GOLDEN ERA?

Rising inflation rates trouble Alabelians

Through the seller’s lenses

Lack of student spaces agonize student orgs

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Despite the 5-hectare wide campus, the lack of classrooms make it harder for both the faculty and organizations to share offices, decreasing the rate of their productivity.

As a result, even the ANSHS Supreme Student Government and School Publications struggle to find their own offices and workspaces which can be critical when they have to get to work.

In preparation for the Division Schools Press Conference, The Scribblers also did not escape the hassle of having to find their own work area for their workshop and school paper crafting.

Aside from the lack of rooms and workspaces, the utilities such as proper ventilation, power sources, and publication equipment makes it even harder for organizations to work and fill on their responsibilities.

The recently successfully conducted English Festival also left the English Club crawling for workspaces and storage rooms despite its victory, resulting in the club having no options but to conduct meetings in unshaded places around the campus.

According to Alexandra Nicole Orquia, the English Club President,”if asa lang mi makakita ug place na pwede maka gather, didto nalang,” explaining how much adjustment they do and that “nag approach nalang kami sa aming adviser kung pwede sa library nalang since fast-approaching yung event tapos wala pa kaming mapagmeetingan na place.”

The nomadism of clubs resulted in the utilization of school library which is supposed to be intended for the use of AlSci students and not as a last resort for a club’s meeting, “unta matagaan ug quarters ang mga organizations para atleast makaprepare ng maayos for upcoming events and at the same time para sa comfort din ng student leaders like us,” Orquia pleaded.

Gina Tio, a vendor at Alabel Public Market for 7 years, has not stopped working despite the pandemic and witnessed the arising of prices since, cannot say anything except “budget budget nalang gyud gang,” because of the skyrocketing prices amidst plummeting profit.

Together with the decreasing number of consumers, vendors also suffer from their decreased profit which is their only source of income, “wala kami choice eh gina bawasan gyud ang among gina kompra kay since wala man pud kaayo mamalit tungod sa kamahal.” Tio stressed.

To adjust to the market’s prices, Zendy Mae Allaga, a street food vendor outside of Alabel Public Market, expressed how they managed to maintain their products’ prices amidst the rising prices of raw materials, “ang presyo namo, same lang gihapon, pero ang capital tumaas so ang ginansya bumaba talaga,” Allaga said. Pushed against a wall

On the other hand, the depressing situation is not very different from a consumer’s point of view, coming from Hamcia Patalunan, a customer at the Alabel Public Market, “talagang napipilitan din kaming magtiis sa mas mura na produkto lalo na ako na may negosyo, umaaray din ako sa mas maliit na hiwa ng karne na binebenta dito sa palengke kasi mas nagmamahal din ang kilo.”

Moreover, the community is still finding solutions to adjust to the inevitably rising inflation rate in the Philippines despite their plummeting profits which affects their daily living, from the experience of Junnie Sumbo, the owner of 4MJ Fried Chicken which is a small business that is also severely affected by the inflation rates after pandemic, “sa pagbaba ng aming ginansya nag-reduce din yung balon sang mga bata, pero nagapaningkamot parin kami na hindi kami magkulang sa suporta as ginikanan.”

Project Hamowg secures iMake WeMake Top 20 despite lacking resources

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National Science High School’s young researchers, Francine Aira Sanchez, Jan Laurence Tianzon Guieb, Jhon Wincer Elbo, and Vice Navarro, all Grade 12 students took on the challenge to compete in both local and national competitions carrying the school’s name with pride.

With limited time on preparation, Sanchez, Guieb, Elbo and Navarro handled the pressure as representatives of AlSci in the 6th IMake WeMake National Level competition held in Manila, Philippines on March 13-17, 2023 as they went on forward on conducting their study after making it to the Top 20 finalists, ‘Project Hamowg: Automated Atmospheric Potable

Water Generator From Fog, Cool, and Warm Air’ with the hopes of taking home the win.

Along the way, the representatives of AlSci have voiced that there were many hindrances in conducting their research and that includes the lack of materials and the budget needed for their study such as a 3D printer that the group of researchers requested from the school but still, they were grateful for the help and support of AlSci especially their research coach, Shiela P. Butil, Ph.D. and the principal, Maximo R. Cabanlit, MAEd.

The young researchers also stated that they still wanted to enhance their skills with more training for future competitions that they wish to participate in and for them to also share their skills and experiences for the future researchers in AlSci.

In order to have upcoming prospects, they wanted to train and conduct seminars for students with potential from an early age using their experience from joining other research contests, this is a way to develop the students’ skills and capabilities and to also give equal opportunities for students that don’t have basic devices such as laptops, printers, or supplies.

“Since I was still a child, I was curious about how things around me work and when I grew older especially when I entered grade 7 in AlSci, I started diving deeper into research and with trainings and dedication, it harnessed and developed my skills up until I pretty much memorized the format on how to write a research paper and what questions will be asked by the panels during a defense and what to answer. So I guess, I was just really used to the research in AlSci,” Sanchez stated.

Starting from an early age, the young researchers already had basic skills in research but with tremendous effort and a bunch of sleepless nights, they passed challenges, won awards and continued to go down the path of being researchers as AlSci students.

Jeepney phaseout threatens local drivers, commuters

DepEd imposes professionalism between learners, teachers

Aiming to further enhance professionalism, the Department of Education implemented DepEd Order No. 49 series of 2022 that was issued in November. Teachers must not have any form of interaction with students outside of class setting except if they are relatives to avoid going beyond the learner-teacher relationship that leads to boundaries getting neglected and to also maintain professionalism and proper conduct.

The controversial DepEd Order No. 49 has received support and criticisms from the public, one of those who commented on whether they agree or not is Efren Nicolas Andraque Jr., LPT, a teacher of Alabel National Science High School.

“Partly yes, and partly no, no because establishing a relationship for the classes is important and so there will be no barriers but yes to the extent that they will cross the boundaries of a student-teacher relationship,”

“‘Yung bus nga namin sa co-op aabot ‘yun ng milyon, paano namin yun mabibili? Huwag nalang sana nila pakialaman yung traditional na jeepney,” Aceron elaborates on how jeepney phaseout will bane not only him, but the entire transportation cooperative as a whole. from page 1 buti nalang nagbigay si Mayor Vic Paul Salarda ng pang-down payment namin para monthly nalang ang amin.” Cabilin said. performance check

Andraque stated. Andraque agreed but also partly disagreed with the order that made him neutral about which side he’s on, Diane Grace B. Manlapig, a grade-9 student from AlSci also voiced her thoughts regarding the DepEd order.

“Both. I disagree because I believe students should be able to communicate with teachers for school-related questions on social media and will not go further from that but I mostly lean towards agreeing because many students cross the boundary of student-teacher relationship and get way too comfortable and sometimes, disrespect or treat them like a friend” Manlapig said.

Manlapig also observed that biases and favoritism can occur if students and teachers get in contact for other purposes that are not school-related which is unprofessional for both the teacher and student and that’s why she partly disagrees with the DepEd Order but mostly agrees with it.

Jimmy Aceron, also a driver at ALTRANSMULCO for 30 years, explained how maintaining traditional jeepneys is way more affordable for drivers and jeepney owners than forcing them to transition to the modernized jeepneys.

AlSci students’ two-week prep reflects upon taking NAT

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As a way to assess graduating students’ performance and determine whether they were achieving the curriculum’s learning standards, the Department of Education (DepEd) implemented the National Achievement Test (NAT) examination to all Grade 12 students in all public and private schools in the Philippines on January 30 and 31, 2023, under DepEd Order No. 55, Series of 2016, entitled Policy Guidelines on the National Assessment of Student Learning for the K to 12 Basic Education Program.

Endless Agony. Kuya Julian, a chicken meat vendor expressed how vendors like him will be the first to suffer from bankruptcy and low to no profit from the rising inflation rates in the Philippines.

Following DepEd Memorandum 001, Series of 2023, released on the fifth of January, Education Undersecretary Epimaco Densing stated that the assessment was designed to be “progressive in nature,” wherein test items have measured varying levels of skills, as the test covered 21st-century

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60% skills and the primary learning topics in senior high school including languages, humanities, communication, mathematics, science, social science, and philosophy.

Alexandra Nicole Orquia, a grade 12 student at AlSci, said that they were very focused on reviewing for two weeks and it was very helpful as she thought the exam was difficult, particularly in mathematics—but as soon as she took the test, she realized it was quite bearable if you studied enough for the examination.

Another graduating learner said that there are topics that they haven’t learned yet that were on the test they took; they prepared for it by reviewing every day for two weeks but it made him feel overwhelmed after taking it because the subject for languages, Filipino and English, was quite hard.

60% of the Grade 12 students agreed that they did not have enough time for their review for the National Achievement Test (NAT).

The Bond in Aid. During the Lead Summit 2023 led by the ANSHSSSG, MDDRO Alabel gave sufficient support by spearheading a Disaster Response Training focused on physical application. The event immersed the Student Leaders with basic life-saving skills, including bandaging.

Student government thrives amid demands of F2F class transition, satisfies students with service

Withthe sudden transitioning from online to face-to-face classes, Alabel National Science High School’s Supreme Student Government did not fail to satisfy the students with their resiliency through the recent Leadership Summit as their highlight.

In an interview with the ANSHS SSG’s Secretary Blaizel Marie Mendoza, “the Supreme Student Government kept up with the demands of students in the sudden face-to-face classes by preparing for the comeback of the traditional events that our institution annually holds.”

According to Kurt Denize Lacdo-o, a Grade 12 student, he is “a 100% satisfied with ANSHS SSG’s good governance,” and added that “yung flag ceremony natin is mas han-ay kaysa dati thanks to them showing their true leadership skills mas maaga na matapos so hindi na mainit, plus yung batch representative namin Sunday ng gabi palang nagcha-chat na to be early sa call time, tapos si Vice (SSG President) is very hands-on sa students niya.”

Just as the students were about to get used to the face-to-face setup, ANSHS SSG blasted the students with a Leadership Summit which lasted 3 days to enhance the leadership skills of AlSci student leaders.

“Our President delegated the committees really well and because the committees worked in sync, naging successful ang event. Although may lapses kami because the preparations are not ganon katagal and busy ang student leaders, we were inspired na galing sa online we want to satisfy the student leaders with a ganoon ka-bongga na event”, Khryzabelle Lagura, SSG Vice President explained their quick-paced preparations and efforts for the event to thrive.

Moreover, Mendoza emphasized that the event was supposed to impress specifically Batches 25-27 for they did not get to experience the real fun of AlSci events, building up high expectations for the organizers of the event.

Some activities from the LEAD Summit were: Team Building, Seminar from significant speakers, Badge-collecting missions.