Issue No. 1 Volume No. 18 by The Searcher

THE SEARCHER

The Official Student Publication of Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sto. Tomas Branch, Sto. Tomas, Batangas

EDITORIAL BOARD A.Y. 2016-2017 Joana Mae de Jesus Editor in Chief Kaye Mari Maranan Associate Editor Joan Estrella Managing Editor Princess Manalo Associate Managing Editor Rosaleen Flor Agojo Circulation Manager Jerlyn Comendador Reymark Pascual Literary Editor Feature Editor Dan Joseph Lim Ervin Joshua Navarro News Editor Sports Editor Reijandro Gonzales Aldrin Obsanga Carmella Vibal Katrina Malate Community Editor Senior Staff Reggie Ortiz Paul Allen Maralit Glen Del Rosario George Condino Neal Andrei Lalusin Zaica Atienza Denmark Alvarez Senior Artist Junior Staff Karla Mae Llarena John Phaul Tumambing Romelyn Itong Christian Vanguardia Senior Photojournalist Angeli Nicolas Junior Photojournalist Rad Oliver Rimas Aaron Servaz Graphic Artist

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EDITORIAL Libreng Edukasyon Para sa Lahat NEWS BSECE, Naghari sa Pinilakang Taon Silvered Concert glitters in PUP@25 Gov. Mandanas lights PUPians' hearts ECE Dance Company Drives the Beat PUPSTBAA, Nangasiwa sa Logo at Poster Making Contest G. BSA at Bb. BSP, tinanghal bilang bagong Ginoo at Binibining PUP 2017 BSIE defies odd, captures minor crown, 175-130 PUP Students showcase Innovative Projects Students of the past, today's outstanding Professionals Change Masters prove their IExceptional Bent BSEE Quizzers conquer SMX Center, bag 3rd place QuiECERs take the extra-miles, Go nationals! Lecture from the Black Shades Hustisya, Pitong Taon na sa Hukay Congratulations to Professional Licensure Examintation Passers FEATURES Mga Kuto sa MaDigong Pagbabago You're Turning 50, Charlie Brown PUPSTB @ 25: Reminiscing Yesterday's Glory and Today's Gains in Facing a Brighter Tomorrow OPINION K-Drama Antidote Effective Ways to be a Well-Known Hero Bakit maraming "P" sa PUP? One-Sided Love LITERARY Sa Telenobela lang hindi cliché ang awa Biktima ng Sistema COMMUNITY Hard Hat Area Pulso ni Isko Book Review Unlock Iskolitiks Handout before Hangout MALIKMATA SPORTS College of Engineering triumphs on the University's Table Tennis Tournament ECE impedes EE's 3-peat-to-be Volleyball Women's Division Victors: EE Youth BSEE wins basketball girls' championship; 2-0 ITECH outlasts JIEE on basketball boys' championship; 2-1 HORRORSCOPE

Erick Michael Opeña Layout Artist Member: Alyansa ng Kabataang Mamamahayag (AKM-PUP) College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP)

About the Cover: “Mahal kita’t mamahalin pa kita” Dalawampu’t limang letrang nagpapahiwatig ng pag-ibig ko Hindi lamang sa’yo ngunit sa lahat ng nananahan dito At sa dalawampu’t limang taon na binigkis tayo ng pagkakataon.

Words by: Joana Mae A. de Jesus Cover by: Erick Michael O. Opeña

June 2016-February 2017 Adhering to the Truth for the Welfare of the People

EDITORIAL

Libreng Edukasyon Para sa Lahat Nananatiling isa sa may pinakamababang halaga ng matrikula sa bansa ang Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas sa nakalipas na mga taon. Sa libo-libong kumukuha ng PUPCET bawat taon, hindi pa umaabot sa kalahating porsiyento ang pumapasa at nakakapasok sa PUP. Ngunit ngayong 2017, inaasahang mas maraming kabataang Filipino ang makakatamasa ng dekalidad na edukasyon kapalit ng maliit na halaga matapos dagdagan ng P8.3 bilyon ang alokasyon para sa edukasyon, partikular sa mga unibersidad na pinapatakbo ng pamahalaan. Bagama't hindi pa ganap na nakalatag ang paraan ng pamamahagi nito, tiyak na marami ang makikinabang dahil hindi lamang mga eskwelahan na nasa Metro Manila at Luzon ngunit pati na rin ang nasa Visayas at Mindanao ang nasasaklaw nito. Isang magandang simulain para sa ating bansa ang pagbibigay ng higit na atensyon sa edukasyon dahil ayon nga sa ating pambansang bayani, "Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan." Lahat ng bagay na ginagawa natin ngayon ay ating aanihin pagdating ng panahon. Dahil sa inisyatibong ito ng pamahalaan, mas lumalapit tayo sa katotohanan na ang edukasyon ay isang karapatan at hindi isang pribilehiyo para sa ilan. Ang mga pamilyang kabilang sa mahirap na sektor ng lipunan ay mas mabibigyan ng pagkakataon na makapagtapos sa kolehiyo at makaahon sa kahirapan. At kasunod na rin nito ang pag-unlad naman ng ating bansa. Ipinapakita na rin nito ang paghahanda nating lahat sa pagbukas ng pinto ng oportunidad dahil unti-unti na muling nakikilala ang ating bansa sa buong daigdig. Kasabay ng P8.3 bilyong dagdag alokasyon para sa halos 1.4 milyong estudyante sa Pilipinas, kinahaharap ng gobyerno ang suliranin kung paano hahatiin ng pantay ang mga ito sa 113 State Universities and Colleges (SUCs). Sa ngayon, wala pang tiyak na paraan sa pagbabahagi nito ngunit ayon kay Napoleon Imperial, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Deputy Executive Director, nakikipag-ugnayan sila sa Department of Budget and Management upang masolusyunan ang problema sa implementasyon ng dadgag pondo. Samantala, isa rin sa panawagan ng Kabataan Partylist Representative na si Sarah Elago sa mga konseho ng mga mag-aaral sa loob ng mga unibersidad pati na rin sa mga student regents and trustees na makilahok at magsagawa ng mga konsultasyon kung paanong maibabahagi ng tama ang pondong inilaan para sa edukasyon. Dahil sa dagdag pondo sa edukasyon, magiging libre ang matrikula sa SUCs ngunit hindi pa rin mawawala at babayaran pa rin ng milyong-milyong mag-aaral ang mga miscellaneous fee sa kani-kanilang unibersidad. At kadalasan, ang miscellaneous fees na ito ay mas malaki kaysa sa matrikula. Sa ating Sintang Paaaralan, tinatamasa natin sa mahigit dalawampung taon ang P12 kada unit, ang pinakamurang matrikula sa lahat ng SUCs sa buong bansa. At kung bawat semestre ay kumukuha ka ng 24 units, umaabot

Maralit

Ang edukasyon ay isang karapatan at hindi isang pribilehiyo.

ang matrikula mo ng halos P300 ngunit sa bawat semestre, ang binabayaran ng bawat Iskolar ng Bayan ay humigit-kumulang P1000. Saan nga ba napupunta ang halos kalahati ng binabayaran ng bawat PUPian? Kung iyong susuriin ang breakdown ng iyong matrikula kada semestre, malaking bahagdan nito ang napupunta sa miscellaneous fee. At isa sa pinakamalaki rito ay ang SIS Fee na nagkakahalaga ng P225, ito ang binabayad ng bawat estudyante upang mapuntahan ang kani-kanilang Student Information System kung saan doon nag-eenrol at nakikita ang kanilang mga grado. Bahagi rin ng miscellaneous fees ang dental fee, cultural fee, sports development fee at iba pang bayarin na hindi naman nagagamit ng ibang estudyante. Para sa bawat PUPian, mahigit kalahati ng binabayaran ay napupunta lamang sa miscellaneous fee. Ibig sabihin, sa darating na taong pang-akademiko ngayong 2017 kung saan magiging libre ang matrikula, hindi pa rin magiging libre ang edukasyon dahil babayaran pa rin ng bawat estudyante ang miscellaneous fees na higit na mas malaki. Datapwat, masasabing isang malaking tulong ang pagdadagdag ng P8.3 bilyon sa pondo ng edukasyon, hindi pa rin mawawala na nananatiling mabigat pa rin sa bulsa ang miscellaneous fees para sa bawat mag-aaral na kumakayod upang makapagtapos ng kolehiyo. Hindi pa rin tapos ang pakikipaglaban ng bawat magaaral upang maisakatuparan ang hinihinging libreng edukasyon. Edukasyong walang binabayaran na matrikula at walang binabayaran na miscellaneous fee. Ang implementasyon ng libreng matrikula sa lahat ng SUCs ay masasabing isa nang malaking hakbangin ng gobyerno upang mas bigyan pansin ang edukasyon sa ating bansa ngunit para sa bawat kabataang humihiling ng libreng edukasyon, matagal pang paglalakbay at pakikipagsapalaran ang kailangang harapin. At patuloy na umaasa ang bawat kabataan na dumating ang pagkakataon na ang lahat ay makakapasok sa kolehiyo at matatamasa ang kalidad na edukasyong hindi mananakaw ng kahit sino man.

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United as one: BSECE’s smiling faces when they were announced as the 25th Founding Anniversary Overall Champion

BSECE, Naghari sa Pinilakang Taon Dan Joseph Lim at Denmark Alvarez

Walang nakapigil sa nagkakaisang talino, husay at pusong palaban ng departamento ng Inhinyeriyang Pang-Elektroniko (BSECE) sa pagpapanatili ng titulo bilang “Pangkalahatang Kampeon” ngayong ikabeinte singkong taon na pagkakatatag ng kaisa-isang Batangueñong PUP. Sa ilang magkakasunod na taon (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 at 2017), hindi nila pinayagang maagaw ng siyam na iba pang programa ang tropeyo lalo pa’t ika-25 taon na ito ng maiinit na kompetisyon sa iba’t-ibang larangan ng unibersidad. Mga kategoryang magmula sa Pamaskong A Capella, Palarong Panlahi, Pampalakasan, DOTA 2, Dance Idol hanggang kompetisyong pamparikitan (Ginoo’t Binibining PUP).

Sa tinalang 520 na puntos, ang naturang departamento ang namayagpag lalo na sa larangan ng pag-indak (Dance Idol) at Ball games (Volleyball Boys). Sa pangunguna ng kanilang pangulo, si Bb. Lizette Mendoza, na kaisa-isang babaeng presidente sa Student Leaders of College Departments (SLCD), isang organisasyon silang umakyat sa entablado upang tanggapin ang tropeyo na bunga ng kanilang bugkos na pagsisikap na mapanatili ang nagniningning na titulo. Samantala, mainit na nakipaggitgitan ang organisasyon ng Batsilyer ng Agham sa Inhinyeriyang Pang- Industriyal (BSIE) na nakamit ng ikalawang puwesto sa palabang puntos na 360. Magugunitang ang sangkasamahan ng BSIE ang nagsipagwagi sa larangan ng

patalasan ng utak (UAQB 2016) at Buwan ng Wika 2016. Hindi naman nagpaawat ang organisasyong kampeon sa Volleyball Girls, Balagtasan at Madulang pagsayaw- ang Batsilyer ng Agham sa Inhinyeriyang PangElektrikal (BSEE) na nagtagumpay na iuwi ang ikatlong pwesto tangan ang 345 na puntos. Sa kabuuan, ang resulta ay tila idinikta ng tadhana na ang kolehiyo ng inhinyeriya ang manginang sa pinilakang paggunita sa ika-25 na pagkakatatag ng Sintang Paaralan. Hindi rin naman nagpaawat at lantad parin ang dugong palaban ng mga departamento ng BSA, BSPsych, BSEnt, CoEd, BSIT, DOMT, at BSHM.

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Silvered Concert glitters in PUP@25 Rosaleen Flor Agojo

As part of the celebration of the 25th founding anniversary of PUP-STB, Indak Batangan (IB), Teatro Batangan (TB), The Searcher (TS), Mozart’s Guild, Otaku Guild, Psychology Department’s Chorale Group together with PUP Idol winners shone at the “Silvered” Concert last January 27, PUP Gymnasium. Mozart’s Guild set the stage on fire as they played different songs before the concert officially started, followed by doxology sang by Mr. John Bernard Palma. The opening performance depicted the history

of PUP-STB for the past 25 years with the participation of Teatro Batangan, Indak Batangan, Otaku Guild and The Searcher. One of the highlights of the epic concert was the ramp of Ginoo at Binibining PUP 2017 candidates wearing their society shirts as they represent their own department. The audience were allured by the grooving performance of Indak Batangan together with Teatro Batangan who ended their act with creepy feeling lingering with the crowd. Also, Mozart’s Guild never failed

Gov. Mandanas lights PUPians’ hearts Princess Julie Ann Manalo

to amaze the spectators with their music that showed they are not just on rock but also in various genres. Otaku Guild exhibited their passion on Japan culture by singing theme songs of different anime. Psychology Department’s Chorale Group as well as the spoken poetry written and performed by selected staffs of The Searcher also tickled the audience. On the other hand, the masters of the ceremony, Kirby Palla, JB Palma and Camille Bathan engaged the audience to tweet #PUPSTBSilvered in social media. The event wouldn’t be possible without the help of the Central Student Council with the cooperation of PUP-STB Alumni Association Inc.

In line with PUPSTB's 25th founding anniversary, Batangas City Governor Hermilando I. Mandanas, as the honorable convocation guest speaker inspired the campus community with his uplifting speech involving the historical composition of the province, PUPSTB Gymnasium, January 26. With the theme "Reminiscing Yesterday's Glory & Today's Gains in Facing a Brighter Tomorrow," Mandanas congratulated PUPians with his advocacy. He stated that with honesty, integrity, values, good manners, and right conduct, our youth could be leaders by being an example to their fellows. Furthermore, the governor sprinkled a spice of Batangas history acknowledging the infamous heroes from the past until present who died serving not only our province but the whole country. He cited the names Marcela Agoncillo and Apolinario Mabini for their reputable contributions to Batangas. Moreover, Mandanas also emphasized the importance of education giving his promise of additional educational assistance and scholarship programs to

Convocation speaker Hon. Hermilando Mandanas motivated every PUPian and gave his support to high quality education

those in grass-root levels. "Ang PUP, pinakamataas ang educational and academic standards sa buong universities sa Batangas pero pinakamababa ang tuition. Kayo rin ang may napakahalagang pagtingin sa karapatan ng tao. You are the leaders who have the responsibility to lead and set standards hindi lamang sa nakalipas na dalawampu't

limang taon kundi sa mga susunod pa. As Batangueños, you are also the number one resource element of growth and of what we are really developing in our province— our precious human resource," said Gov. Mandanas. By the end of his speech, the governor welcomed everyone for a new milestone waiting ahead.

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ECE Dance Company Drives the Beat Neal Andrei Lalusin

With minds of unbreakable passion, bodies of great flow, and hearts of impeccable rhythm, the Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering (BSECE) conquered the dance floor with a gritty, yet still captivating performance on PUP-STB’s first ever modern Pop and Hiphop dance competition, the Dance Idol 2017, January 30. “Nakakaproud,” Ian John Baetiong said, an ECE Dance Company member. “Sulit na sulit ang pagod. Tapos nandoon pa ang buong ECE para sumuporta,” he

continued in regards to his feelings in being the first ever champions of the said competition. BSECE proved their spot for the trophy by garnering a total of 460 points from the panel of judges. Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA) gave a close fight with the score of 450 points and Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE) came in third with the score of 428 points. Unlike the previous competitions held in PUP-STB, the scoring was based on

Dream High! ECE Dance Company bagged first place in the first Dance Idol Competion in PUP

PUPSTBAA, Nangasiwa sa Logo at Poster Making Contest Denmark Alvarez

Kasabay ng pagdiriwang ng pinilakang anibersaryo ng Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas-Sto. Tomas Branch, pinangunahan ng PUPSTB- Alumni Association ang paglulunsad ng Logo at Poster Making contest, Enero 17. Ito ay sa pangunguna nina Reynante M. Napolito, Chairmain of the Board-PUPSTBAA, Faustino P. Malipol Jr., ExeCom Chairman, Henry C. Gonzales, VP-External, Melody L. Alinarte, VPInternal at Kirby S. Palla, Committee Chairman.

Samantala, itinanghal na kampeon

si Angelo Jay D. Aguiflor (BSECE 5-1) para sa Logo Making Contest habang si Stephanie Punongbalarit (BSIE 1-1) ang nanalo para sa Poster making contest. Nagsilbing mga hurado sina Melody L. Alinarte (BBTE, 2002), ngayon ay guro sa elementarya, Greg Mueco (BBE 1996), kasalukuyang punungguro ng Tanauan City High School, Jeffrey Huet (BSECE 1999), International Graphic Artist at dating Marvel artist, at si Carlo Pagulayan (BSIE 2000), isa sa sampung natatanging PUPSTB Alumni Awardees at dati ring graphic artist ng Marvel at ngayon nagtatrabaho na sa DC Comics.

a raw score rather than a percentage. Each judge will contribute points based on the following criteria, Creativity and Musicality (10 points), Formation and Technique (10 points), Originality (10 points), Execution and Style (20 points), Placement and Strength of Movement (10 points), Synchronization (20 points), Blockings (10 points), and Overall Impression (10 points), for a total of 100 points from each judge. All of the points from the five judges was added for a maximum total score of 500 points. The panel of judges at first were in disagreement on who will receive the Champion title between BSECE and BSA. Four of the five judges were unanimous in choosing BSA as their champion because of the overall theme that captured their attention. One judge though, defended and convinced the other judges that ECE’s choreography required more refined skill and practice compared to the other competitors. At the end, even though BSA’s cohesion and storytelling through their performance were impressive for the judges, BSECE’s technical difficulty and overall enthralling choreography deserved the higher score. Moreover, even with all nervousness before going onstage, BSECE remained optimistic during the competition. “Sabi naman namin sa isa’t isa, enjoy lang,” Baetiong stated. “Pero nandoon parin ‘yung kaba. Pati sana ‘di rin magkamali,” he cheekily added to his statement. The said competition was one of the major events in the 25th Foundation Anniversary of PUP-STB. This also replaced the Cheer Dance competition from previous years due to the Faculty Administration, Central Student Council, and all the Academic Departments’ agreement to reduce expenses. “Siguro ang kailangan lang sa pagiging isang Dance Idol winner ay practice. Practice lang ng practice,” Ian John Baetiong humbly stated when asked for advice to aspiring Dance Idols in the future. “Enjoy. Pray,” he finished.

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June 2016-February 2017 Adhering to the Truth for the Welfare of the People

Glen Del Rosario

Nagningning ang gabi para sa Kolehiyo ng Sikolohiya at Kolehiyo ng Pagtutuos matapos koronahan ang kani-kanilang mga pambato bilang bagong Ginoo at Binibining PUP 2017. Nilahukan ang nasabing kompetisyon ng mga representatante mula sa iba’t-ibang organisasyon ng unibersidad at sa kaunaunahang pagkakataon ay pinangunahan ito ng mga miyembro ng faculty ng PUP-STB sa pangunguna ng director ng unibersidad, Armando A. Torres, ika-3 ng Pebrero, taong kasalukuyan. Sa unang bahagi ng kompetisyon ay nagpamalas ang mga kandidato’t kandidata ng kanilang galing sa pagrampa sa presentasyon ng pang-etnikong kasuotan, kasuotang kaswal, kasuotang pangisports, at kasuotang formal na Filipiniana at Barong Tagalog bilang pagsunod sa makabayang tema ng kompetisyon. Matapos nito ay nagkaroon naman ng isang interbyu mula kay Propesor Pit Maliksi na lalo pang nagpa-init ng labanan. Ang mga ito ang naging basehan ng mga hurado sa pagpili ng limang kandidato’t kandidata na magpapatuloy sa huling bahagi ng kompetisyon at magkakaroon ng malaking pagkakataon na masungkit ang titulo. Naging matindi ang labanan sa patalasan ng isip ng mga napiling kandidato’t kandidata sa pagsagot sa mga tanong ng hurado sa huling bahagi ng kompetisyon. Ngunit sa huli ay nanaig ang sigaw na “Let’s go BSA! Let’s go, let’s go BSA! Let’s Fight” at ang katagang “Puso, isip, sikolohiya” dahil nasungkit ni Reymark Pascual mula sa Batsilyer ng Agham sa Pagtutuos at Melody Comia mula sa Batsilyer ng Agham sa Sikolohiya ang titulo bilang bagong Ginoo at Binibining PUP 2017. Sina Carina Faye Conducto at Joseph Paul Sarabosing naman ang nagwagi ng ikalawang pwesto, samantalang sina Crissalyn Mary Joy Mancenon at Sydrick Lintan na nakuha ang

Hail the newly crowned Bb. 2017 Melody M. Comia of BS Psychology and G. Reymark M. Pascual of BS Accountancy

ikatlong pwesto. Kaugnay nito, nakamit ni Reijandro Gonzales ang limang special awards kabilang ang MC Smile Award, People’s Choice Award, Netizens’ Choice Award, Alumni Choice Award at Best in Theme Wear. Nakuha naman ni Melody Comia ang People’s Choice Award, Ms. Photogenic, Best in Theme Wear at Best in Sports Wear. Tatlong special awards naman ang nasungkit ni Carina Faye Conducto MC Smile Award, Best in Casual Wear at Best in Formal wear samantalang si Sydrick Lintan na nakuha ang Best in Sports Wear. Habang sina June Francis Carandang ang nakakuha ng Mr. Photogenic Award at Decerie Balason ang nakasungkit ng Alumni Choice Award; si Michelle Marquez hawak ang titulong Netizens’ Choice Award at Joseph Paul Sarabosing ang Best in Formal Wear.

Nagbigay din ng special awards ang mga isponsor ng kompetisyon para sa kanilang napiling magkapareha, kabilang dito ang Jollibee Pair Choice Award na nakuha ng nina Jemaryl Abella at Ronel Bete mula sa Kolehiyo ng Edukasyon; Chowking Pair Choice Award – Alyssa Gia Manalo at Jorim Paladin mula sa BSIE; ABC Pair Choice Award – Partricia Linatoc at John Alexis Gonzales mula sa ITECH; Adoboi.kom Pair Choice Award – Shania Joyce Gonzales at Reymark Pascual mula sa BSA; at Landbank Pair Choice Award na nakuha nina Crissalyn Mary Joy Mancenon at Kier Vincent Salaño mula sa BSIT. Naging matagumpay ang programa sa tulong ng mga opisyales at miyembro ng Central Student Council at sa mga nagbigay ng kanilang presentasyon bilang bahagi ng programa gaya ng Indak Batangan, Teatro Batangan, ECE Dance Company at mga kampeon ng PUP Idol.

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BSIE defies odd, captures minor crown, 175-130 Katrina Malate

The Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE) displayed steely nerves down the stretch against their rivals to capture the crown for minor category over Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering (BSECE), 175-130, January 16-20. CHESS TOURNAMENT In the nine-set deficit game, 50-30, BSIE prevails over BSECE, thus nabbing gold in the do-or-die final match of chess tournament. At the first set of the game, BSIE dropped a 30-10, 30-20, 20-10, 20-10 points to BSECE, Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA), Bachelor of Science in Psychology (BSP) and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), enabling the last pair of contestants to grab

the four leads. But both BSIE and BSECE were raring to regain the lead, confident of hurdling the other opponents after the last quarter of the set. After the elims, top four contestants clashed in the Final Four with BSIE and BSA clashing with BSEE and BSECE, respectively. The two enjoyed twice-to beat edges, where BSIE, 50, hailed as first; BSECE, 30, as second; BSA, 20, third. PALARO NG LAHI As a part of the recently concluded Foundation Week Silver Anniversary, Sack Race, Human Centipede, Basketball Shoot, Puzzle Tableau, Barrel Roll and other recreational games highlighted the Palaro ng Lahi.

After amassing 30 points in the

PUP Students showcase Innovative Projects Maria Carmella Vibal

“Opportunity. Idea. Earnings. Development. Innovation. Experience. Curiosity. Growth.” In line with the celebration of the Silver Founding Anniversary of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sto. Tomas, Batangas, the 3rd Faculty and Students Research Colloquium was held last February 2, 2017 at PUPSTB Auditorium. Aside from a presentation of one of the 20 semifinalists in the recently concluded 13th Smart Wireless Engineering Education Program (SWEEP) Innovation Awards, “Mr. Café: An Entrepreneurial Simulation Game,” a research project form the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, 10 students researches and 9 scientific posters were exhibited during the said event.

Those entries were from Association

of Future Business Administration (AFBA), Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering (BSECE), Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE), Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT), and Bachelor of Science in Psychology (BSPsych). Each presented two research studies and two scientific posters from their respective colleges except for AFBA having two research presentations and only one scientific poster. Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering bagged the first place for the Most Innovative Scientific Poster with their research entitled “Feasibility Study on Using Okra Seeds as an Alternative Source of Coffee Production”. On the other hand, BSECE and BSIT won the 2nd and 3rd place with their studies entitled Raspberry Pi-Based

final clash of the game, BSIE punctuated the match with 10-points lead, preceded by the BSECE, 20 points, and BSP, 10 points, claiming second and third spot respectively. "Walang salitang mahirap sa mga taong gustong manalo, sa mga taong dedicated magtagumpay," Ronnel Pamplona, BSIE participant, shared their momentum after the game. DOTA 2 The Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship (BSEnt) leaned on sheer talent and determination as they overcome the odds to bag the Dota 2 championship in the Foundation Week, 25th Anniversary. BSEnt took away grand 3020 winning against the BSECE which only closed out with a decent 10-point difference after the game, thus coming out second placer. BSEE, after earning enough 10 points to seal the three ranks, moved up to third place in final game.

Wi-Fi Vending Machine and VCORES: Voice Command Recognition System, respectively. Together with the said exhibit, a seminar tackling the “University Research Agenda” and “Issues and Concerns in Research” was held with Dr. Sylvia C. Ambas, Chief Research Management Office PUP Sta. Mesa and Prof. Ariel P. Tuazon as resource speakers. The event was made possible together with the help of their respective advisers Reslyn Cabrera (AFBA), Liza Marie B. Nuevo (BSECE), Romeo Ilagan (BSIE), Melani Castillo (BSIT), and Florencia Sanchez (BSPsych) together with Research Coordinator Cleotilde Cresini and Emcee Ginalyn Panghulan.

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Students of the past, today’s outstanding Professionals Reymark Pascual

University’s success can be measured through the maven’s skills and competence that it produces. It is the school’s pride to set free their graduates and spread their full-width-competently-sculptured wings accompanied with their full-grownprofessionally-well-trained mind to go on a battle in the corporate world. Polytechnic University of the Philippines, as dubbed as “Pamantasang Utak ang Puhunan”, has proven that amidst having not-so-groomed facilities had produced a high-quality and well proficient professionals. It was October 15, 2016 when ten of our alumni received one of the most prestigious awards honored and given by our university, the Gat. Apolinario Mabini Outstanding Alumni Award. This award was given to the successful products of our university that empowers love for the country and chose to continue imparting their knowledge that they have acquired by being the noble professionals that our country really needs. Ten of our successful professionals have been recognized for their passion and enthusiasm in imparting knowledge on the future generation. They’ve shown great eagerness in revealed what true PUPians are, here are the ten generous alumni, the pride of Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Sto. Tomas: (1) Mr. William L. Abril – a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy. He has been the General Manager of Isuzu Batangas for eight years. A recipient of the Dealer of the Year Award and a First Placer in Parts and Operations Awards. With his entrepreneurial and employment creativity along with some corporate social responsibility, he was awarded for carrying Gat. Apolinario Mabini’s virtue of patience and industry. (2) Major Jofhel F. Calapiz – a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy batch of 1999. On 2014 he finished his Masters in Public Administration. He now

have 43 Medalya ng Papuri, 22 Medalya ng Kasanayan, 6 Medalya ng Paglaban sa Maliligalig, 5 Medalya ng Paglilingkod sa Luzon, 3 Medalya ng Ugnayang Pampulisya, 2 Medalya ng Mabuting Asal, and a medal engraved Medalya ng Pagtulong sa nasalanta. These medallions were awarded to him as he became a Police Chief Inspector. With his sense of good governance, public service, peace and social cohesion and poverty alleviation and human development, he was awarded for carrying Gat Apolinario Mabini’s feature of nationalism and industry. (3) Mr. Rodrigo T. Carpio – a Cum Laude of Batch 1996 holding a degree in Bachelor of Science in Computer Data Processing Management. Having more than 19 years of experience as analyst, developer, integrator, configurator, programmer, and has worked in 20 various projects in the field of information technology, currently he is the Doll, INC (GSD-IT) Software Developer. Sharing his expertise in science and technology, he was awarded along with Gat. Apolinario Mabini’s philosophy and pragmatism. (4) Major Ronald Allan L. Dimapilis – a graduate of Bachelor in Office Administration batch 1998. He took ten military courses from different schools. He received 31 awards, 17 commendations, and a lot of recognitions being the Director of Logistics at AFFC. With his excellence in corporate social responsibility, public service, peace, and social cohesion, he was awarded for having Gat Mabini’s philosophy of utilitarianism and humanism. (5) Corazon Legarda Mandigma – a Cum Laude of batch 1998 with a degree in Bachelor in Office Adminstration, and by 2005 she graduated and earned Masters in Public Administration. She was awarded as Natatanging Kawani by the PRAISE Committee Program on Awards and Incentives for service Excellence as an Administrative Officer 5 at the City Human Resources Management Office

in Calamba City. Setting for her excellent public service getting through with her Gat Mabini’s virtue of diligence and patience. (6) Reynante M. Napolitano – by 1999 he graduated in Bachelor in Entrepreneurial Management and by 2000 he earned his master’s degree in Management. He has extensive experiences in leadership who served PUPSTB with his untiring commitment to serve the institution and community gearing for educational innovation, community empowerment, public service and good governance as proven through his employment as Political Affairs Officer of Board Member Lian Aldabe-Cortez of the 2nd District of Laguna. (7) Engr. Liza Marie Bagalayos-Nuevo – a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering batch 2006. By 2012 she graduated Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Mapua Institute of Technology. At present she is a full-time faculty member of PUPSTB, and had been the Chair of Electrical Engineering Program at Colegio de San Juan de Letran – Calamba. Earning an outstanding professor honor exhibiting her commitment to education innovation and public service. (8) Engr. Billy Ray M. Oldan – a Cum Laude of batch 2008 with a degree Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. By 2010 he graduated at Mapua Institute of Technology as DOST Scholar with his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering program. At present he is a PUPSTB Instructor III. He is a member of Royal Institute of Electrical Engineers, Edukcircle of International center for Communication Studies, and Mechatronics and Robotics Society of the Phlis. As an outstanding faculty awardee, he has shown Gat Mabini’s highest sense of educational services. (9) Carlo Antonio Pagulayan – a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering batch of 2000. A proud Continued on page 10...

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Change Masters prove their IExceptional Bent Glen Del Rosario PUP- STB's very own Industrial Engineering students emerged as one of the winners in the First Batangas Society of Industrial Engineers (BSIES) Provincial Congress IE Quiz Show held at Batangas City Convention Center, September 16, 2016.

Change masters triumphed among different universities as they bagged 3rd Place on the said competition. The PUP-STB team was composed of delegates namely: John Kenneth Pedraja (3-1), Angelica Nikki Ortiz (4-1), Shiela Mae Manalo (4-1), Ezer Harry Oña (5-1), and Jay-ar Obias (5-1).

BSEE Quizzers conquer SMX Center, bag 3rd place Joana Mae de Jesus

With the theme Soaring High towards Globalization, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering ascended in 14th Philippine Electrical Code Quiz Show after winning third place in the annual event of Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers, Pasay City, November 25, 2016. The winning team is composed of Andrew Robles, Joeylyn Andaya, Rhenzel Marie Aningalan, Vincent

Louie Cayas and Jeriel-Ville Villegas together with their coach Engr. Billy Ray Oldan. BSEE Quizzers bested other 31 universities nationwide after garnering 33 points. The scope of the said quiz show was Philippine Electrical Code Vol. 1 Part 1. Meanwhile, Bicol University topped with 41 points and South Luzon State University ranked second place gathering 36 points.

QuiECERs take the extra-miles, Go nationals! PS Manalo

Another achievement was brought home by the Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering (BS ECE) set of quizzers (QuiECErs) after qualifying to the 37th BIT the BEES (Best Electronics Engineering Students), an annual electronics engineering interscholastic quiz show- national level held at Philippine Trade and Training Center at Pasay City, Oct. 26, 2016. The set of QuiECERs was comprised of Richard Masalunga, QuiECErs president, Ma. Arfel Malasique, John Errold Llanto, Jeny Ross Malabanan, Lizette Mendoza and Rozette Reano. Their team was keenly chosen to quest with the quiz scopes: Electronics System Technologies, General Engineering and Applied Sciences, Electronics, and Engineering Mathematics. They represented PUP in the clash of minds with Davao State University (1st place), Technological University of the Philippines Manila (2nd place), De La Salle

University Manila (3rd place), University of Batangas-Main, University of Santo Thomas, Pamantasan ng Cabuyao and others, making them up to 37 competitors. Beforehand, PUPSTB's BS ECE was also hailed as the second placer in the regional level of the same competition last September 3, followed by DLSU Lipa (the host) while UB-Main got the first place. The contest was also participated by Batangas State University- Alangilan, West Mead International School and First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities. "To my team, congratulations. Our hardwork has finally paid off. We finally made it to the national map of quizzers after five years. And to the future QuiECErs, the true measure of success is not really in winning. It is the learning you gained in your reviews. Show your coach your willingness to learn. Dun pa lang winner na kayo," said Masalunga.

The Batangas State University-Alangilan and University of Batangas-Lipa placed first and second, respectively. Meanwhile, IE Quizzers also won 2nd place in the University Wide Academic Quiz Bee in General Science category, held at Polytechnic University of the PhilippinesMain Campus, Sta. Mesa, Manila last September 22, 2016. As the branch official representatives, Jay-ar Obias (5-1), Anna Kaye Serrano (4-1) and Angelica Nikki Ortiz (IE 4-1) went to PUP-Main to compete with all other representatives of PUP Campuses and Branches. IE Quizzers exalted the pride of Junior Philippine Institute of Industrial Engineering (JPIIE) Organization after what they have achieved. “We are very proud to all of them. Kudos IE’s!” JPIIE President Kenneth Clark Agustin said. ...from page 9, Students of the past,...

member of The Searcher being its layout artist during the duration of his college studies. He has demonstrated his excellence as an Artist at Marvel Comics based in United States. (10) Engr. Hudson Aries O. Oña – a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering. Among the alumni presented above, Engr. Oña received one of the highest grants in the awards night. He was cited as one of the receiver of the Special Citation for Outstanding Alumni of our university. It was based on his dedication and passion of giving and imparting what he has acquired through his entire stay in our Sintang Paaralan. It is truly wonderful that a lot of PUPian embodies what the university thought us. As our university hymn goes by “…gagamitin ang karunungan mula sa’yo para sa bayan.” Kudos to all the PUPian Alumni Awardees! Continue inspiring this generation’s Isko and Iska.

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Lecture from the Black Shades Glen Del Rosario Mind enriched, the Editorial Board of The Searcher (TS), heeding to learn new techniques on writing, attended Professor Fidel Maliksi’s seminar at Horton function Hall, December 20, 2016. It’s an annual tradition that the adored lecturer generously shares writing methods and trainings on TS’s Ed Board. The professor with the black, round shades shared techniques on how to shorten a full-length article or the “Kill your darling” technique. He used his own memoir article in Inquirer Libre entitled “Inay and Tatay”. He also allowed the journalists to read every single paragraph of his memoir and later elaborated how he transformed his long memoir into a short and concise one. The campus journalists grasped tactics in compressing a thousand-word article into a hundred one. They also learned that in order to have an effective article, it should be brief and attractive.

Aim for the Best! The Searcher’s editorial staff attended Prof. Maliksi’s seminar about writing techniques

The acclaimed lecturer also gave some tips and reminders to all the staff as addition to his lecture. He concluded his lecture by encouraging the journalists that in order to be an intelligent and effective writer, they must engage themselves on deep reading.

Professor Fidel Maliksi, famously known as “Sir Pit”, is a philanthropist and a hard-working librarian. He is the most outstanding faculty of PUP-STB in 2016 according to the Office of the Academic Head. Additionally, Sir Pit is also a contributor writer in Philippine Daily inquirer and also the Editor in chief of Sto. Tomas Balita- the official newspaper of the municipality of Sto. Tomas.

Hustisya, Pitong Taon na sa Hukay Neal Andrei Lalusin

Nagtipon ang mga PUPian sa pangunguna ng The Searcher, kasama ang Mary Help of Christians Crusade (MHCC), para sa pagalala ng ika-pitong taon ng Maguindanao Massacre. Ang seremonyang ito ay ginanap sa harap ng Obelisk ng PUP-Sto. Tomas bilang protesta laban sa kawalan ng hustisya sa Pilipinas, Nobyembre 23. Nagsindi ng kandila at nagalay ng dasal ang mga estudyanteng dumalo sa pagtitipon. Ito ay para sa 58 na biktimang dinakip at pinaslang ng mahigitkumulang 100 na armadong lalaki habang sila ay nasa kanilang daan sa pagpapasa ng Certificate of Candidacy ni Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu. Tatlumpu’t apat sa mga biktima ay mga mamamahayag; nagpapatibay sa bansag sa Pilipinas bilang pangalawa sa mga pinakadelikadong bansa para sa pamamahayag, sumunod sa Iraq.

Tinatalang may 197 na suspek at umaabot sa 200 ang mga saksi ng kaso. Ngunit pitong taon matapos ang massacre ay wala parin pag-usad ang mga paglilitis. Ayon kay yumaong senador Joker Arroyo, maaaring humigit pa sa 200 na taon

ang paglilitis kung mananatili pa ito sa kasulukuyan nitong bilis ng pag-usad. Tinapos ang pagtitipon sa isang dasal sa pangunguna ng MHCC bilang panawagan para sa hustisya ng mga biktima.

PUPians commemorated the 7th year anniversary of Maguindanao massacre through lighting of candles and prayers

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CONGRATULATIONS LICENSURE EXAMI September 2016 R.E.E. Licensure Examination Engr. Accad, John Emil B. Engr. Alvarez, Lennox Allen J. Engr. Angsioco, Edrick D. Engr. ArgaĂąosa, Danica B. Engr. Austria, Reymond C. Engr. Bautista, John Herbert D. Engr. Benavente, Keeno P. Engr. Castillo Jr., Angelito D. Engr. Dalupang, Botz P. Engr. Decena, Jo. Justin S Engr. Felicio, Bernard G. Engr. Flores, Charles Jusrin P. Engr. Gimalay, Rosechell B. Engr. Legaspi, Jay Lord A. Engr. Losa, Adrian C. Engr. Maguad, Raymond D. Engr. Malbas, Jhon Marvin D. Engr. Manuud, Patricia Erika Q. Engr. Marasigan Jr., Rodolfo B. Engr. Matienzo, Reyzon H. Engr. Mondia, Mico M. Engr. Morallos, Gladys A. Engr. Natanauan, Jeriel Engr. Palicpic, Jesie G. Engr. Red, Ma. Teresa C. Engr. Sariola, Remuel E. Engr. Sibug, Bernel Abrahm R. Engr. TaĂąada, Mark Jayson M. Engr. Velasco, John Lyndell B. Engr. Villan, Ralph John M.

PUPSTB Passing Rate: 100%

October 2016 ECE Licensure Examination

December 2016 CIE Examination

Engr. Acabado, Jean Mae Patulot Engr. Anggot, Edmond Philip Dalagon Engr. Cagayan, Paul Henry Majillano Engr. Castillo, Chelo Veronica Posedio Engr. Castillo, Christelynn Rongalerios Engr. Cuevas, Ma Gracielle Saez Engr. De La Cueva, Yves Villegas Engr. Difuntorum, John Dominic Flora Engr. Dumaraos, Cherry Ann Tabale Engr. Fegalquin, John Almar Itable Engr. Gecale, Mariecar Jardin Engr. Gimenez, Rona Mae Goles Engr. Isleta, Jan Carlo Lucido Engr, Jovellano, Jarrel Dave Mindanao Engr. Laygo, Razel Bucad Engr. Libario, Allan Jhay Mandigma Engr. Maludon, Clarisse Bunay Engr. Mantuano, Karen Olave Engr. Medalla, Erick John Mirabueno Engr. Medalla, Marijo Montecer Engr. Ortega, Vincent Seda Engr. Padilla, Mark Rom Suelto Engr. Reyes, Angelique Magsino Engr. Salazar, April Joy Valencia

Engr. Alcantara, Arnel Engr. Badillo, Joy Ann Engr. Bello, John Paolo Engr. Buenaflor, Majarnilla Engr. Calderon, John Errol Engr. De Castro, Bryan Engr. De Chavez, Meresol Engr. De Gozar, Clarisse Engr. De Torres, Aireen Engr. Gabriel, Anna Sheena Engr. Gallivo, Rolly Jane Engr. Guevarra, Bernadeth Engr. Laylay, Maybelle Engr. Legaspi, Rosanna Engr. Marajas, Zharmaine Engr. Maruquez, Diesalyn Engr. Reyes, Marielle Ericka Engr. Sanggalang, Rusty Engr. Terrenal, Rhonald Allan Engr. Tolentino, Jean Mariez Engr. Tosino, Mona Carla Engr. Tuan, Ruel Engr. Villanueva, Mary Ann Engr. Vivas, Erwin

PUPSTB Passing Rate: 85.71%

PUPSTB Passing Rate: 51%

The Editorial Board of The Searcher also acknowledges and congratulates its alumni:

Engr. Reymond C. Austria Engr. Jean Mariez Tolentino (Former Senior Artist) (Former Associate Editor) Janina C. Sanico (Former Senior Artist)

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S TO PROFESSIONAL INATION PASSERS September 2016 Licensure Examination for Teachers Alcantara, Geralyn L. Alina, Sheila Mae M. Ambat, Mark Christopher Eduard T. Anonuevo, Louie Nina Marie Biscocho, Kenneth D. Caga, Joyvielyn L. Canupin, Jairie Q. Capila, Lovely M. Capio, Gelli Ann W. Caraan, Jackelyn P. Cerbito, Marie Yvette A. Corona, Hubert P. Diaz, John Carlo A. Francisco, Anadel L. Garcia, Glenda P. Gatdula, John Jay C. Gutitierez, Rommel P. Guzman, Reinalee Hazel D. Higoy, Melicyn Lalap, Analyn B. Landicho, Argel Joepet C. Lemus, Zenaida Victoria C. Lucido, Darrie Mae D. Macalatan I, Maevelle A. Macalatan II, Maezelle A. Magsino, Rose Ann B. Managa, Issa Grace D. Manalo, Roselle O. Marquez, John Paul D. Mercado, Joe Marie M. Millave, Richelle D. Miranda, Clarissa N. Ordes, Rose Ann O. Oroza, Febie Giana I.

August 2016 Psychometrician Licensure Examination Alcantara, Jaya Maia Asis, Mary Roxanne Boglosa, Hearty-lyn Camarse, Jazha Mynn Carandang, Marlyn Coligado, Leanna Jeanne Contreras, Jamer Hatulan, Rodelene Mendoza, Denise Gem Natanauan, Jennelyn Punzalan, Rachelle Rianzares, Gemille

PUPSTB Passing rate: 51% Padua, Nina M. Palla, Kirby S. Panghulan, Annie Rose B. Robles, Glaziedhel S. Rodriguez, Mariz Buenafe M. Salem, Mary Joy M. Sanico, Janina C. Santarin, Mikee C. Sumagui, Jenny Rose O. Tolentino, Mikee C. Unico, Lady Ann T. Villanueva, Arianne M. Villanueva, Manuelito B.

PUPSTB Passing Rate: 63.16%

October 2016 Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination Albalate, Gelanie Toledo Alvarez, Patrick Ocos Aranda, Dianalyn Diva Arcega, Tom Angelo Tesoro Bunao, Hazelle Mae Nabablit Estolano, Rachelle Mercado Llamado, Den Marie Mindanao Lopez, Zenn Vanrim Custodio Manalo, John Paulo Reyes Millar, Cherry Lyn Anda Molinyawe, Jona Aranda Montablan, Aldrin Malate San Juan, Mark Jansem Berba Solares, Angelica Palicpic

PUPSTB Passing rate: 25%

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Mga Kuto sa MaDigong Pagbabago Dan Joseph Lim

ang pinakamatandang naluklok na pangulo sa bansa, ang pangulo na ‘di sumumpa sa opisina kasama ang bise at ang may pinakamalaking boto ng tao para sa pagkapangulo sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas. Nanalo ang isang DU30 na may lahing Maranao, Tsino, Bisaya at isang ATAPANG a tao, ATAPANG a PILIPINO. At sa nakalipas na mga buwan, nagsulputan ang mga balitang dahilan ng pagkamot natin sa ating mga ulo at nagpakati sa anit natin na tila parang mga KUTO. Paunawa: Ang arngikngulong ingo ay ngated SPG (Ngobrang Pak Ganern). Ang Nyumunyunod nya mga ngalata ay ngagnyanyaman ng mga ngalitang mattot, wanyang pangunyangan, nyenyemon, nyekimon at pngokemon. Mngagninimula na ang arngikngulo ngungkol nga PAGGAGAGO, *ehem* este PAGBABAGO. Walang permanente sa Mundo kundi TAYO (Ampalaya: “Kalokohan!! Maghihiwalay din kayo!”) Walang permanente sa Mundo kundi ang Permanent Marker at PAGBABAGO. Ginamit ng kasalukuyang Pangulo ang salitang iyan sa digmaan ng kampanya nitong Pambansang Eleksyon 2016- “Change is Coming” na kung saan ipinagmayabang at ipinangalandakan niya na sa loob ng kanyang administrasyon ay magkakaroon ng pagbabagong anyo sa lahat ng aspeto ng pamamahala. Inamin nyang Galit na Galit na Galit na Galit na Galit (nasira ang CD) sya sa Droga at Kriminalidad maging sa Korapsyon. Sa loob daw ng tatlo hanggang anim na buwan ay masusugpo na ang iligal na droga sa bansa. Inamin din nya na siya ay babaero at makakaliwa. Inamin nya rin na siya ay nakapatay na ng tao. Minura na rin nya ang Santo Papa pati ang trapik sa EDSA. Mahal na mahal nya raw ang PILIPINAS, at handa daw syang mamatay para dito. Isa s’yang TOTOONG TAO, ayon sa napakaraming Pilipino.

WALA NANG KUTONG FIL-AM! Maraming Pilipino sa buong mundo ang nagulantang nang sabihin ng pangulo na makikipag-divorce na ang Pilipinas sa halos walumpung-taong relasyon nito sa bansang Amerika. (Ampalaya: BrAngelina nga naghiwalay eh, kayo pa kaya?) Dahil daw ito sa pangingialam ng nasabing bansa sa aktibidades ng pamahalaan na umano’y dahilan kung bakit hindi umuunlad ang PIlipinas. Agad namang umaligid ang mga manliligaw na bansang Tsina at Russia at nangako pa na kahit anong nasa “wish list” ng Pilipinas ay ibibigay ng pangalawang bansang tinukoy. Subalit, nito lamang nakaraang buwan ay bumawi ang Amerika sa mga maaanghang na pahayag ng pangulo sa agilang bansa, inihinto ang pagpapadala ng mga baril mula Amerika patungo sa Pilipinas. Hindi daw ito dahil sa mga nag-aapoy na mura ni PDU30 sa agila, kundi dahil umano sa Human Rights Violation at Extra Judicial Killing sa bansa na isa pa sa mga malalaking KUTO sa anit natin. Isa lamang ang malinaw sa lumalamig na relasyon ng ating bansa at ng Amerika- wala na ang dating saya sa tuwing sila’y naglalambingan, parang kapeng lumamig , hindi na masarap. At sa huling patak malalasahan mo na ang pait sa likod ng tamis. ANG MAALAMAT NA KUTO NI APO

Paano maging bayani?

Kung kaya naman, nakatalik ng kanyang karisma ang puso ng halos labing anim na milyong Pilipino.

(Magnakaw + lumabag sa karapatang pantao + magpapatay) x magsinungaling= Bayani *magsisimula sa libing, sunod bayani na.

Binago ng isang Rodrigo “Digong o DU30” Roa Duterte ang kasaysayan sa likod ng pagiging isang pangulo. Siya ang ikalabing anim na pangulo ng Pilipinas, ang unang naluklok na presidente mula sa kapuluan ng Mindanao,

Paano Magmove-on?

(Ipagmalaki na ang tinutukoy ang nagpagawa ng mga kalsada, tulay at mga magagandang mga gusali + magpagawa ng

pekeng medalya + magpagawa ng wax figure + mag-imbento ng “magagandang” nagawa) = Move-on *isama na sa libing ang nakaraan. Malalang sakit talaga ang pagkalimot, pero ito ay isang uri ng kanser na may kalunasan dahil ang gamot sa pagkalimot ay pagpapa-alala. Hindi yata nabatid ng mga dakilang hukom ang totoong kasaysayan kaya’t pinayagan ang pagpapalibing sa “pinakamagaling na lider ng bansa”. Kaabang-abang ang ratipikasyon ng batas para sa pagiging “pambansang bayani”. Mabagsik talaga ang kuto ni Madam at ng mga junakis. Isa lang ang masasabi nating mga nasa TAMA- hindi ka kailanman magiging bayani, isa kang huwad. Sinong mag-aakalang ang isang berdugo ng karapatang pantao’y mailibing sa kaisa-isang libingang kumikilala sa kabayanihan ng mga nagbuwis ng buhay para sa ikalalaya ng bayan? Napapakamot ulo ka na lamang talaga. Kaawa-awang Pilipinas, nalason na ang kasaysayan, maging ang mamamayan. PAGPURGA SA MGA KUTONG PANGKAPAYAPAAN Balita sa Telebisyon: Isang lalaki, patay dahil sa iligal na droga; nanlaban daw umano sa otoridad. Hindi lang isa, hindi lang dalawa. Madami. Mga kinitil na hinusgahang “Pusher ako, Wag tularan” at mga bangkay na hindi naman balikbayan box pero pinackaging tape. Patayan blues. Patayan spree. Apat na milyong Pilipino umano ang bilang ng mga adik sa Pilipinas. At handa ang pangulo na maging dagat ng mapupulang dugo ang lahat ng mga eskinita sa bansa masugpo lamang ang panget na mga drogista- sabi nga ng pangulo- “My Gad, I Hate drugs!” At hindi pinalampas ng iba’t-ibang mga human rights organization lalong lalo na ng Komisyon ng Karapatang Pantao at United Nations ang mga kahindik-hindik na mga pagpatay na kinikilala bilang Extra Judicial Killings. Ang EJK, bukod sa iligal ay isa rin sa mga pinipigilang imoral na aktibidad na tiyak na makasisira sa imahe ng hustisya sa kahit saang bansa. Maghanda na rin ang mamamayan Continued on page 18...

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You're Turning 50, Charlie Brown Patrick Lim

There is something quite cruel about the musical play You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. During one scene, the eponymous character tries to fly a kite; he has never flown one successfully before. Just as when it seems that he is going to succeed for the first time, at the height of his euphoria, the kite gets tangled in a tree. In another scene, one character tells her younger brother to look closely at Charlie Brown's face because it is a "Failure Face." "Notice how it has 'failure' written all over it," she says. And these are done for laughs. The original production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown premiered off-Broadway in March 7, 1967. It ran for more than a thousand performances and was met with critical acclaim. It was based on Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic strips and tells the story of Charlie Brown and a host of other characters--the haughty

Lucy and her precocious younger brother Linus; Schroeder, a boy gifted in playing the piano and Lucy's love interest; Snoopy, Charlie Brown's beagle; and others. The play is structured as a series of vignettes strung together. The role of Charlie Brown was originated by Gary Burghoff, who is best known for portraying Corporal Walter "Radar" O'Reilly in the television sitcom M*A*S*H. The musical's score and lyrics were written by Clark Gesner. The book was credited to one John Gordon, though Gesner had stated that there was no "John Gordon"--the musical's book (or the spoken dialogues and structure) was the product

...from page 20, Bakit maraming “P” sa PUP?

hamon sa iyong pasensya. Simula pa lang sa enrolment na may mahabang pila hanggang sa nakakaasar na traffic sa EDSA este sa SIS pala. Hindi ko na siguro kailangan pang ipaliwanag ang bahaging ito. Ika- anim na P. Pagmamahal. Walang “forever” sa PUP bagkus ay maraming letrang “P”--- paasa. Hahayaan kong kayo na lang ang magbigay ng hugot para dito. Dahil iba ang tinutukoy kong klase ng pag-ibig. Ito ay ang pag-ibig sa sariling bayan. Isa sa mga ikinatatakot ng mga magulang ko at ng iba pang kamag-anak sa pagpasok ko sa PUP ay baka maging isa akong aktibista. Panahon pa noon na uso ang pagtatapon ng silya mula sa itaas ng building sa Sta. Mesa. Marami man akong ipinaglalaban na prinsipyo sa buhay, hindi naman ako kailanman gumamit ng dahas.

Bilang isang student journalist, ang

aking ballpen ang nagsilbing paraan upang ipahayag ang aking sarili. Mas lumawak ang aking kaalaman tungkol sa mga nangyayari sa ating bansa…sa kahalagahan ng pagpapairal ng pagkakapantay-pantay at hustisya. Bagama’t maraming hindi magagandang bagay ang lumalabas sa balita tungkol sa ating bansa, naniniwala ako na mananatili ang kagandahan nito hanggang ang mga Filipino ay minamahal ang ating bansang Pilipinas. Hindi man ang PUP ang gusto kong unibersidad para sa sarili ko, ito naman ang Sintang Paaralan na natutunan kong mahalin. Sa nalalapit kong pagtatapos, baon ko ang lahat ng leksyon na natutunan ko sa buong panahon ng pamamalagi ko dito. Salamat PUP! Ngayon ay handa na akong maglayag sa mas malaking mundo na sa akin ay naghihintay.

of the combined efforts of Gesner and many of the other people who worked on the original production. Even by ‘60s standards, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a pretty small musical. Only a few instruments are needed for the orchestra. No chandelier falls onto the stage like in The Phantom of the Opera, no gigantic turntable revolves on the stage like in Les Miserables. What makes Charlie Brown great is not pyrotechnics or special effects but its charm and honesty and how it finds humor in sadness and vice versa. Charlie Brown is not only a "good man," he is also an everyman. You can either project yourself onto him or consider him a foil for yourself. The good man Charlie Brown does not have a very good image of himself--"I'm not very handsome, or clever, or lucid," he says at one point--and neither do the people around him. Nobody seems to really like him. Not even Snoopy, who says that he really is living a dog's life because he always needs to pretend to be happy to see Charlie Brown because Charlie Brown feeds him. Charlie Brown fails and fails and fails. At flying a kite. At hitting a baseball. At writing a book report. At even introducing himself to a red-haired girl he has a crush on. No one gives him any cards on Valentine's even though he always gives a card to everyone he knows. People play cruel jokes on him. Quite a tough life for a kid who's not even ten yet. The play, though, ends on a light and poignant note. The characters define what happiness is for them-- “Happiness is finding a pencil,” “telling the time,” “tying your shoe for the very first time,” “being alone every now and then,” “for happiness is anyone and anything at all that’s loved by you.” In a world where nothing seems to make sense, you can find happiness in the simplest of things.

Happy 50th year, Charlie Brown.

PUPSTB @ 25: Reminiscing Today’s Gains in Facing For the past twenty-five years, she has been the comforter of the less privileged students who wants to transform their life into something extravagant yet full of humility. She has been the giver of all the information that the student really needs in order to succeed in life for a little cost. She has been the hand who embraces all those knowledge-seeking lads and gives them the wisdom that they need. She is PUP, she is a home, she is an institution, she is as important as silver, and there is nothing we desire compares with her. Our Sintang Paaralan is one of the branch campuses of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines located in Sto. Tomas, Batangas. It is established under an agreement between the PUP Campus President and the officials of Sto Tomas. It is the only academic institution in Sto. Tomas which acts as the community college and serves other municipalities in Batangas and Laguna province. Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Sto Tomas is a powerhouse of professionals because it is not just an institution cultivating knowledge and skills but also it is a home honing attitude and competence. It is not a joke building a one of a kind university in the center of a municipality; it is not as easy as one, two, and three. PUP-STB is full of historical battles and intellectual planning in order to be the PUP of today. And as a PUPian, we are obliged to know what are the struggles, the

victories, and the mazes that our dear Sintang Paaralan has been through. I. Powerful Past It was June 10, 1989 when a history landed on the land of Sto Tomas. It is the date when Hon. Leopoldo M. Laurel Jr., the mayor of the municipality way back then, anticipated the dream of inaugurating a branch in town by sending an epistle of interest and gratefulness to Dr. Nemesio E. Prudente, the president of PUP on that time. The sending of the letter of proposal was initiated by Dr. Dante G. Guevarra. One hectare of municipal land was donated under Resolution No. 89-18 to be used as the university’s domain. Following the donation was the groundbreaking ceremony on January 28, 1991. In year 1992, the branch accepted the first batch of students with a total number of 292. This school year opened slots offering Bachelor in Business Administration, Bachelor of Accountancy, Bachelor of Computer Data Processing Management, Bachelor of Office Administration, and Bachelor of Electronics and Communications Engineering. Our university’s first office of the director was located at the Santo Tomas municipal building which later transferred to the one-story building that also served the first batch of our students. The university offered not only a quality and accessible education during those years but a branch of strong members who

Reymark enjoy the plenteousness of academic freedom and is attentive of their unending toil and accountabilities set upon their shoulders en route for the students.

It is about nine years, around March 2001; the Congress passed an act, the R.A. No. 9045, which forms the Batangas State University by incorporating different public higher education institutions in Batangas province including our university. This led a protest of the PUPSTB community to be not a part of the so called integration. The protest dignified, strengthened, and brawled for students of PUPSTB who will lose the privilege to study at the cheapest cost. The university officials together with the faculty, staff and students blocked the entry of the BSU executives into the campus. They even petitioned to the congress the amendments of the Republic Act 9045 excluding PUPSTB on its coverage. After six years, in March 2007, Republic Act 9472 was authorized. It is an act amending R.A 9045, which finally excludes PUP in Sto Tomas from the coverage of Batangas State University. It is one of the greatest victories that our university had ever achieved. To this date we are still part of the PUP System, and currently delighting in the twelve pesos per unit.

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II. Undefeated Present PUPians have proven that we are raised by our university to be more resilient and resourceful among the other students taking degree in other state universities. Being hardworking and quickwitted scholars are stated as our main advantage over the others. Despite of having a few means we can still produce better and excellent outputs in every tasks given to us. It is strengthened by what the products of our Sintang Paaralan had given to us. They have verified that a true PUPian is a true globally competitive professional. They have proven that PUPians are the most fitted graduates for all the works waiting in the corporate world. PUPSTB had produced over 10,000 graduates, and some of them marked history in their respective fields. In fact, ten of our alumni received the prestigious Gat. Apolinario Mabini Outstanding Alumni Award last year. In the past two consecutive board examinations rendered by the PRC, our Electrical Engineering graduates garnered their consistent 100% passing rate in the said licensure test. A few years ago, one of our Accountancy Graduate landed on the 9th Place in the CPA Board Examination that brought another pride for

our Sintang Paaralan. For the Electronics Engineering Organization, one of their alumni landed 4th Place in the ECT Examination conducted last year, apart from this two of their graduates landed 3rd and 9th on their ECE Board Examination. Going on the Psychology Society, some of their graduates from the recent batches passed the Pyschometrician Licensure Examination and proved that they have the most passionate heart and the burning desire in their chosen field.

is really a powerhouse of intellectual professionals.

Also, the Institute of Industrial Engineers gave pride to our campus by dominating the Certified Industrial Engineer Examination in the past years; in fact some of their graduates were included in the top 10 of the said examination.

Change will always be there. It is constant, it is inevitable. We need to accept that it is a challenge, a challenge that we need to solve. We know that PUP will be here forever, ever ready to accept any one, ready to admit those students with dreams, with aspirations, and with the strong desire to learn new things and ready to accept new challenges.

PUPSTB is not only leading in the licensure examination of its respective programs, but also we headed some of the quiz bees and academic competitions around the campus. To name some, several of the Engineering Theses won an award in the DOST Thesis Competition. Every time that our university were sending delegates for the quiz bees, our representatives went home with medals on their necks. A whole center page of this newspaper is not enough to site all the citations, awards, recognitions, and acknowledgements that our university received. To know everything, we can do a night full of talks and discussions to discuss ever ything. This only attests that PUPSTB

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III. Prudent Future For the past twenty-five years, PUP had overcome a lot of difficulties, yet we are still here fully instituted and will never be defeated. Success would never be as sweet as this without the trials that we have overcome. Problems and chaos are the one who made us strong. They will always remind us what we’ve been through.

Let us always look back to the past, beholding back and pick up all the lessons that we’ve learned. Let us ruminate everything and rekindle every single details of our success. Gathered everything and together let us build another twenty-five years of joy, success, and celebration. PUP will always be PUP. But, PUP is not PUP without you! Let us celebrate! Cheers to our Silver Anniversary! Happy Founding Anniversary PUPSTB! Cheers for many more years!

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pagiging sobrang fanatic ko sa mga drama na ito, minsan hindi ko na makontrol. Kadalasan pa nga ay ito pa ang mas inuuna ko kesa sa lahat ng gawain.Tulad na lang kapag may exams kinabukasan sa school, yung utak ko e talagang nahahati sa dalawa kung magrereview o isa pang episode. Sa umpisa mananalo yung side na magrereview, e ‘di kuha ng ballpen, kunwari mag-ooutline para sa reviewer, tapos maya-maya nagkakahalohalo na ang binabasa ko, makita mo at nandoon na si Eun Tak noong panahon ng kastila, si Heo Jeon Jae ay naging estudyante na ni Aristotle. Kaya kaysa naman maguluhan pa ako at bumagsak lalo sa exam, isang episode pa.

KDrama Antidote Joan Estrella

Hindi ko alam kung anong klaseng mga chromosomes, cells at DNA ang pinagsama-sama para makabuo ng isang Lee Min Ho, Song Joong Ki, Kim So Hyun, Lee Jong Suk, Ji Chang Wook at yung iba pang mga oppa. Noon yatang nagbuhos si Lord ng kakisigan e gising na gising ang mga Koreanong ito at sinalo lahat. Kaya naman hindi ko masisisi ang mga bata, teenagers, matanda, girl, boy, bakla, tomboy kung madalas ay tilian nila ang mga oppang ito. Simula pa noong elemenatarya ako, nakakakita na ako ng mangilan-ngilang intsik na palabas sa T.V. namin pero hindi ko pa sila masyadong pinagtutuunan ng pansin. Pero simula noong pinalabas ang Boys Over Flowers, maniwala ka, doon nagsimulang magkakulay at magkaroon ng kabuluhan ang buhay ko.

Syempre biro lang.

Hanggang sa ngayon, mas lalo pa atang lumala ang pagkaadik ko sa Korean Drama. Lalo na at hindi ko na kailangang maghintay pa ng matagal para magkaroon ng Tagalog adaptation ang mga K-Dramas dahil downloadable na ang mga episodes sa internet. Kailangan lang ng konting pasensya dahil alam n’yo na medyo pagong ang net. Pero sino nga ba ang mga tunay na K-Drama addict? Yung tipong nilamon at nginuya at di-nigest na ng K-Drama? Siguro sila yung tipong pinapalabas pa lang sa Korea yung series e nakaabang na sa dramacool at iba pang mga sites para magdownload ng mga susunod na episodes. Yung mga taong sabay sabay na pinapanood ang

...from page 14, Mga Kuto sa MaDigong... para sa pagbabalik ng Capital Punishment. Pumili lamang ang nasasakdal kung siya’y papatayin sa firing squad, lethal injection o pagbitay sa lubid. Ano ba ng presyo ng buhay sa Pilipinas? 100% off? Walang duda na maging ang karapatang pantao sa Pilipinas ay minasaker na, ginahasa, pinatahimik, ipinaanod sa dagat at nagsisimula nang mabulok. Ito kaya talaga ang susi para makamit ang pambansang kapayapaan at kaunlaran? Kaawa-awang Pilipinas, lumalaganap na ang imoralidad at pagpatay sa oportunidad upang magbago ang mga biktima ng iligal na droga. Kamatayan na ang hatol sa mga nagkamali.

tatlo o higit pang ongoing na drama na akala mo ay wala ng bukas para sa iba pa. Tapos yung tipong kapag natapos na yung isang series, makikita mo lahat ng wallpaper sa phones e yung mga bidang lalaki o yung babae ang naka-display. Tapos lahat na ata ng pictures, interviews at gif ’s nung mga bida ay naka-save sa phone, paano ba naman e ‘di pa rin maka get over. Kinakausap pa ata sa gabi, pampatulog kumbaga. Malay nga naman, sabi nga, kung ano daw ang huling iniisip sa gabi ay iyon daw ang mapapanaginipan. Good night and sweet dreams nga naman. Marami-rami na rin ang nadapuan ng K-Drama syndrome at nagkakahawaan na rin. Biruin ninyo, dati mabibilang pa sa kamay yung mga sobrang adik sa K-Drama sa classroom namin, pero ngayon halos 90% ay fan at tumatangkilik na. Yung nalalabing 10% ay nasa denial stage pa, jeje daw kasi ang mga kpoppers, pero ‘wag ka at nanonood din naman. Sa pagbiyahe ko naman araw-araw papuntang eskwelahan, hindi iisa, dalawa o tatlong kasakay ko ang nagbubuwis ng kalinawan ng kanilang mga mata para lamang makapanood ng K-Drama sa kani-kanilang mga mobile phones. Sayang nga naman ang oras, traffic pa naman ng over sa FPIP. Kaya’t tunay na hinahangaan ko ang mga taong gaoon, umaalog-alog sa jeep tapos babasa pa ng subtitle? Amazing. Pagkapasok ko naman sa classroom, busy-ing busy ang mga tao, mga nakayuko at nakatutok sa mga cellphone, akala ko e may inaaral na powerpoint o ‘di kaya ay pdf. Nang tingnan ko, jusko si Park Bo Gum pala ang inaaral, yung kabila ay si Train to Busan este si Gong Yoo pala, e ‘di nagsimula na rin akong mag-aral ng kay Chubs.

Minsan nahihirapan na din ako sa

Kuto- Makati. Dumarami. Nakakahawa. Isang peste. Totoong nabago at patuloy na nagbabago ang bansa sa ilalim ng isang DU30. Patuloy ang musika ng PAGBABAGO, kasabay ng ritmo ng mga balang pumapasok sa ulo ng libu-libong Pilipino. Makakamit nga ba natin ang kaunlarang matagal na nating pinapangarap sa pamamagitan ni Duterte? Alam ba natin kung saan tayo pilit hinihila ng pangulo? At Normal ba na ang kuto sa anit natin ay may mga pangil?

Alam kong hindi na rin masyadong healthy itong ginagawa ko. Pagpupuyat nga e masama na, samahan pa kaya ng radiation galing sa cellphones at laptops. Mapapaaga ang pagpapasalamin ko nito. Tapos maliligo pa pagkatapos manood? Naku mapapaaga ang paghimlay ko. Ayokong itigil ang panonood, dahil hindi ko kaya, K-Drama is life ika nga nila. Pero alam kong kailangan kong limitahan ito dahil lahat ng sobra ay hindi na maganda. Alam kong hindi lamang ako ang nahihirapan, marami kami, marami tayo. Kaya mahirap man para sa aking damdamin, dumating ako sa realisasyon na kailangan ko nang bawasan ito. Alam kong marami ang hindi sang-ayon sa akin dahil marami sa inyo ang nakasama na sa daily routine ang panonood ng K-Drama. Pero isipin ninyo na lang kung ano na ang magiging kalagayan mo/natin, lima o sampung taon mula ngayon. Ikaw din. Kaya mga kaibigan sabay-sabay nating bawasan ang panonood ng Korean Drama, hindi natin tatanggalin, babawasan lang natin. Ano ba naman yung isang araw e dalawang episodes lang, o sige tatlo na, alam kong ‘di keri. Isa pa, tangkilikin daw ang sariling atin, sumilip ka naman kay Cardo paminsan-minsan, nang makita mo kung paano makipagbakbakan ang isang Pinoy na may bilugang mata, hindi yung puro singkit. Pilipino muna, ika nga ni Carlos P. Romulo. Isa pa, baka sa sobrang pagkahumaling natin sa mga Korean Dramas e nagiging tagapanood na lamang tayo ng drama ng ibang tao at hindi na natin nabibigyang pansin ang sariling drama ng buhay natin. Baka maging tagakilig at taga-iyak na lamang tayo ng ibang taong love story at pagkatapos ng episode 16 o 20 ay may poreber na sila, e tayo? Mananatili bang abangers sa mga susunod na season at iba pang drama? (Kung si Lee Min Ho ba naman ang bida, edi go! haha)

June 2016-February 2017 Adhering to the Truth for the Welfare of the People

OPINION

Effective Ways to be a Well-Known Hero Ervin Joshua Navarro As soon as the news about Marcos’ burial erupted in the media, many Filipinos became a Political Science graduate or a lawyer. They began posting in Social Media, ranting every now and then and making some foolish arguments against other people as if they all know the different sides of the story. For now, let me give you things to look back and how did this happen.

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A list of some 120 Americans and Filipinos who were awarded during the Bataan campaign was transmitted to the War Department by General Jonathan Wainwright on April 12 shortly before his surrender. MARCOS WAS NOT on any of the lists.

Be a DICTATOR Late President Ferdinand Marcos declared a Martial Law on September 21, 1972, about 44 years now. The declaration was issued under Proclamation 1081 suspending all civil rights and imposing military authority in the whole country, thus calling it the “Martial Law”. Marcos said that it was to regain competency against the upsurge of violence caused by the communists. There was also an emergency rule: To eradicate the roots of rebellion and promote a boost for national development. It was all to, as he said, lead the country into what he calls a “New Society”. Aim for Higher Numbers The Amnesty International (AI) estimated that during the Martial Law, 70,000 people were imprisoned, 34,000 were tortured and 3,240 were killed. When they came to the Philippines, they also interviewed a hundred of the prisoners and found out that 71 of them were brutally tortured. Yes, it all sounded obnoxious but these things haven’t had yet to cross the finish line. The AI also discovered the means of those tortures and how it was done. Electric Shocks: Electric wires are attached to the victim’s fingers, arms, head and in some cases, genitalia. “San Juanico Bridge”: The victim lies between two beds using his/her head and feet only. If he/she falls, he/she will be beaten. Russian Roulette: The “Administers” or the tortures will load one bullet in a revolver then they will force the victim to pull the trigger while pointing it to his/her head, frantically guessing if it will his/her head or not. These were all physical torture and there were also reported other kinds such as mental or sexual torture. I won’t elaborate it all to prevent your upcoming nightmare-causing-insomnia.

History says, Marcos was a welldecorated soldier, a veteran of the World War II and a survivor of the Bataan Death March and that he gave invaluable service as a writer, statesman, soldier, President and Commander-inChief. Pretty tough huh? But here goes the real deal:

Many of Marcos’ medals were obtained for heroic actions in the Mt. Province while serving in the 14th Infantry under the Command of Colonel Manriquez and Adjutant Captain Rivera. Both attested to fact that Marcos was a non-combatant and just a Civil Affairs officer. They knew of no award that Marcos could have received or had been entitled to. For 40 years Philippine War records were not available to the public. It was only in the 1980s that many of the documents were eventually accessible to legitimate researchers and scholars. Led by Colonel Bonifacio Gillego assisted by a team from the Movement for a Free Philippines, a study was made on “Marcos: FAKE HERO”. The research and study was written by Col. Gillego and was published by the Philippine News and the We Forum which Marcos shut down and its Editor and staff writers indicted for “sedition” punishable by death. Eleven awards were given in 1963.Ten were given on the same day (December 20, 1963). Three awards were given in one AFP General Order. One award was given in 1972 when he was already President. Eight are really campaign ribbons which everybody involved in Bataan. Awards are duplicated for the same action at the same place on the same day. One is a Special Award given by the Veterans Federation of the Philippines and three for being wounded in actions which his own Commandant swore could not have happened. Now, Hail to the Fraudulent hero! Use the Presidency Card I guess you are all now comprehending why the hell (oops) Marcos became a hero and deserved to be buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani. And as we see, he wasn’t just buried in

19 that cemetery but it was a furtive one. But still, President Duterte stated that he sees nothing wrong with it, thus saying that Filipinos should learn to forgive. “Let history judge but I will do what is legal and the Supreme Court has ruled that it is.” Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella said while reading DU30’s statement at a press briefing. He was pertaining to the majority decision of the SC allowing Marcos’ remains to be buried at the Heroes’ Cemetery, from which petitioners say was still a subject for an appeal. He also added that there was nothing sneaky about the matter. The fact that the family buried him is part of the process. He admitted that President Duterte was surprised as well the moment he learned about the burial. They also said that they just respect Marcos’ final wishes on his deathbed, his last will and testament. What about those victims who suffered? Their families? Don’t they deserve a much better veneration? These appeared to be convincing and all but still, many of us would rather “die” as they say than be fooled by these well-fabricated statements. *** At this point, if you are still in favor of Marcos’ Burial then you might as well be concealed near his remains. And if your belief has been curved for the reason that my write-up is factual and convincing, let me give you the aftermaths of this issue which are given and discussed by Prof. Pit M. Maliksi. He mentioned three after-effects of the burial of whom he called as Murderer, Atrocious, Robber, Criminal, Oligarch and Satanic -- making the “Fake-mous” hero Marcos as a mnemonic. First is the Superficial Democracy. Second, Policy Gaps. Third, International Repercussions. We all know that this burial was not decided democratically. Though it is true that the Supreme Court opted on burying Marcos on the Libingan ng mga Bayani, but how can we be so sure that there wasn’t money involved? Who funded Duterte’s political campaign? Different politicians but mainly the Marcoses. Now, what would be the payback? Grant the Family wishes including the autocratic ones. This burial is just to reconcile the Marcos Family! Now what would happen? Philippines will become a laughingstock for other countries. We are burying a President who robbed our country? We are burying a Dictator and the crucial cause of the loss of many lives during his regime? We are honoring the prime mover of our country’s greatest misfortune. We can’t just entomb all the tortures, killings and other horrible things he did, together with his body and then put in his gravestone, “Here lies a hero.” They might as well put it this way, “Here lies a Hero that lies.” Ironic?

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Bakit maraming “P” sa PUP? Kaye Mari Maranan

Nasa elementarya ako noong masasabi kong natuto akong magdesisyon sa buhay ko. May dumating na sulat sa bahay para sa ate ko at laman nito ang mensahe ng kanyang pagkapasa sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas. Kalakip nito ang mahabang listahan ng mga klaseng pwedeng pagpilian para sa Physical Education. At noong araw na iyon, walong taon bago ako magkolehiyo, alam ko na sa sarili ko na byaheng Los Baños ang buhay ko. Alam ko na na sa swimming class ako mag-eenrol pagdating ng unang semestre at street jazz naman sa ikalawa. Sa madaling sabi, dream school ko ang UP. Nag-aral ako sa high school na kasama ang pangarap na pagdating sa kolehiyo ay sa UP ako papasok. Walang espisipikong kurso. Kinopya ko lang sa mga kaklase ko ang mga kurso na inilagay ko sa application form. Kumuha ako ng UPCAT. Kabado pa ako noong nalaman ko na lumabas na ang resulta. Nakapasa. Pinadalhan na rin ng sulat. Pero nandito ako ngayon sa PUP. Puro “siguro” lang ang mayroon ako noon. Kulang siguro ako ng lakas ng loob. O kaya naman kulang sa pangarap. At siguro ang kakulangan ko sa iba’t ibang bagay ang nagdala sa akin sa PUP. May mas mga importanteng bagay at leksyon siguro ako na dapat matutunan bukod sa paglangoy. Hindi ko alam kung anong P.E. class ang pwede kong pagpilian. O kung mayroon nga ba akong pagpipilian. Pero sa halos apat na taon na pamamalagi ko dito sa ating Sintang Paaralan, natutunan ko na hindi lang pala patagalan ng paghinga ang buhay, patibayan ito ng puso, isip at damdamin. Nalaman ko ang rason kung bakit sa PUP ako napadpad at hindi sa UP. Mas maraming “P,” mas masaya. Unang P. Pangarap. Bukod sa maging “succesful” balang araw, wala na akong ibang pangarap noon. At unang hakbang daw para maging “successful” ay ang makapagtapos ng pag-aaral. Pero hindi ito isang garantiya kung kulang ka sa diskarte sa buhay. Hindi man lahat, karamihan sa mga kaklase ko ay alam kung ano ang gusto nila sa buhay. Ginaya ko lang ang kurso ng kapatid ko. Habang ako ay nakikisabay lang sa agos para hindi mapag-iwanan, matiyaga silang nagsasagwan patungo sa direksyong nais nila.

Dahil dito, nagbago ang persepyon ko sa pangarap. Natutunan ko kung paano tunay na mangarap. Hindi ito kasing lawak ng depinisyon ng salitang “successful.” Minsan kasya ang pangarap sa tatlong letra gaya ng CPA o sa iba’t ibang titulo na gusto mong idugtong sa pangalan mo--- Engr., Dr., o kaya Boss. Naging motibasyon ko ang mga pangarap ng mga kaklase ko, hanggang sa naging pangarap ko na rin ito. Idagdag na rin ang kagustuhan kong malibot ang buong mundo. Sa patuloy na pagtangay sa akin ng alon ay natuto na rin akong sumagwan. Kung sakaling sa isang malaking karagatan ako dalhin ng alon mahahanap kong muli ang dalampasigan. Isang patunay ang PUP sa kapangyarihan ng pangarap upang maging matagumpay. Nagsimula lang din noon ang PUP Sto. Tomas sa isang mithiin na mas marami ang maabot at mabigyan ng kalidad na edukasyon. Ngayon, hindi lamang ang kanilang misyon ang naisakatuparan kundi pati ang mga pangarap ng libu-libong estudyanteng napagtapos na nito sa nakalipas na 25 taon. Ikalawang P. Pagsisikap. Mahilig akong magbasa ng horoscope pero hindi ako naniniwala kapag hindi kaaya-aya ang sinasabi nito. Kapag malas ako sa isang partikular na araw, nagsusumikap ako sa buhay para kontrahin ang masamang hula. Pero kung swerte naman, sinusuot ko na lang ang aking lucky color. Hindi lahat ng tao ay ipinaganak na mayaman. Ang mga hindi pinalad ay mas doble ang pagsisikap upang mabago naman ang takbo ng kanilang kapalaran. Ngunit hindi mahalaga kung saang estado ng buhay ka nabibilang, mas mahalagang tandaan na walang pangarap ang imposibleng maabot kung ito ay pagsisikapan. Mas marami sa atin sa PUP ang ipinanganak mula sa isang simpleng pamilya. Kailangan talaga ang magsumikap at magaral nang maigi. Ito ay isa na rin sa mga dahilan kung bakit 45% ng mga employer na respondents sa nakaraang survey ng Jobstreet. com Philippines na isinagawa noong Pebrero 22 hanggang Marso 6, 2016 ang pumabor sa mga graduates ng PUP. Nagpapamalas ang mga Isko at Iska ng magandang pag-uugali sa

trabaho at hindi basta-basta sumusuko kapag humihirap na ang mga gawain kaya naman mas nagtatagal sa kompanya. At ito ang hinahanap na katangian ng mga employer. Naungusan natin ang ibang mas tanyag at primyadong unibersidad sa bansa. Pumagalawa lamang ang University of Sto. Tomas sa 31% at patas sa ikatlo ang Ateneo de Manila Unversity at University of the Philippines. Hindi ang linya ng mga bituin ang magdidikta ng hangganan ng maaabot mo sa buhay. Hindi rin ang survey, kung hindi ka naman isa sa mga nagsisikap na estudyanteng nag-aaral sa PUP. Hindi rin ang diploma. Ngunit ang sapat na kaalaman, diskarte at lucky color ang magdadala sa atin sa tagumpay. Ikatlong P. Puhunan. Ang dose pesos kada yunit na halaga ng ating tuition fee ay katumabas ng apat na kwek kwek sa food court. Kung susumahin, ang P324 para sa 27 units ay katumbas ng 108 piraso ng kwek kwek at karagdagang P80 para sa isang banig na amlodipine bilang maintenance na gamot sa altapresyon. Kung ikukumpara ang halaga ng ibinabayad sa ibang unibersidad, maaaring ito’y katumbas ng isang dekadang pag-aaral sa PUP kung hindi magkakaroon ng malakihang pagtaas ng tuition fee. Sa laki ng matitipid, nakakasiguro ako na makakatulong ito para mas mapabuti ang kalusugan ng iyong mga magulang dahil hindi masyadong masakit sa bulsa. Sa kabilang banda, marami ang pagkukulang ng ating unibersidad pagdating sa mga pasilidades na makakatulong sa ating pagaaral. Ang kakulangan na ito ay dapat tingnan na isang oportunidad para mas gumawa tayo ng hakbang sa ating mga sarili na matutunan ang leksyon. Ika-apat na P. Pamilya. Iba’t iba tayo ng pamilyang pinagmulan. Ang pangarap na makapagtapos ay isang karangalan para sa ating pamilya at walang kapantay na kaligayahan para sa ating mga magulang. Maging inspirasyon nawa natin sila sa gabigabi nating pagpupuyat sa pag-aaral. Ika- limang P. Pasensya. Ang pagpasok sa PUP ay isang malaking Continued on page 15...

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OPINION

One-Sided Love

plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Rosaleen Flor Agojo

Kung may favorite akong genre ng pelikula sa love story, masasabi kong talagang nagustuhan ko ay mga kwentong one sided love. Iba kasi ang kurot sa puso na dala ng isang pag-iibigan na hindi nasusuklian. Huwag mo nang itanggi. Alam kong minsan sa buhay mo e naranasan mo na rin ‘yan. ‘Yung tipong dinaig mo na ang tatlong paring GomBurZa sa pagiging martyr. ‘Yung hinalintulad mo na ang crush mo sa isang jeepney driver na hindi nagbibigay ng sukli kahit ilang beses mong sinabi na estudyante ka na nag-aaral ng mabuti. At syempre napakinggan mo rin on loop ang kantang Pansamantala ni Kean Cipriano. Mahirap mapunta sa sitwasyon kung saan ikaw lang ‘yung nagmamahal. Ito kasi ‘yung kahit anong pagpapadama mo ng pag-ibig sa kanya. Hindi niya magawang suklian at minsan pa nga wala siyang pakialam. Pero may kilala ako na ilang beses nang napagdaanan ito, pero hindi sumusuko, hindi kailanman napagod magmahal at patuloy pa ring naniniwala sa forever. Hindi Feelingera!

siya

yung

crush

mo.

Lalong-lalo na yung prof mo na nagbigay ng tres sayo. Hindi mo rin siya matatagpuan habang kumakain ka ng FEWA. Pero lagi mo siyang kasama. Lagi siyang nariyan para sayo.

Si God.

Marahil nasabi mo na ang pangalan Niya bilang isang expression kapag nagugulat at nagiinarte ka: Oh my God! O kaya kilala mo lang siya kapag may kailangan at gusto kang hilingin kaya tinuturing mo na siyang iyong PENGEnoon. Minsan ka na lang nakakapagsimba, natutulugan mo pa. Madalas mong kakwentuhan, katext, katawagan, ka-chat hanggang 3am yung crush mo pero magpray kay G hindi mo magawa. Nasira na ang cover ng paborito

mong libro dahil lagi mong binabasa pero yung Bible sa bahay niyo di mo man lang nabuklat sa tanang buhay mo. Siguro guilty ka sa ilan sa mga iyan at huwag ka mag-alala di ka nag-iisa, kahit ako aminadong nagawa ang ilan sa mga iyan. Pero alam mo ba na kahit ano man diyan sa mga nabanggit, walang makakapaghiwalay sa atin sa katotohan na mahal tayo ni Lord. Romans 8:35-39: “…neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God…” Ninais mo na ba minsan na akuin ang isang kasalanan na hindi naman ikaw mismo ang may gawa? Para mabayaran ang kasalanang iyon kailangan mong ipalit ang iyong sariling buhay? John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have an eternal life.” Nagmahal. Nasaktan. namatay pa rin para sa ating lahat.

Pero

Romans 5:8: “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Si Lord lang ang gumawa nyan.

Kung sa ngayon e nararamdaman mong napakalayo mo na kay Bro, nagkakamali ka dahil mas lalong malapit siya sa iyo. Psalm 34:18: “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” O kung katulad mo ako na graduating pero hindi pa alam ang kung saan patutungo, tandaan mo:

Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know the

O nararamdaman mong walang may pakialam sa tuwing nalulungkot at lumuluha. Huwag kang mag-alala darating din yung panahon na: Revelation 21:4: “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no death or mourning or crying or pain…” Kaya mga kapwa ko Isko at Iska tanggapin mo na ang katotohanan na mahal ka ni G. Baduy man ang tingin ng karamihan at masakit man sa tenga pakinggan. Hindi mo maitatanggi na may forever na nag-aaantay sayo. Eto na yun sure, period no erase—si Lord! Pero gaya ng sabi ng iba, ang buhay daw ay parang pelikula kung saan ikaw mismo ang director, producer, bida at writer. Nasa iyo ang desisyon kung patuloy mong hahayaan ang one sided love story na ito na maging cliff-hanger, plot twist, tear-jerker, tragic o baka naman pwede ring gawin mo nang happily ever after! ...from page 26, Book Review

Times best sellers under the SciFi and Thriller genre. Why not patronize our local authors? Eliza Victoria made the Philippine Folklore and Philippine Urban Fantasy level with the foreign YA novels I usually read. She’s style of writing is intact with such simplicity and directedness without overusing creativity. Her writing is on point and direct but assured that it’s well-thought of. Her characters are both complex and well-established. The story is just perfectly in its right pace and the narration is really commendable-leaving just traces of the mystery, escalating the tension and finally setting off the big conclusion at the end. Wounded Little Gods reminds me of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods with fragments of Percy Jackson series set in an urban town filled with, ironically, both folklore and science. And that is saying a lot.

LITERARY Sa Telenobela lang hindi cliché ang awa 22

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Scene 1. SA ISANG PALENGKE SA MAYNILA Sapagkat hindi sapat ang habag Habang nakalahad ang nanlilimahid na palad Namamaos man, at walang makita Tumunghay--Alinsabay sa pag-amot ng kaunting barya Na hindi niya kailanmang nasaksihan. Ano bang wangis ng malamig at mailap na diyos Na dilat niyang hinihingi para sa kumakalam na sikmura? Bumibigat man ang katawan Patuloy parin sa pagsambit ng pabulong na panalangin Hanggang ang panahong ginugol ay tila nauupos Sa sandaling mas posible pang marinig ang ungol ng tiyan Kumpara sa ‘Kawawa ka naman, eto ang maliit na halaga,’ Sa oras na ‘di man lamang malimusan ng awa Hanggang sa magpasyang umuwi, Nakikinig sa kalansing ng barya sa kanyang limusang lata-Kanyang musika--Saka pa lamang mamamahinga sa higaang yari sa karton ‘Akina na ‘yang pera mo. Bilis. Nagmamadali ako.’ Bakit hindi naging ligtas ang itinuring niyang tahanan? ‘W-wala akong pera, hijo---‘ Sapagkat hindi sapat ang habag Kahit nakadaop na ang nangangatal na mga palad Napakapit sa braso, ng taong hindi niya nakilala Ni hindi niya makita ‘Bulag ako, hijo, maawa ka---‘

Katrina Malate

Na ang lupang matagal na pinunlaan at pinataba Ay naging pribado dahil sa nilagdaang papel na milyong binili? Sagana kayong hindi man lamang nakahawak ng araro sa bigas Habang ang pamilya nila’y swerte kung ituring ang ubod ng saging sa puno nitong hindi pa natitibag Di bale, may balinghoy pa naman at kamoteng nilaga Ipapanalangin na lamang na maging malupit ang habagat Sa el niñong tumuyo na ng mga balon para sa irigasyon Na may kalakip na kondisyong huwag bumagyo Dahil kailangan pang mabawi ang puhunan Na animnapung porsiyentong napupunta sa maytitulo ng palayan ‘Pasensya na mga anak, tiis-tiis muna.’ ‘Itay, sanay na kaming mahirap.’

Scene 2. SA ISANG PARANG SA PROBINSYA Sapagkat hindi sapat ang habag Silang busog sa sariling awa ngunit sa pagkain ay salat Masdan mo kanilang nagtitiplarang katawang Nakabilad sa initan, Hindi alintana napapasong balat sa katirikan ng manhid na araw Matapos magpungos ng matayog na tubuhan At maggapos ng ekta-ektaryang sakahan Bakit hindi naging sapat ang isang dahilan

Scene 3. SA ISANG IMPERYO SA PILIPINAS Sapagkat hindi sapat ang habag Mula sa imperyong may consejo na huwad Kolonyang nag-iipon ng kayamanan sa loob Ngunit masdan mo--Ang mga manggagawang kinikuba; Ang mga kabataang banat sa aral at trabaho; Ang mga pinaghihinalaang pinagkaitan ng hustisya; Ang mga babaeng nagbebenta ng kaluluwa; Ang mga amang nanlalambot na sa kakakayod; Ang mga inang kuskos piga sa kakalaba; Ang mga batang-kalyeng sumisinghot ng ideya nila ng pagkain; Ang mga elitistang dumudoble ang yaman; Ang mga abang nilulunod sa kahirapan at binubulag ng gutom--Nagtitiim-bagang kami Huwad pero ngumingiti kang sanay Nanunuwag kahit ang anyo’y walang sungay Nangingibabaw ang pagpapakasasa sa biglaang yaman At nakaw na luho ng mga opisyal na nag-aastang banal Sa dekalibreng dula na puro pinorsiyentong habag at tinginang awa. Sapagkat hindi kailanmang naging sapat ang habag Mula sa mga garapal na manggagantso Hindi nalalamon ang libreng awa at platapormang tagline ay pagbabago Pagka’t ang baluktot na consejo’y may inaamag na hustisya Matuwid ay pinatatahimik Habang ang korap ang siyang tinitingala Pang ilang henerasyon na ba ‘yang apong nasa trono Mula sa nagdaang angkang nabibili ang murang prinsipyo? Ito ba ang kasumpa-sumpang glorya sa kanilang imperyo? Kaumay. Huwag ninyong gawing soap opera ang lintek na buhay Ng masang inaakala niyong manhid pa at dungo. Cut!

Biktima ng Sistema

Buti pa ang aso, pinoprotektahan Paano naman kaming ibang nilalang? Aalipinin ng sistema, Huhulihin para sa kung anong dahilan Bubulukin sa garapon, Libo libo kong angkan Kahit wala namang kasalanan. Pag nahuli nyo na, Papangalan, Ipagmamalaki Kunong pinagtyagaan ng ilang panahon

Jerlyn Comendador

Upang mabuo, Gagawin kaming mabaho sa pang amoy ng mga tao Isasahog sa ilang putahe na sa kanila'y magpapabango Nais sana namin ipagtanggol ang sarili Ngunit ano mang dami, Masyado kaming maliliit sa inyong mga

paningin Madali lamang hulihin, sabay inyong sasabihin Kusa ang pagpunta sa inyong mga lambat. Kahit ang katotohanan,tila nilagyan ng lambat ang buong karagatan Saan pa pupunta kaming nais ay kalayaan? Hindi totoo ang inyong bintang. Huwag sanang husgahan base sa kung anong nabalitaan. Dahil sa totoo lang, napakahirap ng buhay alamang.

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HARD HAT AREA Intro: Kung kilala mo ang mga pinarangalan ng Global, Oscars at Emmys, tulungan mo kami ngayon na pumili sa mga napipisil naming deserve na deserve makuha ang Ate Chona Award A.Y 2016-2017. Basta paalala, ito ay opinyon at hinaing ng mga estudyante na nakalap lang namin bilang award giving body ng Hard Hat 2016. And the nominees are...

Kagaling naman ni beshie Kala ko ba org nyo ayaw sumali? Eh pag tinatawag naman kayo aba, Ikaw pa tong nangunguna at pabida!

Hoy Ikaw !! Oo ikaw nga, Ikaw na ang hilig manita, Walang ID, nakashort at kung anu-ano pa, Tuwang -tuwa ka naman kapag may Estudyanteng Nakapalda!

Sabi nila, "kapag mahal ka, babalikan ka.â&#x20AC;? Ulul. Pak** Pudpod na yan eto na uso ngayon... "Kung may quiz ka, mag-aral ka!â&#x20AC;? And when I say aral, I mean, Lahat ng hindi nya itinuro sa klase e aralin mo Which also means, lahat nga aralin mo kasi hindi pa sya nagkaklase pero may third quiz na! Pak gay'on.

Shout out kay the Living Tambutso na works @ Tambay sa foodcourt With his tokong every time na eentrada sa campus Yung labi mo ay kasing itim na ng balat at ugali mo

Dominating Minion His face was a humor The crackles of his voice reminds me of Dumbledore's Don't even bother about his dark-skinned color Nor if he's small A bastard's attitude reeks of foul odor Alas, nobody wants to see no more

Super engrande na ng food court! Parang food bazaar na Dati borger lang ngayon bume-beycon pa Mas matindi pa sa Kapamilya at Kapuso ang kompetensiya Teka, sa daming tinda e Wala bang mabibilhan ng originality? Tanong lang po. Hehe Pis yow.

Wow! Magaling! Amazing! Yun lang eh.. sana ganyan ka rin pag may meeting Hindi yung puro manibela at bola hawak mo Edi sana ay natuwa pa kami sayo Sa susunod na humawak ka ng tropeyo Ask yourself friend, izz dat yooours?

My Amnesia Prof Sir mukhang tayo'y nagkakalimutan Masheket ang ginawa nyong pang-iiwan Sa gitna ng umiinit na talakayan Fumly away ka dun at nangibang bayan! Umasa naman kami na may pasalubong kayo Aba'y matinde't meron nga, dala mo ang aming grado? Sang lupalop ng south east asia mo to kinuha?

Madam, isang bucket po ng beer Samahan nyo na rin ng isang sisig Magkano nga to? Ay ilista nyo na po muna Samin naman yang ref na gamit nyo Kala nyo ata e kami'y kasosyo

Bow is set Kat Alaga. All am mo high UPCAT ga GO! grey DS q Dean Amay U. key yuck coo 'ngay yun hin D.I ranIng poor Law De.

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PULSO NI ISKO Anong paghahanda o plano mo sa summer ngayong gagawing August na ang simula ng pasukan para sa susunod na Akademikong Taon? Magrereview po ng pa unti unti para sa pre board po. Para po ndi mabigla para sa pasukan onting aral na lang po para makapagvolleyball pa din. :D Full time engineer, part time volleyball player. :D -Christian Jay Vacaro Ewan. May trauma parin ako sa last job ko kaya baka ang gawin ko lang sa summer ay humarap sa laptop ko at gumawa ng graphic art pang entry. O kaya sauluhin ko na lang yung buong dictionary para matuwa sakin si Sir Pit, atsaka sa haba ng bakasyon baka mapagbati ko na yung pusa at aso namin. Try ko din diligan ang puno sa kanto namin baka malanta kasi sa sobraaaang haba ng bakasyon. -LA Navarro

Mayroon po kaming summer sem na 9units every April-May. So nung nalaman ko po na August ang pasukan, I decided na magpart-time job ng June-July. Kaso mayroon palang i-a-advance na 9units kaya pinaplano palang ay napurnada na agad. I wouldn't be able to raise money pandagdag sa tuition and other fees, tapos madadagdagan pa po yung bayarin namin. (Summer sem which is more or less 500pesos, and another amount for the advance 9 units) -Mikee Pantas Amores

Plano kong maging SPES beneficiary ulet sa City Hall ng Lungsod ng Calamba pero ngayon ay gusto naming subukan ang maging crew ng Mcdo, na sakop pa rin naman ng program. Sa Mcdo dahil umaasa kami na sana ay makapagextend kami dahil sa august na ang simula ng pasukan ngayong taon. Haha -Marq Paul Gonzales

Pwede bang pag-isipan ko muna yang bagay na yan? :) The truth is until now wala pa rin akong naiisip na plano para sa summer since August na ang pasukan. Baka ang mangyari the usual, no plans at all. The first summer kasi kokonti lang ang may summer like nasa curriculum naming Accountancy students. The second summer baka may gawin ako/kaming CSC since almost of the departments may summer. We'll see. Hahaha. Pero may isa pa lang akong plano. Before sya magpasukan. Brigada Eskwela. Ayun pa lang. :) -Shelley Punzalan

Well I know everyone is excited for the long summer that awaits us but I can't help but wonder how I can spend this summer more productively than last year. I spent last year's summer at home watching tv,reading books,eating and just surfing the net. But this year im planning on travelling with my family and spending much needed time with them. Well that will go on for a few months and the rest i'll just help out with my mom in running our family business. Pero syempre char lang matutulog lang ako at kakain HAHAHAH at mag haharry potter marathon tas uubusin din ang oras kakapanood ng favorite kong tv series -Motyang

May summer class po kasi ako so consumed na ang two months ko sa pagpasok and tutal mahaba pa po ang bakasyon, kung mabibigyan ng opportunity pwede akong magkaroon ng part time job and yung perang maiipon ko gagamitin ko po para makabili ng book kasi plano ko po talaga mag aaral ngayon ng Hangul. Sa ngayon yun lang po talaga naiisip ko. -Paola Kaye Macahia

Well ang plano ko po ngayong incoming long summer vacation daw po is mag susummer job po muna ako atleast hindi po masayang ung 4 na buwan sa wala, siguro sa pag hahanda po ung kikitain ko sa pag papartime job e ilalaan kopo sa next school year. -Axl Arellano

Hmm. Para sa akin, dahil August na ang pasukan at mukhang mahaba habang summer ang parating ay napag-isip isip kong humanap ng pagkakaabalahan na tulad ng summer job upang pagdating ng susunod na school ay handa at hindi mamoblema sa mga usaping bayaran. At hindi lang yun, gagawin kong isang magandang pagkakataon ang mahaba habang bakasyon upang pagtuonan ng pansin ang mga asignaturang may mababang grado. -Hairo De Luna

Maghahanap ng part time job tapos kapag hindi ako nakuha e mag iinquire ako sa tesda to learn different language, siguro Japanese or Korean. Yun lang. :) -Jessa Lumalang

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Sa iyong opinyon, tama ba ang naging desisyon ng Senado na palitan ang nakatayong Senate President Pro-tempore at ilang Commitee Chairpersons? Sana si Manny Pacquiao at Tito Sotto na lang ang inilagay sa Minority kasi tutal halos wala naman silang ginagawa sa bansa. Mga hypocrite. Dahil LP Senators sila nilagay agad doon. Ang weird kasi mismong Senate House wala ng justice na nagaganap. Ang unfaor ng treatment porket LP senators sila. Si Bam Aquino po ang nagpropose ng Free College Tuition Fee, etc. Si Risa Hontiveros ang isa sa sumusuporta ng Women's Right. Ang ipinalit nila ay mga taong pang-display lang sa Senate. Ang mga natira ay isang hypocrite na boxer na walang ginawa kundi magtanong ng mga walang kwentang tanong sa Senate hearing. Mapapamura ka na lang. Ganda ng sistema.

Para sa akin, di ako sumasang-ayon sa ginawang pagtanggal sa LP senators na may mataas na posisyon sa Senado. Marahil nga ay aayaw ng kasalukuyang administrasyon na mayroong LP sa Senado, hindi pa rin ito sapat na dahilan upang tanggalin sila.

Ok lang, para naman makita ang pagbabago. Kung magkakaroon ng magandang maidudulot ang pagpapatanggal sa LP Senators as Committee Chairmen natin, baka mas madaling maipatupad lahat ng magagandang projects ng gobyerno dahil sa nangyaring ito.

Para sa akin, hindi tama na palitan sila. Kahit kasi sabihin natin na iisa anb partido nila hindi ibig sabihin noon ay pare-parehas na sila. Wala pa rin naman atang nagrereklamo tungkol sa mga senador na ito. Hindi rin labag sa batas ang kwestyunin ang mga panukalang ipapatupad. Bukod doon, pinili sila ng tao.

Para sa akin, hindi dapat tanggalin sa posisyon ang isang tao dahil lamang sa iba ang kanyang partido. Sa tingin ko, hindi sapat ang dahilan nila upang tanggalin ang mga nasabing Senador.

Tama lang na alisin na sila sa pwesto. Masyado na nilang dine-delat ang mga magaganda sanang programa ng Administrasyong Duterte. – Mang Huwan

Para sa opinyon ko, hindi naman kailangan palitan agad-agad kung wala naman silang nakitang mali sa ginagawa nila. Hindi din basihan kung anong partido ka galing.

Para sa akin, obvious na bias ang pagpapatanggal sa kanila. And besides di sapat na dahilan yun para alisin sila. Mas madami pa naman nagawa yung mga tinanggal kesa sa nagpapatanggal.

Ang gulo!!! Madaming nangyayari sa Senado. Kaya naman yung mga importante at mahahalagangf bagay ay nakakalimutan at di masyadong napagtutuunan. Sana imbes na magkagulo ay pagtuunan n ila yung mga bagay na lulutas sa sulirannin ng bansa at lalong magbigay daan upang paunlarin ito. Hindi yung pansariling interes na lamang ng mga nakaupo ang nabibigyang importansya. –Airam

Hindi ako makapagbigay ng certain na opinion. May nakikita kasi akong negative both sides. Feeling ko may nangyayari sa loob ng Senado na hindi alam ng mga tao.

Para sa akin, tama ang naging desisyong ito ng Senado. Makakatulong ito upang magkaroong ng kasang-ayunan o pagkakaisa sa pagdedesisyon sa Senado kung Maipatupad o maipapasa ang batas lalo na yaong noon pa may kailangan na ng bansa.

Ano ba ang ayaw nila sa LP? Ang pagsalungat nila sa mga nais na ipanukalang batas ng Pangulo o natatakot sila na mawa sa posisyon nila. Tsk.

The LP senators have one reason and goal only. To oust the Duterte Administration. I am glad for this because I believe they are not doing their job very well.

Yung feeling na kahit na anumang mangyayri, nawawalan ka na ng pagasa na uunlad pa ba ang bansa. Sa dami ng problemang kinahaharap natin, kaya pa ba itong solusyunan. Pagkakaisa... Yan lang ang nakikita kong solusyon. Pero yung isang bagay na iyan. Iyan ang wala sa atin. Walang pagkakaisa. Gusto nating umunlad ang bansa ngunit tanging ang aging mga pansariling interes lamang ang ating binibigyang halaga. " Okey lang, di naman ako apektado sa kung anuman yan.” "Ha? Hindi pwede, mababawasan ang kita pagnakataon yan, tataas ang gastos namin” "Ah... Magandang programa yan siguradonh makakatulong yan sa mga mamamayan dito.” WTH. Ano bang kaisipan ang mayroon tayo. Kung yun ngang nasa taas di makitaan ng pagkakaisa at pagiging isang mabutong halimbawa. Paano na lamang yung mga nasa baba na sana'y siyang magpapatuloy sa magandang nasimulan ng mga nasa itaas. Paano Beshy? Pagkakaisa lamang ang nakikita kong solusyon. -#MEMA

COMMUNITY

Book Review ReiJanGon

Princess Julie Ann Manalo

"Our main objective is to make all youth know Christ, especially here in PUP," said Zyrone Bautista, Youth for Family and Life (YFL) President.

I was roaming around National Bookstore, searching for a Philippine Fiction novel (because why not?) to do a book review of. I have only read few PhilFiction books from particular authors whom I really know such as Bob Ong, Eros Atalia, Ricky Lee and my new favorite—Edgar Samar Calabia. Anyway, I was looking for something interesting and newly published to read when I came across this book in a pink and black cover matched with a cute typography which gave the book an almost-creepy-butturned-out-cutie overall appearance.

The protagonist of the story is Regina, a young lady who moved from her rural home to the city to work. She’s working in an office in Makati for almost a month now when the company welcomed a new employee whom she barely shared conversation with until one night when the streets was in a serious gridlock. Diana offered her place to Regina where she can crash there to spend the night. There, Regina got to know Diana more. She saw how Dianna was fascinated by eugenics thru her collection of books which Regina found really intriguing. The tension in the story immediately sped up the momentum with Diana’s sudden disappearance after that night. And only Regina, as the last person who hasdseen her would unravel this mystery with the help a folded piece of paper filled with Diana’s handwriting which she found inside her bag. The piece of paper was a map of Heridos which to make it stranger, was her hometown. So to finally unveil the mystery she had in hand, she went back to Heridos.

UNLOCK YFL: A Road to Christian Walk

Wounded Little Gods by Eliza Victoria Visprint Publishing 231 pages

But, the blurb got me. So I picked the book and immediately devoured in one sitting.

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Heridos was a small town where gods and spirits used to walk the earth. It was a town where people had the oldfashioned way of religion. They used to offer food for the spirit, perform rituals like animal sacrifices and worship gods and even talk to them. Until years later, the town produced a bad harvest. People believed that their gods had abandoned them. Now, Regina was back to figure out how Diana’s disappearance related to her strange discoveries. With the little clues she had, her curiosity got her far into all new level of mystery. She found herself in places that no one knew of. She met and talked with people who really were not they appeared to be. And as the story went deeper, the mystery and the thrill even scaled higher. Who really is Diana? How come she’s the only that can see that science facility? And how it is even hidden in the plain sight? How everyone she had met fit in this story? This is all I can provide without spoiling. This is my first time to read a book by Eliza Victoria. This book is a mustread for fans of the mainstream New York Continued on page 21...

As stated in their visions and principles, YFL is a non-stock, non-profit, evangelistic and missionary community that is committed to become families empowered by the Holy Spirit to renew the face of the Earth. It was first established by the Couples for Christ (CFC), a global religious congregation that aims to disseminate The Word of God and extend the gospel in the means of inaugurations on campuses, universities and, chapters where their faith is at most challenge. It has conducted some projects in PUP-- Live Pure Seminar for the NSTP class, Youth Camp, Liturgical Bible Study, and Booth for Religious Items-- that targets to reach out all PUPians and bring them forth to The Almighty. The organization was brought to PUP-STB in year 2014 through Roxanne de Josef, an alumnus, and currently the movement is comprised with 13 members. It caters to youth aged 13-21 and aims to evangelize in the form of talks, trainings, and encouraging personal growths. It exists to provide an environment for the youth to honor God through a life of holiness, to empower them to act in humble service, to encourage them to relate in joy with their family, community and the church, and to testify God's love. YFL has been present in some campuses such as De La Salle University, Naval State University, University of Santo Tomas, University of the Philippines, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Batangas State University, etc. Outside the university, YFL stays in track of their endeavors guided by their devotion in their faith. The group is also conducting projects and events like Youth Fest, Sharing, World Youth Day, E-Project, and Upcoming on such communities such as malls, gymnasiums, arenas, etc. In behalf of the organization, Bautista said that they are open to provide PUPians a sound social and spiritual community to be involved with.

ISKOLITICS

by: G e org e Condi no

June 2016-February 2017 Adhering to the Truth for the Welfare of the People

COMMUNITY

MALIKMATA

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Uhaw sa Barya Angeli Nicolas

Beggar on the Floor Christian Vanguardia

Every Drop Counts Romelyn Itong

Marilyn Clara John Phaul Tumambing

I Surrender My Heart Karla Mae Llarena

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SPORTS

College of Engineering triumphs on the University’s Table Tennis Tournament Aldrin Obsanga

Engineering departments dominated the table tennis tournament which was a new competition of PUP-STB’s annual founding commemoration. Singles boys’ championship Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) beats Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE) in singles boys’ championship, January 24. With the game tied at 2-all, Richie Balba won the clincher for BSEE with 11-6, 11-8, and 11-9 victory over Julian Batingan of BSIE. After the thrilling exchange of strokes and smashes, Balba overcame the good serves of Batingan. Meanwhile, Paul Allen Maralit of Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering (BSECE) and Darren Jaojoco of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT)

robbed the 3rd and 4th place, respectively.

placer.

Girl power thru the finals

Best pair won the match

After the match of singles boys, the athletes for singles girls came next wherein Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship (BSEnt) neutralized Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering (BSECE).

In mix doubles category, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE) scored three love (3,0) against Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering (BSECE).

The representative of BSEnt, Krizza Mae Ebdane, took it all the way to the title after winning against Jenny Lyn Belen of BSECE. Ebdane won the game three love (3,0) after six times of deuces during the last set showing her indisputable victory at the score of 12-10, 11-5, and 16-15. Subsequently, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) - Mia Charez Agato seized the 3rd place and Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) - Aubrey Dominique Belwa became the 4th

ECE impedes EE’s 3-peat-to-be

After two times of deuces, Julian Batingan and Karla Mae Rosales of BSIE defeats Christian Jay Vista and Clarisse Anne Contreras of BSECE at the score of 11-8,11-9 and 11-13. At the end of the competition, the 3rd placers were Mia Angelo Balahadia and Eloise Baldeo of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) while, Jaren Iro Palicpic and Nemedith Cailao of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) were the 4th placers. The first-ever PUP-STB table tennis tournament was hosted by the goodwill of Youth Life Student Movement (YLSM), held at Youth Life Student Center (YLSC).

Ervin Joshua Navarro

A ferocious battle between BSECE (Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering) and BSEE (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering) erupted at the PUP Gymnasium as they both pushed their way into their own goals; ECE to their first title and EE to their 3-peat in Volleyball Championship Men’s Division. In Game 1, both teams were on fire in the first set. Justo (EE) and Vergara (ECE) as their team’s setters did a great job giving the ball and allowing their spikers to attack well. In the next set, it was more of a neck-to-neck game. ECE seemed to polish their game from the previous set. For the 3rd set, EE dominated again. Ramos (EE) executed 3 consecutive service aces boosting the morale of his team. The PUP Gymnasium echoed the sounds of the team’s cheer; EE Youth from the right side and E-C-E on the other. In the 4th set, ECE got ahead first. Icban’s (ECE) good block against Bautista(EE) encouraged his team as they got ahead by 4 points (10-6). EE on the other

Teamwork makes dream works as BSECE defeats BSEE in Volleball Boys Championship

30 hand never gave up as they tied the score by 23-23, but ECE was the one who got out as the victor of that set. Final set and both teams hide their exhaustion and still continued to fight. Vergara (ECE) and Justo (EE) still sets the ball well. The two teams persistently retained their scores till they got into a do-or-die deuce (14-14). The cheers were heard in all corners. ECE got the last point and the First Game advantage by forcing EE into an error. The final scores per set were 25-15(EE), 25-21(ECE), 25-13(EE), 25-23(ECE) and 16-14 (ECE). EE played the Game 2 with a vengeance. Singh (EE) contributes points using his service aces. ECE on the other side had a hard time receiving and serving the ball, giving EE an advantage. But then, Vacaro and Nillos of ECE never gave up till they got ahead in the middle of the set. ECE continued to

SPORTS score until they won the first set. For the next set, EE played more aggressively. Justo and Naag’s tandem also helped the team until they secured the first set with a huge lead. In the 3rd set, Vacaro (ECE) continued to attack belligerently but it was answered by Bautista’s (EE). This set was tighter than of the previous sets. Icban (ECE) closed the set by a wonderful block. For the 4th set, even though EE was on a disadvantage by number of sets won, they still fought vigorously. With the help of the fans’ cheer, EE obtained the set with an 8-point lead. Final set of the match and it will decide whether ECE or EE will go home crying ---- from victory of loss. EE got the first point by Bautista’s powerful spike but Icban answered it with his own. ECE shoves their way into the game as they got ahead by 8 points. EE tried to come back but it wasn’t easy.

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ECE again forced EE into an error as they got the set and their first ever Championship title in Volleyball Men’s Division. The Final scores were 25-18(ECE), 25-13(EE), 25-21(ECE), 25-17 (EE) and 15-8(EE). The battle between BSIT (Bachelor of Science and Information Technology) and BSENT (Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship) for 3rd place was won by BSIT within 4 sets. The scores were 25-22(IT), 25-19(IT),25-23(AFBA) and 25-22(IT). For the Special Awards, the Mythical 6 were: Mark Lyndon Tabion (BSENT), Ervin Joshua Navarro (BSIT), Lyndon Naag (BSEE), Jerome Bautista (BSEE), Andrew Nilos (BSECE) and Angelo Vergara (BSECE). The Most Improved Player was Matthew Icban(BSECE) and the Most Valuable player was none other than Christian Jay Vacaro (BSECE).

Volleyball Women’s Division Victors: EE Youth Ervin Joshua Navarro

A great display of good digs and spikes was demonstrated in a 3-game battle between BSENT (Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship) and BSEE (Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering) as they both seek for Championship title of Volleyball Women’s Division. Game 1 and it seems BSENT had the upper hand. EE only got the 1st set of the match and AFBA (Association of Future Business Administrators) obviously, acquired the remaining sets with astonishing leads. It was ended by Siena’s(AFBA) 3 consecutive service aces. The Final Scores were: 25-15(EE),

25-22(AFBA), 25-15 (AFBA), 25-13 (AFBA). In Game 2, EE must have planned their retaliation well. AFBA won the first set and then EE got the remaining sets. But AFBA never made it easy for their opponent to win the match. De Torres (AFBA) did her job on setting the ball especially to Alcantara who contributed much points for her team. On the other hand, Prejoles (EE) gave her attackers those easy-to-spike sets enabling them to gather much scores. The match ended through Malabag’s (EE) service ace. 25-13(AFBA), 25-20(EE), 25-13(EE), 27-25(EE) were the results per set, respectively.

For the do-or-die match, Game 3, AFBA starts off with a huge spike by Alcantara. It was immediately answered by Cabaltea’s powerful attack. Both of the setters are still doing a great job of letting their spikers to attack well. Most points have been acquired by Manaig, Montealto and Siena of AFBA and Cabaltea, Cadahing and Malabag on the other side. Both teams ferociously battled with each other until they reached the 5th and final set. AFBA got the 8th point by Siena’s service ace but it was instantly answered by Pacho’s 2 consecutive service aces. Cabaltea then closes the match with an overwhelming spike. The final scores were: 25-12 (EE), 25-17(AFBA), 25-22(AFBA), 25-20(EE), 15-11(EE). The battle between BSIT (Bachelor of Science in Information Technology) and BSECE (Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering) for 3rd place was won by BSIT within 3 straight sets. The scores were 25-20, 25-14, 25-14.

BSEE: The New Volleyball Girls Champion (from left to right) Angeneth Prejoles, Abigael Pacho, Regine Cabaltea, Leslyn Malabag, Shelo Cadahing, Maricris Pilapil

For the special awards, the Mythical 6 were: Monica Patulot (ECE), Sarah Lee Hernandez (IT), Allison Siena (AFBA), Angelica Alcantara (AFBA), Leslyn Malabag (EE) and Regine Cabaltea (EE). Meanwhile, the Most Improved Player was Angeneth Prejoles and the Most Valuable Player was Shelo Cadahing (EE).

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SPORTS

BSEE wins basketball girls’ championship; 2-0 Aldrin Obsanga

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering got the first crown in Basketball Girls Championship after winning two games against Bachelor of Science in Accountancy at PUPSTB Gymnasium, January 30 and 31. Led by Cabaltea, Cadahing and Prejoles, the electrical engineering students control the game at its best giving a 2-0 score over the junior accountants led by Apura, Mercado, and Herbuela. Cabaltea scored 25 points and 13 rebounds, Cadahing added 10 points, Prejoles had four points and Pilapil got two points on the first game. The game ended with the score of 41-38.

At the first half of the second game, Accountancy stunned after the two 3-point shots of Mercado. Mercado registered 6 points and 3 rebounds while Apura had 5 points and 2 rebounds. But still, Electrical Engineers won the game as Cabaltea had 16 points and three rebounds. The second game finished at the score of 21-20. Regine Cabaltea is awarded as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the game. Meanwhile, the Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship (BSEnt) seized the 3rd place against Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE), 24-12.

ITECH outlasts JIEE on basketball boys’ championship; 2-1

EE Youth, the First Ever Champion of Basketball Girls

Aldrin Obsanga

Institute of Technology (ITECH) hold the title for being the basketball boys’ champion on this year’s Basketball Tournament in celebration of 25th Founding Anniversary at PUPSTB- Gymnasium, February 2.

Junior

Institute

Electrical

Engineers (JIEE) won against ITECH on the first game, 96-94. Cabrera scored 26 points and 3 rebounds and Ortega had 21 points and 5 rebounds for JIEE. ITECH shocked the junior electrical engineers as they won the second game, 113-

86. Overall, Arcillas registered 57 points and 16 rebounds on the first game and 59 points and 15 rebounds on the second game. Also, Arcillas spearheaded the ITECH with 53 points and 12 rebounds while Alcantara had 11 points and 4 rebounds and Milan had 11 points and 2 rebounds on the third game. ITECH stayed within striking distance start from first quarter until the end of the game, 25-21, 52-37, 76-61, and 10190. Meanwhile, Cabrera led the JIEE with 32 points and 5 rebounds.

ITECH displayed a strong defense against BSEE during the Game 3 of Basketball Boys’ Championship

As the game ended, John Amiel Arcillas was awarded as the MVP for this year’s basketball tournament and Ronnel Cabrera, Milan Manset (ITECH), Kobe Chavez (BSIT), Arvin Romana (BSIE) and Jun Ortega (BSEE) were recognized as the mythical five. Meanwhile, the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) robbed the 3rd place against Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship (BSEnt), 93-91.

Dahil Dahil year year of of the the rooster, rooster, bibida bibida ang ang mga mga nilalang nilalang na na mukhang mukhang manok. manok. Sabi Sabi nga nga nila, nila, walang walang tapon tapon sa sa manok, manok, mula mula hita, hita, pakpak, pakpak, pitso, pitso, bituka, bituka, dugo, dugo, paa paa pati pati na na ulo ulo kinakain kinakain mo. mo. Walang Walang sayang. sayang. At At ganito ganito rin rin ang ang mga mga nilalang nilalang na na ipinanganak ipinanganak sa sa taong taong ito. ito. Mapapakinabangan. Mapapakinabangan. Walang Walang tapon tapon hindi hindi kagaya kagaya ng ng hipon. hipon. At At dahil dahil ikaw ikaw ay ay masugid masugid na na mambabasa mambabasa

ng ng aming aming dyaryo, dyaryo, ibibinigay ibibinigay naming naming ng ng libre libre ang ang horoscope horoscope ng ng buhay buhay mo. mo. Ang Ang horoscope horoscope na na ito ito ang ang magsisilbing magsisilbing liwanag liwanag sa sa madilim madilim mong mong landas. landas. Ito Ito rin rin ay ay maaari maaari mong mong maging maging gabay gabay sa sa magulo magulo mong mong buhay. buhay. Ngunit, Ngunit, hindi hindi lahat lahat ng ng ito ito ay ay magiging magiging totoo. totoo. Tandaan, Tandaan, hawak hawak mo mo pa pa rin rin ang ang iyong iyong buhay. buhay. Para Para sa sa mga mga ipinanganak ipinanganak na na may may zodiac zodiac sign sign na: na:

1. 1. Capricorn Capricorn (22 (22 December December –20 –20 January) January) Tinataglay Tinataglay mo mo ang ang kagwapuhan kagwapuhan at at kagandahang kagandahang walang walang tatalo, tatalo, hindi hindi lamang lamang panlabas panlabas kung kung hindi hindi pati pati sa sa panloob panloob na na anyo. anyo. Bukod Bukod dito, dito, ikaw ikaw din din ang ang tipo tipo ng ng tao tao na na madaling madaling pakisamahan pakisamahan at at hingian hingian ng ng tulong. tulong. Maasahan Maasahan ka ka kung kung kailangan kailangan ng ng kaibigan kaibigan mo mo ng ng pera pera pati pati na na ang ang payo. payo. Ngunit Ngunit sa sa lahat, lahat, ikaw ikaw ang ang palaging palaging nafri-friendzone. nafri-friendzone. Para Para sa sa taong taong ito, ito, suswertihan suswertihan ka ka basta basta palagi palagi ka ka lang lang mag-iingat mag-iingat sa sa mga mga sasakyan, sasakyan, baka baka kasi kasi masagasaan masagasaan ka. ka. Yayaman Yayaman ka ka rin rin ngunit ngunit wala wala ka ka pa pa ring ring lovelife. lovelife. Lucky Lucky color: color: SarcolineSarcoline- Kakulay Kakulay ng ng balat, balat, flesh flesh ganun ganun Lucky Lucky SIS SIS grade: grade: 1.50 1.50 Lucky Lucky Letter Letter para para sa sa lovelife lovelife mo: mo: K K

sa sa major major exam exam mo. mo. Lucky Lucky color: color: SmaragdineSmaragdine- Emereld Emereld green green beshie, beshie, google google mo mo na na lang lang Lucky Lucky SIS SIS grade: grade: 1.00 1.00 Lucky Lucky Letter Letter para para sa sa lovelife lovelife mo: mo: R R

2. 2. Aquarius Aquarius (21 (21 January January –19 –19 February) February) Ikaw Ikaw ang ang taong taong sobrang sobrang mapagmahal. mapagmahal. Pero Pero ikaw ikaw din din ang ang nkakatanggap nkakatanggap ng ng pinakamaunting pinakamaunting pagmamahal pagmamahal (awwww). (awwww). Tahimik Tahimik ka ka pero pero magaling magaling kang kang kumanta. kumanta. Konting Konting swerte swerte lang lang ang ang matatanggap matatanggap mo mo ngayong ngayong taon taon ngunit ngunit kapag kapag nagtiyaga, nagtiyaga, may may nilaga. nilaga. Pero Pero matutupad matutupad ang ang isang isang kahilingan kahilingan mo mo (‘Yung (‘Yung maiisip maiisip mong mong wish wish habnag habnag binabasa binabasa mo mo ito). ito). Magkakaroon Magkakaroon ka ka naman naman ng ng lovelife lovelife basta basta huwag huwag ka ka lang lang maging maging torpe. torpe. Lucky Lucky color: color: CoquelicotCoquelicot- Red Red na na medyo medyo orange, orange, pero pero hindi hindi red red orange orange LOL LOL Lucky Lucky SIS SIS grade: grade: 2.75 2.75 Lucky Lucky Letter Letter para para sa sa lovelife lovelife mo: mo: C C 3. 3. Pieces Pieces (20 (20 February February –– 20 20 March) March) Dahil Dahil likas likas sa sa iyo iyo ang ang pagiging pagiging bully bully at at paasa, paasa, darating darating ang ang big big karma karma sa sa buhay buhay mo. mo. Madadapa Madadapa ka ka sa sa harap harap ng ng maraming maraming tao tao pero pero tutulungan tutulungan ka ka ng ng mga mga kaibigan kaibigan mo mo na na madalas madalas mo mo ring ring tulungan. tulungan. Magaling Magaling kang kang magbigay magbigay ng ng payo payo ngunit ngunit hindi hindi ka ka gwapo.Sa gwapo.Sa taong taong ito, ito, makakamit makakamit mo mo na na ang ang matagal matagal mong mong hinihiling, hinihiling, ngunit ngunit hindi hindi ito ito ang ang lovelife lovelife mo. mo. Tatanda Tatanda kang kang dalaga/binata dalaga/binata (LOL). (LOL). At At sa sa buong buong buhay buhay kolehiyo kolehiyo mo, mo, mararanasan mararanasan mong mong makakuha makakuha ng ng itlog itlog na na score score

4. 4. Aries Aries (21 (21 March March –– 20 20 April) April) Ang Ang mga mga taong taong ipinanganak ipinanganak sa sa petsang petsang ito ito ang ang tunay tunay na na magaganda magaganda at at gwapo. gwapo. Ikaw Ikaw rin rin ang ang may may pinakamabuting pinakamabuting kalooban kalooban ngunit ngunit huwag huwag na na huwag huwag kang kang susubuking susubuking lokohin lokohin dahil dahil makikita makikita nila nila ang ang galit galit ng ng naglalangitngit naglalangitngit na na langit. langit. Madali Madali ka ka ring ring mabwisit mabwisit lalo lalo na na kapag kapag walang walang kwenta kwenta ang ang mga mga pinagsasabi pinagsasabi sa sa iyo. iyo. At At higit higit sa sa lahat, lahat, ayaw ayaw mo mo sa sa mga mga taong taong paasa. paasa. (Sino (Sino ba ba naman naman ang ang may may gusto?) gusto?) Sa Sa taong taong ito, ito, mararanasan mararanasan mo mo na na magmahal magmahal at at masaktan masaktan ngunit ngunit walang walang bago, bago, sanay sanay ka ka na na dito. dito. Matutupad Matutupad rin rin ang ang tatlo tatlo mong mong kahilingan kahilingan basta basta umiwas umiwas ka ka sa sa nangangagat nangangagat na na aso. aso. Lucky Lucky color: color: MikadoMikado- matingkad matingkad na na dilaw, dilaw, parang parang araw araw Lucky Lucky SIS SIS grade:1.25 grade:1.25 Lucky Lucky Letter Letter para para sa sa lovelife lovelife mo: mo: JJ 5. 5. Taurus Taurus (21 (21 April April –– 21 21 May) May) Ikaw Ikaw ang ang good good samaritan samaritan sa sa mundo mundo ng ng kawalang kawalang hiyaan. hiyaan. Balak Balak mo mo ring ring magpari magpari oo magmadre magmadre kung kung hindi hindi ka ka lang lang napigilan napigilan ng ng kamag-anak kamag-anak at at kaibigan kaibigan mo. mo. Ngunit Ngunit ngayon, ngayon, handa handa mo mo nang nang suungin suungin ang ang mundo mundo sa sa labas labas ng ng simbahan. simbahan. Palagi Palagi kang kang napagkakamalang napagkakamalang bading bading at at paminta. paminta. Ngunit Ngunit sanay sanay ka ka na. na. Dadami Dadami rin rin lalo lalo ang ang mga mga kaibigan kaibigan mo, mo, hindi hindi lamang lamang tao tao kung kung hindi hindi na na rin rin ang ang hayop. hayop. Kailangan Kailangan mong mong umiwas umiwas sa sa kamandag kamandag ng ng ahas. ahas. Lucky Lucky color: color: WengeWenge- kasing kasing kulay kulay ng ng kahoy, kahoy, yung yung natural natural na na kahoy, kahoy, walang walang halong halong barnis barnis Lucky Lucky SIS SIS grade: grade: 33 Lucky Lucky Letter Letter para para sa sa lovelife lovelife mo: mo: BB 6. 6. Gemini Gemini (22 (22 May May –– 21 21 June) June) Ikaw Ikaw ay ay tamad tamad na na mag-aaral mag-aaral ngunit ngunit ayos ayos lang lang iyan, iyan, masipag masipag ka ka naman naman sa sa bahay. bahay. Ikaw Ikaw ang ang palaging palaging nagluluto, nagluluto, naglalaba naglalaba at at namamalantsa. namamalantsa. Nararapat Nararapat kang kang tularan. tularan. Madalas Madalas ka ka ring ring magbigay magbigay ng ng limang limang piso piso sa sa batang batang kalye kalye na na humihingi humihingi lagi lagi ng ng coke coke float float mo. mo. Bukod Bukod sa sa papasa papasa ka ka sa sa isang isang major major subject subject mo mo ng ng walang walang halong halong pangongodigo, pangongodigo, makakamit makakamit mo mo na na rin rin ang ang matamis matamis na na OO OO ng ng minamahal minamahal mo. mo. Kung Kung ikaw ikaw ay ay isang isang babae, babae, manliligaw manliligaw na na sa sa iyo iyo ang ang ultimate ultimate crush crush mo. mo. Basta, Basta, huwag huwag na na huwag huwag mong mong sasayangin sasayangin ang ang pagkakataon pagkakataon na na dumadating dumadating sa sa buhay buhay mo. mo. Lucky Lucky color: color: GlaucousGlaucous- parang parang bagong bagong pitas pitas na na ubas ubas Lucky Lucky SIS SIS grade: grade: 2.50 2.50 Lucky Lucky Letter Letter para para sa sa lovelife lovelife mo: mo: SS 7. 7. Cancer Cancer (22 (22 June June –– 22 22 July) July) Ikaw Ikaw ang ang pinakamalas pinakamalas sa sa taong taong ito ito ayon ayon sa sa mga mga bituin. bituin. Karma Karma mo mo sa sa pagiging pagiging swerte swerte limang limang taon taon na na ang ang nakakaraan. nakakaraan. Inuuna Inuuna mo mo rin rin ang ang panunuod panunuod ng ng kdrama kdrama sa sa halip halip na na mag-aral mag-aral sa sa finals finals mo mo kinabukasan. kinabukasan. Hindi Hindi ka ka naman naman babagsak babagsak sa sa major major subject subject mo, mo, medyo medyo lang lang at at babagsak babagsak ka ka pa pa sa sa lovelife lovelife mo mo na na akala akala mo mo forever forever na. na. Iwasan Iwasan mong mong samahan samahan ang ang bf/gf bf/gf mo mo habang habang umuulan umuulan dahil dahil doon doon magtatapos magtatapos ang ang lahat. lahat. Lucky Lucky color: color: FulvousFulvous- Parang Parang orange orange na na maedyo maedyo brown brown na na medyo medyo red red Lucky Lucky SIS SIS grade: grade: INC INC Lucky Lucky Letter Letter para para sa sa lovelife lovelife mo: mo: A A 8. 8. Leo Leo (23 (23 July July –– 22 22 August) August) Mayroon Mayroon kang kang magulang magulang na na mahal mahal ka, ka, mayroon mayroon kang kang bestfriend bestfriend na na matatakbuhan matatakbuhan mo mo sa sa oras oras na na

Horrorscope Joana Joana Mae Mae de de Jesus Jesus

umiiyak umiiyak ka ka at at mayroon mayroon kang kang aso aso na na sasalubong sasalubong sa sa iyo iyo pagkauwi pagkauwi mo. mo. Mananatili Mananatili ang ang kasiyahan kasiyahan mo. mo. Siguro Siguro good good karma karma ito ito dahil dahil mahilig mahilig kang kang magbigay magbigay halaga halaga sa sa mga mga taong taong nakapaligid nakapaligid sa sa inyo. inyo. Umiwas Umiwas ka ka lang lang sa sa bola bola ng ng volleyball volleyball dahil dahil sa sa oras oras na na matamaan matamaan ka ka nito, nito, doon doon maglalaho maglalaho na na parang parang bula bula ang ang kasiyahang kasiyahang nararamdaman nararamdaman mo. mo. Lucky Lucky color: color: XanaduXanadu- green green na na kupas kupas Lucky Lucky SIS SIS grade: grade: 1.75 1.75 Lucky Lucky Letter Letter para para sa sa lovelife lovelife mo: mo: M M 9. 9. Virgo Virgo (23 (23 August August –– 23 23 September) September) Ikaw Ikaw ang ang tipong tipong madadaan madadaan lamang lamang ngunit ngunit tiyak tiyak susulyapan susulyapan muli. muli. Mahilig Mahilig kang kang manuod manuod ng ng mga mga movies movies na na may may superhero superhero dahil dahil naniniwala naniniwala ka ka na na ikaw ikaw ang ang magliligtas magliligtas sa sa mundo. mundo. Mag-alaga Mag-alaga ka ka ng ng aso aso ngayong ngayong taon taon dahil dahil ito ito ang ang daan daan mo mo patungo patungo sa sa lovelife lovelife mo. mo. Iwasan Iwasan mo mo lamang lamang mangopya mangopya dahil dahil ito ito ang ang magiging magiging katapusan katapusan mo. mo. Matuto Matuto ka ka ring ring magbukas magbukas ng ng libro, libro, pdf pdf at at ppt ppt tuwing tuwing may may exam, exam, hindi hindi iyong iyong aasa aasa ka ka lang lang sa sa katabi katabi mo. mo. Lucky Lucky color: color: FaluFalu- Matingkad Matingkad na na matingkad matingkad na na red red Lucky Lucky SIS SIS grade: grade: 2.50 2.50 Lucky Lucky Letter Letter para para sa sa lovelife lovelife mo: mo: LL 10. 10. Libra Libra (24 (24 September September –– 23 23 October) October) Kasalanan Kasalanan mo mo ang ang mga mga mangyayari mangyayari sa sa iyo iyo ngayong ngayong taon. taon. Hindi Hindi mo mo kasi kasi pinasa pinasa ang ang chain chain message message na na pinasa pinasa sa sa iyo iyo tatlong tatlong taon taon na na ang ang nakakaraan. nakakaraan. Asado Asado ka ka pa pa rin rin hanggang hanggang ngayon, ngayon, sa sa puso puso ng ng crush crush mo mo at at sa sa puso puso ng ng prof prof mo mo upang upang bigyan bigyan ka ka ng ng 3. 3. Pasang Pasang awa. awa. Ngunit Ngunit kung kung ititigil ititigil mo mo na na ang ang pagfa-facebook pagfa-facebook mo mo upang upang iistalk iistalk ang ang crush crush mo, mo, at at ilalaan ilalaan ang ang oras oras na na ito ito sa sa pagbabasa pagbabasa ng ng notes notes mo, mo, may may pag-asa pag-asa kang kang pumasa… pumasa… sa sa prof prof mo. mo. Dahil Dahil ang ang lovelife lovelife mo, mo, zero zero pa pa rin rin hanggang hanggang ngayong ngayong taon. taon. Lucky Lucky color: color: EburneanEburnean- Kulay Kulay ivory, ivory, hindi hindi puti puti kasi kasi medyo medyo dilaw dilaw Lucky Lucky SIS SIS grade: grade: PP Lucky Lucky Letter Letter para para sa sa lovelife lovelife mo: mo: X X 11. 11. Scorpio Scorpio (24 (24 October October –– 22 22 November) November) Likas Likas sa sa iyo iyo ang ang pagiging pagiging tamad. tamad. Gusto Gusto mong mong palaging palaging dumaan dumaan sa sa short short cut, cut, ngunit ngunit tandaan tandaan mo mo na na walang walang magandang magandang naidudulot naidudulot iyan. iyan. Lahat Lahat ng ng magandang magandang bukas bukas ay ay dahil dahil sa sa sipag sipag at at tiyaga tiyaga mo, mo, at at hindi hindi dahil dahil sa sa pagmamadali pagmamadali mo. mo. Hindi Hindi ka ka mafrimafrifriendzone friendzone pero pero maku-kuya/atezone maku-kuya/atezone ka. ka. Hinay-hinay Hinay-hinay kasi kasi magamahal, magamahal, hindi hindi ka ka niyan niyan mauubusan mauubusan na na pati pati mas mas bata bata sayo sayo pinapatulan pinapatulan mo. mo. Lucky Lucky color: color: AmaranthAmaranth- parang parang magenta magenta pero pero darker darker Lucky Lucky SIS SIS grade: grade: 2.00 2.00 Lucky Lucky Letter Letter para para sa sa lovelife lovelife mo: mo: D D 12. 12. Sagittarius Sagittarius (23 (23 November November –– 21 21 December) December) Siguro, Siguro, masyado masyado kang kang magmahal magmahal kaya kaya masyado masyado ka ka ring ring nasasaktan. nasasaktan. Ikaw Ikaw ang ang may may pinakamalaking pinakamalaking puso puso sa sa lahat lahat ng ng tao, tao, ‘yung ‘yung tipong tipong kasya kasya sa sa puso puso mo mo lahat lahat ng ng mahal mahal mo. mo. Tandaan, Tandaan, kailangan kailangan mo mo ring ring magtira magtira ng ng espasyo espasyo sa sa puso puso mo mo para para sa sa sarili sarili mo. mo. Pagmamahal Pagmamahal ang ang para para sa sa iyo iyo ang ang pinakaimportante pinakaimportante sa sa mundo. mundo. Huwag Huwag ka ka lang lang masyadong masyadong magtiwala magtiwala sa sa mga mga taong taong nakapaligid nakapaligid sa sa iyo, iyo, baka baka kasi kasi akala akala mo mo kaibigan kaibigan ka, ka, iyon iyon pala pala mahal mahal ka ka na. na. Chos. Chos. Lucky Lucky color: color: Fuzzy Fuzzy wuzzywuzzy- parang parang patay patay na na kulay kulay ng ng red. red. Gotcha? Gotcha? Lucky Lucky SIS SIS grade: grade: 2.25 2.25 Lucky Lucky Letter Letter para para sa sa lovelife lovelife mo: mo: PP Ang Ang mga mga ito ito ay ay ayon ayon lamang lamang sa sa mga mga bituin. bituin. May May mga mga bagay bagay na na mangyayari mangyayari talaga talaga at at may may mga mga bagay bagay na na niloloko niloloko lang lang kita. kita. Isuot Isuot mo mo rin rin ang ang lucky lucky color color mo, mo, kung kung naintindihan naintindihan mo mo ayon ayon sa sa paglalarawan paglalarawan ko. ko. Ngunit, Ngunit, PUPian, PUPian, tandaan, tandaan, hawak hawak mo mo pa pa rin rin ang ang kapalaran kapalaran mo mo sa sa iyong iyong mga mga palad. palad. Malay Malay mo mo sa sa susunod susunod na na makasalubong makasalubong mo mo ang ang crush crush mo, mo, mag-Hi mag-Hi ka ka lang, lang, at at maghe-Hello maghe-Hello na na rin rin siya siya sa sa iyo. iyo. Sa Sa wakas! wakas!