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The CIT Stinger TechnoMascot leads CIT, CICT, CS, and COE during the 2020 Science and Technology Week opening parade celebrations. (PHOTO BY JE STO. DOMINGO)
CIT OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WEEK 2019 BY JHASMINE ESTACIO & LANCE LARIT
as a meaningful gesture of cooperation and Technominion contest, the with DOST to put across the academic TechnoPic Competition was won community and beyond” – she added. by Ansel Marquez. CICT also CICT won the best performance achieved 1st place in the Innovation award in the TechnoMascot and Exhibition, the CICT FRX Crew Technominion contest; the TechnoPic danced their way to 1st place in Competition was won by Ansel the TechnoDance competition, Marquez; CICT also achieved 1st while the winner for the TechnoVid place in the Innovation Exhibition; category is still yet to be announced.
MALOLOS, BULACAN – Bulacan State University officially opened the celebration of the Science and Technology Week (STW) hosted by the College of Industrial Technology (CIT) with a theme of “Enabling Technologies for Sustainable Growth and the CICT FRX Crew danced their Development” last September 23, way to 1st place in the TechnoDance competition; while the winner for the 2019. According to University President TechnoVid category is still yet to be Dr. Cecilia Navasero-Gascon, science announced.
The closing ceremony was followed by the the turnover ceremony where CIT passed the hosting rights to next year’s celebrations to future STW Chairman, CICT won the best performance Dr. Richard Clemente, the Dean of and technology has had a very large impact for the good of humanity.“STW award in the TechnoMascot the College of Science.
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BULSU CELEBRATES BALANGAYAN SA UNIBERSIDAD 2019 your dreams together, make this university a better place where The crowd was filled with colorful each individual can discover and banners and joyful music last develop their talents and potential September 25, 2019 as member to the fullest," said Dr. Regina organizations of the Office of the Danganan, the director of the Office Student Organizations (OSO) of Student Development (OSD) and from different colleges formed the first speaker of the program, as a line in front of the College of Social Science and Philosophy (CSSP) building in preparation for parade and showcasing of their balangay that proudly represents their respective identity for the Balangayan sa Unibersidad 2019. BY LANCE LARIT & JCEL ALBANIA
she elaborated the importance of Balangayan 2019. The program ended with a ribboncutting ceremony symbolizing the start of the celebration led by the speakers and the OSO Executive Board.
The parade marched from CSSP all the way to the Activity Center (AC) followed by a program where the engaged organizations creatively introduced themselves through chants and cheers. "Keep on moving as one, reach Student organizations proudly represent their Balangays during the Balangayan celebration. (PHOTO BY RC CLAVEL)
STUDENT GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR THE MAGNA CARTA OF STUDENTS BY CRISHA MAE CRISTOBAL & RED JOHNPAUL CRUZ
It began with a call to the different student sectors in the university prior to the event for a discussion regarding the different issues that challenge the rights of students. During the convention, the Student Government presented the Magna Carta and its sections.
In an effort to fulfill their promise during last year’s student government elections of a fair and just system for all the student sectors in Bulacan State University(BulSU), the BulSU Student Government(SG) launched What is the Magna Carta of their campaign for the Magna Carta of Students during the Students Students? Rights and Welfare Convention held While the purpose of the Magna beside the SG office last August 23, Carta is to establish the rights 2019. and privileges of all students, it is
divided into sections in order to adhere to the different needs of the various types of students in BulSU. The Magna Carta of Students is divided into six sections, namely, the Plaridel Act for student publications; the Mental Health Act; the Student Organizations Act; the Gender Sensitivity Expression, and Empowerment Act; the Textbook Development Act; the Student Athletes & Cultural Performers Act; and the Working Students Act.
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One of the students who helped push for the Magna Carta during the convention was Irix Romero, a 1st year BSIT student and a member of the CICT Firefox swimming team.
After the Students Rights and Welfare convention, the Student Government described the parade in a Facebook post saying,” Matapos ang Students Rights and Welfare Convention, ikinasa ng Konseho “Naniniwala po ako na kung ang isang parada na nananawagan mayroon tayong proper facilities, sa pagplantsa ng mga gusot sa adequate training equipment, at kanilang karapatan.” proper nutrition, mas makakapag perform din sila sa kanilang training at kung hasa sa training makakapag perform maayos sa laban,” said Romero as she showed her support for the Student Athletes & Cultural Performers Act of the Magna Carta of Students.
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While the Magna Carta holds a lot of promise for the student body of Bulacan State University, the question of whether the Administration will heed the call for a more comprehensive guarantee of students rights and welfare is still up in the air.
“Kasi nga sila ay handa dahil maganda yung nagawang pagsasanay kasi nga kumpleto sa gamit, yung kalusugan nila and mental health ay nasa ayos din,” she added. The Parade The presentation was followed by a parade joined by approximately 1,000 students as they celebrated and united to uphold the rights of students as they made their way around the university. As the parade came to its final stop in front of the University Administration, SG Vice President Diana Mae Francisco said “Naniniwala tayo na ang mga tunay na lider-estudyante ay nakikiisa, niraramdam, ang bawat isyu at problemang kinakaharap ng ibat ibang sektor sa Bulacan State University”. The Student Rights and Welfare Convention concluded as the SG officially submitted the Magna Carta of Students to the University Administration for review.
Members of the student government lead the opening campaign for the Magna Carta. (PHOTO BY HAROLD MAGANA)
BULSU OPENS SAMBALARAN CAMP PROJECT III BY JHASMINE JANE ESTACIO & RED JOHNPAUL CRUZ
Bulacan State University launched Sambalaran Camp Project III themed “Bayanihan ng Mga Bayani ng Bayan” at the Valencia Hall last November 11, 2019. “Dahil sa ating pananaliksik, masasanay at mamumulat ang mamamayan sa malaking tungkulin sa ating lipunan na ginagalawan at mahalaga ang kooperasyon ng bawat isa sa
atin,” said University President Dr. Cecilia Navasero-Gascon as she gave the opening message. Gov. Daniel Fernando of Bulacan served as the honored guest and speaker for the event. The event also featured the university’s donations to the victims of the Mindanao earthquakes last October 2019. Before the event ended, Fernando thanked the BulSU officials for the university’s contributions to the local community.
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“Kailangan kayo ng ating lalawigan na Bulacan lalo na ng mga maralita at kapos sa pinagaralan,” added Fernando. The day was followed by various extension seminars and activities for different organizations. The seminars lasted from November 12-14, 2019. CICT Extension Office hosts Sambalaran activities As a part of the Sambalaran project, the College of Information and Communications Technology(CICT) Extension
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Office hosted various seminars regarding different topics such as Gender and Development, Disaster Awareness and Preparedness, and Computer Literacy. When asked regarding the effectiveness of the activities, CICT Extension Office Head Dr. Rosemarie Bautista said “Actually, right after the training, may sinagutan silang evaluation, as of now, tina-tally namin ito ngayon, para ma-determine kung effective ba yung trainings. After the tally, gagawan siya ng
report at ibibigay sa beneficiaries at ipapakita ko sa kanila yung results nung training namin”. “Makakatulong po samin ito kasi kahit hindi pa po kami nag pa powerpoint ngayong elementary kami, sa HS po namin at maging pag nag college magagamit pa din po namin ito. Magiging literate po kami sa pag gawa ng presentation,” said Nevea H. Hene, one of the participants of the CICT-hosted activities and a grade 5 student of Santisima Trinidad Elementary School.
CURSOR PRODUCTIONS LEADS VIDEO EDITING WORKSHOP BY RED JOHNPAUL CRUZ
CURSOR Publication, the official student publication of the College of Information and Communications Technology, held a Video Editing workshop for the students of the Science and Technology Week participating colleges (CICT, CS, CIT, and COE) at the CICT AVR last September 26, 2019. To orient the participants regarding the basics of video editing, CURSOR Head Video Editor John Russel Angulo
explained what videography is
“Combining it with videography, it’s considered as a form of art. In today’s generation, multimedia is a source of money, from taking videos or being a freelance editor for events. It can even provide the students with a source of income if they really learn how to edit videos,” he added.
He also highlighted the importance of learning video editing, saying “Learning how to edit with Adobe Premiere, After Effects, or any other video editing software is considered a skill. Why? It takes an CURSOR Managing Editor for incredible amount of time, imagination, Administration and also a video as well as editor, Julius Allan Libao, gave a presentation and an activity about creativity.” the use of Adobe Premiere in video editing.
CURSOR’s Jano Angulo as he gave a presentation on the importance videography in video making. (PHOTO BY DERICK PATRICIO)
Elisha Bless Macapagal, the publication’s Managing Editor for Research and Development, taught the participants about the use Adobe After Effects in making animations as a part of video editing. She also gave the participants a simple activity in which they had to produce a video with glow animations.
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CURSOR HOLDS GRAPHIC DESIGN WORKSHOP BY DANIKA ROSS CALUAG
As a part of the celebration of the Science and Technology Week, CURSOR Publication, the official student publication of the College of Information and Communications Technology organized a graphic design workshop last September 26, 2019 at the CICT AVR. Mr. Lemuel Salazar, one of the publication’s faculty advisers, gave the opening remarks of the said seminar. He highlighted the importance of learning graphic design as an important skill that everyone should learn. Chryselle Maglalang, CURSOR Head Layout Artist, was the first speaker for the event. She discussed and demonstrated the basics of Photoshop. “Kailangan matuto ng paglayout kasi kung sa field natin pagbabasehan, hindi naman lahat marunong sa programming, atleast pag natuto mag-layout, may other field pa silang choice na pwedeng puntahan,” stated Maglalang about the importance of learning graphic design. “Kailangan matutunan yon, in case na kakailangan sa future purposes sa trabaho, atleast may alam sila sa mga tamang pagde-design at di siya masakit sa mata,” added Maglalang.
The workshop attendees were allowed to bring their personal devices so they can apply the graphic design lessons with the speakers’ guidance. (PHOTO BY SEAN DEL FONSO)
speaker for the event. He taught the out photoshop and make their first participants about vexel art. vexel artwork. “Vexel Art is the combination of vector and pixel. Dito sa vexel art, ginagaya mo yung appearance ng isang photo gamit yung graphic techniques,” said Mercado describing vexel art.
Mr. Lemuel Salazar gave the closing remarks by saying “Tulad nga po ng sinabi ni Keith kanina, kulang kayo sa buong maghapon para sa graphic design workshop. Yung tip lang na maibibigay ko sa inyo is to keep learning and “Sa pagawa ng vexel art, kailangan practicing.” talaga ng time and extra effort kasi sobrang tiyaga nitong gawin, pati The seminar ended after the yung smallest details isasama mo awarding of the para gumanda yung art mo,” he certificate of added. appreciation for the speakers and The event proceeded to the actual a picture taking workshop where Mercado and with the Maglalang allowed the attendees. participants to try
Keith Harvey Mercado, CURSOR Art Editor and 1st placer in the layout design competition during the 10th Pandayang Plaridel last CURSOR editorial board members Keith Mercado and Chryselle Maglalang conducting February 2019 was the second their graphic design workshop. (PHOTO BY SEAN DEL FONSO)
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DICT HOLDS TECH4ED CONFERENCE entitled 51Talk New Opportunities is a different animal,” said Sandel. (ESL) featuring 51Talk Department “Should you blog? Yes. Dahil The Department of Information Head Ms. Vanessa Caceres. you don’t have to be a great writer and Communications Technology The second part of the Tech4Ed to blog. So yung apprehension pa (DICT) Luzon Cluster 2 held the Conference was the afternoon lang na ‘yon, tanggalin nyo na. Tech4Ed Conference & Techtalks breakout sessions wherein the Hindi kailangan na napakagaling themed “Tech4Ed, Tech4All” at the attendees were divided into three mong magsulat. You just need to Valencia Hall last October 9, 2019. groups for the discussion of the have passion. You just need to have an interest and dapat passionate ka DepEd personnel, Tech4Ed different topics prepared by DICT. ‘don,” he added. managers, and teachers from around Basics of Blogging Region III gathered at the university He also talked about the basic blog Mr. Jeremy Sandel was the to discuss DICT’s Tech4Ed structures and the Do’s and Don’ts program and learn about trends and resource speaker of the breakout of blogging. session held at the College of opportunities in this digital era. Industrial Technology (CIT) AVR. “You write from the heart. Try to DICT Regional Director Engr. write with the right structure, yung Sandel, a professional photographer, Reynaldo T. Sy introduced DICT grammar nyo titingnan nyo para Undersecretary for Operations blogger, and co-founder of Focus mas maintindihan ng readers,” he Elisio M. Rio Jr as the keynote Bulacan, was the tackled the added. speaker for the said event. “We fundamentals of blogging and its “Keep it long enough to have the need to empower the citizens; importance and benefits in this digital important parts covered but keep it kaya nga po importante ang mga age. short enough to keep it interesting,” programang katulad ng Tech4Ed “So what is a blog? It’s a regularly para matulungan ang ating mga updated website na naka-focus sa he said at the end of his presentation, emphasizing the importance of kababayan,” said Usec. Rio. written content. Para syang article keeping the interest of your blog The event proceeded with DICT but it’s not really an article. A blog readers. and Bulacan State University signing a memorandum of agreement. BY JONATHAN PIZARRA
Afterwards, plenary sessions were held with DICT Project Development Officer Mr. Mikko Rhey Alfonso discussing the Tech4Ed project updates and content. “Ang Tech4Ed po ay isang paraan para makatulong po doon sa lahat ng mga nasa malalayong lugar especially dun sa mga nasa bundok na kung saan hindi talaga naaabot ng signal,” said Alfonso. It was followed by the awarding of the top Tech4Ed Centers in Region Jeremy Sandel teaches the basics of blogging as one of the breakout sessions during this III and the 2nd plenary session year’s Tech4Ed Conference. (PHOTO BY SAMUEL OGAYON)
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with the help of today’s technology. “There’s no such thing as no risk. If there’s no risk then everybody would’ve done it,” stated Mr. Carlo C. Calimon, a well-known entrepreneur and the guest speaker of the seminar as he persuaded his audience into becoming “Technopreneurs”. Mr. Calimon shared some stories about his wins and losses in the industry and how he got back up again from the said circumstance. He also gave the part takers tips on how to establish a good business Mr. Carlo Calimon conducts the Technopreneurship seminar. (PHOTO BY DANIELA LOMEDA) that isn’t just made for the sake of earning but also for the benefit of Digital Detox “The best way to describe this is the community. we need to disconnect to reconnect,” Held at the Valencia Hall, Mrs. “If they can do it, then so can you,” said Joson regarding the purpose of Marjorie Aviso, an online freelancer he said. digital detox. turned entrepreneur and founder Right after his talk, Mr. Calimon and CEO of Telework PH, gave Technopreneurship conducted an open forum where the introduction to what digital Another breakout session was the the attendees asked questions and detoxification is. Technopreneurship Seminar that clarified their concerns regarding According to Aviso, digital detox is took place at the CICT Reading the topic that was discussed. to refrain from the use of electronic Center which aimed to encourage devices to reduce stress and focus people to step into the risky yet on real social interaction. fulfilling world of entrepreneurship “Akala natin yung mga naexperience natin na gaya ng pagkakalimot ay physiological issue, it’s actually a digital issue. Hindi tayo aware all this time na yung pagtingin natin sa gadgets ay attributed sa nararamdaman natin,” said Aviso. “We are working for technology kaya nga Tech4Ed pero dapat maiseparate kung paano ba sya nakakatulong or baka namamanipulate na tayo,” she added. The second speaker for the event was Mr. Paul Joseph Joson, learning and development manager of Mr. Paul Joseph Joson of Telework PH emphasized the importance of digital detox Telework PH. during DICT’s Tech4Ed Conference. (PHOTO BY SEAN DEL FONSO)
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BULSU SG SPEARHEADS SRW MONTH As a part of the event, the different colleges all came up with advocacies to help the student body fight for Students from different colleges their rights. joined the festive opening The College of Nursing came up celebration of the Student Rights and Welfare month last September with “Karapatan ng manggagamot 14, 2019 organized by the student h’wag ipagdamot” while the College government. Amid the crowd’s of Social Science and Philosophy cheers and yells is their desire to brought “Gender sensitivity act, no finalize the Magna Carta of Students mandatory fees, sports and cultural and promote the rights and welfare rights, textbook development, and mental health” together with the bill of students that aims to safeguard the working Diana Mae A. Francisco, Head students, campus Journalists and of the Delegation of Student student-athletes’ rights. Representatives and Vice President The College of Science brought of the Student Government said that the whole student body must their advocacy about Mental continue to fight for their rights as Health Awareness and emphasized a student as she gave the event’s its importance in every student. Both the College of Education and opening remarks College of Business Administration “Lahat ng ito ay sama-sama nating presented the Plaridel Act that aims ilalaban, para sa to protect the rights of student benepisyo ng publications and secure the freedom bawat mag- of information and speech. aaral sa Students taking Bachelor of BulSU,” she Library and Information Science added. BY JHASMINE JANE ESTACIO
(BLIS-CICT) raised their demand against bullying while the College of Engineering, College of Arts and Letters, College of Architecture and Fine Arts, College of Industrial Technology, College of Hospitality and Tourism Management and the College of Sports, Exercises and Recreation appealed for the passage of the Magna Carta of Students. In line with the Student Rights and Welfare month, a bench yell Competition as one of the University wide event. The said competition aims to raise every student’s awareness in one uniting voice together with the out and loud rhythm of desire to protect everyone’s rights as students. The opening celebrations ended with with the formal event held at the Valencia Hall at 2 PM in the afternoon.
The Student Government launches SRW Month 2019 under the “Karapatan, Support Ko Yan!” banner. (PHOTO BY DANIELA LOMEDA)
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The College of Information and Communications Technology (CICT) celebrated the 9th IT Congress themed “REVOTECH: Elevating Generation” spearheaded by the Society for the Welfare of Information Technology Students (SWITS) last November 22, 2019 at the Kapitolyo ng Bulacan Gymnasium. 9 years strong, SWITS has been organizing the annual event for (From the left) SWITS adviser Mr. Jayson Batoon and SWITS president Ms. Paloma the last 9 years to celebrate the Lyn Alvarez presenting the Plaque of Recognition to Mr. Arthur Niño Colangco for his importance of the IT industry in the presentation on artificial intelligence. (PHOTO BY SEAN DEL FONSO) current economic landscape and “Technology is in our hands. The 3ds Max for the participants to learn to inform the students of the latest question is, ‘what will you do with the process behind it. news and trends in the industry. it?“ Opao challenged his audience. After the seminars, one of the CICT Dean, Dr. Magdalena V. Mr. Arthur Niño Colangco, most-awaited parts of the program, Gatdula, presented the different topics to be tackled throughout the another data scientist at Pointwest the Mobile Legends Competition Innovation Corporation, served Finals, began. The competitors of day with the opening remarks. as the second guest speaker of the the contest were students from CICT “The choices we will make event, who discussed AI, how it BulSU and attendees from this today will create a big impact to works and how it can be used for the year’s guest school, La Consolacion the following days of our lives,” betterment of society. University Philippines (LCUP). Gatdula said as she reminded the The intense game ended with LCUP The afternoon session of the whole CICT about the relevance of overpowering the BulSUans. seminar started with another talk innovation. given by Ryan Ericson Canlas, Dance and entertainment skills She was followed by the director of delivery for Cloud were also shown off by some of the introduction of the first guest First and overall capability lead CICT students during the Lip Sync speaker, Mr. Ray G. Opao, a data for Salesforce, discussed the Battle which was the last side event scientist and Artificial Intelligence importance of cloud services in the of the whole Congress. (AI) developer of Accenture field. The program ended with the Advanced Technology Centers PH. He was followed by the 3D Artist awarding ceremony for the different Opao gave a presentation regarding from Winking Corp, Ms. Lorgie de and numerous skills competitions AI and its contributions to the progressive world of information Guia who wowed the audience with held during the day prior the a 3D modelling demonstration using Congress. technology (IT). Adobe Photoshop and Autodesk
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As a prelude to the 9th IT Congress, the Society for the Welfare of Information Technology Students launched several competitions that aim to enhance the skills of the students during the days leading up to the Congress, which was held last November 22, 2019 at the Kapitolyo ng Bulacan Gymnasium. One of the contests was the Flex Your Organization Shirt contest wherein the students posted their photos for the best org shirt picture idea. The winner, BSIT 1B-G2, was announced last November 10, 2019. SWITS also organized several skills competitions a day before the IT Congress, including Java programming, C++ programming, and Pencil Dash. The winners were announced during the Congress’ awarding ceremony. The winners include:
SWITS officers and members of the CICT faculty award the winners of the skills competitions during the 9th IT Congress. (PHOTO BY SEAN DEL FONSO)
Flex Your Org Shirt Java Programming C++ Programming Pencil Dash Desktop Publishing AVP Making Contest Web Dev Quiz Bee Web Design Lip Sync Battle Mobile Legends
BSIT 1B-G2 Erica Reymundo Kenneth Samson Francis John Capili Chryselle Maglalang JAV (Von Paulo Santiago, Angelika De Vera, Julliane Gatchalian) Dawn Lemuel Bugay, Neil Adrian Torres Ma. Kathryne Tarrayo, Jester Sheen Tui Mark Adrian Adriano Jenron Mei de Castro Laco Adobo
BULSU CELEBRATES INTRAMURALS 2019 Convention Center on October 21 bring home medals for their teams and formally closed at the Valencia in 16 sporting events that were Hall last November 7, 2019. played in different venues inside and outside the university. The Intramurals was organized by With the theme “Building Strong the College of Sports, Exercise, and “Either you think you can or you Confidence and Harmonious Recreation (CSER). cannot, you are right. Because Relationship Through Sports”, whatever image of ourselves, our All of the 13 colleges and four Bulacan State University (BulSU) minds, our bodies, our attitudes officially launched this year’s satellite campuses showcased their and behavior, our realities were Intramurals at the Malolos Sports talents and athleticism in their bid to BY DANIKA ROSS CALUAG & JONATHAN PIZARRA
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just conformed to the things and to that image we have to believe to ourselves. First, before we expect others to do it for us, feel confident, act confident and eventually you will find yourself confident,” University President Dr. Cecilia N. Gascon said in the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony culminated with the awarding of Mr. and Ms. Intramurals 2019 where the College of Education (CoEd) and the College . of Arts and Letters (CAL) came in University President Dr. Cecilia N. Gascon as she gives the opening remarks for the as early winners after winning the Intramurals’ opening ceremony. (PHOTO BY SEAN DEL FONSO) titles, respectively. “You BulSUans have shown hauls in taekwondo, swimming, your sporting talents but the chess, and athletics. After the program, the games officially started, and ended last most important thing is your The CSER Stallions stamped their October 29. Considered as the sportsmanship. You displayed class this year and topped the medal longest Intramurals ever that a spirit of competition and tally with 70 golds, 33 silvers, and 27 spanned three weeks, the celebration enthusiasm,” said Dean Marcelo. bronzes. The College of Industrial formally closed last November “Congratulations to all those who Technology (CIT) Stingers came in 7 at the Valencia Hall where the won and there should be no regret second with 40 golds, 4 silvers, and Dancesports and the hip-hop side for those who lost because a winner 4 bronzes. event thrilled the crowd. exists because somebody chose to The Meneses Eagles came in Resurreccion M. Marcelo, Dean stand up and lose,” she added. at third place with 18 golds, 29 of College of Sports, Exercise, and The College of Information and silvers, 19 bronzes. Falling out of Recreation (CSER) congratulated Communications Technology the top three was the College of the athletes and thanked all the (CICT) Firefox finished fifth overall Engineering (COE) Red Ants with officials, students, and other with 14 gold, 11 silver, and 26 18 golds, 23 silvers, and 39 bronzes. personnel that made the Intramurals bronze medals powered by medal well organized and successful.
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THE GULLIBLE FILIPINO: SEA GAMES 2019 The SEA Games 2019 last November was a monumental event for the Philippines, not only because it would be a great chance for our athletes to flash their skills, but because the SEA Games is about camaraderie and building great relationships with other nations. All relationships start by making yourself appealing. The budget for the event was given a P6 billion budget for the hosting, not including the P11 billion infrastructure budget to build the New Clark City in Bamban, Tarlac as the event’s venue. That equates to a total of P17 billion for our country’s SEA Games hosting. P17 billion was supposed to make us appealing to build relationships with other nations, but that P17 billion failed miserably in the beginning. Before the games even opened, the event was off to a rocky start. It all started when the delegates and athletes from other countries arrived at our airports. Pictures of athletes sleeping on airport benches and on the floors of hotels circulated online, leaving the government on fire for poor accommodation and logistics. Juliana Seow, chef de mission of the Singaporean team, wrote a complaint about the food quality and the shortage of supply of halal foods for Muslim athletes.
The Filipinos were all enraged, as they were shamed by the government’s failure to host the event properly even when it hasn’t even begun. Nothing put more gasoline to the fire when it was revealed that the Philippines spent P50 million,
or roughly $1 million, to build the cauldron for the SEA Games’ ceremonial lighting. It was enraging. The Philippines, a 3rd world country with a lot of people s u ff e r i n g through poverty,
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hunger, and homelessness every A day of hope and happiness, day, spent P50 billion on a cauldron. and suddenly the past is gone. Are Filipinos really this gullible, that While the cauldron showed luxury, an hour of bliss will fool them it also showed the government’s to believe that nothing was ever blind eye to the real problems of the wrong? This isn’t just an isolated regular Filipino. case. Social media was filled with angry The Filipino’s gullibility and moments from netizens all over the tendency to forget can be seen in Philippines, and the government the annals of Philippine history. Ask was under scrutiny for their failures. any regular Filipino at the streets Alas, the SEA games started about our country’s history, and on November 30, 2019 at the they will most likely not know the answer.
Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan. It was expected to disappoint. It started with a vibrant and festive opening ceremony that showed off the culture and ethnicity of the Philippines. It was a celebration of the country’s identity. The ceremony, which was televised all over the country, made the Filipinos embrace their culture, and forget about all the failures of the past months.
The controversies of the First Philippine Republic are lost in history, the Desaparecidos of the 1970s Marcos regime are now forgotten, the Marcoses’ sins are
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being erased in the history books, the extrajudicial killings are now just statistics, and more and more things are quickly being forgotten. What happened in the SEA Games’ opening ceremony isn’t isolated. It’s a pattern in Philippine History, history is changed through propaganda. Filipinos forget even the biggest thing that define who Filipinos are, Philippine history. While it’s not too late, to forget your horrors is dangerous. Ignorance of fear is not courage, and courage is not the absence of fear. Not fearing the dangers that lie ahead isn’t courage, it’s nothing but stupidity. Before our reckoning comes, the Filipino must remember.
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threat to the security of the victims’ families. While the Ampatuan brothers were indeed caught by justice, it As a 4th grade student, it was is one of the events that inspired wasn’t all of them. In the meetings very weird for me to be having fun me to speak the truth through where the Ampatuans plotted the during a family gathering on the journalism even if there are tough massacre, their brother, Datu Sajid Islam Ampatuan, was present. evening of November 23, 2009 and consequences. suddenly seeing a news report about Sajid was acquitted from the case. The impact of the event didn’t just the Maguindanao Massacre. end during that night, it carried on for “For failure of the prosecution to It happened while the victims months and years as the case against discharge its duty, this court has no were on their way to see the filing the perpetrators was painfully slow, other option except to exonerate him of certificate of candidacy for thanks to the Philippines’ flawed from the crimes charged,” said the Ismael “Toto” Mangudadatu, who justice system. It took its time, judge who acquitted Sajid despite of will be running for governor of especially with some of the suspects his “prior knowledge of the murder Maguindanao opposing Datu Unsay able to escape the hands of the law. plot.” mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., son of Then senator Joker Arroyo the incumbent governor, and the estimated that with 200 defendants Ampatuan clan’s 20-year rule. They and 300 witnesses, the case could were kidnapped and mutilated. take 300 years to finish while Famous for being the single prosecution lawyer Harry Roque deadliest event for journalists as it said it would take 100 years. victimized at least 34 journalists, the 10 years later during the “trial of death toll that reached 58 casualties the century”, on December 19, 2019, which included Mangudadatu’s wife, far from the estimates, Quezon City Genalyn Tiamson-Mangudadatu. Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch It was weird in the sense that 221 Judge Jocelyn Solis Reyes there I was, being a child, having delivered her verdict which included so much fun with my family and Zaldy Ampatuan and Datu Andal cousins, while islands away in my Ampatuan Jr being found guilty of country, people were slaughtered 57 counts of murder and were given like animals. life sentences without parole.
While justice was served to most of the perpetrators, it still wasn’t perfect justice. The Maguindanao Massacre case is a perfect image of the current Philippines judiciary. Cases take years, decades, and some don’t even progress at all. Even the completed cases have questionable verdicts, such as the release of the accused in the Pork Barrel case.
It was so shocking and was immediately in the headlines, with illegal video recording of the massacre site being sold in black markets for those curious about the massacre
10 years since that fateful evening of 2009, here I am, still a student journalist, but honed with the sight of the injustices that Filipinos face every day. Journalists are pivotal to the society, as we are the people’s voice.
I was already a student journalist back then, and it was the time when my passion for writing about the truth was starting to ignite. The Maguindanao Massacre, I think,
Justice was served, albeit it took 10 years to run its course, it wasn’t fully served. While the verdict is a victory for the families of the victims, it can be argued that the trial took too long and that the government failed to capture all the perpetrators. Several suspects including police and military still remain at large and away from the prosecution which presents a
Yes, the case was given its final verdict, but the case is far from finished. As long as the perpetrators remain at large, justice won’t be completely served and the lives of those who perished will be wasted.
The 34 journalists that died in the massacre were the people’s voice, abruptly shut up with the merciless hands of oligarchs. While the
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consequences of one mistake for a journalist is terrible and fearsome, we should keep on telling the truth all the time regardless of it. If we don’t, then we aren’t journalists, we are just people who are taking advantage of our platform, and we shame the victims of the
Maguindanao Massacre. Unless the Philippine justice system is fixed, and the courts rely on nothing but the truth to deliver their verdicts, we, not only journalists but all of us who have a platform, may it be in papers, social media, anywhere, we must speak.
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We must realize the truth, speak the truth, and fight for it. The fight for the truth will be as tricky as the Maguindanao Massacre case. It will be long. It won’t be easy. It will be a gruesome fight, but all fights which aren’t fought is a loss. We mustn’t lose. our life livelier and beautiful. They help us nourish and nurture our grounds and help us cultivate our inner self.
Imagine that you are a garden filled with different kind of flowers such as morning glories, cosmos, roses, marigolds, sunflowers, zinnias, orchids and lavenders. There are seasons where the morning glories and cosmos flourish, seasons where the roses bloom, there are times where the marigolds and sunflowers shine the brightest and there also comes a time for zinnias, orchids and lavenders to blossom. You never let a day to pass without inspecting your flowers. You always make sure that they are not overcrowding each other, if they are all free from pests and if they are getting the exact amount of fertilizer and water that they need to produce beautiful flowers. Until one day, you found out that some of your flowers are withering amidst the care that you are providing to keep them safe from harm. You continue on revisiting your garden, thinking of the right idea to save those withering flowers but you cannot come up with any concrete plan to save them until you decide to just weed out them to save the other remaining healthy and blossoming
flowers in your garden. However, you find it hard to weed it out even if it’s necessary because all of those flowers have a role in your garden and first and for most, you took care of those flowers for so long but as you look around, you found out that having fewer groups of flowers is much better than to let those withering flowers to affect the beauty of your garden. In a real life situation, our life is just like a garden filled with different kind of flowers whom we call friends. We have our childhood friends, high school friends and college friends, and all other social groups. Amongst all of our circle or group of friends, we have our friends whom do we call our home friends that we always run to when everything is falling apart and none of our other friends can understand us. Our group of friends symbolizes the different types of flowers that we have in our garden which bloom in different seasons. Composed of different personalities, likes, humors, and quirks which makes
However, just like how some flowers in our garden, they wither and stop on blooming, our friends also come to a certain endpoint in our life where they will no longer be the friend whom we need to see and talk to as the sun rises and sets. They will no longer be the friend who was always there to protect and love us, listen to our rants and help us to put our pieces back together. There will come a day where their position in our garden will be given to someone else. At this point, weeding out becomes necessary. It’s not because we just want to cut them off our life but because of some valid reasons; when they become toxic and unreasonable, when they affect our peace of mind and when all they do is to pull us down. Weeding is also applicable when having our friends by our side hurts the most because of the underlying circumstance of life; growing, which sometimes means and needs to be growing apart from each other. This enables our flowers to blossom more than just the expected flowering season and lead us on
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focusing on the remaining flowers in our garden as they continue on flourishing.
beautify our garden. It might hurt us, tear us apart, lead us to sleepless nights full of crying, but, we must keep in mind that it’s the beginning This might be the one of the most of growing season and growing painful thing that we will do in our requires a lot of sacrifices, effort and life but we must practice the act of time. weeding flowers from our lives so we can appreciate the beauty of the We do not hold what’s given to us remaining flowers that continue to or what might occur, what can be
taken away, and what will stay. All we can do is to enjoy every season where a certain flower in our garden blooms as when the time comes that their beauty has to end, we can no longer do anything to make it bloom once more and all that is left to do is to weed them out and move on.
mobile device.
Why not? We are now living in the digital era where most people have access to digital devices so the inclusion of several eSport events to the Bulacan State University Intramurals shouldn’t be a farfetched idea anymore. Adding it may be difficult because it would require additional resources and manpower, but with proper planning and coordination, it will add a wider avenue for students to showcase their talents. In case you’re still living under a rock, eSports or electronic sports refers to competitive and organized video gaming. It is where games like Tekken, DOTA 2, League of Legends and Mobile Legends belong. In fact, it is a fast growing industry where some players made a career out of it and has won millions of dollars in a single tournament. For context, in The International 2019 DOTA 2 tournament held last August, the winning team took home more than 15 million US dollars. The world of sports is growing
with the rise and evolution of video games. It creates more opportunities for people. It breaks the norms of sports that is usually just attached to the traditional ones that require only physical strength and attributes. eSports is not just a simple game where you have to press your keyboard or console. It requires the same effort as the traditional sports to attain mastery. Reaction time, strategy, and team work all play a big part in winning games. Understanding the rules of the game and practicing is also a key in winning just like any other sport.
Furthermore, it’s inclusion in the recent Southeast Asian Games is a clear indicator that it is already solidifying its position in the sports industry as well as showing its growing fan base in the country. It will also be a medal event in the 2022 Asian Games in China after being a demonstration sport last 2018 in Jakarta.
In BulSU, several eSports competitions were already held, including the Mobile Legends tournament which was held as part of the 9th IT Congress spearheaded by the Society for the Welfare of Information Technology Students. The organizers accepted 32 teams for the registration. That’s already More than the competition and quite a big number considering that winning medals, the Intramurals is it was only open to IT Congress also about building camaraderie and participants, but more students sportsmanship among students as wanted to join. well as showcasing their talents and Facilities shouldn’t be a big skills. eSports is an excellent avenue problem because our college is for it because it is where students equipped the equipment needed for of this generation can easily relate eSports. Stable internet connection to. It requires skills, strategy, and shouldn’t also be an issue for teamwork just like any other sports online games like Mobile Legends. but without much physical strain. If Coordination between the College you think about it, it is pretty much of Sports, Exercise, and Recreation like chess without the pieces and the (CSER) and the College of board but with a monitor, console Information and Communications or keyboard and mouse, or your Technology (CICT) is important for
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the success of eSports in intramurals no reason not to ride the wave is more than just a pastime now, if the idea is even considered. of change unless we don’t want there’s a career in it now. to explore possibilities. eSports The world is changing and there’s
In the recent escalation between the United States and Iran along with their allies, there’s a chance that a war might spark after the recent assassination of Qasem Soleimani, top Iranian commander, in Iraq that started the US-Iran fiasco. It’s unknown if the decided move by the U.S is legal, nonetheless, Iran’s still furious with the U.S’ decisions and it made them want to retaliate.
face? If WWIII sparks, Iran and its allies are equipped with powerful weapons and the potential ballistic missiles might be fired to the Philippines and other U.S allies.
Trump even said that “He should Is it still beneficial for the have been taken out many years Philippines to be associated with ago.” other countries? Or should we let Unfortunately, the retaliation of them settle their fights alone? Every Iran had begun last January 8, 2019 war has its casualties and should when they bombed an Iraq military we be a part of it? What kind of base occupied by the US military. weapons do we have to fight off Furthermore, Iranian protestors can other big countries such as Iran? be seen burning the American flag. If WWIII did spark and the of The Iranian government even raised the ‘Red Flag of Doom’ implying PH-U.S Mutual Defense Treaty revenge against the U.S as they is honored by our country, the mourned the loss of their military Philippines will have a lot to lose. leader. Aside from men who would go
According to Scott Anderson, Former State Adviser for the U.S in an article by NBC News, “The It’s frightening to think of the U.S.’ decision to directly target possibility of war, especially Iranian affiliates within Iraq without because our country is associated the permission of Congress or the with the United States. Iraqi government raises a number of After U.S President Donald Trump difficult legal and policy questions”. walked away from the Nuclear “As a legal matter, the airstrikes Deal, it is imminent that thousands are consistent with measures the of ballistic missiles and nuclear United States claims the legal bombs will be used if war ensues, authority to pursue in defense of its which will leave the middle east personnel,” he added. But in this looking like a battlefield. case, what the US did is very much When war sparks, our country debatable. must side with the United States. As Donald Trump knew that an The PH-US Mutual Defense Treaty Iranian retaliation was imminent, makes that possible, which entails he threatened Iran that if they do that if any of the Philippines and retaliate, there will be serious the US shall go to war, then the two consequences. must support each other.
to the war carrying the name of our country, the Philippines would also lose its natural resources and supplies, not to mention places that may receive airstrikes from other countries. The People’s Republic of China might even see this war as an opportunity to enforce and solidify their control on Philippine islets that they claim is inside their territory, like the Scarborough Shoal. It’s true that Filipinos and Americans share a long history of military alliance, however, it’s tough to see Filipinos surviving another war.
This time, not only will Filipino soldiers be wiped out in an instant, In Trump’s defense, they think that This is where things become Iran is a threat to the U.S so they tricky for the Philippines. What it would also decrease our military have no choice but to take action. consequence will the U.S allies power.
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I will argue that the Philippines’ ready for WWIII. military power is already The Philippines and the U.S are embarrassingly weak. Having said led by their own interests and these that, I don’t think the Philippines is interests do not seem to reflect public
When the term “social media” existed, it influenced the whole world. Many people so much time in social media, browsing websites, watching content on YouTube. However, because of so much things to do with our smart phones, we forget the real world and our responsibilities being human. In fact, many people that are actively present in social media sharing different topics and always updated with new issues are mentally absent. Most of the common issues today are because of taking things for granted because of the power we have online. Everyone always relate themselves to what they see on social media. There’s this urge for people to follow the latest trend while taking the fact that not all trends are good for granted. Some use social media to express themselves, because they
There is nothing permanent in this world except change. If we take a closer look at the map and study its economy, the Philippines belongs to the world’s third world countries. This means that we are in the world of innovation and modernization. Chasing stars, we are
don’t get to speak their views out because of social norms. Most of them are sad, so they entertain themselves with what they see on the internet rather than talking real people. This makes people lack social skills, and lose confidence about their appearance, ability, and afraid to interact with other people due to what they perceive on the internet. Nowadays, even children are busy chatting with their friends, posting pictures like adults, sharing dramatic quotations, and looking for a fairy tale love story even if they are still a kid. This hides the fact that social media causes problems. People may use social media because they feel alone and they see social media as the only cure to their problem. It causes
trying to reach the next level. According to Google, technology is a collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods and services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation. Since
opinion. However, the people and soldiers will follow those in charge. They will, even if those in charge don’t know what they’re doing. psychological problems, distraction, less productivity, and it may even affect a person’s physical health with issues such as poor eyesight and insufficient sleep due to excessive social media use. Many people lose self-confidence and always compare themselves when they can’t reach that feeling of fame on social media, so they feel intimidated because they can’t attain it. All of this happens because there’s no complete guidance from adults, as the adults themselves are so hooked on social media. What they fail to realize is that there’s a point where social media becomes toxic, and that we must learn to differentiate our real life from our social media identity, and do things the old way. Go out with your friends, have fun, appreciate the little things. and conquer beyond your comfort zone “Blowing out someone else’s candle doesn’t make yours shine any brighter.” - thisislovelifequotes.net. technology develops new inventions by the clock, it is getting worse for us because of our advanced civilization. We often use technology as our first option whenever and wherever we go. It includes smartphones, computers, laptops, tablets and others that give so much fun and attention to us. Due to the accessibility of technology, technology keeps evolving, people don’t. Technology continues to propagate while the people stagnate.
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Most Filipinos consume most of the day scrolling through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media applications. Yes, technology helps people do things quickly and efficiently without requiring much effort, it’s actually almost cheating. However, technology may sometimes be very useful but it could somehow wreck people’s lives. In other words, over reliance on technology has risks. It may lead to addiction that can harm the youth nowadays. People became lazy. For instance, they enjoy watching television most
of the time instead of going to the park – playing and strolling out there with family and friends and having real experiences in the real world. Before the technology was developed into what it is today, people used to go to outside and befriend people from the neighborhood. Now, they don’t even go out to buy the stuff they need since that can also be accomplished online through the advent of e-commerce. The youth today is caught in the middle of this social menace and we should be aware of that. Everything has a limit, even good things, like the help
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that technology provides. We must learn that not everything is done through technology. We re-learn to appreciate the little things such as the value of reading books, the smell of paper, and the reading experience. We must re-evaluate the things we do, and consider if it’s really the way to go in the long run. Changes come from generation to generation, and with every change comes with its own risks. It’s just all about how much risk you want to take.
also an advantage if you look at it as a lesson to study harder and as a reason to strengthen us in the next trials to come. Entering college is like a beginning of a new life. You will have a lot of things to experience. There’s excitement, enjoyment, happiness, tears, heartaches, and sadness that you can feel in every situation that comes to your college life. College isn’t easy, it’s not always good times but it’s also not always hard times. In college it’s not about surrendering once you failed, it’s about fighting and to keep going.
Although sometimes, professors are not always right especially if their grading system is a ‘best of luck’ like one of the games in a fun fair. But somehow, as a student, if we speak out for our rants, we need not only be confident but we also need to make sure that we deserve to pass. The truth is, ranting about it won’t solve it, and sometimes we are responsible for why we failed in the first place.
Some students have failing grades in a subject, a red mark on their portal account that are more painful than breakups. At first, they ask themselves why they received a failing grade, and why they failed. These are just some of the questions running through their minds. Many also blame their professors who gave them a failing grade which is not always the professor’s fault.
But on the other side of the situation, if we put our position as an ethical instructor, there are students who really deserve a failing grade. Professors don’t want to fail their students because of nothing, they don’t have an intention to pull us down by giving a failed grades and they are the one who get sad when they know that their students failed because of them, it’s as if they didn’t do their job well enough.
As a student, it’s really hard to accept the fact that you failed even though you tried your best to pass. It’s like you tried to give your best but it’s not enough and we end up blaming our instructor who gave that failing grade.
Sometimes, we ask them why they didn’t give us a little consideration to pass, maybe they want us to learn, to seek more so that next time we will never stumble again. Somehow, failure is not only a disadvantage, it’s
When you look at both sides of the spectrum, we will understand the outcome of our grades. There’s always a reason for it, but we should learn to accept all the circumstances that we will be facing next time. Us and our instructors aren’t always correct, don’t look at the capital F as an initial for failure, see it as an initial for fighter instead. The last thing that I want to tell is that not all red means failed, F doesn’t mean failure because a color red and F can mean as FIGHTING. Having a red mark on a card doesn’t define your future, it doesn’t mean that you need to surrender. The true meaning of having a red mark on our portal is a lesson to us that should come only once. When we get red marks on our grades, make it a motivation to study harder, and it will be a way to make us stronger and to lead us in our success because there is no success without failure and losses. At the end of the day all you have to do is to keep going.
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ilicon Valley veterans Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning found success in producing the “Rocket eBook” the precursor to the Amazon Kindle. Little did they know that one day, they will change the car market forever. Way back 2004, Elon Musk, Tesla’s face and CEO today, was just a teenager who sold his paying service website PayPal. Musk chimed in a few millions to the development of their first prototype of the electric car alongside AC Propulsion, a small boutique in Menlo Park, California. The first Tesla Roadster started pre orders and the market was in awe of the engineering feat achieved by this startup company. As a result, several companies backed Tesla in order to mass produce the car. In early 2006, production was hampered by bad leadership and inexperience in mass car production. They hired Ian Wright as their top mechanic to improve the car.
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It became clear the ship needed to be steered, Musk took over the CEO position and led the EV Revolution as enthusiasts say. Fast forward to the present time, Tesla Motors tops the electric car market, even trouncing the Toyota Corolla as the best-selling car in 2018 and 2019. There are variety cars in Tesla’s lineup, from sedans in the Model S and SUVs in the Model X.
by side in a drag r a c e yet still reaming dead silent doing it. The small company back in 2004 is now a juggernaut making 100 billion dollars surpassing century old manufacturers.
These cars also aren’t slouches, as the proved to be some of the quickest cars to 60mph as they produce maximum torque at 0rpm which is impossible for most normal gaspowered cars. It Other companies also wanted demolishes even the piece of this success enjoyed the million-dollar Photo from Porsche went and made hyper cars when put side by Tesla, The Royal Society / CC BY-SA
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the only closest competitor to the Model S P100D, the Porsche Taycan Turbo S. The car received positive reviews and car enthusiast puts its ahead of the American made car because the Taycan had more driving dynamics as expected of the racing pedigree of Porsche.
claims to go as fast as 1.9 seconds to 60mph. That’s F1 car territory and it claimed a top speed of 250mph.
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The electronic future is inevitable and these cars make it more exciting and will surely drive more innovations.
Owning this type of EVs is not a hard as you think as many more charging stations are popping up greatly reducing the cost of ownership. Owners also don’t Competition is always best have to maintain the car as a for the consumer because it normal car because it has less pushes the manufacturers to be moving parts. Los Angeles even the best. Tesla teased its fans has a law that they will pay you by announcing the new roadster for being carbon free so in time dubbed “2020 Roadster” in 2018 you almost have a free car while which is a total redesign over being C02 free. the original roadster and the car
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Dating Apps of 2019 BY ALBERT JOSHUA JORDA
Is the title an eye-catcher? —Hah! If you’re reading this then I’m sure you’ve already tried using some dating apps, OR if you’ve never tried it—which I doubt—you might be curious of what’s really inside a dating application and what’s it for, right? So, dating apps, applications for “dating”—simple as that. There’s a lot of this type of applications booming out the app store and on the internet. The purpose of these applications is to connect people like other social media platforms and to share information and conversation between each other— quite normal, eh? But why are these dating media platforms clicking on the trends of the society? IT’S ABOUT SHOWING YOUR GOOD POINTS, as usual, this is the starting part inside a dating application. You’ll fill up your personal information such as age, height, gender, location, likes, dislikes, and what you’re looking for. But the most frustrating and exciting part is the uploading of your profile photos—right? When it comes to your dating app profile picture, you must pick your most pleasant picture with the best angles, best lighting, best background, and also the one with the right show of skin for that “pasarap effect”— Hah! “pasarap” ka pa ah. These steps are needed if you are really intending to sell yourself to the other users, you should really show your best sides in order for them to like you back.
After you finish uploading your photos, the next part is the main purpose of this kind of app. You just finished selling yourself, now it’s time to buy, it’s time to LOOK FOR A PARTNER OR A MATCH! I know, I know, you’re only looking for a friend—bleh! That’s so old school! Nevertheless, it depends on the dating app you’re using, whether it is Tinder, Bumble, Grindr, Her, OkCupid, etc. There are different methods on specific dating apps differentiated from tapping and swiping. By the way, based on CNN Philippines, the most trending dating app of 2019 is Tinder—aww, not Omegle? So sad.
Tinder Yeah, the dating app with a flame as it’s icon, that’s Tinder. Here, you can “Like” someone by swiping right or choose to pass by swiping left on them. A “Match” would mean that both parties swiped right on each other, and messaging ensues. Geolocation is also used in this app so that you’ll get to check out the users who are near to farthest from your current location.
between a male and a female occurs, they can only message each other if the woman tends to chat first. This is one of the major complaints of male users because women become too assertive in chatting that the male users become impatient and lazy waiting for them.
Grindr Oh-kay, to all the users of this yelloworange masked application, you all know what this app is for. Grindr is one of the top trending apps for the gay, bi, trans, and queer community because of its easy features. Just tap and chat, meet, and so-on. This application is notoriously known to be more of a hook-up app. Grindr is also known for its many controversies—offensive speech is one that is commonly found within the app. To all the users of this app, just remember to be careful and respect each other.
Bumble This is a dating app that the women users love but hated by men. Bumble is an assertive dating app for users, especially women because of it’s distinctive feature. Whenever a match
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BOOK REVIEW BY CRISHA CRISTOBAL
If I were to name one person who loves me fondly and unconditionally, there’d be no other name that is going to pop up in my head except my mother’s. She loved me way before she first laid her hands on my face and she took care of me way before she first held me in her arms. She’s proud of my victories and triumphant of my defeats. She is my guide, my hope, and my whole life. The love that I have for my mother drove me to read the book “The History of Great Things” by Elizabeth Crane. This book is a narrative of a mother and daughter who are intimately connected but not connected enough to each other; exchanging different thoughts and ideas about one another and embellishing the truth whenever possible and revealing their own personal biases. Written in a witty and creative way of telling a story by a mother and daughter who are reminiscing their memories through the looking glass of time in two beautiful counterpoised ways, Lois (the mother) and Betsy (the daughter) tries to connect to each other more deeply as they revisit what happened in the past and what they truly know about each other.
Chapter by chapter, the pair works together to tell each other’s life stories with their own perspectives and remembering of the situations. Wherein, Betsy is into telling stories in an emotional way and later became conversationally and tries to gloss up over to give extra care to scenes that she views. On the other hand, Lois tells stories in a very hyperbolic way. She is more inclined to tell stories using her maternal concern towards her daughter Betsy.
Crane’s inventive novel of intimacy and reflection is told in an alternating way which may sometime lead the readers to confusion but the headstrong of each characters will always lead you back to the right perspective. Her cleverness also resulted for the book to brim with warm and revelations which will surely take the readers to an insular world created by her made up conversations that shows how one’s relationship with their mother can be.
At some part of the book, Lois will pull back the curtain on Betsy’s lifelong secrets as she tries to uncover some of her stories which resulted to her interrupting as she tried to defend her own actions and behaviors in the past. This book also shows how most mothers respond to their child’s actions and how they help them get through a situation.
This book will surely make you cry and laugh, and ask for more emotions as you get thrilled by the exchange of conversations of those two narrators at the same time. Just like how it made me feel when Lois said this to Betsy, “look at you, you’ve done better without me,” to which Betsy replied, “you were there for thirtyseven years of my life, there is no me without you”.
What I loved about this book is the pair’s differences, their exchange of thoughts at the end or middle of each and every chapter. How they discover their attitudes, lies and sometimes the truth, and how they swallow up their prids and ultimately coming up to understanding and loving each other in a way that feels extraordinary.
Truly, The History of Great Things will make us realize that our mother is the one who has been with us from the beginning and will always stick with us until the end, regardless of what else may follow.
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What Should Your 18-Year-Old Self Know To Avoid Getting Hurt BY CRISHA CRISTOBAL
“I wish I was 18 by now”, a 12-year-old me thinking
that life is better when I grow up. Excited to see what the world has to offer and how life works as an adult. Amazed by the busy people walking down the streets and the light full buildings in town, I thought that growing up is such wonderful thing. However, life doesn’t always go the way we expected it to be, in fact, it will always shock you by what it really has to offer. So, as I started to grow and mature, I cannot help but always wish that I can go back in time and stay young forever. I wanted to go back to where I am free from pain and hate and when life was as easy as counting one, two, three. Aging is inevitable like change, we can’t stop it and all we can do is to look back to some of our favorite
memories and think of our innocent happiness by then. And now that I am officially a grown-up, I wanted to share the few things that I learned all through my journey to save some innocent soul from getting hurt. 1. Self-love is a must, at all times and at all cost - Prioritize yourself, your happiness and your well-being. You’ve been already so giving to other people that you almost forgot to check on yourself and you forgot how well you should be treated. Now’s just the right time to start giving back to yourself because you deserve all happiness and love that you keep on giving to the world.
Nevertheless, choosing the path of loving yourself is a long road. It will cost you a lot of time, effort and sacrifices but it will surely make your foundation a strong one that no other people can hurt and cause you pain ever again. In addition, you have to learn to love yourself first for it is the prerequisite of loving other people deeply and genuinely which will make them love you the same way in return. 2. Cut ties with people who gives you the scissors - As early as possible, you must learn how to cut ties with people w h o a r e
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only causing you too much pain It’s a big waste of time trying to before it damages your totality. convince those who do not like you to like you. Instead, you must learn Yes, it is hard to let go, especially to cherish those people who value if you have gripped unto them for your existence without even hearing a long period of time but just like your explanations, the people who what Siddharta Gautama once already embrace you without you said, “Maturity is learning to walk asking for it. away from people and situations that threaten your peace of mind, 4. Your mental health matters self-respect, values, moral and self- just like pineapples on pizza worth”. The moment that you finally - Those tiny, square, juicy yellow let go is the moment when you will thing on our pizza matters too even be back in control of your peace. though a lot of people may not Never, ever compromise that. like them, the same goes with your 3. Stop explaining yourself to mental health. Others may think people who already closed the that it is not something to talk with door for you the chairs but it is. - You don’t have to explain yourself to people who are bound to misunderstand you. It is not your responsibility to satisfy their ears with the things they’d like to hear. Just like how the stars shine at night to show how they twinkle and not to shine for the moon to appreciate them, you’re also not born to please everyone around you.
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make sure that you won’t be the one to complete those numbers. Prioritize your mental health, seek for professional’s assistance/advice and take the proper medication if needed.
It might be a difficult advice to follow especially when you do not grow up practicing these stuffs but as you mature, you will understand the value of self-love and peace of mind, for it is only then that you will start to learn to cultivate yourself and your circles. You will have those who love you genuinely with whom you can always be real and honest without pretending or getting hurt. Always know that you According to World Health must never save a seat for those who Organization (WHO), 154 million do not deserve it. people suffer from depression and When all is said and done, I can 877,000 people die by suicide every guarantee you the peace, happiness year. This is something very alarming and love that you deserve. Take it and you have to from the one who has already tested the waters.
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“WE ARE GODS” By: Pixel We created them from the complexities of our mind From scraps of metal, plastic, and some kind of spark Conceptualized and forged in the shape of our own kind Prepared and assembled for our own Noah’s Ark We are their gods to blindly worship, protect, and serve We are the creators who discovered and studied the universe It is the price of evolution that we fought for and deserve Hopefully, when the flood comes, it won’t happen in revers
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Binigyan mo ako ng baril upang pumatay, Binusog mo ako sa salitang ang gobyerno’y ating kaaway Ibinilad mo ako sa init at inalis sa eskwelahan Iminulat sa mundong walang kalayaan Naniwala akong ang gyera ang tanging kasagutan Sa sinisigaw n’yong karapatan na hindi ko maintindihan Isang ideolohiyang pinayakap saming mga kabataan Ngayo’y nasa gubat at nakikipag-bakbakan Ramdam ko ang pagtagas ng dugo sa aking tiyan Dama ko ang hapo sa aking munting katawan Pinipilit kong lumaban para sa katotohanan Subalit huli na ng ito’y aking malaman Ang nakaraan na ang siyang nagpapatunay Na kahit gaano pa karami ang magbuwis ng buhay, Hindi matatapos ang labanan sa kabundukan Walang nagwawagi bagkus nagbubunsod ng kamatayan Ito sana ang katotohanang sa una’y dapat kong nalaman Bago paman lamunin ng lupa itong aking laman Hindi na sana muling maulit ang madilim na nakaraan Ngayong batid nyo na ang naghuhumiyaw na katotohanan
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“REHAS” Ni: Pixel Mabagal at masalimuot ang lahat Nagsimula sa kamay ang mga kadena Unti-unti itong nabuo at bumigat Nagkaroon na rin aking mga paa Hanggang mga rehas ay lumitaw Sa sahig ay dahan-dahang umangat Pinilit kong tumakas ngunit ayaw Kadena’y masyado nang mabigat At nagising na lang ako isang araw, May kandado na rin ang kulungan Walang makarinig ng aking sigaw Preso sa hawla ng sariling isipan Pinilit kong kumawala sa kadena Tinipon ang lakas at napigtas ang isa Ngunit mabilis na ang pagdilim ng paligid Tinatawag na ako ng mahabang lubid Obra ni Alfredo Zacarias
“PAGLALAKBAY SA LUMANG LANDAS” Ni: Malaya Ang mga daang minsang tinahak Nang magkahawak ang mga kamay At magkasama, Ang bawat liko, bawat hakbang Na bumuo ng maraming ala-ala Ay muli nang babagtasin-May takot man at pangamba, Nang mag-isa at hindi ka na kasama
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SOLIVERES COPS SILVER IN LAWN TENNIS lawn tennis singles division and copped the silver medal during the The College of Information and Bulacan State University (BulSU) Communications Technology Intramurals 2019 held at the BulSU (CICT) Firefox Romelyn Soliveres Tennis Court last October 24, 2019. rocketed to the finals of the women’s Soliveres managed to bag the silver BY JCEL GRACE ALBANIA
medal as she lost the championship game, 8-4, in favor of Migella Gementiza of the College of Sports, Exercise, and Recreation (CSER) Stallions. Soliveres took the first point of the match but Gementiza caught up and immediately took the lead in the following games. The Firefox was not able to sustain her fire up to the end of the game, letting the Stallion reign. Mr. Gabriel Galang, one of the coaches of the Firefox lawn tennis team, emphasized that “there is no such thing as losing.” “Contented naman. At least mayroon tayong silver [medal]. Sa laro, it’s either you win, or you learn,” he stressed when asked about his thoughts on the game.
Romelyn Soliveres from the CICT Firefox has her fist raised as she paved her way to the final round of the event. (PHOTO BY MARIELLE TEODORO)
FIREFOX SWIMMING TEAM WINS 15 MEDALS BY MARK JOHN SAN JUAN It was an impressive winning splash for the CICT Firefox swimming team as they brought home one gold, nine silvers, and five bronzes in the Intramurals’ swimming competition held at the Bulacan Sports Complex last October 23, 2019. Irix Romero did an excellent performance as she dived for the team’s three solo medals. She took the gold medal in the women’s 200-meter individual medley, she was the silver medalist for the
100-meter butterfly and the bronze akin upang mas pagbutihan yung medalist for the 50-meter butterfly aking gagawing pagsasanay. Marami women’s category. pang room for improvement,” she added. For her, capturing those medals fulfills her passion toward “Para sa akin, siguro yung naging swimming. “Kasi huminto ako edge ay ‘yong aking background ng apat na taon sa competitive experience ng pagco-compete buhat swimming dahil sa personal noong elementary. Bukod pa ron, reasons. Ngayon na nagbalik ako, nagsimula akong magtraining bilang masaya kasi naramdaman ko ulit varsity ng BulSU bandang August yung passion. Masaya rin ako na pa. Matagal yung pagsasanay ko nakapagbigay-ambag sa CICT,” she kumpara sa mga kalaban ko na halos said. isang buwan lang o kung hindi ay ilang linggo lang,” her statement as “Bukod pa ‘roon, yung pagka she pointed out her advantages in puwesto ko bilang 2nd o 3rd ay mas the tournament. lalong nagbigay inspirasyon pa sa
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On the other hand, the quartet of Edmar Bano, Jerome Crisostomo, Harold Magana, and Erwin Bonifacio bagged four bronze medals in the men’s 4x100-meter freestyle relay category.
meters medley relay, capping off the coach Salazar said. nine silver medal haul of the CICT He also shared some words of women’s swimming team. advice for the team. “Have patience Coach John Lemuel Salazar lang talaga at maging disiplinado. was impressed with the team’s Hindi ka naman bibilis lumangoy performance. “I must say na they or hahaba hininga mo dahil ginusto Furthermore, the team of Niña really did a job well done. Most mo lang. You really need to train not Paola Dela Cruz, Irix Romero, of the swimmers ng CICT ay just your body, but also your mind Mary Aliah Bernabe, and Bea Grace newbies lang at bago lang sa mga na i-push talaga yung sarili mo to Centeno grabbed the silver medals competitions like this. Compared train and improve,” he added. for the women’s 4x100-meter last year, mas malaki inimprove When asked about the future plans freestyle relay and 4x100 ng swimming team natin,” for the team, coach Salazar wants to train ahead of time. “Minsan kasi ginagahol kami sa time lalo na kapag papalapit na ang Intrams. Saka I think sa next school year, magrecruit kame ng new members ng team sa pasukan pa lang mismo lalo na sa mga incoming freshmen,” Irix Romero swims her way to an impressive 3-medal finish, including the gold he said. medal in the women’s 200-meter medley. (PHOTO BY SEAN DEL FONSO)
FIREFOX BAGS 5 MEDALS IN ATHLETICS BY JONATHAN PIZARRA
performance with a silver medal in men’s shot put after throwing in 9.14 meters. College of Sports, Exercise, and Recreation (CSER) Stallion Mikee Galvez edged out Sanggalang for the gold with his 9.29 meter throw. Mark Angelo Cruz from Meneses Eagles got bronze with his 8.9 meters.
The CICT Firefox Athletics team showcased their talent in the track and field events as they brought home two golds, one silver, and two bronzes in the two-day athletics competition of the BulSU Intramurals held at the Bulacan Sports Complex last October 28-29, Meanwhile, the Firefox’ Jose 2019. Landayan bagged a bronze medal It was a fruitful campaign for the after leaping 5.43 meters in the men’s team as they were able to grab four long jump finals. CSER Stallion medals under the changing weather. Vincent Listana leaped for the gold with 5.85 meters while College of Jerome Sangalang did an Engineering (CoE) Red Ant Jayvie outstanding performance as he took Gaya nosed out Landayan and got the gold medal in discus throw, the silver with his 5.44-meter jump. getting 26.74 meters. He edged out On the other hand, Triezz Ann Steve Alday from the College of Pasadas raced for bronze in the Architecture and Fine Arts (CAFA) women’s 3000 meter run after who got silver with a 26.38 meter finishing it in 17:54.83. Sarmiento throw while the Bustos Double Eagles’ Abby Gaile Mangahas Headed Eagles’ Gene Castro settled soared for gold after timing in for bronze with 24.17 meter throw. 15:45.38 while Red Ant Nikkie Sanggalang capped his first day Alejandro took the silver after
finishing in 17:18.38. He speared another gold in javelin throw after throwing in 37.95 meters, beating his last year’s record of 37.37 meters which also helped him to a 1st place finish.
Jerome Sangalang smiles while holding his certificate of recognition after bagging a gold medal in Discus Throw. (PHOTO BY HAROLD MAGANA)
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BY JONATHAN PIZARRA It was a momentous kick for the CICT Firefox taekwondo jins as they bagged five golds and one bronze medal in their respective divisions last October 24, 2019 inside the Valencia Hall. Robert Hermogenes, Kenneth Delos Santos, Christian Jorge, Roman Roca, and Herman Lim stamped their class and won gold medals while Steven Uson dropped his quarterfinal match to settle for bronze. In the featherweight division, Delos Santos ended the first round with the lead, 7-2, and won by default on the second round because of an illegal move by his opponent from the College of Engineering (CoE) Red Ants. Hermogenes faced the College of Education (CoEd) Flames in the finals of the men’s bantamweight division and dominated, 16 – 8, to win the gold while Jorge fought and prevailed in the men’s lightweight division finals, 11 – 7, against the College of Science (CS) Wizards. Roca dominated the men’s middleweight division and won the gold by successfully landing his
kicks, 28 – 9, against College of Architecture and Fine Arts (CAFA) Night Owls while Lim won by a landslide in the men’s welterweight division with his flexibility, 20 – 5, against COE Red Ants, In the men’s fin weight division, Uson advanced to the quarterfinals but was unfortunately defeated by the CS Wizard jin. His effort wasn’t wasted as he still earned a bronze medal. Lim shared their preparations and thoughts after winning the gold medal match. “Yung training namin, although mahirap siya pero once na focused ka at mahal mo yung ginagawa mo, magiging madali na iyon sa’yo, and sa tingin ko isa rin sa mga nagpanalo sa akin is unang una mag dasal muna bago lumaban, tiwala sa sarili at lakas ng
loob,” he said. “Malaking tulong din sa pagkapanalo ko yung pakikinig sa nagcocoach sa akin. Di ko rin expected na mag go-gold ako. Pero kung gusto mo makamit yung bagay na yon gagawin mo lahat ng kaya mo para makuha mo yon.” he added. Roca also added the value of having a winning mindset. “Yung una patience, maging matalino at focus dapat lagi pagdating sa court. Yung pangalawa, training ng mabuti tapos bago ako tumapak sa court, dapat confident ako at at alerto. Kadalasan bago sumabak sa match, ang mindset ko kaagad ay panalo,” Roca said.
Kenneth Delos Santos braces to defend against his opponent’s incoming kick. (PHOTO BY ARON BRIGGS SAYSON)
FIREFOX DEFENDS TITLE IN MEN’S CHESS, BREAKTHROUGH BRONZE FOR WOMEN’S BY JONATHAN PIZARRA It was a back to back championship for the CICT Firefox men’s chess team as they were able to defend
their trophy while the women’s team took the bronze medal in this year’s Intramurals’ chess competition held at the Bulacan State University Chess Institute last October 22-24, 2019.
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Rhizzimhel Cristobal, and Ronnie Martin. After 13 rounds of grueling matches, they remained atop with 48 points. It was a near perfect domination for the team that only lost four matches. They went 3-1 against the College of Science (CS) Wizards and Bustos Double Headed Eagles and settled for a 2-2 draw against Sarmiento DoubleHeaded Eagles. They swept the other competition, 4-0. The Firefox was followed by the College of Engineering (COE) Red Ants that bagged silver with 41 points while the Double-Headed Eagles took the bronze medal with 37 points. Ochoa, Sto. Domingo, and Reyes showcased their mastery of the game and topped their respective boards. Ochoa had a perfect performance on board one with 12 solid points while Sto. Domingo and Reyes each had 11 to top boards two and three respectively. “Expect ko naman po na may malalakas na colleges po pero ‘eto rin po, expected ko rin po ‘yung result na
ganito na mamamayagpag po ‘yung college namin kasi po kilala ko po ‘yung players dito,” Ochoa said. “Marami na po akong experience sa mga ganitong tournaments and last last year po nakapag-Palarong Pambansa po ako,” he added. On the other hand, the women’s team composed of newcomer Sophia Mel Marinda and holdovers Marlyn Padua, Leizel Gatdula, and Rose Anne Olmos finally got a breakthrough bronze finish after settling for fourth place in last year’s competition.
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ngayon lang kami nag place kasi puro kami [pang] four, five, “Padua said after their round 11 matchup against the College of Arts and Letters (CAL) Cobras. The quartet played steady in all 11 rounds and garnered a total of 27.5 points to snatch the bronze medal. The Sarmiento Double-Headed Eagles soared high for the gold with 34 points while the gritty COE Red Ants trailed behind and settled for silver with 33.5 points.
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The Firefox men’s chess team as they try to focus their way to the win. (PHOTO BY KLEIN GABRIELLE MARIANO)
FIREFOX DEFENDS TITLE IN MEN’S TABLE TENNIS DOUBLES BY LEONARD DE HONOR The College of Information and Communications Technology (CICT) Firefox defended their championship title against the College of Engineering (COE) Red Ants, 3-1, in the men’s table tennis doubles finals held at the Bulacan State University Valencia Hall last October 23, 2019. After losing the 1st set, 10-12, Firefox paddlers Joy Enriquez and Gabriel Ramos geared up their tricky
toss and services, unstoppable spins and determination in the next three sets, 11-6, 12-10, and 11-7, to pursue their assault and claim the conquest against Red Ants. With their offense and defense working in perfection, Ramos, part of last year’s championship, and Enriquez made use of their experience to get their composure back and dominate the Red Ants. Among the different colleges and
campuses of BulSU, the Firefox duo also extinguished College of Education (COE) Flames, 3-0, and Meneses Eagles, 3-1, in their previous matches. Their extraordinary teamwork made them march to the championship round. “Hanggat kaya naming magpraktis, araw-araw ginagawa namin para magamay namin ang bola. Sa footwork naman saka sa reflexes nakakatulong yung calisthenics na ginagawa tuwing hapon pag nag
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De Jesus and Cruz dominated their first two matchups, earning two 3-0 sweep wins against the College of Nursing (CON) Knights and the Hagonoy Kingfishers.
Gabriel Ramos and Joy Enriquez as they mount their championship defense in the men’s table tennis doubles. (PHOTO BY SAMUEL OGAYON)
training. Kapag kinakabahan habang malapit na training, sinasamahan ko ng dasal,” Enriquez stated. On the other hand, their counterpart
in the women’s division also finished at the podium as the tandem of Clarisse De Jesus and Jasmin Cruz captured the bronze medals in the women’s doubles edition.
The Firefox was on a roll when Sarmiento surprised and beat them, 0-3, and they had to settle for a 3rd place finish Defending champions Meneses Eagles claimed the gold and continued their reign in the women’s doubles division.
SICAT BAGS BRONZE IN MEN’S BADMINTON SINGLES B BY LANCE LARIT The CICT Firefox Badminton Team was eliminated from the Intramurals early in their respective categories except for Jose Verano Sicat, who displayed great determination to earn a spot in the men’s badminton singles B category semifinals last October 23, 2019 inside the JCAS Sports Center at Fausta City of Malolos, Bulacan. Sicat advanced to the semifinals where he faced Samuel Cortez of the College of Hospitality and Tourism Management (CHTM) Tigers but eventually lost, 5 – 15, to settle for the bronze medal. After he won the medal, he shared his strengths and motivation to keep him going. “First, sinabi ko sa sarili ko na mag-enjoy lang ako and gawin ko ang
best ko at humingi din ako ng tulong na magawa ko ang lahat kay Lord then sinabi ko sa sarili ko na mananalo ako dahil kasama ko si Lord sa lahat ng laban ko,” said Sicat. “Na motivate ako sa nakaraang Intramurals dahil ako lang ang walang place noon then sinabi ko sa sarili na kailangan kong manalo this time. Dahil sa tulong ng coach ko at mga kateammates ko naging mas aggressive ako sa bawat laban ko para mapanalo ko ang laban at nag focus ako sa kung ano ang tinuro sakin,” he added. The College of Hospitality and Tourism Management (CHTM) Tigers went on to win the gold medal while College of Sports, Exercise, and Recreation (CSER) Stallions had to settle for the silver medal finish.
Jose Verano Sicat fixes his gaze upon the air to hit his target. (PHOTO BY DANIELA LOMEDA)