UST-CESC holds a benefit concert for a partner school

By Jewell Wayne Anglo

“Ang Himig ng Bagong Simula” this phrase excites the UST-CESC to bring back the passion in learning burning within the students of the partner school. Last April 20, 2023, PASINAYA: Ang Himig ng Bagong Simula held at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion Practice Gym caters a breather and sense of community to all Thomasian. The benefit concert initiates students to bring specific school supplies that serve as an entry pass to enjoy and watch the event.

As the regular classes were still on-going, lines of students were up before the pre-show started. The organizers waited for the time that the classes would be dismissed, and several students participated in the games prepared by the Student Council named “EDUK, Game KNB?”. Asst. Prof. John Christian C. Valeroso, LPT, PhD proudly welcomes the Thomasian community to PASINAYA and encourages everyone to bring a friend since the concert will be helping pupils from the partner school of the College of Education. Marrione David L. Marabulas from Secondary Education and Lishannah Ros S.A. Tan from Nutrition and Dietetics, hosts of the PASINAYA, are grateful to be part of the team and it was their first on-site hosting after the pandemic. The event serves as a variety show of the whole College of Education. A proud product of the College, Ms. Stella Mariz Indiongco, LPT, M.ED, showcased her talent through a song number that amazed the audience. The academic and support staff groove with the compiled trending TikTok dances. Weeks before the event, the UST-CESC organized a search for student bands and deliberate with the help of their submitted videos. A band from the Second- ary Education, House of Pajamas, serenades the community with their three song numbers that put the audience on hype. Albertus Magnus Building composed of talented students from different colleges. Sean Archer, a student from the Conservatory of Music, performed during the event and caught the attention of the crowd as he sang his own rendition of Taylor Swift’s You Belong With Me. The PASINAYA left a reminder to everyone that even if we are having a hard time we can serve each other and that is strengthened by the song of a pop rock alternative band, Hey JACE!’s Dekada saying “Ngayon, bukas, hanggang sa susunod na dekada ikaw pa rin.” A day before the concert, an indie-alternative rock band, announced their appearance in PASINAYA on their Facebook account. Autotelic’s Languyin with the lyrics of ‘tila ‘di nauubusan ng hangin at ng paraan’ embodies the purpose of UST-CESC to provide the needs of the community with no excuses and in several ways.