90 Years of Narrative...
Message from the University President IT is no mean feat to
withstand the test of time Since its creation in 1928, the USA Publications has indeed lived up to its ideals as the official press corps of the student body. I take pride in congratulating you for your commitment in the pursuit of truth reflective of the lives of the students and the rest of the Augustinian community. From the inspired idea of two high school students in 1927, the USA Publications has established itself as a leading college paper and magazine in the region and in the country. The awards and recognition of “The Augustinian” and “The Augustinian Mirror” over the years attest to the excellent formation of the editors and staff not only in terms of academics and campus journalism, but also in their
personal endeavors. The roster of the editorial board and staff pursued careers in law, education, public service, communications, medicine, health services, business, architecture, and the arts. Indeed, the Augustinian campus journalists mirror the pursuit of excellence instilled by the university. Through your writings and your lives, you have exemplified our core value of Truth. As the former editors and staff have done in paving the way, may the present generation of campus journalists continue the tradition of upholding the truth through the pen and inspire future Augustinian writers to do the same. Congratulations on your 90th Anniversary!
REV. FR. FREDERICK C. COMENDADOR, O.S.A.
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Message from the VP AFM
Message from the VPAA
My Beloved Augustinian Campus Journalists
Let me start my message by sharing with you this inspiring fable about a conversation between a chicken and a pig: “One day, the pig and the chicken crossed their ways. The pig said to the chicken, ‘Hey chicken, what shall we have for breakfast?’ the chicken suggested, ‘let us have ham and eggs.’ The pig said, ‘oh no, not ham!’ The chicken replied, ‘why not? I will provide the eggs and you the ham.’ The pig said, ‘chicken, that’s unfair! you will just give a part of yourself- your eggs. What about me? When I provide the ham, I give up everything!” This fable, I surmise, would lead us to reflect on two important words: Commitment and Involvement. As members of the editorial staff of our university publications, are you like the chicken or the pig: The chicken who just gives a part of herself, or the pig who gives her all? The chicken represents those who are just involved in the many undertakings of the organization, while the pig epitomizes those who are passionate and committed to the tasks entrusted to them. In this institution, you are taught to excel in everything that you do. An Augustinian is a model of perseverance and excellence. In living up to your apostolate as campus journalists, you continue to endure the challenges that go with your chosen endeavor. Amid your busy schedule and other pertinent school responsibilities, you are still able to hurdle the demands of your passion – with flying colors! It is in this context
that I would like to congratulate all of you for standing tall, for showing us the real meaning of commitment, and for making us proud of what you have accomplished that went beyond mere involvement. Your predecessors in the USA Campus Publications are definitely proud of your achievements all these years. They applaud and send their felicitations for your commitment and unwavering support in keeping the legacy of the organization burning. Your previous outputs and the copies of this tangible work that commemorate the 90 glorious years of the University of San Agustin Publications are living proofs of your unwavering dedication to your craft. We know that you have been working so hard for your projects, and your efforts do not go to waste. The many facets of literature that are being unfolded in the pages of our Publications speak about who you are -your inner longings, your aspirations in life, and your generation’s paradigm as Augustinians. On behalf of the Office of the Vice President for Augustinian Formation and Mission, I extend to you our warmest felicitations. As a reader of your written outputs, I truly assimilate the message you would like us to fathom. In return, the inspiration and wisdom you are sharing with us through our Publications would definitely help us reflect on our journey as Augustinians called to build a community intent upon God.
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It is with pride that I congratulate the USA Publications on the occasion of its 90th anniversary celebration. Today, we do not only celebrate 90 years of responsive and developmental campus journalism. More importantly, we celebrate the commitment of select men and women to the Augustinian legacy of excellence. Through the years, the USA Publications has reaped awards and recognitions in various categories as a student publication. It was once elevated to the Hall of Fame of the College Press Conference (COPRE) Awards of the Philippine Information Agency, for besting other student publications in major categories for three consecutive years. This legacy of excellence does not stop here. The USA Publications has produced outstanding alumni recognized in the fields of community service, culture and the arts, education,
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government service, law, and medicine – a testament to the Augustinian commitment of pursuing excellence for the good of the bigger community. By bringing the name of the University of San Agustin to the forefront of various fields of endeavors, you – men and women of the USA Publications – were able to live the Augustinian legacy of excellence. In these trying times, where we have a daily dose of conflicting versions of the “truth,” we are doubly challenged to continue living this legacy – not just as campus journalists but as Augustinians committed to the common good. May you continue to shout the glory of the University of San Agustin across the sky! God bless you! God bless the University of San Agustin Publications!
REV.. FR.MANUEL M.VERGARA O.S.A.
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Message from the PEAR Director
editor’s note
It is with great honor that I congratulate the University of San Agustin Publications for celebrating your 90th Anniversary as the official students press corps of the University of San Agustin. This year is an opportune time to give thanks, remember and also to reexamine our identity as Augustinian writers. It is a time of thanksgiving for the great gift of the USA Publications and the talented men and women behind this organization. Through this student publication you have given a powerful voice to the members of the University community to share and search for the Truth. This celebration of your 90th Anniversary is an opportunity to remember the journey that the USA Publications has taken. These nine decades of sharing the Truth possess a goldmine of lessons for us so that we
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will be guided in the present and the future that we are to face. After giving thanks and remembering the past, let us not forget to re-examine our identity as Augustinian writers in this momentous event. The post modern world is a challenging time in communicating the Truth. As writers formed in the Augustinian value of Veritas (Truth), you have an important role to play in this time. The signs of the times call for Augustinian writers. Congratulations once again to the USA Publications on your 90th Anniversary! May you spend this time meaningfully in thanksgiving, remembering and re-examining. Viva San Agustin!
REV. FR. WILLIENER JACK E. LUNA, O.S.A.
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THE QUEST FOR TRUTH IS A NEVER
ENDING STRUGGLE and THROUGH NInety YEARS OF RESPONSIVE, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND RESEARCH -BASED journalism, the usa publications continues to uphold the torch of truth. TO STRIVE AND TO THRIVE. Reading the newspaper has been part of the everyday life of people. It allows them to get a touch of the real-time happenings within their locality or even be involved with the international issues. Being a journalist is more than just beating the deadlines and being in the bylines. It is a responsibility that requires a person to explore every angle of the issue and present it to the readers in a way that would push them to think and to be proactive allowing them to make change. Through the past 90 years, the University of San Agustin Publications has been one of the press corps that serve as bearers of truth. It has been the prime
responsibility of the USA Pub to uphold excellent student campus journalism. In this special issue of our 90th celebration, we give you, our readers, the chance to see the glorious past of one of the oldest student publications in Western Visayas, including the humble beginnings of Irongirong and Dingding ni Gusting, the official literary folio and wallnewspaper of the USA Pub, respectively. We present here the stories of our alumni - their lives, learnings, their triumphs over tears, during and after their stay at the USA Pub. Every flip of the page is a history unfolding before your eyes. Dare to unravel the narrative of a 90-year-old legacy.
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Editor-in-Chief Erika Danielle M. Pepito Managing Editor Rochelle Mae M. Muzones Associate Editor Wilkienson C. Muro Associate Editor Ma. Judiel I. Quintar Circulation and Office Manager Maria Cristy E. Daguay Moderator ART AND DESIGN TEAM Romari Charlz F. Diaz (Art Director), Reynelyn P. Yorac, June Ivan S. Gumban, Helda Mae P. Godoy (Intern)
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS TEAM Emy Rose G. Gallego (Community Editor), Chito Cezar P. Batoon, Jr., Jeff G. Tolentino, Jielyn Anne L. Bastian
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TEAM Philip Robert C. Alaban(Program Director), Kent Lexter B. Co, Paulene A. Buenafe, Bj B. Escarilla (Videographer)
CREATIVE WRITING TEAM Mark Anthony A. Masacote (Literary Editor), Everild Dominique A. Camique, Glaiza Rae D. Amable, Jerico M. Severino
PHOTOGRAPHY TEAM Edrea Claire G. Gregore (Photography Director), Miguel Carlos J. Llamado, Bobbiejo M. Healey, Daniel Jeff C. Telic, Steven John N. Sumbing, Colleen Gaile B. Bilbao (Apprentice Staff Photographers)
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Mirror Reflections The USA Publications, since its inception in the year 1928, has come a long way as a trailblazer. It functioned as a platform of free expression and intellectual discourse, inasmuch as it paved the way for student involvement and active participation. Insurmountable in its quest to deliver responsive, developmental, and researchbased campus journalism, it remains true to its Augustinian identity of producing stories that restlessly challenge the critical abilities of its audiences. Founded in a higher educational institution that prides itself as the first University of the region, the USA Publications continues to bring honor to the University. Not only does it dig facts from the deepest recesses of history to rake in interest, it is also a hallmark of history in
itself – a record of academic and journalistic merit with its editors and staff adding more to the Publications’ laurels, incessantly moving forward with more innovations rather than resting on them. The rock upon which the Publications stands is mounted on the relentless “heartwork” of the people who answered the call of delivering the truth. This Special Issue commemorating the Publications’ 90th year of establishment is a salute to its founding fathers, Jose Mijares and Jose Garcia-Sanchez, whose brainchild has flourished into one of today’s supreme school publications, and to the succeeding generations that added to the glory and greatness that come with carrying its name. “Nothing gold can stay” but for the USA Publications, its victories will echo on for centuries.
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USA Publications is the official student press corps of the University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, Philippines. It publishes The Augustinian Mirror (Magazine), The Augustinian (Tabloid and E-Newspaper), Irong-irong (Literary Folio), and Dingding ni Gusting (Wall Newspaper) regularly. These outputs of the USA Pub are envisioned to be an Augustinian center of campus journalism, fostering the advocacy of the common good and acting as voice of the student body through responsive, developmental, and research-based campus journalism. Contributions, comments, and suggestions may be sent to the editors. No part of this publication can be reproduced by any means without permission and authority from the USA Publications.
90 Years of Red and Gold Narratives 65 Years of augustinian Excellence Campus Journalism: Then, Now, and Beyond Immediate Short-Term Weapon Navigation through the Numbers Beyond the ByLines The Augustinian Pinnacle of Literary Freedom alumni’s corner
INSIDE this issue USA Pub Paradigms Breaking Records One Day Rose Mae Special
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For 90 years, the University of San Agustin Publications, also known as “USA Pub”, has served as the official student press corps of the University of San Agustin, bringing excellent campus journalism to its readers. It became a training ground for student writers, artists, and photographers aspiring to excel in campus journalism and develop their skills in their chosen craft. From its humble beginnings to cater the need of a school publication as early as 1927, it strived to be one of the most revered college press corps in the Philippines.
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Unfolding the evolution of the USA Publications through history By Everild Dominique A. Camique Photographs Edrea Claire G. Gregore, Atty. Donna Isabelle Fresnido, Steven John N. Sumbing, Faith Ann Conlu & USA Publications
The eagle TAKES FLIGHT Succeeding Mijares, Luis Hervas (1929-1930) was chosen to become the next editor-in-chief with Felix Santiago, Luis Casanave, and Carlos Gotera as his associate editors. Having joined the faculty, founder Sanchez was appointed adviser to the editors of the English section for eight years. Rev. Fr. Alberto Medina, O.S.A. succeeded Spanish editor Rev. Sapiña, who went abroad to continue his studies. Rev. Fr. Dolce Garcia, O.S.A. was first appointed for the new position of ‘Censor,’ but was then replaced by Rev. Fr. Niceforo Merino, O.S.A. for he had other duties of being the secretary of the school. Celso Tabobo then became the third editor from 1930 to 1931 and with Agustin Villaluz, Constantino no Poblador, and Benjamin Hilado as associate editors. Salvador Campos became the first student editor of the Spanish section of the paper eventually becoming the
fourth editor the following year (1931-1932). Succeeded by Filipino-Chinese Isidro Lee in 1932 to 1933, some noticeable changes took place in the Mirror - the layout now has five columns instead of three and the Mirror sponsored and launched short story and poetry contests. Enrique Garcia took over in 1933 to 1934 with Rene Levy and Jesus Eligio as his associate editors. One of his staff members, Vicente Alvarez Jr., wrote the article “Pen Sketches” which earned the distinction of being one of the best columns the Mirror had up to his time. Ramon Gonzales (1934-1935) succeeded Garcia, producing a sixcolumn Mirror that year, and the graduation issue bore the “modernistic designs” of Antonio Menchaca. He was followed by Jesus Harvas (1935-1936), who would later become the secretary of the University of Santo Tomas College of Law. Compared with the preceding years, the Mirror published more essays, poems, short stories and short articles of the students, instead of more column articles. It was in April 1936 when the Augustinian Mirror was exhibited in the exposition of Catholic press at the Vatican. Jose Garcia gained the distinction as one of the best short story writers in the country. Ramon Gonzales (1936-1937) followed Harvas as editor-in-chief and by Lucas Tocsin (1937-1938), Avelino Damian (1938-1939), Edgardo Syndic (1939-1940) and Isidro Bretaña (19401941). The operations of the Colegio closed during the Second World War, thus, halting the printing of the publications. Post-War Comeback The first editor-in-chief after the war was Rodolfo Jocson (1945-1946) and was then followed in 1946 by Josefa Contreras, the first female editor-in-chief of the USA Pub. She continued to lead the publications up to 1948, with Alberto Liboon (1947-1948). At the same time, The Augustinian Mirror evolved from the typical tabloid form to a full-fledged magazine, with three sections: English, Filipino and Spanish. In 1948 to 1949, Felipe Pendon took over the helm, followed by Ramon Gonzales (1949-1950), and Leopoldo
Botavera Jr. (1950-1951). It was during Botavera’s term that there was a decrease in the number of staff. He published a Mirror that contained worthwhile contributions from Plaridel Deza, who was named the undisputed poet of the Colegio and the University of Santo Tomas; and Noemi Palma, who was among the most prolific contributors to the magazine during that year. Two years later, Colegio de San Agustin de Iloilo was conferred with the University status on March 1, 1953, making it the first university in Western Visayas. During that year, Oscar Mabilog (1952-1953), was the editor-in-chief and the Mirror came out with the special issue to celebrate the momentous occasion. When Benito Gatpatan assumed the responsibility in 1953 to 1954, a special issue entirely dedicated to the University was published.
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The “Light Bulb” Moment In 1928, high school students Jose Mijares and Jose Garcia-Sanchez proposed their idea to have a school publication to Fr.Vidal Yraeta, O.S.A., the rector of what was then known as Colegio de San Agustin de Iloilo. Supporting their proposition, he approved their plan and brought forth the power of the press in the school’s four walls. Mijares was appointed as the first editor-in-chief and Garcia-Sanchez and Eduardo Campos as associate editors. Fr. Mariano Sapiña, O.S.A. was its first moderator. In the same year, the first issue of The Augustinian Mirror, an eight-fold tabloid form, was published, which unlocked many doors bringing the USA Publications in both national and international scenes. “La Editorial” located along Mabini Street was selected as the official printing press of the school paper. The first issue that came out in August contained only eight pages of three columns each, with both an English and Spanish sections. It received enthusiasm and piqued the interest of the students in writing that the second and succeeding issues called for an increase in the number of pages. This was followed by the publication of the first graduation issue in March 1929.
Birth of The Augustinian In the Academic Year (AY) 1954-1955, the University celebrated its Golden Jubilee, and the students demanded coverage, not just for the said event, but also for incampus issues and concerns. In response to this clamor, Primo Esleyer, the editor-in-chief of that year, produced a 110-page magazine. On September 15, 1954, the official newspaper of the University, The Augustinian, was first published during the rectorship of Rev. Fr. Isaac Insunza, O.S.A.. In 1956, major changes were made in the selection process of the USA Pub staff members. In its efforts to professionalize the publications, it held its first examinations for applicants. Ermelo Biron who topped the examination replaced Esleyer, and in that year the USA Publications 90th Anniversary Special Issue 09
Celebration and Election Tagaro was succeeded by Rodolfo Belita (19601961) followed by Emelita Porras (1960-1961). It was note worthy that it took 14 years for the USA Pub to have its second female editor-in-chief after Contreras. But that all changed in the terms that followed. Evelyn Camposano (1961-1962) succeeded Porras, and Amelia Salvador (1962-1963) became the fourth female editor. Salvador spearheaded an event that celebrated the life of St. Francis de Sales, the patron saint of journalism, with the support of other departmental publications and attended by 22 campus publications in Western Visayas.
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Since 1928, the USA Publications has been in the limelight of the most awarded publications across the nation but the USA Pub never rests, and never will, on their laurels to strive in pursuit of excellence in the field of campus journalism, for the search of the truth never truly ends.
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USA Pub was composed of 42 staff members. In that same year, USA Pub received several awards for The Augustinian Mirror and The Augustinian, namely Best College Magazine, Second Best Newspaper, Best Editorial Page, Best Sports Page, and Second Best Literary Page. It was also hailed as one of the three best school magazines by the National Collegiate Press Contest during 1957 and 1958 under the editorship of Antonio Tagaro (1957-1959).
The editorship was turned over to Rene Paroginog (1963-1965), and then to Leonardo Sionzon (1965-1966). It was during Sionzon’s term that Radio San Agustin was established. Wilfredo Segovia (1966-1967) took over and became the first USA Pub editor to be elected into the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) as vice president, eventually becoming its president. Linda Marie Palma succeeded Segovia (1967-1968). She was then followed by Leodegario Tabios (1968-1969) with only 12 staff members, Salvador Cabigayan (19691970), Deogracias Paredes (1970-1971), and Eduardo Gonzales (1971-1972). In 1972, then-president Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law and the USA Publications temporarily stopped its operations. Resurgence from Martial Law The USA Publications resumed its operations the following year with the youngest editor-in-chief, 16 year-old Ma. Leah Rosanna Ravena (1973-1974), with Atty. Evelyn Jiz as moderator. The next three years would see the publications being run by two editors-in-chief: Teodoro Montelibano and Vicente Salas (1974-1975), Meriam Baniel and Sampaguita Monteblanco (19751976), and Ravena (who requested to be assigned a lower position) and Cecile Ariete (1976-1977). Anita Bellosillo began her term as Ravena’s and Ariete’s moderator, and would continue guiding and mentoring student journalists for the next 16 years, making her the longest serving USA Publications moderator from 1976 to 1991. It was in 1976 when the first Regional College Press (COPRE) Conference and Awards was held. Facilitated by the USA Publications and the Central Echo, the official school publication of the Central Philippine University, the event served to recognize several accomplished student publications across the region, organized by the
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Philippine Information Agency Regional Office 6 (PIA 6; previously known as the Ministry of Public Information VI). The Augustinian Mirror was hailed as the Best College Magazine of 1976. Following Ravena and Ariete, the co-editorship was passed on to Anna Marie Cornelio and Venerando Eclar (1977-1978), and Henry Bueron Caspe and Cornelio (1978-1979). It was during their term that the The Augustinian Mirror garnered the award of Best Developmental Communication Magazine during the 2nd COPRE Awards. The Mirror continued to maintain that title in the years that followed (1978-1981), both under the tandems of Roberto Berba and Cornelio Panes (1979-1980) and Domingo Lazaro and Mylene Miciano (1980-1981).The Augustinian Mirror won Best Magazine and The Augustinian won Best Newspaper during the term of Lazaro and Miciano. But it was during the term of Sandra Anotado and Ramonito Velasco (1981-1982) that The Augustinian Mirror received the Gawad Graciano Lopez Jaena Award in the annual Western Visayas College Press Conference. The most coveted in the field of campus journalism in the region, the award is bestowed to a college magazine declared as Best College Magazine for three consecutive years, and The Augustinian Mirror has won five times in a row: 1976-1977, 1977-1978, 1978-1979, 1979-1980, and 1980-1981. A Thriving Publication The USA Pub continued to dominate college press conferences in the following years. In the AY1982-1983, Marvin Bionat and Ed Larry Brasileño were the editorsin-chief, and the USA Pub has once again won the Gawad Graciano Lopez Jaena award. They were followed by the indominatable team of Leomil Aportadera and February 2019
Raul Anlocotan (1983-1984), who brought glory to the institution when they garnered the Golden Presidential Awards for being part of the Outstanding Campus Writers in the Philippines. Jobert Yap and Evalyn Ursua (19841986) succeeded them, and once again The Augustinian Mirror was hailed as the Best Magazine in the region. Edmund Faro and Mary Josephine Jardiolin (19861987) took the helm of editorship, but Jardiolin was replaced by Naomi Cosette Rigor, while Faro retained the editorship (1987-1988). Rey Saluba and Ivan Suansing took over from 1988 to 1989 and then Jigger Latoza and Sylvia Yvonne Silveo assumed the position the following year. In addition to his editorship in the USA Pub, Latoza made history when he won first place in both the National Essay Writing Contest, sponsored by the Commission on Human Rights and the Rizal National Essay Writing Contest. He retained his editorship the following year, this time with Ernest Federiso (1990-1991). It was during this period when The Augustinian Mirror won the Antonio Tagamolila Awards for its intelligent discussion and analysis of socio-political issues. The Augustinian also earned a citation by the Department of Tourism as the Most Outstanding Tourism-Oriented Tourism Paper in Region VI. Into The Nineties After almost 16 years of service as the moderator, Bellosillo was appointed as the English Department chair, and Flaviano Manalo took over. Under him, the editorsin-chief were Benedicto Panigbatan and Mary Therese Esther Ita-as (1991-1992). The Mirror earned another Gawad Graciano Lopez Jaena for winning Best College Magazine from 1987 to 1992. Panigbatan retained his position but this time with Erna Elizan as his co-editorin-chief (1992-1993). In 1993, the Mirror was privileged to gain an exemption from competing in the annual campus journalism contests for five years. The following year, Isidoro Cruz served as co-editor of Elizan in 1993 to 1994. The pairings would end with the selection of Eric Divinagracia as sole editor-in-chief in 1994 to 1996. During his second year as editor, The Augustinian was hailed Best Newspaper in Western Visayas during the November 1995 COPRE Conference and Awards held in Bacolod City. Divinagracia was followed by Imelda Corros (19961997), and Jennifer Gabrillos (1997-1998).The asssumption of Cynette Lovelyn Mirasol and Marie Gabrielle Laguna
(1998-2000) as editors-in-chief once again set the pace to two editors-in-chief. It was also during their term that the magazine made its comeback to COPRE. Once again,The Augustinian Mirror proved its worth in the field of campus journalism when it was recognized as the Best Magazine in the entire region in that year’s COPRE Awards. usa pub gives birth: Gusting, San Ag Campus Press, and Irong-Irong At the start of AY 2000-2001, Romeo Montoya and Jakeson Florido were selected as the editors-in-chief of the USA Pub. Florido came back as the editor in AY 20012002, but with Cyril Paulmitan as co-editor. During their term, the USA Pub reaped the following major awards in that year’s COPRE event: Best Magazine for The Augustinian Mirror, 3rd Place Best Newspaper for The Augustinian, and Eilene Pama, feature editor, was crowned Ms. COPRE. Paulmitan retained the post as editor, with Jodelen Ortiz (2002-2003). Ortiz became the editor once again the following year, but with Rossbelle Maestro as her co-editor (2003-2004). Rogelio Gabiano and Karine Tropel (2004-2005) were their successors. During their term, the USA Publications organized the 1st Gusting Campus Journalism Seminar on October 19-20, 2004. More than 50 student journalists participated in the said event, coming from different educational institutions across the region. Also, in 2004,The Augustinian Mirror transformed into a tourismoriented magazine, which featured several provinces in Region VI. This trend continued up to 2008 during the editorship of Pietros Val Patricio (2008-2009). Maestro returned, alongside Gabiano in AY 20052006. They established the 1st San Ag Campus Press Awards. It served as a regional press competition for publications in high schools, colleges and universities, both public and private in Region VI. Johnny Esmilla Jr. was selected as editor from 20062008. His team launched the first Irong-irong Student Literary Journal, with Arlene Moscaya as its first editor. It paved the way for Augustinian students to share and develop their passion for literary arts, as their creative works were given the chance to be published. Patricio retained his editorship, with Jefferson Magbanua as co-editor (2009-2010). During that particular year, the USA Publications was set to make its comeback in the Regional College Press Conference, but their participation was moved because the publications decided to focus on the San Ag Campus Press event instead. USA Publications 90th Anniversary Special Issue 11
But what would set the USA Publicatiosn apart from the rest would be the launching of Dingding ni Gusting, spearheaded by the tandem of Jefferson Magbanua and Donna Isabelle Fresnido (2010-2011). Dingding ni Gusting was conceptualized so the Pub can participate in a new category opened by PIA6, community wall newspaper. Jerson Elmido was designated as the first community editor and under the guidance of their moderator, Gladys Confessor, Dingding ni Gusting made its first appearance. In addition to the launching of the community wall newspaper, Ray Adrian Macalalag, then-managing editor, introduced the USA Publications to online visibility. The year also saw the return of the publications to the COPRE scene. Dingding ni Gusting won Second Best Wall Newspaper in the 2010 COPRE, and the Augustinian Mirror placed fifth as the Best College Magazine, and the USA Publications placed fifth in the blogsite contest. Mary Leslie Eregia and Ray Adrian Macalalag (2011-2012) were the successors of Magbanua and Fresnido. During their term, the Mirror first joined in the Spectrum Fellowship National Campus Press Awards by the University of St. La Salle-Bacolod and earned the title of Best Magazine, Best Magazine Layout and Best Magazine Cover Design. The USA Pub also reaped awards in the 36th COPRE Awards, such as the Best Wall Newspaper for Dingding ni Gusting; 2nd Journ.ph Blogsite Contest, 5th Best College Newspaper; 4th Best News Page; 4th Best Newspaper Layout; 4th Best Magazine Cover Design; and 5th Best Editorial Page. Macalalag retained his editorship for two more terms, with Josefa Maria A. Castro as his co-editor in AY 2012-2013 and with Ric Martin Libo-on in AY 2013-2014. During 2012, the USA Publications News was launched. It is a web newscast which is the first ever to be done in the Visayas region. This was part of their advocacy to lessen the use of paper. In addition to this, it was further strengthened by decreasing the size of the newspaper and using less space-consuming fonts. Macalalag was also hailed as an IWAG awardee from PIA 6, the first Pub staff to be accorded such. The following academic year, Elmido also received the same award, a tradition that would be upholded by the USA Pub members in the years to come.
THE EAGLE SOARS HIGHER Joyce Gem Cañete and Joel Sastrillo (2014-2015) succeeded Macalalag and Libo-on as editors-in-chief, and the USA Publications continued to reap awards in both the regional and national scenes. In the National Campus Press Awards, The Augustinian Mirror was hailed as the Best Magazine and Irong-irong as the Best Literary Journal. In the 38th COPRE Awards, The Augustinian earned the titled of Best College Newspaper, Best Newspage and Best Newspaper Layout. Resty John Palete, a senior writer, and Stephanie Kay Urquiola, managing editor, were named Mr. and Ms. COPRE, respectively. Urquiola went on to become the editor-in-chief, along with Kevin Jerrol Erebaren (2015-2016). Urquiola and Palete received the IWAG award that year. Frennie Tababa, (2016-2017),who succeeded them, was hailed as the Campus Journalist of the Year in the National Campus Press Awards. Daryl Selerio was accorded with the IWAG award as well in the same year. In 2017-2018, Rj Junsay became the editor-in-chief, a position she would retain for the second time in 2018-2019. Junsay’s team continued to bring more honor and glory to the University by ushering the publication to a new national
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awarding body, The Manila Times Colleges and The Manila Times Campus Press Awards which won the publications four major awards: Edward Dominic Emilio, associate editor, and Andrea Nicole Parce, community editor, won as Best Columnist and Best News Writer, respectively in 2017-2018; Best Feature Story by Junsay and Allaine Rose Emnacen, photography director, for their article “Transcending the Boundaries of Faith” on the Marawi siege, and The Augustinian Mirror winning Best Magazine Lay-out and Design in 2018-2019. The limelight shone brightest on the team as the Dingding ni Gusting clinched its three-peat streak of being the Best Wall Newspaper in the region during the 43rd COPRE Awards, and regaining the title of region’s Best Magazine after eight years. The writers of the USA Publications maintain its foothold in the IWAG awards with Parce and Junsay winning during 2018 and 2019, respectively. the new era Since 1928, the USA Publications has been in the limelight of the most awarded publications across the nation but the USA Pub never rests, and never will, on their laurels to strive in pursuit of excellence in the field of campus journalism, for the search of the truth never truly ends.
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65 years of augustinian excellence
By Rochelle Mae M. Muzones Photographs Edrea Claire G. Gregore, Miguel Carlos J. Llamado, Bobbiejo M. Healey
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The eagle. The colors red and gold. Symbols of the daring leadership and lofty ideals and instruction methods. of the forebearers of the University of San Agustin, an institution that would become Symbol of Truth and of Liberty the blueprint for exemplary Catholic tertiary education for more than 11 decades. The 80-year-old Urdaneta building witnessed the For over a century, the first and the oldest university in Western Visayas, our very own University of San Agustin, has become the home of top performing faculty and students and outstanding alumni. Aside from envisioning itself as a premier academic institution, it also strives to preserve the cultural patrimony of the Augustinian institution and of the Church and people of the Philippine archipelago. Beacon Light As early as 1880s, the Augustinians already had the desire to establish a school in the province of Iloilo in Panay Island. Through the courage of the five pioneering Augustinian friars, Fray Martin de Rada, Fray Diego de Herrera, Fray Agustin de Aguirre, Fray Pedro de Gamboa, and Fray Andres de Urdaneta, they fulfilled their purpose of redefining the educational and cultural dimensions on a foreign land. Centuries after the Roman Catholic set foot on the shores of the Orient Pearl, Augustinian priests along with a few Filipino and Spanish friars from Spain founded the educational institution on July 15, 1904. It began as a preparatory school for boys during the American colonial period with initially 40 students. After a decade of its establishment, the school was formally incorporated as Colegio de San Agustin on February 5, 1917. In 1928, The Augustinian Mirror, one of the country’s oldest student publications, started out as a monumental breakthrough of senior high school students Jose Mijares and Jose Garcia-Sanchez. Many Augustinians witnessed the fast-paced growth of the institution as it launched three colleges namely the College of Liberal Arts (now under the College of Liberal Arts, Sciences and Education after being merged with College of Education) in 1935, College of Commerce in 1936 and College of Law in 1937. In 1940, the institution opened its doors to everyone when it began to admit female students. In the years 1941 to 1945, the Colegio was temporarily closed due to the Second World War. All the buildings were wiped out during the bombing except the Urdaneta Hall, which currently houses the Auditorium, the Archives, the Registrar’s Office, the Medical and Dental Clinics, and the University Review Center. With only the ruins left, some friars advocated for the closure of the academe while 14 USA Publications 90th Anniversary Special Issue
others proposed for its immediate rehabilitation. American Augustinians helped the administrators to obtain a loan after the war and facilitated the rehabilitation for a couple of years. The opening of College of Pharmacy (now part of the College of Health and Allied Medical Professions after being merged with College of Medical Technology, College of Nursing and Nutrition and Dietetics department) and College of Technology led to the great come back of the institution in 1945.The establishment of the Normal (Teacher’s) College (now included in CLASE) then followed in 1947, the Graduate School in 1950 and the College of Dentistry in 1953. A year before its golden anniversary, the school was granted the university status by the government on March 1, 1953, making it the first university in Western Visayas and the only Augustinian university in the Asia-Pacific region. When Fr. Nicanor Lana, O.S.A became the rector in 1956, vast improvements in the infrastructure became evident around the campus. On the same year, he inaugurated the DySA, the official radio station of the University which aims to expand the audience of the institution.The University of San Agustin Press commonly known as Libro Agustino was introduced a year later. On 1962, the College of Pharmacy was renamed to College of Pharmacy and Medical Technology (both part of CHAMP). Unfortunately, due to the poor enrolment, the administrators decided to phase out the College of Dentistry in 1967. On a brighter side, the flowering of cultural and artistic activities on campus led to the founding of Kawilihan-USA Dance Troupe and USA Troubadours under the Conservatory of Music (now added to CLASE) in 1972. Four years after the establishment of USA Clinical Laboratory in 1969, the College of Nursing was established in 1974. Presently, this 115 year-old private Roman Catholic educational institution now has two campuses, the Sambag, Jaro and Gen. Luna, Iloilo City, which offers 55 academic programs from Basic education to Graduate School, including the College of Law. With approximately 8,000 and 200 undergraduates and postgraduates, respectively, and 500 administrative staff, the University continues to provide the best interests of stakeholders through continuous upgrade of its facilities
fast growth of the world, and also the courage and daring of the administrators then and now to adapt to the swift change over the years. Since its massive destruction during the 1940s, the University emerged as one of the highly recognized academic institutions across the region as of today evidenced by its improved services and tightened internal control. As a symbol of the 60th Anniversary, a new statue of St. Augustine by renowned Akeanon sculptor Ronald Castrillo was unveiled that was funded by 60 generous donors and the proceeds left were used to sustain the seven advocacies of the University comprising Augustinian Formation and Mission, Arts and Culture, Environment and Health, Research and Development, Sports, Academic Excellence, and Leadership. This year, the administration revealed that a more symbolic infrastructure will be built in celebration of the 65th anniversary as a university that highlights the heart of Augustinian culture. This year’s celebration focuses on a structure that would characterize the University as a Catholic Augustinian academic institution exemplified by the University Chapel. The University plans to construct a fountain in front of the chapel as a mark anchored on the main message of this year’s anniversary, which is promoting the value of unity.The University also launched its 2023 Strategic Plan that aims academic excellence and organizational sustainability as part of the 65th year anniversary as a university. As what Rev. Fr. Williener Jack Luna, O.S.A., director of Philanthropic and External Alumni Relations said, “We believed that the University Chapel best represents the University of San Agustin as a Catholic Augustinian academic institution. It is because the University Chapel stands for the Catholic faith and the Augustinian values, which are central in the Augustinian education. Aside from this, the chapel holds special memories of the significant events in the life of the students and personnel of the University.” We Shout Your Glory Across The Sky The University’s name became the talk of the crowd with the performances of the notable members of the Augustinian community. Over the years, the University produced commendable February 2019
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Ten years ago, the Philippines was put in the limelight of controversy when 32 journalists were murdered together with 58 more people composed of Esmael Mangudadatu’s family members and supporters. To this day, the threat to the lives of journalists has not ended; however, this never sealed their lips and chained their hands to speak and write the truth. Without fear, responsible and developmental journalism has been their battle cry and weapon in presenting the truth and realities happening before their very eyes to the rest of the world.
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alumni that excel in the field of entrepreneurship and management, education, environment, culture and arts, law, media, medicine, public and community service, and sports. Aside from that, the University also generated numerous topnotchers in board examinations from different fields, and was recently named as one of the top performing schools all over the country with its 100 percent passing rate for two consecutive years Medical Technologist Licensure Examination. Furthermore, distinguished faculty and staff added more honor and glory to the University’s name through research presentations both in the local and international scenes. Aside from the skyrocketing results in the academic aspect, the University also carved its name on the performing arts and sports points of view. The University earned various awards for the performances of the Little Theatre, the Troubadours, the USA Publications, and the varsity players in the local, national and international scenes of competition. Time has witnessed the evolution of the University since it was founded in 1904.The University did not just merely strive to be a premier academic institution. It has more than succeeded in sealing its place in history. The Red and Gold continues to fly high. 16 USA Publications 90th Anniversary Special Issue
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Although journalism is primarily created to be a wide-reaching medium of communication, almost all pioneering publications prompted the transmission of transactions and programs for public information. The earliest reference to a journalistic product comes in a form of a circular called the Acta Diurna in Rome circa 59 B.C., when Julius Caesar ordered that all acts of the citizens be kept and published by public officials. Consequently, the Tang Dynasty has prepared a court report named ‘bao’ in 618 A.D. and was distributed among government officials for the purpose of keeping them informed of relevant events. However, the first official regular newspaper can be traced to Germany in 1609, published by Johann Carolus in Strasbourg. Nathaniel Butter’s The Weekly News in 1622 was said to be the initial paper published in English language (albeit “old English), and The Daily Courant in 1702 was the first daily paper for public consumption. It is no surprise that one of the goals of this earliest form of media was to address the grievances of the public to the government.This crusade of journalism remains persistent for the truth and progress it wants to thrive. This thrust is also supported by the highest law of the land, as stated in the Article III, Section 4 of the 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. “No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances.” We are currently in the age wherein the authenticity of truth is endangered. The proliferation of fake news, most especially in the digital atmosphere, has tainted the pursuit of truth’s deliverance. Delving deeper to the true essence of the journalism, objectivity always comes first because it relies on the discipline of verification. This bears the concept of transparency which is needed to show that the journalist does not only assert that something is true but has followed particular methods in information gathering and developed a system to test the reliability of journalistic interpretation. Here the information is properly taken care of and can be released to the public in an organized and accurate manner. Just like any other killing paraphernalia, words translate the infinite meaning of the individual’s motives. The cry that press freedom should never be curtailed resonates, now more than ever. The efforts made to silence the truth can never truly tantamount its potential of wreaking havoc when concealed. Journalism has held so much power, so much so it has incessantly pointed out the lapses and called upon a change in the system. In the ever-changing world where people aspire for truth and progress to persist, people must have a resilient foundation to where they can anchor themselves upon. For the past millennia, journalism has become the soil for people to advance change. Everyone should know the power that they possess when it comes to changing the world because a word can bring anyone there, if correctly and accurately used. As for the Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter, Sir Tom Stoppard,“I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon.” USA Publications 90th Anniversary Special Issue 17
The Augustinian Mirror garnered the award of Best Developmental Communication Magazine, during the 2nd COPRE Awards in 1977.
It was in April 1936 when the Mirror was exhibited in the Exposition of Catholic Press at Vatican.
Artwork Romari Charlz F. Diaz
After a year, it shifted to a sixcolumn layout during the term of Ramon Gonzales.
From tabloid, Mirror evolved to a full-fledged magazine with three sections.
The Augustinian Mirror debuted on August 1928 with only eight pages. From a three-column layout, Mirror changed to a five-column lay-out and sponsored a short story and poetry contest for the first time during the academic year 1932 – 1933.
A year after gaining the University status of Colegio de San Agustin on March 1, 1953, a 34-page magazine was produced, all dedicated to the academe.
The USA Publications started out as a brain child of Jose Mijares and Jose GarciaSanchez in 1928. Mijares became the first editor-in-chief and Fr. Mariano Sapiña, O.S.A as the first moderator.
The Augustinian, the official newspaper of the University, was first released on September 15, 1954.
The operations of the Publications was halted in 1941 due to World War II. It resumed on 1945 under the editorship of Rodolfo Jocson. Alberto Liboon and Josefa Contreras, the first woman editor-in-chief, took the lead last 1948. A year after gaining the University status of Colegio de San Agustin on March 1, 1953, a 34-page magazine was produced, all dedicated to the academe.
The organization was hailed as one of the three best edited school magazines during the National Collegiate Press Contest on 1956 garnering the Best College Magazine and Second Best Newspaper.
In 1956, the Publications conducted its first-ever qualifying exams for staff selection. Ermelo Biron topped the exam and the editorial staff in that year was composed of 42 writers.
In 1962, the USA Publications hosted the feast day of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of journalism. It was attended by 22 campus publications in Western Visayas.
In 1976, Anita Bellosillo became the moderator and stayed as the Moderator of the USA Publications for 16 years (19761991). The first Regional College Press (COPRE) Conference was held which was facilitated by the USA Publications and Central Echo, the official school publication of the Central Philippine University. The Augustinian Mirror was hailed as the Best College Magazine of 1976.
In 1972, the organization ceased due to the declaration of Martial Law by the late Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos in the country. The USA Publications resurfaced the following year with the youngest editor-in-chief, 16 year-old Ma. Leah Rosana Ravena.
In 1995, The Augustinian was hailed as the Best Newspaper in Western Visayas in the COPRE Awards under the leadership of Eric Divinagracia.
The Augustinian Mirror received its third Gawad Graciano Lopez Jaena Award after winning Best College Magazine from 1987 to 1992.
It was during the term of Sandra Anotado and Ramonito Velasco (198182), that the Augustinian Mirror received the Gawad Graciano Lopez Jaena Award in the annual Western Visayas College Press Conference. The award was given to the college magazine that has won first place for three consecutive years, and the Augustinian Mirror has won five times in a row.
In the academic year 1982-1983, Marvin Bionat and Ed Larry Brasileño were the editors-in-chief, and the USA Publications brought home its second Gawad Graciano Lopez Jaena Award. The Augustinian Mirror received its first Antonio Tagamolila Awards and The Augustinian earned a citation from the Department of Tourism as the “Most Outstanding Tourism-Oriented Tourism Paper in Region VI” on the academic year 1990 – 1991.
The Augustinian Mirror first joined in the Spectrum Fellowship National Campus Press Awards by the University of St. La Salle – Bacolod, and earned the titles of Best Magazine, Best Magazine Layout and Best Magazine Cover Design under the editorship of Mary Leslie Eregia and Ray Adrian Macalalag on 2011.
A community wall newspaper, Dingding ni Gusting, was introduced under the supervision of Jerson Elmido on 2010. Ray Adrian Macalalag, the managing editor, introduced the USA Publications to online visibility in 2010.
During 2012, the USA Publications News was introduced. It is a web-newscast, which was the first ever to be down in the Visayas region.
In 2014, The Augustinian Mirror reaped the Best Magazine and Irongirong earned the Best Literary Journal in National Campus Press Awards.
Navigating through the Numbers
With Rogelio Gabiano and Karine Tropel taking the lead as the editors-inchief, the USA Publications organized the 1st Gusting Campus Journalism Seminar on 2004 with 50 participants across the region.
In 2004, the Augustinian Mirror transformed into a tourismoriented magazine, which featured several provinces in Region VI.
During the editorship of Rossbelle Maestro and Rogelio Gabiano in 2005 – 2006, the San Ag Campus Press Awards, a regional press competition organized by the Publications, was first held.
Irong-irong, the student literary journal of the University, was launched in 2006 with Arlene Moscaya as the first editor.
In the 38th COPRE Awards in 2015, The Augustinian reigned as the Best College Newspaper and garnered the Best Newspage and Best Newspaper.
Dingding ni Gusting won as the back-to-back champion in the wall newspaper category on 42nd COPRE Awards. Rj Junsay was also awarded the Campus Journalist of the Year award while Edward Dominic Emilio and Andrea Nicole Parce garnered the Best Opinion Article and Best News Story, respectively, on For the first time in eight years, the 2019 Manila Times Press The Augustinian Mirror brought home the Best College Magazine, Awards.
In 2016, Dingding ni Gusting emerged as the Best Wall Newspaper in 41st COPRE Awards. The Augustinian Mirror, The Augustinian, and Irong-Irong garnered third place in Best College Magazine, Newspaper and Literary Folio. On the same year, Frennie Tababa, editor-in-chief, was hailed as the Campus Journalist of the year.
the Second Best Newspaper for The Augustinian and the three-time Best Wall Newspaper, Dingding ni Gusting, on the 43rd COPRE Awards. Mirror also earned the Best Layout Design and Best Feature Story about the Marawi Siege written by Junsay and Allaine Rose Emnacen on 2018 Manila Times Press Awards.
CAMPUS JOURNALISM: THEN, NOW AND BEYOND
By Glaiza Rae D. Amable Artwork Romari Charlz F. Diaz Photographs USA Publications
Campus Journalists’ undying oath to uphold the truth for the people
It is but undeniable that one cannot stop the steady march of technology, and this progression has also been reflected on the media industry. From the manual printing of newspapers during the 15th century up to today’s online news networks, the eagerness of journalists to uphold the truth have never stopped. According to David Squires, an English cartoonist of The Guardian, journalism morphed and forced into a type of writing that anyone can create. He
further stated that the simplest forms of it - Twitter’s tweets for example - can be sent out in less than a second and only include 140 characters. Journalism, from this, has
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moved from its organized and old format of newspaper to a new format that anyone can easily create. Change has come The way we use social media and journalism today impacts what people read and how they read or listen to news. Today, multimedia journalism has blurred the lines and changed the rules of the traditional
pillars of the fourth estate. Gone are the days when journalists had to wait for their friendly newspaper boy to finish his daily distribution run, or the six o’clock news on the radio or prime time news hours to tell them what happened earlier in that day. With the internet, news assimilation and distribution is instantaneous.There is something available for every audience out there, and in the format of their choice.Videos, text, and pictures - news is dished out in every possible manner across websites and social media beamed straight to smart devices and computers across the globe. The benefit of this for campus journalists is that it is easier to build a reputation through Facebook and Twitter profiles, where they can interact with readers, share unfiltered thoughts, and amass a following that can travel with them from one job to the next. Furthermore, the distribution power of some social networking sites are not only changing the types of content they create, but it is also changing where that content lives online. These sites do not dictate what journalists consider as news, but it is actually changing where we find that news and in what form it is delivered. New Reach, Speed, and Ethics It is not a one-sided affair anymore either. Comments, contributions, blog posts and guest articles mean new customers also provide inputs to this massive media circus. Every time there is a newsworthy occurrence or incident, someone is there with a smartphone to capture it. Every story has a reaction - whether that is an additional piece of information, or a viewer or reader’s opinion on the subject and arguments. The development of digital publishing has also compressed the timescales for journalists and newspaper production staff in years gone by. Take for instance, one case encountered by CNN News Anchor and Foreign Correspondent Extraordinaire Anderson Cooper when he was reporting in Haiti and then a riot broke out and a child was hit in the head by a cinderblock. Cooper had February 2019
to decide between continuing his narration and helping the boy, who was gushing blood. Ultimately, he brought the boy to safety, enabling people to see even more of what is happening in the world. Cooper further explained that back in the day, journalists had the luxury of taking days to piece together a report, but now, innovation has enabled everyone to show masses of what is going on real-time as well as fully capture the tragedy occurring in an area quickly. Not only that, journalism changes with new reach and speed because its growth brings with it new digital ethics. This is to ensure the free exchange of information that is truthful, accurate, objective, impartial, fair, and accountable, as these apply to the acquisition of newsworthy information and its subsequent dissemination to the public. What this means for new-age journalists In this profession, where new media has disrupted the traditional practice, the need to be alert to new developments is necessary to avoid becoming a relic and to prevent the crumbling of the walls that divide the journalists and the people they serve. Instead of living in denial about their precarious circumstance or dismissing the threat of the new media, there is an urgent call by all to take their destiny in their hands, especially for those who do not know any other thing to do than journalism. Modern journalists cannot afford to pick one medium as their hero and rest on their laurels.Versatility is the name of the game.Today’s journalist has to be able to write, shoot, sketch, tweet and do much more considering that the audience has become more sophisticated and their needs are to be reached and engaged through social media accounts with sizable followership. According to Steen Steensen, associate editor of HiOA’s Department of Journalism and Media Studies, newly-qualified newspaper journalists nowadays are expected to master far more tools and platforms than before, and master those with absolute urgency. This means that a journalist must be able to take videos for both TV and online media, and that their roles have been expanded in a multimedia and technological direction. Furthermore, they have to do all of this while still finding time to chase leads, cultivate contacts and build sources out of field, so it is vital therefore not to lose sight of what lies at the core of journalism. Whether we like it or not, the widespread global popularity of the internet has caused the media and communications industry to turn on its head. Striving to remain in this profession, the media feels the urgency to adjust, respond, and innovate; but at the same time remains true to its main calling to be an agent of change through exploring and redefining concepts and ideas. We are left with no choice, but to embrace the enhanced processes of identifying, reading, and responding to news stories. But before it can even be one, one has to be in for the long haul. USA Publications 90th Anniversary Special Issue 21
beyond the bylines
By Jeff G. Tolentino and Emy Rose Gallego Photographs USA Publications
USA Publications is more than the usual production of newspaper or magazine, it goes beyond words and the artworks it produces.
Photographs Daniel Jeff C. Telic
It is an honor to have been part of campus journalism during my college years. I thank the former editors and staff who, through their writings, inspired us who were just readers then. Thank you also to our young editors and staff for continuing the legacy of Augustinian campus journalism. Congratulations, USA Pub! - Jennifer Gabrillos, Editor-in-Chief , 1997-1998
-Noel de Leon, Staff Photographer, 2009-2010
Congratulations to the USA Publications on the occasion of its 90th Anniversary. The numerous awards and citations – particularly the most outstanding student publication awards - it received throughout the years only showed its being a leading student paper in the Western Visayas region. The magazines and newspapers have successfully chronicled the many exciting student activities at the University the past 90 years. The moderators have indeed effectively taught numerous student editors and writers the rudiments of good feature, editorial and essay writing. The editors have consistently practiced good journalism techniques which enabled them to win numerous regional and national student journalism awards. The knowledge which the student journalists acquired during their term have greatly equipped them with good writing skills which helped them succeed in their chosen careers. Despite the popularity of electronic/social media, may the USA publications continue to remain the written repository of contemporary political thoughts and norms of the student leaders of the University of San Agustin. -Raul Anlocotan, Editor-in-Chief, 1983-1984
ART AND DESIGN TEAM Romari Charlz F. Diaz (Art Director), Carrie Danielle G. Lao, Ravve Jay F. Prevendido, Helda P. Godoy (Intern) COMMUNITY AFFAIRS TEAM Andrea Nicole C. Parce (Community Editor), Nicole F. Serisola, Junfel G. Sotelo (Intern) CREATIVE WRITING TEAM Philip Robert C. Alaban (Literary Editor), Athena Gabriella E. Julabar, Nicole B. Vargas (Intern) PHOTOGRAPHY TEAM Allaine Rose M. Emnacen (Photography Director), Clyde Allen E. Sollesta, Miguel Carlos J. Llamado, Colleen Gaile B. Bilbao (Intern) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TEAM Wilkienson C. Muro (Program Director), Everild Dominique A. Camique, Edrea Claire G. Gregore (Intern)
Medical - Dental mission sang CHAMP, dugang nga ayuda sa Brgy. Nabitasan N I N I CO L E A I L I C E F. S E R I S O L A
Tungod sa kakulang sang kinahanglanon nga serbisyo para sa ikaayo nga lawas, libre nga bulong kag konsultasyon ang ginhiwat sang College of Health and Allied Professions (CHAMP) sang University of San Agustin upod sa nagakalain-lain nga organisasyon sa Bungsuan Elementary School, Nabitasan, Leganes sang Agosto 28, bilang parte sang pagsaulog sa pista sang patron sang Unibersidad. Pag-ulikid sa nagakinahanglan ang pokus sang isa sa mga birtud SERBISYO PUBLIKO. Ang mga estudyante sang College of Health and Allied Medical Professions nagtigayon sang ni San Agustin, rason sa paghiwat Medical and Dental Mission agod matagaan sang nagakaigo nga bulig medikal ang mga pumuluyo sang Nabitasan, sang medical kag dental mission Leganes. (Laragway gikan kay Miguel Carlos J. Llamado)
Community gardening, sabat sa problema sang malnutrisyon
Pag-amlig sa Katunggan Park, ginsuguran
N I A N D R E A N I CO L E C . PA R C E
Bwas-Damlag
Ang Istorya kang Tsinelas Ni Genessa Buenafe kag Andre Karl Faculin
Ni Donna Isabelle Fresnido
Sa kabuhi, may mga tawo nga magatudlo sa aton sa mga butang nga makabulig sa aton samtang kita nagadako. Sa isa ko ka klase, ang Group Dynamics, nagkadto kami sa Ginomoy para magdumala sang outreach program paagi sa pagtudlo sa mga kabataan. Ang akon grupo ang natugyan nga magkapyot sang mga manug-gradweyt nga mga estudyante sa high school. Magapabalo kami sa ila nga madamo sila sang pwede mapilian, kag dapat nga sa subong palang magaplano na sila sang ila nga handum. Sang gapamati ako sa ila, nanotaran ko nga kapin sa tunga sa grupo ang gusto nga mag-iskwela sa college. Lainlain ang ila mga handum: mangin manunudlo, seaman, ukon chef. May isa ka dalaga nga nagsaysay parti sa iya handum nga mag-iskwela sa kolehiyo. Nagaplano siya nga suportahan ang iya pamilya kag pag-iskwela, butang nga sa iya pananaw, amo ang pinakamaayo. Naglumaw-lumaw ang iya mga mata sang ginsaysay niya nga mabudlay ang
dalan pakadto sa maayo nga pangabuhi. Naghugot ang akon tutunlan sang nagbal-an ang iya tingog samtang ginasaysay ang iya mangin mga sakripisyo para sa kolehiyo. Nahibaluan ko nga may iban pa nga mga kabataan nga nabudlayan magkuha sing maayo nga edukasyon. Pero, ini ang una nga ti-on nga nakakilala ako sang mga kabataan nga amo sini. Ara sa ila ang kagustuhan pero wala sila sang manggad. Wala ko gid makita ang edukasyon bilang isa ka impotante nga butang. Nageskwela ako tungod ginaubra man ini sang kadam-an. Akon man pinili ang kolehiyo pero isa ini ka pinilian nga wala sang balatyagon. Subong, ginalantaw ko na ang kadaadlaw sa eskwelahan bilang isa ka bugay kay may mga tawo nga nagakabig sini bilang isa ka prebilihiyo, indi isa ka butang nga ginapilit para imo nga antuson. Nagkadto ako sa Ginomoy para magtudlo sa mga kabataan sang importansya sang ila desisyon. Sa akon paghalin, wala ako ga-ekspektar nga may matun-an man gali ako sa ila.
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Film Showing Ginhiwat para sa Kabataan Ni Febrielyn Tumines
DELICIOSO! Iririmaw nga gakara-on ang mga bata sa Brgy. Ginomoy Multi-Purpose Hall pagkatapos nanda lantawon si Dora the Explorer.
Simple nga Surundan sa Pagtu-on Ni Josefa Maria Castro kag Mary Leslie Eregia
1. Magtu-on sa malinong nga lugar. Bag-o magtuon , pangita kang lugar nga indi ikaw madistorbo. Makabulig diya para matutukan mo mayad kung ano ang imo timo ginabasa. 2. Magtu-on adlawadlaw. Makapaminsar
ikaw mayad kun ang imo nga leksiyon pagatun-an mo ti timprano kag liwatliwaton mo ka basa kumpara sa padali-an mo sa sara lang ka pag-pungko. 3. Magpamati mayad sa leksiyon. Magpamati sa ginatudlo kang maestro ukon maestra para
Bilang sabat sa problema sang malnutrisyon sang mga kabataan kag pumuluyo sang Sitio Proper, Nabitasan, Leganes, ginpakigsakupan sang De Viridis Agustinos ang clean-up drive sa community ga�den nga ginpatigayon sang Social Advocacy and Engagement Office (SACEO), Agosto 28. Ang programa nga bahin sang pagsaulog sang pista sang patron sang Unibersidad nga si San Agustin sang Hippo, isa ka hulag agud matapna ang paglapta sang masakit kag isa man ka dugang nga bulig pinansyal sa mga pumuluyo sang nasambit nga barangay. “Indi lang siya community gardening, isa man ini ka clean-up drive tungod nakita namon nga may kinahanglan sang pagtinlo kag tuyo namon ang isa ka mas organisado kag mas berde nga Barangay Nabitasan,” siling sang Bise-Presidente sang De Viridis Agustinos, Floyd Susarno, sang siya ginpamangkot patungod sa
maintindihan mayad ang imo leksiyon. Paagi ka diya, mas mangin maathag kanimo ang mga butang sa imo turun-an nga indi mo maintindihan. 4. Magkopya kang gina tudlo. Magkopya kang mga importante nga detalye para mas matandaan nimo
ang imo nga leksiyon sa amo nga adlaw. 5. Mag plano kang imo handom. Ang imo mga handom ang magatulod sa imo nga magtu-on tungod mapadumdom diya sa imo nga rapit ka na lang sa mga bagay nga gusto mo malab-ot.
Ang Sigma Alpha Epsilon(SAE) Fraternity kag Sorority-USA Chapter imaw ang Community Service Center naghiwat kang film showing kag feeding program sa Brgy. Ginomoy, Alimodian, Oktubre 9, 2010. Ang nasambit nga urubrahon ginpartisiparan kang 50 ka kabataan kang mga residente kang Brgy. Ginomoy nga ginhiwat sa Multi-Purpose Hall kang baranggay. Ang pelikula amo ang “Dora the Explorer” nga nagalayon nga magpalapnag kang edukasyon paagi nga makalingaw kag makapasadya sa mga bata ukon “Values Education through Film Showing.” Ang mga values nga gusto kang mga facilitators itanom sa mga tagipusuon kang mga kabataan amo ang 10 ka Augustinian values nga gina-integrar
man nanda sa tanan nga outreach programs sa iban man nga komunidad. “Kung ano ang ginatudlo sa students, dapat sa community amo man,” ku-on ni Maam Annie Pedregosa, Program Director kang Community Service Center. “It’s not lip service, you do it by example,” dugang na. Ang mga kabataan nga nagpartisipar nagapangidarun halin apat asta trese ka tuig. Pagkatapos kang film showing, nanagtag man kang bihon, pan, kag juice ang mga facilitators. “Kung baga, reflection na siya, pagkatapos namon nga ginpalantaw sang mga pelikula ang mga bata, ginpamangkot namon sila para masigurado nga naprocess sa ila ang learning,” sambit ni Marfred Gene Camtan, SAE facilitator.
Sara kaadlaw, si Toto kag si Nonoy gintaw-an kang tsinelas ni Lola Grasya. Ang darwa ka magpakas-a nagplano kang anda himuon sa bag-o nanda nga tsinelas. Kang nabu-ol ron tana ni Toto ang ana tsinelas dali-dali na tana ginsuksok kag nagsipal sa guwa kang anda balay ti panagu-ay, tumba –lata kag panaka kang kahoy. Sa pihak tana nga bahin, gin-gamit tana ni Nonoy ang bag-o na nga tsinelas sa pagpanaw sa eskwelahan adlaw-adlaw. Paagi kang bag-o na nga tsinelas, nakabu-ol tana ti ribbon sa Best in Math tungod wara tana gakaurihi sa ana tana nga mga klase. Sa pagpanaw kang ti-on, ang darwa kapares kang tsinelas nga ginta-o kay nanda Toto kag kay
Nonoy nangin parte kang anda nga paghimakas sa kabuhi. Nag-agi ang 20 ka tuig, nakatapos gid man ang magpakas-a sa anda nga pag-iskwela kag may ginaubrahan ron sanda sa siyudad. Ang tanan nga mga bagay nga ginta-o kanaton makaparapit ukon makaparayo sa aton mga ginahandum. Depende kun paano naton ginatatap ang mga bagay nga diya para makabulig kanaton pareho sa naabtan nanda ni Toto kag Nonoy. Si Toto gaubra ron sa sangka taas-taas nga building. Gapaninlo tana ti bintana pero wara tana nahadlok magpanaka sa mata-as nga lugar. Samtang, nagaubra tana si Nonoy nga Executive Officer sa sulod kang opisina nga ginatinlu-an ni Toto.
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Mga Pamaagi kun Paano Maghugas sang Kamot Mga Pamaagi Para Masiguro nga Matinlo ang Tubig
Proyekto nga palangabuhi-an gintukod sa Panus-on Ni HANNAH GRACE S. TABA
Ginpanagtag ni Mrs. Emily Dumalag kag iban pa nga nagpanguna sang Chicks Growing Program sa brgy. chapel ang mga bulong para sa mga pisu nga ila nauna nga ginpasagod sa mga pumuluyo sang Sitio Panus-on, Leganes, Setyembre 15, 2011. Ang programa ginpatigayon para sa palangabuhi-an sang mga residente. (Litrato ni Kennedy Geofrey Barrientos)
PAAGI SA PAKIG-ANGOT sang anum ka mga estudyante sang kurso nga Management Accounting sa San Miguel Corporation, isa ka proyekto nga palangabuhi-an ang gintukod sa Sitio Panus-on kung sa diin nagpakigbahin ang pumuluyo. Gin-aprubahan ika-12 sang Setyembre sang San Miguel ang “Chick Growing Program” kag tungod sini 500 ka pisu kag mga bubod halin sa ila ang ipanghatag sa mga taga-Panus-on. “Nalipay gid ang pumuluyo kag nakita gid namon nga handa sila mag-partisipar sa sini nga aktibidad,” sambit ni April Rose Pastilloso, isa sa mga estudyante nga nagpatigayon sang seminar
Gadaba-daba nga pagka-uhaw: Dulot sang gakalayo nga tubig sang Panus-on M A PA A N G a n g p a l i b o t , tagaktak ang balhas kag nagamala na ang amon tutunlan sang kami nagbisita sa Sitio Panus-on, Brgy. Nabitasan, Leganes. Nagdali-dali kami lakat padulong sa nakita namon nga tubo nga wala untat sa pagtubod. Ngaa ginbilin nila nga bukas ini nga tubo? Sang hana na kami magsalod sang amon baba sa tubo, gulpi may nagsaway sa amon. “Indi kamo dira maginom! Gakalayo ang ina nga tubig!” singgit sang tigulang nga babaye. Naglibog gid ang amon ulo kung paano nagakalayo ang ila tubig. Halos indi gid kami magpati asta sa nagdagundagun ang tigulang palapit sa tubo kag ginpakita sa amon ang pagsaglab sang tubig sang iya ini ginsindihan gamit ang posporo. Didto kami naurungan sa amon nasaksihan. Sang amon ginpalapitan ang tubig, madalag-dalag ang
kolor sini kag mabaho tina. Kung imo tulukon ang malapad nga tiligan-an sini, daw nagapula ang iya duag. Tungod sini, naghimo kami sang amon pagusisa nahanungod sa sini nga tubig. Sa pahayag ni Professor Aneline Tolones, chair sang Chemistry Department, University of San Agustin, duha ang posible nga rason sang pagdalag sang tubig. Una, ang indi pagdunot sang organic nga bagay sa lupa kang ang presensiya sang oxides of iron. Dugang pa gid niya, ang tubig sang Panus-on nagasaglab tungod sang mga elemento nga madasig maduktan sang kalayo kaangay sang methane kag hydrocarbon. Para nga ang tubig puwede mainom kag magamit sa pangadlaw-adlaw, kinahanglan nga ma-eksamin ini sang mga eksperto. “…kag dapat, wala sang chemical ukon radioactive material kay makahalit gid sa lawas sang mga tawo nga
nagagamit sini,” dugang ni Prof. Tolones. Ang pag-inom kag paggamit sang sini nga tubig, makatuga sang pagkatol sang panit, mabudlay nga pagginhawa, kag paglain sang tiyan ukon paglupot. Buot silingon, ang tubig sang Panus-on indi gid mahimo nga ma-inom sang kadam-an. Kung wala rasyon nga nagaabot halin sa banwa, ang tubig ulan ang ginagamit pangdulauhaw sang mga taga sitio. Apang bisan paano, wala nagakadulaan sang paglaum ang mga pumuluyo nga magaabot ang ti-on nga mahatagan alibyo ang ila palas-anon. Nagakalayo
para sa proyekto. Kapin sini, nagatuyo man ang programa nga ma-obligaran sang mga estudyante kag mga faculty members ang ila responsibilidad nga makabulig sa isig ka pareho bilang mga Agustino. “Paagi sini nga programa, ang mga estudyante makatapos sa ila proyekto sa subject kag ang San Miguel, matuman nila ang ila responibilidad nga makabulig sa komunidad,” dugang ni Emily Dumalag, adviser sang mga estudyante. Madamo pa nga bulig ang pagala-uman nga ihatag sa mga pumuluyo sang Sitio Panus-on nga subong adopted community sang Unibersidad.
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HS nagbisita sa Panus-on, nanagtag sang gamit pang-eskwela
man ang ila tubig, wala nagakaupos ang ila paghimakas sa pangabuhi. Pareho kainit sang nagadaba-daba nga tubig sang Panus-on ang pagpaninghakul sang mga pumuluyo sa pagkinot sa matinlo nga tubig, nga amo lamang ang bulong sa ila pagkauhaw. Didto sa Panus-on makita nga ang kada tulo sang matinlo nga tubig nagabalor pareho sa isa ka bulawan.
Si Tino kag ang Misteryoso nga Libro Ni AYAH DANICA V. GRANADA
Ni JERSON E. ELMIDO
LAPIS, bolpen, kag papel – pila lamang ini sa mga gamit pangeskwela nga ginpanagtag sang High School (HS) Department sa ila pagbisita ika-16 sang Hunyo sa Sitio Panus-on, Brgy. Nabitasan, Leganes, Iloilo. Gin-ugyunan ang nasambit nga aktibidad sang 26 ka mga estudyante halin sa HS sa pakig-angot sa ERDA Foundation – Educational Research and Development Assistance. “Dako gid ang nabulig sang San Agustin sa amon barangay ilabi na gid sa kabataan kay maga-ayo gid ang ila pageskwela,” nasambit ni Brgy.
Kapitan Donardo Gustilo. Dugang sini, nagbulig man ang mga estudyante sa mga hilikuton sa panimalay sang ila adopted family. “Ang pagbisita nga ini parte ini sang “Agustino Para sa Tao” program kung sa diin ginatudlu-an naton ang aton kabataan kung paano mangin mas responsible sa pagbulig sa aton napili nga komunidad,” pahayag ni Annie Pedregosa, d i re k t o r s a n g Ti l i p u n a n Community Service Center. Ang amo nga pagbisita ang ulihi nga bahin sang duha ka adlaw nga volunteer training sang Tilipunan.
“Adopt-a-Tree” program gin-umpisahan Ni MIA ROSE V. EMBOLTURA
4. K u n g nagaduhaduha sa katinluon sang tubig, mas maayo nga indi na ini paggamiton.
Ni FEBRIELYN S. TUMINES
PARA SIGURADO nga mabuhi ang mga gutok nga pagatamnon sang mga Tilipunan volunteers sang College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), panibag-o nga tree-planting program ang gin-umpisahan sang ika-16 sang Hulyo sa Sitio Panus-on, Leganes, Iloilo. Ini ang “Adopt-a-Tree” program kung sa diin, pagatamnon ang amo nga mga gutok sang kada estudyante sa panimalay sang ila adopted family kag pagatatapon ini sang pamilya asta nga magdako. “Kung pareho nagabuligay ang nagtanom kag ang adopted family, mas taas ang posibilidad AKO MAN! Nagapakigbahin pati mga kabataan sang sitio Panus-on sa nga mabuhi ang tanom,” pagtanum sang kahoy sa ila palibot. sambit ni Ma. Irene Grace duta lapit sa baybay,” dugang Galon, tagapamuno sang CAS Panus-on. “Sa ulihi, makabulig gid pa ni Pedregosa. Community Service Program. Kaupod man ang faculty Suno kay Annie Pedregosa, ini (nga programa) sa palibot direktor sang Tilipunan, dako sang nasambit nga lugar kay members sang Biology Department ang mangin kontribyusyon malikawan ang pag-us-os sang sa paglunsar sang nasambit sang sini nga programa para sa lupa bangod sa mahumok nga nga programa. DINGDING NI GUSTING is published by the USA Publications. Editorial Staff: Ray Adrian C. Macalalag and Mary Leslie S. Eregia (Editors-in-Chief); Josefa Maria A. Castro (Managing Editor); Jesanny I. Yap, Andre Karl S. Faculin, and Genessa A. Buenafe (Associate Editors); Febrielyn S. Tumines (Literary Editor); Jerson E. Elmido (Wall News Editor); Ric Martin L. Liboon, James Marthy M. Esleyer, and Mia Rose V. Emboltura (Senior Writers); Charrie Rose E. Duay, Kim Eric J. Del Rosario, and Joyce Gem M. Cañete (Staff Writers); Nicole Fernan L. Caminian (Art Director); Kristine Louise L. Andrade (Photography Editor); John Louie E. Esmaya (Circulation Manager); Wilhelm C. Lizada, Marylex G. Sumatra, Joel S. Sastrillo, Kevin Jerrol C. Erebaren, and Josel T. Majerano (Newspaper Apprentice Writers); Diane Danica C. Dy, Christine Joy A. Saber, Ayah Danica V. Granada, and Rexon Ace A. Amase (Magazine Apprentice Writers); Gladys T. Confesor (Moderator)
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Kuskuson ang duwa ka palad.
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Tinluan sing maayo pati sa tunga sang mga tudlo.
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Padayon nga tinluan ang Tinluan isa-isa ang palad asta masigurado mga tudlo. nga matinlo na ini.
Banlawan kag trapuhan.
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‘Water facility system,’ ginpatukod sa “Noy, palihog...” Caingin, Panus-on NI RESTY JOHN L. PALETE
NI MARIE JULIENNE V. CABALLETE
ISA ka hapon, ginpabasa si Tino sang iya nanay sang iya mga libro. Tungod sa kamingaw, napinsaran niya nga hampangan na lamang ang mga ini. Ginpang-kuritan niya ang mga ini kag ginkoloran. Gingisi ang mga pahina kag ginhimo baruto nga papel. Ginhaboy kag ginbutang sa indi insakto nga lugar. Sa ti-on sang tagululan, gina-pamandong man niya ang mga libro. Sang iya ginkuha ang isa ka libro para ihaboy, nagpilit ini sa iya mga kamot. “Ano ang gin ubra ko sa imo ngaa gin-halitan mo ako?” Ginkulbaan si Tino sang nabati-an niya ang tingog nga naghalin sa nagatapik nga libro sa iya mga kamot. “Magapilit ako sa imo mga kamot asta sa katubtuban luwas lamang kun mangako ka sa akon nga indi mo na ako paghalitan.” “Pangako, pangako!” singgit ni Tino sa kahadlok. “…halungan ko na ang mga libro ko!” Nagbaylo ang palibot kag nahibalu-an ni Tino nga natulugan gali siya sa iya pulungku-an. Isa lang ka dalamguhanon pero para sa iya, daw matuod ang natabo. Nahibalu-an ni Tino nga ang mga libro may balatyagon man kag dapat gid ini sila nga halungan.
AGUSTINO PARA SA TAO. Ang mga volunteers sang Unibersidad nagpananom sang mga binhi sang bakhaw nga armas kontra sa baha kag storm surges. (Laragway gikan kay Allaine Rose M. Emnacen)
Para sa pag-amlig sang dunang mangad, sa duta man ukon sa tubig, ang University of San Agustin Student Council (USASC) kaupod ang Social Advocacy and Community Engagement Office (SACEO) kag Agustino Para sa Tao volunteers, nagsugod sang pagpananom sang nagakalainlain nga sahi sang bakhaw sa Katunggan Ecopark, Barangay Nabitasan, Leganes, Agosto 28. Ang pagtanom sang singkwenta ka bakhaw isa sa mga pamaagi sang SACEO agod makahatag bulig sa palangitanan sang mga pumuluyo, kag pagsuporta sang Katunggan Ecopark nga subong ginakabig nga mayor nga Watershed Unit. “Luwas sa nagasuyop ini sang dako nga kantidad sang carbon dioxide, ang pagkabig sang lugar bilang isa ka ecopark nakabulig guid sa pag-uswag sang amon nga banwa,” pagpaathag ni
Wilson A. Batislaon, Agricultural Technician sang Leganes Municipal Agricultural Office sang siya ginpamangkot patungod sa bulig sang bakhaw. Sa panaysayon ni Ma. Consejo Centeno, Community Extension Coordinator sang SACEO, nadala sa nasiling nga aktibidades ang pagtudlo sang insakto nga pagtanom sang bakhaw kag nagakadapat nga proteksyon sang coastal a�ea agod makalikaw ang mga residente sa katalagman nga dulot sang storm su�ge nga posible nagataas sang lima tubtob pito ka metros. “Antes nga mananom, ginahambalan guid namon ang mga nagapasakop nga ang bakhaw makabulig sang dako sa komunidad ilabi nagid sa tiun sang bagyo kag baha bangud ini nagasagang sang mga mabaskog nga balod,” dugang ni Centeno. Sa pihak nga bahin, ginpamatuoran ni Jerry Alkalde, nga isa ka mangingisda ang bulig ang mahatag sang mga bakhaw sa ila lugar, tungod ini nagaserbi nga puloy-an sa magagmay nga isda kag kalampay nga nagahatag sa mga pumuluyo sang palangabuhian.
guid ang dengue paagi sang �ole playing nga ginhimo sang mga estudyante sang nasambit nga kolehiyo. “Dako guid ang amon pasalamat sang libre nga serbisyo tungod talagsa man lang kami maka ambit sang libre nga bulig medikal,” pagpamatuod ni Jemros Bolivar, isa ka residente, sang bulig sang programa sa mga pumulyo sang Barangay. Dugang ni Centeno, pagkatapos sang programa, ang mga residente nag-upod sa diutay nga community banquet upod ang mga estudyante, manunudlo kag Barangay Health Workers nga nangin pamatbat sang medical mission.
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Ang baganihan nga wala sang kapa N I A N D R E A N I CO L E C . PA R C E
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. Indi,naglupad lang nga basura sang Barangay Dimalimpyo Dos. Tanan sa Barangay may ara guid pinasahi nga opisyo. Masami nga ara sa bulangan ang mga kalalakin-an. Ang mga babayi naman adto sa tiyangge wala puhay nga kuda kay inday. Ugaling sa tanan nga bisyo, isa lang ang ila paborito—ang paghaboy sang basura diri, didto. Apang pinasahi ang pamilya Baha kag ang ila anak nga si Gina. Kon hapon, si Gina nagapamulot sang basura sa kilid sang suba kag nagakutkot sang gamay nga kanal agod maka-agi ang danaw nga tubig halin sa ila balay. Siya ginakadlawan lang sang iya mga kahampang. “Daw buang ka,” ang singgit nila sa iya. Apang wala untat nga naga-ubra si Gina. “Amo ni ang tudlo sa akon sa eskwelahan,” iya ginapanumdom. Isa ka adlaw, gulpi nag-ulan sa barrio, butang nga tumalagsa lang kon matabo. Wala nag-untat ang pagbubo sang ulan kag ang mga panimalay daw hakwaton sang tuman kakusog nga hangin. Tatlo ka adlaw nagdugay ang delubyo. Sang nag-untat ini, amo
Tuigan nga katalagman, hibaluon kag tapnaon! N I A N D R E A N I CO L E C . PA R C E
PREPARADO. Risk Assessment and Validation sang Biology Department para sa Barangay Risk Reduction Management Planning sang Brgy. Nabitasan, Leganes. (Grapiks ni Carrie G. Lao)
Subong nga mga tini-on, mabudlay guid mapaktan ang mga hinali lang gakatabo nga disgrasya. Apang paagi sa programa sang Social Advocacy and Community Engagement Office nga naga hibalo sang mga peligro nga dulot sang binulan nga pagbag-o sang panahon, mahimo na mapunggan sang dalayon ang mga epekto sini. Kon tig-ululan, mahimo nga magsuksok sang botas kag magtinir sa sulod sang balay agud malikawan ang trangkaso kag mga sakit nga ara sa tubig baha. Maghalong sa mga lamok kag lantawon ang mga bulutangan sang tubig, nga posible nga mga breeding sites sang lamok nga may dengue. Kon tig-ilinit naman, mahimo nga mag-inom sang madamo nga tubig kag maggamit sang payong agud malikawan ang dehydration ukon heat stroke. Sa subong nga panahon, dapat mangin alisto ilabi nagid sa aton panglawason. TUIGAN NGA KATALAGMAN, HIBALUON KAG TAPNAON! ang pagka-kibot sang mga pumuluyo bangod ang ila lugar ginsulod sang pwerte kadalom nga baha. Sang ini nakita ni Gina, siya nagkadto sa suba kag ginpadayon ang pagkutkot sang kanal nga iya ginhimo. Sang ini nakita sang iya mga kasilingan, ila ginkuha ang tagsa nila ka mga pala kag sila nakahimo sang mas dako nga kanal. Daw sa mirakulo dayon nga nagnubo ang lebel sang baha hasta tulhay na ini nga nadula. “Sakto guid nga ang problema masolbar kon kita tanan magbululigay,” siling ni Gina. Sa subong, wala na ginabaha ang Barangay Dimalimpyo Dos kag tanan nga panimalay may tagsa na ka basurahan kag kanal nga konektado sa mas dako nga kanal nga ila ginbululigan himo. Si Gina naman, padayon gihapon sa pag-pabakod sang ila proyekto bulig ang kabilya kag simento bangod siya isa na ka inhenyero. Siya si Gina Baha—pala amo ang iya espada, kaalam amo ang iya panaming. Kag siya amo ang baganihan nga wala sang kapa.
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2. Siguraduhon nga ang suludlan nga ginagamit may takop para indi pag istaran sang mga insekto pareho sang lamok.
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guid sang mga estudyante sang Unibersidad. “Kon sang una, diretso kami nga nagahiwat sang out�each, subong ginpakamaayo ni Dr. Daguay nga antes ang tanan, makuha sila anay sang stool, urine kag CBC specimen agud mabal-an kon ano ang ila ginakinahanglan nga bulig,” siling ni Ma. Consejo Centeno, Community Extension Organizer sang SACEO nga nagasugod sang dugang nga inobasyon sang out�each p�ogram. Suno man sa SACEO, nangin tuhay ang subong nga aktibidades bangud sa pagpakita sa mga kabataan sang epekto sang nagakalain-lain nga sakit ilabi na
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1. P a b u k a l a n ang tubig sa sulod sang 15-30 minutos para mapatay ang mga mikrobyo.
handum sang organisasyon para sa komunidad. Upod man sa nasambit nga aktibidades ang Municipal Agriculture Office Head, Serle Deysulong sang banwa sang Leganes nga nagpromisa sa paghatag sang mga liso kag abono agud ang mga pumuluyo makasugod na sang pagpananom. “Ang community gardening makabulig gid sang dako sa pagiban sang gasto namon sa pagkaon kay imbis nga magbakal, may ara na kami nga ulutanon nga ara lang sa amon palibot,” saysay ni Lorie Bitgue, Sekretarya sang Barangay Nabitasan, bilang sabat sa bulig sang nasambit nga proyekto. Suno kay Ma. Consejo Centeno, Community Extension Coordinator sang SACEO, base sa pinakabag-o nila nga datos, padayon nga nagagamay ang numero sang mga kabataan nga malnourished sang Sitio Proper nga nangin 56 halin sa 78 ka kabataan.
sa Barangay kaupod ang CHAMP kag ang mga Agustino Para sa Tao volunteers sang Social Advocacy and Community Engagement Office (SACEO). “Ginhiwat ini para makahatag ayuda kag makapahagan-hagan sang ila sitwasyon tungod mabudlay sa ila parte ang pagkadto pa sila sa mga health centers nga ara sa banwa,” siling ni Dr. Alma Maria Daguay, mununudlo sang kolehiyo kag Outreach Project Manager sang CHAMP, sang siya ginpamangkot sang katuyuan sang programa. Dugang ni Daguay, ang hilikuton ang nagserbe nga ispiho sang realidad nga nagakahitabo sa guha sang buluthoan nga mapuslan
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KAUPOD ang Philippine Australian Community Assistance Program (PACAP), ginpatigayun sang Social Advocacy and Community Engagement Office (SACEO) ang pagpatukod sang water facility system sa Sitio Caingin kag Panus-on, Barangay Nabitasan, Leganes. Gintuman sang mga nasambit nga grupo ang pagpatindog sang water facility system sa nasiling nga duwa ka sitio sang Nabitasan para masolusyunan ang kakulangan sang malimpyo nga tubig para sa mga residente.
Ang PACAP nagatingwa nga ponduhan ang nagakalain-lain nga programa nga magatapna sang kagutom. Ang PACAP nagasuporta man sa mga programa sa edukasyon, ikaayong lawas kag katinluon sang palibot. Sa pihak nga bahin, ang SACEO naga-aspirar nga makapahibalo pamaagi sa pagtudlo sa mga tawo, makabulig organisa pamaagi sang paghulma sang komunidad nga Kristiyano kag makapaayo sang pasilidad sa mga nagakalain-lain nga barangay.
MATINLO NGA TUBIG PARA SA TANAN. Sa ila nga pagbisita sang ika-20 sang Septyembre, ginlikom sang mga volunteers sang Social Advocacy and Community Engagement Office (SACEO) gikan sa College of Arts and Sciences ang mga problema kag iban pa nga datus nga nahanungod sa ginagamit na tubig sa mga residente sang Sitio Panus-on, Barangay Nabitasan, Leganes. (LITRATO NI SHALAYNE G. DEL PILAR)
Magapadayon ang Panglakaton para sa Pagbag-o NI VICTORIA JADE V. ESTRADA
SANG ginalakat namon ang nalabyan namon ang isa ka payag dalanun padulong sa Sitio Panus- kung sa diin nakilala namon on, Barangay Nabitasan, Leganes, si manang Nimfa D. Bendicto. Gilayon ko nasiplatan ang iya duwa ka bata nga sanday Joyra, naga-edad sang lima ka tu-ig kag Japhet nga nagapang-idaron sang duwa ka tu-ig nga nagahampang sa ila ugsaran. “Simple man lang ang amon nga pagpangabuhi diri sa Panuson. Maswerte lang gid kami sang bana ko kay duha lang gid ang amon nga bata. Sa kabudlay magpangabuhi subong nga panahon, ginatingwaan gid namon nga mahatag sa ila ang ila nga mga kinahanglanon, ilabi na gid ang masustansya nga pagkaon,” saysay ni manang Nimfa. Ang Social Advocacy and Community Engagement Office (SACEO) sang Unibersidad sang BRIGADA TSINELAS. Ginahilera sang San Agustin nagapakig-angot sa isa ka volunteer sang Social Advocacy and Community Engagement Office (SACEO) nasari-sari nga institusyon kag ang mga gindonar nga tsinelas para sa mga grupo para mabuligan ang mga bata sa Sitio Panus-on, Barangay Nabitasan, Leganes. (LITRATO NI SHALAYNE G. DEL pumuluyo sa Panus-on. NagaPILAR) organisa sila sang mga aktibidades
nga makabulig sa komunidad, ilabi na gid sa kabataan nga nasakpan sang Panus-on. Feeding program kag mga programa para mapasanyog ang pagpangabuhi sang mga tawo - amo ini ang mga programa nga ginahatag sang Unibersidad sa mga pumuluyo sa Panus-on. “Sang nag-umpisa ang feeding program diri sa amon, nakabulig gid ini. Ginatipon nila ang kabataan diri sa amon nga barangay. Indi lang feeding ang ila nga gina-obra kundi ginatudluan man ang kabataan sang insakto nga pamaagi pareho na lang sa kung paano ang insakto nga paghugas sang kamot kag kung ano ang mga pagkaon nga dapat nila kaunon nga makabulig sa ila nga ikaayong lawas,” pagpaathag pa ni manang Nimfa. Samtang nagalakat ang mga inadlaw, ang Sitio Panus-on amatamat man nga nagadul-ong sang pagbag-o para mahatagan sang kahigayunan ang maayo nga
bwas-damlag ang mga pumuluyo, ilabi na gid ang kabataan sa nasambit nga lugar. “Nagapanglabada ako diri sa amon kag ang akon bana nagapadyak kag kon kaisa nagapanggarab kon sa diin may gara-rabon para makadugang sa amon kita sa matag-adlaw,” dugang pa ni manang Nimfa. Indi nila mabatyagan ang kakapoy sa ila nga gina-obra kay ang ila ginapanumdum amo ang kaayuhan sang ila mga bata sa ulihi, ilabi na gid sa ti-on nga maga-eskwela na sila nga duwa. Mga mata nga puno sang mga palamangkutanon kag mga yuhom nga puno sang katam-is kag pagkakuntento ang akon nakitan sa mga mata sang kabataan ni manang Nimfa. Bangud sa kaayuhan nga aton ginabuhat para sa aton isigkatawo, kita nagahatag sang maayo nga ehemplo para sa kabataan kag nagabulig sang daku sa pagbag-o kag kasulhayan sang ila nga bwas-damlag.
WALL NEWSPAPER EDITOR • EDRYLLE G. COFREROS. Dingding ni Gusting is published by the USA Publications. Editorial Staff: Joyce Gem M. Cañete and Joel S. Sastrillo (Editors-in-Chief); Stephanie Kay L. Urquiola (Managing Editor); Seulgi J. Han, Gizelle Anne D. Villa and Victoria Jade V. Estrada (Associate Editors); Stephanie Kay L. Urquiola and Gizelle Anne D. Villa (Literary Editor); Edrylle G. Cofreros, Rochelle Louise D. Doromal, Hannah Grace S. Taba, Edcel B. Fajutag, and Resty John L. Palete (Senior Writers); Kevin Jerrol C. Erebaren, Frennie M. Tababa, Kristin Joseff R. Gargajena, and Aimee Andrea D. Gaje (Staff Writers); Daryl S. Selerio (Art Director); John Elmer J. Balan (Photography Editor); Jordan C. Galache (Circulation Manager); Mara Elaiza A. Flores, Mary Johsyen E. Pabalinas, and Shalayne G. Del Pilar (Photojournalists); Maria Clarisse T. Jaro (Artist); Karen Pearl E. Amburgo, Jessa Madelaine P. Gange, and Marie Julienne V. Caballete (Apprentice Writers); and Jefferson B. Magbanua (Moderator)
“NOY, palihog abi bakal anay mantika kag asin didto kay nang Loling oh!” Ini ang pirmi nga pangbugtaw kay Nonoy kada adlaw. Matingil dun pamatian galing sige lang nanang mo daan, kag bata ka ti dapat mapati ka gid pirme ka ginasugo nanda. Grabe ti-al ka init sa sagwa. Ang dalan daw gabalud-balod kag gaasu-aso sa sobra kainit, nagsulay giyapon si Nonoy biskan galingin dun ya ulo na. Gaparamalhas kag gahapu-hapo pag-abot sa balay nanda, gulpi duman nagsinggit si nanang ya.”Balik danay tu sa tindahan Noy hay nalipatan ko magpabakal ka ahos kag bumbay!” Waay gid nagduwa-duwa si Nonoy nga nagsaligbat kay nanang na. “Si manoy naman bi kag si toto! Ako lang tana pirmi mo ginasugo!” Tingala si Nonoy ansa man nga waay dun sa ginsabat ni nanang na, kag nabatian na lang nga si manoy dulang ya ginsugo. Halin katu, waay dun it nabatian nga sugo si Nonoy halin kay nanang na. Kis-a tana dulang nagapalapit kag gapamangkot kung ano kulang hay tana dulang
buot ni Nonoy sa mga utod na hay gamay nga kalipay nga makit-an daw wala gid sanda it kabaraslan sa itsura ni nanang ya sang makitkag kaluoy sa nanang da. an na ang diploma ni Nonoy Nag-uli si Nonoy sa balay galing nakit-an gid ni Nonoy ang nanda para ipakita kay nanang pangabudlay ni nanang ya sang ya mabakal. Nakatapos na si ya ang ana nga diploma. “Nang! gaisahanun dulang sa. Naglala ya Nonoy sa pag-iskwela. Hay tana Engineer na ko! Mapakay-o ko na sakit ka nanang na, gin-alagaan ang agot sa tatlo kananda, tana balay ta kag mapa-check-up ta na na kag ginpabulong galing asta dukaron biskan gaparangluya na lang ang nabilin sa balay na si nanang na, waay gyapon nanda. Tana ang nagsagod kay siya ginalihog ni nanang na. nanang nanda. Si Asta nag-abot ang tiyempo nga manoy kag toto ginpamangkot na ni Nonoy si nanang na. “Nang, ansa man waay mo dun ko ginalihog haw? Indi gid ko maributay, ansa man, naaakig ka gid kanakun ‘tung pagsabat ko kanimo? Dugay duman tu.” Pilit nga nagtanga si nanang na para matulok ang mga mata ni Nonoy kag ginsabat ang dugay na dun nga ginapamangkot. “Noy, waay dun ako it ilihog pa kanimo kay man-an ko kag kit-an ko kanimo nga indi mo na kinahanglan lihugon. Ikaw mismo mapalapit kag mabulig,” mahinay nga sabat ni nanang ya. Napa-untat si Nonoy sa pagsibin na nagpalangasawa dun biskan ka!” Ang kalipay nga nabatyagan kay nanang ya. Ginhawidan ni mabisita lang gid sa balay nanda ni Nonoy, nabayluhan ka sakit nanang ya ang kamot ni Nonoy waay gid, waay na sanday Nonoy it kag kaluoy sang makit-an ya ang kag naghambal, “Noy, lipay balita. Amu tu daw naglain gid ang sitwasyon ni nanang ya. May dun ako hay abi ko sa tatlo ko kabata waay gid it may maulikid kanakun. Gali ara ka pa.” Waay dun nakasabat pa si Nonoy hay nagtulo lang ang luha na. “Nang, pasensyahi ako sa pagsabat ko kanimo katu. Pasensya gid kung indi ako perpekto nga m a s m a p a a y o n a m o n a n g sa Dangyat, kag ang waste bata para kanimo, galing nang pagpangabuhi sang mga tawo segregation management,” gusto ko man nga may ilihog ka diri sa barangay,” siling ni dugang pa ni Bitgue. kanakun para mapakita ko kanimo Bitgue. Ang iban nga mga proyekto ang pasalamat ko.” Nagyuhom Sa panaysayon ni Bitgue, sang barangay padayon pa lang ang nanang ni Nonoy kag nadala sa nahambal nga proyekto nga ginaplanuhan sang mga sa ulihi ya nga ginhambal, “Noy, ang pagpatindog sang mga opisyales kag isa sa mga ini palihog pangabuhi ka it simple street light halin sa Aquaville amo ang pagpa-obra sang kag malipayun. Palihog balikdan padulong sa Bungsuan kag ang water facility system. mo ya duwa mo ka utod biskan paghimu sang mga basketbolan Ang Social Advocacy and anu pa ya sala da. Palihog indi sa kada sitio sang barangay. Community Engagement Office ko pagbaya-i asta makatulog “Sa matuod lang, madamo (SACEO) sang Unibersidad ako.” Amo yadto ya pinaka-una man kami sang mga proyekto sang San Agustin nagakipagkag ulihi nga beses nga nakita ni nga natapos. Ang iban gilayon a n g o t s a n a s a m b i t n g a Nonoy nga nagtulo ang luha ni pa nga gina-obra, pareho sang barangay para mapasanyog nanang na. d r a i n a g e s y s t e m , f o o t w a l k ang ila mga proyekto.
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‘Beautification project,’ ginlunsar sang opisyales sang Nabitasan NI EDRYLLE G. COFREROS
PARA panami-on ang Barangay Nabitasan, Leganes kag mahatagan sang dugang nga benepisyo ang mga residente, ginlunsar sang opisyales sang nasambit nga barangay ang beautification project sini nga Septyembre. Suno sa sekretarya sang barangay nga si Lorie Bitgue, ang nasambit nga proyekto nagalaom nga pasanyugon ang pagpangabuhi sang mga residente. “Sa pamaagi sining beautification project,
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N I L A H E L D A M A E P. G O D OY K A G R O M A R I C H A R L Z F. D I A Z
GUSTING Ang Opisyal nga Community Wall Newspaper sang Unibersidad sang San Agustin Inisyatibo sang mga miyembro sang USA Publications
Mga mahapos nga pahunumdom para makatipid sa tubig 3 1 Himua lima ka minutos imbis nga napulo, ang imo pagpaligo.
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KIDDIE CENTER SA PANUS-ON, GINPASIGE NI RJ J. REMO
AGUD maipadayon ang paghatag sang maayo nga edukasyon sa 41 ka bata sang Sitio Panus-on, Barangay Nabitasan, nga nagapang-idaron tatlo asta lima katuig, opisyal nga ginbuksan ang klase sa Panus-on Kiddie Center sang ika-17 sang Agosto. Ang programa nga kiddie center ginapangunahan sang TILIPUNAN Community Service Center sang Unibersidad sa nasambit nga barangay nga nagumpisa pa halin sang tuig 2013. “Ang kiddie center diri sa Sitio Panus-on ang pinakauna nga kiddie center diri sa Brgy. Nabitasan. Ang TILIPUNAN nagapadayon sa pagbulig paagi sa pagpatindog kag pagbukas sang mga centers indi lang diri sa Nabitasan maskin sa iban pa nga ‘adopted community’ sang Unibersidad,” sambit ni Ma.
Consejo Centeno, community organizer sang TILIPUNAN. Suno pa kay Centeno, ginbag-o sang TILIPUNAN ang sistema sang klase para sa sini nga tuig agud mas maging mas epektibo ang paghatag sang serbisyo sang edukasyon sa mga kabataan, may isa na ka “volunteer teacher” nga matudlo sa mga kabataan kag ang mga teacher-nanay nga sang una ang gatudlo ang magabulig na lamang sa manunudlo. “Budlay man sa amon nga parte nga piliton ang iban nga nanay nga magtudlo kay ang iban daan sako man sa ila nga panimalay kag ang iban nabudlayan man magtudlo sa kabataan” siling pa ni Centeno. Luwas sa kiddie center, ginaplano man sang TILIPUNAN ang paglunsar sang “feeding program”para maenganyo ang kabataan nga magsulod sa ila klase.
PAMAAGI SA PAGTUDLO SA MGA BATA. Ginatudluan ang mga bata sang ila mga maestra magsaot. Amo ini ang isa sa ila mga aktibidades agud mahasa ang abilidad sang mga bata. (Litrato sang TILIPUNAN)
‘Leadership Training’ sa Leganes, ginpabaskog
Hulumi ang mga kaldero kag kalaha sa tubig imbis nga patuburan ini sang tubig samtang ginakiskisan.
2 Patya ang gripo kung ga-toothbrush kag kung nagapang-shave.
Community Session, ginsuguran NI FRENNIE M. TABABA
GINLUNSAR ang “community session” sa mga sitio sa Brgy. Nabitasan, Leganes, Iloilo nga ginapangunahan sang Social Advocacy and Community Engagement Office (SACEO), nga mas kilala sa ngalan nga TILIPUNAN. Ini ginpatigayon para mapahibalo sa mga pumuluyo ang presensya sang SACEO nga isa ka organisasyon nga gahatag programa sa ila komunidad kag mangita sang magaboluntaryo nga mangin kabahin sa mga programa nga igalunsar pa. “Nga nag-umpisa ang SACEO sa pagaduptar sa Brgy. Nabitasan sang tuig 2009, amo pa lang ini ang una nga “community session” nga ginhiwat sang unibersidad sa ila lugar,” sambit ni Maria Cristy Daguay, direktor sang SACEO. Luwas sa pagpahibalo sa mga pumuluyo, isa man ini ka pamaagi para mangin mabaskug ang koneksyon sang unibersidad kag ang barangay kag mangin madali ang pag-implementar kag pagmonitor sang mga programa. “Dako ang nangin bulig sang ini nga ‘community session’ sa amon komunidad paagi sa pagklaro sa amon sang ila mga tinutuyo kag nagapasalamat kami nga ginhatagan kami sang tsansa nga mangin parte sang ila handom,” siling ni Donardo Gustilo, Kapitan sang Brgy. Nabitasan. Ang mga sitio amo ang Kaingin, Bungsuan, Panus-on, Proper, Pandan kag Traynta.
4 Diligan ang mga pananom sa kaagahon kag pagtunod sang adlaw kung indi mapaang ang panahon. GRAPIKS NI DARYL S. SELERIO HALIN SA HTTP://SAVEOURWATER.COM/
Ang Pagtimalos NI ANDREA NICOLE C. PARCE
ANG kaanyag ni Giraw naglapta guid sa bilog nga barrio nga daw malain nga dapya sang hangin. Tanan nga kalalakihan ultimo ang piang nagpanglakaton guid para masaksihan sa putok putukan sang bukid, ang isa ka perpekto nga tinuga. Ginpugos nila si Giraw kag gin himuslan tubtob sa ila masarangan, hasta sa sila mismo, hindi na kakilala sang ila kaugalingon. Nagpalagyo sila, ugaling bangud sa ang palibot, upod ang mga kakahuyan, ang mga pispis sa kahawaan, ang duta nga ginapatungan sang aton tiil, kag ang tubig nga naga ilig sa tuburan, amo ang saksi sa indi makatawo nga hinimuan kay Giraw, ining mga walay balatyagon nga pamutang, nagbalos. Ila ginpangtipig ang mga atop sang balay nga daw panyo lamang. Ila nga ginpangkumos ang mga haligi kag ginpanghaboy nga daw sa mga papel. Ila ginpangtapok ang mga tawo nga daw himo lamang sila sa manipis nga sahi sang bulbol. Wala guid sang may nabilin, apang matapos ang pagtimalos nila, nagtubo ang isa ka liso kag nagdako ini sa isa ka mataas nga kahoy sa isa ka pisok sang mata, upod ang pagtuhaw sang adlaw. Ang mga tawo gulpi nagluhod sa yadtong kahoy nga nagasiling, “Patawara kami sang amon mga sala Ginoo, kami magaliwat na sang amon mga gawi.” Umpisa sadto, ang mga tawo nagtatap na sang ila palibot. Nagpananom na sila sang mga kahoy kag gintuman nila ang ila hinambalan. Bangud sini, wala na naliwat ang malaw-ay nga halanabo nga indi nila malipatan samtang sila gakabuhi.
BASURA INDI PAGLAPTAHA NI HEROD A. MONTIEL
NI ERIKA DANIELLE M. PEPITO KAG ROCHELLE MAE M. MUZONES
PAGTUDLO PARA SA KOMUNIDAD. Ginapangunahan ni Mona Pico ang programa sang TILIPUNAN kaupod ang mga estudyante sang Nursing sa Unibersidad sa pagbulig sa mga lideres sa nagkalain-lain nga sitio sa Brgy. Nabitasan, Leganes, Iloilo. (Litrato ni MARY JOHSYEN E. PABALINAS)
PARA mabuligan ang mga residente sang Brgy. Nabitasan, Leganes, Iloilo, nag-organisa sang “Seminar for Self Awareness Leadership Training” ang College of Nursing (CN) kag Social Advocacy and Community Engagement Office (SACEO) sang Unibersidad sang ika-12 sang Setyembre. Nagatuyo nga maklarohan ang mga opisyales sang komunidad para mahibal-an pa nila ang ila “leadership skills” pamaagi sa mga proyekto nga ginpresentar sang nasambit nga aktibidad. “Ari kami di para buligan kamo nga mapanami ang pagpadalagan sang inyo nga komunidad pamaagi sini nga training para mas mapabaskog ang inyo liderato,”
siling ni Mona Pico, ispeker sang nasambit nga aktibidad. Ang iban pa nga mga programa para sa barangay ang “Disaster Risk Reduction Awareness Education and Training”, “Solid Waste Management” kag ang “Kiddie Play Center”. “Nagmayo ang kabuhi sang amon mga pumuluyo sa bulig kang mga nagkalain-lain nga aktibidades sang SACEO sa amon lugar,” siling ni Donardo Gustilo, kapitan sang nasambit barangay. Suno pa kay Jackielyn Pusoc, boluntaryo nga maestra sang sentro, luwas sa mga pasilidad nga ginhatag sang Unibersidad, nagasuporta man ang mga pumuluyo sa paggasto para sa pagkaon, tubig, gamit sa eskwelahan kag iban pa.
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Solar Panel gintukod sa Tilipunan Kiddie Center N I J E F F G . TO L E N T I N O
Isa ka tuig matapos gintukod ang solar panel sa Kiddie Center sa Sitio Panusu-on sa Brgy. Nabitasan, Leganes, ginakabig sang mga residente nga dako nga bulig ang nasambit nga proyekto sang mga estudyante sang Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) Department sang Unibersidad sang San Agustin bilang bahin sang ila service learning. Gin-umpisahan ang pagplastar sang plano sa pagpasad sang proyekto sang tinalikdan nga Hunyo 2017 nga gin-hingyo ni Engr. Joshua Navarro, manunudlo sang kurso nga Energy Conservation (EnerCon), kag gintukod sang Nobyembre 2017 agud maghatag ayuda sa konsumo sang kuryente sa center kag sa street lights sa sitio. Suno kay Claire Joy Pusoc, maestra sa Kiddie Center, ang ini nga solar ila gina charge kung aga agud may magamit sila nga suga sa gab-i kag mapaandar ang electric fan kung aga para sa mga kabataan. May kusog nga 100 watts ang
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Bilang bulig para sa Brgy. Nabitasan kag sa mga sitio sini nga may communal garden, naglunsar sang Vermicomposting Outreach Program ang mga estudyante sang Chemical kag Mechanical Engineering sang Unibersidad sang San Agustin, Oktubre 3. Ginhiwat ang ini nga hilikuton nga napaidalom sa Community Gardening Program para mabuligan sila pinansyal pamaagi sa pagtanum gamit ang vermicast bilang organiko nga sari sang abono kag mabaligya ang makuha nga produkto, kag makabulig sa pagtinlo sang palibot. “Simple kag hapos lang himuon. Indi magasto kay ara lang sa palibut ang mga materyales nga gamiton. Makabulig sa atun palibot paagi sa pag-iban sang basura nga ginahaboy ta,” siling ni Romel Leo Alojado, BS Chemical Enginering 5. Dugang pa ni Alojado, ang ila nga pamaagi para makahimo sang vermicomposting pit amo ang paggamit sang mga daan nga mga labador kag galunan sang tubig nga gindala sang mga pumuluyo kag ginhimuan sang 20 ka buho
ALTERNATIBO NGA ENERHIYA. Ang mga estudyante sang Electronics Communication Engineering kag mga pumuluyo nagapreparar sang pormas para sa pundasyon sang ipatindog nga solar panel sa Kiddie Center sang Sitio Panusu-on, Brgy. Nabitasan, Leganes. (Laragway gikan sa Social Advocacy and Community Engagement Office)
Tina Uyangera Wala sang butang nga uyang kung responsable ka NI EMY ROSE G. GALLEGO
WALL NEWSPAPER EDITOR • FRENNIE M. TABABA. Dingding ni Gusting is published by the USA Publications. Editorial Staff: Stephanie Kay L. Urquiola and Kevin Jerrol C. Erebaren (Editors-in-Chief); Edcel B. Fajutag (Managing Editor); Frennie M. Tababa, Erika Danielle M. Pepito, and Trishia Mae C. Molinos (Associate Editors); Gizelle Anne D. Villa (Literary Editor); Frennie M. Tababa (Wall News Editor); Kristin Joseff R. Gagajena, Resty John L. Palete, Marie Julienne V. Caballete, Gizelle Anne D. Villa, and Rj J. Remo (Senior Writers); Wilkienson C. Muro, Armie Therese D. Penuela, Jecel T. Buenavides, and Rochelle Mae C. Muzones (Staff Writers); Anne Catherine D. Malazarte (Art Director); Mara Elaiza A. Flores (Photography Editor); Jordan C. Galache (Circulation Manager); Mary Johsyen E. Pabalinas, John Elmer J. Balan, and Clyde Allen E. Sollesta (Photojournalists); Daryl S. Selerio, Herod A. Montiel, and Ronnyl B. Bulahan (Artists); Aimee Andrea D. Gaje, Nicole Ailice F. Serisola, Andrea Nicole D. Parce, Melky B. Arboleda, Jessa Madeleine P. Gange and Philip Robert C. Alaban (Apprentice Writers); and May Anne T. Jaro (Moderator)
Tugs! Tugs! Tugs!.. Riiiiiing…Riiing.. “Tina! Sin-o galantaw sang TV kag ga pamati sang radyo kay gakatulog ka man bala. Uyangera ka guid ya!” singgit ni Tino sa manghod. Namurag-muragan si Tina kag nagsabat, “Bal-an di ko katulog kung wala sonata.” Halin pagsilak sang adlaw wala pahuway ang bagrong sang mga aplayanses sa puluy-an nila Tino kag Tina. Ang tv kag radyo dululungan nga ga-andar. Bisan aga, ang suga wala man ginapatay. Si Tina masunson ang pagbukas-sira sang refrigerator; butang nga masami ginakaugtasan ni Tino sa iya. Pagkatapos panyaga, ang magutod nagdesisyon maglagaw sa plaza. Tuman ang pagkalagkag ni Tina, gani daw kilat ini nga nanghugas sang
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para magserbi nga bentilasyon sang mga ulod. Kaupod sa proseso sang nasambit nga programa amo ang pagsamo sang Eisenia fetid, isa ka klase sang pula nga lago, sa mga madulunoton nga mga butang para pagakan-on ang mga ini. “Kung ma-maintain ang vermiculture nga ni mapuslan nila kay hindi na sila maggamit sang punong nga commercial, vermicast na lang gamiton namon,” pagpahayag ni Donardo Gustilo, punong barangay sang Nabitasan. Sa pihak nga bahin ini nga programa kasugpon sang vermicomposting program sang College of Health and Allied Medical Profession nga naghatag sang vermicast sang tinalikdan nga tuig. “Ang ining programa nagatudlo sang responsibilidad nga pagagamiton ang ila natun-an sa ila kurso nga Environmental Engineering kag Solid Waste Mana
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I developed a love-hate relationship with my contributing writers as a literary editor of Irong-irong six years ago. There were moments I had to go against their voices and intentions. But still, I ended up surrendering to their voices and complying to their intentions because I felt guilty if I took it away from them. -Febrielyn Tumines, Literary Editor, 2011-2012
If there’s one thing I’ve learned as Irong-irong literary editor in my time, amo siguro ang importansya sang lokal nga pulong (Hiligaynon, Kinaray-a, kag Akeanon) sa pagsulat naton sang mapinuslanon nga literatura, nga may pagtaha sa cultural differences sang kada isa sa aton.That literature is about language, and beyond language that respects diversity, poetics, and discipline.
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GRAPIKS NI RONNYL B. BULAHAN
It was the Pub that taught me the value of discipline. I remember all the long days and the sleepless nights. I remember each and every waking hour spent in front of a small laptop screen writing articles for the region’s best campus magazine. I remember my friends who worked with unceasing diligence just to produce a newspaper. I remember when COPRE came along and we all received the validation we thought we would never get. Most of all, I remember the Augustinians who would eagerly line up to read the articles that for which a bunch of students lurking in the 2nd floor of Alumni Hall worked so hard. I miss the Pub. It would forever be the best organization I had the honor of being a part. - Edward Dominic Emilio, Associate Editor, 2017-2018
USA Pub was literally my second home and even my college friends can attest to that, because whenever I have free time in between classes, I would rather choose to stay in the office than spend it elsewhere. Also, the most important memory that I will always cherish is the bond that I have made with my pubpips, may it be in distress or de-stress moments. Having them and being with them is my turning point in college. -Frennie Tababa, Editor-in-Chief, 2016-2017
GRAPIKS NI MARIA CLARISSE T. JARO
I have fond memories of the USA Publications, more so because of the lifelong friendships and professional experience I gained through it. When I ended my term as Editor-in-Chief of the Mirror, we had just made a comeback in the COPRE awards after years of hiatus. While far from perfect, our returnz to COPRE represents the USA Publications’ reinventing of itself. The seed had been planted and now the roots are burrowing deeper. Congratulations on the Pub’s 90th anniversary. Let’s await the centennial! - Atty. Donna Isabelle Fresnido, Editor-in-Chief , 2010-2011
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Geared towards rendering Augustinian service in the spirit of Caritas, Dingding ni Gusting, the official wall newspaper of the USA Publications served as a platform for the campus journalists, not just to capture the relevant stories but also to engage in the community. During the editorship of Donna Isabelle Fresnido and Jefferson Magbanua in 2010, the first output was published written in Hiligaynon, the native Ilonggo dialect. The name of the wall newspaper was introduced by Fresnido who was inspired by the USA Publications mascot, Gusting the eagle. Together with the editorial staff and the support of their moderator Gladys Confesor, the first Dingding ni Gusting wall newspaper was published with the logo of Gusting holding a feather pen showing the very purpose of the USA Publications – to write. In the same year, Dinging ni Gusting received its first distinction as the second place Best Wall Newspaper during the 35th COPRE held on Iloilo Grand Hotel, Iloilo City. The following two years marked a milestone of success for the Publications. Jerson Elmido and Ric Martin Libo-on became the wallnews editor in 2011. Dingding ni Gusting was hailed as best in the region during the 36th and 37th COPRE held at Iloilo Grand Hoteland Bacolod Business Inn, Negros Occidental respectively. During the 38th (2013) and 39th (2014) COPRE, Dingding ni Gusting suffered a major drawback, ranking fourth and fifth in the region, respectively. These setbacks led the publication to evaluate if its contents really reflected the plight of the people. Minor modifications were made in the lay-out of Dingding ni Gusting. The first version in full color was published in 2015, featuring news on the TILIPUNAN Kiddie
Centre - the flagship program of the University outreach center - in Sitio Panusu-on, Brgy. Nabitasan, Leganes. It also carried articles on the conduct of capability skills training to barangay health workers and volunteers by University faculty, and on environmental stewardship. Providing timely information on current issues to the partner communities and sharing knowledge on the different fields of society, the wall newspaper went back in track in 2015 as third place Best Wall Newspaper in the region during the 40th COPRE. The following year, 2016, Dingding ni Gusting would once again gain foothold in the wall newspaper category during the editorship of Rochelle Mae Muzones when it won first place. Writing on activities conducted in the partnercommunity Nabitasan, Leganes, the issue focused on dengue awareness, violence against women and children, and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management. The partnership with the University outreach office, Social Advocacy and Community Engagement Office (SACEO), whose director, Maria Cristy Daguay, is also the moderator of the USA Publications, proved to be a pivotal move for it enabled the publications to anchor its principles towards community service. Going beyond merely covering the outreach activities of various colleges and organizations in the University, the Publications initiated its own outreach program which centered on raising awareness on critical issues affecting the youth such as Asaan Ang ASEAN?, bullying, mental health, and volunteerism. Notable among these are the forums about the Maguindanao Massacre, Marawi Siege, Parenting styles, and Vigilance in Times of Crises and Vulnerability. As the staff
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out the best in every contributing learner and made them savor the freedom of literary expression. However, the backstory ofIrong-irong’s genesis is far more than meets the eye, with the literary editor of the pioneer issue not being an official member of the USA Publications at all.
Geared towards rendering Augustinian service in the spirit of Caritas, Dingding ni Gusting, the official wall newspaper of the USA Publications served as a platform for the campus journalists not just to capture the relevant stories but also to engage in the community.
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Nine years ago, the Philippine Information Agency Region 6, formerly known as Ministry of Information, has seen the need for the campus journalists to produce a publication that would focus on community news, stimulating these young minds to feel the urgency of bringing events and issues happening outside their campus through a wall news.The University of San Agustin Publications answered the call and came up with their own community wall news which will bring the social issues and concerns of the communities around it to the campus. Today, the USA Pub has crossed the boundaries of being just mere news reporters to becoming participants in organizing community activities and coming up with projects that attempt to address a need and alleviate impoverished conditions in the communities the university serves.
“Life is the journey of every man as he leaps over the pitfalls of failure and towers over the mountains of success.” -Alaban, Irong-irong 12
members immersed themselves in the Publications’ various outreach activities, the stories published in the wall newspaper were made richer and more relevant both to the community and the University. It is no wonder then that Dingding ni Gusting would secure its position in the top spot in the next two years - Andrea Nicole Parce in 2017 and Emy Rose Gallego in 2018. For the staff of the USA Publications, it is not just about bringing the light but being the light.
By Philip Robert C. Alaban & Mark Anthony A. Masacote Artwork Romari Charlz F. Diaz
The ties that bind Irong-irong
People tend to affix luck with the number 7. Be it mere coincidence or deliberately, on its 77th year, the USA Publications staff came together and carved a niche for the vast ideas of young Augustinian creatives that could not be caged in the form of structured literature. “ ‘Once upon a time,’ it’s amazing how these words have made your imagination take flight.” -Tumines, Irong-irong 6 The official literary folio of the University of San Agustin has always February 2019
been hailed and exalted for giving voice to countless students, and for allowing them to share, commune and express their creativity in writing and art through the establishment of this literary folio.“IrongIrong”, as the identity suggests, came from the native name of what we now know as “Iloilo”, specifically focal on the Iloilo River where the Ilonggo civilization commenced. With the liberties of the societies being given more attention and the expressions of the young being handed more influence,John IremilTeodoro encouraged the establishment of a separate publication centered only on creative
writing and art appreciation. “There is nothing more exciting than the human spirit set ablaze.” -Villa & Fajutag, Irong-irong 10
It was a seemingly normal day for graduating AB English student Arlene Moscaya, the Editor-in-Chief of the thenCollege of Arts and Sciences publication’ The Artian at the Panorama Printing Press. Along with her co-staffers, they were engrossed in the final stages of finishing their college magazine when Teodoro suddenly came into the picture and gave her an offer – that she be the de facto Literary Editor for the Irong-irong, which was simultaneously in the works alongside The Artian. With Teodoro being her professor as well as the moderator for The Artian, she could not refuse. At the time, the Irong-irong was not structured around a central theme; rather it was a composition of works, sourced from both the student body and the participants who joined the 4thSanAg Writer’s Workshop. The Irongirong, ever since its conception, has become an annual outlet where the students of the University of San Agustin can pin their emotions, dreams, perspectives and talents in a compiled journal since there has never been a period of time where the Irongirong halted its production. It has primarily been the culprit of antagonizing the negligence in literary mediocrity within the school grounds of San Agustin.
Dating back to 2005 when it first began, the student literary journal of the University of San Agustin embellished the esteem of a great number of young aspiring writers by allowing them to engage in the making of the annual literary folio of the campus. For 13 continuing years of painstakingly crafting one “Lo and behold! The righteous shall creation after another, succeeding the pioneer be martyred and the faithful shall be issue, it has sincethen been a part of bringing tested.” USA Publications 90th Anniversary Special Issue 25
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-Masacote, Irong-irong 13 Just this year, the USA Publications produced its 13thvolume of the student literary journal with the theme, “The Four Horsemen”, which is focused more on the recognition of the beauty of redemption in the brink of Armageddon, separated into four divisions, with each corresponding separation concentrating on a particular idea or concept related to the harbingers of justice that predate those structured by man:War, Famine, Conquest, and Death. Preceding it was the 2017 theme which highlighted the literary concept of “Crowning Glory”, or the interpersonal stresses and successes that every individual has inevitably felt or can feel. Through these specific themes, and the themes of its predecessors, students have furnished their literary works, either in words or in images, and have been allowed to relate their own emotions and outlooks towards the annual presented concept.With Irong-irong leading the frontlines as the forerunner of literary fineness, the students of the University of San Agustin are gradually moving into broader spheres of journalistic excellence.
Jigger S. Latoza Managing Editors, 1988-1989 Editor-in-Chief, 1989-1991
“How can we talk about something so big and so powerful if we run out of words?” -Urquiola & Villa, Irong-irong 9
By Jigger Latoza Eulogy during the wake of Prof. Anita Bellosillo
The beauty of its making is not only centered on seeing creative writing and literary works in an aesthetic context; it also diminishes the gigantic barriers that hinder the youth from exploring the depths of their imaginative realm of thinking and places them outside the box for the entirety of the people to marvel and appreciate. Now, 13 years after its genesis and with a smorgasbord of themes that it has covered ranging from the mythic to the mundane, the USA Publications staff invites everyone to keep the flame of writing alive because we have only just begun. 26 USA Publications 90th Anniversary Special Issue
Eric C. Divinagracia Managing Editor, 1993-1994 Editor-in-Chief, 1994-1996
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Photographs Jigger S. Latoza, USA Publications, & Engr. Ray Adrian C. Macalalag
I am Jigger, one of the many editors and studentjournalists Ma’am Anita Delfin - Bellosillo had mentored. To us, editors and staffers of The Augustinian and The Augustinian Mirror — then in the Hall of Fame of campus journalism in the region — Ma’am Anita was Ma’am Belle - In reference to the first syllable of her family name. But it has dawned on me that she was also Belle because she was a beautiful person, inside -out. Belle is the feminine word for beautiful in French. Externally, she was Belle
Engr. RAY ADRIAN C. MACALALAG, MEng Moderator, 2016-2017 Editor-in-Chief, 2011-2014 Managing Editor, 2010-2011 Associate Editor, 2009-2010
because she had great fashion sense, paying attention to such details as harmony in the colours and cuts of what she wore. Internally, she was Belle because she was a sincere and authentic person. Ma’am Belle was both a mentor and a tormentor to us. The Publications or PUB Office, then located on the ground floor of the USA Gymnasium, was a mute witness to stories of staff of how Ma’am Belle taught lessons on the need to improve our work, and not to settle for mediocrity. Review, Rewrite and revise was an unwritten in house policy. Otherwise if one, oozing with self-confidence, dared submit a first copy without the benefit of a review and revision, one ran the risk of witnessing Ma’am Belle USA Publications 90th Anniversary Special Issue 27
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mutilate the draft, crumple the copy and trash it. I think we learned English grammar and usage more from her than from our English teachers combined. She was strict with deadlines. It was her way of teaching us the value of discipline and integrity, of delivering on our commitments. In retrospect now, I realised that she cracked the whip when needed to show us that we could do better, not only as writers but as humans. She imposed higher standards because she had faith in our ability to explore the limits of our talents and potentials. She mentored us not only to be good writers but, more importantly, to be great leaders. She pushed us to excel, to soar like eagles under the eternal blue skies. On deeper reflection, Ma’am Belle didn’t only teach us effective writing in English and the need for self-awareness and knowing our strengths and weaknesses as aspiring writers. She also taught us patience and humility, lessons that many of us are trying to learn to this day. Yet, she had been to us a dear mother, just as she had been to her dear unica hija, Izette. Hence, while she was straight to the point with her suggestions on how we could improve our writing, she was also quick in celebrating with us our victories in writing contests. She would buy ice cream and cake, take us to Boracay when it was still pristine, and host Christmas parties in her house. She showed us that triumphs, no matter how small, had to be celebrated as a reaffirmation of our faith in the human spirit, as a way of sustaining the momentum of our journey to something greater and bigger than ourselves. Oh, She was a romantic. She loved to receive red roses on her birthdays, and would rather read words one sincerely put together for her in a greeting card over a box of chocolates or pastries. Ma’am Belle was a fighter, a courageous one. That is why to the USA Publications 28 USA Publications 90th Anniversary Special Issue
people, she was also called the BLUE DRAGON. In Eastern symbolism, the Blue Dragon represents vastness and peacefulness. It is associated with being protective and being magical. Ma’am Belle was very intelligent. Her mind was vast, perhaps owing partly to the fact that she was a consistent honour graduate from basic education through her graduate studies. Her multiple competencies were perhaps noted by the good Augustinian Friars who appointed her, among others, Moderator of the USA Publications, Executive Secretary for Accreditation, Chair of the English Department, and the very first Assistant to Vice President for Academic Affairs. She loved her work, whatever the assignment, with passion and dedication. She gave her all, as Fr. Mert Alfeche rightly put it in his homily. Those of us who have worked in San Agustin know what she had helped the University accomplish, at the time when she only had a typewriter, first manual, then electronic, and a contractual clerk. Which makes her works even more worthy of our admiration and, yes, gratitude. I’m most certain, that her ability to engage us in animated conversations over various topics we wrote about — given our different fields of study —was her wide reading. Yes, she was a voracious reader. In fact, she readily helped us with references for our in-depth articles on politics, economics, the environment, etc., in the Augustinian Mirror, by passing on to us Time, Newsweek, Free Press copies she had already read. I recall, she once told me , there is no good writer who is not a wide reader first. Ma’am Belle, the Blue Dragon, was a peaceful person. She demanded order. But her definition of peacefulness was not avoiding conflict by blind obedience nor by indifference. So she was intellectually honest and frank. She spoke her mind with courage, yet mindful always of the power of positive language. She fought for what she believed was the truth. To her, there would be peace only if people got what they deserved. Regarding this, I would never forget how she made sure her editors get the much -coveted MOST OUTSTANDING GRADuate award when, in her own honest and fair assessment, they deserved the honour. Like a true dragon, she protected those under her charge, when they needed and deserved such protection. She courageously fought for her beliefs. She was fiercely loyal to everyone dear to her. She was a great friend. In Chinese symbolism, the Blue Dragon also signifies immortality. Ma’am Belle’s life and work shall remain immortal and will forever be cherished in our hearts and minds as her relatives and friends, as her former colleagues and past students, as well as in the institutional memory of this, our beloved University of San Agustin. Thank you for everything, Ma’am Belle. Madamo gid nga salamat. Farewell and Godspeed. February 2019
Has it been 26 years ago when I first took the USA Pub competitive exams? For four years, I chased the news and beat the deadlines so we can come up with 16 tabloids and eight magazines. The USA Pub in my time was an activist. We took on the issues of the day as the nation navigated its first ten years after the EDSA Revolution. The fragile peace process, the plight of our domestic helpers, the sensational “massacres” and “rubouts”, hazing in campuses, among others hugged the national headlines. (This does still sound familiar almost three decades later.) I maintained two columns. Paradigms is where I shared my musings on politics and society, which on hindsight was idealistic at best. On the other hand, Curtain Call featured my two cents about performances on campus. It was no surprise to have a Culture and Arts Page in The Augustinian as many of the staff members were artists, actors in particular. We even staged a play The Other Death of Joan of Arc in the midst of unrelenting press work. In the Opinion Page, my staff and I hosted a satirical column Rock Rock from Heaven (Bato-Bato sa Langit) where we tackled on campus issues. I wrote on media and how it shaped our values. I lamented the culture of student apathy and the need to engage them beyond the classroom. I reported on the 1995 World Youth Day having been privileged to be part of the International Youth Forum whose delegates had an audience with now St. John Paul II. I echoed the call of the pope to be “missionaries in the heart of society.” Once upon a time, I was covering the news on campus. Now, I am tasked to make news - organizing university events, staging plays and arts festivals, supporting outstanding students achieve feats worthy of a headline. I was appointed as Co-curricular Coordinator in 2001, Culture and the Arts Director in 2003, USA Little Theater Artistic Director in 2010 and Student Affairs and Welfare Director in 2015. In 1994, we covered the 90th Anniversary of the University. Ten years later, I ran the activities of the Centennial Jubilee. Then, we stood as watchdog of the student council. Now, I take part in its strategic planning and execution. For four years I was a member of the USA Pub. Now, it will be my fifth year as student affairs director, overseeing the activities of the organization (even at times from a distance, mindful of their freedom of
the press). When once I would jot down notes as I interview the University administration, now I am at the other side being interviewed about campus life by a Pub staff with a smart phone on hand. I look back at my days at the USA Pub with gratitude as I edit a souvenir programme for a theater festival, prepare an office report and edit a Facebook post. But I continue to write stories that find their way as play scripts and performance. I still tackle the issues of my time through the plays of the USA Little Theater - upholding human rights in BayaNiRizal, calling for
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When once I would jot down notes as I interview the University administration, now I am at the other side being interviewed about campus life by a Pub staff with a smart phone on hand.
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Belle is the feminine word for beautiful in French. Externally, she was Belle because she had great fashion sense, paying attention to such details as harmony in the colours and cuts of what she wore. Internally, she was Belle because she was a sincere and authentic person.
environmental stewardship in Basura Busters, celebrating citizenship amidst the tragedy of Yolanda in imagine|a|nation and advocating for mental health in #shookt. When then I was called to write, now I am now moved to act. Congratulations to the men and women of the USA Publications. I salute the ones who came before me for laying a strong foundation on which we built our brand of journalism. I continue to support the ones who came after me as they live the legacy of this elite corps of student writers. The USA Publications remain as one of the best campus papers in the country. Here’s to 90 years of chasing the news and beating the deadlines and always upholding excellence in pursuit of the truth!
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Wow, it’s been five years since my team was doing a big number of changes in the USA Publications in time for its 85th anniversary. It’s already the 90th now and here I am still with those fresh memories and still tuning in to the achievements of this premier organization of the University of San Agustin.
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Artworks Romari Charlz F. Diaz, Helda Mae P. Godoy, June Ivan S. Gumban, Reynelyn P. Yorac
Engr. RAY ADRIAN C. MACALALAG, MEng Moderator, 2016-2017 Editor-in-Chief, 2011-2014 Managing Editor, 2010-2011 Associate Editor, 2009-2010 BS Civil Engineering ‘14
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Breaking Records
We were the transitional batch of the USA longer new to me. I had better problem solving skills Publications. Transforming tourism-oriented magazines because seriously, running a school publication is way into development-oriented ones; from newsprint into too dramatic than dealing with day to day stakeholders book paper 60 lbs; from book paper 60 lbs into C2S 80 lbs matte coated; yes, our batch has been playing a lot What I learned the of puzzle games to ensure that we roll out great outputs for the students to appreciate and for competitions to most from all of this is glorify. And don’t even get us started with fonts, we do played a lot – Helvetica (the one our batch mostly great management. I was so avoided, since a lot of schools were fighting for it), job-ready when I left the Cambria, Optima, Museo, and many more. Luckily, all those games we played put us back on track winning University and worked as regional and national competitions. a government engineer in Going through my career path, it is a little bit confusing as to how a civil engineering student would the Department of Public end up here in the USA Publications. It just doesn’t add up for a math geek to also do some writing. But Works and Highways. somehow, I did. I hold the record of longest serving editor-in-chief for a period of three years from 2011 to 2014. Just this 2016, I also got the record of being in the office. Ultimately, if I can do something to bring the only moderator with a civil engineering bachelor’s up the team, I would work hard to reach that goal. And degree and ultimately, the only engineer who got to it does, sometimes, require tough love. Today, I manage a pool of engineers who work become one in this prestigious organization. Creativity also went along the way when I self- on road and bridge inventory and I also advocate studied tons of software for desktop publishing, video road safety in partnership with various agencies in editing, and graphics designing. In fact, we did web the regional, national, and international levels. On the newscasts, among the firsts in college publications in the other hand, I continuously serve as resource person in Philippines, to commemorate the 85th year of the USA the journalism workshops organized by the Philippine Publications. My team has developed the current online Information Agency in online journalism and page presence of the Pub. And the web domain, www.usapub. designing and I also do consultancy work as a freelance graphic designer. net, started during my term as moderator. I am very much thankful to the USA Publications What I learned the most from all of this is great management. I was so job-ready when I left the for shaping me into who I am now. I started out as a lost University and worked as a government engineer in soul who doesn’t know who he wants to become but the Department of Public Works and Highways. I had then I found purpose and I made history by breaking a better tolerance of stress because deadlines were no records along the way.
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