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VOL. XC issue NO. 1 PASIG CITY ADVOCATING RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM JUNE 2018-January 2019

Inocencio vows to renew RHS values by: John Lawrence Sol school’s ranking among the

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ith an aim to improve Rizal High School, New Principal Mr. Gilbert O.Inocencioconducted series of student orientation highlighting school rules and school goals on the first week of January.

Mr. Inocencio cited ways to improve the school’s inner and outer characteristics through student effort which will consequently increase the

other high schools within Pasig City.

Starting 2019, the principal said that students and teachers should make conscious effort for the development of the school’s original culture beginning with their knowledge on the DepEd Vision, Mission and even the RHS motto.

Students also have been told to know their purpose in school, to learn, to perform well, and to study good things that will develop their own talents and abili-

tial, in order to perform best in academics.

The school motto, “Strive for excellence for the glory of god”, had been used as an example to persuade students to improve themselves in terms of cleanliness, study habits and even time management, which was an important issue among students and teachers as lacking time management usually lead to cramming schoolworks and paperworks causing pressure among students from time to time.

Also, Mr. Inocenio stressed on

and other phrases that may improve the Rizalians image especially to other schools and cities and help make the school seem page 3 more welcoming and friendly.

The principal also said that one of his goals was to bring back Rizal High School’s glory and fame back in the day, when the school was famous all throughout the place because of intellectual qualities and posi- page 5 tive attitude towards life.

Inocencio said that those were Rizal High’s glory days and those were supposed to be brought back to life to make

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“Bring Rizal High School’s former glory”

ties in school.

The principal added that students should live up to their teachers’ expectations as the teachers know the pupils’ true poten-

the value of respect. He said that as time passes, the Generation-Z people have been giving less respect to elderly people.

As part of the improvement of respect, students were asked to practice greetings of courtesy like “Good Morning/Afternoon”

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BUJO SCIENCE

Rizal High School a better and much more admirable school to page 10 study in.

Mr. Inocencio served as a principal in Sta. Lucia High School before he was assigned to Rizal High School after Miss Virginia R. Membrebe retired.

FLYING MAN

The Rizalian goes to ‘19 NSPC end there… patuloyanglaban-

by:Frances Jane De Asis natinsa Lingayen!

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he long wait is over.

After five years, twoRizaliansqualified forNational Schools Press Conference 2019 PersephoneCastillejos from 12 HUMSS-A clinched 2nd place in Copyreading and headline writing while Richard Dizonalso won2nd place in photojournalism, making the two qualified for the upcoming National Schools Press Conference about to be held in Pangasinan on January 28 to February 1, 2019.

“This will be my last as a campus journalist for The Rizalian; totally had a good run being your managing editor. I’ll miss all the memories I had with the school. But, one thing I can assure you… I’ll continue writing, I’ll continue copy reading and I’ll continue loving journalism,” Castillejos added.

The pair brought home The Rizalian Pride since the last national qualifi-

“in order to succeed you have to wear it as if it’s yours” In an interview, Richard Dizon said “I was surprised dahil I didn’t expect I would qualify for the Nationals, and looking back, I’ve already claimed it and seek God to grant my prayers and He did. God truly never fails me.“ Meanwhile, Persephone Castillejos said, “I am beyond thankful and joyful with all the great things life has given me today. I am still in awe and I’m at a loss for words. It has been wonderful, however, it doesn’t

er from 2014.

Regional Level The Rizalian winners managed to compete in the Regional Schools Press Conference held in Marikina High School, September 26.

Clinching the second top spot in copyreading and headlining, Castillejosbeat over 169 contestants from the National Cap-

ital Region (NCR) On one hand, Dizonalso advanced to second place in the photojournalism category beating 168 fellow contestants within the metro.

Both Dizon and Castillejos will represent NCR in the upcoming National Schools Press Conference and Contest, which will be held in Lingayen, Pangasinan in January 2019.

Division

Level The Rizalian was hailed 6th place overall in the 24th Division Secondary Schools Press Conference Contest held at La Consolacion College Pasig last August 31 and September 1.

Persephone Castillejos, from 12 HUMSS-A, achieved 2nd place in Copy reading and Headline writing category.

Frances De Asis, from 9 - DBAJ won 2nd place in Feature Writing; John Lawrence Sol of 9 - DBAJ, won 5th place in News Writing while

STEM D) settled at 10th place in Photojournalism.

The Rizalian Broadcasting Team including Princess Bea Soliman, Franzcyne Ramos, Eisen Hower Baylon, Kurt Andrei Yabao, Mikhaella Louisse Briones, and Karl Roger Gascon of 9 – JFL and 9 – DBAJ ranked 4th place in the Radio Broadcasting.

In addition, Aljon Timbreza of 9 - JFL grabbed the Best in Technical Application Award.

Rizal High School competed with other schools from the division of Pasig, namely, Pasig

“It has been wonderful, however, it doesn’t end there...”

John Seth Velasco Catholic College, La Consolaof 9 – DBAJ and cion College, RESPSCI, Buting Sibyl Louise Ranoso Senior High School, San Lofrom 12 STEM A renzo Ruiz Senior High School, landed 7th place and San Joaquin – Kalawaan in Sports and EdSenior High School. itorial Writing reThis year’s Division Schools spectively.

Press Conference theme folF u t h e r m o re , lows the previous NationR e i n e J u v i e r re al Schools Press Conference Alberto (12 theme “Fostering 21st Century HUMSS A) got Skills and Character Based – 9th place in SciEducation through Campus ence Writing, Journalism” Richard Dizon (12 Captured By: Frances De Asis

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Legato De Baille dominates RGT by: Eunicedes Sodsod

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egato de Baille was hailed as this year’s Grand Champion of Rizal High School Got Talent last October 2.

The group performed alongside 15 contestants from different grade levels with varying talents to showcase. They also gathered total of 17 million likes on Facebook as the competition emerges.

“Mahirap kasi sa amin na pag-sabayin ‘yung training namin sa [RHS] Pep [Squad] at sa pagpa-practice ng sayaw [for Got Talent]. Kasama pa pati ‘yung lugar kung san ba kami magpa-practice since wala nama kaming permit sa school. Lahat ito nakaapekto sa confidence namin. Puso lang sa ginagawa.” said Erickson Delen of 11-ABM

A, a member of Legato de Baille.

Alongside Delen, Charles Fuentes of 11-ABM B, Clarisse Cayetano of 11-ABM B, Kathleen Reyes of 11-STEM A, Kimberly Tangliben of 11-HUMSS C, Kurt Magtoto of 9-DBA 2, and Patrice Buenaventura of 9-JFL are the other members of Legato de Baille.

Meanwhile, John Christian Dayao of 8-SPA clinched the place for first runner-up performing his color guard skills before the crowd. In an interview he said,

For second runner-up spot there goes We Are We Dance Crew (stylized as WAWDC) garnering a total score of ... from the judges. This --- dance group performed ... . WAWDC is composed of grade 10 students namely, Kate Nicole Escobido (CAS

1), Arron Supsupin (CTS 4), Jhustin Ramos (CTS 4), Karlyn Supan (CTS 2), Arianne Belmoro (CTS 2), Natasha Montera (CTS 2), Michael James Signo (CTS 3), and Dave De Luna (CAS 1).

Futhermore, AKD won the People’s Choice Award with likes in Facebook amounting to ... . AKD is a band from grade 9. Vergel Manalo (DBA 2), Karl Laurence Cabal (DBA 2), Andrew Neil Melendres (DBA 2) Von Villegas (DBA 2), Bryan Cervantes (DBA 2), and Paul Resty Arcega (SPS) are members of this band.

Rizal High School Got Talent is an event launched by the Supreme School Government as part of the 116th Foundation Day. The Grand Finals of the contest was held in MMI Building last October 2.

Rizalian alumnus gives back, sponsors journalism seminar by: John Lawrence Sol ration

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o show his gratitude to his alma mater, a former Rizalian journalist returns in Rizal High School and offered a free journalism seminar among the present junior journalists.

Mr. Al Ramirez Dizon together with John Maxwell Corpo-

sponsored a journalism writing training workshop last December 5.

A whole-day session was held at the Rizal High School’s Computer Building AVR, led by Mr. Al Ramirez Dizon, a batch 1975 graduate of Rizal High School and a retired professional writer and bicycle rider with his colleague also from batch 1975 who

represented the Maxwell Corp.

The seminars were conducted by the former Filipino citizen now a Singaporean national Dizon, who taught different do’s and don’ts with the attitude of being a journalist such as ‘don’t use shortcuts’ and ‘use reliable sources’.

Mr. Al shared his experiences as a high schooler in RHS and a

college boy in Singapore through a scholarship. He shared how he sees himself and his school that time and how he was introduced into the life of being a journalist, He also mentioned how hestarted out as an Associate Editor in both The Rizalian and Ang Rizalian school papers.

Free snacks were served during lunch and recess and ran-

dom journalism exercises were given to the participants in feature writing, newswriting, and using subheadings in long articles to keep long stories short in a newspaper.

Mr. Al Dizon promised to return in Rizal High School again and encouraged the junior journalists to become full-pledged journalists like him, in the future.

‘Iskoolmates’ moderates RHS debate

by: Persephone Castillejos

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n August 16 and 23, 2018, Iskoolmates aired its episodes in Rizal High School regarding the legalization of divorce and approval of same sex marriage in the Philippines.

Iskoolmates is a youth-oriented informal debate program on the People’s Television Network (PTV) aired

every Thursday, 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The program allows the Filipino youth to have a wider standpoint on various societal issues in the country.

On August 6 and 7, 2018, PTV’s Iskoolmates went to Rizal High School to shoot the IskoolTour episode as well as the actual debate that was held at MAE

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Building Activity Area. Ma. Rose Fritchelle Custodia and Allysandrea Denise Tan were chosen to introduce the school with one of the hosts, Mr. Jules Guiang.

For the legalization of divorce episode, selected Grade 11 students; Josh Norlie Mancao, Micah Jirah Tejano and Juniel Señente represented the government side while Erica Joy Quintana, Ta n i a Marel Alva-

rez and Josh Arden Lim stood for the opposition headed by Mr. Benj Ortiz.

Meanwhile, for the approval of same sex marriage, John Romuel Teña, Benedict Ingal and Sean Kyle Nepomuceno represented the government side as Irish Tagle, along with Trisha Ann Tapiador and Mark Justine Corpuz elaborated the side of the opposition all headed by Mr. Amiel Gamara.

As part of their preparation for the debate, Gamara and Ortiz provided various social issues to discuss and allowed them to speak in front of an actual class in different tracks. They were also trained to defend a position that is against on their personal belief. These trainings were believed to improve their self-confidence and develop their public speaking skills.

After the debate, former hosts of Iskoolmates, who were JV Cruz, Kat Medina, and Jules Guiang, conducted a turnover

ceremony for the program’s new set of hosts. The three alumni introduced to its audience Tricia Bersano, Sky Quizon and Gab Bayan.

Furthermore, when asked about the importance of students’ engagement to intellectual arguments, Gamara said in a statement that,“Studentsshould be engaged in such discussions/ arguments for their voices to be heard. They have lots of bright ideas in mind and I think debate, whether it is formal or informal, will be a great avenue to express what they really want to express.

Through intellectual arguments, they would really know themselves more. It serves as a mirror where they can reflect on and they might see things in different perspectives. It might even lessen or solve their identity crisis.

Those types of arguments also serve as bridge connecting the generation gap for younger ones and older ones understand each other more.”

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Membrebe bids her goodbye

by: John Lawrence Sol

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fter almost 7 years of serving Rizal High School as the principal, Miss Virginia R. Membrebe noted her undertakings and accomplishments in RHS through the so-called State of the School Address (SOSA) in The Principal`s Report, held in MAE Building, September 25.

One of her first topics in the presenta-

tion was the lower drop rate in the school , from 5:04 to 1.87 (2015-2017) average in overall grade level, which indicates that the school now has a higher completion rate of 68.21 to 76.12 percent from 2015-2017.

The former principal also included the higher literary level of the school which increased from 371 points to 871.42 points from 2015-2017.

Membrebe also discussed the excesses and shortages of learner`s materials throughout the school and its department. As he discussed, she also suggested the solutions and ways to solve these problems.

Other than that, the school principal also presented the

school`s Physical Facilities, Equipment, and the school buildings: Amang Building, Science Building, Neptali Building, RJ Building, SEDP Building, IR Building, the Chapel, MAE Building, RCE Building and the RH Building.

She also said that there has been a Teachers’ Professional Development program, aiming to improve the teaching style of teachers in RHS so that students may understand lessons and activities better and engage in lessons more effectively.

She then talked about the programs participated in by the schools like the Japanese Government Scholarship Program, which gives students a chance to study in Japan through a scholarship.

Ms. Membrebe also mentioned the World Association of Lesson Studies’ International Conference where there was analyzation of lessons given to the students.

In the Mathematics Department, the Mathematics Teachers

Association of the Philippines (MTAP) has been launched last November, with the objective of giving students a leg up in Math lessons and competitions.There is also an MTAP competition where the best students show off their own skills, abilities, and talents in Mathematics.

Also part of the Teachers’ Development, there has been a teachers’ training for new and new and/or young teachers to improve their range of teaching skills and techniques. Aside from that, the former principal also talked about the new assistants to the principal, Mr. Junie Serot and Ms. Nenet Penaranda.

Miss Membrebe also talked about the School Awards Recognitions, such as the 9th ASEAN Quiz Regional Competition 2018, the 14th National Science Quest, Math Competitions, Arnis Team Competitions, Tagisang Robotics, the CAN Satellite Competitions, the DOST Innobox Competition, and the 2018 Festival of Talents.

The principal also mentioned

the stakeholders’ contribution and participation as one of the funding sources of RHS in school governance and facility improvements/renovations.

A dental mission has also been held last 2017 in the new SEDP Building.

Some other programs include the Special Reading Program and the Summer Reading Camp which promote the importance of reading in peoples’ lives.

Ms. Membrebe added future and ongoing plans such as the classroom replacement in Amang, the construction of the second Senior High School Building, the construction of elevators in the MAE Building, and the repair of the RHS Auditorium.

Miss Membrebe finally bids her goodbye to the Rizalian community as she is set to retire at the age of 65 in November 2018.

The Principal’s Report was made possible through the joint effort of both senior high school and junior high school departments respectively.

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EDITORIAL COMMUTING HINDRANCE

EXPERIMENTED EDUCATION

PRETTY ODD

LUX MORNINGSTAR by: Chester Zari

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to 12 isa curriculum which adds 2 more years, also referred to as Senior High after you graduate from your fourth year in high school. Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said that the five-year period between 2016 to 2021, is a once-in-a-generation window of opportunity for the reform of the country’s entire education landscape.

In K to 12 system, Senior High schoolers are free to choose what strand they want to enrol in depending on their interests.

Options are open in Academic Track from Accountancy and Business Management (ABM), Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS), Science, Technology, Enginering and Mathematics (STEM) to Technical-Vocational Livelihood Track and even Sports Track. It depends on their choice. However, issues on the effectiveness of the K to 12 system still linger on as graduates of senior high schools are said to be unfit for the world of work.

Reports said that the first senior high graduates are not yet suited to work. ThePhilippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said that these graduates are not yet prepared for the skilled job. The hours that they managed in their on the job training (OJT) is not enough for the job they dreamed of. This is an unfair judgmentand pure cruelty thrown among student-graduates.

Second, if report claims that K to 12 fails, the entire education in our country may be considered a failure as well. If the K-12 curriculum seems like afailure, money and efforts will all be wasted and put to nothing. That

huge failure could lead the entire country to nothingness in terms of education. Why waste time if there is really no good result?

Third, the K to 12 curriculum isn’t just a spur of the moment decision. It is actually patterned from the neighbouring countries across the world. As the curriculum starts to boost the competencies of students with their varied interests, more and more graduates may explore other options; if not for employment perhaps better tertiary education goals as to bridge the gap in college education.

Actually, the K to 12 sets a student to aspire for possibilities for college education, with most state universities offering free college education, more and more students will be much interested to pursue bachelor courses and level up their knowledge and skills.

Instead of focusing on shortterm loopholes of the system, as we set our foot into this curriculum, would it be nicer to fix our lenses to learn more about the benefits of this K to 12 education system?

It may be easier to throw insults that we are experimenting our education system, howeverwe close our eyes to the fact that students are being equipped though this education system no matter how many years this could take.

To produce quality graduates is what the DepEd aspires for the country and as it assures the public to put their trust in the system, it would be better to support the agency and take part in this experiment.

After all, we are bound to find something good or interesting in every experimentation we may take.

TheRizalian team would like to express their thanks and appreciation to the department heads, faculty members, and student contributors who helped in finishing this project by lending their time for necessary interviews and other data-gathering procedures. for comments and suggestions like and message us on facebook: facebook.com\TheRizalian

DREAM COME Rowie TRUE? by: Maristella

by: Karl Roger Gascon

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ince the approval of the tax reform law,fare hike has become a recurrent issue in our society today as it also poses issue and problems.

People basically are disappointed but not surprised anymore, yet the continuous increase in public transportation fare also continues to raise eyebrows of almost all regular commuters.

Malacañang said that the increase is due to high prices of oil and petroleum products in the world market,from which the country mainly imports.

This makes a large impact to gas and oil products that are commonly used in transport vehicles. This also means that the increase is inevitable since changes are highly dependent

on the world market affecting our nation.

Aside from fare issues, the so-called TRAIN (Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion)law,has also impacted the prices of commodities and food products that are generally affected by transport system as well. As a result, transport and trucking services corporations pushed in additional cost on these consumable products as well, making it difficult for people to even adjust.

In addition, inflation rate continues to get higher and higher, causing the product’s price rise to its maximum.

According to economic traders, the country’s inflation rate this year has the highest percentage since 2008 and it keeps on rising and rising. Do economists have something to

say?

Facing this problem is the only thing we can do for now.

We may not be able to lessen our disappointments regarding fare increase. However, we should save ourselves from stress. After all, our greatest wealth is indeed our health.

Though it may seem that we are a little trapped in this problematic situation, still the only way is to adjust our finances and find ways to better budget our money.

We need to welcome ourselves for better options and consider these stuffs as temporary problemsin our society.

Thus, walking may be a better option if we can’t keep up with our commuting hindrances.

WHAT’S IN YOUR BAG? VICIT

by: Eunicedes Sodsod

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ag inspection in school isone of the manyissues Rizalians face every morning as they enter the campus.

However, the unannounced and not-so regular bag inspection proceedings in school usually become the subject of students’ complaints.

Whenever there is a surprise bag inspection, there goes a pile of students lined up from the main entrance gate blocking the sidewalks of the entire stretch of Rizal High School reaching the police headquarters along Dr.SixtoAntonio Avenue, causing heavy traffic among motorists, indeed.

Surprise bag inspections seem to harbour various reactions from the campus due to many different reasons.

First, when school guards do bag inspections,students hesitate to open up their bags and let the guardsinspect things inside.It

could be quite inconvenient to do this trick considering, there are more than 10 thousand Rizalians to enter the gates and have their bags inspected with them proving they have nothing to hide.

Second, bag inspection actually takes a lot of time to do the entire thing for safety purposes.

Knowing there are thousands of Rizalians, there may be traffic along the gates, thus, the 7 am class may be interrupted.

Third, as the guards say, they only do inspections when the principal told them to do so.

Whenever the principal receives a report on the prohibited things that students bring inside the campus, they do the surprise inspection. If there’s a report, that’s the time the guards or school staffs will immediatelyconduct the inspection.

These inspections aren’t done regularly.

These are only done to catch suspected offenders.

Bringing prohibited stuffs like deadly weapons, marijuana, cigarettes, liquors, pornographic materials and etc. inside the campus isn’t a little offense at all. This is a serious offense that needs proper action. It may not be an issue of bag inspection at all. It is actually an issue of the value system and sense of discipline among Rizalians.

Bag inspections are just preventive measures but if not done regularly, there could still be serious offenders who are waiting for the proper ‘timing’ to evade.

Surprise bag inspections aren’t as effective as it may seem.

This serious case may only be solved if only the school administrators establish suitable sanctions against these offenders who keep on bringing prohibited stuffs. A simple tete-a-tete in the guidance office may not be enough to restrict these offenders and help them turn away from their wicked ways.

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SOLUTION TO ADDICTION TILL the issue on prohibited drugs prevails in the country.

Our country still faces many difficulties regarding drug addicts, drug pushers and drugs itself. The influence of prohibited drugs is spreading all over our country, and sadly many teenagers are still caught into this. But how will we, Filipinos, together with our government conquer this huge issue if the young ones are also involved?

As a teenager, it saddens me knowing that many teenagers are victims of this drug addiction and are now experiencing the damage of drugs in their lives.

Many innocent children have already destroyed their families and even their lives. It’s frustrating to see many fresh lives being rotten in such an early time.

They are holding solvents, marijuana and other drugs instead of holding a pen, a book and studying well in order to achieve their dreams and have a better future.

They have nothing but a crooked mind, dirty hands and unhealthy life. It is also disappointingto know that there are parents who led their children to use illegal drugs, drink alcoholic drinks and smoke cigarettes rather than lead them to many positive options like going to school and study and become productive individuals.

As the government tries to solve drug dependence among the youth, our generation needs to be enlightened that we should

be part of the solution to avoid more problematic situations in the future.

Issues on drug addiction among teenagers have reached the school system as the government conducts Random Drug testing to sort out teenage drug users to possibly mobilize rehabilitation programs and to save them from addiction.

Through this act has been critiqued by many, I actually support this move. Since the government chiefly aims to solve drug issues and to help save the lives of the youth who may succumb to such addiction, this act is actually a bold move to finally screen teenage drug users. It will not only track the users but also the government will do their best to improve and rehabilitate the lives of these users.

Would it be any better to help our elders help us with our problems instead of succumbing ourselves to drug addiction and other forms of destruction? If we truly care for ourselves and our family, wouldn’t it be better to pursue much higher goals in life instead of leading our lives to destruction?

The decision will always be ours. The solution to our addiction is the decision to live a better life than the crooked ones because in the end, a promise to become better individuals is what we need to hold true for our lives.

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ublic transportation aims to help the masses. The issue on effective public mass transportation has been echoing through the years. It is said that a good public transportation system determines one’s economy.

Evidently, in the Philippines, public transportation is underdeveloped due to the government’s underinvestment in the nation’s transportation and communication system.

Most commuting Filipinos are reported to be dissatisfied as to how the government manages our transport system. A lot of issues and problems are thrown onto the government from poor emission testing to poor registration system.

All these issues faced by the government since then have made the present administration open its doors to level things up.

Deapartment of Transportation(DOTr) has established a new version of transportation

system that promises comfortable and quality transportation experience. Consider yourself lucky, if you happen to see and ride in few released ‘multicabs’ on the road with internet connection, air conditioned units or even television and entertainment system, as the government hopes to develop it more but with a price to pay as it imposes higher fares.

However, this kind of public transportation system somehow is being ridiculed as the old versions of jeepneys tend to be casted away from the eyes of the general public. Affected jeepney drivers/owners tend to strike over the government as they impose themselves to be kept on the road.

Still the option is open to the public, since public transportation is very much intertwined with our everyday lives; we often see some of the benefits of having a much better transport system. As comfort and quality are concerned plus our pre-

EUNICEDES SODSOD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

MIKHAELLA BRIONES ASSOCIATE EDITORS

CHESTER ZARI | KARL ROGER GASCON MANAGING EDITORS

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cious time in public transport, though we can never get rid of the traffic jam, our life still can be easy. Lowered transportation cost has both an impact on the quality of life of every citizen and for the economy of our nation however, comfort may be at stake.

It is already 2019 and as time changes, transportation also has to change. The quest for high quality transportsystem would really benefit the people with better travelling experience. It would also be more comfortable for the passengers to ride this transportation and lessen air pollution for a promise of a better eco-friendly lifestyle.

Having a new quality of this transportation may take a lot of time but having this new systemholds a promise to make lives even more productive.

Still the choice is ours, to ride a better option at your own risk or convenience? Your choice.

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TRACK YOUR GROWTH

:READY. SET. BUJO.

by: Persephone Castillejos

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s the year 2018 comes with gifts of minimalism and lessons of achieving productivity, we have also been given the knowledge to know more about the art of journaling. Journaling entails two types namely; creative journaling and bullet journaling. However, our main focus is to flip through the pages on how to do the latter.

Bullet journaling or ”bujo” is similarly related with a planner but then, with bujo, one could come up with her own layouts and designs which a planner doesn’t offer because the designs are all printed on the pages. Actually, the content of a bujovaries upon the owner of the journal – which basically means that there’s no certain rule of what should come first within the pages.

First things first, of course one should have a dotted journal or perhaps, a ruled notebook; whatever floats your b o a t .

A n y w a y , since you have your jour- nal already, you’re now supposed to do your cover page.

Oftentimes, people do bujobefore the year begins for a fresh start, possibly. The cover page could be your favorite quote, a Bible verse, a line from a book and etc.

Next is the legend: shades and shapes are seen for this part consists tasks which are marked either as done,

Bujo isn’t just intended for planning chores and errands; it may also serve as a memory keeper. Pictures can be put to the pages of “My Year in Polaroids/ Pictures.” From what I’ve learned, I paste a picture that serves as the highlight for a certain month.

For the last part, it includes the monthly log,

migrated, scheduled or cancelled. Other shapes could also be written for upcoming events or school activities so that you will be reminded. In addition, you could also draw a particular symbol for important notes and reminders.

Then, another page would give you a sneak

peak of the whole year.

A small calendar for a quick look, we may say. After this, the index comes where a large space for the page number and description is provided for you to

write your topic highlights.

Flipping to another page leads us to what we call the future log. This contains activities, all sorted according to the month that we plan to do in the future. If you want, you may also include your bucket-list in order for you to be more motivated in achieving your goals for that particular year.

As a bookworm, I would certainly want to know my pace in reading; in order to do so, I allotted a page that says, “I WANT TO READ”. In that portion of my bujo, all types and titles of my readings are jotted down. After reading a certain book, I shade the circle beside it to note that I have finished it already.

weekly log and daily log for each month in which it can be designed ac- c o r d ing to the theme that you want (e.g. January = fireworks, February = hearts etc).

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In addition to that, a sleep tracker could also be included for each month so you could clearly see if you lack sleep or not.

With the advantage of media and technology, one could quickly access the various methods on how to do a bullet journal. Considering myself as a beginner as well, I also paved my way in search of learning this new interest and there I stumbled upon watching journaling videos on Youtube.

As a matter of fact, most of these tips have been acquired by a known bullet journalist YoutuberAmanda Rach Lee. Bullet journaling is a process and it also takes time. It does not demand perfection in a short time span. It is an avenue for us all to release the creativity that resides within ourselves. It is our growth tracker in our cultivation process. This is partly our lives written between the pages.

ctually, it’s no news that plastic surrounds the earth, In fact, plastic dominates all over the world whereas, we humans should be the ones dominating the world with all the good kinds of changes but, we are constantly inventing and creating things that are pushing the world to the brink of its destruction. The damage we, humans are creating in union is so evident, but we turn our sight blind and hearing deaf, while with little heat and sweat, we turn on our air conditioners to the highest option possible. Save the mother earth, indeed.

As students, the inhabitants of earth and the future leaders of tomorrow, we must take action on making our plastic waste less, and prevent the pollution on creating further destruction. Here are ways to minimize plastic in our simple ways.

Your baon may consist of going to the canteen and Use bamboo and metal straws, they are the g r e a t eating on the paper cup with your PLASTIC spoon est substitute to plastic straws, for plastic and fork. I know paper cup, is made of paper straws are single-use plastics, which means, which can be easily get rid of, however, we need waste per second, cool right? This useful plastic trees to fight the overly powerful global warming gets into the ocean when improperly littered, and also, we are aiming for zero waste here. then gets consumed by the creatures rePlastics may have been evicted from the shopping siding the ocean. We are murderers just scene, however, it’s always have been a pain by using plastic straws (!!!) Plus, this metal and to see your paper bags crumpling, tearing bamboo straws can be customized, may it be ac, and too soft whenever it’s wet. (turn your cording to your style or who you are until you quesused paper bags into borders for your outtion yourself on who you really are. puts, a cover to wrap for your notebook.)

Tumblers are in, and plastic bottles are out. I Instead of wasting too much trees and know, they’re both just made in plastic, what’s time, have all your goodies in an eco the difference? Plastic bottles are thrown away bag made of clothe, Eco bags are comin just a single use, or if they’re ever re-used, it’s pletely reusable, place your things into a not as safe as using a tumbler. Plastic bottles bag and not waste anything. are made up of plastic that are more prone to Diving into the green side bacteria, than the plastic that is used to promay seem foolish to you duce tumbler. Tumblers can withstand high now, like how the society temperatures, and completely safe for re-use. was to equality. How can you sleep at This is a great alternative to the ten peso water night when the waste we create could be and juice around the campus, instead of spendas high as the highest mountain in the earth? We are stuing too much on water, you can save up by using dents and not just mere students, but students that can tumblers and eliminate the huge amount of plasby: Frances Bernadette De Asis add into the small percentage that can rescue the world tic and other wastes that are currently residing on from deteriorating. Let us start with these baby steps, earth. and make change occur. Avoid plastic.

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n the Philippines, there are two debatable sides when it comes to films: the “mainstream” and the “indie.” How do these two differ if you may ask? Well…

Mainstream films are produced by big production companies, have a big budget,and are usually released and shown at first-run theatres (e.g. SM Cinemas). It appeals to a wider audience for its genre can be romance, romantic comedy, or action. It is meant to entertain and relieve the stress of its audience.

Independentor indie films on the other hand usually are low-budgeted and produced by independent and smaller film production companies. It depicts the topics of crimes, history, poverty, oppression, and the likes. Indie films are not widely screened however, due to film festivals and small movie houses, these films are within reach.

We all have our ownpreferences. You can either choose between mainstream and indie. However, trying out different can turn out to be good. If you’re thinking about seeing an indie film, luckily, the Filipino indie movie scene has so much to offer.

if you are into

I’m drunk, I love you (2017)

romance

Carson (Maja Salvador) and Dio (Paulo Avelino), best friends for seven years went on a road trip before their college graduation together with Carson’s gay friend Jayson Ty (Dominic Roco). What Carson saw to be an opportunity to finally admit her feelings to her best friend and to finally “graduate”, there goes Dio’s ex-girlfriend Pathy (Jasmine Curtis-Smith) in the picture.

Sleepless (2015)

Gem (Glaiza de Castro) and Barry (Dominic Roco), two sleep-deprived call center agents try to fight the loneliness that keeps the both of them awake at night while everyone in the city is asleep.

They find solace in convenience stores, in the streets of the city, wasting their time, and the comfort of one another while healing their brokenness.

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story of a young filmmaker (Nicco Manalo) and a writer (Emmanuelle Vera) unfolds slowly and the parang-sila-pero-hindi-sila situation continues. This film is slow, capturing scenes from the surroundings, characters contemplating, and has lesser but powerful and meaningful dialogues.

Hintayan ng Langit (2018)

Written by spoken word poet Juan Miguel Severo, it unveils the story of Lisang (Gina Pareno) who is still in her waiting room in the purgatory for two years. When she’s finally set to go to the Heaven, her room is to be leased to her newly deceased ex-boyfriend (Eddie Garcia). It is funny, a tearjerker, and will make you realize that everything is worth the wait.

Liway (2018)

if you are into

Based on a true story, Commander Liway(Glaiza de Castro) and her family live in a makeshift prison inside a military camp together with the rebels and criminals. Reaching to the end of Martial Law, her dark past catches up with her and the lives of the prisoners become more difficult.

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Goyo: AngBatangHeneral (2018) It tells the story of the youngest General during the Philippine American War, Gregorio delPilar(Paulo Avelino) who fought in the Batlle of Tirad Pass. It goes to show the responsibilities he has to carry at such a young age while dealing with the issues he faces personally: love, self-doubts, imperfections, and being reckless.

Respeto (2017)

A struggling aspiring rapper (Abra) in a rough neighborhood suddenly befriends an old poet after vandalizing his bookstore. While the film showcases the art of musical form, it also highlights the issues that the real circumstances in the Philippine society such as sexual harassment on females, the tragic of Martial Law, and the role of the political class and thecorrupt police officers.Abra won the Best Actor award in the 2018 GawadUrianfor this film.

if you want to explore

social issuesMa’rosa (2016)

Selected to compete for the prestigious Palme d’Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where Jaclyn Jose won the Best Actress award, this film tells us the lives of a sari-sari store owner Rosa and his husband Nestor. Having to provide and meet the needs of their family, they also sell illegal drugs in their store. When they both got arrested, their children will find a way to free their detained parents while dealing with their daily struggles in life.

Oro (2016)

Based on true events and political issues, Oro tells the story about the 4 miners from Camarines Sur who were massacred. It revolves around a small gold mining community taken care of by Kapitana (Irma Adlawan).

When the barangay was disturbed by group of armed men pretending to be environmentalist, tension rises between the two, as one tries to save their livelihood while others try to take over operations.

BakaBukas (2016)

It tells the story of the youngest General during the Philippine American War, Gregorio delPilar(Paulo Avelino) who fought in the Batlle of Tirad Pass. It goes to show the responsibilities he has to carry at such a young age while dealing with the issues he faces personally: love, self-doubts, imperfections, and being reckless.

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ow, why should you support and watch indie films? By watching indie films, you are not just simply supporting the director, the actors, and the producers of the film, you are gaining knowledge and imparting that to others is the most important of all. What you learned while watching, you can apply that to your life. You can empower yourself.

Additionally, writing film reviews and posting them online is a great channel to let people know that these films exist and that film festivals are happening and that you should try to watch some. By that, people will be encouraged to see for themselves and to fall in love with independent cinema as well.

If you are a film buff or an aspiring filmmaker, don’t just keep that talent to yourself. Show to the world what you can create—influence and empower them with what your masterpiece. We are waiting for you. Keep film alive.

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Refill your Pitcher of Creative Juices by: Frances Bernadette De Asis

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owadays, with too much brain usage, we, students tend to get really burned out from doing overload of work that pretty much involves a lot of critical thinking thus, turning our creativity into ashes that we could barely finish our outputs due to lack of ideas or just basically having no idea on how to creatively do their outputs and anything in particular that you think is in need of design. May it be your homeroom, portfolios or project. Fear not for, we are here to save you from the creativity-deprivation misery.

As students, we’re no longer strangers to the emotions of frustration and hopelessness whenever we do so much, it would get to the point that we can’t even release our creative juices out on times they should be. That’s why, my friend, I think you’re going to love ‘Pinterest’ if you haven’t already. Turn the lurking app in the corners of your device’s folders into your go to and most-used app. bile phones, but, was made solely I must say, you must try Pinterest, FBI agent trying to spy on you) for iPhones. It has the website for at first it feels like having zero perBasically, spoon feeding you all non-iPhone users to use. By creatcent originality however, you wade the pins you might like. ing its connection larger, the app your way through into making Think of Pinterest like a huge instantly gained thousands of visyour own style and aesthetic upon pin board, and with all the phoitors, and eventually grew to hunyour outputs layout or fashion tographs and articles scattered dred millions. Pinterest continually sense, or whatever Pinterest may around you, while you decide improve up to this day, they’ve help you on. It’ll save you time what’s best to pin to save for latcreated updates by connecting on reviving all the burnt creativier or just to look back to anytime your account to your Gmail or ty that has turned into ashes into and whenever you might need it.

Facebook. This shows that Pintercreating newer ones and cleaning It doesn’t end there too, Pinterest est truly deserves its growth and off the dust. considers the perfectionist users current fame upon their life saving and it helps you live your life easiPinterest is like Google but gives Start anew, and go into the who despise scattered and uncatapps. Without it, there wouldn’t be ly especially as a student.

‘Google you things you’re actually looktimely aesthetic that would truly egorized pins. You can customize this fascinating catalogue of ideas Search’ but better, indeed. ing for and it is much better. In satisfy and please your teachers the amount of pin boards, deand pin board of creativity. just one tap, Pinterest unravels so and maze your classmates.So let So, now that we’ve gone through pending on kind, purpose or howmuch ideas and inspiration for us If you’re currently drowned in the Pinterest fuel your empty juice reasons why you should use it. You ever you like. You can keep it for to acquire some ideas to progress the struggle of lack of creativity, pitchers of creativity. shall now learn how to use it and yourself or share it to everyone else with our works and to simply help knowing its different terms which to rescue them from their creativius gradually find our very own you might find confusing and unty-deprivation. aesthetics. (and yes, ‘aesthetic’ familiar. It’s similar to any social So, if you ever stumble upon a means, your style and how you media, like a tweet is to Twitter good bullet journal idea and want perceive things beautiful, not the and a story is to Instagram. It may to save it for the next month’s secnorm expression.) be strange at the first few uses, tion, you can pin it on a custombut it gets better as you get used The app mainly consists of ized board and save it until next to it, plus, friends are optional, you (sometimes) high resolution phomonth arrives. don’t even need some in order for tographs that you can save both it to work for you.

This app wonder started someas your home and lock screens, where in 2007 and continued to get you hooked into a different The app is already like a friend grow until the present day with kind of fashion sense or something that would like to get to know you founder Ben Silbermann. It was you can use for cool layouts and and your likes, It requires the innot a single day nor week that Pindesign, and most of the time it information of your interests for it terest got its deserved recognition. cludes links that gives aesthetically to show photographs, blogs and It was until March of 2011 when it pleasing detailed how-to blogs, info-graphics according to your officially made its way on to moarticles and info-graphics. It is free taste and style.(and no, it’s not an

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er lips are chapped and faded ¬— as white as the walls and everything around her, including her. The only thing so red and bright would either be the blood drooling out in the tube of her dextrose or the smile she would bring out every time she hears a story from home. That smile is everything—everything in between sadness and hope. She may not live the rest of her lives as happily as she thought but at least she was fulfilled and kept a smile in her coffin.

Cancer is a disease even the least person you’d expect to get would get it. For this matter, there is no certainty. Even the diagnoses are uncer-

tain. The other day it was just a simple stomach ache, the next day it’s stage three colon cancer. It wasn’t the disease the kill most of the patients, it was this uncertainty and sudden unpreparedness. This disease may be the exemption in the principle ‘prevention is better than cure’ because it may come like a thief in a paradise.

The only thing certain in this situation would be days of her numbered life. Her family could only turn away to hide tears behind her and her body that was obviously and slowly falling apart.

Her hair, although not had come through radiation, fall apart, as if hopes did the first time she knew she had

malignancy. She kept all the calendars, all the clocks, completely forgetting all the things outside her concealed asylum. She spent days and nights with her family as if the disease never touched her — as if she would never die.

She would not often think about the end just way too much. She would like to live in the moment, unable to do anything with the disease crippling her to the core. She would be happier if she could spend days in her house cooking and decorating for Christmas.

She would be happier to see her husband as they help each other to continue managing a household. She would be happier if she sees her children eat to-

gether, share stories from different parts of the world, but she did not have all the time and energy to do those stuffs.

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She accepted the that she was dyand she was happy that.

There was a lot of would-be that could have been if the disease only did not affect her in the first place. Instead, she accepted that she would never be able to do those things again.

That she, a stage three cancer patient, would never be able to explore and experience the outside world anymore. She didn’t lose hope, she found one and become content with the little she had, so she could just be happy in her special mo-

ments and eventually die happily and peacefully with great memories she could keep.

In the end, Ofelia died at the age of 73. She is a mother to her eight children, a really loveable grandparent to her 16 grandchildren, and a humble housewife to her husband who died just months after her. Her story is not a tragedy because tragedy ends so sad and hopeless. This is not sad and hopeless. Death is something Ofelia thought would be the least of things she fears, for she was happy and fulfilled. The cure was acceptance and though alive or dead, both may be said, rewarding in the end.

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A Day at the National Museum TRAVELOGUE

by: John Seth Velasco

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hat do we do or think when we hear the words “Semestral Break”? Most of us mainly think about going back to our provinces where we can relax and visit our relatives, and some may think that it will give them the opportunity to catch up with some things or activities that we were not be able to finish because they were too busy with school work, but, for me, it gave me the opportunity to visit my relatives in Manila and visit the National Museum.

My grandmother lives in Sta. Ana, Manila which is much nearer to the National Museum compared to our house in Pasig City. From Pasig, you can ride a jeepney to Quiapo and get off on Quiapo church, then, take another ride going to Baclaran and off at children’s playground at Rizal Park. From there, it’s a walking distance to the national museum. It will take a total of at least 1 hour and 30 minutes f travel time consoidering the traffic, but in my case, from my grandmother’s house it’s only a 20-minute travel time, taking a jeepney from Pedro Gil Street.

National Museum oversees a number of national museums in the Philippines including ethnographic, anthropological, archaeological and visual arts collections. It has been the regulatory and enforcement agency of the Philippine government in the restoring

and safeguarding of important cultural properties, sites, and reservations throughout the country since 1998. It operates the following museums located in the national museum complex in Manila, (National Museum of Fine Arts, National Museum of Anthropology, and National Museum of Natural History) looks and feels new. It’s amazing how the building was repainted to a lighter color with an off-white facade, which is neat and doesn’t go out of style.

The National Museum of Fine Arts has treasured masterpieces, from paintings to sculptures of some of the most renowned Filipino artists. The National Museum is also the home of Spoliarium, a massive painting depicting dying gladiators which is a famous painting of the Filipino artist Juan Luna. This artwork won

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the gold medal at the Madrid Exposicion Nacional de BellasArtes in 1884.

The National Museum of Fine Arts was originally designed as a public library by Ralph Harrington Doane, which explains the elegantly decorated hall upon entering the museum. Meanwhile, more than the art and the exhibits, the grand and voguish edifice of the museum sets the mood with its well-appointed structure, and polished marble aisle and arches.

The National Museum of Anthropology serves as a repository of Philippine heritage through its historical and ancestral collections. I enjoyed seeing the largest botanical/ plant collection in the country.

The Philippine National Herbarium (PNH) at the botany division. Founded in the early 1900’s as the Herbarium of the Bureau of Science with Dr. E.D Meroril as director, it used to be one of the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia.

It also boasted a science library that was larger than some of the scientific institu-

tions and universities in the United States at that time. The plant collections of the PNH are a result of collecting activities in the country in the last century as well as the exchange programs with other herbaria and abroad.

There are also some of the old relics of our ancestors like the Manunggul Burial Jar. It was found by Dr. Robert B. Fox and Miguel Antonio in 1962 alongside the remains of Tabon Man. It was recovered

by Dr. Fox in ‘Chamber A’ of Manunggul Cave in Southwestern Palawan. Manunggul Cave is one of the Tabon Caves in Lippun Point. The Tabon Caves are known to be a site of jar burials with artifacts dating in a range from 2300 to 50 B.C (4250-200 BP). ‘Chamber A’ dates as a Late Neolithic burial

site (890-710 BC). Seventyeight jars and earthen wares, including the Manunggul Jar, were discovered on the subsurface and surface of ‘Chamber A’. Each artifact was varied in design and form but, was evidently a type of funerary pottery. The practice of jar burial is an instance of secondary burial, in which only the bones of the deceased are reburied the jar itself was not interred.

Aside from that, there are a lot of social media-worthy spots in the museum as well.

So, you may want to get those smart phones out and start doing those selfies!

I think this is one of the best ways to spend your semestral breaks. If you want to have fun and learn at the same time, you can go to the National Museum with your friends and family. There are no entrance fees and you can have access to a collection of 1,000 plus fine art pieces, stunning archaeological pieces, and over 300,000 specimens of natural history.

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Man on Flight Gadgets Overuse

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by: Klarenze Zari

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ave you ever tried looking around to the people you coincidentally walk towards school? Have you ever noticed the passengers in the jeepney-employees, parents, teenagers, and students? Have you even noticed how they bow down to their phones as if they highly respect it? Most people, especially students are more often focused and concerned to their phones, which is not good at all.

‘Gadget’ is a term commonly known in today’s world. Gadgets are not only for adults and eventually mostly students use it. Gadgets does not refer to smartphones only, it includes laptops, digital cameras, tablets, MP3 players and etc. According to Steemit Education, gadgets make communication of students to peers, relatives, family and acquaintance, easier.

Access to gadgets do increase student’s knowledge about newly developed technology. As it seems, we live in a world where technology almost surpasses humanity as said by Albert Einstein, but don’t y o u think it is getting worse as time

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mation, as stated by Ed Tech.

Yes, students are in active role than in passive role in receiving information conveyed by their teacher, when they use technology as support for communication, but of course, advantages as few as stated here are nothing to the massive downside effect of gadgets and technology.

Steemit Education states that gadgets like smartphones can lead students to a diversity of applications that are not school related. Applications that are not school related diminish student’s capacity to concentrate to school works. Certain gadgets contain various characteristics which can be detrimental to one’s physical health. Just by staring at a phone’s screen all day long can cause one’s vision to become impaired.

Based from our team’s survey, 9 out of 10 Rizalians, are ‘addicted’ to smartphones, and that is not impressive at all.

Possibilities that use of gadgets can negatively affect student’s behavior in any means where he is not even aware of it, is viable. According to study, excessive use of gadgets such as smartphones, tablets, and computer desktops do cause physical and mental detriment to anyone. One may even likely become overweight or obese and develop seizure and vision problems.

However, in an advanced era of technology, days where students depend on papers and pen are slowly disappearing like a passing gleam. Students rely completely on computers and it creates poor studying habits. Use of hi-tech mechanization literally hinders the steps of learning. Students are becoming dependent on technology for their assignments rather than using their cerebrum to do it.

Let us try to avoid these complications and save ourselves from more problems by committing ourselves to become responsible users of technology.

Avoid gadget overuse.

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ilipinos are known for several of things. Inventions, hospitality, positivity, fighting spirit and not to mention our famous delicacies known around the world. In line with this, recently our kababayan just created a multicopter/ flying vehicle.

Kyxz Mendiola, the man behind the masterpiece is currently under the management of Star 8. Kyxz have his highs and lows while creating the multicopter, thanks to STAR 8 an Australian company backing him up on developing the vehicle.

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Kyxz has plans to extend the travel time of KonceptoMilenyato even an hour.

Kyxz got his trials and errors on developing the multicopter.

But it was worth the sacrifices and the money he spent.

According to STAR 8 CEO and President, Jacob Maimon. They have plans to revise the name of Koncepto Milenya to “electric manned aerial vehicle“ or EMAV that can accommodate 2 passengers weighing up to 200 kilos.

Moreover, there are plans to develop commercial versions of the Koncepto Milenya in Hong Kong, Europe and Australia.

With this invention initiated by a Filipino, there could be more inventions to follow as the multi- c o p t e r widens and extends its horizon to better option for possible transportation

Community Health: In the Eyes of Filipino Gov’t

sibility aiming to ensure that every by: Vanessa Vianca Rodelas Filipino shall receive an affordable and equal health benefits. n effective public health By implementing different prosystem can guarantee a grams, this truly helps each citizen nation’s health. This requires a to get the assistance they all deserve. collaborative effort between the To attain UHC, three strategies government and the citizens. are to be obtained: 1) fiTo play the role within the public nancial risk health system, government must protecprovide the political and financial tion. support needed to have an effec2) imtive and well develop health care. prove Different programs were already access to quality implemented in different cities achospitals and health care facording to their needs. cilities and; 3) attainment of health Under the proposal of President related Millennium Development Rodrigo Duterte, The Senate apGoals (MDGs). proved Universal Health Care According to UHC (Universal (UHC) also referred to as KaluHealth Care) Financial Risk Prosugan Pangkalahatan (KP) is the tection “Each can avail health ser“provision to every Filipino vices and to be reimbursed by of the highest possible PhilHealth with regard to quality if health care health care expenditures. that is assessible, PhilHealth operations efficient, equitably are directed towards distributed, adeenhancing national and quately funded, fairregional health care inly financed”. Dated surance system.

October 10 2018 UniImproved access to quality versal Health Care was hospitals and health care facilities made. It is a government responshall be achieved to have a good

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health care community. The quality of government hospitals and health care facilities must upgrade to accomodate larger capacity. The Health Facility Enhancement Program (HFEP) shall provide funds to improve facility preparedness for any emergencies.

Attainment of health related MDGs is to be applied on public health programs to reduce incidents.

Localities shall be prepared for any emergencies, as well as the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt once quoted “The success or failure of any government in the final analysis must be measured by well-being of its citizens. Nothing can be more important to a state that its public health; the state paramount concern should be the health of its people” therefore the utmost concern of the government shall be given to the health of its people. If the health of each citizen is in good condition, then the government’s concern must be focused to its community health.

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How to become a better Girl Scout

Improving life the Girl Scout way.

by: Frances Bernadette De Asis

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ithin this sisterhood, girls are strengthened and empowered as females. We are re-born through the annual investiture and lift our chins up as official Girl Scouts. The girls in green carry the name of the group, with our sash pinned and sewed with our achievement badges. Their hearts and mind committed to the organization filled with genuine smiles, and spreading lessons of independence and purity.

Being granted the prestigious green uniform, we train ourselves to live by our promises and the law of the organization that we pledged ourselves to. We do not plaster the title to boast, but to actually become one as the responsible green scouts that Escoda left to the Filipinas to succeed for the future generations of women to hone. In order to make your Titas and Escoda herself proud, here are ways to become a better girl scout and why you should be one: something one can be most proud of but more importantly can learn Your peers may not be a member of theGirl and imbibe. As we gather and recite Scouts Organization; however, what other the promises, we learn to live by our better things should we do as a part of it? promise by practically becoming a Attend every single event that the We shall influence our fellow friends to the true Girl in Green everywhere we go school organizes for the Girl Scout good habits that the sisterhood taught us and become a real sister to all.

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organization to become an active Girl Scout, vanquish your worries of socializing with strangers since every Girl Scout is your sister. After going through the shy phase and meeting your sisters, you will have a blast serving for the organization.

You will have a chance to earn many badges to sew on your sash and earn the trust of your sisters and troop leaders because of your devotion to the activities and the organization.

through the camps and events. Not only you are making your leaders proud, but also you are becoming a good role model to your friends and who knows? You might also be a good role model to every youth.

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We always recite the Girl Scouts’ Promise and the Girl Scouts’ Law, but what matters as a part of this is applying it into our daily lives, being a girl scout naturally.

To live by the Green scouts promise and law is

Here are simple acts to help you advance to become not only better, but the best girl scoutyou could be. We must embark in our minds that raising the three fingers in this sisterhood means committing and not half-heartedly releasing the words of promise.

So, we should seek for the good things of what it actually means to be an excellent girl scout, vanquish the stereotypes and let us be the best sisters we could be .

Pasig Pirates Pinto team plans to win in the LLPS Baseball Tournament

by: John Seth Velascoand

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asig Pirates “Pinto” Baseball team plans to add another win under their belt at the Philippine Series Baseball Tournament, the biggest baseball tournament here in the Philippines, this coming summer of May 2019.

This team went popular when they won back-toback in the Metro Schools Baseball and Softball League of the Philippines against 79 other participating schools last 2016

2017 that happened in Ateneo De Manila baseball field. This event usually starts in November and lasts until March.

The Philippine Little League Baseball Series is one of the most competitive baseball events here in the Philippines. This is a bridge towards the internationals baseball event.

The winning team will represent or may represent the country to various international events.

For the team to be ready for this Little League

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for a longer period of time, they gain extra endurance, strength and speed for that extra sprint. Training regularly helps athletes become more efficient and disciplined.

From baseball to volleyball, overtime may be the next step to achieving higher goals.

The more you train, the more you gain.

It takes a great dedication to become an excellent athlete. It is a

Philippines Series Baseball Tournament, Miss Anna Ebreo, Rizal High School bulilit baseball team coach, together with our city mayor, Bobby Eusebio created a training program called “grass root training” for the players . Grass root is where kids who don’t know anything yet about the sport they love gather to learn and represent their city or school.

The team consists of kids 8 years old and below coming from different ele-

mentary schools located in Pasig City. Most of them are from Caniogan Elementary School.

Their official line up is composed of Marc Julian Dellmus, John Brix Aves, Princess JolianCasiano, Riel Marlana, Xian Villanueva, JohnrelGutib,Rihanna Mae Fuebes, Sean Joseph Jose, ZalkyGorenzo Mendoza, RodelHeribertAgag, Luis Jervin Rivera and Patrick Sarala.

“Personally, I think my players are ready for the upcoming tournament. I’m

really proud that we won a back to back tournament this past two year”, Coach Anna said.

She also said that the team will have a big chance of winning this league based on the team’s experience and the support they’re getting especially from the Pasig City Government.

“Because of this training activity, the players grew better and better, thanks to the support of the city government” the coach added.

dedication to achieve the next level. However, the key here is always balance.

Becoming an excellent athlete requires balance in both athletic and academic training. Too much training without balancing other life’s aspect may not only risk one’s physical but also social and emotional health.

Student athletes need to learn more about balance and avoid over-dedication to training.

PHOTO CREDITS: Ms. Anna Ebreo, Baseball Coach

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RHS Badminton Team advances

by: John Seth Velasco

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izal High School Badminton team won the Cluster meet in boys’ single game and in girls’ double game, September 27-29 in Rizal High School’s Caruncho Gymnasium.

The team’s opponents were from Pinagbuhatan High School and from Santolan High School.

There are only two opponents because these schools represent their cluster.

Their hardest game was from Pinagbuhatan High School and RHS team got defeated. Even though Rizal High School was defeated, the team still advanced to the Division Athletic Meet and competed last December 10.

RHS badminton team’s official line up is composed of Angeline

Sesmundo, Peter Joseph Aguirre, Warren Ted Sales (10-SPS),JomariNicabera (9-SPS), Judith ElsbetaPerpena(12-HUMMS-B), JehanValiente (11-HUMMS-B), LyzaSalabao(11-Sports-A), and Emmanuel Joshua Villanueva (11-ICT).

Badminton Coach EstephanieTarepe said that their most improved playersare JomariNicabera and Angeline Sesmundo.

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by:Daniela Salazar

e all know the benefits that kids are supposed to receive from participating in sports. They get some exercise, experiencing the meaning of teamwork, learn something about the value of practice and discipline, to various degrees, and become acquainted with success and failure.

However, does overtime training affect one’s studies? Maybe.

T h e fact that athletes are training well, but s o m et i m e s when they get back home, they c a n n ot do their homework anymore b e cause of their exh austion.

Sometimes, their academics suffer.

There are some concerns about teachers and school officials that are threatening their representative

athletes by indiscriminately deducting or refusing to give them consideration while at the same time allowing them to participate in sports competition. Assistance and other incentives in many forms are somewhat hindered whether they win or lose.

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Meanwhile, their best male players Peter Joseph Aguirre and Warren Ted Sales and their best female playersare JehanValliente and LyzaSalabao.

The boy’sbadminton team also competed in the Milo Little Olympics and won third place last August 25-26 where almost all schools from Luzon competed.

“We can get better and better

RHS Basketball Team dominates DAM

izal High School women’s basketball team won first place in the Division Athletic Meet (DAM) with a score of 81-78, December 11, 2018.

The women’s basketball team also won first place in the cluster meet against Kapitolyo High School, Rizal Experimental Station and Pilot School of Cottage Industries(RESPSCI), Pasig City Science High School and Ugong High School.

After winning in the cluster meet, the team competed in the City Meet against other cluster representatives namely Sta Lucia High School and Nagpayong High School.

In an interview, Coach RyanMangali said, the team is composed of players both from

by: John Seth Velasco senior and junior high schools: Elena Tolentino and Diane Defeles from Grade 11 Sports track, Micah Asuncion, Althea Lorena, Lea Estandarte from Grade 9-SPS, Acmaidah Palagawad(9-9), Glyden Feraro (9-20), Alisa Reyes (9-22) and Sherry Baldobino(8- 9) respectively.

Coach Ryan also mentioned that the team bagged first place in September during the national game in “Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas”.

“Honestly for me, all my players are the best because they are doing their part and they’re doing their best in all their games so yeah, my team is the best”, Coach Ryan stated.

Another issue stated that most stude n t - a th l ete s l o s e quality time with their parents because they usually spend time at home sleepingsince they are already tired of their usual activities and practices.

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because of our training and our experiences. Without those, we would never think that we could win all this competition. All I can say is I am thankful for my players for their cooperation and everything they did for us to come this far. Hopefully, we can still grow further and we can achieve more and accomplish higher goals someday,”Coach Estephanie said.

PHOTO CREDITS: MICHA ASUNCION

The coach pointed out that the past events that they joined were all in preparation to improve their skills and become better everyday.

“I’m so proud of them, they truly deserve it. I’ve been coaching them for the past three years now and they deserve to win during their first year. They should have been part of the Regionalsback then, but we came short, yet God has a better plan,” Coach Ryan said.

RHS women’s basketball team doubles and triples their time by fighting against other strong schools to better improve their endurance and strength as they advance to the National Game in February.