The MARIAN T h e Of f i c i a l S t u d e n t P u bl i c at i on of S a i n t M a r y ’s Un i v e r s i t y
Vol. LIV No. 2 August - September 2015
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Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
CULTURE AND FAITH. Members of the BIBAK Organization lead the call to prayer of the Holy Mass to start the Ethnicity Week Celebration (Photo by John Tayaban)
NO OUTBREAK
School physician says number of sore eyes, dengue cases hiked by Emmanuel Jose
Despite the increase in the cases of dengue and sore eyes for the months of August and September in the university, SMU physician Dr. Moises Viernes did not declare an outbreak but considered the occurrence as an ‘increase of incidents’ instead. “We cannot say that this is an outbreak. We cannot declare an outbreak because when we say outbreak, we will close the school.
It can be said that there have been an increase of incidents seen but not an outbreak,” said Viernes. According to the records in the school clinic, there were 19 reported cases of dengue and 82 for sore eyes for August and September. On the other hand, the office of associate dean for men and women (ADSAS) noted a higher number of dengue and sore eyes cases yielding 107 and
94 respectively. These figures were based on the reasons in the admission slips of the students. Viernes reasoned out that the big difference between the records of the SMU clinic and the ADSAS has something to do with the dengue and sore eyes cases consulted outside the university. “With the big difference in the records of both offices, meaning to say, most students did not have continue to page 2
CHSF: an edge in nat’l sustainable campus search by Stacy Lee Nicole Ortiguero and Karl Cyril Pobre
Banking on its Clean Healthy Safe and Friendly (CHSF) program, Saint Mary’s University joined the 2015 National Search for Sustainable and Eco-friendly Schools, an annual competition among the schools in the country implementing proper waste segregation, electricity and water conservation and proper safety maintenance. ECO-FRIENDLY CAMPUS. Saint Mary’s University considers its CHSF program as one of its biggest advantage as the University takes part in the National Search for Sustainable and Eco-friendly Schools in the Philippines. (Photo by Henry Catama)
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COMMUNITY NEWS El Niño will not greatly affect NV farmers - Prov’l Agriculturist Director
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CICT Director: Security comes first
by Henrich Coniega
Despite having lost in the recently concluded election for the president of the Student Central Council, it did not stop Loreto Cadiente Jr. from pursuing excellence in the field of leadership. Cadiente, a senior BS Psychology and AB Guidance Counseling student, uplifted Marian pride upon joining this year’s 2nd World Youth Alliance Asia-Pacific (WYAAP) leadership training called “Game Changers” which aims to empower youth against human trafficking conducted at Tagaytay Highlands, Aug. 14-16. Through online application, Cadiente was able to become a member of the World Youth Alliance. The WYAAP is a regional
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New Gates Security System to Operate Second Semester
Cadiente joins Game Changers training
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RED ALERT! COMBATTING DENGUE AND SORE EYES CONTAGION
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branch of World Youth Alliance, a global coalition of young people promoting the dignity of an individual. The Game Changers is a national youth advocacy training that aims to ready selected Filipino youth with knowledge on human trafficking laws and help them formulate an advocacy plan for continue to page 3
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ANDRES BONIFACIO:
Natatanging bayani ng Hukbo
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Passing is for those who need me, new engr. says
by Chantal Therese Tayaban
“Kailangan ko pumasa hindi para sa akin [kundi] para sa mga tutulungan ko.” With his inspiration from the people who need him, the thoughts of going back to his life of working in the public market and the seven years of jumping from one engineering course to another and finally deciding on Electrical Engineering lingering in his mind, Jeremy Estimada braved the odds and on the night of Sept. 10, he finally added six letters after his name—REE, RME.
“Inspiration ko mga tagapalengke dito sa amin at mga relatives ko. Gustong gusto ko kasing tumulong. Masarap sa pakiramdam kaso nung nagpunta ako ng Manila daming pulubi tapos gusto kong bigyan ng pera or pagkain kaso walang wala din naman ako that time kaya ayun dapat pumasa to help others syempre may mga kamag-anak din naman akong dapat tulungan,” he said. While taking the exams he imagined adding ‘Engr.’ before his name except fears of failing
SMUCS to compete in nat’l MBC choral finals
the Electrical Engineer Licensure Examinations overtook his thoughts but three working days after the last day of exams, the Philippine Regulatory Commission (PRC) announced that he together with 12 Marian alumni were among the passers. The first time taker who was an April 2015 graduate shared how the five-month review was like for him and added a tip for those taking board exams. “Para sa akin kasi ‘yung review [‘yung] pinaka-worst experience
kasi ‘di mo alam kung anong uunahin kaya [thankful ako sa] review center kasi sila ‘yung guide mo kung anong rereviewhin mo… the night before nakakainis kasi parang hindi ka nakareview. Ang payo ko lang…expect the worse and hope for the best,” he said. Aside from Estimada, eight other alumni passed both REE and RME boards namely: Jeff Alejandrino, REE, RME; Hermie Rhone Louis Arquero, REE, RME; Cyrus Camhit, REE, RME; Kenneth John Domingo, REE, RME; Jefferson
Humiwat, REE, RME; Leonard Michael Lannu, REE, RME; Jan Vincent Ruben Tayaban, REE, RME; and Julius Tomas, REE. Claiming a 91.67% passing rate for the REE board with three additional passers: Maximino Gabatino III, REE; Manuel Angelo Maranan, REE; and Rocky Valdez, REE, SMU was higher than the 67.23% national passing rate. Meanwhile, the university garnered a 90.91% passing rate for the RME board exam with a national rate of 63.01%. M
CESP conducts annual Run for the Forest by Gliaczy Corpuz and Gelene Kaye Valdez
by Precious Joy Agnaen
Proving that they have the prowess to sing, Saint Marys University Choral Society (SMUCS) once again qualified to compete in the national level after passing the elimination round of Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) Choral Competition held in Cauayan City, Isabela, Sept. 5.
The Cultural Ambassadors of Goodwill of Nueva Vizcaya passed the audition in the regional level, making them qualified for the National level along with PNU Kalubnusan Choir of PNU Isabela. The competition was composed of three categories which are as follows with the title of the piece sang: Inspirational (Take Me Out of The Dark), Folk Song (Pasigin), and Pop Song (Queen of the Night). They were the regional champions for two consecutive years (2011 and 2012). In 2012, SMUCS was one of the top eight choirs in the Philippines to compete in the grand finals. With their success, however, it was noted that SMUCS did not join the said competition for the past years and Frederick M. Esteves, SMUCS president explained the failure to attend the said event. The last time SMUCS joined
MBC National Competition was in 2012 and last December 2013 the group joined Sing N Joy Manila which was also organized by MBC, the group was then Silver Awardee and last year the group was not able to join MBC [dahil] may mga concerts din ang choral kasi noon kaya hindi na nakasali,” he said. Moreover, Raychard Viner Balassu, a member of SMUCS, said that their come back to MBC is to gain another experience to bring pride for the university. “Last year (2014), the SMUCS focused [on giving] full service to our dear [university] - as the group already joined the Sing ‘n Joy in the year 2013 and MBC [from] 2011 to 2012. This come back is for the purpose of gaining new experiences and to give glory to the university,” Balassu said. The upcoming national competition will be held at the Aliw Theater on December this year. M
No outbreak... their consultations here in the school [clinic]. It could be that they have consulted their private physicians,” said Viernes. Viernes, however, said that the school clinic provided checkup and consultations as early as dengue and sore eyes cases were recorded in the university in order to stop further transfer and infections among the Marian community. Other than the reported dengue and sore eyes cases, the university clinic also recorded cases of chikungunya. (UN)SAFE STUDENTS With the increased cases of sore eyes and dengue, Marian students were troubled for the possible transmission of the virus. Krizzle Nova Lazam, a senior BLIS student said that she is worried for the possible contagion of sore eyes. “Actually sa class namin, may apat na may sore eyes. Natatakot ako na mahawa [kasi] syempre
WARM UP. Runners stretch in front of the four pillars as a prelude to the run for the forest in Masoc on Sept. 26, 2015. (Photo by Johmelia Lantion)
The Community Extension Service Program (CESP) conducted their annual Run for the Forest activity on Sept. 26 at Brgy. Masoc, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya. The main objective for this year’s run for the forest is the tree planting activity in which there were 80 various seedlings that were supposed to be planted on the
SMU Reforestation site, which unfortunately was not met by those who joined the event. “Hindi naitanim kasi walang materials [na nadala], kaya ayun, iniwan na lang doon sa site,” said a student who joined the said event. The run started at 6:30 in the morning in which the starting point was from the Brgy. Hall of Masoc and the finish line was at the SMU
Reforestation site. According to Mrs. Mayvelyn Covita, a faculty member and a partaker of the event, there is a decrease in the number of participants who joined. However, it is more organized than last year. She also added that there were wrist bands given to the participants who passed through
po ako sa clinic then binigyan po nila ako ng paracetamol,” Segundo said.
the motion and commended the fogging process done by the university. “Maganda yung ginawa [ng school,] kasi kahit hindi maging zero percent yung cases ng dengue, at least bababa yung percentage ng mga magkakadengue,” he said. Meanwhile, another letter dated Sept. 12 was forwarded to DSAS requesting that students and faculty who are infected with conjunctivitis or sore eyes should be sent home to rest until symptoms of swelling and redness of eyes disappear in order not to transmit the adeno virus which is the primary cause of sore eyes.
but as well as the neighboring communities especially the canals. Let’s connect to the carrier mosquito which thrives in dirty environment. Everyone should help in cleaning the campus,” said Viernes. Aside from cleaning the campus, practicing personal hygiene will help stop the spread of sore eyes and other infectious diseases. Applying alcohol on hands and using separate towels in the household are simple ways to not spread the virus to other people. He also considered that this year’s data is far better than the reported cases from previous years because there is zero mortality rate among dengue patients. “Unlike the previous years, we have no mortalities this year. I think students are already aware that they should go for consultations earlier before their health condition worsens,” said Viernes. - with reports from Gwenn Edphine Naui and Charlotte Jace Fabian M
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classmates ko sila. Tinanong ko nga sila kung bakit pa sila pinapasok ng guard. Eh dapat kapag may sore eyes na, hindi na dapat pinapapasok,” said Lazam. Another student said that she acquired her sore eyes because of the warm weather and that she did not consult the school clinic because she is not fond of medication. “Siguro po sa init ng panahon ko nakuha yung sore eyes ko. Hindi po ako nagpacheck-up sa clinic kasi hindi po ako mahilig mag [take ng] medicine,” said Jandel Rose Aduca, BSA 1. On the other hand, Zairamie Segundo, BSA 3 student who experienced dengue twice between August and September said that she possibly incurred the virus either in the university or in her boarding house in Solano. “August and September po ako na-dengue. Noong August po, fever lang, pero ngayong September nagkaroon na po ako ng rashes. Nagpa-consult naman
PREVENTIVE HEALTH MEASURES In a letter dated Aug. 20 addressed to the office of the dean of student affairs and services (ODSAS), Viernes asked to conduct a university-wide fumigation to remove germs and dengue-carrying mosquitoes in the school premises. The Physical Plant and Properties Development and Maintenance Office (PPPDMO) spearheaded the said fogging in three consecutive Saturdays and Sundays of August and September. Also, SMU High School and Grade School campuses and the dormitories for men and women were included in the fumigation process which amounted to P31, 000 in all according to PPPDMO. Sophomore architecture student Josua Menis seconded
CLEANER ENVIRONMENT IS KEY Viernes reiterated that constant cleaning of the campus and outside perimeters will help lessen and prevent communicable diseases from infecting the Marian community. “We should concentrate more of cleaning not only our campus
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HEADQUARTERS. Tabuk Bishop Prudencio Andaya Jr., CICM, D.D leads the blessing on Aug. 10 of the new boardroom, one of the activities in the Ethnicity Week Festival (Photo by John Tayaban)
Ethnicity Week Emphasizes Impacts of Mining to IPs
by Rhenzyl de Guzman and Michael Guina-at To highlight the conditions of the indigenous people in the society, a lecture-forum on mining impacts highlighted this year’s university-wide celebration of the ethnicity week, Aug. 10-14. Cacai Tolentino, a speaker on the said forum, stressed on the importance of the knowledge of the IPs about their ancestral lands and mining impacts to them. ”Ang lupa ng katutubo ay hindi nakabatay sa kapirasong papel kundi nakabatay sa kasaysayan kung paano inalagaan ang lupang kinalakhan,” Tolentino said on her discussion of the Philippine Mining Act of 1995 and the ALARM: Ancestral Lands at Risk of Mining.” Moreover, Indigenous Knowledge and Tradition Center (IKAT) Director Darwin Don
Dacles explained how they crafted the idea of having such lecture and forum which accordingly, was based on the theme “Ensuring Indigenous Peoples’ Well-being.” “One of the traditional characteristics or values of the IPs is their rootedness in the environment at nagkataon naman na ang world IP celebration theme has something to do with environmental concerns. Yun nga ang isang value nila is nakatali sila sa lupa at kapaligiran na they have to protect and secure their future by way of safeguarding the environment and the best way to showcase that is the issue in mining,” Dacles said. The different local and national speakers in the said lecture discussed the consequences of mining to the environment and to
the people, land grabbing practices due to the absence of documents supporting the lands owned by the IPs, and the evacuations because of ongoing mining activities in the lands of the IPs. Though most of the insights of mining revealed to be unpleasant, however, Edgar Bartolome stressed the good impact of mining by means of employment and scholarships. “Hindi naman lahat ng epekto ng mining negatibo. Mining also has good impact to the people especially to the poor such as employment and scholarships to the youth yet we cannot deny the fact that the bad effect has a greater influence,” he said. Serving the Mandates of the CICM Since SMU is a CICM school
Campus Personality 2015 crowned Mutya ng Bayombong 2015 by Den Mark Lorenzo
drawn into the care for the IPs, Dacles suggested that Marian students and faculty should trace back their rootedness as IPs which he proposed the wearing of IP accented clothes not just for the faculty but to include students during the celebration. “The celebration was institutionalized in 2011 due to one of the CICM mandates which is about Indigenous People. Since SMU is a CICM school, SMU certainly should serve the mandates of the CICM through the [Marian community] to go back being indigenous,” he said. Furthermore, Dacles said that SMU as an educational institution must act as a leader in the promotion of well-being especially the underprivileged IPs so as to the
effects of mining in their lives. “We have integrity in God’s creation and promotion of justice and human rights, so if you violate all these rights, yung mga tao na original settlers in a place we call IPs will be affected ultimately kaya bilang isang educational institution, SMU dapat ang [maging] leader diyan,” Dacles added. Meanwhile, Dhaff Jezaly Pinkihan, BS Crim 3 said she appreciates the yearly culmination of Ethnicity Week. “Maganda na sinusuportahan ng school natin yung mga activities relating ethnicity kasi as a member of an indigenous group, yung iba kinakahiya nila na galing sila sa isang indigenous group. The week, somehow open the eyes of every continue to page 5
Cadiente joins... their communities. On asking about what he learned during the event, he realized that the youth also play a vital role in helping address human trafficking. “The youth can be part of the war on human trafficking. What I only know before is that private or public sector lang pwedeng tumulong, ‘yun pala kahit ‘yung
youth; kahit na napaka-sensitive na issue which is human trafficking and from that, gumagawa kami ngayon ng isang program to address human trafficking,” he said. Aside from the training, he is also one of the 90 delegates for the 10th Aboitiz Future Leaders Business Summit to be held in Cebu City on Nov. 5-7. M
CHSF: an edge... EPITOME. This year’s Miss SMU Campus Personality Louise Aldeim Burgos (center) bagged 14 minor and major awards during the Mutya ng Bayombong 2015 at the LGU Gym Bayombong, Aug. 8. (Photo by Den Mark Lorenzo)
Conquering the LGU Bayombong stage with personality, beauty and wit, Miss SMU Campus Personality 2015 Louise Aldeim Burgos, BSA-4, was crowned Mutya ng Bayombong 2015, Aug. 8. Burgos exclaimed that she is grateful about the results despite of thinking other academic responsibilities during the pageant. “I am really grateful. I did not think of winning because that time I was thinking of our research
paper but still I am happy that it all ended the way I wanted it to be,” she said. Burgos, showing her all around potentials got her almost all the awards in the pageant. She wowed the judges in her song and dance combo talent making her grab Miss Talent award. Also, she showed elegance in her gown paving the Best in Evening Gown award to be hers. Her stunning Gaddang look made her the Best in Gaddang Attire. Moreover, her character and intelligence were counted a thing making her the Miss Personality and Miss Wit.
Other minor and corporate awards she got were as follows: Miss Flawless Skin, Miss Skin White, Miss Winsome Smile, Miss Photogenic, Photographer’s Choice, Miss 90.1 Spirit FM, Miss UFM 96.5, Miss Mega Soft and Mutya ng Savemore. According to her, she is ready to carry the accountabilities of wearing the crown. “Before joining a pageant, one must already acquaint herself on the continue to page 4
By joining the said competition, according to Mrs. Me Galate of the Physical Plant Property Development and Maintenance Office (PPPDMO), the university will be able to identify the school programs’ strengths and weaknesses. “We will be able to identify the strong and weak points of our school programs upon joining the competition and of course strengthen [also] the environmental programs inside the campus,”Galate said. Requirements for the competition were submitted to the Region 2 office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Environment Management Bureau (EMB) and Commission on Higher Education (CHEd). When asked about the
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criteria, Galate enumerated one of such which is, a participating school must have incorporated in the curriculum environmental education subjects. Moreover, the Marian community considers the CHSF program of the university to be of great edge to the competition. “The CHSF program is really a good thing in joining the competition and in fact, it could help us be disciplined, too. It also helps the school in any environment preservation competitions,” Rowena Joy Basa, BSA 1 said. There will be separate winners of the competition for the grade school, secondary and tertiary departments, which is to be announced on a yet unknown date. M
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HRM BUILDING UNDERWAY. In response to the recommendation of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU), Saint Mary’s University upgrades its physical plant and facilities to cater the needs of the School of Business by constructing the new HRM Building. (Photo by Hannah Mae Calagui)
Kulturang Pinoy sa musika, kasuotan at Indak, bida sa Buwan ng Wika by Den Mark Lorenzo
Bilang pagpapaalala sa mayamang kultura ng Pilipino sa kasuotan, musika at indak, dalawang pangunahing aktibidades ang isinagawa ng unibersidad bilang bahagi ng pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wika, ika-20 ng Agosto. Binigyang-buhay muli ang kultura ng Pilipino sa pagsayaw at musika sa idinaos na Makabagong Tugtugin sa Lumang Sayaw na dinaluhan ng 20-25 mag-aaral sa bawat klase na kung saan sumayaw ang mga kalahok ng mga katutubong indak na nilapatan ng mga makabagong musika. Bilang pagpapakita na ang mga kasuotan ay wika rin ng mga kulturang kumakatawan sa bansa, isang Parada ng Katutubong Kasuotan ang isinagawa na nilahukan naman ng isang ginoo at isang binibini mula sa bawat
Filipino na klase na kung saan ang mga ito ay nakasuot ng iba’t ibang mga katutubong kasuotan. Isa ring nagbigay ng malaking bahagi sa pagdiriwang ay ang Balagtasan na kung saan may lakandula, lakandiwa at lakambini ng bawat klase na umiikot ang kanilang diskusyon sa paksang: “Alin ang higit na mahalaga: Wikang Filipino o Ingles?” Samantala, bahagi rin sa tagumpay ng pagdiriwang ang mga iba pang aktibidades katulad ng Quiz Bee, paggawa ng poster at pagsulat ng slogan. Ayon kay Lorie Joy Mariz S. Corrales, BSEd-Filipino 3 pangulo ng Filipino Club, matinding preparasyon ang kanilang ginawa ngunit nabawi naman ang lahat ng pagod sa resulta ng pagdiriwang. “Stressful at exhausting yung preparasyon namin pero isang
‘blast’ ang namasdan ko nang makita ang masasayang mukha ng mga kalahok at lahat ng dumalo,” pahayag nito. Samantala, ayon kay Woogine T. Villuan, BSEd-Mathematics 1, ang pagdiriwang, bilang nagkaroon ng mga bagong aktibidades ay isa lamang paalala sa bawat Pilipino na palaguin ang wika. “Ang pagdiriwang ay isang makabuluhang pagpapaalala na gamitin ang sariling wika na pinatunayan naman ng pagdiriwang ng unibersidad sa maayos na paglulunsad ng mga iba’t ibang aktibidades na maituturing na bago sa karamihan,”ani nito. Nagtapos ang pagdiriwang kaakibat ang pagbibigay importansiya sa temang “Filipino: Wika ng Pambansang Kaunlaran.” M
Innovation inspires SAS week celeb by Sharra Intugay and Yvan Joselle Lucas
Driven by one of SMU’s core values, innovation, members of the School of Arts and Sciences celebrated their week with vintage styles and twists, Sept. 1-5. “Since SAS is already 68 years old and we are the oldest [school], we wanted to make a twist, vintage and traditional pero innovated,” said Chantal Therese Tayaban, BS Psych and AB GC 3, Arts and Sciences Central School governor. With the success of the celebration, however, Tayaban was a little bit upset regarding the students’ participation as compared to last year. “We tried to make it the best pero wala pa ring tatalo last year kasi first time. We really did our best but the participation of the students weren’t as supportive as last year’s,” Tayaban said. The celebration started through a motorcade of newly registered Psychometricians and Psychologists. Moreover, opening of booths and exhibits at Patio Francois by the different departments of the school marked the weeklong celebration
SOB teamwork made Business Week a success
by Yumiko Angelius Yoshiy and Robelyn Lising
With the cooperation and participation among students and the faculty members of the School of Business, the department’s weeklong celebration held on September 14-18, ended a “success.” “What made the Business Week successful [was] the cooperation and participation of the Business students, and of course, the support of our faculty members [as well],” said Jamaica delos Santos, School of Business Central Council (SBCC) governor. Delos Santos, moreover, furthered that the School of Business Central Council heard feedback that the students enjoyed more this year’s celebration compared to last year’s. “The feedback that we heard from our students and from the other students [is that] masaya daw compared
to last year, [because] even our faculty members joined the balloon fight and Laro ng Lahi. For us officers, [the] Business Week 2015 was a remarkable achievement [because] we saw how happy the students [were], and if they [were] happy, we are also happy,” delos Santos added. Different events filled the week-long celebration, in accord with this year’s theme, “Excellence and Innovation without Limitation,” such as the launching of the this year’s Business Sense, the official publication of the School of Business Research Unit, Laro ng Lahi, Variety Show and various seminars that focused on the character development of future business professionals. Meanwhile, Jethro Gambito, BSBA-MM3, and continue to page 7
Campus Personality 2015... JUST RUN. Arts and Sciences freshmen and sophomore students actively join the closing ceremony of the school’s departmental week on Sept. 5. (Photo by Emmanuel Jose)
with the participation of not only AS students but the whole Marian community. Cyril Sanad, BS Psych and AB GC 1, described the celebration as a manifestation of the creativity of AS students. “It was very impressive since it showed how creative AS students are. The games were really fun,” she said. Other activities also included AS Got Talent with a twist, various seminars, competitions, quiz bees which required the participation of the whole Marian community. Included in the list were Wat-wat
Festival and Acquaintance Party enthemed “Royal and Regal @ 68.” Moreover, Tayaban is still positive regarding the existence of the department though it is one of the oldest departments of the university, but with the fewest students. “Kahit ang tanda-tanda na ng AS, we are still going strong and we are finding ways to show that we are alive and we’re not gonna die,” she said. This year’s celebration was enthemed “Arts and Sciences at 68: Celebrating Excellence Beyond Classroom Experience.” M
responsibilities, duties and consequences attached to the title, and so that’s what I did and I am ready,” she said. It is to note that from being a simple lady, wearing glasses and conservative dresses, she turned into a beauty queen. In just about a year, she was crowned with three titles, namely Miss Ambassador of Goodwill, (JPIA Regional Chapter), Miss SMU Campus Personality 2015, and Mutya ng Bayombong 2015. Her journey to being Miss SMU Ambassador of Goodwill is her first pageant throughout her life, and the achievement there goes on.
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She felt that achievements in previous pageants were not enough for her preparation so she had undergone physical trainings before the pageant. “They keep saying that I should avoid eating plenty of carbs so as not to increase the lipids in my stomach. My poise was the major concern so I tried walking everyday with my back as straight as a post,” she added. Trailing behind her are Diana Eloise Bibay (1st runner-up), April Rose Damaso (2nd Runner-up), Marie Bell Mangabat (3rd runnerup) and Renz Margarette Ann Laguartilla (4th runner-up). M
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Unity inspires SHS at 21
by Diosavel Salvacion and Frances Mira Butay
SOE integrates Azulympics in Azul Week by Diosavel Salvacion and Charlotte Jace Fabian
“…when we say one, we are at the top.” This is how Mrs. Magdalena Juan, OIC Dean of the School of Health Sciences, described the journey of their department as part of the School of Health Sciences Week celebration, August 3-6. Moreover, Juan explained that the celebration is not just intended for the commemoration of the department’s 21 years of existence but also to maintain the oneness that has been present in the past few years and to uphold the unity among the four departments – Pharmacy, Midwifery, Nursing and Medical Technology. “It means to say [that] even if we have four programs, we are still united as one even if SHS is already 21, Juan said. “We promote synergy among the courses in our department for this year and 21 years na kasi ang SHS. Mas intact ang isa’tisa. That’s the main part.” SHS governor Sheena Siojo, BSN 4, added. LET BLOOD FLOW As part of the weeklong celebration, the department
PULSE CHECK. A Marian medical laboratory student checks on the blood pressure of possible donors for the bloodletting activity in line with the celebration of the School of Health Sciences Week. (Photo by Hannah Mae Calagui)
conducted a blood donation activity in which more than 50 blood bags were donated. The said activity aims to lessen blood shortage in Nueva Vizcaya’s blood banks and for emergency purposes of the Marian community. “We collected 56 [blood bags] and then may donors [pa] na 100+ kaso 56 lang ang pumasa sa evaluation tapos may napending [pa] na 36 na donors kasi in the afternoon, wala nang doctor na available kasi may appointment na sa hapon. Pero, standby sila. We’ll
have another one by the end of September,” said Juan. THE VOYAGER On the other hand, Juan said that the mother and child mobile clinic wasn’t used unfortunately because the supposedly schedule of the Medical Mission was declared a holiday. “Hindi siya nagamit. Kung may pasok sana ng Friday, magkakaroon sana ng medical mission. But then, dahil wala, continue to page 6
SOEA celebrates three-day Week
by Lexter Rodriguez and Jimboy Manitchala
Three days is the new week. Despite the incorporation of the university’s academic session and Ninoy Aquino day in the week, the School of Engineering and Architecture (SoEA) still pushed through with their three-day-week celebration which was launched through an ultimate water war among the department’s students, faculty and staff. According to Ian Christopher Rivera, BSEE-4, SoEA governor, the celebration held on Aug. 17, 19, and 20 capped a well-organized opening program and maximum participation of students and faculty in the different academic and non-academic activities
WATER WAR. The School of Engineering and Architecture started off their three-day departmental celebration with a splash using their improvised water guns. (Photo by Izen Querido)
prepared by the student officers. “I cannot deny that I had witnessed how the faculty and my
Ethnicity Week emphasizes... student to appreciate their origin,” Pinkihan said. In addition to the lecture and forum in mining, some of the highlighted activities include the
concept made an impression that our school, though small, can conduct grand activities.” Garcia added. During preparations for the weeklong celebration, BSE students and officers conducted scheduled working periods and meetings to avoid conflicts on their academics and work. “Meetings and scheduled working periods are the most frequent means conducted in organizing the event. The long time that we spent in the preparation phase helped us in determining the needs for the Azul Week. We distributed equal tasks to each officer which created the working committees.” Garcia added. On the other hand, for the Search for Mr. & Ms. Azul 2015, inspired by a Hollywood-gathering theme, Joven Job Pilaspilas, BSEdEnglish 3, and Olive Melchor, BSEd-Math 2 donned the titles, respectively. Though the academic year has not yet come to end, Garcia had already placed some of his plans at hand for the next year’s Azul Week. “I have some activities to suggest but it’s not in my plans to join the administrating body next year given that I’ll have my practice teaching. So these ideas might be for naught. Although, we’ll conduct an orientation for the future officers before they plan the Azul Week. In that way, the future officers would be prepared and be well-equipped.” Garcia said. M
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“watwat” festival attended by the faculty and staff, display of exhibit along the Patio Alois, and the ethnicity mass presided by Bishop Prudencio Andaya, Jr., CICM, DD. M
CESP conducts annual... the three stations. The wrist bands served as their passport on the final registration or as an evidence that they really joined the run. “Sa palagay ko mas onte yung sumali ngayon kaysa last year pero mas organized yung ngayon kasi may mga wrist bands pa silang
An adjustment just made. The School of Education’s preparation for the intramurals was made earlier as they included Azulympics, the official sports competition of the department as a new part of this year’s Azul Week, held on Sept. 21-25. “We integrated Azulympics in the roster of activities. [It] is annually done every second semester as a preparation for the University Week, however, we included it in the Azul Week which was new for this year’s celebration,” summed Rodny Giverson Garcia, BSEd-English 3, SOE governor. Other new activities launched were the “Kakasa ka ba sa Educ?,” an interschool general education quiz bee and the ‘Fund-RACING,’ a booth competition among the departments. What highlighted the weeklong celebration was the grand concept of the Hollywood celebrities which was the theme during the Azul Party and the Search for Mr. and Ms. Azul which was depicted from their team names. “The main factor that highlighted our departmental week is our grand concept of celebrities which made our Azul Party and beauty pageant stand out from other schools. The concept can be seen in the names of the competing teams: Team Emmy, Team Grammy, Team Oscar and Team Tony. Our ambitious
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binibigay,” Covita said. The head of this activity, Mr. Jonathan P. Vergara, also claimed that it was participated well by the students and all of them walked instead of riding on their own vehicles unlike the past years. M
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El Niño will not greatly affect NV farmers says Prov’l Agriculturist Director by Emmanuel Jose
Since the beginning of March this year, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Association (PAGASA) announced the start of summer season and prompted farmers to gear up against El Niño- the main setback that farmers are facing during this season. However, with such announcement, Alexander Domingo, Provincial Agriculturist director, said that El Niño ‘will not greatly affect’ the farmland of the province as the Department of Agriculture-Nueva Vizcaya office advised farmers to practice ‘Wetting and Drying’ technology. “Nueva Vizcaya farmers have nothing to worry about El Niño. Dito [sa atin], farmers are practicing the Wetting and Drying Technology,” said Domingo.
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THE TECHNIQUE The Wetting and Drying Technology is a device used to monitor the water level in a specific farm area. It uses a tube-like hose implanted about one foot deep in the rice field. Domingo added that the province’s source of water, the Magat River, is sufficient enough to supply water in all rice fields
Marian sophomore is Miss Silka Cagayan Valley 1st runner-up by Ron Louis Cutillon
Standing five feet and six inches tall, casted with the beauty of fair white skin, Lexleen Ann Santos, BSTM 2 is this year’s Ms. Silka Cagayan Valley 2015 1st runner-up. With her personality and beauty, Santos outglowed other 10 beauties from all over the region wherein she garnered Ms. Friendly, Ms. Photogenic and Best in Swimsuit awards. When asked about her future plans about pageants, Santos answered that she is “planning to join other beauty pageants in the near future to show people that I have the capability of being a beauty queen.” Being in her sophomore year as a BSTM student, Santos faced time conflicts in accordance with her daily practice for the said event considering that she has to study for her subjects and at the same time, she needs to keep her body as healthy and as slim as possible. “After classes, I practice my walk with my handler and after that I study my lessons before
ang El Niño ang isa sa mga pinaghahandaan talaga dahil isang napakalaking pagsubok ‘yon. Masakit na makita na matuyo at masira yung mga itinanim namin,” Mark Paladin said. Meanwhile, Ferdy Simang, a farm owner, was quite relieved from the news that El Niño will not greatly bare an effect in the province. “Maganda kung talagang hindi tayo maapektuhan. Pero syempre kahit na may pasabi na ang kinauukulan, dapat pa rin maghanda,” said Simang. Domingo further stressed that farmers need not worry on the spell of the dry season as thunderstorms and light to heavy rains continues its downpour almost every day in the afternoon in the province. “Hwag silang mabahala. Kasi kung mapapansin natin, madalas umulan tuwing hapon. Makakatulong ‘yon sa mga halaman lalo na sa mga sakahan ng ating mga farmers,” said Domingo.M
not only in the province but in Cagayan Valley Region. Also, water reservoirs are being monitored and maintained by farm owners. FARMERS SPEAK However, some farmers are not convinced with the announcement made by Domingo. “Nakakatakot ang El
Niño. Kahit pa sabihin na hindi kami (farmers) maapektuhan, nandoon pa rin ‘yung pangamba na matuyo yung sakahan namin,” said Efren Torres. Another farmer said that El Niño is the biggest challenge in the lives of every farm owner and that they should be wellprepared. “Sa aming mga magbubukid,
Unity inspires SHS... we will have one on the 29th of August at Hukhukyung, Ambaguio which is the adopted barangay of the SHS.” Juan added. OTHER FUN-FILLED ACTIVITIES Meanwhile, junior Pharmacy student Audie Labao and freshman Pharmacy student Jessica Flores reaped the crown as the Mr. and Ms. Health Sciences 2015, respectively and will represent the department in the
Mr. and Ms. Campus Personality this coming December. In addition to their activities, students and staff gamely joined the fun run. Despite the failure to pursue with the socio-cultural night which was moved to the next semester, Siojo already revealed their concept for the said activity. “For this year, socio-cultural night is a concert type. It’s a showcase of talents of different
SOEA celebrates three... Santos
I go to sleep and the hardest preparation I did is to balance my diet because I need to lose weight but being on my diet is not [about not] eating at all; I just balanced [intake of] rice, meat and vegetables and also with exercise.” Santos is currently focusing on her studies but is still open for pageant opportunities. M
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with that “ultimate water war” in the oval,” he said. Though the event only lasted for three days instead of five days, comments were still positive regarding the conduct of such. “Kahit three days lang, nagmukha siyang one week dahil sobrang masaya, lalo na nung sa water gun and water balloon war sa oval. Pati mga teachers nakipagbasahan [rin]. Two-thumbs up para sa mga officers,” Jeamy Alyssa Uy, BSCE-2, said. Asked about the theme “One SOEA: United to Exemplify Excellence in Molding Minds and Edifying Character of Future Builders,” Rivera stressed that one SOEA is the unity of all engineering and architecture students in celebrating and acknowledging their school’s achievements throughout the past years, and reaching their present goals as
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clubs of each school and we also invited outside performers like AM3 and I am Mix. But still, the main part and the highlight are mainly members of the socio-cultural club that includes Extreme Impulse and Timbre Adrenalin.” she said. The purpose-built and funfilled activities were founded from the theme “Health Sciences: Still 1 @ 21.” M
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one. “The main objective of SOEA Week is to let the students feel that they belong in a community of students where greats came from. [Also], SOEA aims to be the champion of this year’s intramurals,” Rivera noted. NOTCHING THE ROWS Architecture department once again reigned in the Search for Mr. and Ms. SOEA 2015 as John Harold Siblag and Pammela Maxine Sanchez, both architecture sophomores, coveted the titles which were notched by the said department last year. According to Sanchez, considering yourself the victor could make you end blessed. “When I joined the pageant, I already considered myself a winner. At the moment when the winner was announced, it didn’t
hit me immediately. And when it did, I felt happy and blessed and somehow teary-eyed to have received such title,” she said. OTHER ACTIVITIES Cheers echoed in the Sacred Heart Center as engineering and architecture students stunned the audience in the SOEA Got Talent and Circulo Talento Domination Concert. Meanwhile, academic contests and seminars were conducted and in addition, the week was highlighted with the sports fest which was intended for the selection of athletes for the University Week on December. Moreover, Rivera counted participation and responses to the celebration made it a successful one. “Their willingness and positive feedbacks made the week successful,” he added. M
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SMU defends win in reg’l PASOA despite rumors
by Kimberly Atitiw
Despite rumors of homecourt advantage being thrown at the PASOA (Philippine Association of Students in Office Administration) – SMU Chapter for winning the 1st North Luzon PASOA and Philippine Association of Educators in Office Administration Foundation, Inc. (PAEOAFI) Convention, last Sept. 25-26 at the Sacred Heart Center, PASOA-SMU still claims victory in the regional conference. Rumors circled around saying that the SMU Chapter won the Overall Champion title because the venue was held in the university. According to Derick
Taroma, PASOA-SMU Chapter President, SMU’s Victory was a collective decision of the PASOA and PAEOAFI Regional Officers. On another note, the chapter’s victory can be further justified as they bagged first place in most of the different contested events and placed second in the rest, beating out six other schools: Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, Quirino State University – Diffun Campus, Quirino State University – Cabarroguis Campus, Metropolitan College of Science and Technology Santiago, King’s Colleges of the Philippines and PLT College Inc. Also, Jann Roi Rupac, BSOA3, and Cristine Joy Bartolome, BSOA2, successfully defended
the Mr. and Miss PASOA titles as they were crowned with the titles respectively. Different contested activities include Daniw, English Skill (Spelling), Keyboarding, Stenography (Longhand and Shorthand) and Academic Quiz Bees. The annual Regional PASOA and PAEOAFI Convention was renamed to North Luzon PASOA and PAEOAFI Convention in order to hone relevant skills and reach out to a bigger audience in line with this year’s theme, “MILLENIUM: Honoring the Past, Treasuring the Present, Shaping the Future.” M
COINCIDENCE. As part of the celebration of the Bayombong Patronal Fiesta, Manila City Vice Mayor Isko Moreno (ninth from the left) gave an inspirational message at the 2nd Provincial Tourism Convention at Sacred Heart Center and his visit coincided with the closing ceremony of the Health Sciences Week, Aug. 6. (Contributed Photo)
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BBL co-author speaks in SPAG Week forum
by Rhenzyl de Guzman and Michael Guina-at
As part of the weeklong celebration of the 15 years of the School of Public Administration and Governance (SPAG) on Sept. 28-Oct. 2, Congressman Teddy Baguilat Jr., of the Lone District of Ifugao was invited as the guest speaker on Local Autonomy and the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) held at the Aula Maria, Apo Pilo Building, which is one of the highlights of the said week. Baguilat, during his discussion mentioned one of the reasons why he co-authored the BBL was his experience of losing his brother, a Philippine Military Academy graduate who was killed in Mindanao. “I would like to give peace a chance because I don’t want to return to the past which was the all-out war that happened before. If war continues in Mindanao, more Vizcayanos and Cordillerans will die in Mindanao because the elite forces mostly come from the north,” he said. Furthermore, Baguilat explained local autonomy and addressed the misconceptions and advantages of ARMM and Cordillera gaining autonomy. “ARMM and Cordillera are one of the poorest regions in our country. If we grant them autonomy, these regions will nurture and practice their own
KUDOS! to the following New Marian Electrical Engineers Engr. Jeff L. Alejandrino Engr. Hermie Rhone B. Arquero Engr. Cyrus T. Camhit Engr. Kenneth John P. Domingo Engr. Jeremy G. Estimada Engr. Maximino C. Gabatino III Engr. Jefferson A. Humiwat Engr. Leonard Michael V. Lannu READY. SET. EAT. The School of Public Administration and Governance conducts their annual festive boodlefight in front of the Mary Seat of Wisdom Chapel as part of the TRIBU SPAG week on Sept. 28-Oct.2 (Photo by Rhenzyl de Guzman)
cultures and they will have more power when it comes to natural resources,” he added. With regards to the Mamasapano incident, Baguilat assured justice even though BBL is still on hearing in the congress. “Gusto ko lang i-emphasize that BBL does not automatically mean that there would be peace and order. And it does not mean that we must forget the Mamasapano incident. Justice must be attained while continuing the BBL because there is no peace when there is no justice,” he said. Meanwhile, Political Science
freshman Aeron Jean Nesperos said that the forum gave him a clearer picture and additional knowledge about the BBL. “As a SPAG student, nabigyan din kami ng mga karagdagang kaalaman tungkol sa epekto at kung sino ang mga apektado sa ating mga kapatid sa Mindanao. Pinaalam din sa amin kung malapit na ba o malayo pa ang tatahakin ng BBL,” Nesperos said.’ Other Activities After being first runners up in last year’s Mr. and Ms.
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Campus Personality, SPAG is ready to conquer this year’s university week with the two junior Political Students Uniqa Mae Bugawan and Mervin Jay Go as titleholders of the Lakan at Lakambini ng Tribu SPAG 2016, respectively. Other activities of the weeklong celebration included the parade and street dance of different year levels around the oval, larong lahi, ball games competition, boodle fight, and interschool debate. M
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SOB teamwork made... Julie Ann Tricia Manalo, BSTM3, were crowned Mr. and Miss Business Campus Personality 2015-2016, which is one of the week’s highlights. To give way to the renovation
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Journ stude receives scholarship to Netherlands by Enia Ara Tayaban and Gelene Kaye Valdez
With her humble beginnings in her high school years where she flew with colors on their graduation day, her simplicity, intelligence and her being down-to-earth helped her win the hearts and the support of Filipino sponsors in her quest to be one of the five fortunate students who got in to the United World College (UWC) Scholarship Program in Maastricht, Netherlands. Zharina Nikko Casil, a freshman journalism student of Saint Mary’s University, secured a slot for a 75 percent college scholarship for two years out of the 16 finalists in the search for five representatives of the Philippines to the UWC Netherlands. UWC has 14 campuses and 150 volunteer-run representatives all over the world. One of the objectives of UWC is to gather 16-18 years old students from across
different nations and bring them all together in one campus. Also, UWC is an avenue to better understand and embrace cultural diversity for world peace and unity among the youth today. WHERE IT ALL BEGAN It all started with a dream of attending a school abroad. With that in mind, she grabbed the opportunity to submit all requirements needed online when the invitation was announced at their school. “Motivation ko po yung family ko na lagi sumusuporta sa akin tsaka yung pangarap ko na makapag-aral abroad. At para na rin po makatulong ako sa kapwa ko balang araw,” said Casil. She was first featured in Rappler, an online web-based news organization, where she received laudable remarks. Her story inspired many and she was supported by Indiegogo campaign in order to raise funds that will cover her remaining 25
percent tuition in UWC. “We’ve raised money via Indiegogo campaign, but it wasn’t that big, kaya yung ibang [donations and pledges] from government officials, UWC Alumni, Cherifer company at maski mga tao po na hindi ko kakilala,” Casil added. Casil furthered that she lost hope because of the big amount needed for her to join the UWC scholarship program. She thought it will be impossible to raise the fund, however, she was surprised with all the efforts of the people around her. FULFILLING HER DREAMS According to her, this is just the beginning of her childhood dream. Casil extends her gratitude to all the people who helped her in this journey. “Sobra po akong nagpapasalamat sa mga tumulong na maging posible lahat ng ito. Isa po itong panimulang hakbang sa pagtupad ko sa mga pangarap ko
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noong bata pa ako,” said Casil. And now that she is on her way to achieving her dreams, she shared a piece of advice to everyone who are in the process of materializing their visions in life. “Just dream big. Don’t keep yourself limited just because of
your fears and ifs. Take risks to make your dreams come true. Do your best with full effort in everything,” shared Casil. Furthermore, failure, for Casil, is not a downfall but a chance to do better in the mission of fulfilling the will of God. M
SMUJPIA joins reg’l confab despite fewer participants by Neome Czarina Valite
Despite the few numbers of Marians who attended this year’s annual regional convention hosted by the Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants (JPIA) region 2 chapter last Sept. 24-27, that did not stop them from excelling in the different contested activities of the said event. According to Aira Catolico, BSA 3, the venue, which was at Our Lady of the Pillar CollegeCauayan, may have affected the number of delegates who attended the said event. “Pwede kasi na dahil malayo ‘yung venue, hindi na pumunta ‘yung iba. Ang mahal din kasi ng pamasahe and ‘yung pambili pa ng pagkain. Baka ‘di sapat ‘yung fund na allocated,” she said. Bhojoe Puntil, also a junior Accountancy student, added that some have not attended due to classes and some delegates also got sick. “May klase pa kasi nun tapos hindi lahat eh excused. Tapos ‘yung iba nagkasakit, kasi uso noon ‘yung dengue,” he said.
Other schools that also attended the said convention were USLT, OLPCC, UPHS, ISU, CSU and SFC. Not being able to maintain the streak for the title of the Mr. and Ms. Ambassador of Goodwill, Aira Catolico, who landed 2nd runner-up said that the results doesn’t dictate her performance on the said pageant. “Okay lang naman sa akin. Atleast I did my best and I know na hindi ako nagkulang,” she said. Meanwhile, her partner, Leo August Philip Arcangel, BSA 3 also landed on 2nd runner-up. The convention contested non-academic and academic events where USLT topped in the academic while OLPCC topped the non-academic events. This year’s theme for the convention is Valley JPIANs: Priming up for A.S.E.A.N (Accountability, Solidarity, Excellence, Ascendance, Nobility). The delegates were accompanied by Ms. Rhoda Dasalla and Mr. Jerome Marquez, JPIA advisers. M
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Recognized Organizations 2015 - 2016 The following are the recognized student organizations in SMU based on the list from the Office of the Dean of Student Affairs and Services:
Extra Curricular Organizations 1. Association of Competent Marian Guild of Arts and Crafts Students 2. BIBAK Students’ Organization 3. Library Working Scholars’ Organization (LWSO) 4. Marian Coalition of Sons and Daughters of OFWs (MCSDO) 5. Marian Emergency Response Team (M-ERT) 6. Marian Peer Counselors’ Organization (MPCO)
7. Marian Working Scholars Organization (MWSO) 8. SMU Artists’ Circle 9. SMU Choral Society 10. SMU Dance Troupe 11. Working Scholars Campus Residents Association (WS-CRA) Central Councils 1. Information Technology General Council (ITGC) 2. Engineering and Architecture Student Central Council (EASCC) 3. Arts and Sciences Central Council (ASCC)
4. Marian Health Sciences Student Central Council (MHSSCC) 5. School of Business Central Council (SBCC) 6. Accountancy Central Council (ACC) 7. Education Central Board of Students (ECBS) 8. Executive Council of Students in Publlic Administration and Governance (ECSPAG) 9. Student Central Council (SCC)
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New Gates Security System to Operate Second Semester CICT Director: Security comes first By Francis Mar Vicmudo
He always had to wake up early to attend his 7:30 AM accounting class. This is considered rush hour as students start to line up and grow in number before entering the gate. Bhojoe Puntil, a junior Accountancy student considers tapping his ID as a daily routine and finds the existing system of entering the gates a good one. “Maganda kasi medyo advanced tayo [kumpara sa ibang schools] saka may access ‘yung mga guards sa mga estudyante at pwede rin para sa attendance [checking],” Puntil said. But when asked if he already knows the proposed new system for entering the different gates in the university, he gave a crumpled face and said, “Ay hindi ko pa alam [kung ano ‘yung project na ‘yun].” For a more secured operation of the school, the Vice President for Administration Dr. John Octavious Palina will be implementing the gates security system, a new way of entering the school using turnstiles that caters one person to pass through at a time, which will be fully operational next semester. According to Erwin Exequiel Calata, CICT Director and a team member of the said project, the gates security system will provide a safer
environment for everybody who enters the school, especially to the students.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
The three gates of the school were installed with turnstiles, three in Gate 1, two in Gate 2 and one in Gate 3. A student must tap his ID upon entering and going out of the school. There would be a LCD monitor that would display the name of the student who taps his/her ID as well as the student’s information such as year and course. If the student has a violation, the monitor will also display his/her violation as well as his/her needed obligations to attend. At Gate 1, at 7:30AM all the three turnstiles will be used in entering the school. At 9:00 AM, two turnstiles will be used as entrance and one for exit. And at 11:00 AM, all turnstiles will be used for exit. Meanwhile, one turnstile will be used for entrance and one for exit throughout the day in Gate 2 while in Gate 3 one turnstile will be used for entrance and
exit simultaneously. Calata said that there would be an emergency lane which will be used by persons with disabilities and visitors. The emergency lane is situated beside the turnstiles and will only be functional through a master card that only the security personnel on duty holds. Visitors will be assessed by providing information about themselves which will be written in a visitors form upon entering the gates. On the other hand, the same procedure will still apply for students who enter the university with their vehicle through the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) that would certify if their vehicles are registered in the Associate dean for student affairs and services (ADSAS) Thus, Calata said that every vehicle owner must secure a special sticker in the ADSAS which the RFID will detect.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
The administration has emphasized that the same
university rules and regulations will be implemented in the new system. “Yung dati pa rin na [university] rules and regulations ang i-implement namin [sa pagbabantay ng gate],” said Czyryn Kay Lumidao Ramos, one of the university guards. If a student has violated the rules and regulations of the university, his ID will be confiscated upon entering the gate. “Kapag may violation ‘yung estudyante, magpapakita ‘yung pangalan niya sa screen tapos yung violation niya. Tapos kunware [wala siyang PE subject pero naka-PE uniform], magpapakita sa screen na: Please report to ADSAS,” said Ramos. Ramos said that the emergency lane may be used by the students who have lost their IDs but are only given two-day allowance. On the third day from the date of loss, the student who lost his ID must have already secured his affidavit of loss in order to enter the school premises.
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Wilbert Sadangsal, project leader, said that the gates security system may cause a little delay for the students’ entrance and exit in the school. “Siguro there would be a little delay compared sa existing system ngayon,” Sadangsal said. Also, Ramos assessed that congestion in the gates will be a foreseen possible effect of the implemetation of the turnstiles system. “Sa tingin ko magiging hassle kasi in [and] out ‘eh [ang paggamit]. Tapos sobrang sikip [ng mga lanes].Tapos [magiging] siksikan,” Ramos said. Next semester Puntil is looking forward for another 7:30 AM class. Now, he hopes to feel the security brought about by the new project but most especially prays that he will never be late in his classes because of it. “Sana maging maganda ang kalabasan [ng bagong project],” Puntil hoped.M
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PH as a Car Manufacturing Country Re vie wing E xecutive Order No. 182
by Kruzyl Cayusa and Kimberly Atitiw
The automobile has drastically changed life by accelerating the outward expansion of population into the suburbs. The suburban trend is emphasized by the fact that highway transportation encourages business and industry to move outside to sites where land is cheaper and where access by cars and trucks is easier. This improvement led to the construction of better roads which further increased travel throughout the nation. As with other automobile-related phenomena, the trend is rapidly emerging elsewhere in the world. Since the Philippines is not engaged in the manufacture of automobiles, the country is greatly dependent on the exports of other countries especially Japan being one of the top producers of automobiles. Nevertheless, the Philippines, as a contingent country is about to change with the passage of Executive Order No. 182 also known as Comprehensive Automobile Resurgence (CARS) Program signed by President Benigno Simeon Aquino III on June 2, 2015. “We have been practicing our own version of Kaizen (Japanese term for continuous total quality improvement) these past four years and eleven months. Among our goals was for our country to become strong and competitive player in the global economy,” said Pres. Aquino during the Philippine Investment Forum in Japan. Despite the fact that the opportunity is an all-in package of economic advancement and global competitiveness, is the Philippines ready to hold a big enterprise of automobile manufacturing? With estimation of the Social
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 182 Articles II and XII of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines supports E.O. 182 as it recognize the indispensable role of the private sector in encouraging private enterprise, providing incentives to needed investments, and promoting industrialization and full employment. It also states that the E.O. will provide a comprehensive industrial industry policy and directions for the Motor Vehicle Development Program to accelerate the sound development of the Philippine Motor Vehicle Industry, recognizing the need to attain competitiveness in the ASEAN region particular. Moreover, the thrust of this program is to provide time-bound and output or performance-based fiscal support to attract strategic investments in the manufacturing of motor vehicles and parts thereof. Weather Station in 2014, the market of automobiles in our country is relatively low compared to the other car manufacturing countries like Japan and America. Will we be able to achieve the future sight of our car manufacturing industry even with the lack of market offered by our country? The CARS Program is expected to usher in the expansion of local manufacturing capabilities and improve cost competitiveness of the automobile industry, setting the stage for regional integration. According to the President of Toyota Philippines, Michinobu Sugata, he is grateful to the Philippine government for giving
the local auto manufacturing industry a chance to flourish and contribute to the economy through the CARS Program. Aside from the obvious progression in the economic activity of the country, the program is also expected to help more than 200,000 Filipinos through the direct jobs offered with the implementation of the E.O. “Considering that at the moment, more than 60% of our country’s auto sales is from completely built up improved vehicles, it will mean an increase in local assembly from completely knocked down kits. This will mean local value added benefits in terms
of labor, materials, and auto parts,” said Ferdi Raquel Santos, president of Electric Jeepney Maker Philippine Utility Vehicle Inc. According to Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, the package incentives involved in the program would attract new investments, stimulate demand, and effectively implement industry regulations that will revitalize the Philippine automotive industry and develop the country as a regional automotive manufacturing hub. Valte said, “The projected result is expected to contribute an estimated 1.7% of Gross Domestic Product.”
Moreover, Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo said that the CARS Program is about building capabilities and jobs to make the automotive manufacturing industry competitive in ASEAN.
The PROS and CONS
There are two ways to look at the newly designed Philippine automotive industry plan. PROS. The E.O 182 enables the participating carmakers to expand their local manufacturing capabilities and improve their vehicle models’ cost competitiveness and may help the country’s economic status boost. CONS. The E.O. 182 may just waste the funds allocated with it that will result to the decline of the country’s automotive industry and the backing out of the participating carmakers in the country. A possible advancement to our country is offered by the CARS program. This will either make or break our economic stand. The result of the CARS program will then serve as the answer if this move is either an aid or restrain. M
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Modern day heroes: e xtending life through blood by Frances Mira Butay and Karl Cyril Pobre
She was feeling weak for days as her fever was on and off. It was on August 4, while they were having a family dinner, when blood started to flow out of her nose. She was rushed to the Medical Mission Group (MMG) hospital. After all the tests and observation, she was diagnosed with stage 3 Dengue. Her platelet count dropped to 96 and her attending physician suggested that she undergo blood transfusion. “Naramdaman ko lang na nasa critical situation na pala ako nung nasa ambulance na kami at sobrang tulin na ng takbo ng ambulance na para bang lilipad na kami. Nang makarating na kami sa MMG hospital, nagkaroon ng mga tests and ang findings, positive ako sa dengue at sobrang baba ng blood platelets ko,” said Khloe Nympha Camilo, a freshman BS Hospitality Management student. Source: Philippine Red Cross NV Chapter
The following day, August 5, she went through blood transfusion receiving four units of Type A blood from Nueva Vizcaya’s blood bank and two 1,000 cc of blood from private donors. “Kinailangan ko ng agarang blood transfusion. Hindi naman agad-agad na makakahanap ng Type A blood, [kasi] bihira. Thankful ako na may na-provide ang Nueva Vizcaya blood bank na ganoong klase ng dugo,” she added. FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE. Two Marian Medical Laboratory Sciences students attend to a Marian volunteer blood donor on Aug. 5 at the Sacred Heart Center during the Health Sciences Week. (Photo by Kristine Anne Gumilet)
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In line with the celebration of the School of Health Sciences (SHS) Week on August 3-7, the second bloodletting program was made possible in cooperation with the Philippine Red Cross Nueva Vizcaya Chapter at the Sacred Heart Centre on August 5. Jewel Cadiente, SHS Medical Technology coordinator, said that conducting bloodletting activity for the second time will help give a practical learning experience to the Marian Medical Technology students and will also benefit the outside community. “In addition to our blood
typing activity from last year’s SHS week, we thought of adding this bloodletting activity that can help both outside community and give our students learning experiences that they can use,” said Cadiente. According to Philippine Red Cross Nueva Vizcaya chapter, 93 units of blood were collected from the donors of SMU in 2014 in a three-installment basis. This year, as of the second installment out of the three parts, 70 units of blood were already collected. The third installment for this year’s bloodletting will be done in November.
Chari Wachayna, Nueva Vizcaya chapter blood service representative, shared that scarcity of blood happens during April and May and conducting bloodletting activities like this is a great help in the reservation of blood bags. “May tinatawag tayong scarcity of blood reserves on April and May dahil madalang ang mga estudyante na nagdodonate ng dugo during those months. As of today, month of August, madami pa ang supply ng dugo. During these months of July, August and September, sobra ang laman ng blood refrigerator,” said Wachayna. Cadiente furthered that the Marian community wanted to
help and reach out most especially to the patients who really need assistance. “We wanted to help as much as we can. Actually, just after the project, a parent of one of our students needed some blood reserves for their surgery. And with that, we are very fortunate and happy to help them acquire the blood that they need,” she said.
SHS Bloodletting Program
Marian students and faculty who volunteered to donate blood went through the screening process which secures the safety of the donor and the blood to be extracted. The screening process includes evaluation of the donor’s
blood pressure and body mass and accomplishing a consent form. According to Cadiente, almost all the donors passed the screening process but due to the unavailability of the doctors in the afternoon, the bloodletting activity was done in the morning. Novy Diego Guillermo, BSA 4, one of this year’s donors said that the bloodletting activity was a “heart-whelming” achievement for him. “Masarap isipin na makakatulong ka. It was a heart-whelming achievement and the service was gratifying. Magdodonate ako ulit ng blood next year,” said Guillermo. M
New building houses 4 MedTech, Pharma labs
by Rhenzyl De Guzman
With the increase of enrollees in the School of Health Sciences (SHS) since 2012 when Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSP) and Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLS) were offered, existing laboratory rooms and equipment were no longer sufficient to accommodate the school’s growing population. From 2012 to 2015, SHS population annually increased from 666, 687, 723 and 816 respectively. The yearly increase in figures moved the SHS and the administration to add two pharmacy and two medical technology laboratories as a solution. “Definitely, it was proposed by the SHS because of the growing number of enrollees in BSP and BMLS that is why the former laboratories are not enough especially now that they [BSP and BMLS students]are in the senior year which means that they have more laboratory subjects,” said Magdalena Juan, SHS OIC.
THE NEW MV BUILDING
The new building, named after CICM Priest Maurits Vanoverbergh,
is called the MV building which comprises of four laboratories with fully-equipped medical facilities and chemicals to be used in their experiments and laboratory works. Juan said that the old laboratory for BSP and BMLS was ‘a little bit congested’ because of the laboratory apparatuses that occupied most of the working area inside the laboratory. “The old laboratory that we have which is at the adjacent building at the back was a little bit congested before because lots of instruments, chemicals and apparatuses are there. And now that we have an additional building, we have to decongest it and put it in the new building. So the advantage to the students is that there is more space to work and more instruments
to use,” she said.
A POSITIVE NOTE
A junior pharmacy student Rachelle Soliman said that the new laboratories are important and a great help for their course. “For me, malaking tulong ‘yan [mga laboratories] dahil sa pagdami ng population ng medical courses dito sa SMU. Kailangan namin ng comfortable rooms at mas malaking laboratories dahil noon eh di talaga sapat yung mga lab,” said Soliman. Soliman added that with the new and upgraded facilities in the university, future enrollees will be encouraged to choose SMU as their school. continue to page 15
NEW HOME. The former Center for Natural Sciences Laboratory was reconstructed to house four new Medical Technology and Pharmacy laboratories. (Photo by Jireh Reyes)
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PROLONGED PROMISES Does safety come at the expense of being unsafe first? In order to solve the flooding that has plagued the university’s outside parameters for quite a couple of years now, the Provincial Government of Nueva Vizcaya, through the Local Infrastructure Project (LIP), has allotted 7.5 million pesos for the reconstruction of the canal lines of San Vidal Street and other affected areas. In a previous article published about the same issue on the canal line reconstruction, the reconstruction was eyed to be finished on the 16th of July but was later moved to the 15th of August due to unforeseen events. Weeks have passed and days have been counted after August 15 but yet the reconstruction is still unfinished. Holes in the streets are still visible. Construction materials are still lying on the side of the road. Piles of gravel are still unmixed. Steel rods are still exposed. Roads are narrow and difficult to traverse. The reconstruction was done for the safety of the people concerned but the delays are at the expense of
putting oneself in harm’s way first. People have become impatient as they were informed about certain dates of the completion of the said roadwork. Students have voiced out their own opinions on the extended delays but still, as of the third week of September, minimal improvements can be seen. Students spoke up about how the construction made it hard to go to school, mainly on how the different gates were closed to accommodate the roadwork. The growing impatience of the people also have caused them to somewhat rebel against the safety rules of the construction team as newly applied cement are being tampered on and passed by pedestrians, vehicles and mostly children from the neighboring houses. The first half of September brought out problems to homeowners as they were affected by the canal line reconstruction. Some affected homeowners brought out
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issues on how the surrounding environment is not conducive to live a comfortable life as pathways to houses become a daily challenge to pass through. Mid-September also brought monsoon rains, creating more floods as open excavation holes hold rainwater. The project was built in order to prevent further flooding but as the delays went on, flood waters became more frequent. Stagnant waters, stored in open excavation holes, pose a serious health threat, as these waters could become a breeding ground for mosquitoes which could bring dengue to the surrounding community. Children also have resorted to creating a makeshift playground from the exposed pit holes and steel wires left unattended by workers. In light of all these, a few accidents were reported regarding the canal reconstruction. It may be few but will we still wait for more serious cases to happen? Will we still want to put ourselves in harm’s way before we see the roads flood-free? M
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break free
rules and think about them as earnest when even in reality it is not. Don’t get me wrong. I am a proud Marian and we have to look at the bigger picture here.
and even memorized a number of steps, procedures and even the proponents of almost all mass communication theories I have learned equipped me to
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college to earn my journalism degree, I saw myself grow not just a budding journalist. I took the challenges that I came face-toface with. Being a communication student has always been a challenging mission – to hear, to see, and to write right but just around the corner. I was boxed only to highlight the icing on top of the cake, unpermitted to go beyond the icing and taste the chocolate inside. Until I realized that I was just writing only to accomplish whatever is regarded as devout. Where I needed to follow set of
sa tamang panahon
follow my own will. Thank you and salutations Madam and Sir for doing your job. But then we don’t need teachers who will tell us what to do, rather we need professors who will help nourish and shape our very essence. To make a good writing, there is a need for a journalist
HINDI KA MANGMANG
kinokorap ng bawat Pilipino sa kahit na anong estado, mula sa pinakamahirap hanggang sa pinaka mayaman at makapangayrihan. Mula sa pagpasok ng isang empleyado sa mga tanggapan ng gobyerno hanggang sa pag-uwi ay makikitaan ang bahid ng korapsyon. Papasok ang isang simpleng empleyado ng alas nuwebe ng umaga kahit mas maaga pa dapat ang oras ng opisina. Okay lang dahil sira naman ang biometrics ng munisipyo.. Ilang oras din ang kakailanganin sa pag-aayos sakto sa coffee break. Coffee break na mapupunta sa walang sawang usapan at balitaan hanggang saktong sakto na naman para sa tanghalian. Pagkatapos kumain ay itutuloy ang maligayang usapan habang kunwari nakaharap sa mga tinatapos
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SA KALIDAD NG EDUKASYON NA pINANGAKONG MAIBIGAY NANG BUO. ANONG KALIDAD ANG MAKAKAMTAN SA MULTONG NAGTUTURO SAYO.
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laro, baka hanggang ngayon ay uhaw parin ang ating bayan sa pagkamit ng pinakaaasam na gintong medalya. Filipino time! Ito ang nakagisnan at kinalakihang sistema ng orasan ng bawat madlang Pilipino. Maikukumpara ang pangyayaring ito sa laro ang kasalukuyang estado ng ating bansa. Ang mailap na gintong medalya ay maikukumpara sa mabagal na pag-unlad, at ang ugaling pagpapaliban ay maikukumpara ko sa sakit ng bawat Pilipinong naghahanap ng lunas sa kahirapan ngunit hindi alam kung saan kukunin ang lunas na matagal nang inaasam at ipinakikipaglaban. Madalas ay isinisisi natin ito sa mga korap na opisyal at mapagsamantalang mayayaman ngunit hindi natin nakikita na sa sarili man nati’y nakagagawa tayo ng korupsiyon sa mga paraang hindi natin nalalaman. Ang korupsiyon ay hindi lamang ang pagbubulsa ng pera mula sa kaban ng bayan at pagsasamantala sa sariling angking kapangyarihan. Higit sa pera, oras ang pinakamalaking bagay na inaaksaya at
Shackling one’s freedom, however, will also chain one’s potential. And that college education should be the building blocks of a student in preparation to the real world out from the fetching gates of ideologies. For more than a decade, I strictly followed instructions
na gawain. Sa uwian, hindi pa natatapos lahat ng dapat tapusin kung kaya’t kailangan na namang mag over time. Hindi lang dahil sa may kailangan kang tapusin kundi para may dagdag sa sahod sa bawat oras na nagtrabaho ka ng sobra. Sayang naman yung binayad sa kuryente ng nakabukas na ilaw at computer na ginamit. Pasalamat nalang siguro ako dahil nasa pribado akong institusyon kung saan ang bawat pagliban ay may kaakibat na bawas sa suweldo, at bawat sobrang trabahong hihigit sa walong oras ng paggawa ay libre at hindi na babayaran ng kumpanya. Bilib na talaga ako. Dahil sa kagustuhang mabawasan ang gastusin at mapalago ang ekonomiya ay pak na pak naman ang kailangang paghihigpit sa senturon ng mga simpleng empleyado. Papasok nalang siguro ako’t mag-aaral ng mabuti at pagtatrabahuan ang bawat pagbabagong inaasam. Paniniwalaan ang sabi ni Rizal na ang pagbabago at pag-asa ay nasa
Hindi na nakapagtataka kung isang araw, magugulat ka na lang sa tingin sa iyo ng mga tao. At wala ka nang magawa kundi yumuko na lamang!
Simula’t sapul, lagi kong isinaalang-alang ang pagkakaroon ng magandang relasyon sa mga taong nakakasalamuha ko kahit na magkaiba pa kami ng interes. Nasubukan ko nang makihalubilo sa mga iba’t ibang mag-aaral, regular man yan o iskolar, mga guro, deans, administration staff at maging
mga tao rin namang dahilan upang maging malungkot ako. Sila ang dahilan upang maging kontrolado at perpekto ang mga galaw ko- na nararapat nga naman. Sila pang mga inakala mong katuwang mo sa tagumpay, sila pa ang kalaban mo sa pagbagsak. Sa katunayan, mabuti naman at mayroon sila sapagkat sila ang
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Nakakalungkot lamang isipin na habang nagpapakasaya ka sa mga ginagawa mo, may mga nagpapakasasa namang nag uulat ng mga mali maling balita tungkol sa iyo.
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Nakakatuwang isipin na sa kaunaunahang pagkakataon ay nakamit narin ng Pilipinas ang mailap na gintong medalya sa Olympics nang tanghaling kampeon si Luis Gabriel Morena sa larong archery ng nakaraang taon sa china kung saan ginanap ang 2nd Nanjing Youth Olympics. Dahil natuwa naman daw ako ay kinailangan ko pang idownload ang video ng buong laro kay manong youtube upang mapanood ito ng buo. Ngunit sa umpisa palang ng laro ay dismayado na ako sa aking nasaksihan dahil late dumating ang ating atleta, at sa ilang minutong bilang nalang ay muntikan nang ma disqualified si Moreno. Kung sakaling hindi na nga siya nakaabot sa
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I have lived almost half of my life at Saint Mary’s University. In my 16 years of being a Marian, I have witnessed how our institution evolved – from the physical changes of highly materialized buildings, the dramatic changes brought about the ruling of a newly installed president, the simplified changes in the academic scoring, the vicissitude changes of the school’s vision-mission, and even the emergent graying of hair of my favorite Hekasi (history) teacher. Devoting my last year in
But then we don’t need teachers who will tell us what to do, rather we need professors who will help nourish and shape our very essence.
sa mga di ko kakilala. Nagagalak akong mayroong mga mabubuting dila ang mga ito na naging katuwang ko rin sa paghubog sa kung ano man ang mayroon ako. Sila ang mga taong kasangga ko sa pagsiwalat sa tamang ako-kasama ko sa saya at tuwa. Sa kabilang dako, may
susubok sa katatagan mo. Saludo ako sa mga may dilang anghel- makatotohanan, mapagkakatiwalaan at alam kung ano ang isisiwalat sa iba. Nakakataba ng puso kung ang lahat ng maririnig mo ay mga kabutihan mo, at aminado ka namang tama ang mga iyon. Ang nakakasakit lamang ng damdamin, sa lipunan, hindi
to follow rigid do’s and don’ts for an article is a reflection of one journalist. And that being objective and reporting nothing but the truth makes a journalist credible. Although achieving this is nothing without the risk of offending someone. Thus, reporting what is true is very difficult to do for it takes another journalist to understand another journalist. After all, we are all but writers who have equal rights in expressing ourselves, but not liberally. Because something blocks us from seeing what is supposed to be seen by our eyes and to be heard by our ears. We are not yet set to be freed. Neither I, cannot ascertain how long nor how far it will take us right from where we are. We can spread our wings wider and soar even higher, only if we knew how to be somebody someday. The future awaits. Learn to break free.M
na talaga maiiwasan ang mga haka-haka ng mga taong napakalinis kung umasta, ngunit mas masahol pa sa buwaya kung lumapa. Harsh but true. Bakit kailangan pa kasing sabihin kung hindi naman makakatulong. Sa katunayan nga, puro lang naman kasinungalingan mga pinagsasasabi mo. In short, just keep your mouth shut when you don’t have something good to say! Nakakasakit ka na ng damdamin, magsasama ka pa ng mga alagad mong maniniwala sa mga pinagsasasabi mong wala namang katuturan at katotohnan. Hindi ko sinasabing wala ka nang karapatang ipagkalat ang mga balitang nakalap mo, at mas lalong hindi ako kontra sa paniniwala mong “narinig mo lang naman.” Sabi ng isang guro ko, kung tutuusin, walang salitang “negligence”. “Sorry yun kasi yung narinig ko, sinabi ko lang naman.” Wow ha? Kung sana kasi nanahimik ka na lang, kung hindi ka ba naman kasi mangmang, alam mo na nga lang na makakasakit ka, pinagsabi mo pa. That’s not negligence, not even carelessness, kamangmangan ang tawag doon. The right to talk is free but not always absolute. Limitation naman ang tawag doon. Nakakalungkot lamang isipin na habang nagpapakasaya ka sa mga ginagawa mo, may mga nagpapakasasa namang nag-uulat ng mga mali maling balita tungkol sa iyo. Isa ka ba sa mga yun? Sige magpapakasaya lang ako saglit, para may maikuwento ka na naman sa iba, galingan mo ha? M
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Let’s talk about the most closeted practice of students. Along with not paying that fifty-cent module, or that unavoidable practice of the ‘copypaste’ culture, which we believe are petty issues, cheating is but the
that seems to be bent over to the paper of the person seated beside him. If you were to be seated in front, you’d be able to notice the activity.
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Kidding aside, let’s see cheating in a bigger picture. We all cheat, no, not in examinations, but rather in life.
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bigger issue that seems to be just swept under the rug. No matter how ingenious the teachers are at making sure the students will not commit the deed, it seems that students are one step ahead. You’d see that in a stream of students bowing their heads, there will always be that one head
But hey, cheating is no joke. It undergoes a process of negotiating among your group as to who shall be your ‘cheat’ mate. Also, you have to find the most strategic place as to where you’ll do the deed. Then, the most difficult task: having to make sure that the teacher doesn’t catch you. Cheating simply is likened to a video game: you need
T FOR TERMINAL LOSSES
People always think that there’s always that ideal one who can bear up with their standards, that person who they can always lean on, that Mr. or Miss Perfect that could always put the hope back in their lost hopes. Well, it may look that easy, but like love, we have a long way to go before we find that special one. We lose. We fail. We become shattered.
More or less, each and every one of us has experienced finding someone or something that seems fitting for ourselves and then losing it. (Yes, I had. A couple of times.) Maybe the perfect pen?
of parallel ideas. We go into something not ventured before, we win and we bask in the glory, but, if we lose, we tend to shy away from that very same light we
PEOPLE EVEN“ MASTER THE CRAFT
OF LOSING BECAUSE THE MORE TIMES YOU LOSE, THE BIGGER AND BOLDER THE LESSONS YOU LEARN FROM IT.
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Or the ideal cellphone? Or your crush or that special someone? Or a loved one? See, we all had that experience. Life was made for successes, but at the same time it was made for losses. It’s the concept
drew inspiration on. Many people think that losing is something shameful, too shameful because they’ve lost everything they had to bet on. But no, not for me. Not also to the people who still get up
1. The Government The prime movers of this act. It starts in the election period and it furthers as they get into the position. And weird enough that we are aware of this but we just simply brush it off as if it were dust stuck on our clothes. 2. The School No, not only cheaters in examinations, but also in the most mundane things that can happen in school: cutting in class, cutting in queues, and hiding books. 3.The Home Is it not considered cheating if you skip washing the dishes, make excuses whenever you go home late, or when you don’t ask for permission before leaving? Ultimately, we cheat on ourselves. Petty issues like going on a diet and starting a healthy lifestyle but we end up eating like there’s no tomorrow, promising to hit your books but actually ending up hanging out on facebook. When we catch ourselves cheating, we immediately forgive ourselves and eventually forget continue to page 15
every day fighting to continue on, even if there’s no hope left. Not to the people who believe that losing is something transforming. It’s normal to lose something or to lose at something. Not to the people who believe that there is always something better after. Presidential hopefuls like Binay, Poe or Roxas, could lose in the upcoming 2016 elections, but still, they could continue serving other people. Even Hillary Clinton lost to Obama in the 2008 presidential nominations but she still continued doing what she does best. Many people even lost bigger things in life, for example, OFWs losing years with their children just to be able to provide their children the comforts of life. Filed law suits losing what’s left of a person’s dignity. People losing homes and families because of natural calamities. But still, they continue. Every day we lose on the simplest of decisions, to wake up at 6:00AM or 7:00AM for your 7:30AM class, you chose the latter and you were late for that class. To the food you bought for lunch and you weren’t contented with it. As simple as that. I’m not saying that we should always lose, but we need to give the things that we do our best efforts, but if it just won’t pull off, then it’s okay and call it a day, but make sure you learn from it. continue to page 15
struggle is real
“Let us not make school a chamber of torture but an avenue for learning,” by Dr. Jose P. Rizal was one of the lines that stayed in my mind ever since I read it in my Rizal class. I can still remember a classmate of mine who used to review his lessons even on days without quizzes or exams. I saw his hardships and sacrifices just for him to receive good grades. However, his struggles failed his goals. Still, he got low scores. For me, I no longer blame a student for incurring low or even a failing grade for a subject he had done his best. Sometimes, teacher factors also affect the students’ performances and grades. For sure, as a student, you were once blamed by your teacher
students must also research on their own. Maybe, the teacher has a point but to frequently make that an excuse is somehow not healthy for students anymore. In my opinion, why not spoon feed students if that is their way of learning? Just like the situation I mentioned earlier, not all students have high IQ. Some students need to be spoon fed. If that is their way of learning, why not give them? After all, students are paying tuition fees for them to be taught. They enrolled in a school and not in a library for them just to rely mainly
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I don’t just speak because I favor the students , but for the instructors to understand the students’ situation also.
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The Charlatan’s Code
hand-eye coordination, critical thinking, strategy planning, and most importantly, teamwork (hey, you do need an outside source). Kidding aside, let’s see cheating in a bigger picture. We all cheat, no, not in examinations, but rather in life. Let’s look into the primary breeding places of charlatans:
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for incurring low results of quizzes or exams. But, the question is, did the teacher also do his/her part of imparting knowledge to the students? In the issue of spoon feeding, some teachers would frequently say that not all lessons must be spoon fed to students and that
on their readings. Another issue is the requirements given by teachers as part of their subjects. Some requirements really need a lot of time and effort just for a student to have a quality output. Some would continue to page 15
DEFINE ME
We aren’t walking dictionaries, but we all carry our own vocabularies. The only difference is how wide some are compared to the others. I’m betting that at least once in your lifetime, someone has asked you to define something whether it be your English teacher or your classmate who’s too lazy to check their own dictionary app.
The task is easy enough, especially if the word is as easy as “education.” But without cheating, let me ask you, can you
we have to wake up so early in the morning. What is it really? Easier said than done right? Are your hands itching to grab
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That’s the trend nowadays, we are left believing half of the story without even bothering to find out about the other half.
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define education right now? No, education is not some form of suffering induced to misbehaving children nor is it the reason why
your phone and open MerriamWebster? That’s what I learned today, it’s that we may think we continue to page 15
Unfortunately, to express one’s self is not as easy as it seems. Society has us forced into molds and braces, shaping us into what they want us to be. When we try to deviate from the norm, we get scorned. When we simply don’t
WILDEST DREAMS
I dreamed I was flying, soaring across the sky like the mighty eagles and hawks that circled their prey. Then, like Pamana, I got shot and fell to the earth.
Weird dream, huh? Farfetched and impossible, yes. But I know it’s not just me. I also dreamed of a country where the Filipino youth were free to express and be themselves, a country where conformity was a no-no and branding was a taboo. Still weird? I don’t think so. Idealistic, maybe. And like all my wildest dreams, I wish it would come true. Is that far-fetched and
impossible, like flying? BETTER OUT THAN IN Emotions are meant to be felt. Words are meant to be said. People are meant to express. It is not part of our nature to keep our thoughts, feelings and ideas bottled up inside. It’s unhealthy. Physically, mentally and emotionally. Better out than in, as the famous ogre Shrek says.
Sa Tamang Panahon... kamay ng bawat kabataangPilipino. Kelan pa ba sinabi ito ni Rizal, pero hanggang ngayon wala parin naman nagbabago. Bulok na bulok parin ag sistema at hindi parin pantay ang timbangan ng husitsya. Baka kailangan ko na rin sigurong sukuan ang Pilipinas, because no matter who you are, you alone can’t change the world. Narinig ko lang na sinabi ng teacher ko, matagal narin siguro siyang sumuko sa bulok na sistema. 15 minutes na akong naka upo’t nagiisip ay wala parin si sir. Masaya ang lahat dahil aabsent na naman ang aming guro. Party party ang eksena sa mga ganitong pagkakataon sa buhay ng isang simpleng estudyante. Pero minsan ay sa huling minuto
Struggle is...
even give numerous projects in just a subject without them thinking that students have other subjects also. But then again, students are blamed for not giving a quality project and passing just for compliance only. I don’t just speak because I favor the students but for the instructors to understand the students’ situation also. Students have other responsibilities. Do consider also
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belong in the group because we’re not at all like the rest of them, we get discriminated. People would look at us like we’re freaks and abominations, just because we have the courage to be what we
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EQUIPMENT Even though the new laboratories were built and medical apparatuses were bought, still, Juan is still hoping for upgraded medical facilities in the years to come. “If we talk of updated laboratory equipments, we have more facilities than other schools. But we really need more. With the present ones that we have, we could already make use of them even without the new ones that we are asking or we might ask is upgraded and far much better than what we have but then maybe by due time, after how many years. If we could surpass the K to12, we will be asking for more sophisticated laboratory equipment,” Juan said.
are signs of their own subjugation. The reason for their spite towards people who express themselves freely is their fear of change and of the unknown. There are people who are afraid to express themselves and
be who they really are because they’re afraid of what society would say. Here’s a piece of advice: don’t be afraid. Don’t be afraid of expressing yourself, don’t be afraid of being the person you were meant to be and don’t ever be afraid of what other people would say because the truth is they don’t matter. The world is harsh and judgmental, but honestly I would rather be judged and rejected by other people for being who I am than be accepted and welcomed by them wearing another person’s skin. You are you. Know that there will never be another you, so be you. I never dreamed of a perfect world for us. I only dream of a country where freedom of expression was a privilege granted to each and every citizen. And I hope that soon it won’t be one of my wildest dreams, but a dream that came true. That’s not too farfetched and impossible, right? M
Define Me... mga pagsusulit. Kung dati madalas sinasabi mong hindi mo alam ang isang bagay dahil absent ka that time, o dahil absent yung teacher mo’t hindi naituro ang bagay na yan. Ngayon ay maaari mo nang sabihing wala akong teacher sa subject na yan, walang nagturo ng mga bagay na yan. Sa kaunting pagliban kapalit ang milyong opportunidad, at sa kaunting pagpapabaya kapalit ang pagkakataong makagawa ng tama at makatulong sa kapwa. Sa kalidad ng edukasyon na pinangakong maibigay nang buo. Anong kalidad ang makakamtan mo sa multong nagtuturo sa’yo.
Read notes and do requirements while there is time. Educate yourselves because education is something that cannot be stolen. We live in a world wherein education is of much importance. It is hard to live without us acquiring education. But before that, we need first to venture the hardships and challenges of education but not necessarily in the hardest way. M
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better version of ourselves. And, we use that better version to better understand life in a better retrospect. In short, losing helps us to understand life better.
New Building... Another sophomore BMLS student said that the new laboratory is better and more appropriate for laboratory use. ”Yung bagong lab mas sanitized. As a medical technology student, kailangan na malinis yung surroundings tsaka better apparatuses kasi ginawa na talaga nilang laboratory yung place [Pharmacy and MedTech Labs]. Dati kasi parang classroom lang siya, hindi masyadong capable for laboratory works pero ngayon better na. Mas comfortable and suitable din. Nandoon yung feeling na nasa totoong laboratory ka talaga,” Mary Danielle Acena said.
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that in a semester, they have many subjects and that they do not focus in just 2-3 subjects only. Maybe, consider also the students’ abilities and time before giving numerous requirements. Just like what Dr. Jose Rizal said, school should not be chamber of torture but an avenue for learning. Students need not to learn by causing them stress and tension. On the other hand, students must do their responsibilities also.
want to be and not what society wants us to be. I don’t hate these people. In fact, I pity them. Those molds and braces on them have somewhat become their comfort zone, the known, not knowing that they
Emotions are meant to be felt. Words are meant to be said. People are meant to express. It is not part of our nature to keep our thoughts, feelings and ideas bottled up inside.
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papasok ang paasang guro. Galit ang lahat dahil ang buong akala ay wala ng klase. Pero kawawa naman yung ibang estudyante na mula sa unang pagpasok hanggang matapos ang semestre ay lagging nag paparty party pagkatapos ng 15 minutes. Nunit hindi naman po pala nalate lang si sir o maam tulad ng inaakala ng iba, dahil wala naman pala talaga silang guro para sa oras na iyon. Sa madaliang salita ay luging lugi ang mga estudyanteng umaasang matututo sa loob ng paaralan mula sa magagaling sanang guro na magtuturo sa kanila at maihanda sila sa totoong laban ng buhay. Cheers dahil madadagdagan na naman ang mga palusot natin kapag bumabagsak tayo sa
T for Terminal...
People even master the craft of losing because the more times you lose, the bigger and bolder the lessons you learn from it. We learn from those mistakes in order for us to create the
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And in the better of the retrospect, I could call this “terminal losing,” as for everyday we lose on either the biggest or smallest of decisions. M
Moreover, Reina Dalaga Afan, BMLS 2 asks for some more basic needs despite the advancement made in their course. “Sana mas madaming syringe and lancet. Sana, sila din magpoprovide sa vials. Kailangan din namin ng mga microscope na pwedeng gamitin hindi lang once. At yung sa garbage disposal, kailangan namin ng mga basurahan para yung mga nagamit namin na infectious apparatuses eh maitapon nang maayos. Dapat din eh iprovide na nilang lahat tapos isali sa tuition namin para di na kami bibili at mamroblema,” Afan said. The new MV Building where laboratories for the pharmacy and BMLS were housed was formally opened following a ceremonial blessing on July 4. M
know something, but when our knowledge is put to the test, for some reason, we most often than not, fall flat. Hearing a word over and over is different from actually knowing what it means. Especially if it’s current events. If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past few months, then you should at least have heard the issues on the Mamasapano Clash, Bangsamoro Basic Law, Pork Barrel, and of course, the K to 12. Mind you, it isn’t “K-12” it is strictly, K to 12. Without a doubt you’ve heard of those issues, and can most probably say a few sentences about what’s been circulating about them. The thing is, usually, the information making the rounds are only half, or maybe not even half, the truth. We’ve all heard of the K to 12, yes it added two more years after high school and it’s the reason why there won’t be freshmen next school year. Most people think it’s a hassle, just because people are too lazy to
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actually find out the whole story of this new curriculum. Did you know there’s now a universal kindergarten that all children must finish before leveling up to grade 1? How about the fact that up to grade 3, the pupils will be taught in their Mother Tongue? Maybe you’ve heard that after Grade 12, students can either continue studying, get a job, or be an entrepreneur? Don’t you think by adding more years of basic education, the graduating students are given more time to really decide on what career path they want to take and not be stuck in a path their parents want them to be in? That’s the trend nowadays, we are left believing half of the story without even bothering to find out about the other half. That’s where all the conflict arises, and then we wonder why our lives are so complicated? And we complain why it seems like no one can understand us? How can we start comprehending life when we can’t even define the word “education?” M
The Charlatan’s...
that it actually happened. And when we repeat the act, the process repeats. But when we look at it on the bigger picture,
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would you allow yourself to be one of those individuals who are to brush off cheating as if it were a small thing? M
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Akala ni Jireh Reyes
Dalawang oras na akong naghihintay sa loob ng ospital dahil sa aking lolang may sakit sa puso na kasalukuyang inooperahan sa operating room. Hindi ako mapakali sa sobrang inip dahil wala akong magawa kundi umupo at maghintay sa magiging resulta ng operasyon. Lumabas ako saglit, bumili ng maiinom, isang lata ng malamig na kape upang labanan ang antok na dumadalaw sa aking mga mata. Madilim na ang kalangitan at ramdam ko ang malamig na simoy ng hangin na yumayakap sa akin habang hinihigop ko ang malamig na kape. Binunot ko rin ang isang supot galing sa aking bulsa, kumuha ng isang pirasong binilog na foil ng sigarilyo, suminghot nang kaunti kasabay pa nang paghithit buga ko ng yosi sa kalangitan. Ang sarap sa pakiramdam Naubos na rin ang iniinom kong kape. Umupo ako saglit sa hagdan ng main door ng ospital para magmulat mulat ng inaantok na mata ngunit makalipas ang ilang minuto ay dinalaw na ako ng antok at sakit sa ulo. Bumalik na ako sa loob kung saan ay nakaupo ako kanina. Bigla kong napansin ang panlalabo ng aking paningin, hindi ko maaninag ang mga mukha ng dumaraan sa aking
harapan dahil siguro sa hilo na nararamdaman ko. Ipinatong ko ang aking bag sa aking mga hita at yumuko upang makatulog. Ngunit
magulo ang aking paligid ngunit isang hindi ko maintindihang ingay ang aking narinig sa isang silid kaya’t pinuntahan ko ito.
PAGKADILAT NG AKING MGA MATA, MAY BANDAGE NA ANG AKING ULO, KANANG BRASO AT BINTI.
biglang dumilim ang aking paligid, iba’t ibang ingay ang naririnig ko sa ospital. Mayroong kung anong ingay na nagmumula sa labas na parang construction ng isang ginagawag gusali, mga huni ng ibon, kuliglig, bubuyog at iba pa. Naging maingay at
Binuksan ko ang pinto ng silid, tumambad sa akin ang apat na hindi pangkarinawang tao sa loob, mga mukhang diablo, may mga sungay ang mga ito, mayroong matanda, lalaki at babaeng anyo.
Sa sobrang takot na rin siguro ay hinugot ko na ang kutsilyo galing sa aking bag, una kong sinugod ng patalim ang mukhang matandang diablo sumunod naman ang lalaki ngunit pumalag ito gayundin ang isa pa. Nasugatan ang aking kanang braso dahil sa matutulis nilang kuko. Sinubukan kong lumaban ulit ngunit narinig ko ang putok ng baril na nagmula sa aking likuran na tumama sa aking binti sabay pukpok ng isang matigas na bagay sa aking ulo. Bumagsak ako sa sahig‌.. . . . Pagkadilat ng aking mga mata, may bandage na ang aking ulo, kanang braso at binti. Ako’y nakaposas. Napatay ko ang aking lola sa loob ng operating room. Sugatan naman ang doktor at isang nurse na umaawat sa akin habang nasa impluwensiya ako ng pinagbabawal na gamot. M
that feeling NM
The Story of My Life is Blank Space
You might want to disagree But boy, you bring out the poet in me That ain’t a bad thing But sure do hate the feeling
Mary Rose Soliven
I can almost see it That when tomorrow comes, I’ll be on my own That I wouldn’t want to be anybody else I’ve been working hard so long I stay out too late, I’ve been losing sleep But I never say never when the night changes
Splinters Myra Angela Darling
Have you ever felt so restless Got soiled in your own troubles All night along as you wail Lost in your own thoughts Drowned in tears Where in all your chivalry You have lost the battle You resent to sleeping it all away When all you have to do is to wake up And continue to live the game
Life in Black and White Blake Henry
I probably shouldn’t say this: ‘I don’t want to walk this earth if I got to do it solo’ But the truth is I’m having my own world
The rain soaked him up With all his glory continues to walk He evades the unknown abyss of darkness As his feet felt the shards It punchured and broke his skin Yet a high spirited person he is He drags himself further Into the busy neighborhood All to ask For a piece of bread.
I’ve always been the kind of girl that hid my face I couldn’t set fire to the rain Because everybody’s laughing on my mind But they can’t just give me a reason I guess it’s all because nobody misses me when I’m gone And that the story of my life is a blank space .
sing me a song
remnants
Ljoy Bibay
Bianca Francheska
I hear sounds of blues and mellow A form to escape the deafening bellow With my shuttered eyes I see the orange lights that rise A total peace in my whole world It’s driving me into each stranger word I’m not certain of where I am But surely my heart stays in calm Lying on garden of flowers that bloom Away from a dim and suffocated room.
I thought craters of the moon were remnants of a battle A battle that lasted for years Between the moon and sun Because of infidelity Got lost in love
Cloud Storm
How I wonder what those poor stars felt How I wonder what I felt that day too How I wished we were all back to normal How I wish I was not a product of a BROKEN VOW.
RW Arcanum
You’re a haze on the skyline And I am a speck of dust in a gutter We are miles apart torn by Earth And an impossibility that we would be together But I’m counting on the wind To carry me into his wings And fly me to you And help me defy a thousand splendid things.
Broken and Broken Ae
One day, I was made of shards of glass. Then people cried because I hurt them with my sharp edges. And I felt sorry for them. I didn’t know because I was busy putting up the pieces together. On the next day, my shards became grains of crystals. No more hurting other people.
if the feeling is gone Emmanuel Jose
I walked down the beach Your name inside a heart shape Water came, washed it.
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Level up! The MARIAN
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Movie Sequel Hits Big Screen
by Mary Joy Agbanlog and Yvan Lucas
This period of numbered sequels is the most common approach to turn every lens towards everyone’s favorite show which brought out and was seen through the numerous shiny displays. Truly, it’s never been a bore and will always exceed our satisfaction as they released another advent of storytelling itself.
Waiting for these movies to be released, I’m sure that you are eagerly discerning if a movie sequel has new characters and settings, if will it be complimentary to the preceding movie or distinguished enough on what twists and why that climax transpired. These are stories that undeniably fulfill our
contentment on some ways giving a varied life, and view it as an adding or upward approach. Let’s take a brief look on some flicks which connect to our childhood, linked us in our teenage life and probably will accompany us during our golden years.
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2 DIRECTOR STEVE PINK | GENRE COMEDY RUN TIME 1 HOUR 33 MIN
Subsequently five years after the first film, Hot Tub Time Machine will again take that “The laws of space and time are about to be violated.” This follow-up picture gives you another complicated time setting and will surely force you to deeply think on where and how the events resulted in that dilemma; and it all started who was the stranger that entered into Lou’s mansion and killed him. You’ll surely laugh out loud on how the characters exploit the machine to change history.
PITCH PERFECT 2
DIRECTOR ELIZABETH BANKS | GENRE COMEDY, MUSICAL RUN TIME 1 HOUR 55 MIN
The Barden Bellas are back for another riff-off! Recapping their superb musical pieces, vicious humors, bubbly sisterhood and friendship on screen which is exceedingly likeable. Then, be ready in tuning up with something even slicker and sharper! As the first movie gains a history of embarrassment of the group, another humiliation took over when Fat Amy suddenly splits out his outfit during the Lincoln Center performance for the president causing tension and struggle that adds up to the excitement of the movie. Being a fanatic of this show will really teach the one who has a pitch not perfect.
HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2
DIRECTOR GENNDY TARTAKOVSKY | GENRE COMEDY, FANTASY, ANIMATION RUN TIME 1 HOUR 39 MIN
Hotel Transylvania finally opened up its doors not only to monsters but also to human guests! But behind of it, an adorable half-human, half-vampire grandson, Dennis, isn’t showing signs of becoming a vampire that will be solved to awaken his soul. Just like the first movie, this is also full of adventure and mischiefs of monsters with their daily routines and humor with their monster jokes and silliness at the busy hotel. This movie will not only make you laugh but also being excited.
SINISTER 2
DIRECTOR CIARAN FOY | GENRE HORROR RUN TIME 1 HOUR 37 MIN
The threatening menace is coming to hunt again with ghost apparitions of past children victims. Finding themselves in a rural area, mixing themselves in something marked for death as the demon, Bughuul, spreads non-stop his frightening intensity of darkness. Sinister is naturally to have jump scares with creepy music plus sensitive themes which includes a lot of blood scenes of gore, violence and abuse. But as not as like the first, this time, the thrill may not be felt but according to critics the nobility of the movie is what makes it aside from all the horror (new) movies in the industry. You surely need to watch this new-fangled sequel which is an uplift modification compared to the enigmatic figure from the previous film.
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INSIDIOUS 3
DIRECTOR LEIGH WHANNELL | GENRE HORROR, DRAMA RUN TIME 1 HOUR 38 MIN
This third part of Insidious has the level of scare up than what we found in the first two films which makes several references to ghosts and demons from Insidious Chapters 1 and 2, like Lipstick Face Demon, The Bride in Black, and the Long-Haired Friend. The complication of events is where Elise doesn’t want to help the teenage girl because of her childhood experiences. Making this film series thornier and more ominous, it depicts that the first chapter goes to the beginning and “you call out to one of the dead, all of them can hear you.” Widen your eyes in every second of this third installment while looking out this supernatural film!
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 5: THE GHOST DIMENSION DIRECTOR GREGORY PLOTKIN | GENRE HORROR RUN TIME 1 HOUR 35 MIN “Experience Paranormal Activity in a way you never have before as the series comes to a shocking end.” After the previous Paranormal Activity films had thrilled us through real-life-like video films of ghosts and apparitions, finally, the said final feature of its franchise has come in a three-dimensional format. The Ghost Dimension chronicle starts with just a box of tapes and a video camera with something baleful and dark which includes the recurrence of young Kristi and Katie. The same technique of scaring and thrilling, scary backgrounds and shadowy figures, Paranormal Activity may be now too predictable but the storyline is a must to see. After all, this is the conclusion of one of the most popular episodic films in the horror-film industry.
FAST AND FURIOUS 7
DIRECTOR JAMES WAN | GENRE ACTION AND ADVENTURE RUN TIME 2HOURS 26 MIN
The Hollywood’s most absurd franchise by a car-length adds it spices on the trademark of being a high-octane action film is now fast approaching for its seventh outcome! This time around it deals with the revenge of Shaw. In connection, seeking for a mysterious device (‘the God’s Eye’) that will help them to discontinue the plans of Shaw. From its emblem of mind-bending life stunts, still, nothing of that surely matters when you’re watching a live-action in a Cartoon Network in which people hedge on vehicles between skyscrapers. It doesn’t also give you pure action but it will also make you giggle on a big blast flashback.On the other side, it will certainly remind you of Paul Walker’s disappearance in the middle of the movie while his brothers Caleb and Cody replace him. Generally, this is a gleeful, enthusiastic romp of a movie.
STAR WARS 7: THE FORCE AWAKENS DIRECTOR J.J. ABRAMS | GENRE ADVENTURE, FICTION RUN TIME 2 HOURS 4MIN
As part of the sequel trilogy, Star Wars 7 really awakened our forces in this continuation of the saga created by George Lucas as it was set thirty years after Star Wars: Episode VI (Return of the Jedi in 1983). It will surely be relished by all generations. Another restless drive from this season of Star Wars as the story of the one and only Jedi, former general/current hermit returned on the silver screen! As for this season, it is the advancement of the voyages of Luke which he pursues to restore the Orders of Jedi while Han and Leia in the New Republic countered to the fragments of the Empire and to produce a threat for them. As one of the longest running movie in the film industry, you’ll be again stunned of its events. Mark and set the date as this legendary film will once again awaken the inner Jedi spirit in you.
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP DIRECTOR WALT BECKER | GENRE COMEDY, MUSIC, FANTASY RUN TIME 1 HOUR 26 MIN
The sweet little singing stage rockers are back! Alvin, Simon and Theodore are again on the big screen! The story goes this time with a series of misunderstandings between Dave and his little sons, coming to believe that Dave will dump the three after proposing to his new girlfriend in New York while the others have only three days to stop the proposal. These troublemakers will set the theaters again in beat with their high-pitched melodies and cuteness. Certainly with Alvin as the lead, they will fall disasters to Dave just like in the other movies that will either annoy or make us laugh. But despite that, this movie will touch our hearts through family love.
May it be in its second, third or last installment, sequels would forever teach us that the stories, sometimes, can never be told in one part, just like how life is a compendium of different stories and that our imagination sometimes is the only limit to what reality can offer.
Mga Kuha nina Izen Querido, Ma. Johmelia Lantion at Cherile Ross Santos
DEBOSYON Sawimpuso akong nag-aalay; Ng pira-piraso kong puso Alikabok sa tuyong ilog Ng ulyanin mong pag-irog.
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TECHNOCRAT The MARIAN
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THE REELING UP OF
ANIMATION by Yumiko Angelius Yoshiy
1900
1910 1911 1914
1915 1920
1923 1928
all fell in love with, may it be Flynn Rider, Mulan or Remy, our animated characters never failed to bring out the best of our imaginations. But, we owe our lovable characters and
Enchanted Drawing, the very first animated sequence, was released in public.
“Cartoons,” as coined by John Randolph Bray and Earl Hurd, were produced in movie theaters.
Puppet animation was introduced by Ladislas Starevich.
Animated moving objects on celluloid sheets trended modern animation.
The infamous Ko-ko the Clown, Betty Boop, Popeye the Sailor Man, and Superman debuted on screen.
Felix the Cat, as redistributed by Paramount Studios, became a household name.
Walt Disney released its first project, Alice Comedies.
movies to that very special day in 1900. Let’s take a trip down history lane as we celebrate 115 years of mind-bending animation.
1933 1934 1937
1951
1960 1984
Walt Disney 1995
Mickey Mouse, Disney’s first note breakthrough, became an international name.
2008
Warner Brothers Cartoons was founded
Colored animations made its way to the big screens.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs of Walt Disney Cartoons debuted as the first animated feature film.
The color television was introduced.
The Flintstones of HannaBarbera rose to fame as it became the first animated series on primetime television. The Adventures of Andre and Wally B., the first Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI)-animated short film, made its debut on the silver screen. Pixar’s Toy Story, the first fully CGIanimated feature film, revolutionized the CGI-animation industry as it became film industry standard in animation.
The first 3D animated feature film, Fly Me to the Moon, was released.
And from that point in 2008 until now, the animated films never got to look better than before, maybe just a little detailed, a little more lovable and a lot more real-life. It may look realistic or not, that day in 1900 paved way to our very-loved song hits and mucho-macho and huggable characters that we’ll surely talk about the true feels of the reels of animation in the next generations to come.M
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_animation
From the well-loved Baymax of Big Hero 6 to Queen Elsa’s icy tones in Frozen, the 21st century has seen the reels full of animated movies and characters that we
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RED ALERT! COMBATTING DENGUE AND SORE EYES CONTAGION
By Joresa Dainty Aseron, Karl Cyril Pobre & Naiomi Justereen Bangad
You’re may be too excited to count the number of days before Christmas, but you may want to tally the absences of your classmates and schoolmates whenever it’s the start of BER months. However, the worst thing that could happen during this period is to list the subjects that you’ve missed in order to complete the process in getting excuse slips after having two of the most common diseases that threaten the community: dengue and sore eyes.
DENGUE
The Killer Bite
Be careful of mosquito bites, specifically during daylight. When you’re in rural or urban areas, dengue can highly be transmitted through the bite of an Aedes aegypti mosquito. In some cases, dengue fever becomes dengue hemorrhagic fever,
which causes bleeding from the nose, gums and under the skin. It can also become dengue shock syndrome, which causes massive bleeding and shock. These forms of dengue are lifethreatening.
After 4-10 days of bite, consult your physician when you experience:
• Fever (can reach up to 41 ºC) • Congested face • Soreness in eyeballs • Severe pains in the head, joints and lower back • Pulse is relatively slow • Low blood pressure What to do during the invasion Don’t get your hopes down when our doctors confirm that there is no specific medical treatment and vaccine against the virus aside from fever-reducing medicine. Fortunately, there are ways to prevent and/or lessen dengue in our community.
Natural remedies which can make patients recover within two weeks are: • Resting • Light diet • Drinking a lot of water • Keep the bowels open (enema)
• Giving cold mitten frictions or salt glows • Using mosquito repellants • Wearing clothes which cover the arms and legs
SORE EYES
The Infectious Virus
That irritating pink eyes of yours whenever people start to stay away from you while you wear sunglasses amidst cloudy days is known as sore eyes. It starts with a viral infection called conjunctivitis, which is the inflammation
of the conjuctiva - the thin clear tissue that lies over the white part of the eyes and lines the inside of the eyelids. It can also be caused by allergies, too much exposure to the sun, eye fatigue or improper use of contact lens.
How’d you know that it’s sore eyes? Symptoms of sore eyes generally peak within three or four days and last up to two weeks. These symptoms include:
• Burning and redness of the eyes, • Watery discharge and sensitivity to light. • A gritty-feeling sensation, like the eyes have a foreign object in them and • Heavy feeling and difficulty in opening the eyes.
Give your eyes a break! Try to apply these and prevent conjunctivitis. 1. Prevent eye-straining activities such as reading books with small letters, squinting at your phone or computer for long period of time and the like. 2. Get more sleep at night. Your eyes are feeling tired and heavy, so you should give them some rest. 3. Avoid rubbing your eyes. Just don’t! Since it’s caused by a virus, rubbing it with your hands and touching things
with your infected hand may spread the virus. Also, rubbing your eyes will irritate your eyes, thus making it even worse! 4.Eat a balanced diet and drink lots and lots of water. Eating healthy improves your health, thus leading to a strong immune system which can prevent the virus from getting you infected and also fights the virus off inside your eyes.
No more falling in line to the office to present excuse letters just to have excuse slips! And say no to hospitals and wearing of sunglasses during schooldays! Try to apply these helpful healthy tips and always bear in mind that being healthy in every way means being away from any sickness. So be healthy! M
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DECODING ASTHMA t h at b u r n i n g f e e l i n g i n y o u r c h e s t By: Joresa Dainty Aseron and Frances Mira Butay
O
Try not to breathe when you pass by ANIMAL HAIR
FUMES FROM VEHICLES
FEATHERS
A lifelong lung disease which inflames
and narrows the airways that results to its blockage.
Small passwageways of the lungs
(bronchi) tightens, narrows and inflames during the attack.
These therefore makes the air to leave the lungs with trouble.
WHAT IS ASTHMA?
TOBACCO SMOKE
Highest risk of developing asthma are
children beyond 6 years old with respiratory infections.
FOOD ADDITIVES
DUST MITES
More often occur at night. Allergic disorders are the main causes.
MOLDS
DRUGS
prescription pad Quick-relief medications: •Short-acting beta agonists •Ipratropium (Atrovent) •Oral and intravenous corticosteroids Some General Treatments •Neutral bath at bedtime •Hot Abdominal Pack •Drink more water •Enema before retiring •Graduated cold baths •Renal douche
Thoughts you should know Even getting really excited, mad or scared can lead to an asthma attack… When too much of these happen, your lungs won’t receive as much air as they used to. Several population studies have shown an association between overweight and the likelihood of having asthma… Being overweight can greatly affect the way your lungs work. It can reduce the amount of air your lungs can take in and its elasticity. It can also decrease the airway’s diameter, making it harder for you to breathe. So apart from the physical state, doctors usually diagnose their patients using their medical and family histories (whether or not your dear lola may have anything to do with your asthma-related problems), physical exam and tests results. There is no cure for asthma, it is a life-long condition… As incurable as it can be, there are special treatments that can help the patients live out a normal life.
CHEMICALS
POLLUTANTS
Home Remedies During An Attack 1.Water Therapy It would be relaxing if you’ll try a hot footbath and hot compress to the back of your neck, thorax and chest. Pouring cold water on the back of the neck would also be helpful. 2.Herbs Garlic really helps asthmatic people to vomit and loosen phlegm after blending it with a cup of water. Others recommend small intake of lobelia herb which relaxes nerves and stop someone from spasm. Other useful herb teas are catnip, Echinacea, juniper berries, elecampane root, cayenne and slippery elm bark. We hope you already caught your breath after breathing in these words. If you have no asthma, good for you! You may use your knowledge to help asthmatic people. If yes, just remember the lyrics of Clarkson’s song. Just catch your breath and don’t let asthma get you down. M
Sources: V. Ferrell, E. Archbold and H. Cherne- Natural Remedies Encyclopedia Heritage Edition http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/asthma/basics/treatment/con-20026992
ASTHAM DEFINED
ne of those situations was when you were walking, just minding your own business when suddenly, a tall stranger passed by you, abruptly making you cough non-productively as you start to wheeze so much that it makes you sound like a dog’s chew-toy. It makes you clutch your chest, difficult to breath and keen over with that sudden pained sensation coming from your ribcage area. If this really happened to you, then we doubt it has anything to do with being in love. These are the most common signs of ASTHMA.
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FREEDOM WALL Kung ikaw ay magiging isang direktor, kaninong talambuhay ng mga BayaningPilipino ang nais mong isapelikula at bakit? Compiled by Bryan Wong Ferdinand Marcos kasi wala pang masyadong nakakaalam ng totoong buhay niya. -Chet17, BSA 1 Melchora Aquino pra miba nman dahil sya ang nagligta sa pamamagitan ng panggagamot sa mga sundalo noon. -ns BS Psych Tandang Sora, para maiba naman. Para marecognize naman ng iba yung mga female heroes ng pilipinas like her. hindi lang puro lalaki. - luv-er, bsa Gabriela Silang. Because feminism!And she is an epitome of an empowered woman. Pinakita niyang hindi lamang mga adan ang kayang magtanggol sa bayan. –PilosopoStasya, BSA 1
Lapu lapu. Kasi meron ng movie / documentary films about kay Rizal, Luna, at Bonifacio. Haha. De, kasi si Lapu Lapu, lumaban po siya agad. Di na nya hinayaang tumagal pa yung mga mananakop. Although, nagtagal din nmn sila ng tatlong siglo. 1521 po siya lumaban para sa bansa. He's great na maisip na Colonialism ang balak ng mga dayuhan. Hindi siya nagpakasilaw sa mga benepisyo kuno na dulot ng mga dayuhan. Di siya nagpadala sa Argumentum ad Oportunatum Suum ng mga Espanyol. Basta po, Lapu Lapu. Mactan Island, they could not grab, cause Lapu Lapu is very strong. - Josuu
Si Gabriella Silang. Kasi, common na lalaki ang Heroes dahil pinaniniwalaang mas malalakas sila physically at mentally kesa sa mga babae. Kaya nakaka proud na may babaeng bayani kahit uso ang discrimination noong kapanahunan nila. Kasi di ba, ang mga babae noon eh di na pinag aaral at kinukulong lang sa bahay kasi daw mag-aasawa din lang naman. Kaya kahit maraming lalaking heroes noon, lumaban parin siya sa paraan na alam nya. -SEXY/BSP 1
Nais kong isapelikula ang buhay ng tatlong mananahi ng BANDILA ng Pilipinas. Kasi 19th century na it's time to shine ang mga kababaihan haha para san pa ang gender equality haha kung puro lalaking bayani ang napapanuod ko. Seriously, para naman makita ng mga kabataan ngayon kung paano nila pinaghirapan yung flag. Yung design, tela, kung gaano katagal, kung anu yung pinagdaanan nila habang ginagawa yun... Yung pagtatago nila, yung pumunta pa silang ibang bansa Hong Kong. Kung anu yung connection ng mananahi sa isat-isa, basta lahat ng backround nung flag hanggang sa araw ng unang pagwagayway nito sa bahay ni Emilio Aguinaldo sa Kawit, Cavite -Nickz, BSP 1
Siya ang nagtatag ng supremo ng Katastaasang Kagalang-galangan Katipunan(KKK) ng mga Anak ng Bayan. Matapang siyang naghimagsik sa mga Kastila kasama ang mga tauhan niya ngunit natalo sila. Pero hindi siya sumuko at patuloy paring lumaban. Kahit na inaresto siya ng mga tauhan ni Aguinaldo ay matapang parin siyang humarap sa mga tao.-Red Knight/BSA-1
Kung ako ay magiging direktor, nais kong isapelikula ang Apolinario Mabini. Kasi kapag pinagdugtong dugtong talambuhay ng "DAKILANG LUMPO' na si Apolinario Mabini ang mga pangyayari, si Apolinario ang utak sa likod ni sapagkat nais kong maapreciate ng mga tao ang kanyang Emilio Aguinaldo. Kung hindi dahil kay Apolinario, walang kontribusyon sa ating kasaysayan at sating pagiging malaya mabuting desisyon si Emilio dahil lahat ng ginagawa ni mula sa mga dayuhang mananakop. At nais ko ring makilala Emilio ay galing kay Apolinario. At sa bandang huli, si pa sya ng lubusan ng mga tao lalo na ng mga kabataan na Emilio pa ang kumitil sa buhay ni Apolinario sa kabila ng mas pinagtutuunan ng pansin ang mga di mahahalagang lahat ng nagawa niya para sa kaniya at sa republika. bagay. Tulad na lang ngayon ng mga nahuhumaling sa -Myrtle, BS Bio 1 Aldub. -TheNumberGeek BSA 1 Marcos because he improved our Isa lang naman ang idolo ko at Gabriella Silang. Para naman maipakita country's economic status during Emilio Aguinaldo. Para naman kinikilalang bayani, at iyun ay si na ang kababaihan ay matapang din his term. That's what a hero is, ipagtanggol niya sarili niya at hindi na Jose Rizal kasi kapangalan ko siya. at handang ibuwis ang buhay para sa siya tatawaging TRAYDOR. Haha. -Vanjoker- BSIT 1 inang bayan. Jangjang, BS Psych 3 making things for the good of others. -harthart, BSA 1 – Kaitou Kid Julian Felipe, the composer of the Philippine National Anthem. It’s not unfavorable To be honest, I want to expose how Rizal REALLY lived his life. He to learn and sing beautiful foreign songs. We, Filipinos, should learn to sing our own is too glorified in today's history books, failing to recognize the fact ‘Lupang Hinirang’ by our hearts and souls knowing and honoring the struggles of all our that he might be way worse than whatever any young adult is doing ancestors and heroes for our beloved country, and considering that we only sing this hymn now. It just so happened that his exemplary successes covered up his oftentimes. All in all, with Julian Felipe, we will journey to the nationalistic making of the mischiefs. I want him to make people realize that not all individuals National Anthem which would change our sweet minds. who achieve a lot in academics are goody two shoes. - CZAR, BSA 3 ~Minyang, BSED-1 Yung mga unsung heroes na lumaban noong sinakop tayo ng mga dayuhan. Napakaunfair po kasi yung mga renowned heroes lang ang nagsashine sa mga pelikula. Pati din naman po sila nagbuwis ng dugo at pawis. -BREV, SOEA
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Andres Bonifacio: Natatanging Bayani ng Hukbo ni Ron Cutillon, Diosavel Salvacion at Veronica Ortiz
Ano nga ba ang tunay na sukatan upang tawaging isang bayani? Ang iba ay nakilala sa pamamagitan ng kanilang sulatin gaya ng kwento ni Gat Jose Rizal. Ngunit ang ilan ay idinaan sa dahas at armas, kasama ang dugo’t pawis na puhunan sa pakikipaglaban mula sa mga nanlupig ng bansang Pilipinas. Sa kabila ng lahat, isang bagay ang tunay na dawit; ang pagbubuwis ng buhay. Ang isang bayani ay laging pinahahalagahan ang kung ano ang tama at nasa katwiran. Dugo, luha at pawis ang kanilang inialay upang makamit ang pangkalahatang layunin-- kapayapaan.
Naikubling Katotohanan
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Sa edad na 14, siya ay tumigil na sa pag-aaral upang masuportahan ang kanyang apat na nakakabatang kapatid.
ANDRES BONIFACIO Y DE CASTRO AMA NG KATIPUNAN
Salungat sa kaalaman ng nakararami na siya ay isang Indio, siya ay isang illustrado, tulad ni Jose Rizal, na nagmula sa isang kilalang pamilya.
Nobyembre 30, 1863 ARAW NG PAGKASILANG Mayo 10, 1897 ARAW NG KAMATAYAN
Pagtungtong ng edad na labing siyam, siya ay nagsimulang magtrabaho sa isang kumpanyang Briton, ang J.M. Fleming, bilang isang broker o taga-lakad ng mga papeles para sa isang kasunduan ngunit di kalaunan ay lumipat rin sa isang Alemang samahan bilang isang superbisor.
La Liga Filipina KKK (Kataastaasang Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan) PARTIDO POLITIKAL
Gumanap siya bilang Bernardo Carpio, isang alamat sa Pilipinong mitolohiya, sa isang moro-morong pagtatanghal.
Siya ang may akda ng “Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa”, isang tula na nagpapakita ng taos pusong pagmamahal sa inang bayan, na kung saan ginamit niya ang pangalang Agapito Bagumbayan bilang alias.
Lingid sa kaalaman ng nakararami, nauna niyang naging kabiyak si Monica na di kalaunan ay namatay sa sakit na Ketong bago niya nakilala si Gregoria de Jesus na siya ring nagsilang ng kanyang unang anak na pumanaw naman sa hindi malamang sakit.
Sa isang bahagi ng kasaysayan, siya ay nagsuot ng damit pambabae upang matakasan ang mga Guardia Civil na nagbabantay sa Balintawak checkpoint at ipinahawak na lamang sa hindi kilalang kaibigan ang kaniyang itak.
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Katulad ng nakararami sa mga sinaunang tao, siya rin ay naniniwala sa mga anting-anting na kung saan kaniyang pinaniniwalaan na ang isang punit ng tela na nagmula sa damit ng isa sa mga paring martir, ang GomBurZa, ay makapagliligtas sa kaniya mula sa mga panganib.
Mayroon lamang siyang isang larawan na kilala sa kasalukuyan na kung saan siya ay nakasuot ng amerikana sa halip ng camisa de chino.
Karaniwang makikita sa kaniyang mga litrato at monumento na siya’y nakahawak ng isang itak ngunit sa totoong buhay, siya ay gumamit ng isang rebolber na pinaniniwalaang kanyang ipina-nakaw mula sa isang pabrika ng mga baril na pagmamay-ari ng mga Espanyol.
iya ang pigura ng katapangan. Nagsisilbing tangulan ng mamamayan sa sinaunang kapanahunan. Nagsilbing ama ng bayan ngunit ngayon ay unti-unti nang nalilimutan. Kanyang kabayanihan hindi na nabibigyang kahalagahan. Isa siyang Illustrado, punong rebolusyonaryo, Presidente Supremo at ama ng bawat Pilipino – siya si Andres Bonifacio.
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EDITORIAL CONTRASTING REALITIES
SPORTS
NAKAPUSTANG BUHAY
An integral part of any personal development is the harmonious development of all the aspects of oneself. In accord to this, the SMU-FEA has launched the SMU Integral Growth and Lifestyle Advocacy Program – Faculty and Employees Association (SIGLA-FEA) in 2013, and on its third year, it aims to also develop the psycho-spiritual aspect of person.
third year, there has been quite a downhill on how others see it. Some start to take it for granted, merely a distraction from the daily routine of the life in the academe. Others take the developmental gathering as something for granted, just only for the sake of being there so that their attendance could be checked. As the SIGLA-FEA is for the teachers and staff, and is usually conducted outside academic time, it shouldn’t be a far-cry that the students still be informed of such matters because they are still part of the university’s concern. Students must know that the university is not only aiming the excellence in its student population but also for the well-being of the teaching and non-teaching personnel of this institution. There has been quite a
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few talks about how the schedules of the SIGLAFEA were inconveniently re-scheduled due to unforeseen events and how these schedules become inconvenient to those involved. The games to be conducted outside the academic time is something laudable but it still seems somewhat broad. Game times and schedules should be standardized and really planned so as to strike a balance with their work. It can be commended and lauded that on its third year, SIGLA-FEA has improved on different fields – from its purpose to its contested events, but as these improvements are seen and praised, pitfalls should also be anticipated to really create the essence of improvement. M
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Natural na sa ating mga Pilipino na gustong-gusto nating makapanood ng boksing. Malamang, pinalakpakan at sumigaw na rin tayo para kina Manny Pacquiao, Nonito Donaire Jr., Donnie Nietes, at iba pa. Ngunit paano kung ang sinusuportahan mong kababayan ay aksidenteng nakapatay ng kanyang kalaban, sisigaw ka pa ba para sa kanya? Nakakalungkot na may mamayapa dahil sa isports. Tila nakahukay na rin ang kanilang isang paa na hindi na rin alam kung ang nilalabanan nila ay ang kanilang kalaban o ang kanilang buhay. Nitong Setyembre, hindi inaasahan ang pagkamatay ng isang boksingero mula sa Australia na si David Browne pagkatapos ng kaniyang laban kay Carlo Magali.
Hindi naman intensiyon ng mga boksingerong ito na pumatay. Alam natin na ang hangad ng mga atletang ito ay para sa kanilang ikabubuhay at para rin sa bayan. Ilang taon na pag-eensayo, pag-eehersisiyo, na halos dugo’t pawis na ang kapalit na maging ang Pambansang Kamao ay ayaw na maranasan ito ng kanyang mga anak. At sa kabila ng sakripisyong ito, ituturing
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Sa magiging buong karera ng dalawang boksingerong ito, nakalakip na ang bahid ng masaklap na nangyari sa likod ng kanila ng bawat suntok.
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Just how things work, gradual improvements can be seen as time goes by and it is without doubt that as the SIGLAFEA celebrates its third year of commencement, various integral holistic development has been incorporated to the different sported games. But, just as how things work too, improvements can also lead to the development of pitfalls. It’s plainly how things work, that as something improves on a certain aspect, there could be something not well thought-out that could eventually turn bad. The SIGLA-FEA was developed for the faculty and staff to have an outlet for physical enhancement, as well as the camaraderie of the whole, but on its
Gayun din ang kanyang kababayan na si Braydon Smith na namayapa pagkatapos ng kanyang laban kay John Moralde noong Marso. Sa kabila ng pikunan sa loob ng ring, kantsaw sa labas ng ring, tapang o di kaya’y takot sa kalaban na maaaring maramdaman ng mga boksingero dahil baka maisahan sila ng kanilang kalaban. Sa kabila rin ng pusta sa manok mo, ay ang pagpusta rin nila ng kanilang buhay.
pang mamamatay tao ang mga boksingerong ito. Sa mga isports na katulad nito, na bayolente, panganib na rin ang kanilang sinusuong. Hindi mawawala ang posibilidad na may mamatay. Ngunit, ang depensa nga ni Jim Manangquil, promoter ni Moralde, ginawa lang ni Moralde
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SPORTS
august - september 2015
Curry visits the Philippines by Jimboy Manitchala
After reigning as the Most Valuable Player of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and leading his team to victory in the 2014-2015 regular season, Golden State Warrior’s Stephen Curry made his one day visit to the Philippines at the Under Armour (UA) Asian Tour, Sept. 5. “Together with Under Armour, I’m looking forward to sharing my energy and commitment to basketball with the fans and basketball players in Asia who will leave their mark on the game,” Curry said. UA aims to connect the 27-year old basketball star with the people and cultures of the countries he visited through up and close personal contacts. Curry first visited Tokyo and dropped at 9:30 in the morning at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport as the second stop of his UA tour. He also visited Beijing, Chongqing and Shanghai. Before his visit in selected Asian countries, Curry said that he will have an unforgettable experience with the best basketball fans in the world wherein he made
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL. Curry with adoring fans at the MOA Arena on Sept. 5. (Photo from the Internet)
it for real. “China and Philippines have a rich cultural connection to basketball and I’ve heard the game is becoming popular in Japan by the day. This will be an unforgettable experience and we have some special things planned for some of the best basketball fans in the world,” he said. Furthermore, upon arriving, Curry met the press and inspired some of the high school basketball players at the Mall of Asia in Pasay City where he praised the kids
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the groups’ name would also cater for the improvement of the spiritual aspect of each SIGLA participant. “Hopefully, by changing the name, we would also encourage ourselves to become missionaries in our own way,” Mania furthered. In this conference, Mania emphasized not only the physical but also the personal professional and psycho-spiritual aspects of SIGLA. These aspects will try to facilitate the emergence of a FIT Marian which is F- Formed, IIntegrated, and T- Transformed. “Ang akala ng iba physical wellness [lang]. We can only talk about physical wellness kung psychologically and professionally you’re okay,” Mania said. For better observation of camaraderie and sportsmanship among participants, Mania also gave emphasis on the value of friendship among them as an important tool to keep the games competitive yet still friendly. “Let us not destroy friendship just because of a game,” Mania claimed.
Invisible air. unexpendable water. Incredible metal. raging fire. Valiant earth. what will comprise this year’s university week?
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and instructed them the art of ball handling. When asked about defending their title in the 2015-2016 NBA Regular Season that will start on October 27, Curry said that they are still the team to beat, making another new experience for them. “We feel like we’re still the team to beat. It’s going to be a different challenge for us. We’ve never defended an NBA championship before so it will be a new experience for us,” he said. M
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To get started in attaining psycho-spiritual wellness, productive regular meetings with the grade school department will be conducted. According to Mania, the reason for including only the grade school in the jump start for psycho-spiritual wellness is to start small. “In fact, meron na ring plano ang psycho-spiritual, it’s ongoing, so we will have a whole day meeting with the grade school already on October 26 and this will be every month we will have a meeting with them,” he said. Moreover, Mania stressed out how simple objectives contribute to the successful implementation and conduct of such wide programs. In accordance to such, SIGLA continues to venture further from its first opening as it continuously and regularly achieve its goals. Specifically, this year’s conference is the profiling of needs and concerns through the databased wellness activities as stated in their envisioned timeline that covers the integration stage of the
said advocacy. “All of the time, we meet our objectives because we have realistic objectives,” Mania said. Through the initiative of the organizers and the administration, they were able to confirm the needs of the participants which resulted to better activities to be conducted in future conferences. A survey showed that SIGLA participants look forward more on Healthy Lifestyle with 73.1%, Being Healthy-61.3%, Weight loss-46.2%, To be Healthy by Choice- 38.7%, and Doctor’s Recommendation-5.9%. Meanwhile, Mania, together with his subordinates adopted the Family Day aiming for an early Christmas gifts to the families of faculty and staff in the upcoming month of December intended to improve the socialization among employees and their families. The Yellow De Gryse was declared as the defending champion on the previous SIGLA while Blue Decaestecker dominated their initial activities namely the Hataw and the Solo Singing Competition.M
Gilas, bigong manguna... Cup. Ito ang kauna-unahang silver medal na nakamit ng Pilipinas sa liga na maidadagdag sa apat na gold at tatlong bronze na kanilang nakamit sa mga nagdaang taon. Naungusan sila ng braha ng mga taga-Iran matapos matalo sa kanilang laban gayundin sa South Korea(82-70) na isa sa mga matinding nakatunggali ng Gilas. Ayon sa bagong head coach ng Gilas na si Tab Baldwin, kuntento na umano siya sa naging kampanya sa torneo bilang paghahanda sa mas malaking sagupaan sa 2015 FIBA Asia Championship sa Changsa, China. “With all the circumstances, I’m pleased with the second-place finish. It’s respectable, it’s not really what you want, but we take the most of it. And there are many
Nakapustang buhay... ang kanyang trabaho, kailangan niyang sumuntok, kailangan niya ito para sa kanyang pamilya. Trabaho na punong-puno ng panganib. Sa magiging buong karera ng dalawang boksingerong ito, nakalakip na ang bahid ng masaklap na nangyari sa likod ng kanila ng bawat suntok. Maaaring sa kanyang mga kalaban, sila ay katatakutan, ngunit sa mata ng iba nating kababayan, ituturing silang mamamatay tao.
positives,” ani ni Baldwin. Hindi naman nagpahuli ang dalawang rookie ng koponan na sina Terrence Romeo at Calvin Abueva sa paguumpisa ng kanilang international career matapos parehong magpakitang gilas sa laro at makapagtala ng dobleng puntos, assists at rebounds sa liga. Samantala, pinatunayan pa rin ni Jayson Castro ang pagiging “The Best Point Guard in Asia” matapos na mapabilang sa Mythical Five kasama sina Hamed Haddadi at Mehdi Kamrani ng Iran, Moon Taeyoung ng South Korea at Lin Chichieh ng Chinese Taipei. Nanaig ang Gilas Pilipinas sa koponan ng Taipei A (77-69), Spartak-Primorye of Russia (8571), Japan (75-60), Wellington Saints ng New Zealand (92-88) at USA Select-Overtake (78-74). M
Aussie boxer loses... “There was lack of medics. There was no oxygen, no ambulance… It took maybe an hour before they managed to bring him to the hospital. I was there and I felt really bad for him,” Magali said. However, the Australian national Boxing Federation president John Mcdougall explained that he saw how Magali landed a punch unto Browne dropping him into the canvas where the health responders acted fast and the ambulance was there in seconds to bring Browne to the nearest hospital. “The Filipino hit him with a crashing punch and he was out cold before he hit the floor and the doctor gave him oxygen and an ambulance was there in seconds,” said Mcdougall. The Filipino fighter felt really bad on how things ended especially for the family of the Aussie boxer. “I never thought this would happen. I prayed for him and offered my condolences to his family. I didn’t mean this to happen. I’m sorry. I only did my job and unfortunately, this sometimes happens in
Dahil sa pagkamatay ng mga Australian boxer, nagpatawag na Australian Medical Association na ipatigil na ang boksing sa kanilang bansa, bagay na maaaring tumapos na sa boxing industry ng Australia. Nakakabahala dahil ang paningin na nila sa boksing ay parang sabong ng mga tao, ngunit hindi natin sila masisisi dahil sa mga insidente. Sana, hindi pa rin mawala ang suporta natin sa ating kababayan, uupo pa rin tayo at manonood sabay
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boxing,” said Magali. Moreover, Browne’s case was not the first for this year. On March 14, another Australian pride died after his bout with the Filipino John “Mulawin” Moralde in a 10-round match for the WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental featherweight title. The previously undefeated Aussie boxer, Braydon “The Great White” Smith (12-1-0) was still able to do a post-fight ring interview but eventually fell ill while resting inside his dressing room where he fell unconscious. The Filipino boxer did not expect that Smith would end up as such and according to his promoter, Jim Manangquil, Moralde was much affected by the unfortunate ending of his opponent. Together with his whole team and all his supporters, Moralde offered his sympathy towards Smith’s family. “We offer our prayers to Smith’s fiancé and the whole family,” said Manangquil. “It’sa tragic time for everyone involved but I pray that God watches over them.” M
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sigaw para sa kanila, hindi para kalimutan ang nangyari, ngunit para palakasin ang loob ng nagdadala ng tatlong bituin at isang araw sa ring. Para sa ating mga manonood, maaaring magiging isa lamang libangan o ‘di kaya’y simpleng usapin ito sa atin. Ngunit, para sa mga boksingero, nakahihiyang matumba at karangalan naman ang manatiling nakatayo sa ring. M
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SPORTS
DIVING INTO THE UNKNOWN:
PH’S RISING WATER POLO TEAM by Mark Jeremy Melad
This isn’t your ordinary game of basketball. Not of swimming. Nor of football. But rather, it’s your collective sport of those three. It’s your collective game of motion, of focus and of intensity. It’s your sport where a small group of Filipinos start to get addicted on. The Philippine Water Polo Team gamely display their bronze medals in the 3rd Phuti Anan Cup held in Thailand last year. (Photo from the Internet)
INSIDE THE WATERS
It is believed that the game had originated in Scotland and was introduced into the Olympics in the 1900s. It is actually harder to play than one thinks, and could be as exciting as your favorite basketball match. The game is played in four quarters much like the basketball. Using a pool of about 1.8 meters deep, players endure the great physical demands of
the game by swimming different strokes, floating while throwing, catching, also stealing and shooting the ball in a given eight-minute quarter. Fouls are given to players, depending on the gravity of the infraction. Players can also receive minor fouls or exclusion fouls where a player is suspended for 20 seconds. Water Polo has a lot more in common with football, and it is a team sport where opposing teams outscore each other by throwing the water polo ball into assigned goals while using every bit of the team’s six field players and goal keeper. While almost all Filipinos know about boxing, basketball, and football, very few would be familiar with this sport.
who are former college varsity swimmers from different schools. They support their sport from their own pockets, drawing from what they make from their day jobs. They know that they cannot expect a whole lot from their own government because there are indeed other “priorities.” But as one team member and top scorer– Juan Paolo Serrano– explained in an interview, “We may be weak in finances but we are rich in spirit.” They were able to defeat favorite Team Malaysia, and were able to give the stalwart Singapore, a run for their gold. They landed bronze. But even more than that, they were given a chance to promote Water Polo in commercials.
TESTING WATERS
THE BACKLIGHT
The Philippines, while considered average in standings, or even lesser in Asian swimming circles, can today boast of being highly regarded in Water Polo events. That is because they have managed to capture both medals and the crowd in the concluded 3rd Phuti Anan Cup held in Thailand, November last year. The Philippine Water Polo Team is composed of players,
The team believes that this initial spark of recognition will further drive its players to aim for gold in their coming competitions despite their limited training resources. Very much inspired perhaps by the same success story, and humble beginnings
of all those Filipino athletes who bring honor and glory for our country, the Philippine Water Polo Team is very committed to keep their sport alive. They hope that someday, Water Polo will find its way into the popular choices among young Filipino swimmers. And who knows, the Philippines might sooner than later produce the next champion team for Water Polo, truly a rising star.M
THEY KNOW THAT THEY CANNOT EXPECT A WHOLE LOT FROM THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THERE ARE INDEED OTHER “PRIORITIES.”
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JORDAN CLARKSON: The Full Throttle Dreamworker by Gwenn Edphine Naui
Jordan Clarkson, a thriving basketball player who made his wildest dream possible by earning himself a spot in the basketball world’s biggest league, is a great example. This 6’5” giant playing for Los Angeles Lakers is a Filipino-American striving today to keep up with NBA’s veterans and All-Star and someday could bring honor to his home country, the Philippines. Yes, he chose to wear the flag of the Pearl of the Orient Seas over the Land of the Free as his costume in the Federation of
Internatioanl Basketball Association. THE FOUNDING OF THE DREAM He was still young when he realized that he loves basketball and that his dream is to play the sport. And since then, he began to pave a path to an ultimate dream, to play under the same league as the greats of basketball. Since high school, Clarkson lived his everyday student life as a basketball player in Karen Wagner High School in San Antonio,
in the bigger leagues with the big guys. He wanted in and so he made room for himself. The rookie announced his intent to play his loved sport and when granted the pass, he enjoyed it. In the bigger league, Clarkson’s notable display of remarkable basketball brought him to his highest college career stats 17.5 points, 3.8 rebounds,3.4 assists, and 1.1 steals in 35.1 minutes per game. It was a long journey but this is all a part of the making of a legend. His years as an
there is no better way to fulfilL your dreams than to go full throttle.
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Texas, having a 10-point average score per game during his sophomore days. Still hungry for growth, Clarkson continued to extend his impact to the game and led his team to greater hights creating higher numbers on his records ending his high school years with 18.9 points, 3.4 assists, 6.1 rebounds, and 2.1 steals average in the 38-2 record of his team and a semi-finals drop in the state championship. Then came the chance to finally play
amateur-high school-then-big league-college basketball player were all needed to get to the place where he needs to conclude his dreams. And so these years of basketball paid off. THE ACHIEVING OF THE BIG DREAM Years of developing an admirable athlete within himself brought Clarkson to a turning point which may cost him his big dream. That turning point was the 2014 NBA Draft in June 26, 2014.
The pressure of the NBA Draft pulsed through every aspirant’s soul. Everyone wants to be drafted but not everyone is drafted. Everyone is good but not all are good enough. Fortunately, he is good enough. He was selected on the second and also the last round as the 46th overall pick by the Washington Wizards. THE MAKING OF THE INTERNATIONAL DREAM Majority of athletes indeed live by the belief that “There is no greater glory than to give honor to your country.” And many agreed. So does Jordan Clarkson. Four years ago, Clarkson began to communicate with the Philippine National Team forming speculations that the ¼ Filipino is willing to play for Gilas Pilipinas. And the speculations were speculations no more! The NBA sophomore is indeed part of the Gilas Pilipinas’ FIBA line up. It took him no more than a few meetings with the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) to finally stamp finality on his membership in the national team. The ultimate dreamer is yet to complete his FIBA eligibility but nonetheless, he is part of the passionate team from the Philippines. CLARKSON, LA LAKERS JERSEY NO. 6 A flourishing point guard seen by many as a player of his team will be relying on in the future, Jordan Clarkson is yet to approach the prime of his career. This guy knew what he wanted to become and he really wanted to become just that person he dreamed to be. As an aspirant, he works. As an athlete, he trains. As a patriot, he will represent. As a dreamer he ought to persevere and accomplish all three dreams he is so close to finally fulfilling. After all, “there is no better way to fulfill your dreams than to go full throttle.” M
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A basketball player dreams of three things: to play to his heart’s content, to play as a professional, and to play for the country. Unfortunately, some players never get to fulfill all of these. Thus, many decided to abandon these dreams and just stick to making basketball a hobby and past participated sports event. For a selected few, however, the drive and the passion to play professionally and internationally overpowers their urge to cower to risks.
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BLUER THAN BLUE. The newly renovated ceiling of the Fr. Tonus Gymnasium sports various shades of blue, the color of Saint Mary’s University. (Photo by Emmanuel Jose)
Vol. LIV No. 2 August - september 2015
sports
SIGLA goes FIT on its third year
by Mary Joy Agbanlog and Gwenn Edphine Naui Who’s who in the third SIGLA? SMU Integral Growth and Lifestyle Advocacy Program (SIGLA) pays tribute to the CICM fathers and university pioneers as group names as they set its kick off on its third continuing year at Sacred Heart Center, Sept. 9. Alongside the written agreement of regrouping the teams, which happens every two years, is assigning the names of the four university fathers to the four previous color-themed team
names. The said groups are managed by the four Vice Presidents of the school introducing to us the Yellow de Gryse headed by Venica Acosta, VP for Finance and Treasurer; Green Jurgens for Dr. Moises Alexander Asuncion, VP for Academic Affairs; Blue Decaestecker led by Dr. John Octavious Palina, VP for Administration and External Affairs Officer; and Red Lambrecht supervised by Fr. Earl Alan Cura, CICM, VP for Mission and Identity. According to Dr. Edwin Mania,
SIGLA chairman, integrating these names are said to acknowledge and to know more about the Belgian priests who founded and developed the university. “Para malaman naman ng mga tao na hindi [lang] ito mga buildings kung ‘di mga tao who really helped us to establish SMU. It is one way of thanking them,” Mania said. He also added that in changing continue to page 29
Gilas, bigong manguna muli sa Jones Cup
by Jireh Reyes
Bigong madepensahan ng Gilas Pilipinas ang kanilang kampeonato sa William Jones Cup ngayong taon bitbit ang 6-2 na rekord sa ilalim ng Iran, 7-1, na ginanap sa Xinzhuang Gymnasium sa New Taipei City noong Agosto 29 hanggang Septyembre 5. Nasungkit ng Gilas ang ikalawang pwesto sa liga matapos lampasuhin ang Chinese Taipei B, 96-67, sa pagtatapos ng 2015 Jones continue to page 29
Representatives of the four SIGLA teams with SMU sports coordinator Ms. Ronda Navalta raise the ceremonial torch. (Photo by Izen Querido)
Aussie boxer loses fight for life at 28
by Ron Louis Cutillon
Team Gilas poses with their Silver trophy and medals in the 2015 Jones Cup in New Taipei City, Taiwan. (Photo from the Internet)
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JORDAN
CLARKSON
The Full Throttle Dreamworker
see page 31
Curry steps in the Philippines see page 29
End of fight. It has been a tragic ending for the Australian boxer David “Dynamite” Browne, with a record of 22-2-1, not only because of losing in a fight where he tried defending his IBF Super Par-Pacific JuniorLightweight title but also in a fight of life and death at 28 after a 12-round match with the Filipino, Carlo “Bagsik” Magali (19-7-3), Sept. 11. Just after four days of being comatose, Browne’s family decided to remove
his life support due to his hopeless condition suffering from severe brain injuries. According to Magali, Browne’s life could have been saved if the medical rescue teams had everything they need to perform the first aid but there was an incomplete set of equipment and the ambulance that was supposed to bring him to the hospital took so long to arrive. continue to page 29