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Phil’s population hits 100m By Mark Bryan Abierra
Philippines’ population reaches 100 million last July 27, as various sectors banner this development as a boon rather than a burden on the country’s resources.
Health Department Spokesperson, Dr Lyndon Lee-Suy, said the Philippines would mark its milestone 100 million population by choosing 100 babies born on July 27 to serve as
the “100 Millionth Symbolic Babies.” According to the National Statistics Office, three babies are born in the Philippines every minute. “The symbolic 100th million
Filipinos utters sustain for Hong Kong protest By Danica de Guzman
F i l i p i - ing Beijing should nos opposed to not use force Chinese claims to stop the proin the South Chi- tests in the global na Sea uttered financial hub or sustain Thursday in resolving its for the pro-democ- territorial disputes racy movement in with the Philippines. Hong Kong, sayFilipino utters...p4 About 50
members of the Akbayan party carried yellow umbrellas to symbolize the “fight for democracy” in Hong Kong and black ones for the China’s “
babies would be chosen from mothers who had undergone normal delivery,” Lee-Suy said adding that based on estimate, the Philippines will deliver its 100th million baby by 12:06 of July 27. . Dr. Juan Antonio Perez III, executive director of the Philippines’ Populations Commission (POPCOM) had said during the recent celebration of World Population Day that the /Phil’s population...p2
Freshmen studes unite as one By Jennifer Politicco
With a theme “Annual Freshmen Team Building SLSU Stand Off” the freshmen students had their teambuilding which serve as a bridge for them to know each other last June 28, 2014. It was a tradition of SLSUTiaong for having team building annually to welcome new students and to further develop cooperativeness among each other.
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Photo from internet QUIET and EAGERED.The rectorians actively listening to the speaker about campus journalism.
UP ADS enfolds campus journalism seminar in Tiaong By Bryan Abierra
The UP Alliance of Development Communication Students (UP ADS) conducted the first “SalinHayag,” a campus journalism seminar for Grades 7 and 8 students of the Recto Memorial National High School in Tiaong, Quezon on March 1, 2014. “SalinHayag” is UP ADS’ newest sociocivic activity that aims to equip students with basic journalism skills which can be used to meet the requirements of their campus publication, and to participate in nationwide competitions for campus journalism.
The activity included lectures and hands-on exercises on news and features writing, photojournalism, editorial cartooning, copyreading, and sports writing Prof. Kabzeel Sheba Catapang, faculty member of the College of Development Communication (CDC) ,delivered the lecture of features writing, while Mark Vincent Aranas, knowledge management assistant at the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and former managing editor, layout
Phil’s population.../from...p1 Philippines would play a big role in population as well as human productivity “As the youth’s population increases, their role in the society becomes significantly important … To change the world for the bet-
ter is to invest in the growth and strength of our youth. There are over 1.8 billion people aged 10 to 24 years old, making one quarter of the world’s population. Ninety per cent of those youth live in develop-
artist and photographer for The Los Banos Times and Dalumat Magazine, lectured on newswriting and photojournalism. Sandy Sandoval, editorial cartoonist of The Los Banos Times during academic year 2010-2011, talked about the basics of editorial cartooning. Angela Mae Minas, junior specialist at the International Rice Research Institute, taught copyreading, while Ron Kennell Alfaro, founder and adviser of The Travesia Publications of the Southern Luzon State University (Tiaong), taught sports writing. Aranas, Sandoval, and Minas are CDC alumni. In his closing remarks, Renniel Barcelona, editor in chief of The Rectorian, the Recto MNHS official publication, thanked the speakers and the organization for holding the seminar and expressed hope that the additional knowledge and skills the participants acquired will help improve the content of the student publication and give them more confidence when participating in campus journalism competitions.. Facts sources: Internet
ing countries,” he said. He added that in the Philippines, there were 19.2 million youth in 2013. According to the World Population Review, the Philippines’ population grows at an annual 1.98 per cent.
Reyes hails
Mutya ng Turismo 2014 By Mark Jonnel Ilagan With blazing fire on stage, 27 gorgeous and showy beauties bared off their brains and characters as they ramped for the Ms. Mutya ng Tiaong 2014 as part of the celebration of nine days Mais Festival held at Marcial Punzalan Covered Court, Tiaong Quezon, June 21. Garbed with the most unusual charisma, Angel Reyes of SLSUTiaong BEED stood out as wowed the crowd which gave the vied crown of being Miss Mutya ng Turismo 2014. However, the night was not complete without the runners up. They also revealed their exotic beauties and personalities. Miss Princess Thea Lector of Poblacion 4 was declared as 3rd runner-up and received a special awards of Miss Congenital and Miss production member. Miss Mary Jane of San Jose bagged the awards of Second runner-up and won the title of Miss Photogenic. Miss Marivic Zadua of Bulakin was declared as First runner-up. Miss Diana San Rafael of San Pedro won the coveted title as Mutya ng Tiaong 2014 and special awards of Best in Casual Wear, Best in Modelling and Resort World Awardee.
NEWS Freshmen studes..//from..p1
The freshmen students were divided into ten groups and each group has their own unique name. The event consisted of general cleaning and different games having ten stations to finished. At the last part of the celebration, the winners were announced . The SiV Warriors (Group2) got the 3rd place and they finished the ten stationswithin 47 mins. and 93 secs. While the Team Assorted (Group1) landed on the 2nd place with a time of 40 mins and 58 secs. .The champion for the Annual Freshmen Team Building 2014 was the Team Infinity (Group8) which consumed only 38 mins. and 44 secs. in finishing the ten stations. Moreover, several special awards were also giving. The most active team member was given to Ms. Babylene Mendoza and the best team leaders were John Austria, Ora Joseph Magsino, Lyndon Jhonson Bajar and Kyla Manguiat. Furthermore, this sociable contest gave everyone of them a lot of experiences, memories and unforgettable moments. Each of them leaves the school with a joy on their faces which proved that they really enjoyed the said activity.
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GURU Society celebrates their 4th year in movement By Noemi Ariola
GURU Society, SLSU Tiaong’s forge organization constrictlinkage to Palagaran Elementary School (PES) as it demeanored an outreach program in the celebration of this fourth year anniversary, August 29. The team of 100 BEEd students who were packed in a jeepney transportation did’nt stop in giving service to
the pupils in spite of the forceful heat of the sun. Different activities were conducted in line with the aims of the organization. The event started with a inspiring talk about the significance and importance of taking care our body and health in despite of those pupils who don’t have slippers . Some games were prepared for the
students which are bawal ang utal dito, unahan tayo and many more. The giving of slippers to the pupils and sharing of foods high lightened the said event. Kristina Marie Kaibigan, GURU Society president, led the activity with the guidance of their o r g a n ization adviser, Ms. Kea Esp i e l a n d her co-officers..
SLSU-TC BEED Students join Linangan 2014 By Evangeline Belda and Grace Rosales
To further acquire more knowledge and learn new things, third year students of Bachelor in Elementary Education attended the Linangan 2014 – Luzon wide Campus Journalism Seminar held at the Philippine normal University (PNU) last August 30, 2014. The seminar with the theme “ Establishing Responsive Citizenship through Campus Journalism” was consisted of an inspirational and knowledgeable talks from different well-known speakers. One of the speakers in the seminar who delivered the “keynote speech” was Mr. Tonyo Cruz. He was a Blogger, Social Media Strategist and Columnist for Manila Bulletin. After him another speaker named Ms. Arlene Burgos who is head of Social and Mobile Media and ABS-CBN News and
Current Affairs Journalism Lecturer talked about “The New Media and Social Media”. after the discussion of the two speakers , the participants in the seminar were given a chance to raise question’s and the speaker’s answered all the question undoubtedly and clearly. The seminar was conducted in a parallel sessions and it’s real focus which is about campus journalism was tackled during the afternoon sessions. The session include discussions about
News Writing, Feature Writing, Copyediting with Libel and Media Ethics, Campus Paper Management, Editorial Writing, Investigative Journalism, Layout and Page Design, Editorial Cartooning, Sports Writing and Photojournalism. This was an extraordinary seminar and interesting one not only for the writers and advisers who attended the seminar but also to others especially to the students who participated in the said event.
Photo by: Hener Gonzales NEW KNOWLEDGE AND NEW LEARNINGS! SLSU-TC BEED students listen to Mr. Tonyo Cruz while having his keynote speaking.
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NEWS
Bagong Tiaong Mayon Phils turns critical launches its first ever Mais Festival By Evangeline Belda
The
Mayon,
By Eirra Gonda
Festivity at its best! As Tiaong celebrated its first ever Mais Festival, the government of Tiaong had given 10 days of festive mood for all Tiaongins and tourists who visited the town. The mais festival formally started last June 15 and ended on June 24. Festival events include 1st Mayor Ramon Abad Preza Mountain Bike Challenge and Adventure Fun Run. Tagisan ng Kamao Boxing Competition, Ms. Gay 2014, Opening TV coverage, Gandang Señora 2014, DepEd Night, Battle of the bands, Car and Motor Show, Battle of the Rapper, Mutya ng Tiaong 2014, Street Dancing competition, Governor’s night, Corn float parade, Grand procession, The Star in You, Got Talent 2014, Lyre Band competition, Mayor’s Night and Parokya ni Edgar Live in Tiaong. These different events showcased the exceptional beauties,worldclass talents and creativity of the Tiaongins.
Organized by the local Municipality of Tiaong headed by Mayor Ramon Abad Preza and his co-officials, it was an extraordinary celebration of the town fiesta. The organizers put all their efforts that made the events successful. Fund for the events includes those from the municipal and provincial government. Different sponsors also made the festival more grand. The Tiaong festival was first called Cow Festival then was changed to Lubid-Lubid Festival and now Mais Festival. According to the organizers, the boom of the corn industry in Tiaong gave way to the birth of the Mais Festival. The festival was also celebrated long with the goal of increasing the tourism of the town. The town celebration was also featured in different ABSCBN programs. They also said that Tiaongins and tourists should expect a better and bigger Mais Festival next year.
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a popular tourist site known for its near perfect cone lies in coconut producing Albay province have a possible impending eruption after a series of recent earthquake and rock falls. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PhiVolcs) raise the alert level to “critical” for Mount
Mayon in Eastern Albay, meaning an explosive eruption is possible.
More than 12,000 peo-
ple have been evacuated from around a foot of the country’s most active volcano as the crater glows red. The Mount Mayon volcano belched out hugged lava fragFilipino utters../from..p1 undemocratic practices in the region” during a picket at the Chinese consular office in the Philippine capital. Many carried placards saying “Be Strong Hong Kong” and chanted the same message. Organizers called on Filipinos to post “selfies” showing them carrying umbrellas as a sign of support for the Hong Kong protesters’ demands for universal suffrage and other electoral reforms. Former Interior
ment that rolled about a kilometre down its slope. According to PhilVolcs , there was “ a noticeable escalation of unrest” observed at the mountain, prompting the agency to raise the alert level to three as said by the head of PhilVolcs Renato Solidum. Also the raise of alert level is because of escalation of restiveness, including the ejection of glowing rocks from the volcano there is also noticeable molten lava at the top of the volcano in the clear night sky. The said volcano has erupted 50 time over the last 600 years and last erupted in 2009, and now the near perfect cone of the Philippines impending an eruption.
Secretary Rafael Alunan, a leader of the West Philippine Sea Coalition which has been protesting alleged Chinese incursions in seas claimed by the Philippines, said his group was also supporting the Hong Kong protesters who are “fighting for their freedom and democratic rights.” Tens of thousands of Filipinos work as domestic helpers in Hong Kong, and are a major source of foreign currency for the Philippines. – (AP)
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“Take exams, Pay later”, SO SAYS HB 4791
By MARK BRYAN ABIERRA
In a typical school setting during examinations, a student with fees still unsettled or just without examination permits are prohibited from taking the test for it is against the policies of the school. But, being in a t h i r d w o r l d c o u n t r y, p a y i n g school fees is really a burden among students all over the Philippines, having majority of them coming from families thriving below the poverty line. But, with the approval of the HB no.4791, students saddled with unsettled accounts are now allowed to put a pen on examinations. The query in sight now is: Is this a smart choice?
Just take exams Introduced by KAB ATA A N P a r t y - l i s t R e p r e sentative Raymond
Palatino, HB no.4791 or the “Anti-‘No Permit, No E x a m ’ A c t o f 2 0 11 ” h o u s e s the right of the students in all levels, but mainly in tertiary level to take midterm or final examination without examination permit. HB no. 4791 was pushed to shoulder rights of those students who were having trouble paying school fees, “Education is now a privilege,” exclaimed the m e m b e r s o f t h e K A B ATA A N party-list as it sought to invoke that education is “becoming a business nowadays”.
Burdened Schools “Every law has two sides”,says Mahatma Gand h i . Tr u e e n o u g h i f H B no.4791 benefts the students at large, some educational institutions complain that the bill overlaps with their academic policies. D r. McArthur Samson, president of the association of Private Schools Colleges and Universities (APSCU) Ilocos Region and president of the University of Luz o n i n D a g u p a n C i t y, reiterated that the “no permit, no exam” policy should not be abolished for it is the only way they can impose immediate payment of fees of the students for
c e r t a i n c o n c e r n s . M o n e y, much as taxes in the government, is the life blood of an institution. If the students can do away from paying their dues unchecked, we may have closure of educational institutions in the long run, especially those sectarian and private institutions. But a s a n a n s w e r, Section 6 of the bill states that the school has the right to hold back the release of grades of students to fix their unsettled accounts . Conseq u e n t l y, t h e s c h o o l c a n i m pose the denial of admission or enrolment of students at the rejection of request of school clearance until all financial obligations are full y p a i d . Wi t h t h i s , s t u d e n t s are still obliged to settle accounts before a semester ends.
A cent for a book “Education is a right, not a privilege” Students have always had the right of education, but it is still the schools responsibility to regulate the fees for different school needs and improvement. The arguments come from opposing sides and both parties have their stands, but even if the issue strikes balanceor not, the passing of the “Anti-No Permit No Exam” Bill into a law may be a big step to make present and future students of this land justifiably attain education.
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EDITORIAL
JUST FACE IT! Each time a government official is accused of misdeed or graft, he or she would immediately dismiss the charges as mere political persecution. Former presidents Joseph Estrada and Gloria MacapagalArroyo had used the term in responding to plunder cases filed against them. A lot other politicians who have pending cases either with the Ombudsman or the Sandiganbayan have cited political persecution in their defenses. No wonder why Vice President Jejomar Binay would readily say political harassment or politically motivated once his reaction is sought on the charges of alleged overpriced Makati City Hall Building 2 and other “kickbacks” he reportedly earned from various transactions when he was still mayor of the country’s premier commercial district. But is Binay really a victim of political persecution? Are the charges hurled against him politically motivated? Are the complainants against Binay driven by the ill motive of destroying the vice president to derail his presidential ambition? Whether or not there is politics behind Binay’s problems, he has to face it. No amount of politicking can ruin his reputation as a leader nor stop him from becoming the next president if he has no hidden secrets inside his closet. Binay knows that allegations of anomalies or corruption will not prosper if these are not supported by evidence. If Binay would be able to prove that the accusations are just part of a grand scheme to discredit and besmirch his integrity, he will surely corner the presidency with ease. However, by continuously evading the issue, Binay’s claim of harassment and persecution will be viewed as an alibi of defense that does not confront nor address the cases. Unfortunately, the Vice President has no other option but face his accusers.
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Letter to The Editor TO: LEXICON FROM: ANONYMOUS
Mayroon po bang pinaplano ang SLSU-TC ukol sa pagtulong sa mga pagpapalaganap ng pag unlad ng komunidad?
Meron kaming project proposal.Ito yung “Sting Less Bee Production”.
Saan po kaya ito gagawin at sino po ang makikinabang dito?
May nakuha na kaming 30 farmers sa talisay at bibigyan ang mga ito ng 2 colonies per person.
Ano ba yung “Stingless Bee Production”?
Ito iyong pag aalaga ng mga bubuyog tapos yung bee house at pulot ay ibebenta samin at gagawin naming produkto katulad ng sabon at ointment.
May mga kagamitan na po ba ang SLSU-TC dito?
Yung mga bagong building ang gagawin naming laboratory para sa project na ito.
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Nichole Pagayon
HINDI !!!! Kasi nakaka imbyerna =_= sa sobrang tagal na tengga.
Kristian Kim Ancha Hindi.kasi kung pagsasabay sabayin mas mahabang traffic ang mangyayare.matraffic na nga kahit ndi sabay sabay :3
Thea Frances de Silva
Hindi ako pabor sa sabay sabay n pagpapagawa ng mga kalsadang yan though they just doing their part na ayusin ang mga kalsada, but then parang may naamoy akong kakaiba dito bukod sa traffic, kapg tumagal ang days ng construction mas malaki ang kurakot ng mga nasa taas at syempre humahalimuyak ang amoy pulitika!!! hahaha
Giezella Marie Partoza Oo, para always akong nasa EDSA! HAHA.
Angel Reyes Yes. Buti pa yung mga maraming nkakakita na kalsada inaayos e yung tulay namin na nagdudugtong sa bayan 2 months na dahil sinira ng bagyong Glenda di pa din inaaksyunan. Minsan kasi ang mga politiko umaaksyon dahil pkitan GAWA asar! Di ko nilalahat pero mrami :3
Kenneth Gariando sa "sabay sabay"? It's a No. Malaking pasakit sa mga estudyante lalu na yung taga malayo na inaabot ng gbi sa pag uwe. Pero tingnan natin ang positive side. Mas madali matatapos ang pag construct at pag repair ng kalsada, hindi na magiging hussle ang pag pasok, mas mapapabilis na ang byahe pag pasok (pero syempre depende sa driver kung ilang kanto ang titigilan). Siguro tiis na lang muna tayo.
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OPINION
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BELOW THE BELT MARK BRYAN ABIERRA
Public Service is a public trust.
Being a Trav staffer is not as smooth as what everybody expects it to be. It is not just a matter of reporting to the office, editing articles (if you are authorized to do so), attending the regular staff meetings and sharing your P’s every Friday afternoon. Each one of us risk our own selves in order to produce quality articles every issue. Thanks to those coffee containers and flakes during overnights takes my stress away. Yes, that fourteen pesos snack is worth that stress I had gained whole night long. It takes a long process before a reporter’s article could be marked “For Printing” which assures him/her that his/her name would be included on the next issue. Almost everything we have had has been sacrificed just to make an article possible-everything! Thus, a simple smile from a loved one is a sort of motivation to complete such tasks. All of us are sincerely giving our
time and effort not just to improve our relationship with the pen but also to fulfil our main agendum of serving the SLSU community and even the simple “calamares” vendor outside the campus. Nevertheless, being an instrument for the people, may it be a journalist or not, is not as easy as 1-2-3. On the other hand, the making of this magazine and being an editor made me realize the fact why our nation has never achieved its goal of being a better, if not the best, country for us. Consider this situation. Some of our writers were not able to submit their articles on time. This really pissed me off since they cannot give me anything everytime I demand for articles. Reason? The staff knocked on the doors of our ever-dear-on-TV government offices for an interview. However, the employees always rupture their pledge of giving data regarding the topics I assigned to the writers. It is very difficult for us student-journalists to go to their offices for the sup-
posedly-scheduled interview which is always moved over and again? This maybe the great example for the line “Promises are made to be broken”. Aaaaargh! My nerves were about to burst out every time I hear the staff utter the same explanations to me. Think of this, “the accomplishment and success of a country starts from each and every citizen living on it.” I, if not all of us, understand the mere fact that you have your own priorities much important than spending your time with us. But let us all be reminded that it is not just you who are serving everyone. Please. Bear with us. Being selfish and snobbish might crack your bones and bring your soul to the mountain of sinners, sooner or later. The opportunity of giving us a 15-minute interview would benefit some nine hundred students who are eager to know your plans for them. Besides, being a Trav staffer is not as smooth as what everybody expects it to be.
CHASE AND BITE MYRINE PORMON
Who’s to be blamed? “Anong masasabi nyo sa naging SONA ni PNOY?” “Puro achievements lang naman ang sinasabi niya, paano naman ang pangako nyang trabaho para sa amin?” This was the interview that I heard after the SONA of PNOY. Everyone’s keep on blaming PNOY for the still growing unemployment in our country, when the fact is we ourselves are the one to be blamed. Let me tell you this, there are hundred of billion people in our coun-
try and PNOY is only one. How can he provide each one of us to have a job? There are many jobs out there and all we need to do is to find it out. Its not like PNOY will give it to you personally and that’s it instant job. You must work hard for it. You have to experience the process of having a job and even the rejection from the employer because that’s life. It’s not always you can get what you want. PNOY is the president. Remember PRESIDENT. Unemployment is not just the crisis that our country is facing of. But Yes, it seems
that his action is a slow motion that’s why I can’t blame you for keeping protesting your wants. But take it easy dude, he still have one year to prove himself. But if not, then I won’t stop you for saying what you want. I am saying this not because I’m with PNOY. It’s just that we should not blame someone for having no job. We, to ourselves must find it in our own. As everyone said, “Lahat ng bagay pinaghihirapan”. I’m telling you, it feels good to get things you worked out rather than to have things in just one snap…
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DISPUTES AND AMBIGUITY GRACE ROSALES
One Step Ahead T R A N S F O R
M A TION-a change for the better! This is the main goal of the administration of President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino as he took over the office of the Philippine President. When he was elected in May 2010, it was a huge hope for every one of us. The countrymen hope that he would bring back honesty as guiding principles into the actions and decisions of this office. Another thing is that they are hoping that the lawlessness, high levels of violence, corruption, human rights, and violations would finally find an end and one more thing is that the hardened poverty of more than 25% of the past growing population would finally be reduced. Aquino won a landslide election on the basis of his anti-corruption platform, "daang matuwid". Now the question is, is our country is really going on the right path? Is there
any transformation happened? As far as we know, Pres. Aquino is now on his fourth year of his single six year term and he already had five SONA in which he publicly report to his "Boss"-which is pertaining to the Filipino people the current status of our country under his leadership. He said that our country undergoes changes and improvements under his administration. But the question is, are the Filipino people satisfied? Do they really feel the progress that Pres. Aquino talk about? Of course there are people who were satisfied but unfortunately, many of them were not. We can't deny the fact that even Pres. Aquino is doing his best to lead on the country on the straight and righteous path, what we heard are a lot of complain and if something goes wrong they always put the blame on him. It's quite sad that what always people see are the mistakes that a person commit and their eyes are always closed
to the good things that he had done. And now why that is this happen there is an impeachment motion against him? They accused him of culpable violation of the constitution, betrayal of public trust and corruption. What triggers those people to put him on this situation? Instead of accusing him such rude things, why they don't think of what they can contribute to help Pres. Aquino in resolving the problems that we inherited and the problems that arise today. We should not put all the burdens on his shoulders. Like every one of us, he is also a human who commit mistakes and one who at times is also capable of feeling apprehension. We always seek for changes so we must participate actively for those changes to be realized. Cooperation and participation are just what we really need. Let's take our part and do our best to help even a bit!
GONE FOR NOTHING JONADY MANGUIAT The Philippines from the former administration is known to be a small country who’s been lead by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, she is accused to be a corrupt leader who is engaged in anomalous doings that cause Filipino citizen to lost their trust on her that resulted to numerous protests against her which aims to stooped her down. Filipino’s were very excited for the election to come, during the campaign the citizen meticulously observed the candidates for the Presidency, the two who stand out among the candidates were Manuel Villar and Benigno Aquino III. During his first year of term
he has been test by many trials and one of the biggest trial he encounter is the “Manila Hostage Crisis” wherein a tourist bus of Hong Kong National’s were hostage by a police officer that leads to the death of some of the tourist, some says that he doesn’t do a great job because he doesn’t handle the said tragedy as it was expected to be. The administration of PNOY on the other hand was also praised for the president’s good leadership specially that Philippines economic growth grows compared from before, infrastructure development was also praised even if it causes heavy traffic
so far but let’s just think that it would be for the best once it is done. Even the various typhoon’s and phenomena’s like earthquakes that destroy several infrastructures was carefully handled by the administration. The current issue that is being thrown to the president is his said to be involvement and participation in the Philippine’s Disbursement Acceleration Fund (PDAF) which other says are funds that comes from the Philippine’s budget that is not wisely spent by the government official s instead they use it for their personal needs.
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DSWD: A 43 B
ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAM
By Bryan Abierra
With eagerness and excitement, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launched a P43.9-billion poverty eradication program that aims to give development funds to poor municipalities, with barangay councils having the discretion to choose projects last June 18. Also, it meant to lessen the poverty problems in the Philippines. Mrs. Corazon Soliman, the Social Welfare Secretary said that the National Community Driven Development Program (NCDDP) is a nationwide expansion of the DSWD’s Kapitbisig Laban sa KahirapanComprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), which the World Bank funded with
$100 million in 2003 and which lasted until 2010. This time, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide the NCDDP with financial support of $479 million and $372.1 million, respectively. The Aquino administration, for its part, will give a P9.3-billion counterpart funding to the program, which will start this year and last until 2019. World Bank acting country director Chiyo Kanda and ADB country director Richard Boltat joined Soliman in launching the NCDDP at the Annabel’s restaurant along Morato Avenue in Quezon City.Using the community-driven approach, the NCDDP, like its predecessor KalahiCIDSS, will empower fourth to sixth class municipalities to organize
themselves, analyze their situations, prepare project proposals to address their problems, and compete for block grants to finance their own projects. The development projects may include local infrastructure such as water systems, school buildings, day care centers, health stations, and roads and bridges. “By giving citizens the opportunity to come together and decide among themselves how to address
their poverty situation and providing them with the technical and financial support to do so, we are ensuring that their needs are addressed effectively,” Soliman said. She also said that the Kalahi-CIDSS has shown that community initiated, developed and implemented projects are better in terms of quality and are sustained by the communities years after completion.The KalahiCIDSS financed close to 6,000 local projects worth $265 million, benefiting over 1.6 million households in the poorest municipalities and provinces in the Philippines since 2003.From the original 11 provinces (Quezon, Zamboanga del Norte, Lanao del Norte, Davao del Norte, Saranggani, Agusan del Norte, Iloilo, Ifugao, Masbate, Siquijor, and Eastern Samar) covered by Kalahi-CIDSS, the NCDDP will cover 58 provinces.
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LGU preserves Tiaong’s natural Beauty By Myra Organes
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Tikub lakeis one of the wonders and pride nature of Tiaong. A mysterious lake also known for its cleanness and greenness i land body of water. This body of water is believed to be a crater of a volcano justifying its pot-like shape. It measures 50 hectares of water surfaces and a more or less 120 hectares including the lush venation of trees and other flora species around the lake. Its depth is yet to be measured but there are reports an existing plant life several meters below. Tikub lake found at brgy. Ayusan I and San Pedro. A location of 3 kilometres distance from the town proper that can be reach by land transportation. It is popular for its enjoyable and interesting activities like fishing, wake boarding, aqua biking, lake tubing, kayaking, cliff diving, swimming .ATV diving and downhill biking and many others which are plans for the further development of the fascinating lake. It is also perfect for bird watching and almost hundreds of species can be found in skyline especially when migrating season. This beauty appearance of Tikub Lake had given honour for the municipal of Tiaong for having this kind of prestigious lake.
SUBSTANCE OVER FACADES LARA ALISSA MARGARITA DELOS REYES
Typhoon Glenda, the first strong typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, shut down Metro Manila when it slammed into Luzon on Wednesday leaving a trail of death and destruction and forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate. The typhoons ferocious winds tore roofs off houses, ripped trees out of the ground and damaged a lot of schools/ universities including Southern Luzon State University (SLSU) Tiaong Campus. The typhoon destroyed SLSU’S Licup Covered Court (LCC), school canteen and some benches. It’s strong wind tore roof of buildings and ripped almost all of the trees out of the ground.
Typhoon “Glenda’s” landfall not only devastated SLSU Tiaong, which lay on it’s path: worse, it laid bare the disturbing issue: Where is the campus government? More especially, who is in charge during this case? In the first few days after the disaster hit, student’s and teacher’s unite in cleaning and bringing back the beauty of the university. Everyone expect that few days after the typhoon, classes will resume. But unfortunately as announced by the admin, the classes are suspended for two weeks for the renovation of the damaged facilities. After almost a month classes resumed
but classrooms are still destroyed. There’s no changes! There’s no renovation happened! There’s no real evidence of organized recovery at the said university. Education is the key to success- it is really an old saying but SLSU student’s seem to still believe on it. Some sections build temporary room and some are having their classes under the trees on the school ground. New classroom schedule are also made so that everyone will be able to use the buildings which are not affected by the typhoon. Lot’s of questions were heard at the campus, “Bakit ganito? One month na ah.” “Asan na
ba ang SSC? Di man lang tumutulong!”. “Wala bang tulong mula sa mga nasa mataas na posisyon?” “Bakit ang bagal ng pagsasa ayos?” The persons responsible for this case seemed invisible to the students and we can’t blame them, they are supposed to have a room conducive to learning, a presentable and good one, but there’s none, Oops, yes there are few, but not enough for the needs of everyone. Glenda’s unpreadented devastation brings with it the opportunity to start again- to start right this time and to prove that SLSU-Tiaong Campus’ Govenment is not an invisible but a good one.
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The Mathematics Behind Ordinary School Supplies
By Bryan Abierra
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Admit it – there was never a week that you did not waste some paper. Be it a torn notebook page full of doodles or a crumpled yellow paper of an essay draft, it sure is: wastage. Have you not imagined all the paper you wasted within a year or a month’s time? It is a lot! Unfortunately, seldom do people realize that wasting paper costs trees, the primary source of paper. According to the Daily Green, an environmental website, “42% of the industrial wood harvest is used to make paper”. It means that a significant number of trees are cut down just to meet our demand for paper. More importantly, it means you should think twice before throwing another piece of paper in the trash bin. You should also think twice before buying a paper product made with virgin wood. Fortunately, paper products made from recycled material are readily available in the market. After all, as the Daily Green puts it, “[p]aper made with 100% recycled content uses 44% less energy, produces 38% less greenhouse gases emissions, 41% less particulate emissions, 50% less wastewater, 49% less solid waste, and 100% less wood”
Subtract-a- “PEN”
Admit it, too – there was never a year where you bought just one pen. Practically, you keep many pens in a year for two reasons: either your pen ran out of ink or you lost it. Pens are a usual victim of people’s clumsiness. And because most pens are cheap, people do not really mind when they lose one. What they miss is that pens are made from non-biodegradable plastic. Consequently, piles of disposed pens also make piles of plastic waste! A c c o r d i n g to A Green Living, another environmental website, Americans alone account for 106 billion pens per year. And it is just the United States, not the world pen consumption. Therefore, it is important to do something that could, at least, reduce such waste. Instead of buying and they use less plastic, too. a disposable pen, why not try a refillable one? Refills are practically cheaper than a pen
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Pencils may be a thing of the past for most college students. But no – just imagine your humanities class or your multiple-choice, shaded exams without them. Wondering how many pencils are produced every year? A whopping 15-20 billion – which require 60, 000 60-feet trees as reported by Pristine Planet, an environmental website. What could be done then? If you want to reduce the number of trees cut down yearly for pencils, try using eco-friendly pencils. Luckily, pencils from recycled materials can now be purchased from school supply stores. *** So the next time you buy a pen, paper, or pencil, remember how mathematics and the environment relate with each of these school supplies. After all, every “school buddy” that we need comes from Mother Nature.
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“Globe Project 1 Phone”: A Recycling Initiative By Jonady Manguiat
Globe Telecom, the country’s leading telecommunications company has initiated a nationwide mobile recycling campaign “Project 1 Phone” to promote awareness on proper disposal of electronic and electrical devices. The project is also aimed at attaining stronger and sound environmental practices to combat the dumping of e-waste brought about by the fast change in the field of telecommunications. Senior Vice President of Globe Corporate Communications Yoly Crisanto said, Globe is not only dedicated to growing its business but is also committed to addressing environmental concerns and promoting human health amidst the fast growth of this high-tech industry. Being a communications provider, Globe takes responsibility in educating the people on how to dispose their
Through this project, each Filipino would be able to contribute by donating unused, non-working, or damaged phones and tablets, mobile phone batteries, chargers, personal computers, etc. – all producing toxic metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and beryllium released into the air and seeped into the ground and waterways. By doing so, it would not only minimize the impact of tons of e-waste to the environment but also counter the harmful effects on health.
For donations, participating Globe Stores nationwide has provided donation bins for its customers and other stakeholders who would want to participate in the campaign. The complete list of participating Globe Stores is available at www.globe.com.ph/project1phone. Further, schools, corporations, local government units, and other private and non-government organizations may also participate in the program by adopting recycle bins. Interested parties may email Globe at bridgecom@ globe.com.ph. All donations (devices and accessories) from this campaign will be recycled by TES-AMM, a leading electronics waste recycler. TESAMM is also responsible for recovering precious metals and plastics from the recycled gadgets. Proceeds derived from this project will go to the Province of Aklan where Globe has to build more school buildings in addition to what has already been committ
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Upgrading Teacher Quality
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IN order to produce capable and efficient teachers we need experienced and qualified college instructors, right? To attract those highly-skilled moulders of children, the BEED and BSED schools should offer recompense and fringe benefits much higher and more enticing than those being offered now by the colleges and universities. But how should this be done? In fairness to the present private school authorities, they can’t fully meet the demands of experienced college mentors due to the sky-high costs of everything necessary in running a school. It is, then, but logical that the government should step
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in and run these BEED and BSED schools itself, thereby eliminating the profit aspect of private enterprise. With the government subsidizing the training of teachers, plus the tuition fees, those qualified college instructors will be afforded better pay and benefits. Another vital phase if we are to improve the quality of our new teachers though considered a both mental and physical. Because of the lack of formal and competitive entrance ex-
ams in school offering BEED and BSED, those who should have taken vocational or other courses better suited to their individual talents, resources and personality, take up BEED and BSED as an “alternate easy course”. As long as a BEED and BSED student pays and pays well, he/she passes the course, much like going to a picnic! An important requirement for taking up the pre-entrance examination should be a certification from the high school principal that the applicant belongs to the upper 30 or 40% of the graduating class. Sometimes it is unbelievable that a 4-year BEED and BSED graduate has a hard time living up to the brilliant record of the 2-year normal graduate before the war. It is ironic that when the elementary school teacher’s college training was increased to 4-years, the quality of the graduates dropped sharply. In training a student de-
EDUCATION HEALTH
HIV
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By Lara Alissa Margarita Delos Reyes
HUMAN Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection has killed millions of people, a comprehensive public health approach that has stopped other epidermis, has not been used to are the stigmatized populations where in the said virus first emerged. Discriminatory responses ranged from distribution of “AIDS” as retribution for violence and proposals for universal mandatory testing and even tattooing for infected persons. This decision seems to discriminate persons who are infected by this virus but those persons behind this response are just thinking about the health of others and also to prevent the
contagious outbreak of the said virus. HIV exceptionalism , an approach that advocated both for special resources and increase funding and against application of standard methods disease control. Extra resources and failure to apply standard disease control method undermines society’s ability and responsibility to control the epidemic. Now given the availability of drugs that can effectively treat HIV infection and progress on antidiscrimination initiatives, perhaps society is ready to adopt traditional disease control principles and proven interventions that can identify injected person, interrupt transmission , ensure treatment and monitor infection and control efforts throughout the population.
siring to become a teacher, more and more emphasis should be focused on practice teaching in schools. Because of numerous modern requirements and techniques of teaching the student, while reading books about them or listening to lectures should acquire a steady grasp and understanding by actual practice. The longer period devoted to practice teaching, the better for studentteachers. There is, then, a very urgent need for a complete re-appraisal of the prevailing official policy of our high educational authorities regarding the training of our teachers. Minor in-service training, seminars and the like will not improve the teaching quality of our new crop of teachers. How many of those who attend numerous seminars actually put into practice what they learn? I am more inclined believe that those who go to seminars go merely to comply with the orders of their principals or supervisors.
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Bangon Yes, HIV infection is lessen but will never be diminished, but still it is good that the search for proper treatment is continuous. Let’s hope for a better tomorrow where HIV is gone in our vocabulary.
GURU Society: A Tsine-Legacy Conquest 15 By Myrine Pormon
MANY Filipinos say that “how are we able to buy the things that we want if all the money that we earn is not even enough to fill our hungry stomach.” That’s why Guru Society helps in just a simple way. Guru society gathered funds to buy slippers that will be given to the students of Palagaran Elementary School. But because of the small amount collected, not all the students are given the chance to have slipper that’s why the said organization only choose students who need the slippers most. They buy beautiful slippers that will surely be loved by the students. However, due to the still growing population of the BEEd students in SLSUTiaong Campus maybe next year they can already collect an enough amount of money and they can buy many slippers not just only for Palagaran Elementary School but also to the other neighbor-
ing elementary school of our university. And as what Korina Sanchez said “darating ang araw na wala ng bata,by this time, sa Tiaong ang nakapaa,” and we will make it possible.
“There never was an old slipper but there was an old stocking to match it.” -Irish Proverbs
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“St. Michael Archangel”
By Charissa Atienza
WE all know there are many churches that can be found in the province of Quezon. Each has their own uniqueness; the oldest church in Diocese of Lucena is the St. Michael the Archangel in Tayabas, Quezon. Did you know the church of St. Michael the Archangel? The “St. Michael Archangel in Tayabas, Quezon is designate as National Cultural Treasure Architectural type Basilica style Baroque completed on 1894. The Minor Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel or the Basilika menor ni San Miguel Arkanghel is a commonly known as the Tayabas Basilica and under the Roman Catholic diocese of Lucena. The said church is celebrating its feast every September 29. The church is dubbed as the largest church in
the province of Quezon and is renowned for having the shape of key. Locals often refer the church as the “Susing Tayabas” or “The Key of Tayabas” because of its floor plan that resembles a key. The church’s 103 meters (338 ft.) aisle also has the distinction of having the longest among the Spanish colonial era churches in the Philippines. The St. Michael Archangel designated as Patron Saint. After several years, it was rebuilt into a bigger one. It was once more expanded in 1856. Tayabas Basilica is considered one of the most beautiful churches in the Philippines on October 18, 1988 the “Basilica Menor” was conferred by Pope John Paul II to the church of St. Michael the Archangel in Tayabas. A few months later, it was pro-
claimed on January 21, 1989. The church is home to many artworks and frequently a venue of celebrations. It is a place in devotion to San Diego de Alcala who is believed by them to help the sick.
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SLSU @ 50:
“Responding to Global Changes” By Hener Gonzales and Mark Jonnel Ilagan
“In behalf of the University”, as Dr. Cecilia Gascon said, “I thank all of you for supporting us in achieving our mission of builing people.” Southern Luzon State University (SLSU) shows recognition to its partners in developing, molding, and equipping the students as part of the academics institution of celebrating its golden year this 2014. The school staff and departmengs organized different activities to be participated by SLSU students and school personnels. The long week celebration started on August 3,2014 and ended on August 6, 2014 in SLSU Lucban. Soliditary meeting and parade is the official opening of the celebration. Second day started with a fun walk and zumba early in the morning preceded by a symposium in the afternoon and advanced games of different sports. The day was ended by a Welcome dinner for satellite campuses delegation. Third day is the opening program for the ICCAC 2014. ICCAC proper continuous on day 4 and day 5. Differet activities, games and competitions are organized. The long week celebration ended with the awarding programe at morning and the grand ball in the evening. This act of the university gives recognition to the companies, organizations and individuals who provided trainings and accomodations to the students. The university faculty members and officials are looking forward for SLSU’s continuous partnership with the acknowledged industries.
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FEATURE
By Michael Lerum
Sometimes, more money can mean more problems. That is what the ALS Association is trying to avoid as the fall season brings an end to the Ice Bucket Challenge, a summer social-media sensation that fueled a record $113.3 million as of Monday in online donations to the nonprofit dedicated to fighting the rare, fatal disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neurodegenerative disorder popularly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. As far as challenges go, too much cash is a good one to have. But small organizations that land big money face a host of pitfalls, say charity watchdogs
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and management researchers. Those who ramp up hiring too quickly or spend the new funds without a clear strategy can risk their longterm financial health. And a rush of capital brings new stakeholders and higher inspection, expectations and putting a premium on communication and transparency. That is especially true when negative news can travel just as fast as ice-bucket challenges. In August, Facebook feeds were filled with people dumping buckets of ice water over their heads, and challenging others to do the same, or else donate to an ALS charity. Many people did both. The level of participation in the Ice Bucket Challenge has been staggering to charity watchers, not least the ALS Association itself, which didn’t originate the challenge, but was the chief beneficiary of its popularity. “It just became craziness. Good craziness, but craziness,” Such a large influx of cash can easily overwhelm an organization. The jump in wealth often casts a brighter spotlight on the organization and tests the experience of the management. It can also bring conflicting opinions about how to spend it.
If you were shock whether everything is an untruth, the answer is a big YES. Everything is a misrepresentation. Hello Kitty is not a cat. I repeat: Hello
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Kitty is not a cat. According to Sanrio, Hello Kitty is a cheerful and happy little girl with a heart of gold. Hello Kitty whom you have seen on every products and movies in over the past 40 years is in fact a human child. Curator and Hello Kitty expert named Christine Yano said the company informed her that “Hello Kitty is tria us a cartoon character, she is a friend, but she is not a Kitty. Her real A la e name is Kitty White. She was born on Nov. 1, 1974. She is a Scorpio and arm C blood type A. She walks and sits like a two-legged human being. She has a. M a twin sister, Minny White and they lives outside of London with her father By George and her mother Mary. She does have a pet cat of her own named Charmmy Kitty.” Some of us have the image of a stylized cat on us become quite alarming when we turn out to be pictures of a young British girl. I know in fact about Charmmy Kitty before, but I always assumed that claiming another, smaller cat was just an act of a weird imagination on Hello Kitty’s part, like the way we see that Big Bird’s age was supposed to be four, but who’s to say that he is a bird. Probably he is just an adult American man in a bird costume, or something equally crazy like that.
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ALEFICENT
By Lara Alissa Margarita Delos Reyes
The “ Sleeping Beauty” riff “ Maleficent” is another overproduced. Summer spectacular, released into a world that has too many. The film’s story is an example of what The Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw calls “ that emerging post-“ wicked”genre, the revisionist backstory fairytale, but its affecting. It has a primordial edge that the clumsy film making can’t blunt. There are moments in “ Maleficent” that are profoundly disturbing, in the way that ancient myths and Grimm fairytales are disturbing. Hey strike to the heart of human experience and create the kinds of those memories of young children – young girls particularly will obsess over, because on some level they’ll know, even without the benefit of adult experience, that the film is telling them a horrible sort of truth. Maleficent is truly a movie made by a committee; it’s direction is credited to Robert Stromberg , a longtime production designer and it’s script to “Beauty and the Beast” scribe Linda Woolvertoon. As the title character, a misunderstood and wronged wowan Angelina Jolie has make- up enhanced cheekbones that could be registered as lethal weapons. Put them together with her wary cobalt
eyes and ruby lips and the wings and the horns that the character sports early in the picture. Other chararcters in the movie are Brenton Thwailes, Elle Fanning, Imelda staunton, India Eisley, Juno Temple, Kenneth Cranham, Lesley Manville, Miranda Richardson, Peter Capaldi, Sam Riley and Sharlto Copley. The tales begin with the flashback to Maleficent as a young girl fairy, befriending a farm boy who’s snuck into his forest on a mission of thievery. The farm boy named Stefan overhears the now- dying king promising his realm to anyonne who kill Maleficent. After snuggling with Maleficent on a hilltop, Stefan gives her a drink laced with a sleeping portion , prepares to murder her after
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she’s passed out, then has a failure of a nerve. He slices her wings instead and brings them to the king as “ proof” that he did as promised.After few years ,Driven by revenge and a fierce desire to protect the moors over which each she presides, Maleficent cruelly places irrevocable curse upon the human kings newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Aurora is caught in the middle of the seething conflict between the forest kingdoms that hold that legacy. Maleficent realizes that Aurora may hold the key to piece in the land and is forced to take drastic action that will change both worlds forever. The character of Maleficent starts out good, turn bad for good reason, and then tries to right the wrongs shes committed in the name of the right thing wrongs. The movie is a mess, but it’s a rich mess. It has weight it matters years from now we’ll hear teenager or college students bonding over having seen it as child and lost sleep over it, and its title will have acquired three more words, plus punctuation :” Oh My GOD, Maleficent!”
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Ang panliligaw ay pinagplaplanuhan para may step by step process para matutunan mo ang namahal ang tunay mong nararamdaman. Ka
The PERENNIAL PROBLEMS OF GIFT-GIVING
“LESSON PLAN
By Jennifer Politicco
The season of Christmas once again. Yes, the time for gift-giving is upon us. Yahoo! now for the perennial, unsolvable problem: what to give. fortunately for you oh-poor-homework- stressed student, SLSUans has come up with a list of what girls and boys want to receive this Christmas and what they don’t want to get.
I. Objective a) AFFECTIVE - dapat b) COGNITIVE- dapa c) PSYCHOMOTOR II. Introduct Dapat w sa h a
WHAT TO GIVE TO YOUR MONITO/MONITA FRIEND?
1. Books – Who doesn’t love a good book? It’s a way to escape to a separate reality that’s not about homework, projects, or deadlines. It’s the only way to be another person without acting or going under the knife. Try choosing a contemporary novel like American Gods by Neil Gaiman. If your friend is into old-fashioned things, get him/her a classic like Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and won’t go wrong. Paperbacks usually cost about 300 – 500 pesos, while hardbound copies are prici 500 – 1000 pesos.
2 Tumbler –Bringing beverages with you will never be uncomfortable again, not with our buddy if your friend or loved one does not have one yet, these are fantastic gifts! Tumblers are like the ionable water jugs slash handy thermos everyone has or wants to have. Some stores even sell want a touch of unique character in them. With prices ranging from 100-700 pesos, you surely w this gift.
3 Music cD/DVD – One of the safest things to give to your manito/manita is a music CD. Each be sure to find out the kind of music your friend likes if you don’t know yet. Prices for an origina friend is more of a movie buff, you can get him/her a DVD instead!
4 Clothes – Clothes are mirrors to one’s personality. This is are really close to them. Finding the right a piece of cloth love is a pain in the ass. Nevertheless, the happiness th muscle aching from the long walks. The price of the clo for as low as 50 pesos, but if you have a lot of money
5. Umbrella-These days, the weather is cats and dogs. Get your friend a hand ones for boys to colorfully patterned o – 500 pesos, which is a reasonable price for so plus to this gift: your friend will think of you whe
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LESSON PLAN IN LOVE”
mabuti mong maiparating ang iyong nararamdaman. Para itong pagtuturo, na g isang bagay. Kailangan mo rin ng plano para sapul sa puso ng iyong miapag manliligaw para kang dapat guro laging may handang LESSON PLAN.
IN COURTING”
mong maipadama ang pagmamahal mo sa kanya . at nyang malaman na sincere ka at na mahal mo siya. R- dapat maapply mo sa kanya na mahal mo siya through efforts tion - kailangan mong maaus at magalang mong ipakilala ang iyong sarili. wala kang itatago. Lahat ng pwede nyang malaman sa una palang para kapag huli kayong pagawayan. Personal background. Magpakilala sa nagulang kaibigan at taong malapit sa kanya. 1.1 Materials - ito yung nga kakailangan mo para mapasagot mo sya.
1. EFFORT 2. TIME 3. MONEY 4. COMMITMENT 1.2. Strategy - Dito papasok ang iyong diskarte. At pagiging lalake. Ikaw na bahala sa process at pagsusuyo. Maraming pwedeng paraan ng panliligaw. III. CONCLUSION - PInakacrucial part. Dito mo na d you ipapahayag sa kanya na mahal mo sya.. ier at IV. Evaluation - dito mo na itatanong ang katagang WILL YOU BE MY GIRLFRIEND! Sa y tumblers! So bahaging ito kung naging effective ang e new and more fashpersonalized tumblers if you strategy mo. Pwedeng pass or failed.
won’t go wrong with picking
h person likes a certain genre, so al CD range from 200 – 500. If your
why most only dare to give clothes to people who h with the right design and size that the recipient will hat will radiate from that person will surely be worth every leg othing will depend on the design or brand. You can buy clothes to spare, you can go for those worth hundreds and up.
V. Assessment - Dito mo ievaluate sarili mo kung saan ka nagkamali kung failed at pagbutihin next time.
s so unpredictable. One minute it’s blazing hot, the next it’s pouring like dy umbrella for protection against the harsh elements. From plain-colored ones for girls, there are many styles to choose from. An umbrella costs 200 omething that can shield you from the sun and rain. There’s also an added enever he/she uses it!
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iterary TWILIGHT Ma. Carmela Austria
Night comes and darkness conceal the earth below, But in the sky, The twinkling stars begin to glow Lights, soon, on streets and in the homes appear Melting the shadows of gloom and fear Fireflies their lamps on every arm have flee While birds in safe nests now comfortably sleep I bow my head and thank the lord for this bless day For all the gifts he made to come way.
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Myrine Pormon The way he walks, the way he smiles Makes my heart melts for a while Stare here, side-glanced for a day Sometimes, he asked me, “Hi, how are you?” My feet froze don’t know what to do No word came out to my mouth Still wide-open, there’s a sign of doubt
Treasure Ma. Carmela Austria
The thing that hurt you most Like a battle, you lose Painful process you’ll take After pure love you gave
Memories and time counts me Cry is the way, would be? He holds my cheeks and I feel confusion Bitterness and guilts lead Then slap my face without further explanation to my heart turns on bleed Ouch it hurts! “Ate, wake up!” Your mouth wide-open, I put paper on top.
Sun Shines in the Darkest Night Jonady Manguiat
Shattered pieces of a jigsaw puzzle Every pieces has it’s counterpart Right pairs are tricky to be found That’s how my life is Every move seems so wrong Can’t find the right one Mind was full of what if’s Everything seems so dark Hiding my light Till the day that you came A light from the above Gave me a glimpse of hope Inspires me to came out See what’s in store for me Start picking up the pieces Until I made it through Darkest night is over Sun goes up and shines for me
Forget him, forget him The word that my mind eats But my heart still waits Someday you’re gone away Why now I realized? Four words can’t give on eyes And leave me to the ailed Other says “you’ll be fine” Someday you learn to smile Be optimist and love World is laugh, not to mad I leap myself busy On things I’ve done lastly I knew to become blue But I learned to come glow One thing best to love Is endless love of God? He never hurt to heart And never leaves you not
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SPORTS FEATURE Gymnast Pride of Tiaong Jonady Manguiat
Claudia Neil “Jaja” Rodriguez is a 12-yr old small-town-girl, with big dreams. She learned her dance routines through Tiaong East Elementary School Dance Troupe. She shone the brightest and impressed the judges at the Municipal Anti-Drug Abuse Council Dance Competition where her group bagged the grand prize. Through the support of her mother, Gina Rodriguez, she continued to dance and train as a member of Elastika Saltatrix, and developed her skills and flexibility. Their school decided to join the gymnastics (DepEd Althelic Meet), and trained under the hands of Gerald Ferrer, a member of Elastika Saltatrix. In her first year of competition, Jaja managed to reach STCAA Meet. Being a neophyte in the said competition, that experience pushed her to train harder to achieve her dream. Today in her second year of competition, she will go all the way from District Meet to Palarong Pambansa 2014. Palarong Pambansa is the dream of many athletes here in the Philippines. To compete for the pride of Tiaong, Quezon and of the region is an experience someone like Jaja always wanted to have. She is the Palarong Pambansa Bronze medallist on Rhythmic Gymnastics (Ball Category) Elementary Division, competing against 43 gymnasts coming from all regions of the Philippines. We thank all the people who became a part of her success. Because without them, there will be no JAJA bringing pride and honor to our town. Especial Thanks to Gerald Ferrer (Trainor/ Coach), Normita Dimanlig Ty (President, PGAA), Geneveve Ty (Head Coach, RG), Mark Andrew Capunitan (father of Elastika Saltatrix) Lorena Reyes (Assistant Team Coach Region IV-A), and Loraine V. Conquilla (Team Coach Region IV-A). •
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GILAS: How to be the BEST
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Nowadays, every human makes the best out of their dreams. We claim things positively as it would be over last breathe. We can say that “save the best for last” Thinking aloud with this, we need to support Gilas representing our native land. Is it right? Gilas Pilipinas and many other sports group are always thinking to their best catering their abilities, carrying their weapon that they can. In fact, they never waste the trust of the people instead they always bring victory to the country. In connection with this, the said team needs a huge help upon their fight this coming August 30, 2014 to Spain. Gilas are closely adhering to the help that our country can provide because it is not about Gilas, it is about the name of the Philippines. They can fulfill their fighting spirit even they lose or win of course with the undying help and faith of Filipinos rather than ignoring their efforts. However, team Gilas showing their patriotism and nationalism as they are taking their battles holding the nation’s pride, that is the time that we can say; Gilas at their best.
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SLSU women smasher takes home silver By Jonady Manguiat
WITH ease and control, Python’s lady smashers shatter for silver as they broke their rivals to dust last Inter-Collegiate and Campuses Athletics Competition (ICCAC), Aug.4-9 Wild mob showed their support as shuttle goes back and forth at the badminton court. Diana Anonuevo of Single A was the first to compete with the smasher from SLSU-Catanauan. The shuttle goes
on and on and the rally was getting hotter and hotter. In the end, Anonuevo won for bagging the first three sets. In doubles, Pythons Lady smashers Catherine Bernal and Joyce Mayuga won the first two sets. The lady smashers made it to the semifinal with their greatest rivals, the College of Agriculture. It was a breathtaking game for them, they won that game that made their ICCAC journey continues up to the
finals where the College of Teachers Education is waiting for them. It was a do or die game for the Python’s lady smashers knowing the fact that this is their last year to compete in the said event. They made every effort and smart moves to overpower their opponents but it does not happen as it was plan. She finds game to the CTE but it is already medals an honor to our university that they got silver.
Villanueva jumps for triumph By Bryan Abierra
WITH hardest strength and power, Erwin Villanueva rules over other colleges and
satellite campuses as he swift the conquest in Athletic Events during Inter-Collegiate
Photo by: The Traviesa Publications Almost there! Erwin Villanueva of SLSU-TC jumps for the gold title.
and Campuses Athletics Competition (ICCAC) held at SLSULucban, August 5-7. Villanueva took the gold in Long Jump Men’s Division clinching 5.52 m. while an athlete from Pollilo jumper grabbed the silver clinching 5.03 m and Alabat Campus athlete clinched 4.75 m which gave him the bronze. Gold was taken by Villanueva after swifting the triumph in Triple Jump events in Men’s Division clinching 11.10 m. While the College of Engineering (COE) clinched 10.84 m awarding him the silver medal and Pollilo Campus bagged the bronze with 10.49 m. Villanueva jumps..p.27
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“Sobrang saya dahil hindi ko inaasahan na mananalo ako. Napakasarap sa pakiramdam na natalo ko yung CO-E dahil parang imposible na manalo ako sa kanya pero naging posible. Isa pa napalaki ng parte na ginampanan ng coach namin sa pagkapanalo ko dahil halos lahat ng moves at tactics na ginamait ko ay siya ang nagturo’’, Magkawas said in an interview. Otherwise, Russel Manongsong (Bat 3B) of board four also showed that he did his best as he made 4W, 1D, and 1L which gave him the opportunity to own the bronze medal. M o r e o v e r, the men’s team category composed of Magkawas,Manongsong, Carlo Magbiray (Beng’g II) and Arjay Mayo (BAT 4) earned a total team score of 15 which led them to rank second place in over-all. Furthermore, in women’s team category, SLSU Tiaong reaped a total team score of 14 which gave them the fourth place over-all among the 11 teams. The group was composed of Tiffany Elzy del Pilar (BEEd 1A), Marilyn Pangilinan , Jackielyn Dionglay, and Cecille Maye Sagmon of BEEd 4A. Mr. Rommel Gesmundo was their chess trainer and he is also one of the topmost board masters during his college life.
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In the High-Jump Men’s Division, Villanueva soared with a 1.56 ft. jumping giving him the gold over COE who clinched 1.55 ft. followed by an athlete from COE also clinching 1.48 ft. All in all, Villanueva claimed three gold in a row in different divisions that made him to participate this year’s SQUAA Olympics 2014.
“Di ako sumali sa event na yon para lang sumikat
at makilala ako sa maraming tao kundi gusto ko makilala ang ang unibersidad ko at malaman nila kung gaano kagagaling ng mga atleta mula rito.Proud ako
sa sarili ko dahil sa SLSU-Tiaong ako nag aaral”,Erwin Villanueva
said in an interview .
Netizens praise Gilas Pilipinas’ win over Senegal By Myra Organes
AFTER winning Thursday’s game over Senegal in the 2014 FIBA World basketball championships at the Palacio Municipal de Deportes in Sevilla, Spain, Gilas Pilipinas earned praises from Filipino netizens all over the world. Some said Gilas should have won in their previous games. Others were contented and wished them goodluck in the future FIBA World games. In her comment via INQUIRER.net’s official Facebook account, Susan Magno wrote: “The team gave their all, they should have won against croatia, argentina and puerto rico. Congrats, gilas!” In the same thread, Roi L. Lego commented, “sarap maging pinoy! congratz gilas!!” Mon Paga wrote: “Daig pa natin ang nag champion!!! #puso.”
His comment earned 83 likes as of posting time. In INQUIRER story written by Musong Castillo posted on INQUIRER.net, JV Velardo commented: “Gilas Pilipinas, a win is a win & it’s at the world’s stage, you made the Filipinos proud! Congratulations, in a few years, we’ll be ranked higher than we are right now, keep up the Gilas program, improve it more & MANY THANKS MR. MANNY V.PANGILINAN!!” A fitting message to those who put it in a negative light, PinoyDude wrote: “PH ranked no 34 put up a good fight against some of the top 15 basketball teams in the world. Win or lose thank you gents for putting up a good fight! To the crabs, put up your own team and qualify for the next FIBA.”
Photo by: INTERNET WOOOOAAH! NU Pepsquad dances for the UAAP title.
NU repeats as UAAP cheerdance champ
By Bryan Abierra
THE National University Pep Squad accomplished its “Bark to Back” mission after successfully retaining the UAAP Cheerdance Competition crown with an electrifying “Pocahontas-inspired” routine at a packed Smart Araneta Coliseum Sunday,Sept.14. The Bulldogs impressed with their balance of cleanliness and good execution of difficult pyramids, tosses and stunts, garnering a winning 677.5 points to become only the third team to cop back-to-back titles. University of the Philippines Pep Squad, which did”Equality”themed number, finished runner-up with 658 points while University of Santo Tomas’ Salinggawi Dance Troupe, with its Dynasty-centered set, broke a four-year absence at the podium with
a third-best 625 points. A d a m son Pep Squad placed fourth with 600, followed by FEU Cheering Squad with 599.5, La Salle Animo Squad with 557, University of the East Pep Squad with 503 and Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion with 494.5. The Bulldogs mentor said after their breakthrough CDC diadem last year, they also set in motion their preparations for the 2014 competitions. NU cheerdancers drew “oohs” and “ahhs” with their nearflawless execution in the competition watched by 22,093 spectators. NU chose the Native American theme for this routine, with the Indian representing strength and a happy nature, according to team capt a i n P r e cious Chavez.
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Tiaong jins kicks for gold By Charissa Atienza
What a fight!
Photo by: The GREENFIELDS HYPER KICK! Python kicker, Joy Anunuevo kick out to the ground her opponent.
WITH strengthen kicks and power, SLSU pythons brought home two gold and one silver medals as they foot-pound to the ground different colleges and satellite campuses last Inter-Collegiate and Campuses Athletic Competition (ICCAC),August 4-9. Francis Paulo Montecalvo (Fin-Weight Mens Division) released his compelling kicks that beats his opponents Reymark Guillermo from the College of Engineering (COE), Vernan Vergara (COA) and Dan Ivan Unlayao from CIT that resulted him winning gold together with Emmanuelle Escamillas who took silver in Flyweight Division in the same cat-
Magcawas holds last king standing By Grace Rosales
GEARED with determination and powerful tactics, Ronnel Magkawas (Beng’g II) was not left behind as he proved that SLSU Tiaong is
a home of chess wizards in the recently concluded Inter-Collegiate and Campuses Athletic Competition held at SLSU-Lucban, August ,4-6.
With clear thinking and powerful attacks, Magkawas ruled the Board 2 and amassed five wins in six rounds
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egory with their opponents Janel Mar Ramirez from Lucena Campus, Warren de Luna from Catanauan Campus and Mark Canado from Coe. The audience was amazed when Sheena Arriasgado shows her kicks and powerful moves to her opponents. It is a suspense match and it was a very good clash of the different campuses of SLSU. A r r i a s g a do got the gold and made SLSU-Tiaong proud of her achievement together with her co.medalist Francis Paulo Montecalvo and Emmanuelle Escamillas. The SLSU-Tiaong kickers bagged home two golds and 1 silver medals that earns many praises from the SLSU community as they back home.;
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