit sapat na dahilan na ba ito upang humina ang ating“...strategyseguridad?isthe key.. ngunit di namin ito magagawa kung walang koopera syon galing sa mga estudyante...’’ sagot niya.
Mas maraming aasahang programa tulad ng mga seminar, workshop at iba pa. Ito’y ilan lamang sa ginagawang paghahanda para sa akreditasyon. Aa sahang mas maraming pagbabagong makikita kapag nakapasa’t naakredita han na sa unang lebel ang mga programa ng pamantasan. Mas magiging masaya ang lahat kapag nakausad tayo sa mas mataas na lebel, mula una hanggang ikaapat na lebel. Mas maraming oportunidad at suporta ang matatanggap mula sa pamahalaan. Ibig sabihin ay mas mapapaangat at mapa panatili ang kasiguraduhan ng kalidad na edukasyon sa institusyong ito. Ngunit, sana sa mga paghahandang gagawin para sa pagpapaangat ng an tas ng edukasyon ay hindi makumpru miso ang mga programa, aktibidad at pondo ng mga mag-aaral. Hindi maii wasang maghanap ng ibang solusyon upang punan ang mga pagkukulang sa pagpapagawa o pagsasaayos ng mga kagamitan o pasilidad sa paman tasan. Kaya naman minsan ay walang magawa ang ilang organisasyon ng mga mag-aaral kundi dumukot mula sa sariling pondo upang magpagawa halimbawa ng sariling silid-aralan o di kaya naman ay magpaayos ng mga CR ng kanilang kolehiyo. May ilang mga reklamo rin ang lumitaw noong kasagsagan ng paghahanda para sa pagbisita ng mga akreditor. Pagkat ang sumusuporta sa pinansyal na pangangailangan ng mga kawani at guro ay ang organisasyon ng mga mag-aaral. Dahil sa kawalan umano ng pondo ng administrasyon o kabagalan ng aksyon at sistema ay napilitang humingi ng tulong o supor ta ng mga guro sa ilang organisasyon ng mga mag-aaral upang matustusan
Matatandaang sunod-sunod ang mga nakawan at hold-up sa loob mismo ng unibersidad. Kamakailan lang ay mayroong estudyanteng muntik nang magahasa sa likuran mismo ng ating dormitoryo. Ito’y nangyari sa kabila ng presensya at mahigpit na pagbabantay ng ating kapulisan. Sino ang may pa nanagutan?Mapapansing humigpit ang seguridad nang ipatupad nila ang polisiyang
Kung lalagyan ng patlang ang pagi tan ng MSUan at eleksyon may tatlo lang sigurong pagpipiliang magsisil bing pang-ugnay: may alam, walang alam, at walang pakialam. Sa inilabas na ulat kasi ng Commission on Elec tions ng unibersidad, tinatayang nasa tatlong bahagdan lamang ng mga botante ang nakisangkot sa naganap na eleksyon. Ang bilang nga na tat long bahagdan ay napakasarap nang pakinggan sapagkat ikinubli na nito ang tunay na bilang na nasa 2.54 la mang. Ibig sabihin, tinatayang nasa 97% na mga MSUan ang hindi man lang nakialam at baka sakaling natulog na lamang sa ilalim ng mga puno, o sa kung saang sulok ng MSU-Gensan Ilang buwan matapos ang halalan, umani agad ng samu’t saring batikos ang naging resulta. Nakakatuwa lang isipin na kung anong liit ng bilang ng bomoto, ganoon naman karami ang mga taong nagrereklamo. Hindi naman sa pagiging bitter, pero na kakapikon lang talaga ang ugali nating mga Pilipino na kung sino pa ang walang ginawa, walang alam, at wala man lang ganang makialam, sila pa iyong mga taong mahilig magrekla mo at ang ilan naman ay makikita mo na lamang sa isang ikinubling katauhan sa Tambler Murmurs. Sa gitna ng nakalilitong kalakaran ng eleksyon sa ating pamantasan, naglipana ang mga katanungan. Una, anong klaseng edukasyon ang ating natatanggap? Nagiging eduka do nga tayo ngunit sapat na ba ang
Kahit kaligtasan na ng mga mag-aaral, guro o sinumang nasa loob ng pamantasan ang nakataya ay di pa rin ba paglalaanan ng badyet o di kaya’y gu gugulan ng panahon upang maaksyunan ang lumalalang problema? Sigurado namang di nanaisin ng pamahalaan na mabasa sa mga pamahayagan o marinig sa mga balita na mayroong nabawian ng buhay sa loob ng pamantasan bago nila mapagtanto ang banta sa ating seguridad. Tila nagiging normal na lamang ang mga dahilang ito upang malusutan ang mga katanungang sa kanila’y ipinupukol. At sa huli’y ipapataw sa mga mag-aaral ang responsibilidad na dapat ay sa ‘’...kungkanila.may reklamo ang mga mag-aaral ay dapat na sumulat sila dito sa opisina... hindi namin malalaman yan kung walang magpapaalam...mag file sila ng formal complaint...’’, ayon kay P01 Espinosa.
“Basicfunctionngsecurityaytoprotectitsconstituents,’’ PO1 Bert Espinosa. Tumpak ang mga katagang ito sa paglalarawan ng ugat kung bakit mayroong kapulisan. Kahanga-hanga ang kanilang dedikasyon sa larangang kanilang pi nasok. Ngunit, totoo pa nga ba ito sa loob ng ating pamantasan?
ang kanilang kinakailangang kagami tan at maging pagkain habang tinata pos ang kanilang tambak na gawain. Hindi maikakailang malaking tulong ito para sa mga mag-aaral upang mapaangat ang kalidad na edukasyon sa ating pamantasan. Ngunit ang im plikasyon nito ngayon ay tila nasa balikat at bulsa ng mga mag-aaral ang responsibilidad ng pagkamit ng kalidad na edukasyon. Oo nga’t mala ki ang ginagasto ng gobyerno sa atin kaya tayo’y tinuturing na iskolar ng bayan. Ngunit huwag nating kakali mutan na naririto tayo upang mag-aral at matuto nang sagayon ay maging epektibo at magaling na mamamayan ng ating bansa. Hindi natin responsi bilidad ang pagpapatayo ng mga si lid-aralan, pagsasaayos ng mga sirang pasilidad at pagpopondo ng mga aktibidad ng mga staff o faculty dahil hindi nakapagbigay agad ng badyet ang administrasyon. Subalit minsan, ang dinadahilan ay ang mahabang proseso ng pag-aapruba ng mga purchase request o PR kaya naman dinadaan nila sa mas mabilis at madaling paraan; pagkuha ng pondo mula sa organisasyon ng mga mag-aaral. Ipinagmamalaki nating tayo’y nasa isang pamantasang nagbibigay ng kalidad at istandard na edukasyon. Ngunit gula-gulanit ang sistemang sa ati’y nakabalot. Ngayong tayo’y nagnanais na umangat pa sa pamam agitan ng akreditasyon, nararapat lamang na palitan na ang ganitong sistema ng isang makatarungan at pantay na pamamalakad para sa kapakanan ng mga kaguruan, kawani at lalong-lalo na ng mga mag-aaral.
Kooperasyon nga naman ang kailangan upang maging epektibo ang mga ipinapatupad na batas o kautusan sa institusyong ito. Ngunit ano pang kooper asyon ang nais nilang makuha kung tiwala ng mga estudyante sa kanila’y wala? Kung ang kakulangan sa tauhan ang kanilang pangunahing dahilan kung bakit ganito ang estado ngayon ng ating seguridad, bakit di sila magdagdag? ‘’... alam mo ang sagot diyan. Walang budget...’’ tahasan niyang sagot.
AKreditaSYON!
SWEET REVENGE! Tawi-Tawi Dolphins pounded down the Generals in the championship game. (photo by: Jonalyn Mejellano)
The entire MSU-GSC community rejoices over the victory of the Generals after beating six competing units of the MSU system during the annual Mindanao State University System Athletic Association (MSUSAA) meet this year. However, behind this great achievement of our student athletes and participants in the various events of the system athletic meet, rumors are rife about the alleged lack of financial assistance to MSU-GSC athletes, both before and during the system-wide event. Topping the campus rumor mill is that allegedly, MSU-GSC athletes did not receive sufficient funds especially for procuring their uniforms for the athletic meet. As a result, the athletes had to solicit money from other people to augment the “lack of budget.” They had to use their personal money in order to buy food after their practice sessions, which should be shouldered supposedly by the university. In other words, their food allowance was inadequate.Inlastyear’s Bagwis issue pertaining to the athletics fee, the students, through this publication, asked for an answer to this question, ‘where do our athletics fees go?’ Unfortunately, until now, Bagwis, and the entire studentry, still have to get the response of the administration. This academic year, the university has an estimated 7000 enrollees, and as a requirement for full enrolment, each student has to pay Php. 100.00 for the athletics fee per semester. If there are 7000 enrollees this semester, multiplied by Php. 100.00, the collected athletics fee is Php. 700,000.00 per semester, or a whopping Php. 1,400,000.00 per year. In an interview conducted with Engr. Virgillio Ramos, Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance, he said the athletics fee is primarily intended for the Sports Development Program (SDP). The money, according to him, is also intended to acquire sports materials and equipment that are essential for the conduct of the recent MSUSAA meet and even the annual Intramurals. The support from the administration that is given to the different colleges every Intramurals is also taken from the athletics fee. Moreover, expenses that are related to athletic activities are also taken from the athletics fee including the subsidy for the MSUSAA opening ceremony; costumes and contingencies, the uniform for the athletes and officiating officials, the allowance of athletes, coaches, officiating officers, the honoraria of the officiating officials and referees, the plaques and medals, the meals and snacks of the officiating officials and officers, and the subsidy for the sports development program grantees.Soifthe athletics fee is basically intended to assist the athletes, why are MSU-GSC athletes using their personal money for food after practice?
Transparencyuniversity. for Solidarity and Social Cohesion SPORTS EDITORIAL
RONALD II E. SURILLA
The MSU-General Santos City (GSC) women’s basketball team are champions in the recently concluded women’s basketball tournament held at the MSU gymnasium on December 18-19, 2014. The Lady Generals swept the tournament with a record of 4-0. They defeated the Royals twice, 5551 and 61-50. Their first match with the Titans was a controversial one for the game was tied at 40 all in the 4th quarter when suddenly the Titans walked out in the middle of the game. Accordingly, it was their way of protesting the unfavorable
Dolphins outplay Generals, 3-0 REMWIL G. MAXILOM [the Lady Generals] bring out their A game through constant motivation and coaching” said Lady Generals head coach Jeffrey Floriza. The champion coach praised his players’ passion towards the sport, citing that it was their “unwavering will” and “devotion” to basketball that gave them an edge among other teams.“Everyone was devoted to practice. Screening for players and practices was immediately carried out after the Intramurals to ensure preparedness of the Lady Generals,” Floriza added.
For how many years, the athletics fee is one of the fees that triggered a lot of criticisms because although the fund is basically for the athletes, the athletes themselves complain and grumble that they are being short changed. These grumbles and complaints seem to get louder and louder each semester when there are no clear pronouncements and financial reports from the university administration on how the funds collected as athletics fee have been used. Do students need to write a request to the administration to divulge to us how the funds have been used? MSU-Gensan is required to practice transparency and accountability in its processes as it is a government institution of higher learning. But can we say that our university administration here practices the mandate of transparency and accountability in all its financial transactions? The students, apparently, request the administration to post in every bulletin board a copy of the disbursements of our student funds, especially the athletics fees. There is a need to have such in order to dispel a lot of suspicions on alleged misuse of the funds. Let us always be reminded that Mindanao State University- General Santos City is not just a producer of knowledge and an avenue for teaching social harmony among the members of its multi-ethnic community. More importantly, it is a training ground for molding future athletes of the country who will become leaders in sports organizations and even of local government offices.Weare all in the same boat, and we need to trek the difficult journey toward greater knowledge together in an atmosphere of social harmony among the members of the university community. Being transparent in all its financial transactions and processes is a good way to start this goal of social harmony in the
Riding high on the sizzling spikes and tricky placing, Mindanao State University (MSU)-Tawi-tawi Dolphins took all MSU-General Santos City (GSC) Generals could offer, 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 2519 ), during their championship encounter in Volleyball-Men held at MSU-Gensan Open Court last December 19. Both teams, fueled with ferocious determination, were exchanging incomparable spikes in the first set as if the ball was dancing on both sides of the court. The Generals started their play with accurate tosses from Alejandro Doronio; however, the spikers weren’t able to hit the ball due to miscommunication. The Dolphins, on the other side, showed their fantastic combination play with Alvin Maidsari, 6-ft tall, taking charge of the attack. Maidsari did an unstoppable cross court hit with no blocker on the air, 7-3. The set became easier to end up for the Dolphins when Akhmad Tungkuh entered the court using his powerful cut smashes assisted by the team’s accurate setter, Amhid Hairami. The set ended with a four-point margin, 25-21, in the Dolphins’ favor. On the second set, the Generals tried to establish another combination play with more accurate setting. Penny Vasquez executed powerful back row attacks that raised the team from the ashes, 6-2. Vasquez, together with Mark Jason Publico, continued to launch zooming wallops with a three-point lead, at 11-4. Publico showered the defenseless opponents with quick attacks; however, Publico, who was on the first line committed a net violation and thereafter the Dolphins got their momentum back. Maidsari, who was in the back row performed a breathtaking power alley that made the spectators cheer. Maidsari and Tungkuh alternately exploited powerful cross court spikes which resulted into a deadlock, 16-16. The poor reception and setting from the Generals made it easy for the Dolphins to notch its second set win,“Ayusin25-19.lang ang setting natin,” said Prof. Danilo P. Bogador, head coach of MSU-GenSan. The third set started with the Dolphins eager to win the game. Maidsari launched his powerful cross court spikes early in the third set, 3-1. The Generals tried to counter Maidsari’s spikes with stiff blocks but were unsuccessful due to Publico’s center line violation. The set became more thrilling during the longest rally in the game when Maidsari released a booming attack but was pancake-saved by Gerson Disca. For the second time, Maidsari bombarded the blockers in the middle with another unstoppable spike. The crucial set continued with the Dolphins on the lead, 22-19, but the Dolphins didn’t allow the crowd to wait for long. With the Generals having a husbandand-wife play, the Dolphins took advantage with Maidsari exploiting three consecutive smashes that ended the match at 25-19. The Dolphins, for its third consecutive year, got the championship title in VolleyballMen. The winning team will represent the MSU System in the forthcoming State Colleges and Universities Association (SCUAA) Meet in 2015.
calls by the referees. Immediately the Lady Generals were awarded with the victory and wrapped up their campaign with a 71-58 victory over the“WinningTitans. the championship was already a shock and very unexpected for me—being a first-time coach on the MSUSAA, how much more on winning it with a sweep. I never thought of winning it like that. The only thing that was on my mind before and during the game was that I need to show all the Generals that our team is strong no matter what the result will be and that I need to make them
6 VOLUME XXXV SPORTS
Lady Generals sweep basketball tournament
Santos City Generals leveling the series (1-1) with MSU Maguindanao Warriors after beating them, 2-1 in game number 2 of the football championship clash. Two 2nd half goals by Ryan Lozano were enough to rescue the Generals’ campaign in the 3rd MSUSAA meet. The first half ended scoreless. The Generals came out in the 2nd half with the eagerness to score a goal. Their aggressiveness in getting every possession paid off, as Sahabudin Giduwan, a Warriors’ defender, committed a hand ball inside the box, which was a penalty for the Generals. Ryan Lozano took the penalty; he placed the ball at the right corner. A mistake by the Warriors’ keeper off REYLAN MAGNO
7DEC 2014 - JAN 2015 SPORTS Garnering a total of 277 points, the MSU-Gensan (Team Generals) athletic team emerged champions in the Athletics competition of the 3rd Mindanao State University System Athletic Association (MSUSAA) meet held at Acharon Sports Complex, December 18, 2014. Team Generals (MSU- General Santos) dominated in the track and field events in the competition. The Generals dominated in Shot Put (Men and Women), Long Jump (Women),Triple Jump (Men), Javelin Throw (Women), Discus Throw (Men and Women), Classical Relay (Men and Women), and 4x400-m Dash (Men and Women) field events and 100-m Dash (Men), 200-m Dash (Men), and 400-m Dash (Men and Women) track events. In the over-all competition for the male category, MSU-General Santos City (GSC) got the first place bagging a total of 127 points while MSU-Marawi ranked second with 120 points. MSUMaguindanao and MSU-Buug got the third and fourth places, with 41 and 22 points respectively.
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MSU-Maguindanao Warriors beat the MSU Generals in the football tournament in the recently concluded MSU System Athletic Association Meet last December 18, 2014. It was a tightly contested game, with the MSU General
Generals finish first in athletics tilt
Quembeem Sajulga of MSU-Marawi defeated Jascint Paul Almirol of MSU-IIT, 2-1 (21-10, 21-9, 21-14), to capture the championship title in Badminton-Men (Singles) during the selection tournament held at Tuna Smasher Badminton court , December 18,The2014.game started with a rollercoaster encounter, with both players determined to bring home the title. Almirol executed incredible back alley attacks that dominated the early part of the set, 5-3. Thereafter, Sajulga countered the attacks with his powerful smashes and tricky placing that resulted into numerous deadlocks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. He continued to shower Almirol with fantastic drives and drops and nailed him at 10, 21-10. In the second set, Almirol tried to counter the powerful smashes of Sajulga with tricky placing. He then executed his all-in-all attacks and kills just to widen the gap, 7-2. Unfortunately, Almirol’s racquet slipped off from his hands and a timeout was called. The match continued with Almirol having a 10-point advantage, 15-5. But it seemed like Sajulga was having a hard time receiving the ball or perhaps he was trying to reserve his energy for the third set. Almirol took advantage and it seemed like he was just playing with a neophyte. He ended the set with a 12-point margin, 21-9. The most crucial part came with both players having a tie set score, 1-1. Almirol astonished the crowd with his nerve-dazzling hairpin net smashes early in the third set. On the other side, Sajulga responded very well and countered the smashes with incomparable quick drops, 13-10. He continued to shower Almirol with powerful kills and nailed him at 12, 1812. Almirol thereafter tried to recover; however, the smart and tricky placing of Sajulga prevailed in the match. Sajulga sealed the victory by exploiting two consecutive kills, 21-14. “Nahirapan at napressure talaga ako kasi siya rin ang nakalaban ko noong nakaraang taon. Mabuti nalang at nanalo ako ngayon at naipaglaban ko ang aking titulo,” said Sajulga after the match.Sajulga is still undefeated as the men’s badminton champion in the MSUSAA. He will represent the MSU System in the forthcoming State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA) Meet this year (2015).
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REMWIL G. MAXILOM
RONALD II E. SURILLA (photo by: Jonalyn Mejellano) (photo by: Edwin Salazar) on Abdul Karom’s free kick doubled the lead of the Generals. The keeper was unable to hold on to the ball as he caught it, and it was Lozano who got the ball to the back of the net. Things got worse for the Warriors as their team captain and goal scorer of the first match Anwar Utto, received their marching orders. refereefronthisclappedsarcasticallyUttohandinoftheafter disagreeing with an offside call. His misconduct gave him a straight red card from the referee thus ejecting him from the game and suspending him from playing in the next match. Without their danger man in the offense the Warriors struggled to weaken the Generals’ defense throughout the match. The Generals continued to clinch their third goal. Lozano was close in getting his hattrick as he was in a 1 on 1 situation against the keeper but his shot went straight to the goalie. In stoppage time, Karom sent a rocket shot to the goal, beating the keeper completely but he was denied by the linesman with the goal, as he was ruled offside. The final whistle was blown, with the Generals ahead in the score line 2-0. The win by the Generals evened the score of the two teams, and forced a rubber match played in the afternoon of the same day. In the rubber match, the Warriors won, at 3-2; making them the champions of the football tournament of the 3rd MSUSAA 2014.
Lozano steers Generals, ties series with Warriors
The Generals (MSUGensan) Swimming Team clinched the championship in the recently concluded MSUSAA swimming competition. Garnering a total of 11 golds, 9 silvers, and 7 bronze medals, the Mindanao State UniversityGeneral Santos City (MSUGSC) team outclassed all other teams in the swimming tournament held at Amandari Cove Resort, December 18, 2014.The Generals’ women team members displayed their skills as well-trained swimmers as they reigned in almost all women’s division events. This included 50-m Butterfly,100-m Backstroke, 400-m Freestyle, 50-m Breaststroke, 200-m Freestyle, 50-m Freestyle, 100-m Freestyle, 100-m Butterfly, 50-m Breaststroke, 200-m Individual Medley. In the male category, the Generals grabbed the second spot. They obtained a total of 1 gold, 6 silvers, and 2 bronze in 200-m Freestyle, 100-m Breaststroke, 50-m Freestyle, 50-m Backstroke, 200-m Individual Medley, 50-m Butterfly, 400-m Butterfly, 50-m Breaststroke, respectively.
MSU-GSC swim team wins Gensan, Marawi jins clash in Taekwondo debut
Aleular dominated the match. In the men’s division, Gerald Tom Ebreo of MSU-GSC and Jayson Mikin of MSUMarawi fought in the finweight category. A series of head kicks connected by Ebreo got him the gold medal, 12-5. Hozea Raeh Villano of MSUGSC pitted against Julios Jim Credo of MSU-Marawi in the flyweight category. Villano crushed Credo, 12-4. In the bantamweight matchup of Gian Carlo Cunanan of MSU-GSC and Florencio Clario of MSU-Marawi, Cunanan was in beast mode beating up Clario (12-1) after the first round. Due to the big advantage of the scores in favor of Cunanan, the match was stopped at the end of the first round, giving Cunanan the gold medal. In the featherweight division, Amer Hasnor of MSU-Marawi was declared winner by default. Over-all Team Standing Garnering a total of four gold medals, MSU- Marawi got the first place in the female category while MSU-GSC earned three silvers, and got the second place. With a total of three golds, MSU-GSC notched the first place in the male category while MSU-Marawi got the second place with one gold and three silvers.
After beating three competing units, Mindanao State University (MSU)-General Santos City (GSC) table tennis male and female teams emerged champions in the Table Tennis Tournament in the 3rd Mindanao State University System Athletic Association (MSUSAA) meet held at The Atrium, Gaisano Mall on December 18, 2014. MSU-GSC defeated MSU-Buug, MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology (IIT), MSU-Maguindanao, and MSU-Marawi.Inthemen’s category, the MSUMarawi placed 2nd with 10 points, followed by MSU-Maguindanao and MSU-Buug with 7 and 5 points, respectively.Outclassing MSU-Maguindanao, MSU-Buug grabbed the second place in the women’s category with 10 points while MSU-Maguindanao got the third place with 5 points. The Generals will be advancing to the National State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (NSCUAA) meet this year. The official qualifiers to the national level male category are the following: (Singles) Kevin Baldoza, Marcon Oraiz, and Jason Frigillana and Kerrold Saguillon (Doubles). On the other hand, the following athletes qualify for the female category (Singles) Lourdes Mae Jiminez, Switzy Anniversario, Danilyn Demaala, and Collen Donnah and Jessa Mae Misajon (Doubles).
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REMWIL G. MAXILOM A PLUNGE IN VICTORY! Kiesha Mercado of the MSU-GSC Generals Swim Team gasps for air as she performed the challenging Butterfly Stroke-one of the swimming events held at Amandari Cove, General Santos City. (photo by: Nicole Laurence De Vega) (photo by: Jonalyn Mejellano)
Both female jins exchanged furious attacks, but it was Pantuhan who scored more points (12-8) and was declared winner.Inthe featherweight division, Wilma Matangcop of MSUMarawi was declared winner by default.Precious Jade Borre of MSUGSC and Cyndia Marie Aleular of MSU-Marawi competed in the middleweight category.
Generals dominate table tennis tourney
For the first time in the history of Mindanao State University System Athletic Association (MSUSAA) meet, a Taekwondo competition was held in front of MSU gymnasium on December 18, 2014. The competition began with a battle between Russel Jean Gallo of MSU-General Santos City (GSC) and Rae Chandy Bagayag of MSU-Marawi in the finweight category with the latter outclassing the other, 5-1. It was followed with a match between Jessa Marie Manansala of MSU-GSC and Malinao Edilyn of MSU-Marawi in the flyweight category. Manansala edged Malinao, 5-4, winning the gold medal. The third match was a bantamweight encounter between Chozyll Pei Xen Goh of MSU-GSC and Eden Marge Pantuhan of MSU-Marawi.
