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A HISTORIC STEP The Official Student Publication of the UNP Laboratory High School

Volume 32, Issue No. 1

Aug—Dec 2018

ANNAYAS-SARIRIT CONQUERS NCCA SAYAW PINOY STAGE Elaine Angelie Organo

AS LITHE AND AS FLUID as water on gracing the stage, the University of Northern Philippines marked history as the Annayas-Saririt Cultural Dance Troupe stepped off the national stage for the first time in the 2018 Sayaw Pinoy Folk Dance Competition at Rizal Park Open Auditorium, Intamuros, Manila last October 21.

This is the first move of the university in participating a national competition on Folk Dance. The troop is composed of: Laiza Mae Fernando & Ohna Patricia Reotutar (12 STEM-B); Frances Corrine Fines & John Fjord Vagay (12 STEM-C); Christian Tactay & Sophia Andrea Andallo (12 ABM-B); Marc Hanson Camacam (12 HUMSS-B); Jerleen Felismenia (12 Tourism); Bernard Gonzales (12 Arts and Design); Kyle Gerson Ramos (11 HUMSS-A); Rothy Hannah Mitz Reyes (11 STEM-C); Christian Karl Medrano (11 STEM-B);

SHINE. AnnayasSaririt dance troupe perform with a smile on stage. Photo from National Commission on Culture and Arts

Immanuel Dickson (11 STEM-D); and Ciarra Quintinita (Grade 9).

Along the combination of Spanish and Ilocano dance steps and music, they performed a Jota Moncadeña, which was a popular dance portrayed in any social gathering by the Spanish señoritas and caballeros during the Spanish Supremacy.

Sayaw Pinoy is a national dance competition organized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) through the National Committee on Dance spearheaded by Shirley Halili-Cruz. It aims to emphasize the significance of the competition as it alleviates the artists’ cognizance of the value of artistic excellence.

Competing in the NCCA Sayaw Pinoy Dance Competition 2018 is one of a kind experience, it gives honor and pride not just for our University, but to the entire Province of Ilocos Sur. Mr. Christian Palo C O-M E N TO R

Mr. Mark Christian Palo and Mrs. Carmela Vee Lim served as their mentors. Meanwhile, Ms. Arlene Krizsel Tabbuac made the details of their Barong Tagalog at Baro’t Saya exquisite.

“Competing in the NCCA Sayaw Pinoy Dance Competition 2018 is one of a kind experience, it gives honor and pride not just for the university but to the entire province of Ilocos Sur,” said Mr. Palo.

Moreover, Mr. Palo stated that the feeling of showing the Philippines that UNP is not just a home of talents but is also actively promoting cultural preservation, is overwhelming.

He also emphasized that carrying Ilocos Sur in the Nationals is a great opportunity as they take good pride of the

beloved school, University of Northen Philippines.

Christian Tactay, one of the dancers, stated that participating NCCA Sayaw Pinoy 2018 is a great privilege for them to showcase their talents in dancing.

“With this experience, our troupe became more competitive and determined,” expressed Tactay.

Annayas-Saririt is the first ever cultural dance troupe in the Laboratory School chronicled by the Physical Education instructors in the Senior High School department. It aimed to fortify students’ passion particularly in cultural dancing.

The Annayas-Saririt and Cultural Dance Troupe is looking forward in joining another national folkdance competitions on the next years. ●

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UNP marks 53rd Anniversary Maria Alexandrei Quilala

THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTHERN Philippines yielded another milestone as the different teaching and non-teaching personnel, staff, and students from various units of the university stepped up for another fruitful year and celebrated the school’s 53rd Founding Anniversary headed by Dr. Gilbert. R. Arce, university president, October 5-19.

It took both determination and hard work in order to gain all these honor, both intellect and creativity are needed to be fused in order to create a beautiful masterpiece.

The non-motorized parade highlighted the festivity as it showcased the different academic unit’s colors and banners on October 14. Most creative and organized performers from different unit were awarded after the parade. Employees and faculty member were also recognized for their Length of Service in the Government. Faculty of the Year, Non-academic Personnel of the Year, Middle-Level Administrators of the Year, and Diploma of Service for Retirees Awardees were also given recognition.

Ohna Patricia Reotutar LS O P R E S S R E L ATI O N S O F F I C E R

Students’ Amusement Cinematic House 2.0 CINEMATIC BOOTH of the Laboratory Schools Organization (LSO) garnered recognition as it bagged the Most Creative Booth, Student Council’s Choice, and the Most Outstanding Students’ Amusement Cinematic House award during 53rd annual foundation week celebration of the University of Northern Philippines, October 12.

Mainly based on the movie, Bridge to Terabithia, the booth is highlighted by magic dangling in the midst of a forest which was exhibited on October 8-12 at the right side of the UNP lagoon together with the other booths from the different departments and organizations of the University.

The cinematic booths of this year festivity were themed, “Legacy of the Past: Armor of Tomorrow.”

Located in front of the university library, it was participated by the different accredited and mandated

The weeklong celebration officially ended last October 18 with a Eucharistic Mass at Crisologo Mausoleum and Floral Offering at UNP Founder’s Plaza in honor of Cong. Floro S. Crisologo, the late founder of the university. The commemoration was followed by a Memorial Lecture Series hosted by the College of Nursing, having Aida Michelle Dumbrique, Senior Administrative Officer at the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Training Center, as the resource speaker. ●

organizations. Sponsored by the Student Council and Dr. Mario Obrero, Vice President for Academic Affairs, it aimed to showcase the student leader’s creativity and resourcefulness.

Other awardees included the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) who bagged 1st runnerup, College of Hospitality and Tourism Management (CHTM) as 2nd runner-up, College of Health Sciences (CHS) as 3rd runnerup, and the College of Business Administration and Accountancy (CBAA) as 4th runner-up.

“It took both determination and hard work in order to gain all these honor, both intellect and creativity are needed to be fused in order to create a beautiful masterpiece,” said the Laboratory Schools, PRO, Ohna Patricia Reotutar, co-planner and co-producer of the booth. ●

Academic Competitions

WELCOME. The Laboratory Schools Organization (LSO) opens their booth during the launching of the 2018 UNP Cinematic House in front of the University Library. Photo by Yahna Reotutar

THE UNP Laboratory Schools– Senior High School garnered different awards in academic contest on October 13, at the UNP Tadena Hall.

competititons aimed to hone students’ knowledge and skills as it gives emphasis on valuing the Ilocano culture.

Manny Tabrilla Jr. from 11-HUMSS B, Rinhel Verazon, and Catherine Piel Soberano both from 11-ABM A, grabbed 3rd place for the General Information Quiz Bee and Leo France Obebe, Christian Padron, and Jaimee Alexis Gorospe from 11-HUMSS C, hailed as the Champion in the Ilocano Culture Quiz Bee.

General Information Quiz, Ilocano Culture Quiz, Dagliang Talumpati, and Extemporaneous Speaking are the different competing events battled last October 13.

Sponsored by the Office of Students Affairs (OSA), the

The winners received certificates and cash prizes—P1,500 for the first placers, P1,200 for the 2nd placers and P900 for the 3rd placers respectively. ●

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PASSION, POISE, AND PATIENCE made Laiza Mae Fernado, 12 STEM B, snatched the 1st runner up Miss UNP title during the Mr and Ms UNP Pageant, October 12 at the Vigan Convention Center.

Fernando also garnered Ms Villa Gloria Resort, Miss Querencia Spa, and Miss Regional Attire. She, together with Jhonino Ubaldo, 11 Cookery represented the Laboratory Schools. With its theme, “Sapphire: Flock of Success,” the annual search for Mr. and Ms. UNP served as the screening committee for the upcoming regional pageants who will be representing the university.

Mr. Mark Joshua Cabildo from the College of Social Work (CSW) and Ms. Devanshi V. Parihar from the College of Medicine (CMed)

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Mr. and Ms. UNP 2nd runner-up came from the College of Hospitality and Tourism Management (CHTM).

Mr. and Ms. UNP 1st runnerup was garnered by the College of Architecture (CArch) and Laboratory Schools. Mr. and Ms. UNP Environment was notched by the College of Nursing (CN) and the College of Health Sciences (CHS). Mr. and Ms. UNP Tourism came from the College of Medicine (CMed) and the College of Law (CLaw). The College of Teacher Education (CTE) and the College of Nursing hailed as the Mr. and Ms. UNP SCUAA. The College of Arts and Sciences and College of Business Administration and Accountancy snatched the Mr. and Miss UNP PASUC. ●

CONFIDENTLY BEAUTIFUL. Laiza Mae Fernando receives her title as 1st runner-up, together with Dr. Aurelia Vitamog and Aaron Balino, during the 2018 Mr. and Ms. UNP Sapphire coronation night. Photo from the UNP Public Information Office

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NEWS 03 UNP studes bag 13th Nat’l Kampo Kalikasan Championship trophy Maria Alexandrei Quilala

VICTORY DAY! With sixty-one triumphant places, the University of Northern Philippines was hailed as overall Champion during the 13th National Kampo Kalikasan with the theme: “Mobilizing Grassroot Participation in Defending the Environment, Rediscovering Synergy in the Community” held at Boac, Marinduque on September 24-27, 2018.

Three of the sixteen delegates are from Laboratory Schools- Senior High School namely John Lloyd Estrada, Grade 11 HUMSS student, Daryll Jeremy Virtudes, and Princess Jaizelle Valer, both Grade 12 STEM students.

Estrada bagged 2nd place in News writing, Essay Writing,

and Editorial Writing (Filipino).

He was also declared as the Champion in Team Environmental Quiz together with John Bernard Degracia from College of Teacher Education (CTE), Carine Joy Garcia from College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), Mark Roniel Viloria from College of Hospitality and Tourism Management (CHTM).

Virtudes, on the other hand, secured his spot as second place in Feature Writing and Editorial Writing English. He also garnered 3rd place in Team Environmental Quiz.

Moreover, Valer was declared as Champion in News writing Filipino and Interpretative Dance.

And at the same time, she was hailed as 3rd runner up in Mr. and Miss Kampo Kalikasan.

Mariquit Mangaliman Obrero, College Physics Professor III and BS Physics Program Head of University of Northern Philippines served as their mentor for this event.

Virtudes emphasized that winning in a national level for him doesn’t matter the most, it is the moral and intellectual lesson that was accumulated by his heart and mind throughout their journey to Nationals. He also mentioned that this serves as his training ground for future competitions especially in writing.

However, he added that he, together with his co-delegates, were grateful for representing the University. ●

IN THE 2018 WORLD HERITAGE SOLIDARITY CULTURAL FESTIVAL WEEK,

UNP notches awards Elaine Angelie Organo

CHARM AND CONFIDENCE. Zean Quelnan flashes his smile as he flaunts his traditional custome during the Search for the 2018 Lakandula and Lakambini. Photo from New Tandem

JHS lad crowns as Lakan ng Karunungan Maria Alexandrei Quilala

ZEAN QUELNAN, Grade 9– Amethyst of the Junior High School hailed as Lakan ng Karunungan (1st runner-up) during the Buwan ng Wika university-wide celebration of the University of Northern Philippines last August 29 at the UNP Auditorium.

Quelnan was also awarded as the Best in Organizational Shirt. “I never expected that I will ever gain the courage to join pageants. It is my honor to represent the Laboratory School,” he quipped. He, together with Marie Elysse Dahlia Camacam, 12 ABM B, were the representatives of the Laboratory Schools.

With its theme, “Filipino: Wika ng Saliksik,” the event was participated by the different colleges in the university. It was sponsored by the Student Council, in collaboration with the local council of the university aiming to stress the role and importance of Filipino Language in the curriculum.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN Philippines proved that Laboratory Schools is a home of talents and wit as students and mentors landed spots on the different competitions during the celebration of the World Heritage Solidarity Week last September 2018.

With grace and elegance, Annayas-Saririt Cultural Dance Troupe of the UNP Senior High School secured the first spot in the Folkdance Competition under the tutelage of Mr. Mark Christian Palo and Mrs. Carmela Vee Lim. In the battle of culture brainiacs, Johanna Charmaine

Alegre, Grade 11 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics student, Aaron Balino and Mary January Chan, both grade 10 students, notched 2nd place in the Cultural Quiz Bowl. Mrs. Juanita Fontejon served as their coach.

Channeling their synchronized movements and harmonious voices, participants in the Sabayang Pagbigkas landed 3rd spot. Mr. Michael Visaya and Mr. Lester Aaron served as their coaches.

Meanwhile, Darian Keith Andia, the Associate Editor of The Bud battled her pen and notched 4th place in the Historia Oral. Ms. Marielle Ann Verzosa served as her coach.

Choir masters of Laboratory Schools-Senior High School, Mr. Jake Garnace and Ms. Rosette Aguinir triumphed over first place in the Vocal Duet competition as they performed with euphony in representing the university on the teacher’s category.

The World Heritage Solidarity Cultural Festival aimed to hearken the importance of the culture and to promote Ilocano culture and arts through showcasing the skills and talents of the Ilocanos. Vigan celebrates this along with other cities all over the world that have World Heritage Sites. ●

Meanwhile the Laboratory Schools Organization also garnered 2nd place in Paskilan—a bulletin board making contest. Other competitions include Dagliang Talumpati, Spoken Work Poetry, Essay Writing, Poetry Writing, and Poster Making Contest. ●

The Bud editor nips 1st in writing tilt Nadeen Dominique Valenciano, and Jienne Alegre MARK JULIUS DONATO, Grade 12 student from Accountancy and Business Management (ABM) strand and the Cultures Editor of The Bud, the official student publication of the UNP Laboratory High School grabbed first place in Malikhaing Pagsusulat (Senior High School category) last August 30 at Bulala-Paratong Elementary School, Vigan City, in celebration of Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa 2018.

Ms. Marielle Ann Verzosa, adviser of The Bud, coached Donato and Darian Keith Andia, who is also a Grade 12 student from the ABM strand, and the Associate Editor of The Bud.

“Being able to win in a competition like this is indeed overwhelming. This achievement inspires me to write more articles and helps me to prepare for the upcoming Division Schools Press Conference.

I am also grateful and very thankful to all the people behind this success, especially to our almighty God because I gained another experience and I have showcased my skills in writing which is the most important thing in every competition,” he said.

This year’s theme, “Filipino: Wika ng Saliksik,” aimed to strengthen the use of the national language among Filipinos with critical thinking and conviction. ●

SHOWCASE. (Top photo) Students from the University of Northern Philippines Laboratory High School deliver their piece during the Vigan Solidarity Week Celebration. (Two photos from the bottom-left) The AnnayasAnnayas-Saririt Dance Troupe of the Senior High School sway with the rhythm. (Bottom-right) Senior High School mentors Ms. Rosette Aguinir and Mr. Jake Garnace captivate the audience as they sing their hearts with rhythm and melody. Photos from the Vigan City Facebook Page

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04 NEWS Raquepo, Dumbrique victor during the 29th Provincial NSM Maria Alexandrei Quilala TWO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL students emerged as victors on different contests in line with the Provincial Celebration of 29th National Statistics Month with a theme: “Exploring Philippine Wonders in Numbers: Statistics Towards Sustainable Development,” held at Provincial Agriculture Conference Hall on October 8-10 respectively.

Froilan Raquepo, from Grade 11-STEM C, garnered 1st place in Poster Making Contest while Antonette Dumbrique, from Grade 12- ABM A, bagged 2nd place in Oration. Mr. Jeffrey Galangco and Mrs. Jennie Unabia served as their coaches.

For the criteria in Oratorical Contest, Content (Relevance & Originality- 20%, Clarity & Organization-10%, Language use-10%) is 40%, Delivery (Voice& Pronunciation-20%, Posture-15%, Pacing & Precision15%) is 50%, and Over-all impact is 10% with a total of 100%.

For the Poster-Slogan Making Contest, the poster and slogan are judged separately.

On the poster, relevance to the theme- 15%, Craftsmanship15%, Originality-10%, Visual Impact-10% with a sub-total of

50%; while on slogan, Relevance to the theme is 15%, creativity (i.e. language used) is 15%, Originality is 15% and Impact and Presentation is 5% with a sub-total of 50% and an all-in-all total of 100%.

This celebration is pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 647, “Declaring the Month of October of Every Year as the National Statistics Month,” the annual NSM aims to: (a) promote, enhance, and instill awareness and appreciation of the importance and value of statistics to the different sectors of the society; and (b) elicit the cooperation and support of the general public in upgrading the quality and standards of statistics in the country.

The theme highlights the connection of Statistics in attaining a sustainable and progressive towurism growth for the country.

Moreover, he stated that the meaning of his artwork is what made him won.

Meanwhile, Raquepo is under preparation for he will advance to regional level in Poster Making Contest this October 17. ●

LHS population rate scales down to 22.97% Mark Julius Donato WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER of 1,234 enrolees as of August 2018, the population of the University of Northern Philippines-Laboratory High School had decreased by 22.97% from the previous population of 1,417 in enrolment tally.

A total percentage of 0.27% was diminished to the enrolment rate of Junior High School students with a total population of 370 from the previous year’s population of 371. However, Senior High School students escalated down to 17.40% rate of their population, it has a decreased of 182 enrolees from their last year’s population of 1,046.

The total assortment of enrolment rate in the different grade levels and tracks are as follows: Grade 7—82 (–26.79%), Grade 8—108 (+12.5%), Grade 9—95 (+11.76%),

Grade 10—85 (+8.97%). This year, 359 (+25.96%) Grade 11 students were enrolled under Academic Track, 100 (+40.85%) Technical-Vocational Track and 47 (+370%) Arts and Design.

Moreover, 246 (–42.66%) Grade 12 students were enrolled under Academic Track, 78 (–64.55%) Technical-Vocational Track, and 34 (+9.68%) Arts and Design students.

Due to the current renovation of the half of Antonio Luna Hall, only some of the students are currently occupying it. Furthermore, some learners are occupying other classrooms in the different colleges namely College of Business Administration, College of Criminology, Graduate School, and the Science Complex Building. ●

Grade 11 Academic (359)

Grade 8 (108)

Grade 10 (85) Grade 11 TechnicalVocational (100)

Grade 11 Arts & Design (47)

Grade 9 (95)

LEND THY EARS. Students from the Senior High School together with their parents attend the Senior High School Orientation Program at the UNP Tadena Hall. Photo by Elaine Angelie Organo

Vitamog: This serves as a challenge Maria Alexandrei Quilala

“THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY for us to get to know our students, teachers, the administrators in the Laboratory Schools. At the same time, it helps us identify the struggles they encounter.

Therefore, this serves as a challenge to all of us. May we help one another in making Laboratory Schools a better institution,” stressed Dr. Aurelia T. Vitamog, Principal during the Orientation Program of the Senior High School Students, September 7 and 10 at the UNP Tadena Hall.

The orientation program was participated by the Senior High School students and their parents.

The program put emphasis on matters especially about the voucher, the source of fund of the Senior High School. Class schedule, uniforms, classrooms, and other concerns coming from the students were also tackled.

Dr. Rainalda T. Rambuyon, Assistant Principal of Laboratory Schools, also presented the

FIGURE 1. Population of Students in the University of Northern Philippines-Laboratory High School, School Year 20182019, sorted by Level and Track.

Grade 12 Academic (246)

Grade 7 (82) Grade 12 TechnicalVocational (78)

Executive Officials, Laboratory Schools Administration Faculty and Staff and the Vision, Mission of the University and Goals of Laboratory Schools. After which, Dr. Gilbert R. Arce, UNP President delivered his Inspirational Message.

The general academic policies and procedures specifically Unit Admission and Retention Policies, LIS Requirements and Conditions, Vouchers Guidelines & Qualification of Recipient, Grading System and Guidelines for the selection of Honor students, and other academic matters were discussed by Dr. Elmarie T. Rin (Program Head of STEM), Mrs. Norlyn A. Santos (LIS Coordinator), Mr. Glenn Paul E. Briones (Program Head of ABM), and Mr. Randolfo R. Lopez (Program Head of HUMSS), respectively.

Clarification of Students Services by Dr. Mariano Paterno F. Avila (Students Development Program Director), Precious

Lynn Cornejo (University Psychometrician), Prof. Ronilo Palma (OSCAP Director), Ma’am Shiela Del Castillo, Ma’am Lucilla Corpuz, Dr. Eva Marie C. Avila (Head of Guidance and Counseling Services), Dr. Mia Gracia Petate (University Nurse), Prof. Nolito R. Ragunjan (Campus Security Services Director), Prof. Clifford T. Torricer (Head of Student Discipline), Dr. Antonio P. Agustin (Director of External and International Relations) specifically the Student Development Program, Testing Services, Sports, Culture and Arts Program, Library Services, Guidance and Counselling Services, Medical & Dental Services, Security Services, Student Code of Conduct and Discipline, UNP Drugfree University, respectively.

An open forum, facilitated by Mr. Jake B. Garnace, Senior High School faculty, gave the students and parents speak out their queries. ●

RYLA boosts up LS leaders Maria Alexandrei Quilala EIGHTY HIGH SCHOOL students from the Junior and Senior High School of the UNP Laboratory Schools took part in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards last October 26-28, 2018 held at Venus Parkview Hotel, Baguio City.

Lorenz Maglalang also shared their experience and talk about visions and self leadership, The Interactors and Rotaractors showed of their coolest and spookiest costumes during the Halloween Night. An amazing race wrapped up the event.

The event started off with an opening remark by President Susie Chan followed by a march of participants per cluster. Each cluster was designated with a different seminar topics. After which, the participants were divided into 25 teams. Huddled by the bonfire, teams showcased their chants.

The rotary club of Vigan garnered the most number of delegates Award with more than 215 potential leaders participants.

The second day required more energy where the Zumba session at the Burnham Park and game line up between teams were held at Melvin Jones Area.

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The delegates were accompanied by Mrs. Novelyn Fuller, Mrs. Glorijoy Rivad, Mrs. Juanita Fontejon, and Dr. Anita Arlegui. The event emphasizes leadership, citiznship, and personal growth, and aims to demonstrate [Rotary’s] respect and concern for youth through sets of interactive activities. ●

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SHS studes grab 1st, 2nd place on Sci-Quiz Maria Alexandrei Quilala AMONG 25 STUDENTS from different colleges, Justine Bern Quiocho, garnered 1st place in Cracking the Environmental Conundrum which was facilitated and headed by Department of Mathematics and National Sciences.

On the other hand, Warren R. Tabion was awarded 2nd placer in Physics Quiz which was participated by seventeen students from various colleges of the university and scored all-in-all 25 points.

Quiocho emphasized that he didn’t expect to win since he’s competing with college students.

Nevertheless, he added that this served as challenge on his part. “This intensifies our potential and confidence in conquering various academic challenges in our lives,� he stressed. Moreover, Tabion stated

that he is grateful and feeling blessed for participating and winning the aforementioned competition.

The winners were given medals and certificates and cash prizes.

However, Tabion believed that the intangible merit that they received which is the honor from teachers and their fellow students will bring significant impact in their lives.

Thus, Quiocho assured that no matter what they’ve achieved, they will still and always be guided by their values.

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GUMIL gears up for poetry, essay writing workshop Maria Alexandrei Quilala THE GUNGLO Daguiti Mannurat nga Ilocano (GUMIL), in collaboration with the Center for Ilocano Studies, initiated a seminar for Ilocano Poetry and Essay Writing, last October 15 at the UNP Criminology Function Hall.

The seminar was participated by the accredited publications and language instructors in the university.

Mr. Ben Pacris, a representative from the GUMIL Ilocos Sur Chapter, gave the lecture-workshop on poetry writing. He stressed that in writing, having a good command with the language is important. Mr. Mark Louie Tabunan, a faculty member of the Department of Languages and Humanities, gave a lecture on Essay Writing. He put emphasis on the use of topic sentence as a good guide in starting an essay. It aimed to promote and educate young writers about the Ilocano language, as well as to let them explore their literary facets.

Nate Lois Emilio, 11 HUMMS A, and Christian Venezuela, 11 HUMMS B, were the representatives

of The Bud. “This seminar let me exercise my creativity. It expanded my knowledge regarding writing.

It widened my literary sensibility.�

An Ilocano Essay Writing and Poetry Writing were done after the lecture.

The College of Teacher Education dominated the first spot in poetry writing while the writers from the College of Business Administration and Accountancy landed in the 2nd and 3rd spot. The College of Nursing notched the first place in Ilocano Essay Writing. The College of Criminal Justice and Social Work garnered 2nd. The third spot was owned by the College of Teacher Education. “As a young writer, this opportunity made me realized that writing using the language you grow up with is a difficult challenge,� quipped Kazlle Sheen Miniano, a GUMIL participant who is also a former Circulations Manager of The Bud. �

As a young writer, this opportunity made me realized that writing using the language you grow up with is a difficult challenge.

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YOUNG DETECTIVES. Grade 7 students carefully read the clues of their Amazing Race task during the Uni-wide 2018 Science Month celebration. Photo by Melah Angela Aquino

IN THE NATIONAL SCIENCE CLUB MONTH 2018

Sci–Clubbers’ potentials activated Maria Alexandrei Quilala

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL and Senior High School students got fully charged during the celebration of National Science Club Month with the theme: “WAVEFRONT: Accentuating Potentials, Activating Technological Advancements� held on September 8-9 at Naguilian National High School, La Union.

The said event was one of the 10 regional sites which were spearheaded by Philippine Society of Youth Science Clubs (PSYSC) and its focused was on electromagnetism, its concepts, and its applications to alleviate the quality of lives.

It highlighted the potentials of science clubs and community for creating waves of charges.

Moreover, it is composed of four sub-events such as SUMMIT, PSO, MathSciAka, ITSS. In Summit, which is held on one and a half day, the students were

grouped into sub-camps; the grouped delegates were from various schools across Region I/CAR wherein they had participated in various activities such as lecture on electromagnetism, sub-camp quiz, and making a motor out of the simplest materials, and the like.

Electromagnetic Hydraulic Crane.

On the PSYSC Science Olympiad (PSO), it is an interschool quiz competition where the students were challenged to answer written examination on various fields of Science such as Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Science, and Information Technology which were held on the first day.

Gloria Javeed, the Science Club President of the UNP Laboratory Schools, emphasized that through this event, she got to meet other people and make lasting friendships, creating connections and getting people together at a once-in-a-year event.

While on Mathematics, Science, and Kapaligiran (MathSciAka) and Engineering Science Challenge Workshop, which was held on the second day, made the participants engaged with interactive and at the same time fun-filled activities such as making

The I Teach Science Seminar (ITTS), on the other hand, is a two-day activity accommodating affiliated Science teachers which is an enrichment seminar with lectures and workshops.

Moreover, the logo shows a horseshoe magnet and a bolt of electricity. The bolt of electricity signifies the spark of our associates in pushing the science clubbing movement which would help in advancing technologies in our country. â—?

LHS studes land 1st runner up in Sirib and Saririt tilt Maria Alexandrei Quilala

WITH THE CONFLAGRANT spirit of advanced and creative Ilocano youth, students from the University of Northern Philippines Laboratory High School flaunted their talents and excellence as they seized awards during the Provincial level of UP Namnama 37th Sirib Quiz Show and 10th Saririt Cultural Festival held at the Vigan Culture and Trade Center last December 18, 2018 with the theme: “Taoid: Advancing the Ilocano Youth towards a CultureInspired Economy.

The winners are as follows: Licia Joyce Marinas, 1st place Oration (English); Kia Francoise Corpuz, 3rd place Oration (Ilocano); Noreen Jimenez, 3rd place Vocal Solo; Gilian Pilande, 3rd place Poster Making; Nadeen Dominique Valenciano, 1st

place Short Story Writing (English); Mary January Chan, 1st place Short Story Writing (Filipino); Zean Rj Quelnan, 2nd place Impromptu Speaking (Filipino); Donna Fae Jaramillo, 3rd place Impromptu Speaking (English); Jienne Cryzelle Alegre, 2nd place Essay Writing (English); Yahna Ysabella Reotutar, 1st place Essay Writing (Filipino); Maria Alexandrei Quilala, 2nd place Impromptu Speaking (English); Catherine Bautista, 3rd place Short Story Writing (English); Cressa Marie Rojo, 2nd place Essay Writing (Iloco); and Maria Victoria Luzano, 1st place Essay Writing (English).

Their victory secured them a spot of 1st runner up overall and they are all qualified to compete in the regional level which will

be held at San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte on January 12-13, 2018.

Different participating schools include Philippine Science High School, Ilocos Sur National High School, Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College, Banayoyo National High School, and Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary.

UP Namnama is the premier Ilocano student organization in the University of the Philippines Diliman which annually conducts several academic activities and talent showcase with the purpose of empowering and providing social growth among the Ilocano youth.

The socio-cultural organization celebrated its 44th year anniversary last December 16, 2018. â—?

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Elaine Angelie Organo AS S O C I ATE E D I TO R

Darian Keith Andia I NT E R NAL M ANAG I N G E D I TO R

Nadeen Dominique Valenciano E X T E R NAL M ANAG I N G E D I TO R

Jienne Crizelle Alegre N E WS E D I TO R

Maria Alexandrei Quilala F E AT U R E S E D I TO R

Nate Lois Emilio C U LTU R E S E D ITO R

Mark Julius Donato LI T E R ARY E D I TO R

Trixie Anne Segismundo S C I E N C E E D I TO R

Jim Claude Joven S P O RTS E D I TO R

Dahlia Marie Elysse Camacam STAF F WR I T E R S

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Christian Jehro Ulita

Campus Presstitutes OUR COUNTRY IS PLAGUED with various disputes and issues. The hunger for facts and different vista about the scuffles dominating around our land are being satisfied through the aide of media. Schools, either public or private, as cited under the constitution, uphold campus journalism.

Although they must admit, they—the studentjournalists, are still apprentices trying to acclimatize with the ceaseless cargo of issues in our country. And we cannot deny that there are a lot of cynicism to surpass; they need guts to grow in order to go beyond the border and see our place in flagrante delicto.

Campus journalists, as underestimated by most, play a

vital and unrecognized role in the students’ lives as they carry a long list of favorable functions.

First, they monitor and therefore reflect the challenges faced by the school and the society.

Through the paper, they become the information body as they disseminate and reveal what is happening around. Acquisitive actions—whether good or bad, important or not, are documented. Even though their writings might not greatly affect the lives of the students, theycan influence how they perceive things. Second, their role as watchdogs helps students be knowledgeable about the current happenings inside and even outside the institution. Even though campus journalists are

Therefore their responsibility comes along with courage, knowledge, and the power of words. But truth to be told, their roles remain uncertain for questions of credibility are being raised by most people.

tasked to cover issues exclusive in the school, it does not adhere to what is only safe but also dives beneath unsafe to eventually abate ignorance. Third, they also provide platforms for public discourse. Campus journalists can raise voices for the attainment of rights and for the uncovering of truth especially at present where the country faces controversies and truth is often falsify.

Therefore their responsibility comes along with courage, knowledge, and the power of words. But truth to be told, their roles remain uncertain for questions of credibility are being raised by most people. Do their opinion, despite being just students, matter in the midst of the issues? Are their viewpoints considered as gibberish and futile since they lack proper educational experience in the field of journalism? Are they really qualified to be the voice of the nation? Can they really voice out the unheard sentiments of the people?

Though little, campus journalists carry torches that shed light not just for the students but also for the entire society. This light keeps them on track where we live in this fast paced prejudiced world

especially at present where the current administration attenuate free press. For they strive to know the truth and what is beyond the truth, their job doesn’t end in making touché articles but they also ignite awareness and sensibility towards national issues. They involve themselves, as they explore and examine the angles—acknowledging that there two sides of the coin, there are untold version in every story, there are more voices to be heard. Their voices, although small and often unheard and underestimated, it comes with principles that have this weight for they carry an advocacy to influence public opinion as they are also guided with the core values and practices like those from the real press. Their ages and experiences outside the campus clearly do not define who they are and what they can think of about the leading issues.

The student-journalists are neophytes who invest time, efforts and sweat just for their notions to be heard and for the truth to withstand every hogwash muck. They keep their functions intact with the headlines they write. They exercise the power of expression with limit. And they deserve to be read not just by the students. ●

Chareena Rojas, Rachelle Alaibilla, Joenald Caliboso, Catherine Bautista, Safa Marzan, Yahna Ysabelle Reotutar, Mary January Chan, Jean Ann Ponce, Khamille Faith Vivit, Gamalielle Bagorio, Zerica Adelle Perlas, Zaira Alysse Perlas, Jan Kyle Rapanut, Christian Venezuela, Merle Brandon Rafanan, John Lowie Suyat, Mark Jameson Pilot, Princess Jaizelle Valer, and Kateleen Yahna Marie Somer CAR TO O N I STS

Christian Jehro Ulita, Bernard Gon\zales, Donna Jaramillo, Rainor Johnsen Bocaling, and Aldrin Ridonga G R AP H I C AR T I STS

Jade Gacusan, and John Dave Tabillos P H OTOJ O U R NALI STS

Jasmine Monique Taberna, Julienne Lazaro, Xyrel Daena Ramos, and Melah Angela Aquino LAYO UT AR T I STS

Janine Amano, Imee Rose Cadlum, and Jude Jambalos ADV I S E R

Ms. Marielle Ann Verzosa C O N S U LTANT

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OPINION 07

I KILLED MY INNOCENCE not so long ago.

And since then, the blood of the braves has been running inside me.

I have been trying to figure out which is worse. Is it to swallow the fate of the home I have loved despite of its agony? Or is it the woven tyranny, the death of voices, the smokes of gunfire, the unending tale of killings, murder and sorrow, and the continuing legacy of violence and impunity in the Philippines. But there is nothing worse than a God who fabricated a hell of lions in his palace.

It is a red October and at dusks, I can hear our neighbors’ devotion to the black rosary. I never thought I could do it. But for once, I did. As long as I still have my words, I could not let this thirst grow and just burst it into hunger.

In honoring the fight of every downtrodden Filipinos, I prayed the sorrowful mysteries.

The first sorrowful mystery is the agony of the killings. Our father, who is not in heaven, the gates of hell are waiting for you. Your kingdom has killed helpless people who do not deserve living in coffins and be buried six feet under. Their tombstones will remind you of how dirty your hands are, of how you made this country the murder capital of Asia for killing the farmers, the youth and the poor. Thou shall not kill they say but how can a saint who kills his people live in a kingdom?

Mother of this god, pray for your son and his disciples. Now and at the hour of his death.

The second sorrowful mystery is scourging of the press. Our father, your killings and murders are not enough with your palms. The fight of the warhorses of the press today has been on the ropes and I dare to challenge this regime’s monopoly on power through fanning my ember of writing. Mother of this god, pray for his sins and for slowly killing the free speech of his people.

The third sorrowful mystery is the crowning of oligarchs and cronies. Our father who would rot in hell, how could you let this administration dominated by oligarchs—incompetent and corrupt.

Let’s face it, you do not know how to be true with your words. You hate corruption and yet you bless your disciples with the dirtiest hands— the irony.

The fourth sorrowful mystery is the horror of misogyny. There’s no doubt about it, the God is fond of women. He is a misogynist and his misogyny is imperiling the country.

His countless disrespectful remarks towards women stem from the same malevolent, testosterone-filled mental cesspit that is spreading fear, enabling impunity and corroding our democratic institutions. He may cast the nation into the abyss, and the real horrors lies with him.

The fifth sorrowful mystery is the crucifixion of human rights.

Our father who broke the promises of human rights, you are unable to

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H EART OF S PADES Darian Keith Andia TALK TO M E

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Election is a phase for alteration yet the names served are identical to what this country has tasted before and then.

I AM CREPT DOWN IN MY ROOM PULLING through this groggy feeling and nauseous attack as I heard about the most dangerous island on Earth. It was mentioned that this island is impossible for humans to get in due to the poisonous snakes that live there. But the dart advanced to the center of the board and I knew once again, I doubt about that fact.

The cards are shuffled; everyone must get ready for the game. There’s a melody in this series of events—from innocence of faces and words to the prediction of trust down to the suspicion of wickedness and when things cease on remorse, loathing will arise on the air. I feel suffocated to these dumbfounding realities we are always failing to end.

Election is not a safe season for everyone because besides on the threats and killings that usually occur, this is the time that our decisions will be at risk in choosing who will lead us for the betterment of our nation as a whole. What’s more striking is when people got no choice on the candidates. Evidently, what’s worse is that there are individuals

ensure the respect and fulfillment of human rights and freedoms of all— especially the poor. You are nothing but a son of Lucifer. Patron saint of Duterte, have mercy.

To the citizens who patronize this saint, I have these words for you. How can you glorify this god who never cherished lives of his people? I tell you this: He can’t save the Philippines from dying—for his regime is slowly killing it. Unloving him would mean giving this nation a chance to live. Again.

You are the devotees of Saint Duterte—cry and do not let the fires of drugs burn. Save and pray for the souls of the poor who have been ruthlessly killed despite of their innocence. If God was a president and Duterte will be our God, I will never be a follower. Let the holy and saints burn in hell and I choose to hear the grievances of our Filipino farmers and sympathize with our laborers who are mourning the death of their rights.

No matter how hard we try, we cannot hide what our fate is telling us—along the streets of this nation, there are people dying in hunger, there are people who suffer the miseries of poverty and the government is not even doing anything about that. If your president believes that he can still hide his faults and failures with bludgeon, he can’t. Our nation has already spoken—the flag will still continue to rise and sway with the waves of wind as the inflation gets worse, as the bloods shed along the alleys, and

who are left with no other option as a result of feeling guilt.

It happens like this—the candidates will invent a fancy rollercoaster that features all the exhilarating directions and ornaments that go along with streamers and chromatic lights. Most importantly, they will pay for your ticket. They will do everything to invite as many as people to join the ride. But once you already speeded up with that rollercoaster, you’ll be left over again as it will drive you in no distinct tendencies which would be the reason of your dismaying drop.

Some candidates neglect to address their platforms to the predicaments and current situation that we have. More than that, instead of finding proper solutions, progressively more issues burns us at stake. Misogynistic acts and press freedom attacks are just a pinch of the twaddle that exists in the present day. Candidates who won earn power until it overlaps their responsibility is the matter that highlights soon after their declaration to their position.

Though there are people who seized the right plans for our country, they are either cheated or disregarded, and even laughed at.

Candidates who came from ordinary lives have very low chances of taking a spot in our government— they weren’t given an opportunity to express the schemes they have plotted. In this we go wrong because the capacity of a person shouldn’t be determined by what family he came from or how much wealth and popularity dwelled in his life.

These people clears out that there are still individuals

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A L I TAN Y F O R T H E SAI N T

Elaine Angelie Organo TALK TO M E

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as we continue raising this flag with honor, the war will never be over.

It is never wrong to be one of those who explicitly rise in rebellion against the government. The plea for ousting the president, the appeal for free education, the call of fair wages and agrarian reform—they are all mires of this society. If not deifying the Patron Saint of the Philippines and his disciples is rebellion, then I am a rebel and the voice that I have never fears the state. Our country does not deserve poltroonery for it is worthy of tongues that are as keen as swords, voices like the bombs that explode to kill the deafening silence.

Mother of this god, pray for his sins and for slowly killing the free speech of his people.

I refuse to hide the wrath I have imprisoned through the strokes of my pen. Now, I choose to use the weapon bestowed upon me. I will leave no traces of cowardice in every word I bleed because the reason why I am writing was the thirst I have endured for the past years. ●

who procured hope, courage, and intellect in their principle though this country is crumbling down.

It isn’t their fault that they did not obtain success because we’ve been given a chance to decide ourselves.

There are a lot of opportunities we’ve wasted for thoughtless persons in the government.

Voting is not only about how perfect you should cover up that certain shape or choose corresponding number needed in a position. Everyone must be reminded that our rights regarding this matter should be thoroughly practiced. The responsibilities and obligations of each of the citizen of this country must come out and exercised during elections because this will play a significant part to the lives of the present and future generations.

As well the table that keeps on turning only in singe line is a rubbish stuff that leeches our government system. This started a multiple of decades ago. Their family names constantly flow from one generation to another. Election is a phase for alteration yet the names served are identical to what this country has tasted before and then. If all we do is wait for their ability to change the system that continuously sinks us, I don’t think we’ll be able to outlast.

It is true that the wheels go back to where it started: We always regret.

The people who sit on their positions weren’t the ones we expected and hoped for. Peace transformed into violence. Altruism became animosity. Power can dissolve the cloak that once hid them before. Our country does not politicians, and at the same time criminals. We have enough and we don’t need more.

Blame must collapse upon ourselves because we are much of a partisan rather than being clever during the days that instead of using our eyes and minds, it was our hands that we opened. Wisely is not an alternate word for being practical.

Needs are provided on such time, not during the campaign period. And the person you see and shakes hand with you should not be the basis when you vote—some candidates are actors always prepared for a masquerade ball.

We gave them our permit to ensemble whatever they wanted to do. We seek for more but we don’t try our best to utilize our own power.

Lessons from the past elections are ought to be retained for the sake of unrepeatable circumstances. If we vote with a blindfold, it’s like getting into an island full of snakes despite the warnings that came beforehand.

If we won’t die of their venom, we’ll die by virtue of our negligence.

Philippines embraces a filthy electoral system, but may Filipinos’ conscience be pure and clean at all cost. The epidemic of fraudulence maybe impossible to cure or prevent, but we could take a big step away from it.

Let’s not make our country a high-risk place to live in. Every little progress increases the chances of development. We could set things right if we work together. Though we are counted as one, we can blast off as a legion. ●

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08 OPINION AE STH ETE

O NE PART H ALF Nadeen Dominique Valenciano

...it remained to be a great home, a refuge for some, safe zone to many.

It is where I opened my eyes and developed the mastery which shaped my dreams, my principles, and my future.

INNOCENT. This is the word that defines me as a young student who knows nothing but to take what life gives and accept it like it is my only fate.

In my own view of things, I live in a small and peaceful world far from others and as long as I have food in my table and I see everyone around me eat something, things are perceived to be good and are well taken care of. I have grown to admire my country for what it is. I trusted my own blood- the same very blood that runs in the veins of every Filipino, that it carries hope, compassion, and this innate nationalism which will save us from whatever battles we will be into. But it is my everyday observation and curiosity that opened my senses to what reality is. It stripped off the hidden truths of who we are--and it is far from what I have believed.

I was born to love a country without really understanding how it works to love it. I thought the routines which I have observed and practiced for years as I climbed my own educational ladder would speak for this love. I thought my drive and will to reach my dreams as I envision a bright future ahead of me will allow me to serve and show my compassion for others. I thought every piece of me who desire to change the world will keep my faith that everything will fall perfectly in their proper places. These weren’t enough. It turned out-- I was only a selfish dreamer who disguised her dreams into a national concern.

I realized now how innocent I am to my advocacies. I really have no idea what I am branding myself.

I am now a junior high school student and I can likened the Philippines at present to a muse—a

AS I WATCHED the Antonio Luna Hall took its first leap of demolition, I found myself sentimental, standing in the middle of the timeline where the past defeats what the future can offer. I was too nostalgic for most of my definition of childhood is this building, Antonio Luna Hall. This is where I took my first steps of education. This is where I have met the world- my friends, teachers, and a lot of people who etched something contributory to my development.

The foundation of the building is the memories and learning we have shared, and now, I watch each of them crumble.

The initial plan of the university to put up a brand new building exclusively for us—the Laboratory Schools and the College of Teacher Education had come to reality at the end of the school 20172018. Though I was saddened by the fact that the building which I have loved so much will be gone forever, to give rise a brand new home for us, part of me chose to became hopeful and excited. I have to say good-bye

muse who is in desperation to be saved by a hero. And yes, he was introduced as a hero, our president.

I was one of the many who took a bite of his own battle cry—the word “change.” I have felt his urge and I believed it. This very fire he is carrying turned out to burn the nation slowly, and we chose to be blinded by the growing embers, its bright light, disguised as progress.

He carries a page premonitioned by the past--the shadow of the dictator president who shaped and destroyed a generation of the many hopes and dreams of the country. He started reviving cruel and traumatic memories deserved to be known by many, the ones which were tucked away in the many versions of our history. He started a bloody campaign against drugs. He tried to shut down media that he thought is against his truth. He spoke of bravery and profanity in front of the world. One day, he viewed women with his misogynistic eyes but then expressed his concern, the day after. He made sure that those who will turn against his plans will be against him, forever. This is how he cared for us, and for our country.

At some point, we still believe him.

My eyes could not exactly judge nor weigh his advocacies. I view things based on what I see in online new pages, in social media accounts, in television. He started wiping the criminals of the nation with his bloody and unjust campaign towards drugs. He cleaned and rehabilitated Boracay, Manila Bay, among others.

But behind these achievements, there are also everyday news about the sad lives of people who are actually suffering firsthand, those whose testimonies are silent cries of our weeping nation. All of these

permanently and accept that when one falls, one also rises.

Though flawed as it was, with the creaking floors and soon-tocollapse ceilings, ALH, as I go back to my memory, is much more than a building. For me it’s a journal notebook passed through the many generation of the Lsians to tell its untold story. For the past years, the whole university embraced the modernization of facilities as to adhere with the global standards.

I watched them be rebuilt and renewed, but the ALH had been left out like an old preserved wound of the past refusing to heal itself. Not until the plan was pushed through.

I could clearly remember how this very building stood before me, even in my earlier years of educational endeavour. It is a structure who aged with the years, with the people, and with the vision of the university. It encountered differences each year as it stood yet it remained to be a great home, a refuge for some, safe zone to many.

It is where I opened my eyes and developed the mastery which shaped my dreams, my principles, and my future.

They started the demolition, and while more of my co-LSians enjoyed the new academic building, we, particularly the Grade 9 students among other students, were designated to stay to the literal half of the ALH building for this school year. At first, I thought that we are the sacrificial lambs—for us to give

might be indications of our fate. The upcoming downfall of the country which we still deny up to this date.

For we can do nothing but hope. I could only hope. We could only hope.

And while the Philippines continues to be strangled in the cruel hands of its own, it continues to suffer too, the many problems of the past. It remained as a third world country whose trying to uplift its educational system so it could provide what its youth deserved. It remained as a country situationed below the poverty line, which slam areas remained the same. It is still a country inhabited by corrupt and self-serving public officials. It is still a country of imbalance justice scale. It is still a country that is thirsty and whose hunger cannot be quenched by the guts and courage of those who wanted to fight.

I am only a student not different from the others. With these sensibilities to voice out my observations will no way save me nor my country, I know this for sure. Though, I have the ability to confront my fate—our fate in this paper, I cannot change the fact that we have become passive citizens of our nation for even though we have the power to speak and the will to actually resist our system, many of us chose to follow the flow of what is happening. We are all the same.

Many of our heroes died in our own hands, too. Their deaths are the tragic turning point of our past as it turned out that even though they died with nobility, the country never got its way out of its imprisonment. For we are our own imprisonment. We are the burden of the country. The political leaders that led us evidently revealed our hamartia—that we Filipinos save

way to the graduating Grade 10 and to prioritize the comfort and safety of our “adings”, the Grade 8 and Grade 7. This is how we enjoyed the privileges of our tuition. But who we are to complain? And yes, with most of us hesitant, we accepted the fact that the half of the Antonio Luna Hall will be our home for the last time.

The noise and clamour of the construction site- just literally beside us, made our stay a burden. For the first time, the building felt unsafe— the flaws of the walls and ceiling which used to be invisible in my eyes caused a dreadful threat which when we hear its creak during the middle of our discussion. It is the day to day basis of struggling in a not well-lighted and not well-ventilated classroom as it made us feel that we are sardined in a room—even if we were not. Its old fragile foundation became too evident, it scared us. I don’t know if it is just our illusion, but were times that, we feel the entire building shake. I know in me, that it is not safe.

We sipped our mouths as we endured to treat it our home; we took the courage to shelter its memories in our heads with its remaining parts.

We convinced ourselves that it was a privilege in disguised and as the days passed, despite the fear it brought us, we felt that we were still home.

We felt not isolated but just away from the clamour of other students.

The thought of the new building gave us a lot of hope with the idea of comfort, however it felt great to

go back and take a trip down to this memory lane as we go on with our day to day lessons, as we reminisce everything that was created inside its walls-- the experiences it keeps retelling, and the ghost stories. It’s true, it never gets old.

Antonio Luna Hall, is a memorabilia of a lot of students who studied and stayed in it in and who are now out there—flying and are successful in their career and lives. The comforts of the soon to rise building cannot outweigh its importance and contribution. I have lived through it in its strongest and weakest point, and I must say, it is the same for it is not the physicality that justifies its worth. It is the feeling of home, the sense of motivation it brings which came from the people who used to stay in it.

It carried different stories of lives, and it will carry this—this living in its half part experience that I shared with the many students. This is a privilege we have enjoyed which the others didn’t. We are its last occupants, its last tale, its last secret keeper. Our last stay will become a testament that this is more than just an old building—it is a living history and it will live through us. ●

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THE H AM ART I A Jienne Cryzelle Alegre

and think of ourselves first before we think of our country. We have forgotten our truest purpose.

Yet I want to believe that we are not doomed, even if history is predicting so. We cannot actually rewrite our stars but I know that we are still willed to realize things and that our definite capacity to choose will still encompass the action that will feed our hope to become a better nation. It is true that everything is in our hands—our misfortunes, our failures, our regrets, but there in them lay also our dreams, our actions, and of course, our hope.

Through to say, that my innocence and age are hinders to my participation for who am I to speak to what is right for the country? It will never be these words that will define and prove my love for the Philippines. It is my continuous faith and hope—my loyalty which will speak. I believed that the Philippines has the capability to heal itself as most of its wounds were caused by its own hands, its own people. I hope that one day, we can accept the reality that the fault is in ourselves, that we should start waking up from the comfort of a deep slumber where we chose to feel safe because we are, while others suffer. ●

...we Filipinos save and think of ourselves first before we think of our country. We have forgotten our true purpose.

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OPINION 09 not only the present but also the future, I have come to the point of putting my fingers into the socket of realization—I really need to try hard to create an ember so pronto out of my starting-to-burn desire, and it is through this piece that my silent squeal will at last be heard.

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S ILENT S QUEAL Jean Ann Ponce

I really need to try hard to create an ember so pronto out of my starting-to-burn desire, and it is through this piece that my silent squeal will at last be heard.

A YEAR OF HIATUS of being a student-journalist, I am ashamed but will not deny that my life has been a kind of baloney, chockablock with nothing but the spotlight on being just a student, and nothing more.

But today, as I unlock anew my heart and mind for writing, and tame the power bestowed upon notions, it is as if I have magically deciphered a way out of an endless gulf where desires and passion inevitably die.

And through this, my seemingly last chance to weave words with veracity lodged unto it, despite of dubiousness, jitters and demur, I will be able to express my sentiments about something that might not be a big deal for others but a heavy burden to my conscience, and I know that this will make my pen-nib and papers worth murdering.

I am a demoiselle—adequately aware and now done running around circles of unceasing malfeasance, of pseudo sympathy, of harumscarum demeanor, of selfishness for wealth and power, of discrimination, of everything considered to be deleterious, but most especially of a society—a catastrophic unjust society. And with the subsistence of diverse concerns and melee affecting

THE SEASONS OF JANUARY until March are the most excruciating of them all, especially for a girl who has to wear a flowy uniform skirt every week. As if the purpose of the wind itself is to lift our paldas and completely lower our poise. And for a long legged goat like me, that could be a big issue. As much as I want to ditch my Grinch themed palda uniform and put some slacks on for the entire school year, here comes the issue of uniform dress codes.

I’ve had my fair shares with strict uniform policies and if you came from a private school, they’re really serious about it. Why? Well, in the words of a historian and author, Mr. Alexander Davidson, “Uniforms give schools a sense of identity and cohesion.” Since school uniforms are worn for a specific school, students are easily recognized.

School uniforms, in addition, blur the defined line between social classes in the Philippines. If students were to wear an identifiable school uniform, there would be a lesser chance of discrimination and/or bullying in terms of fashion style.

Let’s not forget the fact that it makes us look formal as f***. For a long time, this has been the way it is until 2008 when the Department of Education implemented the DepEd Order 65 s.2010 which states that students are no longer required to wear uniforms for the purpose of allowing poorer families to save money for basic needs. Moreover, this policy instructed by former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo only affects grade school and high school students in public schools.

(Sorry, Duterte, you weren’t the first on this one either.)

Here’s the thing though, this policy states that wearing the uniform will no longer be required, that is a very different word from mandated which means that you get to have two choices- either you will or you will not. But in our University though, the implementation of this policy is exempted because the school protocol is still to follow the dress code. Policy is still policy.

It is not of foreign knowledge that our university fosters a Gender Sensitive environment that is free from discrimination especially towards the members of the Diverse SOGIE Community that means we acknowledge and highlight existing gender differences, issues and inequalities and incorporate these into strategies and actions. In fact, the heads and administrators approve to the implementation of events that further illuminate the presence of the Diverse SOGIE or LGBTQ+ Communities in our campus which encourages the students to freely express their genders with utter pride and fabulousness. But as much as this excites me, being a part of this community personally, some forms of Gender expression would still contradict with—you guessed it, the dress code policy.

Cross dressing.

What is it?

It is the name for the act of a person wearing clothing meant for a different gender. Notice that the stress here is on the way a person dresses, rather than his or her sexual preferences or gender identity. Beyond that, it is grounded in a highly logical and universal desire: the wish to be, for a time, the

Classism. Individual classism.

We can never tell how rude life is unless we look straight and summon the reality that embraces the souls of the poorer, we can never tell how aesthetic life is until we can get adequate penny dominating the bucks of the richer, for at least once in our lives. But, it is alarming to have witnessed countless of times, in person or thru social media, how the less fortunate are being humiliated, ill-treated or discriminated, for something they did not even do or intentionally did, or for nothing at all. And with regards to social standing, some people tend to favor the dominants and often neglect the needy. A person who believes himself superior to poor is an epitome of individual classism. I am, we all, are aware of the social classes but how can these be the reason of inhumanness? How could there be an abut betwixt the poor and rich when in fact, we all breathe the same air, we eat the same food, and we live in the same bivouac? I cannot fathom.

LGBT discrimination.

Visualize yourself to be someone you are not—it feels like you will soon whittle yourself away. John Mason, a national bestselling author, alluded in one of his books, “the opposite of courage is conformity. Nothing in life is more frustrating and exhausting than trying to live it as someone

gender one admires, is excited by— and perhaps loves. Cross-dressing individuals may be homosexual, heterosexual, or bisexual, basically anyone can cross dress either it be for gender expression or simply because of style preference. As a matter of fact, cross dressing is actually observed when when performing plays or cosplays and many showbiz personas practice this, i.e. Jaden smith, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus and of course, Boy Abunda.

Although they usually associate the term Cross Dressing to transgenders, that’s not completely the case. Like I said a while ago, majority of heterosexuals cross dress considering the openness of our society today towards many growing trends of the fashion industry which influences both millennials and post- millennials. Often, you’d see the females doing this since men’s fashion is more visually flexible.

Would you look twice at a girl who’s wearing jeans rather than a guy wearing a skirt? Yeah, you won’t.

And interconnecting a gender sensitive environment within the premises of our campus to cross dressing makes only a partial point especially if there are still dress code policies around the corner.

College students are actually allowed to wear clothing opposite from their sex because they have a completely different code than we do. In secondary education we have uniform policies that have entirely sex-specific distinctions.

As a cross dresser myself, I know the feeling of satisfaction when I get to wear the type of clothing I choose to wear. It boosts my confidence and enables me to

else.” To voice out our sentiments is already a herculean task, how much more when they [LGBT] stand up for who they really are and for their rights knowing that a predisposition towards homosexual people, which is unfairness to lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans genders, exist? The struggle is real because we hunt for chartreuse color when there is dark azure, we prefer leaving a cicatrix even when we can chuck and chop everything that can hurt, we choose to be cobblestones when we can be pliable, we prefer to discriminate when we can understand. Who we are outside can be the expression of what we are feeling about ourselves inside. Let us not be egoistic and insensitive to still discriminate people who are already struggling but still managed to fight and show their real identities. Be flabbergasted of the guts that these people [LGBT] have stockpiled, the same guts trying to defy every wrench and criticisms.

I just want to wrap this with an aide-mémoire—ALL PEOPLE ARE CREATED EQUAL. Sexism. Catcalling is a quotidian occurrence in our nation, that even the person accountable for leading us, think it is acceptable to make inapt puns about women in public, sexism is a norm that Filipinas still need to deal with until now. It is true that Filipinas have already come a long way in carving their careers but after doing the work nor at the end of the day, they are still expected to do the role of being a homemaker. In a conservative country like ours, women are expected to be ilaw ng tahanan, and we know that light slays darkness, but there are times when they are

dictated nor underestimated, it is as if they are trying to dim their lights. Some are also discriminated in the work place, deprived from some opportunities. We should know how to be fair not only when it comes to gender orientation but with everything, always.

Crab mentality. A kind of demeanor that strives for equality in a ruthless way. Colton quoted, “Of all the passions, jealousy is that which exacts the hardest service and pays the bitterness wages. Its service is to watch the success of our enemy; its wages, to be sure of it.” This inevitably creates a cleft that makes triumph difficult to achieve. And this is something that annihilates our relationship with others, and this is something petrifying because the people close to us tend to be the one who tweak us. And we must admit, this is prevalent in our country. But we should be aware that the enviousness we congregate upon seeing others succeed will unite us to the sickbed, having a disease where cure lies only within ourselves.

Some people cannot even dare to speak despite all that are bothering them. What I have aforementioned above are just some scraps we come upon and the list goes on. We will be imprisoned in a dungeon of disenchantment and melancholy not until we change the way we act towards certain things, not until we try to understand the essence of ‘understanding’, and not until we allow our notions to be heard. Carrying the weight of fear, some people can’t do as much and this fact alone puts us in jeopardy. ●

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CRO SS P O L I CY

Catherine Bautista TALK TO M E

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have my own trademark. I for one, consider myself gender fluid, so I neither present myself exclusively as feminine nor masculine, learning this fact about me also came from my liking towards cross dressing.

If you place yourself in someone else’s shoes who wishes to wear heels and look as the opposite sex it is a completely different story especially if you are deprived of the right to do so when it comes to wearing the school uniform. At the end of the day, the way you dress yourself and the way you feel about it contributes a big factor towards personal identification and making a statement.

But as the freedom of gender expression in our university continues to become louder and the coming winds blow stronger, what is in the student manual is what we have to follow, it is one of our most important roles as students who are a part of the building blocks of this school. So I guess I’ll have to clutch onto my skirt for the next few coming months. ●

At the end of the day, the way you dress yourself and the way you feel about it contributes a big factor towards personal identification and making a statement.

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STORIES IN BETWEEN AND BEHIND THE STAGE IT IS IN THE HEART OF A HOME that born masterpieces—time only shapes and sharpens them. One truth about a skill is when it grows in the right place with the right amount of support, it becomes passion, a burning desire that compels anyone not to be the best but to be dedicated and true to his craft despite the circumstances.

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Nate Lois Emilo, and Trixie Anne Segismundo Elaine Angelie Organo

We grow with the people we are passionate with—with the ones we can endure obligations after obligations, of pressure after pressure—those whose capacity of sacrifice is manifested not just in words but in actions. Recently, two troops in the field of performing arts were conceived within the heart of the Laboratory Schools and indeed, their stories tell that there is more to what is seen on the stage. ●

A N NAYAS -S A R I R IT

ONE HISTORIC STEP AT A TIME “WE AIM TO RELIVE THE PAST and to tell its story.”

Out of tranquillity and fineness, there’s a group of dancers who shows off every step and movement with grace and outlives their passion with a firm advocacy which is to stress the preservation of culture through folk dance and to instill discipline, appreciation, and respect as they honor the roots of who they are as people marks them as stellar performers. The guiding advocacy of Annayas-Saririt Cultural

Dance troop proves that UNPLaboratory Schools is indeed a home of students who continuously grow through their upright path amidst the uncertainties that surround us.

Folk dancing bounded the core of the group. Some, who have no idea, might consider it as just a simple kind of dance but for the Kaannayas, it is more than a dance as it challenges them not only to move gracefully but to perform each step with focus. “Every moves require a pleasing movement and at the same

time with grace,” says Mr. Christian Palo, who is the founder and at the same time their dance instructor.

The group fell down to the group name Annayas-Saririt, both Iloko terms which mean graceful and talent. Mr. Palo enlightened its name to be in Iloko to represent them as Ilocano. This has been the tagline embodied in the heart of the dancers as they execute their movements with grace—as if telling a story longing to be told.

Marc Hanson Camacam, Bernand Gonzales, Immanuel Ken, Christian Tactay, Ciarra Denisse Quintinita, Rothy Reyes, Frances Corrine Fines, Sophia Andrea Andallo, Jerleen Felismenia, Leiza Mae Fernando, Ohna Patricia Reotutar, Christian Karl Medrano, Kyle Ramos and Jfc Vagay are the members of the group. A bridge was

built to entirely fulfill their journey as the opportunity knocked to their doors to participate in the Sayaw Pinoy: The National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA) at Rizal Park Open-air Auditorium, Intramuros Manila last October 21, 2018.

Annayas-Saririt dancers cracked their utmost cooperation for every performance since the very first day of the dance troupe.

This thing helped them claim several victories to the dance competitions they have participated. In the year 2016, they got first place in the Solidarity Folk Dance Competition, third place during the Raniag Festival, and another third place in the Intramurals Dance Sport (Student Category). The succeeding year remarks their success as they brought home second place in Solidarity Folk Dance Competition, Raniag Street Dancing, and Intramurals Dance Sports. In 2018, it became evident that their footsteps arise when they garnered first place in the Kannawidan Folk Dance Competition and Solidarity Folk Dance Competition.

The roll of destiny is not a new flash of smoke for dancers who dare to take a big step in order to outshine their talents. Many have witnessed the struggles in between the limited time of preparation for the national competition, but their inspiration lifted their dreams to create and execute a wonderful performance that emits mesmerism to the eyes of the viewers.

Annayas-Saririt Cultural Dance Troupe has been representing UNP-LS for years by doing their best and what they love. The recent Sayaw Pinoy was an experience, marked as a big milestone to each members of the group. They may have not made it on top, a gentle reminder that is there more to serve in their plates, the group only aspires to be better.

This first step towards national competition inspired them to work harder in honing their skills.

No routes are difficult when you have the drive and determination. Clearly, things in life are not fairly all about winning was the most important lesson a Ka-annayas has to learn, “to have a good performance, it is important to feel the dance you are performing. A dancer should also convey a message to the audience through actions and emotions. Execute the figures perfectly and perform in sync with the dancer. And last factor is enlighten the audience with your smile,” one of the members quipped.

They only started as a small last 2016 with a goal to conquer cultural dance competitions in the province. The group, together with their mentors, is determined to write history out of this. There are more stages to conquer and it is no longer about winning or losing. It is above all, gracing and enjoying each step with passion no matter how confusing and frustrating they have become. ●

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‘S A N G H I M I G

VOICES THAT PAINT A THOUSAND WORDS

IT IS ONE OF THE FEW GOOD things in the world. Music. And still, I cannot fathom when it starts to hum itself. Its lyrics, even when you don’t understand it, paints image after image—of stories from different periods of time, of experiences, and of feelings. It is fascinating how it could change how the world revolve, how it could put the world to sleep, how it could make the world listen.

The ‘Sang Himig, the first and the official choir for catholic ministry of the Senior High School of the UNP-Laboratory Schools, remains firm with its advocacy in uniting and building peace through music. Coming from the collective passion of thirty Senior High School singers with their conductor, Mr. Lester Aaron, the two-year old choir has been establishing marks not only inside but also outside the university.

Mr. Lester Aaron, who is a music enthusiast himself, chronicled the genesis of the group way back 2017. “At first, it is only an interest group in the University which has the goal to promote Catholic Liturgical Music Ministry. The concept of building a choir started last August 8, 2017. I’ve decided to establish this church choir in order to cultivate talents and use it in praising and glorifying God through music. The kicker or motto of the group is, through music, we celebrate life.”

Indeed, his labors born to fruition of opportunities for them when they were finally formally recognized by the University Catholic Pastoral Council on September 8, 2017 as the official choir for catholic ministry. It was their first milestone and this fueled their guts to strive better. The first performance of the group in public was held last October 12, 2017 on the opening salvo during the coronation night of Mr. and Ms. UNP 2017 in Vigan Convention Center.

As stated by Mr. Aaron, ‘Sang Himig has been performing to major events in the University. One of their recent successful performances was during the Mr. and Ms. UNP 2018 which made a mark into every choristers’ memories. “I remember how nervous I was when was before our first performance, but when we

were already in the stage, I was able to shed off this nervousness,” Many, one of the choristers admitted.

“Showing self-confidence and focus to your task is the key in achieving good performance,” Kean adds. “At the end of the day, I felt proud because we were given the privilege to showcase our talents and to sing for the people,” Many added.

It took a lot of effort to cultivate this growing talent. But since they share the same passion towards the craft of music, they were able to establish a credibility that doesn’t only speak of good performance but also of something that speaks of sincerity and joy as they are performing. To the group, the choir is not only a choir, it becomes a family bounded with the same advocacy and that is to keep singing to serve God and the people.

Like all performing arts that requires the presence of a crowd, the group also shared their first struggle—that is to own the stage.

“First of all, you must show your confidence with a smile in your lips,” says Greigson, “when confidence is showed, mastery follows. After that, a positive reaction from the crowd follows and this will motivate you,” he added.

Despite this success, ‘Sang Himig choristers are bounded not only by their God-given capabilities but also with the passion to share their viewpoints through singing.

To them, music acts as a bridge of communication which can break barriers. It let them express themselves better. “Music expresses my feelings. The kind of music that we sing reflects the kind of people that we are. Through singing, I am able to understand my emotions. All the music that we sing have impact on me,” Banjo enthuses. “And when we sing in unison, I can feel that the people I’m singing with have sympathy with me,” Rio chirps.

This growing singing body compares their role as that of the community. “If human beings are in harmony, like chorale singing, the society would grow bigger. Let’s think that the song is our society or our community, the singers are us, we the people, and the choir master

is the one who leads us. The singers cannot sing properly, beautiful and accurately without their cooperation and without a good choir master, the whole song would be ruin” Leo claimed.

Academic responsibilities did not hinder the group from doing what they love most. Balancing time is not a piece of cake. This is a challenging part for them that made them to pursue more. “If we have a busy week and we only have one day to practice, we need not to waste our time anymore,” says Anne. “Actually, being a ‘Sang Himig member is a big responsibility and a commitment because we do not only sing for our honor and pride, we also serve the Lord by singing in the church masses.

We practice at our free time after our afternoon classes. The good thing is, our trainer understands us when academic schedule become busy,” Greigson explained.

Joining ‘Sang Himig may not be considered as an extracurricular activity, but for them, ‘it is another training ground like a new place where they could learn new things that is outside the bounds of the classroom. They know for a fact that they are still neophytes, striving to be better.

For the past months, ‘Sang Himig performances continues to conquer the stage with their genuine love for music and behind those good voices singing in unison are different stories of frustrations, friendships, journeys, and faith—the things that binds them as a family. Just like any other dreamers, the singers of ‘Sang Himig are poised to fight even it’ll take risks and consequences, just for their passion and dreams.

Indeed. In between those words I saw myself in awe of the art the world has to offer. How it can be perceived on people’s shared passion, obsession and more importantly, advocacy. Through their performances, ‘Sang Himig, continuous to paint pictures through their songs and in each performance, a story unfolds. ●

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He wouldn’t care what you looked like, how you dressed, if you were a child, adult, or teenager. Kelly would look at everyone who passed by him and people would look back because the positivity and jubilance his aura emits are noticeable by anyone who’d pass by.

His sparkling joy which he incorporated throughout his entire day, every single day, left an unforgettable legacy for the whole city and for the people in it and beyond it, because it is driven by his love towards everyone and everything.

THE MAN & HIS NARROW STREET Catherine Bautista

IT WAS A QUIET AND HUMBLE city. A place when the faces of the locals were the only things you’ll ever expect to see outside of your home. Going to school would take five minutes because the streets were solemn and weren’t in duple with the motorized smoke, and unbearable demands of tourists as they honk their horns with impatience in the morning. The sunset meant that it was time to go back home because when the people slept, so did the streets.

This simple life was easy to get used to and nothing will ever compare to the excitement of the locals when they see unfamiliar faces with unfamiliar features and unfamiliar cultures within their own culture. The people in the city were filled with pride because of their homeland and because of its historical background and rich Ilocano culture. This pride soon attracted the eyes of many who wished to see its silence and humility. That of which, even people from around the world would call it one of, “The Wonder Cities.”

A man lives in the center of the cobblestone street with his family, near a coffee shop named, “Mocha Blends”, next to a pasalubong boutique. A man whose face, both tourists and locals, would recognize in passing and instills a great

adoration for his wife, his family, the city, the people and Pusoy Dos. He is Aquileo Jayme Villanueva but is called, “Kelly” or “Bongkel,” by many of his folks; the man who sat in front of his home, near the family he loves, surrounded by the people he lived for; the heartbeat of this narrow street.

the simplest things and made them less boring. When his grandson, Joey, would ask him how old he was, he’d guess his own age but after a few minutes Kelly would chant in excitement,

Kelly was the eldest son of Jose Villanueva Jr. of Vigan and Josefina Jayme of Tuguegarao. Together with his wife, Araceli Feril, they were one of the first antique and antique reproduction furniture dealers in Vigan. Kelly was a loving husband to his wife and a caring father to his children. The amount of love Kelly had for his wife was innumerable to the point that he would not sleep without his wife beside him, like how she had always been doing as they grew from day to day. Even if Kelly needed to and his apo would tuck him in, he’d persist,

Play cards. Sit outside. Watch people. Eat. Lay down.

“I refuse to sleep without my sweetheart. I must sleep beside someone I love.”

“I will lie down beside you, lolo.

I am your grandson and you love me.”

“No, it has to be my wife.”

Kelly is funny and always so ecstatic about everything. He likes to go around the city, go, “pasyar”, with his family despite his old age because he loved his city. Kelly appreciated

“I pray that the Lord would let me reach a hundred years old.”

This was how his days would be. He was content. If the heat was bearable, Kelly would sit outside. He loved this. You would always see him by the sidewalk of the boulder road sitting comfortably on his walker with the most gleeful smile. Kelly would watch people like watching television, yet he preferred this better. Kelly loved the people, anyone and everyone. He wouldn’t care what you looked like, how you dressed, if you were a child, adult, or teenager.

Kelly would look at everyone who passed by him and people would look back because the positivity and jubilance his aura emits are noticeable by anyone who’d pass by. Kelly would call the attention of children who walked in front of him by saying, “Bless Lolo”, the children would go and bless themselves despite them not knowing him then he’d proceed to watch them play. He’d yell the name of the school based on the uniform the students he sees are wearing,

“Divine,” “St. Paul,” “I-S-N-H-S,” “U-N-P,” And the students would acknowledge Kelly with great astonishment and he would just smile. Tourists would even approach and ask for a picture with him. For locals, it was almost habit to always see Kelly there. The man of Crisologo Street. Kelly would be fascinated by the new people he’d see every day and notice some characteristics and traits about them. Kelly would notice my father every time and call him a basketball player because of his towering height, although he’s not, though and my father would answer “Tatang!” and wave at him with the same elation. Kellys’ joy is contagious. The way his happiness radiates the entirety of the place makes it feel more like home. It was home, his home, and he welcomed everyone.

Four months before 2018 would come to cease. A storm was expected to arrive and the gloominess of Calle Crisologo was almost in sync with the weather because the old man who filled the street with rays of lively emotions was nowhere to smile at the people walking by his home. On the evening of September 7, I came across a smiling picture of

Kelly uploaded by his eldest son in my facebook timeline. The caption read: ”What would Crisologo Street (Heritage) be like without my dad sitting and smiling at all the tourists and local people?” That’s when it hit me, that the man I thought would forever stand strong just like the ancestral houses was gone.

Lolo Kelly passed away on the 5th of September. His sparkling joy which he incorporated throughout his entire day, every single day, left an unforgettable legacy for the whole city and for the people in it and beyond it, because it is driven by his love towards everyone and everything. Kelly might have been a stranger, yet everyone who had an encounter with him shared his their condolences to his bereaved family.

Calle Crisologo is a place of incomparable sight either if it’d be during the day, when kids are playing under the hot sun, or during the night, when families and friends enjoy the tranquil atmosphere of the narrow street that is mostly illuminated with nothing but tangerine colored street lights and the porcelain moonlight. It is a place of unparagoned stories and people.

But this narrow street will never be the same, without its heartbeat. ●

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A LE TTE R F R O M TH E E D ITO R

To my great love, BEFORE I REALIZE I WAS watching the hands of the clock chasing each other, I found myself stunned and terrified of the twists and turns of the thoughts rummaging in my head.

Nothing can weigh down the bricks I collected in my entire life believing that I wasn’t gifted with something that I could be proud of.

With your luminescence, I unleashed my purpose.

Where I stand my feet right now is the place I never thought of reaching, but I am here, all because of you. I get to despise myself when I remember the days I hated you for considering the pain I felt alone in times you didn’t mean to upset me. I won’t deny that I wasn’t a good child of yours back then. It’s sad how a single thing can affect something at large.

Though struggles and fears do not hide in our pockets in times we feel defeated by ourselves and by the people around us who sing belittlement, you taught me to listen to the sound of silence. With every step we take, they push us on the cliff and with all the races we signed up, they lock us on a mousetrap. Out of these surprises, I never dropped my pen or thought of leaving you because for once in my life, I didn’t have to convince myself to be strong; I just knew I was like what you’ve told me.

Time builds bridges when people don’t move and love ties strings when lips don’t speak. Even though I closed my doors to you, you still lit up my way through when everything’s blur and hazy. You gave me a chance to see that this world is bigger than what I know. I would have never known what my heart seeks if not because of you.

I long for your loving arms to embrace me every time I shudder and cry. I feel the urge to see you whenever I feel out of place in the crowd of people who degrade my capabilities. They get despised to our works like it’s some kind of untidy puzzles no one could understand.

You allowed me to use my pen to spill the clouds that I can no longer hold. I learned to live in reality when you showed me the ferocity of our society. Since then, every word I wrote has your name on its back—luminous and divine.

You built me a nest somewhere no one could see, but somewhere I could feel home. I knew who I am regardless of what they called me.

You are an irreplaceable person like a song stuck in my head I keep calling when I’m invisible and helpless.

Mother, you uncovered my eyes to this world. You bestowed me with a name that I will honor until the stars above me fall down on earth. You breastfed me with values that I should harness through every little action I make. You warned me about our enemies and traitors, and you taught me how to load a gun and fire it to a piece of paper to divulge the unvoiced realities.

You stirred me up a coffee to keep me awake during the nights I revamped the Niagara Falls in my eyes so I could let my tears collapse if words depart.

Others may not fathom the bond between us—how we protect each other, how we fight together, how we serve the way we think it should be, because they never perceived your value the way my heart did. I ache when chances come and I hear people throw words upon your stand. Your motives are always benign; you do not deserve anyone’s criticisms.

You are the reason my heart is bleeding ink for the words my eyes are tired of crying for. The Bud, you helped me find the missing piece of my life and never shall a single thank you would be enough to suffice the greatness of your love and openness.

Time will erase my name on your papers, but I will be your child forever.

I will carry all our fiascos and gemstone hauls. Thou will meet new hearts to inspire and minds to mold. Remember that you matter in between all the pages I write and every line of my paragraphs. If truth be told, I’d like to stay with until the hell freezes over.

The Bud, thank you for your accepting a soul like mine. ●

Darian

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Elaine Angelie Organo

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Artikulo Uno Productions

Stripping the Patriot WHERE THERE’S ONLY a thin line separating mockery and glorification, some chose art to fuel revolution, and some have gone through bullets. But not everyone is as brave as their swords yet we fail to recognize it, that in every battle, heroes are also human beings.

If Heneral Luna was heavy metal, Jerrold Tarog’s Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral is a soothing classical serenade that frustrates while it runs in two parallel lines.

The second, of course, is the one written in history—the battle of Tirad Pass, which was Gregorio del Pilar’s defining moment and last stand. But first, is an internal battle fought by del Pilar with himself— firing bullets of egoism, doubt and fear hiding behind a mask of selfsatisfaction with all the pressure of leading an army and fighting for his country.

There’s a 5-month taste of peace before the

“Hindi na namin kailangan ang mga bayani. Kailangan na namin ng mga sundalo.”

Frustration is like a radiation— it accumulates, poisons, and wanes slowly. For years, we have been fooling ourselves in longing for a hero that will save this godforsaken country from its ironies. We cannot put our frustrations into power. That is why we need a soldier—one in flesh and blood who can continue fanning his ember in loving this country with courage, one who can live his vows with his blood full of compassion and honor. ●

“Ang IDOLO ay kailangan ng bulag na mananamba para mabuhay. Ang PINUNO kailangan lang magtanim ng kamalayan sa tao upang umusbong ang kanilang taglay na lakas ng loob.”

At night, there are people who are dying in hunger along the dark corners of the Philippines while we are ruled by plunderers, murderers, cronies and incompetents who comprise our executive, legislative, judicial and local government institutions. We are helpless against impunity. This is our downfall.

We have permitted ourselves to be exploited by wretched domain of dynasts, oligarchs and scions who have taken over a rotten political system. And yet with pride, we love to proclaim the admiration we have for this country. ●

Battle of Tirad Pass and it leaves a room to explore Goyo’s egoism. And before the war ensues; he’s a lover, a brother, a follower, a soldier, and a young boy.

The film paints such a close and nuanced portrait of Goyo as we saw him at his most vulnerable; he’s a boy who’s thrust into a war to save his people and to please the person that he looks up to. Unlike Jerrold’s take on the fiery Heneral Luna— with so much blood and bravery, Goyo showed the weakness of being human.

The film eventually arrives at Tirad Pass, and it was del Pilar’s heroic last stand and his death is not legendary. After the gunfire, there was silence and it screamed questions—how Goyo failed the people for the blind idolatry to his president, Emilio Aguinaldo, how he is flawed as a human, how he became a hero, all the internal struggles of the government, the confusion and fear of the people, and the growing animosity in the country.

Goyo is a drizzle that lulls you into an almost comfortable state where you cannot feel so much anticipation until its dark notes build up unnoticeably that it doesn’t seem to make sense until it does. It just not only feeds the appetite for romance of history, it also pumps up

the love for our country in the most disturbing way possible as it unveils the truth that not everyone we glorify is worthy of praise. This is what we deserve—an obra which will make us dig deep and widen our horizons through things beyond fanfare and heroic deaths, that some battles are never won not because you weren’t the bravest soldier, but because you might be lost on what you were fighting for in the first place.

I don’t want to believe that we are but mere children trying to fight a grown man’s war, that we ignite with passion very quickly, but burn out just as fast as how an honorable soldier can be a rule—following dog.

It dampens the fire with doubt, leaving sudden realizations to the youth, that being a hero is more than just a tragic ending. It’s how they got there, how they fought and what they were fighting for. It ends with a feeling of helplessness and gloom.

It does not shy away from pointing out the cowardice of every Filipinos, which costs the lives of those brave enough to believe in a principle instead of a false idol.

It plummets to hopelessness, exposing everything that went wrong in the revolution as it strips away what’s left with our dignity and we are once again left to pick up the pieces. ●

“Iniibig niyo ba ang bayang ito?

Kung gayo’n, tanggapin ang anumang sasapitin sa ngalan ng pag-ibig.”

Today, the past lingers only in misty memory, the nimbus darkened by ill wind. This country doesn’t deserve ignorance and cowardice.

Until our last breath, whether in sixty years or in sixty days, it deserves a love that is unafraid of death in fighting for the freedom we never really had with pride and honor.

Through the end, Goyo is everything it promised it would be.

It showed a flawed and ultimately fallible hero. It is a call to question our heroes, ourselves, and how we choose to love and serve our country. ●

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FEATURES 15 Darian Keith Andia Il Post

YOUR DOMINANCE TO FORTIFY your land against the sturdy waves on your shores is an indication of the firmness that lives within you.

History marked you as a land of brave people who fought life to life; they saved this land for the future sons of their beloved nation that turned into a place rich of hungry lions snatching wealth from their preys. You became defenseless.

We robbed your treasures, bathed you with blood, disposed your possessions, unguarded your grounds—I don’t think I can manage to go on with this list a little longer.

To be a Filipino is a privilege, unfortunately, we didn’t see it that way. We took you for granted. We engrossed ourselves to our desires as if these desires are what we really needed to survive. You are loved by multifold human beings around the world and sad it may seem, it was us who weren’t able to reciprocate the solicitude you always had for us.

There’s no room left to cry and hourglass to turn over. Our time is up. The air flicked the calendar several rounds whilst we watched you drown in our own blood and outrage. The ruthlessness of our society declared a war, but we weren’t prepared for it. Hatred and self-centeredness were the weapons.

We turned you into a battleground— gunshots roared in the midair. We didn’t have time to run.

One. The gunshot alarmed the walls we built which resulted to the inception of boundaries. The unity which we turned into partition of force is an awful idea. We are called us one, but divided into many. Even alliances are crucial—we indeed reached that point.

Your lands have been rattled with grenades and mixtures of blood and tears.

Four. Others slumber on a bed of gold considering there are people shivering in coldness and fear. I asked myself, how did our greediness won over our compassion for others?

Five. The gunshot almost cried for the screams of help we weren’t able to hear. Brutality danced in the middle of faith and hope. It swayed and threw away the lives of maidens.

Six. The bullet swiftly buried itself in the sky as if it catches the thieves who stole other person’s property. Unfortunately, curtains roll down on the other side of the story: The thieves have been robbed too.

Seven. The gunshot wobbled the minds of the victims of illegal medication. There were clouds of unknown dices and several rolls in their heads—snipped their rationality as an exchange for a frightful escape.

stand up when I knew you hurting.

I did not use the power granted in my hands and even to voice out your situation—I did nothing.

Our eyes are flooded with tears to see you like this. We declared a war, we killed ourselves and we killed you too. Your flag didn’t rise up and wave like it did before. Your anthem is now a song of silence—a rhythm of grief. Grief resorts to loss.

You sheltered us, but we’ve destroyed you, we’ve forgot you, and now we’ve lost you.

If only I have the strength to roll the time backwards, I’d be as brave as our heroes. But I will apprise to my mind that bravery must come with good intentions and selflessness.

The war shall come to a halt.

No terrors, no bullets. I may have failed you to stand up during the midst of chaos, but here I kneel down as I finally accept our fate. Through the blood that runs in my veins, my heart asks for your forgiveness— until its last beat. ●

The ruthlessness of our society declared a war, but we weren’t prepared for it.

Hatred and selfcenteredness were the weapons. We turned you into a battleground— gunshots roared in the midair. We didn’t have time to run.

Eight. Whimpers and wails resounded. Their stomachs crying for help. Their shelters holding on as the wind blows desperately.

Nine. The crows flew away, afraid of the sharp flare shot. I heard no mercy. The air whipped as it whispers the voices longing to be heard.

Two. It rhymed to our downfall.

There were footsteps and screams. I heard several names called upon. But no one dared to utter yours.

Ten. It channeled straight through the heads of those who made us robots, and made you suffer this far. Their minds twirled to their so-called-platforms that are actually brought out of fiction. They never knew they enclosed your entire dreams and aspirations. Bravery pushed them on stage to speak out their lies and promises to protect you at all cost. But in fact, it was us who should’ve protected you from them.

Three. Three stars shine on your flag which symbolizes your three main islands. Slowly, these are being taken away from us. Your seas are becoming their territory.

Eleven. I felt pain. Blood found its way out of my chest. I felt cold, ruptured and disgusted. The blood of a person so frail and feeble blankets my body. I was afraid to

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16 CULTURES

CHANGE IS NOT COMI ING

WO R D S & I N T E R V I E W

I LLU ST R AT I O N

Mark Julius Donato, Khamille Faith Vivit, and Marie Alexandrei Quilala

THE PHILIPPINES, a country that is already divided by language, religion, and economic inequality will put on another cliff if President Rodrigo Duterte’s agenda in changing our form of government under a new constitution will push through. This undetermined fault line is another surprising assault of the current administration, which is now creating conspiracy theories among the Filipinos.

Federalism, as based from the United States, Australia, among other progressive and united countries, will shed the unitary form of our present government as this will constitutionally divide us into sub-divisional government. The Philippines will therefore be broken down into 18 federated regions.

Each region will have the main responsibility over developing their local industries, public health and safety, education, transportation, and culture. This means, regional states will have the freedom as they no longer need to rely in the central government. On the contrary, this also means regional states, which have a greater power, will have a greater chance in raising their own revenues, determining their own legislation, and choosing their economic plans. That means, poor regions with limited resources will have a lesser chance for progress.

Nevertheless, if enacted, its upshot remains a question if it will be a bane rather than a boon for the country as majority of Filipinos are either against this constitutional change or completely unaware of its implication. The Bud conducted an interview around the campus, here are some of the LSians’ opinions, views, and reactions that addresses the issue. ●

Christian Jehro Ulita

For me, federalism will not make sense in the Philippines because it will distribute its power to many people—who don’t [even] know what federalism means. The government itself is not yet ready for it. And it will just make chaos for the people in the Philippines in such a way that confuse whom will.

I think Federalism make sense in our country because it will serve as a test for the government officials to better improve their respective fields.

Lesser corrupt officials and better governance are some pros of federalism.

Arjay Mercado

Federalism form of government is somewhat advantageous and beneficial. But there’s a great problem with this kind of government, and of dilemma: it is how people would adjust onto it. We should know the initiatives to reach the least parts of the community.

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Sabi ng isang teacher in Massachusetts na nagtuturo ng PolSci: para maging federalist country, dapat maging strong ang government at walang corrupt na politicians; obviously, wala tayong ganu’n sa Pilipinas.

G RAD E 11 (ST E M - D)

G RAD E 12 (ST E M - C )

S H S FAC U LT Y M E M B E R

It is somehow applicable to our country because we are far from each other. We need a centralized [federal] government wherein it is located in the capital city, and also independent state governments... so that the communication will not trap from those in power.

Aizel Baltazar G R AD E 12 (ST E M - A)

Jasmine Monique Taberna

Daryll Virtrudes Sir Jake Garnace

It is not applicable to our country because it will only make chaos to our government since Federalism is about the spreading of powers to all organization.

I believe that federalism makes sense. It would allow every state to decide for its own, which is important to our geographical and cultural differences, especially when it comes to their own income. It would be better for them to nurture their own economical strengths.

Whatever [our form of] government may be, it is still okay. Nasa liderato ‘yan ng mga namumuno.

Federalism makes sense to us. But the thing is: this is a new concept to our nation.

Since we are used to the republic and democratic ideologies, medyo may kahirapan sa pagtanggap sa concept ng pederalismo.

Pero sooner, or later, it will address all the problems in our country, becoming more competitive, and will achieve its tiger economy.

Sir Lester Aaron J H S C O O R D I NATO R

Federalism gives freedom to each state. The country will become more democratic, giving the people greater opportunities to serve in the benefit of change.

Miss Rose Jane Advincula

Angelic Pe Benito

Rihnel Verazon

J H S FAC U LT Y M E M B E R

G RAD E 12 (ST E M - B)

G R AD E 11 (AB M - A)

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NA-BONG-GO. He continues to prove his competence as the president’s right-hand man by disseminating countless billboards and tarpaulins, and if voters allow. ●

VICKI PARA SA PA-BELO. Belo is a witty hero that saves skin and beauty. She could remake the face of the Philippine politics in a twelve-hour surgery and carry hope in front of the Filipino citizens. ●

HARING ROQUE. Although he was seemingly out of the loop before--almost a year as the presidential spokesperson, his willingness and desire to serve begs for people’s votes to grant him a spot on the senate floor. ●

WALEY REVILLAME. His vault keeps millions and his closet hides thousands of jackets of all possible sizes to be given away whenever his heart melts to see his countrymen. His rare charisma’s smooth enough to enthrall the people with his wills. ●

CHOOSE YOUR SENATE FIGHTER

MOCHA USTON. (“Uston” is an Iluko term meaning “enough.”)

She’s both a stardancer and geographical enthusiast who once moved the Mayon Volcano from Albay to Naga. Mocha Uson reigns the social media and even dared to contend with the Queen of All Media, Kris Aquino. Just in case luck will visit her in her nightmares, she could now start rehearsing her ultimate dance steps to be performed in the senate. ●

CARDO NG BAYAN. His noble character and prominent skills in arresting the criminals as he plays the main role on Ang Probinsyano for three years now might ridiculously bring fear to the other senators, don’t you think? ●

Darian Keith Andia Ezra Bersamin, and Vinzon Alejandro

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I LLU ST R ATI O N S

DIONISIA PARA SA CHACHA. It’s a hundred-percent sure that the Senate will be her next dance floor wherein Mommy D will showcase her outstanding ballroom dance skills as long as the Filipinos will cast their votes next to her name.

Other than that, her signature collections that cost an arm and a leg must be shined for its first show off. ●

MANI-MANI PACQUIAO. Though his seat on the Senate screams for vacancy every now and then, he appears when his well-known punches that shout dignity are needed when our poor country gets hungry for international pride. ●

JESSICA DIUMANO SUSUKO. Did you ever wish to get featured on her show and hear your name as if it’s the most interesting word on earth? Her astounding Diumano! expression brings chills with inexplicable excitement.

What a big gift she could be to the Senate. ●

CAMI11E. A Youtuber who embodies the capacity to alter the time zone of a certain province in our country is way and much better than your favorite Youtubers. With the five fingers on her left hand and six on the right, she can create the most perfect omens to control the time on each part of the Philippines to prevent it from falling down. ●

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18 LITERARY there’s this sudden epiphany that i don’t have to take responsibility of the world and that i could fall and get up and fall again i am undeniably human and what makes me more humane is this heart, full of hope, with its rage as it beats.

there was this emptiness-in this well-lit room, people begging the voices to reach for their unfazed uncertainty-i am one of those people. sitting still in a breakable chair-i weigh down my anxiety away from its distress-thus, removing any risk of destruction. and if so, i will be dead-for good. a crowd of people swarming just about a feet away--from my sanity--but not minding me--not looking at me-not considering me at all as human--my presence was as fragile as the silence-as infatuating as the morning fog-tempted by sunrise-hollowed by then.

it was always the sun setting at the end of the day the constant reminder not of wasting but of time passing and you change, you grow, you lost some parts of you and seeing how fragmentary you are becoming you engulf yourself to new resolutions you go to places you braved roads through bus rides with empty pockets with the world warning you that it disappoints people of your kind you still put all the courage you could muster to risk for the dreams you abandoned before you resort to talent, your skill to weave words, your passion, your desire for growth in hopes that this craft will give you the definition. you meet people you risk to grasp the hands of each stranger and wish hold that they aren’t empty; unlike the ones you regretted to before you try to deconstruct their anatomy-their whims, and dreams, the degree of their hunger for prose, for love, for validation you study the books they read, their frustrations, their childhood and if a familiar sensation burns in your chest, you cling to them with little desperation in hopes that they’ve got what you’ve lost you’re still young and no amount of time nor poetry could heal the wounds for now for they reside beyond your skin, beyond your guilt beyond the repair of some catharsis or even sunsets s and you can’t hide that at the end of the day--with all place and people encountered, you’re still scared and you can’t trust strangers.

and i will not cry-and i will not scream-and i will not whimper-no one will hear me. i won’t be wasting pieces-of my soul escaping out from my body-reaching for something unreachable. no hands can grip this severity. no matter can move me. nothing can fill this emptiness-in this well-lit room-nothing at all.

I’m currently feeling someth ing I don’t have a name for, yet. And I’m not lik ing it. I swear it feels sick and I have no tim e for something like mental breakdown. I basic ally just want to put into words everything that’s been inside me, bothering and tor turing the hell in me. But they stay were they were.

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my mother, under the foliage tree-i sat impatiently, on a plastic chair

cluching my hand;

we, there were three of us, the other one sat on my mother’s hand,

i can’t stress out how heavy

that thing was.

with all its curves, how it broke, but most of the time it reminds me of old stacked

photographs hidden in the bottom of the cabinet

in laguna

my mother as my grandma, holding my tito

in his most vulnerable.

a wish i have prayed for. years and that every time my mother holds one,

it will always hit me, in much of an echo

that not all wish came true.

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Wilhelm and Agueda Lachrymarum

P H OTO S

life could have been worse with all this drought, this exhaustion, this unsatisfactory laughter from my own monsters. i am on the middle of doing something unfinished always in the middle for i was built from something that crumbles too easily. i have aged with my melancholies i have watched myself waxing and waning with time i never learned anything about balance about losing or going or even risking. i am stuck here with whims as dead as me.

It was I, who killed the writer in me. It was I, who was ambitious-who was self-driven and had the desire to make the world more compassionate. I poured my heart out for I wanted to be heard, the same way when I listened to it. I trusted my capabilities for it is the world who shaped me, who provided me home, who made me a writer despite its cruelty. I thought my love for words could and rewrite its misfortunes. I did strive to tell stories. But it turned out, it was my own burning passion for the craft and my desire to change the world that burned me completely.

r existed Nostalgia is inevitably a yearning for the past that neve and I will be returning from that solemn running back, given me away from the sober miserable life who knows who have ght but these short outlived melancholia of a dream, or so I thou these uncanny glimpses of footsteps, and bad beer-it reeked of a six am market place where people flooded spaces, as of foulmouthed illiteracy, and heartache, and seafood even there’s a Ferris wheel somewhere in the plaza and I can’t cendent bring myself to make my cousin do it, make her feel trans s, it was post-Christmas and the houses lacked of decoration ts, not even Christmas light shone the pale orange ridden stree love my grandmother has been growing old, and as much as I to state the obvious--I don’t want her to leave me; ration I have yearned to exist in the past, and that’s how the despe swallows.

Become unfathomable, too deep one cannot fall me from the And to make it worst, our bus will leave at lunch time en too; This is not enough to free me from the trenches I have sunk I’d anchored myself, hundred feet away from the surface, And that this nostalgia will keep me breathing--hoping ration Wondering how long will it take me to realize that this despe is an oxygen tank; and that to breathe is to suffer.

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LIFE-SAVING IN SPLIT SECONDS

AED to Prevent SCA Death Risks AVERTING A MINUTE OF heartbeat cessation leading to death using a public-friendly defibrillator.

Philippines’ top ten causes of death includes Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) due to the intensity of the high environment temperature. Day by day, victims of SCA record escalates with high percentage of death. Not only in the Philippines, SCA is yet to be considered as a global concern with almost 356,000 records of death due to SCA in the United States in 2017. ●

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What is SCA? SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST (SCA) is not the same to that heart attack. Heart Attack occurs when the blood flow to part of the heart is blocked. While SCA is a condition in which the heart suddenly or unexpectedly stops beating, which will stop blood flow to the different vital organs of the body. SCA usually causes death if not treated within minutes.

SCA can attack anyone, though individuals with heart disease is at higher risks. It can happen anytime anywhere to anyone.

Automated External Defibrillator The heart has an electrical system that controls the rate and rhythm of heartbeat. Problems with the heart’s electrical systems can cause irregular heartbeat called arrhythmia.

If it happens that there is a victim of SCA, rapid treatment is highly required. Treatment to SCA needs a prompt cardiopulmonary resuscitation or a defibrillator in order to help increase the chance of the victim to survive. ●

Saving SCA Victims in a Split Second using AED WHEN THERE IS AN SCA within your locale, the victim’s heart must be defibrillated quickly, a victim’s chance of survival drops from seven to ten in every minute a normal heartbeat isn’t restored.

AED’s can be a big help to save lives of many people, in a splitsecond, you can save lives if you want to even if you don’t belong to the medical personnel.

VIGAN CITY has four AED stations that can be found scattered around places near to both poblacion and barrio area. Dr. Esperanza Lahoz, President for Ilocos Sur Philippine Medical Association, is the one who pioneered in distributing AEDs in the city locale which are located at the McDonald’s Restaurant, Ilocos Sur National High School, Vigan National High School East, and in Gabriela Silang Provincial Hospital.

Distribution of AEDs around the Philippines is still on-going and is sponsored by the Philippine Heart Association in partnership with other International Heart Associations. Philippine Heart Association promotes a public-friendly and attainable AED devices. ●

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL Defibrillator or AED is a lightweight portable device that delivers n electric shock. The shock can potentially stop an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) and allow a normal rhythm to resume following SCA. A built-in computer inside the AED checks the victim’s hearth rhythm through adhesive electrodes that calculates whether a defibrillation is required to be done for the victim. If it is, a recorded voice prompts you to press a certain button that will command defibrillation to the victim’s body.

I M AG E

Christian Venezuela Recap Guide

THE BIG BANG THEORY is centered on physicists Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter, whose geeky and introverted lives are changed when Penny, an attractive waitress and aspiring actress, moves into the apartment across from theirs. Penny quickly becomes a part of Sheldon and Leonard’s social group, which includes the equally geeky engineer Howard Wolowitz and astrophysicist Raj Koothrappali, with Penny’s common sense and social skills and the guys’ geeky interests expanding each other’s worlds. The newest

additions to the group are Howard’s wife Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz and Sheldon’s girlfriend Amy Farrah Fowler.

The story flows on the bestfriends in which their lives changed from their bittersweet relationships with unpredictable twists that they have encountered through the story. ●

LEONARD became infatuated with Penny in their very first encounter and, at the end of the first season, they finally went out on a date.

Penny quickly broke things off as she feared she wasn’t smart enough for Leonard, and the two characters again started dating other people.

Sheldon met Amy Farrah Fowler, a neurobiologist whose Internet dating profile matched the one Howard and Raj set up for Sheldon without his permission, in the third season finale after Howard blackmailed him. When Amy revealed she is there only because she has an agreement with her mother to date once a year, and informed him that all forms of physical contact, up

AED can be accessed by anyone in the public which is a great importance in life-saving scenes. It allows people to be able to respond to a medical emergency even if they are not a part of the medical personnel. AED’s accessibility is open and free to the public. Using this doesn’t require you training due to an audible prompt that you can follow. AEDs can be found in public where crowd and SCA can be vitally significant. AEDs can be used by non-medical rescuers (layrescuers) who just happened to be at the cite where SCA occurred, before the response of 9-1-1 (International Telephone Number Emergency Hotline) will come to help for prompt delivery of CPR. ●

Philippine Heart Association PHILIPPINE HEART Association provides knowledge and learning concerning on the different heart diseases, ailments, and unexpected complications. PHA also provides seminars in partnership with other Medical organizations, in Ilocos Sur, the Ilocos Sur Medical Society is at service. Seminars include the usage of AED and training for prompt delivery of the cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). As response, the Philippine Heart Association also provides resources in treating

such heart diseases and ailments.

to and including coitus, are off the table, Sheldon offered to buy her a beverage.

Despite speculation that Sheldon’s personality traits may be consistent with undiagnosed Asperger syndrome, obsessive– compulsive disorder, and borderline asexuality, co-creator Bill Prady has repeatedly stated that Sheldon’s character was neither conceived nor developed with regard to any of these traits. However, he possessed yet one of the most brightest brains.

Sheldon have been working with Stephen Hawking on a mathematical sequences and arithmetics.

CURIOUS MINDS Once Upon A Theory PLUS BULL

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Jim Claude Joven

After Howard called in a deal he had with Leonard, Penny set Howard up with Bernadette Rostenkowski, a microbiologist who worked at the Cheesecake Factory with Penny. Though Howard and Bernadette initially appeared to have little in common, they soon bonded over their overbearing mothers and began dating. When Howard realized this could become a lasting relationship, he suddenly proposed to Bernadette. She did not accept the proposal, but the pair continued to date.

With the help of the Philippine Heart Association, the aim to decrease the cases of Sudden Cardiac Arrest is not impossible.

The Philippines threatening cases of SCA will be faltered and together we can live a healthy life, a SCA-Free Philippines if possible.

“Be a concerned citizen, create smiles, and help promote a healthy community.” ●

Overall, the series was all commendable and is highly encouraged to be checked out although some of the SPG’s that may be encountered through the series. ●

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GAM E C HAN G E R Dahlia Marie Elysse Camacam

IN MY NINETEEN YEARS OF LIVING, I have ventured into multi-sporting events within that volume of time. I have always been an on the go kid that wants to try something new. And guess what? I am an Eve but I play basketball, volleyball, badminton, futsal, karate, board games, and swimming—been there, done that all. So when I am not playing, I knew I had to stay involved in sports for some reasons. I want to inspire and empower girls through sport and give them an opportunity to experience what I had—through pens and paper.

In many countries, it has been recognized that sport can be a force to amplify women’s voices and tear down gender barriers and discrimination.

Women in sport defy the misperception that they are weak or incapable.

As sports today goes well beyond improving physical, mental and emotional health. Sport provides a great socio-cultural learning environment. It is a universal language that everyone can speak and relate to, it promotes communication and helps heal the divisions between people and communities strengthening the social fabric.

Sport has huge potential to empower women and girls. In many countries, it has been recognized that sport can be a force to amplify women’s voices and tear down gender barriers and discrimination. Women in sport defy the misperception that they are weak or incapable.

I got the chance to speak with one of the star player of table tennis players here at UNP, Trixi Alimboyuguen. She told me that playing table tennis (which she has impressively played since 3rd grade, now in her last senior year) has given her confidence, strength, mental toughness along with leadership and teamwork skills. Alimboyuguen went on to say, “I have learned how strong, mentally and physically, I am. I never knew I could push myself to the limits I did during those long seasons.”

It is our challenge to ensure the achievement of gender equality in the sports world. This brings us back full circle to the fact that gender equality and women’s empowerment are essential to the achievement of a humane deed.

Realizing gender equality in sports is therefore a great tool in the arsenal of sustainable development. Let sports empower all people, women and men, for a sustainable future for people and planet, our planet 50-50 by 2030 latest.

Women are playing today and leading tomorrow. ●

CAR TO O N

Janine Amano

An Acceptable Excuse RACISM IN PH SPORTS

LEAGUES, teams, players and fans can’t turn blind eye to racism.

Just like in the song from the musical Avenue Q, Everybody’s a little racist, you could definitely say that everyone’s a little bit racist sometimes.

Racism has become so casual and latent that it couldn’t even be detected unless you’re a warrior of social justice.

During last summer’s Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup, the College of St. Benilde and the Colegio de San Juan de Letran nearly came to blows over alleged remarks made by players from the latter team toward the former’s Clement Leutchu and Fil-American Yankee Haruna. When asked if they would like to file a formal complaint, CSB team officials decided not to push through with it.

While it is entirely their right, even the way it was swept it under the rug, is disconcerting. This attitude of not offending anyone even if one was actually offended is off-putting.

“Racism is never justifiable.”

While it is entirely their right, even the way it was swept it under the rug, is disconcerting.

CTE-LS distingue duo scintillates, seals gold Dahlia Marie Elysse Camacam LADIES IN KILLER HEELS, colorful, and glittering costumes and stunning make-up paired with suave gentlemen heated up the dance floor altering into amorous dancers uttering every beat and rhythm joined with their youthful wills. CTE-LS Latin duo sway their way to golden victory in the Dance Sports Latin Competition of UNP 2018 Intrams at UNP Grandstand on a glowing Thursday night much to the delight of the crowd, October 18.

That was the message of Chris Ross hours after the heated duel between San Miguel and NLEX on Friday.

No. Not at all. It happens a lot locally, not limited that but especially internationally, and I have witnessed a lot of it. I saw how it drove Adeogun and Bright Akhuetie, then playing for the University of Perpetual Help, really crazy. Whether opponents used it as a tactic is beside the point (hey, the Australians can also claim that if they really did say it as well). It was used and not more than once.

Yet when Filipinos watched that now infamous game with Hong Kong during a football match in 2013, we were showered with so much racist abuse. It really does go around. Having said that, racism is clearly a problem. And in these dangerous times we live in when populist leaders and extreme nationalism has reared its head, it demands cooler heads, respect and understanding, which are all in short supply nowadays.

We hush when it’s a domestic concern, but speak out when hurled by other people toward our direction. Worse is a double standard in race.

The dance floor intensified with their foot works, facial expression, poise, routines and highlight as partners flew it out for top glory. CTE-LS top ranked dance sport athletes in Latin category, Reymart John Ablog and Shela-lee Pascua of CTE both displayed grace and precision as they fulfilled their swarm of supporters’ rocks, rolls, roars, bringing pride and honor to their unit.

Pascua, a 19-year old Physical Education student, reaps best

I also recall similar attacks levied against Fil-Hungarian decathlete David Bunevacz, who after he failed to win any medal in any track and field competition, was decried as a foreigner. However, upon his arrival, he — like any Filipino of mixed descent — is tagged as Filipino.

In fact, over 80 years ago, scientist Albert Einstein also said something identical: “If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German, and France will declare me a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German, and Germany will declare that I am a Jew.” And thus, Mesut Ozil’s remarks about being German when they win but an immigrant when they lose isn’t far-fetched.

All one has to do is read the chatter surrounding it to see how terrible it is. In this day and age of multi-culturalism with extreme forms of nationalism at its borders, it’s a damn shame. In fact, it is disgusting.

Hear something, say something. See something, point it out. Don’t turn a blind eye to racism. ●

female performer and said they were very surprised because they were just aiming to finish the dance successfully.

“It was more than enough, I finally proved I can exceed their expectations” Pascua said of their win. “We already put in our minds that we already represent our unit but still we tried to do our best while we danced because our coach and everyone in the team including our supporters were watching us.” ●

SPORTS

ACES. (Left) CTE-LS Toros walk around the UNP Athletic Oval during the opening of the 2018 Intramurals. (Right) Trixie Alimbuyogen serves a winning point for acing the champion title in Table Tennis (women’s category). Photos by Elaine Angelie Organo

CTE-LS back-to-back gold domination in women’s table tennis

Dahlia Marie Elysse Camacam

THE INVINCIBLE CTE-LS Toros’ glory sheens for the second time and took all the CHSNM Dragons could offer as they crushed, 5-11, 11-7, 119, 9-11, 13-11, in Singles and smashed, 11-9, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 11-5, in Doubles consequently in the championship battle of Women’s Table Tennis in Intramurals 2018 on Wednesday afternoon, October 18 inside CCIT Building.

Toros bursted out all from their reservoir of experience to stave off the challenge of the explosive Dragons that permits the team to triumph, with a 3-2 clincher in singles and seized 3-2 in doubles achieving a solid

2-0 success over Dragons. It was a record-setting game as they achieved two consecutive victory in a row.

The CTE-LS Toros had a tougher road to winning as both sides get swallowed by CHSNM Dragons’ wrath in some sets of the game.

Even with unwieldy start, the Toros troupe showed sparks of brilliance in the final moments with the 4-foot-nine star player, Trixi Alimboyoguen’s drive and backspin services anchored by doubles’ Jeninna Langgam and Nina Salvador’s art of set-ups.

In spite some impressive routine and delicate skill above

the net, Dragons found it hard to retaliate against the speedy Toros as Trixi Alimboyuguen defied all odss, regained her strength and outmaneuvered Krista Anica Naira of CHSNM in the deciding singles to settle the game, 13-11, on deuce.

soon succumbed to her loss.

“I couldn’t find my play during the early set which led me to uneasiness,” Alimboyoguen said. “I just put all the best I could do because they trusted me on this, I just couldn’t let them down and the rest was history.”

In doubles, Nina Patrice Salvador and Jennina Marie Langgam found their fire and ascends to the top as they annihilate Josephine Navarete and Sharmaine Cinco of Dragons in the final set, 11-5.

Teetering on the brink of defeat, Dragons’ Naira clawed her way back with her last ditch efforts but it wasn’t enough as she

“Teamwork and communication is the key to a

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“I didn’t stressed myself too much and just enjoyed the game,” she said. “ Although I gave it all out to win for my team, it was a close game and I can’t deny the fact that she is good too.”

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successful game,” said Salvador.

“Although, this is not our best but with God in our side, we made it through,” Langgam added.

It ended with an awarding program wherein CTE-LS was declared as the champion in Intramurals 2018 Women’s Table Tennis while CHSNM landed on 2nd place (silver) and CBAA secured 3rd place (bronze).

CTE-LS contenders will soon square off their rivals in the much awaited R1AA 2019 representing Vigan City. ●

BEAUTY WITH BRAINS

Dahlia Marie Elysse Camacam

SHE’D MAKE HER MOVE, hold her breath for a few seconds, then move her hand toward the chessboard again and touch the piece she had just put down, as if she was caressing it, or else lightly grasp the very top of the piece with her pale fingers and then turn it slightly, move it a few millimeters to one side, whisper kill in a warm, slightly choked voice and then rest her black head back down on her fleshy palm.

Every play, sitting like a queen with bare hands as her only weapon—but it is the brain that’s functioning. A battle of wisdom and expertise, sweats her heart out to different tactics, for a meanwhile she closes her eyes, open it, victory celebrates with her.

Resting on grace under pressure, chess isn’t only limited to a game but it is executed with passionate hearts for Anthonnette Dumbrique, Korina Marie Gacula, and Angelica Elem, articulating each move, twist and turn—embodying what a girl power looks like.

Dumbrique, Gacula, Elem squad, delight of Acccountancy, Business and Management of LS, are well-known for their wits and humor

beneath the chessboard. They are not only recognized as chess players but are acknowledge Einsteins in chess games, and fierce attackers that snatches every sweet victory.

Dumbrique, 17, is a onetime Palarong Pambansa delegate at Dumaguete 2013. She is also a contender in the National Age Group Elimination and settled 6th place overall in 16-under category. She have amassed 2 silver medals and 3 bronze medals to sum a gleaming 5 medals in R1AA competitions. Gacula, 17, is a onetime silver medalist and two-time bronze medalist, all from team event in R1AA competitions. Both of them, who have been school mates since elementary, are a multiawarded medalists ever since they were in fifth grade, be it a city or regional meet and even nationally (team or individual event), but started playing in third grade and they also joined Batang Pinoy for four consecutive years since 2012.

Elem, 18, is also a R1AA player and been an active player since her early schooling. The squad are varsity players of UNP and they also represented the LS during the Intramurals 2018, bagged silver. ●