envirex substance over mediocrity.
The Official Publication of Honorato C. Perez, Sr. Memorial Science High School Volume 34 | 6 pages November 2020 Issue
unmute yourself.
By Fiona Mallari.
Envirex
@TheEnvirex
the.envirex@gmail.com
Exercise your right to vote. Scan the QR Code to know how. #RegisterToVote
01 | News
Envirex
Sci-Hi grading system revised for distance learning ‘New normal’ E
Source: DepEd Order No. 31 Series of 2020 Infographics by Alexandra Evangelista
Sci-Hi extends 1st quarter
A
iming to resolve student backlogs brought about by Typhoon Ulysses, Honorato C. Perez, Sr. Memorial Science High School extends the first grading period for this School Year 2020-2021, in correspondence to the Department of Education’s academic ease memorandum or OUCI-2020307. According to Section 4, Clause H of Memorandum OUCI-2020-307, Quarter 1 is extended until December 12, 2020, while Quarter 2 would start from January 4 to February 27, 2021; Quarter 3, March 1 to April 24; and Quarter 4, April 26 to June
11.
In an interview, the school principal, Leonora De Jesus, said that this is called academic ease and that since [the school] is still in the adjustment period, [the extension] is an approach to give students enough time to do their activities. “Synchronous classes will only be up to the first week of December for the first quarter. The second week will be for asynchronous. After that, December 14-19 will be devoted to the INSET or In-Service Training in preparation of your teachers for the second quarter, so that means that [December 14] will already be
the start of your vacation,” De Jesus added. Besides the first quarter extension, the school also postponed Week 6 asynchronous deadlines until November 20 to provide Scielinians time to bounce back from the aftermath of the typhoon, subsequent to the [then] suspension of Week 7 tasks. This year’s 21st tropical cyclone, following last week’s Super Typhoon Rolly, displaced 18,874 families in Central Luzon, as reported by the Department of Social Welfare and Development Regional Field Office 3. By Clarissa Bonifacio
Scielinian mathletes bag medals in international math olympiad Following her triumph as a silver medal awardee during the 2020 Hongkong International Math Olympiad Final Round held last September 21, Roan Alleah Palacio, together with three other students of Honorato C. Perez, Sr. Memorial Science High School continue to prove the excellence of a
Scielinian as they reap awards in the heat round of the Thailand International Math Olympiad (TIMO), October 25. Palacio, and Nabih Tarek Jaber from the Secondary III group both received a silver medal after obtaining a score ranging from 60 to 76 points, while Jhayzen Tristan Morado, and Alexie Grace Pangilinan
from the Senior Secondary Group attained a bronze medal as their scores ranged from 40 to 56 points. The victory of these Grade 9 and 10 mathletes, who were coached by Jeancell Paraiso and Cassylyn Joy Rivera, secured their participation in the forthcoming final round to be held on April
ight written works, four performance tasks, and four reflection papers per subject will be the only bases for Scielinians’ quarterly grades this School Year 2020-2021, in line with Order No. 31 Series of 2020 of the Department of Education. According to Leonora De Jesus, the school principal, at the end of the eight-week quarter, no examination will be given but instead, the students will submit a portfolio counted as a performance task that compiles the said activities. De Jesus also elaborated that the distribution of the percentages of written works and performance tasks vary per subject, wherein Math and Science have a 50-50 percentage split while Language subjects, Araling Panlipunan, and Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao have 40-60. On the other hand, performance tasks in Music, Arts, Physical Education, and Health have a higher weight of 70%, leaving only 30% for written works. The grading system is the same for both online and modular modalities. To avoid overwhelming the students, the school also implements a rule of submission of only one written work per week and one performance task, with reflection, every two weeks.
education
A
ccording to De Jesus, in the new learning setup, teachers are expected to be more creative and flexible in assessing the students’ learn-
ing while still adhering to the principles of quality assessment practice. On the other hand, De Jesus pushes for the formation of independent learners who can study and work on their assessments on their own and are proactive in updating their teachers about their self-conditions, learning progress, and challenges encountered during remote learning. “Isang aspekto ng independent learning ay imanage mo ang iyong sariling oras, in the sense na hindi mo rin kakalimutan na bigyan din ng pahinga ang iyong sarili. Bigyan mo ng oras ang lahat ng iyong mga asignatura o mga subjects para lahat ng ito ay iyong magampanan,“ advised the principal to Scielinians. De Jesus also stressed the importance of rest for the students’ health, which is why activities are posted at the start of the week and must all be submitted on Friday, except during special circumstances wherein extensions are given. By Julienne Calara
COVID COUNT in Cabanatuan City As of November 30, 2020 Total cases : 519
18
active cases
491
recoveries
10
deaths
Scan QR Code below for source.
2021. For the past years, TIMO heat round was being held in several testing centers in the country, but because of the pandemic, the Olympiad, as well as the awarding ceremony was conducted virtually this year via an online platform with secured monitoring,
and through a livestream on youtube, respectively. All winners are set to receive a medal and a certificate. By Fiona Mallari
Scan for sources.
02 | Opinion
November 2020 Issue
ON YOUR MASKS KOMENTARYO Teknolohiya ang ating takbuhan upang hindi mapag-iwanan sa kaganapan sa bayan. Dahil sa pandemya, limitado ang kakayahan ng midya. Kaya naman kalimitan nilang gamit sa pagbabalita ay ang mga ibat ibang social media platforms lalo na ang Twitter. Kamakailan, umani ng batikos ang pamamaraan ng paglalahad ng balita ni Joseph Morong ng GMA. Direkta lamang nitong inilabas ang bawat sambitin ng Pangulo kahit pa hindi dumaan sa kongkretong fact-checking kung tawagin. Nagdaan ang mga araw at naglabasan ang mga post na naglilinaw ng mga maling impormasyon na kumalat mula mismo sa pinuno ng bansa. Bilang mga mamamahayag, ito ang ating iniiwasan. Sa halip, ang responsibilidad natin ay mag-ulat ng tunay at patas na balita. Tayo ang mata ng mga mamamayan. Karapat-dapat lamang na tayo ang mauunang kumilatis sa mga datos bago ipaalam sa madla. Hindi sa atin magmumula ang maling balita—sa atin ito matutuldukan.
A
midst the scrambling rush of global leaders queuing up for the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines, the Philippines’s participation in the World Health Organization solidarity trials may be unmitigated music to one’s ears, but its early celebration would only lead to a false sense of security, and relaxing our vigilance is a tragic mistake that we must avoid. According to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, the country has a ₱73.2-B target budget to pay for the large-scale vaccination of 60 million Filipinos, which is nearly 60% of the 110 million population (as of July), and that it would cost an estimate of ₱1,200 per person. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, in support of Dominguez, added that herd immunity (the communal resistance to a disease due to an immune vast majority) is around 60-70%
by WHO definitions and is, therefore, achievable by the Philippines. Despite this, with multiple pharmaceutical giants averaging their vaccines to a 90-95% potency, it is not yet the time to paint the town red with our hairs let down. If anything, it is the time to keep the infection rate low because of not only the vaccines’ scarcity and cost but also because of our unawareness to their efficacy, which will (hopefully) be remediated by said trials-and-errors. We need to remember that the availability of said vaccines is not the end to this grim pandemic. It is the support of one another, the theory of altruism, which will end it through the successful vaccination of a crucial majority. This is still a marathon, with the end much closer than ever, and it is our responsibility to cross the finish line, altogether.
Lost in Transition I
f you are a frequent Twitter user, you may have come across tweets with #AcademicFreezeNow, heeding the Department of Education to call the school year off. At first glance, it seems to benefit both students and teachers, but the reality is that it is nothing but a band-aid solution to a relatively larger problem our country is facing. Academic freeze will only shut down the jobs of
most academic workers. Currently, more than 700 schools have shut down due to the pandemic and that equates to thousands of educators rendered jobless. How much more if all the schools in the country close down? Academic freeze is a very risky card to play– one where the costs outweigh the benefits. It is with utmost necessity that we must not see things like these in black and white.
Band-aid solutions can only last for so long and cards that are too risky to play should not have been drawn in the first place. By pushing for academic freeze, we only allow ourselves to be lenient towards the incompetence of the government and its negligence in responding to the pandemic. Instead of #AcademicFreezeNow, we must push for #LigtasNaBalikEskuwela and #SolusyongMedikal,
the bare minimum of what the government should have been providing in order to conduct safe physical classes. We cannot be locked in our homes forever, waiting for the pandemic to subside like a headache. Our education must not be stagnant, for stagnancy is a vile thing, and we might end up getting lost in transition to the new normal we are living in.
Clarissa Bonifacio Associate Editor
THE PULSE It is painfully obvious that DepEd’s latest plan to replace said SLMs has been hatched to once again save face, or whatever is left of it.
Scan for sources.
he Department of Education has a getaway car and there is no more room left for us. Prior to the department’s cancellation of the notorious ₱4.2-M ham and cheese bidding, Education Secretary Leonor Briones unwelcomely ‘advised’ schools to dry soiled self-learning modules (SLMs) by using a flat iron. Those who sleep soundly amidst back-to-back typhoons (that would later on cause ₱9-B damage on 2,929 public schools) are the only
ones who can afford these detachments from reality. This was not the case for the father-and-daughter duo, Ramon and Mecaella Jacob, who both died on November 2 while in retrieval of the latter’s school supplies, in fear of Typhoon Rolly ruining such. Two weeks later, Education Undersecretary Anne Sevilla said that her department would fund the replacement of damaged SLMs. It is painfully obvious that DepEd’s latest plan to replace said SLMs has been hatched to once
BULLETPROOF Academic freeze is a very risky card to play–one where the costs outweigh the benefits. komiks
How to Get Away with Blunder
T
Klyde Painor Editor-in-chief
again save face, or whatever is left of it – disguising such as a cheaply wrapped, second-hand present in time for Christmas. The education secretary's insensitive remarks were definitely not the first, and if only she kept her mouth shut, then perhaps she would not have put her foot in it the way she always does. It is about time for the department to finally listen to the demands of its constituents and take us along for the ride.
Mini Heart Attack By Ciarra Pascual
03 | Lathalain
Envirex Grapiks ni Joannalee Chico
H
inainan na ang mga palamuting ipipinta sa mukha, may pula para sa labi, dilaw at kahel para sa mga taas ng pilik matang sumasabay sa hangin, mayroon ding berde kung nais magbagong bihis, sa mga naihain na palamuti ay marami kang pagpapapilian! Ikaw, oo ayan - pumili ka! Marami siguro diyan ang babagay sa’yo, Subukan mong haplusin ang bawat polbo at tignan mo kung kasing pula nito ang mga pisngi ng mga kabataang naaabuso dahil sa kanilang seksualidad. Oo ayan, pumili
ni Aliana Singian ka. Tignan mo kung ilang kolorete ang epektibo sa pagtatago ng salitang dumadaan mula sa bawat parte ng kanilang katawan, nasubukan mo na ba ang peklat cream? Hindi pa? Sige, tignan mo ang mga impormasyong nakapaskil sa isang parte ng mga kolorete at peklat cream na ito, hindi ka makapaniwala ‘no? Na 15% lamang ang mga naproprotektahan ng ordinansa na prumoprotekta sa kanilang pagkakakilanlan ayon sa Human Rights Watch. At sa halos isang daang milyong Pilipino na itinalaga ng World Population Review, mayroon pa’ring tayong mga may
Sa Pag-ikot ng Plato
dala-dala ng kani-kanilang sariling peklat cream habang patuloy na nilulunok ang isang katotohanang dapat nilalantad. Subalit, hindi lahat ay natatakot nang maubusan ng peklat cream. Noong 1996 pa ay patuloy nang binabago ang burda ng kasaysayan. Noong Hunyo 1996 ay naisagawa ang unang ‘Pride March’ sa Maynila na pinaka-una sa Asya. Ito ay nagbibigay tugon sa mga pagtuligsa sa kanila mula sa media. At simula noon, mga palabas tulad ng ‘Tabing Ilog’ na nagpakita ng isang parte
ni Ciarra Pascual
K
aliwa. Kanan. Hilaga. Timog. Patuloy na pinapaikot ang sambayanan tulad ng mga platong iniikot para sa seguridad ng mahal sa buhay sa pag-alis ng bahay, palaging paalala ng nanay na huwag umalis ng bahay sa kalagitnaan ng kainan dahil ikaw ay mapapahamak. Kaliwa. Kanan. Hilaga. May pinapaslang sa Timog. Sa bandang timog patuloy na humahangos ang mga kabataang nawawalan ng karapatan upang makapag-aral, mga Lumad School na umaabot sa humigit kumulang 500 simula noong 2016 at nadagdagan ng 173 pataaas simula ngayong taon ayon sa SOS o Save our Schools Network. Datapwa’t natapos na ang Martial Law sa katimugan noong 2019 ay nabubusabos pa rin ang mga kabataan sa kanilang sariling bayan. Kaliwa. Kanan. May sinisirang bulubundukin sa Hilaga. Sa pag-ikot ng plato unti-unting nawawasak ang pundasyon ng kaligtasan, at naging lantarang pangyayari ang Ulysses dito. Sa Hilaga kung saan naghahari ang reyna Sierra Madre ay paunti-unti nang kumakagat ang katotohanan na ang 60% na bulubundukin nito ay nasisira dahil sa proyektong Magat Dam. Grapiks ni Alexandra Evangelista
Kaliwa. Kanan. May babaeng binabastos na sa’yong harapan. Anong pagpapaikot kaya ang bago kung ang nagpapaikot ang mga pinapakain gamit ang gintong plato? Sa naapektuhang mga mamamayan ng mga nakaraang delubyo at mga pasakit dala ng kalikasan, kailan pa naging solusyon ang naihang pambabastos sa isang babaeng gumagalaw nang naayon sa trabaho? Madadala ba ng pagdadada ang relief goods sa humigit kumulang tatlong milyong indibidwal na apektado, mga batang nawalan ng modyul at nasama sa putikan. Kaliwa. Gumising ka na. Hindi lamang plato ang iniikot para sa kaligtasan, kundi pati na rin para sa mga patuloy na natutulog sa umaalingawngaw na katotohanan. Na kung saan ka lumingon hindi pa’rin marunong maningil. Kaya sana sa muling pag-ikot mo ng plato ay hindi mo lamang hinihiling na ma-
ng palabas na tumatalakay sa mga batang kasama sa LGBTQ+ at ‘Gaya Sa Pelikula’ na nilikha nina Juan Miguel Severo at JP Jabac na ukol sa pagmamahal at problemang kinakaharap ng mga kasapi nito sa progresibong panahon. Mayroon na ‘ring mga organisasyong pang-masa na nagbibigay tahanan sa kanila, isa na dito ang Bahaghari at iba pang mga balangay nito sa iba’t-ibang parte.
KATAWANG LUPA ni Aliana Singian
H
ligtas ang iyong kasapi kundi magising mula sa patuloy na pagpapaikot ng mga salarin sa bayang binubusabos.
inulma na ang bawat bibig na dumadaplos sa hangin sa bawat salitang kanilang sinasambit. Hinulma na ang mga kamay at daliri na nararapat sumusulat sa bawat saglit, at ang katawang lupa ay humahayo na at tumitindig. Sa lupa tayo nanggaling, sa lupa tayo babalik. At sa lupang ating tinitindig ay ang lupang sa’tin ay naghahasik. Kung nakakapanayam siguro ang lupa ay matagal na nitong sinambit ang ingay na naririnig mula sa mga bawat luhang pumapatak at mga boses na unti-unting inaanod ng baha nang sumalanta ang kawalan ng aksyon ng mga nararapat gumalaw para sa mga biktima ng Ulysses. Sapat na siguro ang pagsigaw ng higit tatlong milyong indibidwal na naging apektado ng bagyo mula sa Cagayan at ang mga 5,594 barangay na apektado ayon sa Relief Web. Hindi pa roon kasama ang 283, 656 na mga lumikas na mamamayan. Ayon sa NDRRMC na nagtala ng humigit 70 na katao ang
namatay dahil sa bagyo. Subalit, may mga nakarinig ba ng kanilang mga hikbi sa kasagsagan ng gabing nilamon ng tubig? Kawalan ng mga maaring masakyan upang masagip ang libu-libong mga mamamayan ang unang nakita ng lupa, kasabay na rin ng manakanakang aksyon mula sa kinauukalan ng gobyerno. Kung saan sa kapanahunan na kailangan ang press briefing ay wala ang nasa itaas. Napagtantuan din ng lupa na hindi kailanman naging solusyon ang paglangoy sa tubig putik upang maging bayani at sagipin ang higit kumulang tatlong daang libong mga mamamayan sa Cagayan sa ilang araw na dumaan na nagmula sa sensus na napalaganap ng NDRRMC. Kung nadinig man ng lupa ang kanilang tinig, nawa’y lumuluha rin ito na pawang inang hinahagkan ang kaniyang anak habang lumalangoy sa tubig putik. Datapwa’t ang solusyon ay unti-unting dumadating sa mga mamamayang apektado, napagtatantuan ng lupa na iukit ang mga kataga sa kaniyang katawan, darating din ang araw ng paniningil. Nahulma na ang bawat bibig at ang mga kamay na sumusulat sa bawat saglit, at ang katawang lupa ay nakita na ang tunay na pait. Sa lupa tayo nanggaling, sa lupa tayo babalik at sa lupa rin babalik ang mga dapat singilin.
04 | Sports
November 2020 Issue
Scielinian Gallema bags home 16 golds of glory C
hristine Joel Gallema secured her 16th gold as she remained supreme in the 2020 SMART/MVPSF Region 3, Online Taekwondo Interschool Speed Kicking and Poomsae Championship, October 21-22. The Kyorugi champion fortified another gold in her achievements after executing a clean freestyle using her techniques within a minute. Kyorugi, or sparring, is a discipline of Taekwondo wherein two individuals battle in freeform. Despite the on-going pandemic, the 13 year old managed her way to the top also in the Poomsae event taking home another gold. With only 2 years of being a taekwondo athlete, Gallema top-notched her match-
es with 13 golds, 5 silvers and 1 bronze in kyorugi while 3 golds, 5 silvers and 3 bronzes in poomsae. "There are no shortcuts to anything worth achieving. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our Almighty Father above, who guided me throughout this journey of mine and the people behind my achievements: my stepdad, Honesto Cantuba, my mom, Jonalyn Cantuba and my family who believed and supported me in my sport, my coaches, Sir Johann & Ma’am Geka Ocampo of NETTC, for passionately molding me into what I am today. Lastly, NETTC family and Sci-high for all the love, support and appreciation. I am and will always be grateful to have you all,” Gallema said.
Gallema didn’t lose her focus as she has virtual trainings via Zoom and with the right time management and discipline, at the same time with her online studies, she emerged victorious in both ways. Gallema will encounter her next fight in the 2020 Online Milo Little Olympics National Taekwondo Poomsae and Speed Kicking Championship, November 21. By Nina Concepcion
Kuha mula sa facebook.com
TATAK GINEBRA Gin Kings, wagi sa do-or-die duel; Meralco, pinaasa I Pinangunahan ni Reynel Hugnatan ang Meralco Bolts gamit ang 19 puntos ngunit nalamangan pa din sila ng Ginebra, 83-80, sa PBA Philippine Cup semi-finals game 5, Angeles University Foundation, Pampanga kahapon. Kuha mula sa sports.inquirer.net
Mind Games Graphics by Aliana Singian
S
ometimes, free trials come with a six-month package - nothing but focus on computer screens and 3D graphics. It’s officially a mind game you couldn’t get away from, ever since the pandemic strikes, the unseen big boss that’s been sitting outside your window, it’s nice to think that you have your XP in this kind of mind game,
SPORTS FEATURE
E-Sports. The term “athlete” is a wide concept, everybody could nonchalantly picture it as someone who plays outside with a ball or someone who sweats, a lot. But ever since the advancement of technology, starting with the rise of video games in the vibrant 2000s with the entrance of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang in July 2016, the following years came like wildfire, from hosting tournaments back in 2019 with ESNAP or Esports National Association of the Philippines to professional gaming challenges, their Hence, like Alucard in battle, E-Sports flew like eagles, a ripple. The higher the player gets, the harder the battle scenes roar. After its continuous rise, the gaming community continues to receive backlash with its games. Starting from the rising cases of foreign
tinawid ng tagapagligtas Scottie Thompson ang Barangay Ginebra sa kanilang kauna-unahang paglitaw sa All-Filipino Finals mula 2017 matapos pabagsakain ang Meralco Bolts, 83-80, sa PBA Philippine Cup semi-finals game 5, Angeles University Foundation, Pampanga kahapon. Nagmilagro si Thompson sa ikaapat na kwarter matapos magbitaw sa 2.5 segundo ng dekalibreng tres sa kanto upang bigyang ungos ang Gin Kings na may 0.6 segundo ang nalalabi. Lumikom si Thompson ng 20 puntos, 12 rebounds, pitong assists at isang steal, sapat na upang hiranging Best Player of the Game, tumulong din si Stanley Pringle na may 22 puntos at La Tenorio ng 14 puntos upang pangunahan ang pag-iskor sa Ginebra. "Sobrang saya kasi finals na ulet, All Filipino so eto talaga yung pinakahinahangad namin as a team", ani Trusted Player Thompson, "Basta tinira ko nalang, kasi wala nang oras at good gamers having complaints about Filipino gamers having no sportsmanship in online battles. With the rekindling of Among Us last July in the middle of quarantine, the gaming community pointed out the negativity of Filipino players on the said game. The battle starts with you, inside the mind game you created in this sixmonth free trial facade. Dealing with playing E-Sports is like playing physical sports, there is a thin line separating
thing pinasa ni Prince kasi medyo open din ako sa corner," tugon niya matapos tanungin kung anong tumakbo sa isip bago itira ang bola. Inaasahan ng Meralco na kukuha ng huling birada ay si Pringle para sa Ginebra, ngunit hindi inaasahang ipinasa niya kay Prince Caperal na tumulong sa tres ni Thompson. Makikitang naitabla pa ni Reynel Hugnatan ng Bolts sa 80 puntos ang laro na may 14.5 segundo ang natitira sa oras ngunit hindi sapat upang piliting magkaroon ng overtime. Pinamunuan ni Chris Newsome ang pagtatala sa bigong koponan na may 15 puntos, anim na rebounds at assists habang kumobra si Cliff Hodge ng 14 puntos, pitong rebounds at dalawang blocks. Pag-aagawan naman ng Ginebra at TNT Tropang Giga ang korona ng All-Filipino Cup sa best-of-sevenchampionship series na mag sisimula sa linggo, Nobyembre 29. Ni Dian Chan
the both of them. But nevertheless, the presence of sportsmanship, the ability to play with a sharp mind, and the ability to accept when no stars appeared on your screen and the disappointing background music has come to start should be dangling on your sleeves. It comes in levels and it doesn’t stop there. So, players, press start to enter your hero’s name. By Aliana Singian
editorial board editor-in-chief klyde painor associate editors clarissa bonifacio julienne calara managing editor alexandra evangelista
To amplify the calls of the marginalized and the oppressed, we must unmute ourselves first. When silence is a muffled truth and the terrors continue to lurk within thin walls, crave for the noise that starts from the voices of the young who could be more than thirty-million voices, loud and clear. Don’t let the remnants of negligence stick at the back of your throat, spit it. Speak, louder, louder, and louder.
social media manager tristan malaca
For six years of silence would soon be gone. For six years of red-tagging and the inability to be accountable, for six years of fascism and the bent truth, for more than decades of injustice would soon be gone. Speak louder, resist together.
news editor fiona mallari
The game is rigged, the ref got tricked, but the young would never be outnumbered.
opinion editor roan palacio feature editor aliana singian sports editor nina concepcion cartoonist joannalee chico layout artist ciarra pascual
Graphics by Alexandra Evangelista
For the past months, our voices were muffled by the burden of these trying times and the terrors brought about by the abuse and negligence of power. Our voices may stifle, words may not come out, but we will never be silenced. This month, Envirex brings you its first issue for the school year, imploring the youth to amplify their voices and take space in society — —for the voice of the youth is loud, and it demands to be heard. Klyde Painor Editor-in-chief