Collegianer Vol. 1 No. 1 | S.Y. 2017 - 2018 by Deyrold L. Casinabe

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VISION

The University shall primarily provide

A premiere institution of innovative

advance education, higher technology,

and ethical leaders for sustainable

professional instructions and training

development.

in the fields of education, arts and

VOLUME I | NO. 1 1ST SEMESTER S.Y. 2017 - 2018

EDITOR IN CHIEF

ALYZA ROCKELLE R. DAMASCO

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

LIZZANNE KATE B. PADILLA

MANAGING EDITOR

BABY JANE Q. ANAY

CIRCULATION EDITOR NEWS EDITOR

RAÑEL G. BANDRIA DANIELLE BLANCA G. ORACION

FEATURE EDITOR

RONA D. MACALAM

LITERARY EDITOR

MARK ANGELO S. DUETES

SPORTS EDITOR FEATURE WRITER FILIPINO LITERARY WRITER

CORE VALUES

information technology, accountancy,

Pursuit of Excellence

law and other related fields of study. It

Professionalism

shall promote research and extension

Integrity

services and provide progressive

Commitment and

leadership in the areas of specialization.

Cultural Sensitivity

QUALITY POLICY Bukidnon State University is committed to produce globally competitive and responsible graduates through excellent instruction, responsive research, sustainable extension and quality production for the highest satisfaction of it’s stakeholders.

DEANNA ALEXA M. ABEJUELA VANESSA N. PAMISARAN JONAH ELIJAH C. ABLANQUE

LAYOUT ARTIST

DEYROLD L. CASINABE

ADVISER / OSS DEAN

DR. LALEVIE C. LUBOS

CONTRIBUTORS

sciences, public administration,

IVY D. ABELLANOSA

ABOUT THE THEME The theme of this magazine revolves around our society's modern alarming scenery—

ZENRICK D. SISON

PANDEMONIUM. The word means a state of disorderly fashion and inexplicable

EARL GUEN Q. PADAYAO

condition of trouble, something we can call a bloodlust of turmoil. Terrorism has let

ADRIEL S. GALLEPOSO

itself inside the doors of Marawi City and made itself too comfortable it constituted

VINCENT CARL P. BENLOT

a national crisis. This act of rebellion has caused the lives of many and has threatened the peace, order, and safety of Mindanao and the entire Philippines. The publication chose this theme to serve as a catalyst pull of conviction to every individual about the extremities pandemonium could bring if the pursuit of peace is set aside for deranged

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reasons and selfish interests.

The Collegianer is committed to practice

Concept and Words: Mark Angelo S. Duetes & Alyza Rockelle R. Damasco

responsible campus journalism by providing a reliable, timely, and just information for the administration, faculty, and staff, students, and the community as a whole, as an avenue in promoting freedom of expression.

GOALS (1) Awareness on the current issues and production of informative articles which will be distributed in a timely manner; (2) Students’ freedom of expression, thoughts and opinions, through writings, caricatures and broadcasting; and (3) Enhancement of skills and organizational relationship of the editorial board and staff, in order to serve better the students and the community.

ABOUT THE COVER She screams in anguish and terror. She hopes you echo her sadness. She implores that her grief is loud enough for you to do something. She’s your motherland. She’s the Philippines. Concept and Words: Alyza Rockelle R. Damasco Model: Doreen Khrystel P. Gonzales Photographer: Deyrold L. Casinabe

CONTENTS

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EDITOR’S NOTE M O N U M E N T A L S O R R O W S

EDITORIAL Drown the Damage in the Noise

Tempest-swept have we been this UNIVERSITY NEWS

NATIONAL NEWS

LOCAL NEWS

INTERNATIONAL NEWS FEATURE

year. Though we cannot proclaim this year worst of all the years, we will also not deny the fact that we’ve had an inviolable time because of the national crisis that has arisen. The substantial loss we’ve acquired and the repercussions are indeed lamentable. The Collegianer

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deeply mourns for the lives of those who COLUMN

have been ruthlessly hauled into this peril. May your souls rest in justice and in peace.

OPINION How far have we fallen?

PERSPECTIVES

NARRATIVE ON SPOTLIGHT Guardians in Student Uniform

LATHALAIN Yanig

OPINYON Maka-Pilipinong Obra

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ANG PULSO NI BUK

gratitude to the military and police forces who are fighting relentlessly for the nation’s safety to be restored. The

LOGIC CENTRAL

We would like to express our earnest

same gratitude goes to the people on the frontlines who are doing what they can to institute an end to this pandemonium. We offer our prayers and our ever ardent hope that the light at the end of this tunnel will be worth it for all the sacrifices you have done.

LATHALAIN Birth Certificate

We thank all the people who have made this magazine issue successful. We’ve came up with this new issue with the sole

LITERARY Railroads and Trains

purpose of eradicating apathy among today’s youth. We want to encourage them, starting with the students of our university, to be aware of the sociopolitical issues emerging, thus being involved. Dear student, your involvement is a

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LITERARY We Don't Need Words

FEATURE Pavements to Success

necessity. This is your country. You must celebrate and bleed with it. The bad will always coexist with the good but this should neither scare nor

REVIEWS Book & Movie

dishearten us. We must be unrelenting in coming up with ways on fighting against the evil and letting the good win.

REVIEWS Series & Album

COMICS

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FEATURE Storms Within Us

The resilience of the Filipinos have always been admired and will never be questioned.

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LIFESTYLE

Stops: Malaybalay City's R&R Destinations

ALYZA ROCKELLE R. DAMASCO Editor in Chief

EDITORIAL

Drown the Damage in the Noise MARAWI CITY, at rest in the farthest north shores of Lake Lanao, was perturbed on a Tuesday, May 23, 2017. The antecedents of wreaking havoc are sympathizers of the ISIL; recognized as one of the most “successful” militant groups up to date, sequestering considerably huge parts of Iraq and Syria. Clearly, the Maute group ought to do the same — waving proudly the flag of their paradigm. Seeing this exhibits a national crisis, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, on that same day, declared martial law on the entire island of Mindanao effectively for 60 days, suspending the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus (read Proclamation 216). At present, the extension of martial law has been approved until December 31, 2017. Upon implementation of martial law and the approval of its extension, the country dealt with plausive and disbelieving remarks fusilladed from the Filipino people. The debate on whether the implementation, and now the extension, is the right thing to do or not remains loud. And no one is to deny anyone their right to intellectual discourse. But there’s more than just the discourse. Conspiracies have emerged, anomalies have unfolded, and fallacious agenda were propagated. Some of these may have proven their point to have a share of space on the spotlight. But aren’t there more important things at stake here? Matters that need immediate attending? Listen to the reverberating grief of the families who lost their loved ones in this rebellion. Soldiers who pledged their full allegiance and lives to our country, to protect and defend her and the existing sovereign laws, are fighting relentlessly while being killed in the same manner. Trapped civilians in the city have

been rescued but some weren’t as the terrorists see it fit that you either die in the warfare or by their very own nefarious hands. Incomplete families on Christmas, most tears in fervent prayers are to pour on Undas, and every year after that for the rest of the lives of the ones left behind. Hundreds of people who are missing pieces of someone’s puzzle will forever demand themselves to be sought and missed. Education took a toll on the city. Who can focus when bombs are falling from the sky, gunfires are gloriously charged and exchanged, and at any given moment, the life you are expecting to flourish through education can be taken away from you for an obtuse extremist cause? Thousands of students from the city have been enrolled in 8 different regions to continue their pursuit of learning despite what has befallen them—a commendable action despite the unwelcomed situation. The absolute gain in this mayhem is loss – a substantial scathe to our motherland – and to undulate the reprehensible repercussions of this crisis, the nuisances to the already chaotic scene, is unforgivable. Even if it is still threatened with ferocity, we relish the safety that we are experiencing. There’s a possible retaliation from the supporters of the despicable but we have faith in justice to vindicate the stricken and strike the responsible. The people on the frontlines – our president, the senate, the Supreme Court, and our military and police forces – are still evaluating on the ways, and thus firmly enforcing means, to completely purge the nation of these rebels. We are going to commit to resilience from this lugubriousness with Marawi’s rehabilitation as the utmost priority.

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UNIVERSITY NEWS

BukSU Succeeds in Stage II ISO Certification Audit

BY DANIELLE BL ANCA G . OR ACION

American (A JA) Registrars af ter their successful assessment of the university last July 13-14, 2017. B uk S U h ave gone through the scrutiny of the Audit Team led by Allan Carandang, Capt. Nicanor Altares, and Merce Flores. The university ’s UNDER PROBATION. Mr. Allan Carandang scrutinizing the documents with the of University Vice President for Academic Planning and Development, Mr. Dante S. p r o v i s i o n s Victoria. Photo by Mr. Michael Vicente educational services covering ukidnon State University (BukSU) the undergraduate and graduate studies now officially holds its ISO including the college of law, research, (International Organization for student and administrative amenities Standardization) Registration Certificate were the scope of the assessment and No. 9001:2008 valid on September were subjected under a thoroughgoing 5, 2017 to August 29, 2018 issued evaluation under the grounds of last September 18, 2017, certified by international standards. Mr. Dante S. Victoria stood as the Audit team of the Anglo Japanese

USG Collection Advances with SIMS

BY DANIELLE BL ANCA G . OR ACION

ukSU integrates a new and a systematic collection of organization fees upon the start of the 1st semester enrollment, June, of the S.Y 2017-2018 developed by a team of Information Technology students as a thesis output for their Capstone Project and the conceptualization initiated by the OSS Dean, Dr Lalevie C. Lubos, for an organized and unified system of USG fee collection. Students’ Information Management System, abbreviated as “SIMS”, is a system designed to organize students’ information, mainly for university related attendance, violations, and SBO payment transactions. The collection scheme of SBO and organization fees are no longer done manually but are processed through the use of this system with computerized receipts, free from the labour-intensive manner of giving out proof of payments. The summary of payments per college is made available not only to monitor the money collected per college SBO but also to check if the collection data per organization coincides with the system’s data. Generally, it is aimed at transparency

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LEVEL UP. SBO Officers accepting payments from the students using SIMS during the enrollment. Photo by Jay Lourd D. Tero

of operations. The developers of the system are Marvin P. Cimacio ,Jay Lourd D. Tero, Emmanuel Jirick P. Subong, Jade P. Hoyos, Vincent Cupid M. Tabiongan, Dexter D. Amigo, Kid Romart Mediante, Ian Freitz de La Cerna and Allan Baldejo. The advisers of this Capstone Project are Ms. Rozanne Tuesday G. Flores and Ms. Anna Rose Catolpos. When asked about the utmost relevance of this project, Cimacio said “Basically, this system intends to ensure transparency...”

the Overall Quality Management Representative (QMR) and spearheaded the 2-year preparation for this ISO certification with his Core Team: Ms. Ma. Celeste C. Unabia, Deputy QMR; Dr. Demetria T. Saniel, QMR for Documents; Dr. Nestor Y. Cipriano, QMR for IQA; Dr. Zita I. Dales, Workplace Organization; Dr. Lorenzo B. Dinlayan III, Stakeholder Feedback; Mr. Mark Lemuel Garcia, Training and Education; and the OVPAPD/ Planning Office and Quality Assurance (Overall QMS Secretariat), together with their respective teams hand in hand with the college deans, teaching and non-teaching personnel; Dr. Lalevie C. Lubos, OSS Dean; Dr. Estela C. Itaas, VPAA; Dr.Oscar M. Cabanelez, University President; and the students of the university. “Achieving this certificate means that we have to live up to it. It should be the daily objective of BukSU thus, we have to maintain it.” Mr. Victoria said.

NEWSBEATS

BSIT, BSBA and BSA Pass Level III AACUP Accreditation The AACUP Technical Review and Board Action accredits the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology of the College of Arts and Sciences and two of the programs of the College of Business: Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration(major in Financial Management) last May 2226, 2017. Under the scrutiny of the AACUP accrediting team, Dr. Salome F. Sestina, Dr. Luz Doce, Dr. Evelyn B. Campos, Prof. Ricardo G. Elizada, Dr. Cristobal Ambayon, Dr. Helen A. Puno and Prof. Fe A. Alabanza led by the over-all coordinator Dr. Gualberto A. Magdaraog, the three programs in accreditation status Level II stepped up to Level III Phase 1 of the two phases in the 3rd survey visit and may therefore apply for the next assessment visits. The validity of the accreditation of the assessed programs took effect last June 1, 2017 and will terminate on May 31, 2018. 3

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BukSU-OSS Releases OSS Gazette to Major Offices B Y A LY Z A R O C K E L L E R . D A M A S C O

SS Gazette — Bukidnon State University’s Office of the Student Services releases their newsletter, Vol. I, for January – June 2017, to major offices in the university. The 8-pager gazette contains noteworthy breakthroughs achieved by the OSS, headed by the dean, Dr. Lalevie C. Lubos, for the students of the institution. The contents of the magazine boasts of the innovation accomplished for this year: 1. SIMS or “Student Information Management System” A systematized process for the USG collection starting S.Y. 2017-2018 to promote transparency. 2. Matigda Interactive Kiosk Serving Matigda subscribers and recipients of the different scholarships offered by the university. 3. OSS Information Services Maximization of the potential of the office in reaching out to the stakeholders for academic and other student-related concerns through the use of all possible media: Phone Num: 0917-667-0740 FB Page: facebook.com/BuksuOSS

GET INFORMED. The Office of the Student Services disseminated the first volume of their newsletter under the name "OSS Gazette" to various offices of the institution. Photo by Deyrold L. Casinabe

E-mail: oss@buksu.edu.ph Radio: Serbisyong OSS (Tuesdays 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM on dxBU 104.5 FM) 4. New Student Hub The OSS is not only an office but now a hub for students to visit. 5. Serbisyong OSS The OSS radio program airs on dxBU 104.5 FM every Tuesday, 10:00 to 11:00 in the morning.

6. Information Drive Campaign on AntiInsurgency and PNP-SAF Recruitment March 21, 2017, in partnership with AFP and PNP-SAF, a back-to-back information drive campaign on antiinsurgency and PNP-SAF recruitment took place. For thorough reading, students can visit the OSS to get a glimpse of the OSS Gazette.

Bukidnon State University Hosts 1st Karatedo Tournament BY DE ANNA ALE X A M . ABEJUEL A

HAA YAH! A participant from ASK Chapter executes a reverse punch during the 1st Karatedo Tournament hosted by Bukidnon State University last July 28 - 29, 2017. Photo by Mr. Irish Kim Timula.

uly 28-29, 2017 — Bukidnon State University hosts its first Karatedo Invitational Tournament in partnership of BPE-SPE Society, Performing Arts Department and BukSU Karate Club. There are a total of 16 clubs coming from different regions of Mindanao; Philippine Karatedo Traditional and Sports (PKTS-Bukidnon), Fist of the East Karatedo (FOEKA-Agusan), Karatedo for Koshin-rufu (KFK), Karatedo of New Era Association (KNEA-Misamis Oriental), Advocacy for the Strengthening of Karatedo (ASK Chapters; Don Carlos, Misamis Occidental, Cotabato, and Surigao), Mindanao Judo Karate Arnis (MJKA-Surigao), Philippine Shotukan Karatedo Incorporation (PCC-PSKI), Martial Arts Academy Association, Japan Karate Association (JKA-XU), Iligan Medical Center, River Valley Shotukan Karatedo Club, Dokyu-han Karatedo

Association (DKA-Lantapan) and Bukidnon State University Karate Club. BukSU’s gymnasium held the little MASTS Karatedo Event for two days; catering at least 250 athletes and coaches. The first day was allotted for the Kata event divided into three categories namely the Novice, Intermediate and Advance. Having the following day persisted for 13 hours to accommodate the Kumite players divided into 6 weight in categories; -45kg, -50kg, -55kg, -63kg, -85kg and the Team Kumite for female while male categories; -50kg, -55kg, -63kg, -75kg, -85kg and the Team Kumite consisting of 3 main players having 2 substitute players a total of 5 players on both genders. BukSU Karate Club garnered 27 medals and ranked 3rd in the over-all medal tally count. The event was champed by ASK Don Carlos who bagged 36 medals all in all followed by the Iligan Medical Center who secured 28 medals.

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LOCAL NEWS

Malaybalay City Builds its New City Hall BY DANIELLE BL ANCA G . OR ACION

ONE STOP SHOP. The brand-new and majestic Malaybalay City Hall located at Barangay Casisang, Malaybalay City.

ublic officials of the Malaybalay City Government moves to the newly constructed Malaybalay City Hall last July 10, 2017, perching on its new location in a 10-hectare lot owned by the city at Barangay Casisang, beside Villa Azura subdivision and in front of Carmenville subdivision along Sayre Highway, Malaybalay City. Under the administration of the current city mayor, Hon. Ignacio W. Zubiri. the new city hall is deemed as a project

of the people of the City of Malaybalay. The city hall has an allotted budget of Php 180 million which took approximately 18 months under construction with October 22 of this year as its target date of completion. The construction of the new city hall is aimed at merging all the city public offices in one building for the convenience of the general populace of Malaybalay. The facilities of the hall are not yet fully occupied and operational yet most

Photo by Deyrold L. Casinabe

are entirely complete. As of now, the Accounting, Budget, Treasury, Licensing and the City Assessors offices retained their operations in the old city hall at Barangay 1, Heights, Malaybalay City. The reassignment of the said offices to the new city hall will take place soon in the upcoming months before its completion date. Tentatively, on the month of October, the citizens of Malaybalay will witness the official opening of the new city hall.

Malaybalay City Commemorates ASEAN's 50th Anniversary BY R AÑEL G . BANDRIA

alaybalay City — Province of Bukidnon joins several cities nationwide in the simultaneous lighting of the ASEAN Landmark on August 08, 2017 as the highlight of the 50th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). With the theme “Under ONE LIGHT, We are ONE ASEAN” the celebration was held at Ereccion de Pueblo, Plaza Rizal, Malaybalay City. The program started with the tribal opening prayer conducted by Bae Adelina Inatlawan, followed by the singing of Pambansang Awit and Kanak Ha Banuwa spearheaded by the BukSU Chorale. The reading of the Background of ASEAN Landmark Lighting was facilitated by Honolu Marie C. Cruzin. The BukSU dance troupe performed the dance number to delight the crowd while waiting for the official ASEAN Lighting at 7:00 PM. Led by Mayor Ignacio W. Zubiri, the

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HISTORICAL. The Erecion de Pueblo. Malaybalay City's eloquent landmark on the night of the simultaneous lighting of ASEAN landmark last August 8, 2017. Photo from Malayabaly City -Department of Tourism

lighting of the ASEAN Landmark started with the officials and the heads of the department of the local city government. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) comprises the 10-member countries; Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos PDR, Malaysia,

Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The Vice Mayor of Malaybalay City, Honorable Roland F. Detecio, gave the closing remarks. Truly, with one heart and one spirit, the people of Malaybalay share the light and the great promise of ASEAN on its 50th anniversary. 5

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Wife of COMELEC Chair Andres Bautista Indicts Him of Laundering BY IV Y D. ABELL ANOSA

that he did not declare these riches in his current SALN. She added that Bautista “might have had, or currently has, misleading and corrupt political practices while in the government service.” Backing her up with these HOT SEAT. Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista joins the Fair Elections Act Forum allegations in Intramuros, Manila. Photo by Eloisa Lopez - www.newsinfo.inquirer.net are series of documented onday, August 7, 2017, estranged bank deposits, properties, and foreign wife Patricia Paz “Tisha” Cruz- accounts she got a hold of. These undeclared Bautista accuses her husband properties include several condo units in COMELEC Chairperson Andres Bautista Luzon and in San Francisco, CA. He even has several bank accounts including a foreign of laundering. In her affidavit filed on August 1, Patricia dollar account in HSBC Hong Kong, a peso stated that the COMELEC Chair has been account in Luzon Development Bank and hiding money, properties, and investments RCBC. He also has foreign investments “in amounting to almost P1 billion, adding the form of his interests in corporations and

loan agreements” in offshore companies in British Virgin Islands, Brunei, and Anguilla. Bautista, on the other hand, denied these accusations saying that Patricia tried to extort from him P620-M with terms and conditions for her settlement. He refused to give the said amount, even adding that her wife “ransacked” and “stole” gadgets, financial documents, and money from him in their condo. He even said that his wife has been living an “extravagant and ostentatious” life herself. Patricia was said to have been wanting a legal separation since 2013, and was only asking for negotiations about the settlement of the properties. Given Bautista’s position in the national government, the people are now questioning his credibility, especially in the 2016 National Elections. However, Bautista said that the 2016 Elections has been the “cleanest” one so far. President Duterte on the other hand, implored the people and asked to spare him from this issue, since this is a marital squabble, and will only respond when it will be deemed necessary.

Dating Pangulong Aquino Dawit sa Maguindanao Massacre NI B A BY J A N E Q . A N AY

arugtong sa nasabing insidente noong nakaraang Enero 2015, dating Pangulong Benigno Aquino ay kasalukuyang nadawit at ihaharap sa korte dahil sa usap-usapang dawit sya sa walang kaawa-awang pagpatay sa 60 katao kabilang na sa ikinasawi ng 44 police commandoes sa naganap na Mamasapano masaker. Sa tatlumpo’t-limang pahinang resolusyon na nailabas, natuklasan ng Ombudsman na may malaking dahilan upang maimbitahan si Aquino sa korte at patawan ng kaso sa sa ilalim ng Article 177 of the Revised Penal Code and violation of Section 3 (a) of Republic Act 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.

SAD PRESIDENT. Former President Noynoy Aquino moving out of the podium after delivering his prayers for the fallen police commandos of the Mamasapano operation. Photo by APBullit Marquez - www.philstar.com

Kabilang sa kakasuhan ay ang dating PNP Chief Alan Purisima at ang dating director ng PNP-Special Action Force, Getulio Napeñas Jr. Ang nasabing dalawang taong dawit sa kaso ay

humaharap rin sa kasong graft at agarang pagkuha sa nasabi nilang rango bago pa na ang Sandiganbayan ay konektado pa din sa insidenteng Mamasapano.

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I N T E R N AT I O N A L N E W S F E AT U R E

Chinese Paper on Embryo Engineering Splits Scientific Community BY R AÑEL G. BANDRIA

“We may soon be able to edit people’s DNA to cure diseases like cancer, but will lead this to designer babies? If so, bioethicist G Owen Schaefer argues that china will lead the way.”

hould the parent alter the future children’s genes to produce a competitive, smarter, and even a better-looking child? Modern technologies, specifically science, bring prospects to this impossibility yet may be brought closer to reality with science. It has been quite baffling a few years ago about “an international debate raging over the ethics of enhancing human capabilities with the biotechnologies such as the so-called smart pills, brain implants and gene editing”. Thus, this became an overall discussion through the advent of the CRISPR-cas9 gene editing tool—a tool that which help improve traits like intelligence, athleticism, and even the moral reasoning of a person. On the other hand, “government funding led China to be the first to edit the genes of human embryos using the CRISPR-cas9 tool in 2015. The Chinese has also been known in leading the way in using CRISP-cas9 for non-germ line genetic modifications of human tissue cells for use in treatment of cancer patients.” The declaration that a Chinese team had altered the genetics of a human embryo for the first time has ignited a firestorm of controversy around the world and renewed recent calls for a moratorium on any attempt to establish a pregnancy with such an engineered embryo. Yet, it has also underscored that although scientists are united in their opposition to any clinical application of such embryo manipulation, they are split on the value of basic research that involves genetically modifying human embryos. Apparently, there are two primary factors that contribute to emergence of genetic enhancement technologies. First, to research development of technologies. Second, the popular opinion to support of their deployment. However, numerous surveys among Western populations have

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found significant opposition to many forms of human enhancement. Furthermore, experts believe that genetic enhancement is more likely to emerge out of China. “In China, genetic enhancement may be linked to more generally approving attitudes toward old-fashioned programs such as selective abortion of human fetus with severe genetic disorders, though more research is needed to fully explain the difference.” Are we now on the brink of a brave new world of genetically enhanced humanity? “One day,” the author once said. There is even an interesting wrinkle: “it’s reasonable to believe that any seismic shift toward genetic enhancement will not be centered in western countries like U.S. or the UK, where many modern technologies are pioneered. Instead, genetic enhancement is more likely to emerge out in china.” Designer Babies A broader review of public opinion studies found significant opposition in countries like Germany, U.K., and the U.S. for selecting the best embryos through implementation based on their intellectual capacity and the appearance itself. Hence, several researchers found out a possible concern; certain experts who say that the tinkering with the human genome will propagate significant risks. These risks may be openly accepted in treating medical conditions but may be less considered in terms of enhancing non-medical traits like intelligence and appearance since at the same time, ethical objections often arise. Scientists nowadays can be seen as the “playing God”—altering nature. Moreover, there are also worries about the inequality; innovation of a modern generation of enhanced individuals who are advantageous over the others. One factor that seemed to be difficult

upon achieving the opposition is the political factor. Politicians nowadays are most likely fond of controversies especially in implementing controversial projects and more likely to restrict them. With that, there is an author who said “Countries like China which lack the democratic systems are less likely to be sensitive towards others’ opinion, and the public officials who play and outsize in shaping the public’s opinion towards the alignment with the government priorities. By contrast, international norms are arguably emerging against the genetic enhancement but in the other arena, China has proven willing to reject the international norms in order to promote its own interests by implementing the genetic enhancement.” — Schaefer (2016) The organizers of a global summit in 2015 concluded that altering early embryos could be done as part of the careful laboratory research. However, scientists and society continue to grapple with ethical questions surrounding the technology including the concept of “designer babies”. “It would be irresponsible to edit human sperm, eggs, or embryos in a way that leads to pregnancy,” said the summit chair Noble Laureate David Baltimore of the California Institute of Technology. On the contrary, tools to edit the genes inside living cells—including a cheap and easy-touse one known as CRISPR/Cas9—have the potential to transform Biology. By using them, scientists may be able to create treatments or cures for diseases, such as sickle-cell anemia, HIV, and Cancer.” If this will be continued, then we will see. The battle against technologies and public opinions will surely be a subject for debate. But for now, it appears that China will hold the decision whether to continue the said genetic enhancement for human embryos.

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Keeping The Order

Surreal Chances

MARIAFICENT

SHY LIIT

ROYAL BUZZ

Rona D. Macalam

Vanessa N. Pamisaran

Deanna Alexa M. Abejuela

For countless times, we have always heard negative remarks about the way our security guards performed their duties. Various comments of dissatisfactions were sent to our ears stressing that guards were too strict. Others would say that guards have their list of exceptions; you may enter the university without wearing your uniform as long as your clothes fit nicely on you or the guards and you are friends and a hint of smile could already save you from trouble. In the verge of these mishaps, misunderstandings may arise. We cannot escape to wonder onto why there are cases like these. Favoritism, perhaps? Or just a mere cat and mice affair? While I am fascinated by those students who prudently sneaked from the sight of the guards wearing their “ootd’s”, I cannot just simply give them my regards. It is upsetting to think that while there are many who follow the rules cautiously — others have the nerve to violate these rules. Yet how do we react when by chance we were told to stop and were interrogated by guards? The problem is, many of us answer arrogantly, bald-facedly and irreverently. Such a terrible attitude, isn’t it? Well, why are we violating the rules if we hate to be reprimanded in the first place? School policies were not created to create gaps between the administration and students. The intention is to solely provide regulations that will serve as the means of unity and order. The strict implementation of school policies is a way of emphasizing that the administration has a well-founded execution of the rules and to follow the school’s policies is the least that we can do. The guards, as humans as they are may also have lapses. Likewise, we students also have many. However, the thing that we should always do is to have the proper response. Their job is to keep the order. Ours is to follow. So, act professional.

Mabuhay; Annyeonghaseyu?

“Ang wika ay isang mahalagang aspeto ng bawat kultura, ito ang bumubuklod sa mga mamayang Pilipino sa Luzon, Visayas at Mindanao…” Isa lang naman po ‘yan sa mga katagang naikintal sa aking isipan nang minsay ipinatanghal sa amin ang isang talumpating pumapaksa sa wika noong ako’y nasa sekondarya. Ngunit, nasaan ang katagang iyan mapupunta kung ang mas pagtutuonan natin ng pansin ay ang wikang hindi naman sa atin isinilang at nanggaling? Ang “Mabuhay” ay naging Annyeonghaseyu, ang Salamat naging Gamsahambnida ang salitang “Walang Anuman” na kaaya-aya sanang pakinggan, ay naging Cheonmanaeyu? Ayon sa Rappler, ang Department of Education ay pormal na isinali ang wikang Korean sa Special Program in Foreign Language o SPFL ng mga pampublikong paaralan sa sekondarya dito sa Pilipinas. Tugon pa ng DepEd Secretary, Leonor Briones, nakakabuti daw ito sa pagpapatuloy ng tradition ng mga Pilipino sa pakikipag-alam sa Korea. Ika nga, ito ay nakakatulong sa pagpapalalim ng kaalaman sa pagitan ng dalawang bansa o kultura. Mas nakakabuti nga na magbukas tayo ng pagkakataong magisnan ang iba’t ibang tradisyon at kultura ng ating bansa. May kasabihan ngang ang bansa’y hindi makatatayong mag-isa. Sa halip na pag-aralan ang mga ganoong wika, bakit hindi natin pagtuonan ng oras ang wikang sa Pilipinas mismo isinilang? Katulad nalang ng mga Visayan, Cebuano, Binukid, at iba pang mga katutubong wikang makatutulong sa ating pag-unlad sa pamamagitan ng pagprepreserba ng ating wika para sa mga sumusunod na henerasyon. Alam natin ang mga wika ng ibang bansa pero sa ating sariling wika, pilit hindi natin masalita? Kagaya ng ating mga katutubong wika na Binukid na dito mismo isinilang sa Bukidnon. Napag-aralan niyo ba ito mga kaibigan? Iilan lang sa mga kurso ang may Binukid na tapik. Ganundin ang Cebuano na karaniwang naririnig sa ating mga radyo at telebisyong pang rehiyonal. Kinakailangan din natin ito upang mapag-isa ang bansa at higit sa lahat iilan lang sa mga mag-aaral natin ang na nakakaalam ng mga wikang ito. Tama ba ‘di po ba? Ano na ang nangyari mga kaibigan, untiunti na ba tayong magpapakain sa sistemang ating kinagigiliwan? Hindi ko naman pinipilit na magkaroon ng tensiyon sa paligid, bagkus timbangin ng maigi ang mas nakakabuti.

Department of Education‘s latest program, the K-12 curriculum, caught the attention of everybody. This curriculum focuses on strands where each strand has its field of concentration in which students can cherrypick according to their preference. They have their own design of courses already assimilated towards the field. The program already started embroidering its mark in our educational system and aims to produce high class graduates from the senior high students. The main target of the K-12 program is the enrollment to employment system designed to cater the senior high school students. The enhancement of our educational system is another remarkable achievement of the previous administration who strived hard to amplify the education we currently have in the Philippines. But a challenge is in sight: how is the present administration going to deal with the situation regarding job placements of the graduates of K-12 and the RBEC program when the employment probability here in our country is in minute chances? Where will we put the graduates of the two different programs? Are we prepared of the impact? What can we do? Our country could not even efficiently provide work that would pay enough to sustain one’s family needs. As a matter of fact, the first consignments of graduate have chosen to work overseas due to the lack of employment in our country. However, the pragmatic attitude of the Filipinos can be another key to bring it up to the top. Philippines can rise up to its highest peaks of improvements like the other countries did. The move towards a better educational system is a kick start to improve the qualities of our economic manpower. But the question is; where are we going to place the graduates? 2 years from now we will have our first set of K-12 graduates. Hopefully by that time, we have slayed the obstacles of the transition period. However, the moment we overcome the risks after taking this untimely dive into the program in hopes for a better future, does the hope of rising from the dive is nothing but surreal chances?

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Rañel G. Bandria

Alyza Rockelle R. Damasco

Deyrold L. Casinabe

Peace starts within us— it is the mother of progress. It is also an essential element in attaining development towards success. Hence, I love the idea of having a peaceful world. With this, I recognize the impossibility for sameness. I can’t even imagine life without conflict—no thievery, no murder, no violence. Yes, I aspire that. But will it happen? Perhaps. One day. Yet the country’s struggle for freedom and democracy has been marked by violence and conflict resulting in considerable loss of lives and property. However, it has given the people strength and clarity of vision to continue to preserve democratic gains. Nowadays, people are seeking for world peace and it has been a lifelong goal of all countries. But there are several reasons why peace seems impossible to attain. First, in our situation today, conflicts have become inevitable and violent as ever. But why is there continuous stirring of trouble and animosity between countries? Isn’t it because instead of supporting each other we end up waging wars instead? And because people refusing to acknowledge, thus losing respect for human rights, we deviate from our usual conception of preserving one’s life. Second, people worldwide are inspired by their nation’s respective basic values: the dominance of individual independence, the idea of equal justice, and the aspiration of fair opportunities for every member of the society. At the same time, many people around the world disagree with some of our policies while others resent what they believe to be indifference to their plights. Isn’t it obvious that we cannot deal with every problem alone? The name peace was scripted on paper but was it peace itself? Now, people start to think that this goal in achieving peace is becoming more of a dream, an unattainable one. Despite several attempts to attain world peace they still haven’t penetrated chaos. However, our hope doesn’t end there. If we choose to unite, we can be one. Instead of practicing violence, instead of crafting selfish desires, and instead of individual independence, let us all agree between gaps in order to attain what we are seeking. World peace is necessary. But what is really the problem here? Is it the people’s attitude towards attaining it? The question is still left unanswered.

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Inconveniently Convenient

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After burning an insane amount of energy on a homework for a minor subject [that greatly demands your soul], you decided to drive and pick up some jumbo fries and an extra-large cup of soft drink. But the voice box said, “We would need 20 minutes for the fries to be ready, ma’am. Are you willing to wait?” The considerate person that you are, you responded “No problem!” but your stomach rumbles in inconvenience to differ. All of us hunger for change. Whichever part of our lives that needs the only constant thing in this world, we want it and we want it bad. There will always be an insatiable desire to move forward because backwards is just scientifically impossible—the only obvious way to go is where the future is. Let us take for example the on-going construction of infrastructures in our university. While you try to make out the words coming from your instructor's mouth (because his voice is not loud enough to reach the back of the room), you get distracted because in addition to his surprisingly attractive physique, he also knows so much about the subject [and intelligence is very sexy indeed.] You snap out of your thoughts before it takes you to the altar where you both exchange I Dos. If you can only make out the words so you can jot it down in your trusty notebook. What is he saying? But all you hear is the unharmonious Clank! Clank! Clink! Clink! Clonk! In all seriousness, it is somehow inconvenient. But this was not overlooked by the administration. The constructions were carefully planned and the objectives and goals underlying the change and development is established to substantiate the intricate processes we’ve undergone. When we talk about safety, the administration ensures that upon working on these infrastructures, preventive and safety measures are always observed. Developments entail processes—ones that are never convenient. But let us always keep in mind that these inconveniences are impermanent but the state-of-the-art changes that our university is introducing to us are guaranteed to gratify its unrelenting endeavor of scholastic excellence and global competitiveness.

Lately, the word “fake news” has extremely been exhausted. Do you really know the meaning of "fake news"? It’s simple, fake news is defined as a media to fool people and It’s a real problem worldwide. Fake news is rampant in social media, it confuses people leading to misinformation, divisiveness, turmoil, hate, and even harm. It allures readers often for political agenda and financial gain. During the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, fake news clobbered stories and articles from major news companies. Stories like “Pope Francis shocks the world, endorses Donald Trump as president” hauled a paramount volume of Facebook engagements. But accordingly, Pope Francis never made a comment about the election. The Philippines, on the other hand, has also been hounded with fake news consisting mostly with politics related issues. A few high ranking government officials were even caught propagating and supporting half-truth and fake stories on social media. Ironic right? Okay, I know what you are thinking right now. Politics is not the only topic inclined to fake news. It can range from an array of conspiracy theories, hoaxes, sciences, bomb threats, calamities, exaggerated satire articles and even falsifying a whole news website. But fake news is never new! It's been rolling even before the millennium has started. Then here comes the internet supremacy. Shaking the earth to its core with its plethoric capabilities. Granting fake news the power to earn, harm, and spread wildly than ever before. Thankfully, Facebook and Google has been busy fighting against fake news. In our country, a senate bill has been filed to penalize any person or entity creating fake news. Unfortunately, there is no single bullet that could wipe this spuriousness despite the rapid advancement of technology. The best we can do is to stay vigilant and keep ourselves in lucid state. Like a contagious computer virus patiently waiting to infect other systems when triggered, so is fake news. So, check your sources, look at the publishing date, and cross check with reliable sources before you share. The beauty of social media is you control almost everything; from privacy, security, and even picking out the pages and friends you connect with. What you see depends on who you follow and the kind of content they share. If you think it’s unreliable, don’t share it. 9

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“THERE should be no distinction between ‘mainstream’ and ‘indie’ films. Kasi kapag sinabi mo na na ‘indie vs. mainstream, it’s like saying that an indie can never go mainstream. The vision of the festival focuses on three factors: audience development, artistic excellence, and sustainability.” – Moira Lang, Metro Manila Film Festival Executive Committee Member – Marami ang nagtatanong kung bakit ganito ang nangyari, ang mga aligasyon patungol sa isyung ‘indie vs. mainstream’ at ang iba pang dahilan kung bakit ito na ire sa mga social media. Ano ba talaga ang mga ‘indie’ films? Base sa mga nakalap kong mga impormasyon sa iba’t ibang sources, ang mga ‘indie’ films ay yung mga pinapalabas sa mga sinehan na kadalasan ang mga gumaganap ay hindi pang-red carpet ang peg. Yun bang hindi mga dikalebring mga artista ang gumaganap at sa iba ay ang ‘big break at stepping stones’ nila ito. Ito ay kadalasang tinatawag na Independent Movies na kung saan ang mga materyal, skripts, at mga kagamitan ay hindi suportado ng isang kompanya na dahilan ng mas mahal at malaking gastos ang naidadala. Kung napapansin nyo man, mayroong mga palabas sa sinehan lalo na dito sa Pilipinas na ang mga gumaganap ay yung mga taong matagal na sa industriya ng drama at ang iba ay yung hindi pa masyadong kilala marahil una pa lang sila ritong gumanap bilang bida o ikalawang bida. Kaiba ang mga layunin ng tinatawag na ‘indie’ films sa iba marahil layunin lamang nila na gumawa ng isang storya bilang resulta ng kanilang mga imahinasyon. Hindi nila layon na kumita ng malaking pera at sumikat sa takilya marahil gusto lamang nilang magpasaya. Kung tutuusin hindi nila hinihiling na malampasan ang resulta ng mga pang-Hollywood kumbaga na mga istilo dahil ang sa kanila lang naman eh gawin ang storya na walang kahirap-hirap, walang kagastos-gastos ngunit patok pa rin sa mga manonood. Nang dahil dito, ang nasabing ‘indie’ films ay binibigyang 10

diin ang mga director na ipalabas at ibahagi ang kanilang kamangha-manghang imahinasyon at vision na walang pressure na inaalala tungo sa mga manonood, gumaganap na mga artista, mga nanunulat ng skrip, mga prodyuser at lalo na ang mga director. Sa katunayan, ang mga Independent Films o ‘indie’ films ay nakakagawa ng ‘di bihirang mga storya at pelikula maging mga dokyumentaryo na nakapaloob na talaga sa mga manonood. Ito nga’y naiire na sa kahit iba’t ibang bansa at milyong tao na rin ang nakakapanood habang iniintay naman ang kasunod na ipapalabas. Dito sa Pinas, usap-usapan at inaabangan ang mga ‘indie’ films marahil sa epekto nito sa mga manonood. Ang mga bahagi sa mga palabas na tila tagos talaga sa mga puso ng mga manonood dahil sa ranas nila ang mga istoryang nakapaloob dito. Ang bawat linya, emosyon na dala ng mga artista, lugar kung saan ito ginawa at musikang nakapagbibigay buhay ay talaga ngang Malaki ang impak kung bakit ito inibig ng mga manonood, lalo na tayong mga Pilipino. Sa ngayon, ilan nang mga palabras at storya ang inere at dinumog sa takilya. Kabilang na rito ang; 100 Tula Para kay Stella (Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino) na pumapaloob sa director na si Jason Paul Laxamana, bagong labas na Kita Kita na binigyan ng “A” ng Cinema Evaluation Board sa pamumuno ng direktor na si Sigrid Andrea Berbardo at ang prodyuser nitong si Piolo Pascual, Bagahe ni Zig Dulay na kabilang sa Cinimalaya Film Festival at ang Heneral Luna na tumatak sa puso at isip ng mga manonood marahil ang konsepto nito ay napapaloob sa nakaraang labanan sa pagkuha ng kalayaan ng bansa sa panahon ng Philippine-American War sa pamumuno ng director na si Jerrold Tarog at ang prodyuser nitong si E.A Rocha. Ilan lamang ang mga nakapaloob sa itaas ang kabilang sa mga ‘indie’ films. Base sa resulta na naitala matapos ito

Meron mang mga isyung salungat sa mga ‘indie’ films, mga isyung naninira dito at mga isyung hindi ito dapat maiire bagamat patuloy parin itong lumilikha ng dekalibreng mga palabas at storya. Storyang inaabangan at pinaghahandaan ng lahat. ipinalabas, humakot ito ng mga papuri at parangal dahil bentang-benta ito sa takilya. Ang mga storyang tagos sa laman at tila nalalamangan ang iba pang storyang di napabilang sa ‘indie’. Meron mang mga isyung salungat sa mga ‘indie’ films, mga isyung naninira dito at mga isyung hindi ito dapat maiire bagamat patuloy parin itong lumilikha ng dekalibreng mga palabas at storya. Storyang inaabangan at pinaghahandaan ng lahat. Iba’t iba ang paraan ng paggawa ng mga ‘di makakalimutang storya na maaaring tumatak sa bawat isa; sa pagsulat, pagguhit at kung ano pa. Hindi man ito maaaring kumita ng malaki at magustuhan ng nakararami basta’t ang mahalaga likha at obra ito ng isang taong malawak at produktibong imahinasyon.

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OPINION

BY E A R L G U E N Q . PA DAYAO

OUR BIGGEST assumption is that see another war, and worse, it was a war

our country is a lot better now than before. People think we are heading towards the best direction and that we are graced by hope and progress. I beg to differ. We are no less damaged. We are no less chaotic than before. The age of heroes is long gone and we now live in a generation where the likes of Aguinaldo and Rizal are less likely to be found. Perhaps our priorities have shifted because we find life too convenient that we can sit back and relax. Let me remind you that 116 years ago, a 22-year-old Revolutionist was executed for defending the country. Young and idealistic like most college students, he is Captain Isabelo del Rosario. He was 18 when he joined the Katipunan, a period which majority of us still grapples with teenage crisis and our many break-ups. But we don’t talk about him, do we? We don’t talk about heroism anymore. We find it out-dated and boring. College students today talk about different things: probably ‘shot’ stories, DOTA victories, rigorous sex life or maybe sharing gym selfies on Facebook. We have to admit we’ve fallen too far to the point we measure our selfworth by the number of likes and heart reacts we get on Facebook. The Sad truth, isn’t it? People would say "Nah, we shouldn’t fret about the past". Wrong again. Yes, our wars in the past were already won. The fight for identity is won. The fight for democracy is won. We’ve had the victory our nation has dreamt of. But the challenge in past 100 years is keeping it that way. Yet we failed and failed miserably. As you can see, the Filipino nation lived to

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amongst us. This war is peddled by the dark politics we live with. The Philippine politics today has never been shadier and grim since the Marcos era, they dubbed this the ‘Rule of Mindanaoans’ and they call it bliss of change. I doubt that. Well, it is true that it is inspiring to have a Mindanaoan President, a Mindanaoan Senate President and a Mindanaoan Speaker of the House. But it is never inspiring to see the proliferation of mass-murder more so the street execution of alleged drug runners, peddlers and lords. It is not inspiring to know that some gunman took justice into his own hands. It is not inspiring to see that Filipinos find these deaths as necessary sacrifices. I remain loyal to the law - guilty or not guilty, due process must be served. I thought our heroes died so that we could live in a time where we champion justice and peace? Yet again, we dragged ourselves back to the muds of injustice. I might say we do have a knack of getting ourselves into trouble. Friends, we live in a time of sociopolitical turmoil. Where the poor are targeted in this unjust and unruly War on Drugs and where justice is only for the rich and the powerful. I think we should fear the day when democracy and due process are reduced to mere topics we talk about in PolSci and law classes. We should fear but we should also never let that day come. We should never let power and greed shade over justice.

Perhaps it is high time to remind the government that it was the people who gave them power, the same people being unjustly executed in streets. It was the command of democracy that geared the country in empowering them, the same democracy that we have won and that we should maintain. Then again behind all these wars and political turmoil, we should answer only to honor but mind you the wounds of honor are self-inflicted. I say we retract our values, we retract the principles that the Filipino nation stands for. To aid you in that retracting, let me

I thought our heroes died so that we could live in a time where we champion justice and peace? highlight loyalty. Our loyalty to our President, Vice-President, and any politician ends where our loyalty to our country begins - simply because we should not reward their incompetence with blind loyalty. We should remind ourselves that we are not loyal to President Duterte, we are not loyal to VP Robredo and we are not loyal to any political character. We are loyal to the Filipino populace. It takes faith to believe in politicians, but it takes both faith and bravery to believe in the power of one’s nation. It takes commitment to fight for a politician, but it takes love and passion to fight for the cause of the State. We should always remind ourselves that the Filipino nation is ours to save and serve. Our loyalty should be with the people – the Filipino nation.

LOGIC CENTRAL

A BUKSU STUDENT LEADERS’ DISCUSSION

When drugs enter our body, there’s a biological, pathological process that alters the way in which the pleasure center, as well as other parts of the brain, functions. It generally explains why it’s addictive. Drugs are accesible and despite being illegal, using it is a norm. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) estimates 4.7 million drug personalities in the Philippines. Our president stood up and put efforts on War againts Drugs. They have finally met their match. In the midst of this war, there is a continous battle between doing things right vs. doing things the right things. There are a lot of issues in PDWD. It can be a vessel to abuse one’s power. It is like a double-edged sword. It could tempt one in authority whose acts can be abusive and contradictory to a person’s constitutional rights. What’s happening now is “Kung di madaan sa Santong Dasalan, daanin sa santong paspasan”. A government is to pave a future for it’s people.

JACUTIN, AMBER SHEIL N.

Now this raises a question. Killing people isn’t just especially when they’re not given the chance to

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correct the sins they’ve committed for their uncontrolled past, they lost the chance to change. So

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how will the nation flourish if its people aren’t receptive to its change? What we need to do now is to play our part. Change starts in you. In us.

Addiction to illegal drugs inflicts serious damage to people. Accidents, crime, domestic violence, illness, lost opportunity, and reduced productivity are the direct consequences of substance abused. Illegal drugs are expensive but a lot of people even the millennial are using it because of the sensation and satisfaction brought about these chemicals, but the greatest cost of drug abuse is paid in human lives. PRRD’s war on drugs is a brave and aggressive initiative to drive solution to this big social problem. People and most media often highlight “man killed on war on drugs”. Often the main points are just the negative effects. The war on drugs is not just about getting those offenders, it’s also about focusing on letting these people get back on their feet and giving them the proper environment and tools in order for them to live normal lives once again by establishing rehabilitation center. I respect and acknowledge the right to life and equal protection of the laws to every Filipino as stipulated in the Philippines constitution of 1987, but we should also submit to authorities because the government really has the right to punish and penalize law offenders. And I also believe in the capabilities and advocacy of our President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, that whatever he plans and do are for the greater benefit of the general public.

BINGAT, JOHN DERICK L.

Bachelor of Elementary Education IV College of Education Governor

DALITON, BELLY JOHN C.

Bachelor of Public Administration IV College of Business Governor

“Go ahead and kill”, this line of President Duterte triggers thousands of Filipinos since he started his reign as the head of the country. Since Duterte became the president of the Philippines in June 2016, he has launched a war on drugs that was one thing he pointed out during his campaign. The war on drugs has resulted in the extra-judicial deaths of thousands of alleged drugs dealers and users in the entire country. Duterte believes that this is a major obstacles to Philippines’ economic and social progress. But for people to feel that it’s appropriate to kill drug users and dealers was once an issue on my part. Paano ba maisakatuparan ang makataong pagsugpo sa iligal na droga. Thousands of people were killed and mostly were considered as victims. Families made their cries, shouting for justice but in contrast others express their satisfaction on Duterte’s administration. Even through some people are concerned about these deaths, they support him as a president for his position on other issues. Now, where is the due process of law? There are no trials, so there is no evidence that the people being killed are in fact drug dealers or drug addicts. How disappointing it would be but that’s how they perform their jobs being in the authority. Patuloy itong magiging hamon sa sarili ko bilang isang responsableng mamamayan. Ikaw, ano ba ang maging hatol mo sa isyung ito sa mismong bayan na kinabibilanagn mo?

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WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S YOUR STANCE ON

PRRDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S WAR ON DRUGS?

I commend the president for trying to solve a rampant problem that the past presidents didn't really tackle seriously, and for being brave doing so. He even publicly named the politicians who have been protecting drug operations, and exposed how big the problem is. The reality is, any president with good intentions has to start solving the nation's problems somewhere. In an ideal world, his approach against drugs may not be the perfect solution, but it is a solution nonetheless. Anyway, he is against the drug lords and drug pushers, not the drug abusers. I won't deny that war on drugs is brutal, and quite a few innocents civilians may be killed. People from modern society like talking human rights, law, and order and won't love what Duterte did in Philippine. However, does Philippine really have spare to practice law and order on drug dealers, while around few percent of its population are involved with drugs? In such

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situation, is it possible to root off drugs without dirty hands? The war started by Duterte may

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fail, may go out-of-control. However, if someone wants to root off the impact of drugs on this

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country, it is a necessary step. It is easy to complain the guy doing dirty work. And let us all remember that president Duterte is doing his best to resolve the problem.

If good plans are delegated to good people with sincere intentions, the outcome is expected to meet on the manner of how it's supposed to serve. Saving humanity from a contagious disease badly needs a prescription of the right medicine. An element of sacrifice paves its way in, scars etched within, hurt or pain, yest these all have to come along the way. We have seen and felt it. Things may seem to be confusing but if the infestation continues to spread, things could get worse than how we could imagine. Sometimes, it pays to take a different path to test the solutions. Sometimes, it takes more than courage to step forward and start a new battle in which you can never run away from. However, there's a sign that signals us to limit our self from stepping on the line where we're not supposed to cross. You can't keep on running towards horizons forever. I respect those who support President Duterte and also those who see his plans the other way. I believe that we are not supposed to die on anybody's hand; good or bad but either way, we perish at an assigned time. Like the concept called change, death is constant. The question is for what purpose did you end the life in this war? Nobody knows. Nobody will always know. At all times there are two sides of a coin. We are just in another battle of battles; a battle in which I think nobody actually wins.

SANTIZAS, CANISH E. BS - Devcomm IV

Supreme Student Council President

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PAANO, RASHIA MAE DEVA E. BS - Devcomm IV

College of Social Development and Technology Governor

A solution will never arise unless there is an existing problem that needs it. One of the many societal issues that Philippines are facing today is the war on drugs in which the government is taking its step towards solving it. Undeniably, this matter received a lot of comments from the public. Some supports the campaign but there are also some who criticizes it. For every decision that an individual chooses, there are drawbacks to consider, so does the government. These drawbacks might be an avenue for some to consider a certain decision as a mistake, but then, it is dependent on how the decision maker will overcome such. As a Filipino citizen, it is fair to support the government on the things that promotes betterment, but it is also our right to criticize if there are outcomes of a decision that doesn't serve its purpose. President Rodrigo R. Duterte's war on drugs isn't his war alone; it is a war of every Filipino. As an individual, it is our choice to which side will we take, this doesn't refer if a person is pro or con on the campaign, but this refers to what role a person will choose; the persona who contributes to the problem? Or the persona who will make himself part in solving the problem? Let us be wiser on which side we will choose.

ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MARTIAL LAW IN MINDANAO?

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“I am in favor of the Martial Law’s implementation because it ensures the safety of the people especially the people in Mindanao. I fully trust President Duterte’s plans and decisions.” COE - 39%

— Nicolette Marianne C. Danao (BSIT 3rd Year) “We need a solution to this problem and Martial Law can be the answer to this dilemma." — Keilah Jeziah Reciña (BSE-English 3rd Year)

COB - 30%

“Ma impose gyud ang Martial Law because of some reasons like terrorism, war, etc. nga atong gaka experience didto sa Marawi. Ang government man gud kay gusto nila ang peace and order, ang kahapsay sa atong nation." — N. Dayage (College of Busines) “Mag-agree ko kay para safety ni sa atoa. Naa gyud siyay purpose not only Martial Law it talks about nga naa na dayoy drastic nga mga panghitabo." — Kate C. Narciso (BSN 4th Year)

CAS - 17%

NO - 2%

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ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF THE EXTENSION OF MARTIAL LAW IN MINDANAO?

“Di ko musugot ipa extend kay para sa ako hasol sa amoa nga part everytime magbyahe kay naay checkpoint, naay mga instances nga gaapas ang isa ka tao and maapektuhan ilang time management.” — Raul C. Damandaman Jr. (BSN 4th Year) “. . . it's much better if the President can take care of the people's SAFETY and actually care about their lifestyle and their doings than doing nothing like all the previous Presidents." — Jovito Molina (BSIT 4th Year) “I am in favor as to the extension of Martial Law because it ensures further the welfare of the common good of the Filipinos.“ — Allan B. Bariñan (BA-Socio 4th Year) “Wala may mawala if mapadayun pa siya. Mas maayo hinuon kay maayo man pud ang tumong unless if maabusaran.“

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“ COMFORTABLE LIFE FOR ALL” — the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) theme . For the second time, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (PRRD) flaunted his projects strengthened by his strong conviction and principles which deliberately shook the nation once again with mixed feelings of delight and enthusiasm of the ever-fervent president. He consistently emphasized the continuing fight against illegal drugs, which he believed to be the root cause of all evil and suffering. And although there were fatalities that served as the consequences of resistance, still, we cannot deny the fact that hundreds were correspondingly spared and freed from the abuse and aftermaths of it. PRRD’s declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao was assumedly the fastest way to fight rebellion because his people’s lives were at stake and the enemy of the state is already on an extreme rampage. And he did not undergo drastic measures like the immediate implementation of Martial Law to worsen the situation. Expectedly, when in battle, casualties will always exist thus PRRD assured assistance to the family of soldiers who were left behind in the line of duty; “It is not the peace of the dead but the peace of the living that we seek.” PRRD ascertained that there is definitely a need to raise tax for the common welfare of the country as well as for the benefit of the Filipino people. With a straight face, he also mentioned about the raise of taxes to compensate for those who are suffering financially and if not complied, he decisively said he will tax the persons liable to death. Of course, tax is the lifeblood of the government. PRRD does not only focus his view in the war on drugs but also in the economic expansion. It was also highly considered that sustainable development and protection of the environment must be the top priority by stopping exportation of raw materials in the Philippines into finished products. The reason would be because it is advantageous to other countries and disadvantageous to us. And the restoration, rehabilitation, and extended support to those affected by irresponsible mining should also be considered. Though the president created numerous misunderstandings like

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abundant cussing and he absolutely does not reflect the need of presidential etiquettes. Definitely, action speaks louder than words. His promises always meet and sometimes exceed our expectations. Would you rather have a well-mannered and ever-formal yet ineffective president or a ‘cussing machine’ who made change possible? So just let the work do the talking. We are so engrossed with the idea that PRRD would influence the youth and other neighbouring countries negatively because of his occasionally tactless actions, unrefined manner of speaking, and rude humour but we somehow forget the fact that he is just being true to himself — evidence that he is firm in making decisions and a solid proof that he cannot be manipulated easily. He lives by his principles and convictions that currently led our country in a far better disposition and that’s what matters the most. There is no such thing as perfection and what we need is change. Our president has myriad of things to do in order to fully implement all the projects and visions he has and we definitely have to give him time. He may broke the record as the most informal president in Philippine history but he also broke the record to bring about change that we need — the eradication of illegal use of drugs, more emphasis in economic progression, and the positive view of Martial Law, to name just a few. So why go against the head of our nation? That would only bring misery and disorganization. And interminably, a man will struggle to build something without the help of others therefore we should cooperate in any way conceivable. Absolutely, he adheres accordingly to the due process of law and he does not decide impulsive decisions. Hence as a millennial, we have different perspectives of opinions and we consider the logical sense on

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matters. We wanted to experience life without economic and disastrous complications yet what we are doing is definitely self-contra dic tor y. Adherence is an act but resistance is a choice. Yes, he is the head of our country and we are of course expectant yet we should also take into consideration that he is still in his first year so why judge him as if he’s someone divine who can make massive changes in a blink of an eye? He is still human and after all, he statically has five long years to prove himself worthy of the majority’s vote. National progression has certain methods to undergo and this is just PRRD’s second SONA. Let us just all see what happens next.

THE WORST kind of hope is an excessive belief in ideals. The second State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte is basically another set of promises, relentless threats, and less of what is truly the “state” of our nation and what concrete solutions the government under his rule have made and will make about it. Every Filipino had their eyes and ears ready for what the President has to offer in this momentous event. Amidst the applause and the cheers and the standing ovations his SONA got in the end, it cannot be hidden that there is a gaping hollowness in the content of his speech. We all remembered on his first SONA that the president discoursed through the ending of

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contractualization and the imposition of the free tuition program for higher education. However, none of these issues were properly addressed in his second national report of achievements. He talked more of his “commendable actions” towards drugs and arming his constabularies to kill with confidence because they are sheltered beneath his umbrella. He talked trash about his critics and assertively laid down new plans after another yet fell short in proving his words reliable in his previous assurances. In issues concerning the nation, the worst thing a leader can do is to discuss why he abhors it instead of what should be done about it. I have nothing against the way he delivered his SONA, he can curse all he want. After all it’s his way of expressing. But it would be tolerable, were it not for its useless amusements. It has always been the trend—we always get dreamy of the splendour of his verbose speeches. We get swayed by his seemingly iron resolve in attaining what he thinks the people of his nation needs. Yet, it is odd how more constantly ready he could be in throwing frenzies at any irrelevant concern than focusing on the attainment of his promises. No matter how many times his dogmatism has shown him to be wrong, he continues to set forth with his opinions as if proclaiming that we could dwell in the best of all his words. It is not going against the leader of our nation nor is it wishing him the worst of the public’s opinions, but we all can attest that his ideas were criticized not by the bodies who did not understand them but by those who were capable of seeing the idealistic immensity and his overlooking of the stumbling blocks in attaining them. In the relationship of his plans to the larger truths, there is more of a comical prominence of overestimation in achieving them than the proportion of the actuality of their execution. Everything he said was basically a

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mixture of idealism and histrionics. While it is true that without a vision the people “die”, yet it is all the more true that without action the people and their confidence towards that vision die as well. Where ideals fail, their existence remains a livid and a deplorable experiment. Ideas can achieve success but the instigator has to realize them, yet he is out there throwing rocks at people he dislikes. Has he not the sense to see that the very worst method of campaigning for his plans is to try to intimidate and make enmities? He wanted peace but upon the face of the nation he goes on spewing discord. He always felt that any means of expressing his attacks were justified even these are chiefly impertinent. National ideals which are not promulgated in respect is unashamedly alarming especially now that we are clapping for these. Yes, pessimistic it may be to accent the unending cycle of the tendencies of his failure. However, look at the history of his promises right up to this moment and what do you find? A generously proportioned heap of alterations and inconsistencies. Blatantly more of a jammed up fiasco. Indeed, it’s too early to judge him on his first steps but he has promised us so many things and promised us even more that he would do it with substantial urgency. He is skipping into solving another problem while not fully addressing the ones he proposed to resolve beforehand. Yes, the president strongly believes that with rampant criminality and corruption a nation can sink but he appears to have forgotten that a nation can also wither in the shadow of unresolved promises. The repetitive fate of the Filipinos are shaped by men with only great visions but without the greatness to realize them. Blueprints may look remarkable in concepts yet may be far from real in practice. Believe me when I say that there is nothing worse than giving our confidence to the vaguest of plans. A nation hanging at the edge of his ideals without certainty? Is that what the President is prepared to make us settle for? What we Filipinos want is very simple; we want a Philippines according to how we were promised. We were promised of a spanking new nation therefore we have every right to claim it to the one who made us believe he could give it.

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GUARDIANS IN STUDENT UNIFORM BY MARK ANGELO S . DUETES

A SECURITY GUARD, also coined as security officer, depicts a special individual whose primary task is to protect and ensure safety among the employing partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assets like properties, possessions and the like. His job is also to secure certain individuals and ensure the absence of criminal and inappropriate behaviors and other disturbances there might occur using preventive and precautionary measures. The aforementioned tasks of a security guard are evident and vividly observed in terms of Bukidnon State Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s security guards. And aside from those who do this profession on full-time, there are also some students, particularly at Bukidnon State University, who make

Among all the part-time jobs available at BukSU, why did you choose to be Student Security Guards? Para sa amua, kani nga part time job among napili-an tungod kay related pud ni siya sa among pagka-ROTC cadet officers diri sa Bukidnon State University. Naa mi isa ka kauban nga dili ROTC cadet officer pero well-experienced na pud siya sa pag-security guard. Aside sa gusto mi mu-support sa among financial nga panginahanglan, usa pud ka rason ngano kani among napili kay gusto mi makatabang sa seguridad sa atong unibersidad ug nga mapadayun ang kahapsay ug kalinaw sa atong balay tulonghaan.

this profession a part-time job. They are the kind of students who bravely challenged themselves into having this kind of exhausting yet noble job in order to support their study in the said university. Indeed, they are all completely aware of the unfortunate circumstances that may befall on them simply because upon securing a thing and maintaining peace within the campus, they might as well face threats, dangers and unexpected actions from the students and visitors themselves. But nevertheless, they are still willing to fulfill the tasks stipulated of their part-time job, making them an asset of bravery and eagerness in fulfilling tasks and at the same time managing their academic life. Gilbert A. Benzal, Jerwel C. Signocan, Jose R. Repolidon and Melbert B. Villan â&#x20AC;&#x201D; these are the students who are currently the part-time student security guards of Bukidnon State University, as of 2017.

What did you feel on the first day of your job? Ang uban sa amua kay medyo pa nakulbaan labi na sa kung unsaon pag-entertain sa mga bisita pero kadugayan kay naanad ra. Ang uban pud kay excited ug ang uban sa amua relax lang kay naanad na man base sa mga niagi nga experiences sa pagsecurity guard. Usahay kay mabati lang namo ang ka-hectic sa among schedule kay gatuon pa pud mi ug ang uban naa pud mga sideline aside ani nga part-time job. Are you not worried of the remarks of other students about you?

Wala. Para sa akua, ikapanghinambog ug dili angay ilaulaw ang pagpanarbaho naku diri sa atong balay tulonghaan samtang ginaAng among inspirasyon sa pagsulod niini nga part-time kay ang dungan pud ang pag-eskwela tungod kay isa kini ka oportunidad among pamilya nga naghatag kanamo ug kusog ug kadasig. Gusto para sa akua isip us aka magtutungha sa kolehiyo nig atong mi nga mgakatabang sa ilaha ug para pud sa among financial unibersidad. Hinuon taas noo kayo ko ug mapasalamaton kay needs isip mga estudyante. nakahatag ko ug partisipasyon ug nahimo ko nga part sa BukSU isip usa ka student security guard. Who are your inspiration(s) in taking this job?

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How do you balance your time between your academics and your part-time job? Ginabahin namo ang among bakante nga oras. Ang vacant namo sa adlaw maoy schedule namo sa part-time job. Ang uban pang vacant time maoy ting-buhat namo sa among school requirements. Sa gabii pud ginapadayun namo among academic matters. Dili mi gaabsent sa among classes para dili mi mabiyaan sa mga leksyon. Regular ug balance gihapon among pagtuon though nay times nga murag feel namo hectic na ang schedule. What are the challenges that you are encountering? Isa sa challenges namo kay kung adunay mga estudyante nga gusto musulod apan wala kadala sa I.D. Masuko raba ang uban kay gadali. Ang I.D maoy pinaka-importante sa tanan kay kini maoy itrace-up kung unsa man ang mahitabo sulod sa campus. Isa pa pud kay ang mga walai proper uniform. Bisan pa ug friends or close gyud mo sa mga estudyante o sa mga musulod sa campus, dili gyud ma-consider kay naa MELBERT B. VILLAN ug gasunod man ta sa rules AB SOCSCI - 3 and regulations. Kinahanglan man pud equal ang pagtagad sa bisan kinsa bahalag mga friends mao nga wala gyud silay ikyas sa rules. Ang uban man sa amua kay ga-duty sa exit unya nay mga gaagi nga friends nila. Apan gastick man ta sa rules mao nga bisag friends gina-ingnan gihapon nga sa entrance muagi. How essential is the job of a Security Guard? Sila maoy MATA sa atong skwelahan. Sila ang gahatag ug seguridad sa school campus. Kung wala sila, makasiguro ba kita nga safe ang skwelahan? Makasiguro ba kita nga magmalinawon kini? Ang security guards mao ang ga-control sa peace and order sa school campus.

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involved niini. – Benzal, G. Kung dili gyud maundang ang kagubot isumbong nalang kini sa head guard para ma-aksyunan kini ug nga maundang na ang kagubot sa skwelahan. – Repolidon, J.

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“Sila maoy MATA sa atong skwelahan. Sila ang gahatag ug seguridad sa school campus. Kung wala sila, makasiguro ba kita nga safe ang skwelahan?”

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Do you have a message for the students of Bukidnon State University?

Given the occasion that a Among mensahe sa mga estudyante sama namo nga dili crisis will take place in the magpabadlong labi na sa mga security guard nga na-assign sa campus, what will you do? mga gate. Dili musupak sa balaod sa school campus aron hapsay I-report sa head guard ang dagan sulod sa campus.Isip usa ka estudyante sa BukSU, o mutawag sa kapulisan. – kinahanglan gyud musunod sila sa balaod sa skwelahan, sama Signocan, J. sa pagsuot ug complete uniform, proper haircut, ug ilabi na ang Tabangan nako ang mga mga I.D. Dayun respetuhon ang mga guard kay dili lalim ang ilang guard sa pag-trace up kung trabaho. Sila mismo ang mata sa skwelahan. On the other hand, kinsa o unsa ang hinungdan unta nga magtarong sila ug eskwela para sa ilang kaugmaon alang niini. Lantawon ang logbook pud sa kalambuan sa ilang pamilya. Be a responsible student of sa main gate ug kinsa ang Bukidnon State University. 19

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(…usapan ng dalawang magkaibigan…) F1: Bay! Naa koy pangutana nimo ba. Pila diay bayad magpailis ug ngalan? F2: Libo man ata per letter Bay? Di ko sure ui, ngano diay magpailis ka? Gibatian najud kas imong ngalan? F1: Unta bay, batian man gud kos akong pangalan bay!. Ambot ui, giahak aha kaha kakuha silang mama ug papa ani akong pangalan ngano naing-ani ni? Siguro panahon najud, musabay nalang ko kay ilisan sab baya ang ngalan sa atong nasod. F2: Hala diay!? Aha ka gikan ana nga balita man? F1: Ana nimu ron! Basa-basa pug news lagi Bay, basin ma-shock na lang kag pinalive ugma pagmata nimu ‘di na Philippines pangalan sa imong Inang Bayan. HAHAHA F2: S H O C K S !! ayay mamersonal na lagi dayon ba. Busy man gud ko ui. HAHAHA mubasa najud lagi ko sunod. Para sa mga taong hindi mahilig magbasa at makinig ng mga “chikachika” jan, alam mona bang may planong papalitan daw ang pangalan ng ating bansa? Kung hindi mo pa alam aba’y dapat alam mo ang mga isyung ito hindi kung anu-ano lang jan dahil baka bukas paggising mo eh hindi na Philippines ang pangalan ng bansang tinutuntungan mo. Pero kung tatanungin kita dahil plano pa lang naman ang pagpapalit nito, anong pangalan ang gusto mong ipangalan sa bansa mo? Base sa aking mga nakalap na limang mayroong impormasyon, pangalan na naibilang sa pagpipilian na ipapalit sa pangalang “Philippines” at ito ang mga sumusunod; Kingdom of LapuLapu, Adobo Republic, Baboy-an Islands, at Facifica Falayfay. Ito ang naitala

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sa nangungunang nationwide poll at survey ng “The Adobo Chronicles” upang makamit ang badyet sa kinabukasang komisyon na umaabot sa halagang P30 milyon. Ang komisyong ito ay binibilangan ng mga komisyoners galing sa National Commission for Culture and Arts, National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) at ng Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino. Ito ang kaukulang panukala ni Magdalo Representative Gary Alejano na bumatay sa House Bill 5867 or (An Act Constituting a Geographic Renaming Commission to Rename Our Country). Ano ba talaga ang dahilan ng pagpapalit ng pangalan ng ating bansa? Kung atin mang babalikan ang ating nakaraan, ang bansag na Philippines ay ipinangalan sumunod kay King Philip II na isang espanyol noong ika-labing anim na siglo na kung saan pinamahalaan ito ng mahigit tatlongdaan at pitongputpitong taon. Ang nasabing bansa ay nasa kontrol ng Espanya, Amerika at Hapon. Sa ngayon, ang layon ng pagpapalit ng pangalan ng bansa ay upang itapon o ibaon sa limot ang marka at bakas ng kolonyalismo. Ikalawa, maging matibay ang pagkakakilanlan ng bawat isa lalo na ang mga Pilipino at para mauri kung paano ang ating bansa, ang mga Pilipino at ang ating kinagisnang wika ay maging kilala kahit sa iba’t-iba pang mga bansa. Base sa mga layunin ng pagpapalit ng pangalan ng bansa, isa ito sa paraan upang malinis at mapalitan ng mahalimuyak na pananaw ang bansang Pilipinas. Ngunit, hindi ito ang natatanging dahilan kung bakit plinano ang pagpapalit-pangalan sa ating bansa

bagamat layon nitong maibida hindi lang ang bansang Pilipinas kundi pati na rin ang mga mamamayan nito – ang mga Pilipino. Sa ganitong pamamaraan, iba’t iba ang magiging interpretasyon ng bawat isa. Maaaring negatibo ang kanilang pananaw at maaaring gusto rin nila ang palitang ang bansag na Philippines sa ating bansa upang maiba naman ang pananaw ng ibang bansa sa atin. Kung ikaw tatanungin, sang-ayon ka ba sa pagpapalit saklaw sa bansang Pilipinas? Iba’t-iba ang maaaring sagot sa kung sino man ang makakabasa sa artikulong ito. Maaaring sang-ayon sila o maaari namang hindi. Pero kung ako ang tatanungin kung okey ba o hindi ang pagpapalit pangalan sa bansag na Philippines ng ating bansa, eh depindi rin dahil ang pinakaimportante sa isang bansa ay ang mamumuong pagtutulungan nito sa bawat isa upang makamit ng nakrarami ang hinahangad ng lahat. Ikalawa, ang pagsuporta sa mga plano ng mga lider ng bansa dahil ang mga planong ito ang talaga namang makakabuti at ang makakapaunlad sa buong bansa. At ang panghuli ay ang pagsunod sa bawat utos at batas na ipapanukala ng mga tagabantay sa kapayapaan at kaligtasan ng mga Pilipino. Mahalaga man ang pagkakakilanlan ngunit mas mahalaga pa rin ang responsibilidad ng bawat isa dahil ito ang pundasyon tungo sa matatag na pagsasamahan ng mga nakatira sa isang natatanging lugar na syang nagbibigay diin kung sino, ano at kung tagasaan ka. Ikaw, tagasaan ka ba?

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“TULONG!!!!!!” “Yuko anak, yuko!!!” “Nay… Samahan mo kami, huwag mo kaming iwan!” “Anak, Magtago kayo diyan, ingatan mo mga kapatid mo.” “Nayyyyy!!!!” Magagandang tanawin ay unti-unting naglalaho’t nawawala at mga likas na yamang naipamana ng ating kanunununuan ay nakikitang bumabagsak. “Iilang residente, patay! Matapos humalughug ang lindol na may lakas 7.5 magnitude, kaninang madaling-araw. Sa ngayon, nireresponde pa ng kinauukulan ang mga biktima." Nakakagulat ang ganitong mga balita na ating napapanood sa telebisyon at naririnig sa mga radyo. Hindi natin batid na dinaranas na ito ngayon ng ating bansa. Ano nga ba ang mga dahilan nito? Ano na nga ba ang nangyayari sa mundo? Noong Ika- 25 ng Mayo sa taong ito, niyanig ang Zamabales at main Island ng Luzon dahil sa lindol na may lakas na 5.3 magnitude. Kamakailan lang, ay sinuspende ang pasok ng mga mag-aaral sa Visayas noong Ika-6 ng Hulyo dahil sa 6.5 magnitude na lindol sa Leyte. Alam kong hinding-hindi natin malilimutan ang lakas na 7.5 magnitude na lindol dito sa atin, at ang mga napinsala nito ay ang di pangkaraniwan at mga makabuluhang tanawin at kasaysayan sa bansa; ito ang Cebu at Bohol. Samantalang ang Mindanao naman ay nakaranas ng mahigit kumulang sa sampung lindol sa loob lamang ng isang taon. At noong Ika-5 ng Agusto sa taong ito, niyanig ang Valencia, Bukidnon at ang mga karatig-bayan nito ng 5.0 magnitude na lakas ng lindol. Sa kabila ng mga pangyayaring iyon, ang Metropolitan Manila Development

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Authority o MMDA ay nais na makaisa ang Disaster Plan sa Metro Manila ng dahil sa Valley faults. Ano ba ang kinalaman ng Valley faults dito? Ayon sa mga eksperto na ang “Big One” ay maaaring mangyari sa ating henerasyon ngayon kung gagalaw ang West Valley Fault. Ayon sa Rappler, ang West Valley Fault na tumatawid sa ibat-ibang parte ng Manila at probinsya ay inaasahang makakaapekto sa ating bansa dahil ang mga rehiyong ito ay hindi lamang marami ang populasyon, kundi ito rin ay humahawak ng malaking parte sa gobyerno at Business Capital ito nga bansa. Hindi ba nakakatakot? Pero bago paman ang lahat, ang MMDA ay may ilang kaalaman na maituturo. Ito ay ang mga sumusunod: EARTHQUAKE TIPS: BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER ACCORDING TO PHIVOLCS Manatiling nasa loob ng silid kung nakapaloob sa sound building o bahay. Kung maaari, mabilisang buksan ang pinto. Magtago sa matibay na mesa at kumapit ng maigi, o panatilihing nakakupkup ang kamay sa ulo. Umiwassa mga nababasag na bintana, cabinet at iba pang mabibigat na bagay o ari-arian Mag-ingat sa mga nahuhulog na bagay. Maging alerto at maging mapagmatyag.

Kung malapit sa sa dagat o matutubig na lugar, lalo na kung malakas na lindol ang nararamdaman, mabilisang ilisan ang lugar at pumunta sa mga matatas na lupain dahil sa maaaring pagganap ng tsunami. Lumabas kung ikaw ay nagmamaneho. Huwag subukang tumawid sa mga tulay, overpass o flyovers na maaaring masira ng lindol.

PREPARING YOUR FAMILY FOR AN EARTHQUAKE Alamin ang lugar at mga delikadong parte, baka sakaling tamaan ng lindol. Alamin ang mga tamang straktyur ng bahay Siguraduhin ang mga ari-arian na nakalagay ng maayos at hindi matutumb, sakaling yumanig ang lupa. Prepare emergency bag or kit for each member of the family Maghanda ng emergency bag or kit isaisa para sa pamilya.

6-POINT CHECKLISTS FOR AN EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT HOUSE Sino ang tumayo ng bahay ko? Gaano na katagal ang bahay ko? May mga napinsala bang parte noong nakaraang lindol at kalamidad? Ano ang hugis ng aking bahay? Nadagdagan ban g ibang parte o ekstensiyon ang aking bahay?

FOR OUTSIDE: KUNG NASA LABAS: Lumisan sa lugar at pumunta sa ligtas. Umiwas sa mga kahoy, kuryente, poste at mga imprastaktura Umalis sa mga matatarik na bundok o matatalim na bato dahil ito’y maaaring maapektuhan ng landslides

Pero, ang mas mahalaga sa lahat, manalig sa Diyos, makialam, huwag mag panic, maging alerto—dahil walang sino man ang nakakaalam sa muling PAGYANIG!

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BY MARK ANGELO S . DUETES

WHEN A HEART is torn between baffling choices, one is

It was a bleak afternoon, a day in which the sky was hued grey.

hesitant to choose which is which; the reality or the assumption.

I was first year back then and we had our rehearsals for a field

To some, it matters not whether it is reality or assumption that

demonstration. I was glancing at him one day until the serenity

they end up sipping at the end of the day. So often mere they

of his brown eyes caught mine. He spared me a warm smile and

only seek joy and leisure yet at the expense of regrets and lifted up this longing heart, anticipating I had finally found the disappointments. What befalls their lives is what they believe a answer to all those yearning years. And from that day on, I was design in their fate, unfortunately. And to some, they have chosen delighted to have met him. That was how our story began—a both. Of certainty, it is the assumption that blinds them from the story which silly blossomed in text messaging. With every harsh grip of reality or its soft caress. Though they are vividly

message enveloped in felicity and tenderness, this heart finally

aware of being kept, still they have chosen to resort into naivety.

nestled in peace. Fearful of the possibility that he might fade out

For they know that in the long run, though they are unable to

of my sight, I had kept on obscuring the feelings I had for him. I

satisfy their reveries, at the very least they have listened to the

had wanted him to confess he likes me but to my disappointment,

whisper of their hearts and still have painted a wide merry smile he admitted his plans of not having a girlfriend instead. Heaps of doubt then engrossed my mind. Perhaps I was flying around in in the nick of time. I just have had another broken heart. The thought has kept circles by the thought of whether or not he would be mine. Yet at lingering at every corner of this dull room as I strive to wipe away the very least, I listened to the whisper of my heart; and after all, these ceaseless tears. Clutching my knees and leaning against I would love him still…until he feels the same way for me. the wall, I have pondered again the reasons why he has never

But as years had flipped its withered pages, I was left utterly

loved me. Vainly, I have strived for fame, perfection, and power

stupefied by the fact that he, eventually, had a girlfriend. And

yet none of these have ever seized the attention I yearned from

yes, I just have had another broken heart, again. I just have had

eyes who never sought mine. Ridiculously, I have waited…so long

my heart love the right way for the wrong one and for the third

that I have ended waiting for nothing after all. He can only look

time. Perhaps the sight is never a sign of love, I realized. What is

at me, but never can he give back the affection I supposed to perceived could be a fiction in itself. However, just as how I had possess. Maybe love and kismet are forever strangers, even if I my heart broken thrice, maybe it was not only that the sight is wait a lifetime. Fictitious assumptions once quelled those melancholic sentiments on the day I graduated high school. A year ago,

never a sign of love. Maybe it was more of my inability to fulfill their desires for I am not a woman. In this journey towards finding the right one, heartbreaks

with sheer exhilaration and avidity, I told my best friends how serve as railroads to the love we have long been chasing for. And fascinated I was about entering college. Baffled, I added in as we wait for our ride to the terminal of love, perhaps we gaze conviction, “…savoring that thing they called love would be a so often at what lies beyond the horizon that we tend to overlook heartfelt beat of zeal once we get to college. Perhaps we might what is already there. Look around. Why not wait for the train? meet our fated man in no time!” And we ended up chortling at my Maybe the one we long have waited for has also been waiting for puerile excuse. I was certain. I would open my heart, no matter his ride. Perhaps he has not yet taken the train. And perhaps he how long it would take. So I waited, for the third time, instilling

is just there standing with his schoolbag on his shoulder— right

the credence I have. And maybe love and kismet were not at

next to you.

all strangers. Because a time came serendipity made our paths cross.

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We Don't Need Words

LITERARY

BY JONAH ELIJAH C . ABL ANQUE

A WHISPER. An aria. A prayer.

Art by: Deyrold Casinabe

How long has it been since she stopped hearing things? It happened on the first summer of her arrival in school. They were just classmates that time. He didn't know her name nor asked for it. She didn't tell him either. They weren’t close or anything. She was just a simple girl who looked more beautiful than that of the norm. She doesn’t speak that much. She struggled at first, then gone crying, so as to beg rescue. 2 summers back, she sat in her room reading a book. She had been lying in bed but couldn’t sleep so she decided to grab something out of her pile of books and began reading with a juice in hand. It was a cold and quiet night. She turned on the TV instead of music and left it running at a low volume. A late night western movie was on. The curtains were half open and countless number of lights can be seen through the large window. It had started to rain hard just after lunchtime, but it turns into a shower every now and then, and back to heavy rain again. Strangely, the night was too quiet. She turned off the TV as if it was irritating. It felt too quiet. The last rain had gone and neither cars nor buses could be heard. She could feel the cold through the windows and walls. Suddenly, she felt a nostalgic feeling warming her up. She wondered why she felt like that and remembered the time she was talking to a tree in summer long time ago. Still confused, she closed the book, feeling the need to sleep; she ignored the silence and finished the rest of her juice then went to sleep. That night, she lost her hearing. The next day, she dropped out of school. After a few months, she returned. She tried to speak her thoughts during the discussion at the first day of school but her words drowned as she tried to speak, it sounded more of a broken song, sung with made up lyrics and no actual word or meanings. Seeing her anguish that day, to know and understand better, he decided to befriend her. Starting that day, they would always spend time together, like having the unspoken agreement of an unrestricted relationship. While spending idle time with her, his thoughts came across different endings and partings. ‘Restless do people grow, too little to have known a mere fraction of the sky is only to be shown.’

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Probably best describe his worries, afraid that he would confuse love and pity. However, he gradually developed the feeling of care for her, but grieves to have that which he fears to lose. Because growing attachment to her would spell demise for he know that they could never come to understand each other. Weekend came and they agreed to spend the day. “Let’s have a date! I’ll bring lunch and blanket tomorrow, meet me by the meadows under the tree. There’s something I want to tell you,” goes the handwritten letter she left in his bag the day before weekend. After reading the letter, he thought ‘I knew it, from the very beginning; it was never meant to last.’ As the feeling of guilt assailed him from his sleep the night before weekend, he came to realization. ‘You don’t call that love. That was just a selfish, one sided fascination, or, well, just a misunderstanding.’ It wasn’t genuine. In the end, you’ve never fallen in love. And he fell asleep feeling anxious about tomorrow’s meeting. The sun rose and he set to meet her on their date. “Do we need words to express everything?” she suddenly flashed using the message application of her phone the second they met. And it baffled him. The day moved on, but the feeling of confusion with her question seemed to have lingered until the end of the day. As sunset approached, she showed him a paper with the words, “Thank you, I really appreciate all the things you’ve done for me, but please… stop, for it has caused more pain than relief when you treat me with pity. I’m sorry if I forced you into doing this. Thank you for everything, and let’s make this the last time.” Silence filled the air as regret pierced his heart, thinking hard for words of recompense for the times he failed to divine the meaning behind her actions. Then desperately, he tried to tell her. “It’s not like that!” trying to make excuses, but cannot deny that pitiful treatment, it pained her and he knew. She smiled at him and placed a single finger on his lips, so as to say. “We don’t need words now.” She was smiling, but her eyes were all teary and lips were stiff, like she was about to burst into tears, only that she didn’t. ~Then she left. He never got to tell her his answer, so he shouted to the plains “We don’t need words now!!! We don’t need words for now!” “The sun has gone, the light has dimmed and we part ways again. The scenes are quite different now. The echoes are not the same as I once used to hear. It was that then, I scorn upon the frigid spurs of the cold, and embrace this direction I chose to stray, until one day, our thoughts might come array.” Still, on days of calm and idleness, he would always remember her gentle smile as if saying that we don’t need words anymore. And that orange of smile burned the sky, as the sunset dyes the city vermillion, creating crimson colored clouds teasing us all fare goodbye. And it filled the empty space of my heart for a day’s piece of a whole heartedly cry.

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Art by: Deyrold Casinabe

BY DANIELLE BL ANCA G . OR ACION

A FROWNING FACE , a weighty under lip, rolling eyes and a turbulent soul—we turn into unattractive creatures when we feel hate like how the sky looks uninviting when a tempest comes into view. When one has done wrong, no matter how minute and insignificant that wrong may be, letting it pass is sometimes a task so difficult we may ever face. Shrugging it off is discomfiting as it is innate within us to believe that one’s pride and self-respect are two things which should never to be trifled with. The root is our ego. As we find it, our pride is sometimes too hard to deal with. It requires too much respect and is highly engrossed with a “sense of oneself”. It strongly controls us that we fail to see that we are created differently and with that we have to tolerate each other. We always have our own stubborn propensities of being unforgiving. When one initiates a staring feat, one breaks them with a roll of an eye. When someone goes on sniffing down his nostril at us like we are beneath his gaze, we wave our fists provoking a fight. When we are rectified and embarrassed, we respond as if we don’t like to have somebody around knowing more than we do. It aggravates us. When a snide remark triggers a stinging retort, the slighted person responds with another sharp reply. We dive into our set of erring biased rules misguiding the mind of a sound judgment. Hate is not there yet but in the following hours when we descend deep into the fields of our inner consciousness, hate slowly builds up as it slowly gauges the damages done. Hate is not external but lays deep within oneself. It is evil in itself and destructive with all its consequences It eats upon the host. It destroys the soul. It eliminates values. It feeds upon the host’s ego. It pretends it’s not there making the person guise in deceptive innocence and veneer humility on the outside but filling his mind with the blackest terrors of detestation; gnarled, sagged and twisted. It is the small hate of the silent souls that lead them to their downfall. It is hate’s narrow vision and ego’s absence of understanding that constitutes self-ruin. Sowing winds of hate harvests a hurricane of bitterness. In the course of our days we may face the very storms we have created. Hate comes when we retain the thoughts

of our accounts. The truth is the more the clouds of hate darken the more we recede from rational thinking. The more we are sucked up in the storm, the more we seem to deny the possibility of forgiveness. Nevertheless, he who admits to himself that he’s wrong and to the person he has wronged is stronger and better than those who keep hatred within them. However, those who unquestionably forgives are the giants among those who are stronger. We never need to feel subservient to another nor should we look down upon the other as if one is second-rate but character surgery is imperative when we need to have arrogance and pride cut out of our lives. With how we are created differently, rancour is unavoidable. Like how the difference of temperature creates a storm between the cloud and the sea, we create storms with our dissimilarities. Though we are created in disparity still we are much more than “large-scale manufacturers of misunderstanding.” One with superior emotional make-up controls his ego and feelings in a composed manner. He doesn’t want any superiors nor he wants any inferior. True as it is that it’s hard to be kind when one is not especially when we cannot understand why we have to be understanding at all. But hate is self-destructive. One cannot be happy when they hate, for the price of hating others is loving oneself less. Along with so much that weighs our minds there is perhaps even more storms in our souls that we need to pacify. By accepting the universal truth that we all are diverse we are spared of the dangers of destroying ourselves. There is solace and comfort in forgiveness. Like a sunshine breaking through angry storm clouds, it can provide a calming serenity within us. Keeping ourselves from emotional vexation is too basic when we learn to pardon error. There, and only right then we prevent creating storms within us. We are never defined by what others do to us but by how we react about it. At certain points, the people we dislike will not always be the sort of people we take them for. As far as which words we choose to define our response towards them, tolerance will always be the best answer.

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BY RONA D. MACAL AM

“There may be times that I thought about giving up but my desire to graduate fueled my hope to keep pursuing.”

I SUDDENLY felt the urge to hug her upon hearing her story. Tears sprung around ducts of my friend’s eyes as she narrated to me all her experiences relating to her part-time jobs. I can see the weariness of her spirit but I can also see the hope peering through the windows of her soul. The challenge to maintain the balance between getting average grades while having extra jobs during vacant hours for an enough sum she may earn caught me in great awe. I know that it is more than a challenge of character because this is also a battle for her soul. It was 5 pm and her class has ended. She told me that by 6 p.m. she should be at her workplace. She earns five hundred pesos per week and aside from her regular rent of where she’s staying at, she also needed to buy groceries. Driven by her ardent character, she never hesitated to also mention about her need to budget for toiletries and for photocopies of the handouts given by her instructors. The wants to buy fashionable Wednesday outfits and glossy chic bags, spending times at café’s, unwinding at bar’s, and taking outdoor activities without the need to worry about the expenses has been set aside to her goals after she secures a stable job after she graduates. The beauty of her spirit covered her with direct optimism and I was struck in deep amazement. Glimmering cuts of perspiration sprung from her brow and her pink handkerchief – the first thing she purchased from the money she gained from her toil and hard work – did the honor of dabbing it. The relief didn’t appear when she recalled how her employer yelled at her, spurting embarrassing words. She wasn’t trained to wash dishes. And her employer gave no comfort whatsoever to her agony. There were discomforts visible in her hands from the piles of laundry she finished the other day and she earned a hundred pesos from it. She’s clearly exhausted but she’s smiling.

Each of us is facing different circumstances. These circumstances hone us to become true victors in the age of the new day. Yet as we face these challenges, our resilience is tested as to how we deal with the pain whenever failures hit our way. A student who is used to living a comfortable life might only give subtle emphasis on the importance of struggle and survival while someone who is used to fighting their hardest down to the dirt to continue and pursue their education values its significance and lives by its virtue. These two personalities might somehow look different but a closer look would say that they are closely related. One may deal with challenges superficially and the other might engage in the trials wholly. However, they are both reaching to one goal: to arrive and to succeed. And for all we know, the other knows how it pays off to have your sweat be manifested in all the labor of your hands while the other is only acquainted to the shallow part about everything the other person has gone through. Your classmates or your friends may belong to any one of the two. Now, which of the two are you? We all have different ways in succeeding the career path we have chosen. A graceful walk towards the destination does not keep you from reaching the location. However, it takes time. Hasty steps towards the goal do not mean that you will always arrive on time but it gives the assurance that you won’t be too late in your intended time of arrival. At the end of the day, any means of achieving success does not truly give the complete definition of our accomplishment. Because what would become of the means if the end wasn’t achieved? Hence, the thing that matters most is if we satisfactorily achieved our goal. Problems will make our journey challenging but it will also refine us into the person we were meant to become. And when the sun rises again, the story on how we achieve success will serve as an inspiration to everyone who values our story.

Hence, the thing that matters most is if we satisfactorily achieved our goal. Problems will make our journey challenging but it will also refine us into the person we were meant to become. And when the sun rises again, the story on how we achieve success will serve as an inspiration to everyone who values our story.

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BOOK REVIEWS

“You don’t just live along your lifetime, your life will continue through eternity inside the lives of many other, that’s what it means to become a legend.” One of the many noteworthy and catchy lines inscribed within the book entitled Overlord by a young Japanese writer with a penname Maruyama Kugane. The story revolves around a group of people who got lost in a world they know not. The book is dark in theme but uses a humane humor which somehow twists plots and events in a simple but most interesting way which makes the book catchy. Humorous, deceitful and witty, the author’s unwinding of vast interconnected ideas in the golden form of a book is one thing fictional readers should never miss.

THE ALCHEMIST “Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams.” An excerpt from a fictional masterpiece entitled “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho, a Brazilian novelist who challengingly mixed tales, myth and parable into one masterpiece. This enchanting book has changed countless people with its simplicity and inspiring wisdom. This story is about an adventurous Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who has unwavering resolve to accomplish his personal legend of finding a treasure. He travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the foot of a Pyramid. Lush, evocative, and deeply humane — the story is an eternal testament to the transforming power of dreams and listening to our hearts.

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MOVIE REVIEWS Released on June 30, 2017 in theatres, Universal Pictures proudly presents the Despicable Me 3 that continued the adventures of Gru, his new family, and the Minions from the 2 Despicable Me’s and Minions 2015. From being a villain to being a detective that currently works under Anti Villainy League (AVL), Gru (Steve Carell) with his wife, Lucy (Kristen Wiig) got fired for letting the diamondstealer-super villain “Evil Bratt” (Trey Parker) escape. In the midst of struggling for unemployment, Gru’s long lost twin-brother, Dru, popped-up in the story and turned the tables around. Agnes found a real-life Unicorn, Margo got engaged in a weird cheese boy, and the Minions found themselves in prison - hilariously slaving other prisoners. Though the movie was rated “PG”(Parental Guidance) for its action, rude humour and slapstick, it is still highly recommendable for kids and family.

WONDER WOMAN Checking out your movie list? Well, knocking at your big screen is a movie hit which fashioned its own mark into stardom, had amazed the world and left everyone applauding — Wonder Woman! Grossing $798 million worldwide, Wonder Woman is a 2017 American superhero film based on the DC Comics and distributed by the Warner Bros. Pictures had its blockbuster hit directed by Patty Jenkins and starred by the Israeli beauty queen, Gal Gadot. The story starts with an Amazon princess Diana, who went off with a soldier (which she eventually fell in love with) outside their magical island to stop the war caused by the god Ares. The extravagant movie effects and the excellent execution of stunts definitely had gangs of friends and families stuck up in their sofas eating popcorn and had quite a lot of men drooling over the leading star. So don’t miss it!

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SERIES REVIEWS ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK

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Orange is the New Black (OITNB) is a masterpiece! It is one of Netflix’s most-watched original series often praised for HUMANIZING prisoners. It will literally take you out for a roller coaster ride with it’s perfect balance of drama, comedy, and an awesome cast to whip an awesome series. The story revolves around a woman prison, filled with different race, gender, and heart-wrenching back stories. The series accurately showed the impact of corruption, brutality, and drugs to the well-being of the prisoners. It’s a real eye-opener! Just a little warning, the series is not intended for fainthearted humans. It’s a little bit . . . uncensored. But that’s what make this series outstanding. Orange is the New Black is currently on its 5th season.

Stranger Things is one of the best series Netflix ever produced with each episode teeming with sheer quality. For starters, Stranger Things is a science fiction, horror, vintage themed thriller revolving around the disappearance of a young boy, a psychokinetic young girl, and various cases of supernatural events in their town. The series masterly generates an eccentric and mysterious vibe which depicts it’s great storytelling and jaw-dropping production. The enchanting synthesis of humor, nostalgia, and horror will surely beguile you to binge-watch the entire series in just a single earth rotation. Anyhow, these are just the tip of the iceberg on why Stranger Things stood out from the rest. You’ll surely won’t regret watching this series I swear! And by the way, Season 2 is coming this October 27, 2017.

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ALBUM REVIEWS HOPELESS FOUNTAIN KINGDOM

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The electropop artist, Ashley Nicole Frangipane, professionally known as Halsey, released her sophomore album [following Badlands] through Astralwerks with its majestic title Hopeless Fountain Kingdom. She released HFK on June 2nd of this year and it has been garnering a lot of attention from her massive following and from critics alike. She released the music video for the track Now or Never on April 4, 2017 in which the epicenter theme is likened to the star-crossed lovers of Shakespeare—Romeo and Juliet. The album has 16 tracks featuring Lauren Jauregui of Fifth Harmony, Quavo of Migos, and Cashmere Cat. My favorites are 100 Letters, Alone, and Heaven in Hiding to name a few (Nah. I’m in love with the entire album!). Give it a listen, find your favorites, and add them to your playlists!

American hip hop recording artist, singer-songwriter, and record producer Russell Vitale, professionally known as Russ, finally got his deserved breakout as an artist in the mainstream light. Russ released his contemporary R&B debut studio album There’s Really A Wolf on May 5th of this year through Columbia Records. Russ has been accentuating on his songs that he mixed, mastered, engineered, written, and produced, not just this album, but all his works. This album has 20 tracks that he recorded since 2015. My favorites are Losin Control, Cherry Hill, and Do It Myself (and the rest of the album obviously!). Russ has already been ten years deep in the rap game and is one of the realest in the industry. His songs are perfect for any mood and you truly would want to become a part of his fanbase! *wink*

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MALAYBALAY CITY’S R&R DESTINATIONS BY RONA D. MACALAM & LIZZANNE K ATE B. PADILLA

Kaamulan Grounds J Barroso Drive

Municipality of Lantapan

When you feel that stress creeping up faster than a spider does on your veins and you cannot visit the places mentioned before because it would cost you your precious time and you just maybe need a good, solid walk. Walk away the stress at the Kaamulan Grounds and let the fresh air greet you on the way.

Monastery of the Transfiguration Barangay San Jose

Municipality of Cabanglasan

Have you ever felt dreary due to the heavy loads of school work? How does it feel when almost all of your time was spent only with your face buried in books? Well, as students, there is definitely nothing wrong with being academically driven and focused. However, college life shouldn’t be journeyed through and through without stops. After all the heavy work is done, take your time and rest. Give yourself a break. Here are places to pause the exhausting mundane routine of a student and unleash the relaxation beast in you and let that monster do its thing. Hop along with your friends or if you like riding solo, ride on!

Want a spiritual take while unwinding? Try to visit the monastery and bask in its glorious symbolic walls that gives off an evangelic atmosphere. This place is a good one for meditation or simply for a breather.

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Nasuli Spring Resort Barangay Bangcud

The cold and fresh spring water of the Nasuli River will give you a chill swimming experience to refresh your body and your mind. Escape from reality for a while and feel the freeze!

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Pools

And if those did not suit your relaxation needs, there are pools all over Malaybalay City. Dip that stress in and feel it float away. Ready for that well deserved rest & recreation activity? Pack the important stuff and sail away to seas of relaxation, friends!

Mt. Capistrano

Sitio Binalbagan, Purok 9, Brgy. Simaya

This mountain holds breathtaking views. On top of it, there are amazing rock features and remarkable cave formations. The mountain can be found at Sitio Binalbagan, Brgy. Simaya. And the awesome thing is the transportation fee is affordable! However, the adventure should be taken by group as you will try to conquer its tricky and slippery steep path. You’d want someone to help you, just in case. I swear, the uphill is tough but the top is promising. Photo: “Trekking Mt. Capistrano: A Quick Guide” (http://trekero.blogspot.com)

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