The Garden Chronicle 2016

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The Official English Publication of Felizardo C. Lipana National High School

Vol. 13 No. 1

June - December 2016

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Angel from China. Ms. Sophia in full support to provide students with life-long learning of Mandarin as second-language.

Lipanians: Certified Mandarin Learners

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2013, Felizardo C, Lipana National High School witnessed the invasion of foreign cultures in the Philippines in the form of Department of Education’s Special Program in Foreign Language.

Lipanians in each pilot section of ever y year level were chosen to be the very first learners of the elective subject

Chinese Mandarin.

Students of this class must have a final grade of not less than 85% in their academic subjects and they must also pass the annual Young Chinese Learners Test (YCT) with the score of not less than 120 out of 200 for them to advance to the next level, however, if they did not meet the requirements,

they are to remain in their current levels and pass the next YCT. The first year of the students in studying Mandarin is focused on the basics such as the introduction of oneself, counting numbers and forming and verbally presenting common sentence patterns; the second year is for the intermediate

learning that consists of writing basic strokes and characters and forming of a more complex sentence patterns. Each level, the lessons get more challenging that the last one.

“Masaya ako dahil nabigyan ako ng pribilehiyong makapag aral ng Mandarin sa unang taon ko bilang mag aaral sa sekondarya. Ngayon na ako

ay nasa ikaapat na taon na, Masaya ako dahil patuloy pa rin ang serbisyo ng mga guro upang turuan kami araw araw,” answered Mihkail Vince Villena of 10- Rizal when asked of what he felt on his four years of studying Chinese Mandarin.

DepEd provided materials to the selected schools such as flashcards, charts and books to

help them teach with ease.

According to the said department, this program aims to have the Filipino students develop multilingual fluency and be globally competitive.

Four years and still counting, FCLNHS targets to prove the programs main goal. pBy Trizhalyn Maglangit

Lipana triumphs o n M at hC o m

I n n o v a t i v e masterpiece. Mrs. Figueroa proudly shows her best among the rest SIM during the awarding ceremony.

Team Lipana: Overall Champ o f S I M m a k i n g c o n t e s t

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athematics teachers of FCLNHS brought home the bacon on Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) making contest held at Cambaog National High School,

October 11.

Out of 23 schools, team Lipana outperformed the rest and became the overall champion. Individual awards were also garnered by the following: Mrs. Vilma Figueroa,

1st place, Mrs. Mariel P. Ablaza, 3rd place, Mrs. Janeese Beraña and Mrs. Editha Sugay both become the 4th placer. The first to third placers received a medal with cash prize.

Math department SIM mak-

ing contest were freshly started last year. This aims to produce intervention materials for the least mastered skills of students and used for remediation classes. pBy Joshua De Vera

F C L N H S B u i l d i n g for Senior High Inaugurated New room for learning. Inaugurated last December 20, the new building is ready for occupancy.

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elizardo C. Lipana National High School (FCLNHS) has constructed a three-story building with two rooms each floor for the Senior High school program through the efforts of the outgoing principal, Mrs. Aquilina Monte and the current school organization.

In line with this, the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Association (COCOPEA) chairperson Br. Jun S. Erquiza FSC Ph.D., said that their organization sees that the K-12 program will be embraced “entirely and whole-heartedly”. With the signing of the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, two years have been added to the basic education system of the Philippines, making this feat as DepEd’s last major classroom construction, according to Education secretary, Mr. Armin Luistro, The construction of FCLNHS’ new building for Senior High School program started last month, April 2016. Mary Jane Lumando, a grade 9 student said that the new building even though it only has 6 rooms, at least the school would not remove another section just to have a room for Senior High School.

According to some Grade 10 High School students, they are now assured next school year because the construction will pave way to bigger classrooms that will accommodate their students specifically for their specialized subjects that will need wider spaces. pBy Kim Anne Lacson

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ath Wizards of Lipana conquer different places during the MathCom EDDIS level held at Bunsuran National High School on September 6 and Division level at Eng. Virgilio V. Dionisio Memorial High School, September 9.

The places of the students in this competition are written as follows: John Lester Doliete, 8th Place; Regine Sibug, 3rd Place; EJ V. Esguerra, 2nd Place; Kenneth Gravamen, 1st Place.

Overall, Team Lipana was the second overall champion in EDDIS level.

The winners continue to

defend their titles on Division level. Sibug got the 2nd place, Esguerra become the 9th place and Gravamen won 4th place.

The contestants were overwhelmed of the success in the said competition. They said that everyone worked hard for this to reach their ultimate goal--to win.

“Nakakagulat kasi umabot kaming lahat sa ganito.

Syempre maraming salamat sa teachers ng Math department sa puspusang training at tulong na ibinigay sa amin para mapagtagumpayan ito,” Esguerra foretold. pBy Trizhalyn Maglangit

“Challenge Accepted”

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i r m an d w it h c on f i dence, these were the first words of the newly presented principal Dr. Jesie L. Borja after Mrs. Aquilina Monte transferred unto him the key of responsibilities last October 21 during the welcome party prepared by the teachers and the school department heads.

The princ ip a l ai ms t o uplift the status of the school. He envisions the school’s better performance, more so in upgrading of the school’s facilities and most of all, safety and security of all students. He emphasized the behavior as well as the best practices he gained from his previous experiences.

Through it all, a collaborative effort among the students, teachers, and school

department heads are highly encouraged in making all things possible. And in return, as the challenge has been accepted, the school is ready for its optimal growth that is yet to come. pBy Trizhalyn Maglangit

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Clearer eyesight from Lions Club

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he Lions Club International and Johnson and Johnsons Vision Care Program joined forces in providing better vision to 162 Lipanian students with poor and blurry eyesight last October 12. All efforts were in line with the program Sight for Kids.

Together with FCLNHS, Tia-

ong High School and GNVHS Annex were also recipients of the program.

Moreover, the project not only aims to provide eyeglasses but also to give medical assistance to worthy recipients needing eye operation to be conducted at East Avenue Medical Center. pBy Joshua De Vera

FCLNHS conducts World Population Day

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o promote awareness about the urgency of population issues, Felizardo C. Lipana National High School (FCLNHS) conducted the celebration of World Population Day last June 11.

This year’s theme “Investigating Teenage Girl’s” focuses on early age pregnancy. This also included educating students about the causes and effects of teenage pregnancy such as poverty, undergraduate and other social and economic

conflicts.

Teenage pregnancy is one of the biggest problems that the country encounters. To minimize the problem, World Population Day was governed in 1898, where worldwide government, schools and local government units (LGU’s) raise awareness about this significant issue.

In this celebration, different departments ran contests, acting performances, and film viewing of documentaries related to teenage pregnan-

cy such as the I-Witness’ “Nanay na Si Nene.”

Moreover, the Social Studies department directed the role plays while the MAPEH and English department administrated art making activities such as poster making and slogan writing contest. The Filipino department, on the other hand, conducted essay writing contests related to teenage pregnancy. pBy Joshua De Vera

Lipanians showcase Science domination

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ipanian science innovators and scientists excelled during the Division Science and Technology Fair held at Mariano Ponce National High School last October 19.

Je-Anne Kerlyn Antonio, Mark Vincent Monta, both from 10-Rizal and Lorelie Monte, 9-Gold, proudly presented their advanced study with the herbal capsule formulation of the Sinta Andrographis Paniculata which later on impressed the judges. The three innovators went

T e a c h e r s e n j o y World Teachers’ Day Shake it off. Teachers gracefully showed their dancing skills during the Teachers’ Day Celebration.

on a thorough supervision of Mrs. Mary Lilibeth Ralla, Science Master Teacher I. On the other hand, FCLNHS also bagged awards during the Science Wizards 2016 at Dr. Pablito V. Mendoza Memorial High School last Spetember 27.

Mescheal Tacsan of 11 Compassion, won the top podium finish

while Ian Daniel Centeno of 7-Sampaguita took the silver. Also, Alyssa Grace Salvador of 8 Diamond and Kenneth Gravamen of 10-Rizal, won the 5th and 6th awards, respectively.

Moreover, Jerico Salanggit worked hard for the silver and Trizhalyn Maglangit shows her writing prowess in the Essay Writing category.

The students were thoroughly trained by their respective mentors: Mrs. Regina Verde, Mrs. Virginita Martin, Mrs. Anya Regalado, Dr. Ma. Cecilia Santiago, Mrs. Jessica Natividad, and Ms. Nory Mahusay, all under the supervision of Mrs. Daisy Miranda, Head Teacher III in Science. pBy Kim Anne Lacson

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ducation is the most powerful weapon,in combating poverty” a famous cliché among elders but will never go wrong. The world needs the youth for a better tomorrow who will mold them? Of course, our beloved and honorable teachers. What could have been great about them? They are already are our heroes, who always fix every problem; who had a vision of every student’s potential; who has seventh sense of feeling a student’s needs. With all those, a day for the teachers deserves a special celebration.

October 5, 2016, Wednesday, FCLNHS held the annual celebration of the Teachers’ Day,

which carries the theme, “My teacher, My Hero”. The celebration was made possible through the joint efforts of the Supreme Student Government (SSG) and the school officials.

Each grade level prepared performances for their heroes and second parent at school.

They never missed on giving flowers and sweet treats from their hearts and most of all, the letters that they themselves wrote.

The event has gone better when the teachers presented their own dance numbers that made everyone off their seats – remarkably showing off that teachers are not just of great minds but also with groovy bodies.

Before the programs ended, a video clip was presented by the SSG together with the 32 Harmony of the Grade 10 Rizal. And as an additional treat for the teachers, the ATEC students offered manicure - pedicure and foot spa services, which they enjoyed a lot.

Truly, teachers are molders of the youth. They may be strict or lenient, jolly or not, they may not always appear they way we expect them to be, but they are also humans, they get tired and feel stressed at times but they care about you. They still aim the best for their students. And giving them a day like this definitely warms their hearts. pBy Nash Ville Villena

Not Just Being Professional

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y the mandate of DepEd Order no. 25, s. 2016, the Guidance office initiated the Career Guidance week, which carries the theme, “Trabahong Hindi Sikat Pero Pak” last August 2016.

During the weeklong event, students were encouraged to join the different activities prepared by the Guidance Office such as the hugot lines, from which students came up with dramatic lines used by a specific occupation. There was also the Dream job mo, I-Selfie mo, wherein students drew their dream profession and posed for a picture with their head on it. Moreover, the dress up contest happened to be the most awaited part of the event, from which every class chose a representative who will act and dress to their chosen profession.

Less known yet needed. Chosen students took the center stage as they dress-up showing off their ‘Trabahong Di Sikat pero Pak’.

The career guidance week aims to remind the students of those jobs that may not be popular to everyone but are helpful and financially beneficial. Like what Mrs. Marilen Paguio expressed during the event, “It (Career Guidance) specialized on the

jobs that are being left behind, like miners, beauticians, plumbers, carpenters and others. They are more work beyond being professionals, with which, students (nowadays) prioritizes being a professional.” pBy Kimberly Ann Lacson

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ith its continous commitment in providing assistance to incoming SHS students, DepEd reassures that students will be provided with voucher as financial assitance, specifically the qualifiedGrade 10 completers who wish to enroll in non-DepEd SHS de-

spite reports saying that the voucher program will stop accomodating recipients for the school year 2017-2018.

The above mentioned statements were further clarified on the DepEd memorandum order no.

66, series of 2016., stating its visions of providing clear and detailed guide-

lines in the implementation process of the voucher application system starting from pre-qualification up to the redemption. Futhermore,in November 2, 2016, an online application site called the SHS VP was initiated by the office as an easy access portal and technical support system.

-Source: www.deped.gov.ph.

FCLNHS and GNVHS join forces

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eptember 29th of the current year, witnessed the very first In-Service Training (INSET) for teachers in reference to the Division memorandum no.

127, s. 2016 Division Orientation Workshop of the School-to-School Partnership for the curriculum year 2016 at the premises of Felizardo C. Lipana National High School.

DepEd Order No. 44, s. 2016 cited that high performing schools have been identified to become leader schools and are given Php 140, 000 SBM allowance providing and upgrading teaching strategies of the select partner schools. Leader School should identify the partner schools’ specific needs based on their school improvement plans (SIP) in order to strengthen cooperation, collaboration and partnership to achieve full potential among schools nationwide.

This year, FCLNHS became one of the leader schools with Guiguinto National Vocational High School being its partner school. Together, they started the INSET with a warm welcome coming from the Leader School’s former principal, Ms. Aquilina R. Monte, followed by GNVHS’s director, Mr. Julian S. Canonoy, with his short but inspirational message.

The seminar proper started

with Ms. Monte’s important topic about School-Based Management Assessment that inspired everyone in the room to be a more competent and responsible public servant.

The seminar’s scope broadened and became even more challenging and interesting when several topics have been discussed Dr. Maria Cecilia L. Santiago challenged the participants of the seminar when she discussed her topic about Action Research Writing an Action Research requires more wit and ideas of innovation to meet the demand of the new curriculum-this was the brain-draining challenge Dr. Santiago threw to all of the INSET’s participants.

Being one with the students and being to capture their attention everytime you are discussing a lesson is one of the most wellknown struggles of teacher,This particular problem was discussed and resolved by Mathematics teacher, Mrs. Josephine M. Valencia, with her topic of differentiated strategies wherein she suggested of using different elements when teaching a particular like what she is doing-letting her students use their creativity in presenting given task or just simply reviewing the past lesson.

With the topic of Continuous

Improvement, English Department Head, Dr. Antifas R. Reyes, discussed about the project of the Department of Education that will resolve around the continuous improvement of an identified school process ,and service related to access, quality or governance with the end view of improving learning outcomes.

Next was about School Learning Cell , Discussed by the School Guidance Counselor, Mr. Michael Santos where he emphasized the big role of potential stake holders in bringing support and resources for the improvement of teacher’s instructional management skills.

Techniques and useful strategies on coping with students weakness in reading was discussed by English teacher, Mrs. Christine J. Villena, with her topic of Remedial Reading Program.

The Master teachers of different departments became one in discussing the remaining topics such as Best Practices Different Teaching Strategies, Multiple Intelligences and visual Style.

INSET ended with all of the participants reciting the Pledge of Resiliency headed by Master Teacher I Mrs. Alicia Wenseslao. pBy Nash Ville Villena

Groovy teachers won 3rd Place at Teachers’ Got Talent tilt

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roving that teachers are multi-faceted individuals , the FCLNHS select teachers danced and performed their way being the Third place winners during the Teachers’ Got Talent contest held at the Manila Ocean Park in December 18.

The fruit of practicing and preparing for several weeks along side with the daily roles of

being a teacher paid off as they covered the third spot among the 20 other participants from other schools. Their performance, inspired by their concept on taking care of nature, caught the eyes of the judges.

On the other hand, other participating schools in Bulacan took the top spots: Bagbaguin National High School went ahead for the Second place

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and Fortunato National High School bagged the First spot.

Indeed, another pride for the teachers of Bulacan.

Truly not all talented artists , singers and dancers were seen in the television, most of them are inside the schools, taking care of their students, and they are called teachers. pBy Joshua De Vera

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Lipanians set to landscape the Division Level

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hree Grade 10 students took the Second place in the landscaping competition at the Felizardo C. Lipana National High School during the Technolympics, October 7.

As a fruit of their hard work and creativity, Joshua Valibia, Ernesto Casidsid, and Jasmine Leoncio were honored for being the Second placers on their head to head battle against the students of Dr. Felipe De Jesus National High School, during the Technolympics, Landscaping category.

Lipanians, on the other hand, participated on the other categories such as the Home Economics (Nail Art with Hand Massage, Hair style with Facial Make-up); Agri-Fishery Arts (Landscaping and Experimental Cookery) and ICT (Web Designing).

Moreover, FCLNHS, served as the host school for this years’ Technolympics, headed by the TLE department. pBy Gladwin Viray

Creativity unleashed. Joshua, Jasmine and Ernesto stood beside their landscape masterpiece after having been declared as Second placer.

Cruz and Manzano, hailed Mr. and Ms. Intramurals 2016

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ast August 31, John Lloyd Cruz and Pamela Manzano, Grade 10 Mabini and Del Pilar respectively emerged as the Mr. and Ms. Intramurals during the opening ceremony of the yearly event.

Representatives from the different clubs and organizations participated. The presentation, on the other hand, was carefully arranged by Mr.

Marcelo Nebreja, MAPEH teacher, took over the dance numbers and the individual presentation.

The candidates showed up themselves during the production number followed by their sports attire.

Cruz and Manzano are both proud members of the Science club. pBy Kim Ann Lacson

Off to greater heights. Moving up to Senior High, SHS students are getting ready to deal with the real world.

Tracking the Senior High

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t was May 15, 2013 when former President Benigno S. Aquino III signed the K to 12 law, a landmark piece of legislation that institutionalizes 12 years of basic education, making it responsive to global educational standards.

Senior High School (SHS) covers the last two years of the K to 12 program and includes Grade 11 and 12. In SHS, students will go through a core curriculum and subjects under a track of their choice. Tracks to choose from at FCLNHS are General Academic Strand (GAS), Food Beverage Services (FBS) and Computer System Servicing (CSS). Felizardo

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nding with a bronze medal, Jerico Salanggit won the Third place for the Poster-Making Contest at Dr. Pablito National High School in Bustos, Bulacan, last September 27.

Salanggit unleashed his innate creativity, together with the helping hands of Miss Nory

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he different clubs as well as the SSG (Supreme Student Government) had their booths opened on September 1 until September 2 during the start of the Intramurals October 31.

Lipanians enjoyed by dropping by on each booth as well as trying out what it has to offer.

Each club did their best to have their stood out and they did it well.

The SSG had their marriage booth and horror booth,

we all know that the making of horror booth and naming it as “kilabooth” was a tradition for SSG ever since. The YES-O club opened a souvenir booth, which they sell Korean items and memorabilias and selfie booth, which you can get to personify Maxine and Lucas the famous Korean drama, Descendants of the Sun. Meanwhile, the Math club also had the arcade booth. The Science and Filipino clubs opted for a film showing of latest Filipino and English movies. The English

club continued their traditional wedding booth and freedom wall. The fREADom wall has always been a hit specifically because of the famous ‘hugot’ lines.

On the other hand, the Mandarin club had their message booth with a twist, students need to write it using Chinese characters; A.P club had the kiss mark and a photo booth while the T.L.E club made a jail booth together with the freedom wall. pBy Nash Ville Villena

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He already won several awards in poster making, one of which was during the 2015 Consumer Welfare month held at Robinson’s Malolos, October last year, where he got the Eigth place. pBy Regine Sibug

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opeful and surprised, Desiree Ligo of Grade 11- Perseverance took the Third spot among more than 60 other photo journalists coming from different public and private schools across the whole

Club booths thrill Lipanians

Mathematical Logics and Networking. In that way, they are more exposed to more critical thinking processes that will equip them on solving and analyzing computer problems.

While GAS students were said to do interviews from fast food chains and department stores. They also did role plays regarding interests and principles for their Math subject. At this early, GAS students were gaining more confidence and exposure to real-life situations with experienced people from which will give them real-life scenarios equipped with appropriate solutions. pBy Charlie Jewel Cruz

Salanggit did it for a Bronze

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Break from books.

Lipanians enjoyed the Intramurals especially the Freadom Wall where students wrote their feelings on a sheet of paper and post it on the wall.

C. Lipana National High School (FCLNHS), in partnership with the Department of Education (DepED), has been offering Senior High School students all of these three different tracks.

FCLNHS is actively having different activities for all the three tracks. Students from FBS are learning tray balancing, room service and dine-in reservation.

All of which will equip them on how to prepare the food, handle customers and act professionally while under pressure once they enter the food service environment.

On the other hand, CSS students are currently learning

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division of Bulacan.

Getting ready to capture her finest photos, Ligo is set to compete to the next level in the upcoming Regional Schools Press Conference (RSPC) together with her proud coach, Ms. Marivi B.

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Lobederio in Bataan.

Ligo, is taking CSS (Computer Servicing System) Track and is a consistent photo journalist of the school paper, The Garden Chronicle in 2015 and Ang Hardin, this year. pBy Sam Ravygale Reyes

English teachers attend Division Training

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three day Division Training Workshop on Facilitating Learning and Values Enhancement was held last October 19-21 at Pulong Buhangin National High School, Sta. Maria, Bulacan.

The seminar aimed to update teachers’ content knowledge, pedagogical skills, teaching and assessment strategies, and professional ethics.

The participants who came from differ-

ent EDDISes were mostly Grade 7 - English teachers with their department head. Mrs. Christine J. Villena, Grade 7 - English teacher and Dr. Antifas R. Reyes, English department head, were the participants to represent FCLNHS. The competent resource speakers gave timely topics and made the seminar fruitful to the participants. pBy Nashville Villena

M a t h W i z a r d s B a g Aw a r d s

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ff to a good start o f a c h i e v e m e nt s t h i s y e a r, t h e school’s mathematicians snatched awards on the 2016 DAMATH Competition Eddis Level, last August 26 held at Sulivan National High School at Sulivan, Baliuag Bulacan.

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ards were Jonel Camua of Grade 10 – Mabini for Polynomial DaMath (S econd Place); Gian Paulo D. Aquino of Grade 8- Diamond for Rational DaMath (Second Place); John Carlo Amante of Grade 7 – Sampaguita for Integer DaMath (Fourth Place) and Ryan Nolasco of Grade 9 – Carbon for Radical

DaMath.

With the individual accomplishments of the students, come the efforts given by their respective coaches during the training period: Mr. Roden Joseph S. Reyes, Mrs. Janeese N. Beraña, Mrs. Elenita G. Bondoc and Mrs. Lorena C. Varella. pBy Sam Ravygale Reyes

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DepEd heightens innovative learning

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o reinforce the governments efforts in providing learners and achieiving universal basic education, the Dep ar t m e nt of E du c at i on , pressed the needs for innovation and funding on learning interventions and reforms.

DepEd emphasized this during the launch of the 2016 Global Education in Jakarta, Indonesia, which was attended by Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones.

Br iones hig hlig hted the innovative approaches engaging the support of

the government and other st akeholders towards quality education and lifelong learning. In addition, DepEd also establishes partnerships with the national, local and school level organozations in accessing free, quality, equitable and inclusive education.

Likewise, Dr. Jesie L. Borja FCLNHS new principal encouraged all the t e a ch e rs t o c on du c t re searches and make innovations that will serve as interventions to improve quality of education.

-Source: www.deped.gov.ph. pBy Charlie Jewel Cruz

116th LGU Guiguinto Blood Letting and Tree Planting

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n line with the celebration of the Philippine Civil Service’s 116th anniversary, a bloodletting and tree planting activity were conducted by the LGU of Guiguinto, October 2, Sunday.

Continuing to their public service goals, the LGU initiated the bloodletting activity as a start of the celebration. The Guiguinto community as well as the public servants at the municipal hall actively joined the activity. Happening hand in hand with this event, is the tree planting on the neighboring areas, joined by the office heads and staffs.

The LGU is an active organization of the municipality. It has continuously increased efforts on joining and organizing health-related and nature-friendly activities. Thorough those efforts, they aim to raise awareness among the Guiguintoeños with nature, as well as in helping their fellowmen. pBy Charlie Jewel Cruz

Save lives. Municipal employees and other volunteers take time and courage to donate blood held at the municipal hall ground.

All out for the Environment FCLNHS shines at the ByLine

Elegantly Earthfriendly. Krista Marie Cervantes proudly poses while wearing her biodegrable gown made from plastic materials.

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his year held the Environmental Summit last August 4 at the Guiguinto Municipal Athletic and Cultural Center (GMACC).

The said event

showcased the innate talents of the Guiguintoeños in making world class products such as bags, wallets and house decorations out of recycled materials.

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chants coming from the different barangays of the municipality were given the chance to present their products and were glad to be invited on the event. Each merchant placed their best product and together with small talks about with how they came up with the idea of the product.

As a culminating activity, young ladies, dressed in there flamboyantly crafted gowns made from indigenous materials, proudly took the center stage and presented them among the crowd.

Lipanians, namely, Mikhail Vince Villena, John Lloyd Cruz and Krista Marie Cervantes, proudly joined the activity as they walked on the stage with pride and confidence through the efforts and creative mind of Mr. Marcelo Nebreja.

As a conclusion to the said activities, a signature board showed the oath to nature and to its people, led by the honorable mayor himself, Mayor Ambrosio “Boy” Cruz and its constituents. pBy Kimberly Ann Lacson

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o enhance skills and gain further training on using their mighty pen, the young journalist of FCLNHS attended and competed on the second leg of the ByLine Journalism Conference at the Guiguinto Municipal Art and Culture Center (GMACC) last July 30.

Private and Public schools from different parts of Guiguinto were gathered in the event made possible by the Guiguinto Scholars Association (GSA).

The event started with a program together with opening remark coming from Mayor Ambrosio ‘Boy’ Cruz, Jr. and the president of the GSA community. Afterwards, students were sent to their assigned rooms accordingly as the seminar on each category will be conducted. After each talk, the contest proper started.

Individual awards were presented and are as follows: For the English Division, the students who out-performed the other contestants are the following: Trizhalyn Maglangit (Feature Writing, First Place), Sherilyn Delos Reyes (Photo Journalism, Third Place), Reena Bautista (Editorial Writing, Seventh Place), Joshua De Vera (News Writing, Sixtth Place), Mikhail Vince Villena (Editorial Cartooning, Fifth Place) and Gian Paulo Aquino, (Sports Writing, Sixth Place).

At the end of the conference, Lipana was hailed as the Third among the Top Performing Schools (English and Filipino), together with La Consolacion University – Philippines (Second) and Guiguinto National Vocational High School (First). pBy Charlie Jewel Cruz

FCLNHS Ensembles entertains Schools Heads during ManCom

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t was during the yearly held Management Committee (ManCom) forum of the Philippine Secondary Schools P r i n c ip a l’s As s o c i at i on (PSSPA) at St. Agatha Subdivision when the FCLNHS Ensembles showcased their musical prowess last November 22.

Performing while the delegates and the guests are arriving at the venue together with two outst anding p er for mances,

t h e mu s i c a l g roup g ave their best shot to entertain the people in the forum. “ The g roup was initially formed even before the former school principal, Mrs. Aquilina Monte retired from office,” said Mrs. Alicia Wenceslao, the MAPEH teacher and the group moderator.

The FCLNHS Ensemble is composed by Joshua de Castro and Jonathan Santos for the guitars; Nico Villafuerte and Mar-

lou Diama for the Gabang; Kylene Shane Cruz for the Mar i mb a . O n t h e ot h e r hand, the Tip Angklung is handed to John Raphael Visitacion; Percussions is with Prisco Bando; Bass is with John Patrick Baena while the drums are with Angelo Paed.

The group, having had their first performance on such an event felt accomplished and proud of such humble achievement. pBy Ella Maryrll Vallega

Mrs. Monte receives warm send off

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fter more than 60 years of service in the teaching profession, the FCLNHS school department heads, staff and teachers bid a bitter-sweet goodbye to Mrs. Aquilina Monte as she retires from office last October 18.

A farewell party was prepared for the beloved principal who has served the school for almost three years. During the program, Mayor Ambrosio “Boy” Cruz and other municipal councilors as well as Mr. Ponciano

Pingol, Sta. Rita’s barangay captain are present during the event.

Each of them gave their thoughtful words to Mrs. Monte. A short message coming from Mrs. Josephine Valencia, curriculum head of the Junior High School department was heard.

Also, selected talented teachers offered a dance number led by Mr. Julius Villaseñor and Mr. Marcelo Nebreja which was followed by a serenade song coming from Mrs. Edlyn Santiago, a Science teacher.

Afterwards, gifts and tokens of appreciation were offered by the head teachers on behalf of all the teaching force of the school.

The Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) did not miss the opportunity in offering their gift and thanking the supportive principal. Shortly after that, photo opportunities followed.

The program ended with a sumptuous buffet prepared by the members of the canteen and the relatives of Mrs. Monte. pBy Camille Entrata

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Two Mighty Scribes take pride during EDDIS PressCon

S Continuously sharpening the saw. Lipanian teachers were kept updated with the teaching strategies and innovations during the INSET.

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elizardo C. Lipana National High School (FCLNHS) witnessed the annual In-Service training for teachers on the 27th and 28th day of October.

Aiming to improve teacher’s professionalism, INSET focuses on ways of making strategic intervention materials by identifying factors and objectives that contribute towards the effectiveness of in-service training such as identifying the pedagogical approaches methods and strategies applicable to all subject areas and reviewing and updating the Result-based Performance Management System (RPMS).

INSET started with FCLNHS’ principal Dr. Jesie L. Borja, emphasizing additional information in Teaching Strategies,

Child Protection Policy and Stress Management by sharing his thoughts and experiences about those basic but significant things.

Mrs. Honeyzel F. Calderon then discussed some important matters about the Mutliple Intelligences (MI) of the learners.

Differetiated Instructions and some things to remember in applying it was discussed by Mrs. Josephine M. Valencia.

Ms. Marivi B. Lobedario clarified many things about “Pagtuturo ng Panitikang Gender-Based” wherein she gave some instances or cases as regards to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) that showed how a teacher should do in such events.

The Code of Ethics for

teachers discussed by Mrs. Helen M. Polo reminded the teachers of the rules and regulations that must be inculcated to their hearts, minds and souls.

Lipana’s Guidance Counselor, Mr. Michael M. Santos shared the updated laws of the Child Protection Policy that showed the ways of protecting the learners inside the school.

Ms. Rochiel B. Barcelona shared some programs on how to develop intervention materials for students who are mentally challenged. On the other hand, reviews about RPMS and some updates about the Key Result Area (KRA) were given by Dr. Antifas R. Reyes.

Stress management was presented by Mrs. Christine J. Villena. The seminar’s participants learned various ways on

managing the stress they have been experiencing. Moreover, Mathematics teachers Mrs. Maricel P. Ablaza, Mrs. Vilma R. Figuerroa, and Mrs. Editha Sugay discussed “Presentation and Critiquing Outputs”.

Each department’s representatives shared differentiated instructional materials to be used by teachers and learners in their demo-teaching. The teachers who presented the said topic were Mrs. Maria Cecilia L. Santiago, Mrs. Vilma R. Figuerroa, Mrs. Rossini N. Magsakay, Mrs. Editha L. Morante, Mrs. Janice A. Atenas, Mrs. Alicia D. Wenceslao, and Mrs. Lilibeth C. Ralla.

The annual INSET at FCLNHS ended with harmonious relationship built to each and every one. pBy Trizhalyn Maglangit

herilyn Delos Reyes and Ranel Morilla grabbed the 12th and Seventh spots respectively during the EDDIS II Division Schools Press Conference held at Alexis Santos National High School (ASNHS) on August 10.

Delos Reyes of Grade 9 – Gold competed for the category on Photo Journalism against almost 120 participants from both public and private schools

across EDDIS II. On the other hand, Morilla of Grade 11-Perseverance took the Seventh spot for the Science Writing category and has competed with almost 100 other participants.

Meanw hile, D elos Reyes advanced to the Division level and gained wide experience in photojournalism that she can use in future contests. pBy Sam Ravygale Reyes

Lipanians emerged du r i n g Te c h n o ly m p i c s

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elizardo C. Lipana National High School was the home-school f o r t h i s y e a r ’s E D D I S I I Te c h n o ly mpi c s , h e l d l a s t October 7, and achieved a handful of awards and recognitions.

In the overall rankings, FCLNHS managed to be the overall Third Place winner.

Mark Adrian De Jesus won the 1st Place in the Computer System Servicing and was coached by Mr. Restituto B. F l ore s . Ja s m i n e Mar j or i e Leoncio, Joshua Bolivia and Nels on Mendoza won t he 2nd place in Landscape Installation and Maintenance with the help of their coach,

Mrs. Jos ef ina Q. Leoncio.

Jansen Cunlin managed to be the 2nd place in Webpage Designing, and was coached

by Ms. Honeyzel B. Flores; Renzen Edar inal won 3rd place in t he PC Ass embly with Configuration.

For the Home Economics categories, Pamela Manzano and Erica Budiogan won 3rd place for Beauty Care with their coach, Mrs. Jennifer S. Castro. Hannah Catipan and Francia Cruz got the 4th place in the cookery. On the other hand, Dress Making contenders Reena Bautista and Nelson Caligacion took the 4th place. pBy Regine Sibug

Gender –Based Education s e e k s R e i n f o r c e m e n t ‘Kilabooth’ top grosser during Intrams 2016 ulSu Sentro ng Wika and tinctive ways to enhance teaching discriminated based on their gen-

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Gender and Development with the participation of Komisyon sa Wikang Pilipino conducts nationwide seminar on teaching “Gender-Based Literature” at the Bulacan State University Hostel, September 28-30.

The said seminar aims to increase the level of gender awareness on both teachers and students. In the said seminar, they tackled different issues about teaching Philippine literature that focuses on gender and women’s image. They also discussed dis-

gender-based literature.

Gender-based literature aims to widen students’ knowledge about gender egalitarianism whereas everyone should receive equal treatment that is the state of affairs in which all people within a specific society or isolated group have the same status in certain respects often including civil rights, freedom of speech, property rights and equal access to social goods and services.

Furthermore, this also includes that any one should not be

der. This is one of the objectives of the United Nations’ universal declaration of Human Rights which seeks to create equality in law and in social situations such as in democratic activities and securing equal works and others.

Hence, BulSu’s Sentro ng Wika, together with the cooperating institutions and groups stated to spread United Nations’ top one project. pBy Joshua De Vera

Mandarin Dramatists Win Bronze in Regional Contest

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hosen Mandarin students unleashed their acting prowess during the 2016 Region III Chinese Culture Competition at Tarlac National High School, Tarlac City and went home victorious after taking home the Third place.

Among the 18 participating schools in region III, FCLNHS took the bronze award. It was not by luck that the Mandarin students emerged as one of the top performers. According to Maybelyn Antique, Grade 10-Rizal and a Level 3 learner of Mandarin, “It was a priviledge. Though we are hesistant since it is not our first language.

we took it as a challange, performed our best and yes, we did it”.

The said event was through the efforts of Dr. Carmela S. Dizon, Philippine Director of Confucius Institute, Angeles City Foundation as it aims to challenge and see the progress of the Mandarin-implementing schools as well as the enhance their communication and be confident with the language itself. Also, having said that it is a Chinese culture competition, students get to wear and appear looking like traditional Chinese people.

Starting from scratch and encountering problems during

preparations, especially in preparing the costumes and materials, did not stop them from fulfilling this dream. Truly, was an uplifting moment especially for the coaches who patiently guided the students during all the practices they had for the cultural drama. The Mandarin teachers namely, Ms. Maria Elena N. Mendoza, Mr. Roi Derrick B. Mendoza, Ms. Nory T. Mahusay, Mrs. Virginia I. Martin and Ms. Sophia Sun, were deep gratitude.

Now the seeds of learning a second-language, as hard as Mandarin, is now growing and blossoming into greater heights. pBy Donna Marie Roque

Literally box-office. The Kilabooth made a sure hit from the first day of Intramurals where the queue of expectators lined all the way to the ground floor.

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aising almost Php 6000 in just two days, the Kilabooth prepared by the Supreme Student Government (SSG) surely made a huge hit among the Lipanians during the Intramurals held last September 1-2.

With the number of students on queue from the second

floor to the ground floor, everyone was thrilled as they entered the kilabooth where different horror characters awaits the curious eyes of the students.

The horror has always been one of the booths awaited by the students. Not that they enjoy thrilling and scaring themselves but they were amazed

as to how the current student body prepared the booth and see how dedicated they are in reliving the SSG tradition.

Overwhelmed with their success, the SSG officers were proud of what they have accomplished this year. pBy Ella Maryrll Vallega

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Opinion

The Garden Chronicle

October - December 2016

On the look out

Main Editorial

Brains vs. Skills

‘Brains without skills are useless.’

Broadcasting the requirements of the being a top pressures the students especially to the one who is expecting more on their co-curricular activities.

Thus, making them , anxious of what it will be like to have academics as sole reference to their class standing.

According to DepEd, all extra curricular and co-curricular activities are now excluded on the computation of grades.

Candidates for honors, at any grade level shall be drawn from the top ten (10) students of the school. They must not have a final grade lower than 80% in any subject.

The students’ grades in the previous curriculum level shall

not be considered in the ranking of honors for graduating students. Only the grades in the current curriculum year shall be considered in the ranking of honor students. Transferees shall be considered in the ranking provided they are enrolled not later than the second week of classes of the current School Year (S.Y).

All candidates for honors must be of good moral character and have not been subjected to any disciplinary actions within the current School Year.

Achievements of students in specific academic disciplines (such as Mathematics, Science and English) and in special curricular areas (such as athletics, performing arts and campus journalism) shall be given rec-

Letters to the Editor To the Editor, First of all, I wanted to say hi and thank you for the priviledge of expressing our concerns here.

It came to our knowledge that low-lying classrooms will soon be demolished and rebuilt. However, I just want to express my concern with the school especially with the comfort rooms. I personally feel uncomfortable because of its appearance, cleanliness as well as the problem with the water supply.

This I noted because I want to change our comfort rooms not just for the students and teachers of Lipana but also for our visitors, especially these days that the Alma Mater is often used as billeting quarters of other neighboring schools. Likewise, I also want to call the attention of the students on their responsible use of comfort rooms. I hope this will reach the proper persons in authority. God bless you all and more powers.

Sarah V. Bernardo 9-Gold

ognition as special awards.

Schools with special curriculum programs (such as special science, arts, sports, special education) and duly recognized annexes of public elementary and secondary schools, provided the annex is a complete school with the entire curriculum grades, shall select their own set of honor students. Any member of the school selection committee must not be related within the second degree of affinity to any of the candidates for honors.

The School Head shall be the chairman of the school selection committee composed of at least three (3) members from the teaching staff and shall make the final annunciate of honor pupils after final results have

been duly recommended and approved by the School Head or Schools Division Superintendent, than fifteen (15) days before the commencement rites.

Candidates for honors and their advisers must be present during the open selection process.

In case of protest, it shall be filed by the candidate with his/her parent or guardian to the School Head within five (5) working days from the final announcement and shall be settled by the school selection committee within five (5) working days from the filing of the complaint. In this kind of order from DepEd, it will give a big chance to those who really want to be on top without extra co-curricular. Brains versus brains are now the new contest in the room. Do not be pressured too much, this will help you to enhance what you know.

However, extra co-curricular has a big aid too. Example, you are joining to a Math competition and you won, technically, your grade in Math will increase but do not forget to accomplish your responsibility to the other subjects.

Brains are now the main requirements for being one of the honor students but do not stop joining co-curricular activities because it enhances your skills.

Participating in these activities will also help you with your academics. Would you dare join the two worlds or just focus on what interest you?

Sarah, We appreciate your genuine concern to the school.

Yes it is true that the low-lying classrooms are in the process of seeking rehabilitation and we are looking forward to seeing better classrooms for the students towards the coming school year.

Regarding the comfort rooms, we will seek actions on that especially that you are concerned about the cleanliness as well as the health and how our facilities appears in the eyes of the visitors. Rest assured that we will reach out to the proper channels regarding this concern.

Thanks for writing.

Sincerely, The Editor

The Official English Publication of Felizardo C. Lipana National High School

Editorial Board 2016-2017 Editor in Chief Reena Bautista • Associate Editor Trizhalyn Maglangit • Managing Editor Nashville Villena • News Editor Joshua De Vera Regine Mae Sibug • Feature Krista Marie Cervantes, Julie Ann Samonte • Sports Gian Paulo Aquino, Jeb Michael Peña • Science Ranel Morilla • Photojournalists Sherilyn Delos Reyes, Kimberly Ann Lacson, Sam Ravygale Reyes, Gladwin Viray, Camille Entrata • Cartoonists Mikhail Vince Villena, Ella Maryrll Vallega • Layout Artist Mr. Michael M. Santos • Contributors Vanessa Angeles, Jocelle Pizarra (Alumni) • Maria Roxanne G. Luisa School Paper Adviser

Antifas R. Reyes, Ph.D. Head Teacher III – English Department

Rainelda M. Blanco, Ph.D. EPS I - English

With the newly appointed principal comes better progress Not wasting any time, on his first day of office as the school principal, Dr. Jesie L. Borja immediately discussed a run-down of things that he hopes to see among teachers, students and staff. Priorities are on the school improvement in terms of access quality and governance.

On top of his list is the systematic and orderliness in the school. Students became more responsible today, seldom to no one would you see students roaming around. He also stressed on the cleanliness and beautification of the school. From the basic waste segregation to the round the clock classroom inspection, such practice is well-implemented and followed appropriately.

Putting stress on the safety, orderliness and welfare of students, late comers are no longer to avail of a seemingly late-all-you-can pass. Two or three instances of being a late comer will need necessary actions, same goes with absenteeism. Remarkably, the incidences of fights and student-to-student major offences progressively lessened.

Moreover, clear communications and properly documented transactions are some other facets that he looked into. He believes that transparency will lead to better transactions inside and outside the school.

He also aims to relive and reinvigorate the school’s long known credibility on being the training ground of well-competitive students. Whereas, he wanted to expose the school on the outside cities whenever there will be student-participated activities.

Embracing changes will come a long way. The new school head, being an experienced principal already knew what the school hungers for. Being the new father of the school, he is set to give us his five or more years of service and is willing to become an initiator of improvement.

Truly, he accepted the challenge and he has begun.

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Lipanian Point

The Garden Chronicle

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Jesie L. Borja, Ph.D. Secondary School Principal III

Romeo M. Alip, Ph.D. CESO V. Schools Division Superintendent

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What is your idea of Federalism and how will it make a difference in the PHL? “In this case, laws that are not being mandated in the whole country can be implemented even in barangays. Thus, such laws do not need approval from the Supreme Court so I think this makes sense on putting the laws into actions since the people are just within the radius.”

Jamaica Mae Tabor 9 – Gold “This needs to be implemented to make our country a better place to live in.”

Nicole Alliah Corral 7 – Sampaguita “Federalism’s target is to ease the political system so I think Filipino’s lives will take the same effect on the ease of life.”

Lovely Torres 7 – Cattleya “It may produce unreasonable and unexplainable results that will affect many people.”

Dave Basuel 9 – Carbon

“This will cause negative effects to our country because it depends on the leader of every city if he/she is responsible enough to do a good and efficient law.”

Angel Joy Dumalasa 10 – Del Pilar “Our country isn’t ready enough to apply Federalism government because Filipinos were used to Democratic governance.”

Prince Jesty Calayag 10 – Rizal “I think this is the only thing to do to minimize problems in the government.”

Nash Villena 8 – Diamond “Federalism can base ease it’s the implementation of law unlike in the old system that leaders of small governments still need and wait for approval of the president.”

Trizhalyn Maglangit 10 – Rizal

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Opinion

The Garden Chronicle

straight forward Reena Bautista

October - December 2016

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Underdog to Superdog real quick President Duterte’s message to the United States (US), the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) as he vowed to shame them in a debate on human rights. The statement made the countrymen feel appreciated and flattered.

Duterte said he has written some letters to US (United States) President Barack Obama, US State Secretary John Kerry, the UN, and the EU inviting them to visit the Philippines to examine the killings linked to his war on illegal drugs.

Duterte said during the 42nd Philippine Business Con-

ference and Expo in Pasay that they (UN, EU, US) can never be brighter than him (Duterte). He even challenged them to investigate him and interrogate him and after that, it’s his turn to blast questions to them. He would use his experience as a trial lawyer to question critics who have been calling him out for the alleged extrajudicial killings of drug suspects. He will be asking five questions that will humiliate them and ten questions where they will agree with him.

The president has been at odds with the US, EU and UN over his intensified campaign

against narcotics, which has left about 3,000 drug suspects dead.

He said the US, the EU and the UN had humiliated him right at the face of the international communities and were trying to

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Alumni Echo Jocelle Pizarra

Start with One Good Thing If there is one thing that I’m not today, it would be successful. I am but a typical human who works eight hours (or more in most cases) a day and goes home to sleep to repeat the same monotonous cycle the day after. Nothing exceptional about me, I think, to proudly share with thousands of students my Alma Mater currently has.

If that’s the case, why am I on this space of the school paper? Well, let’s back track to the not so far eight years ago.

Almost a decade past, I was that freshman who wanted nothing else but to always be in the star section, get good grades, and be among the top in the class. Studying is my thing and I promised myself to be consistently on the Top 10 list within my four years in high school the way I did so for six years in grade school.

Competitions inside and outside the school were once my source of pride. I represented the school in numerous competitions and I also have a share of organizations that I joined inside the campus.

You might be thinking that this is already the start of my road-tosuccess type of story, but guess what?

It’s not.

The thing is, I failed to maintain being on the Top 10 list of our class and I was that low profile student whom my teachers can easily forget.

I was that shy girl who chose to stay quiet during recitations even if I knew the answer. I was that timid girl who kept her hair tied and did not exhibit any sense of kakikayan. I was that girl who wanted to tell many stories but decided to keep it to herself.

Rarely did I win competitions outside the campus and each failure had delivered severe blows to my already idealistic self then.

Fast track to 2012. The sky was evidently threatening to douche our

faces caked with our best make-up while clad in those white gowns.

The rest of the day was a blur and only one thing was going through my mind. I got to go to college and tell (or rather, write) my stories. This may sound funny, but I felt like Moana being called by the ocean to restore the heart of Te Fiti. College is where I let go of all my inhibitions. I started telling my stories, as well as of the others. For four years, I was raised to be a descendant of Del Pilar. I chose the mighty pen and started constructing a lofty dream to become a member of the press someday.

Yet after four years of hard work and eight months after graduation, here I am. I did not become a media practitioner and my dream remains a dream. I currently work as a team leader in the writing department of a solutions company—far from what I imagined for myself back then. Again, let’s go back to the question. Why am I here and eating a serious space of your school paper? It is for me to tell all of you that success does not happen overnight; it has not happen to you yet and it has not happen to me either.

Putting aside the melodrama, here’s my point. Don’t sulk if you did not make it to the Top 10 or if you did not win the most coveted award. Give your best shot, but accept that there are things you just can’t achieve. Like what Oshima said in Haruki Murakami’s novel Kafka on the Shore, “...there are things we could do better, and limits to what we can accomplish. But rest assured we’re doing our very best. I think it’d be a whole lot better if you focus on what we do well than what we’re unable to do…”

On a further note, let me borrow what my thesis instructor said back in college, “what you focus on expands.” If you focus on your failures and self-proclaimed defeats, you will probably dwell on more letdowns in

speak up Charlie jewel cruz

When one really strives

interfere with the Philippines’ affairs. He admitted that he made fun of his womanizing and low grades while marveling at his triumphs during the presidential polls, which he described as

the future. You do not want that to happen, right?

But this does not mean that you should surrender your dreams, no matter how too good to be true it may seem to others. It’s just a matter of taking one step at a time and not rushing in. You will not get your diploma by just sleeping on the class for six long years and expecting to march onstage. Start by opening your book and understanding the very first words of your day’s lesson. Begin with baby steps, then giant leaps.

All of these unsolicited pieces of advice are not only for those students from the pilot section alone. This goes farther than any hierarchy there is in the campus. Focusing on what you can do is a good start for your journey toward success, regardless if you are in the cream of the crop or not.

Forget about your class section ladder for it will not matter a few years from now.

Forget how cool you want to be when you go to college or graduate from senior high. Forget the zeroes you are computing for your dream job’s salary (I did this once and it really broke my heart, and my wallet).

Forget about the pessimistic environment that you might be currently in.

But do not forget this tiny bit of flame inside of you. You are dreaming, you would be and you should be.

If you still don’t know which path you want to go looking for success, remember that you still have six years or less in FCLNHS. For now, do at least one good thing for your soon to be alma mater and to the millions of Filipinos who are paying their taxes to subsidize your education. You don’t need to write an opinion article nor coax your teachers that they are awesomely doing well with their lessons.

Just do one good thing. Two words: Study well.

While walking along the corridor, I overheard a student telling her classmate, “Kawawa si Nanay e.

Nahihirapang magbudget. 150 lang pera namin e.” Pondering on what I have heard, where can P150 pesos go nowadays?

I currently have 150 pesos on my pocket, and it took me two weeks to collect such amount. Probably, I am one of the 5% among the students who has the same amount of money on hand. It was not easy for me to have such money - I had to skip several recess and lunches and even do walks after school if I

“destiny.”

Duterte does not drink and smoke but has admitted to being a womanizer. During the campaign period, he claimed to have two wives and two girlfriends

but he lived in a holy life.

“When you begin to delude yourself with too much lies, it becomes the truth in your life,” Duterte said. The debate of the President between the three nations showed that one can defeat three. The president shows bravery and confidence of all his answers.

If the president is defending our own nations, why can we just agree to him and go with the flow? He has reasons in all his actions. The end justifies the means. Are you ready to see the result? Or will you just keep closing your eyes while the truth is in front of you?

Love of Money

By Mrs. Loida D. Hilario – Head Teacher IV

(v.16)Then He spoke a parable unto them, saying “ The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully. (v.17) And he thought within himself ,saying ‘What shall I do, since I have no room where to store my crops?’ (v.18) “So he said, ‘This will I do : I will pull down my barns and build greater , and there I will store all my crops and my goods.(v.19) And I will say to my soul, “Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease; eat, drink and be merry.” (v.20) “But God said unto him, ‘ Thou fool! This night thy soul shall be required of thee; then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?’

- Luke 12:16-20 People are always pre-occupied by earning a living. Man should learn how to properly deal and how to handle his wealth or his money. So when and how this money become evil?. We find the answer on I Timothy 6:9 “ But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.”

Money or wealth becomes evil when a man desires to be rich and that desire he fall into temptation. Why is this so dangerous to a person who wants to be rich? In I Timothy 6:10 “For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows” .

The love of money will lead man or any person who loves money too much to perdition or destruction. Why? Because their desire for causes them to stray away or keep them far away from obeying God’s commandments. For example, if a person is tempted to commit fraud just to earn money just to be rich, that person who will lead

wanted to save 30 pesos from my usual 50 pesos allowance.

In a student point of view, 150 pesos can be a lot for a day, but for a parent’s perspective, it is just money that will dissolve in seconds.

Thus I appreciate that the student, not knowing any of her background, can feel the hardships of her mother. It is as if she is an old soul fitted on a young body. From which, such thinking is a rare instance among the youth today. Most of the time, we only think of how much we are going to get from our parents the next day, not realizing

away from the true faith and from obeying God’s commandments. Now this is the kind of desire for wealth that causes a person to be tempted and be drown in thier own destruction.

Why should we be careful not to fall in the love of money especially in this time?

In II Timothy 3: 2-5 ; (v.2) “ For men shall be lovers of thier own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy (v.3) Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good (v.4) Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God (v.5) Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. ” It is clear that the appostles want that among other things, people in this time now, would become lovers of money. This is exactly what we witness in so many people nowadays. The very reason are times are become so dangerous and evil. Now there are those who they have so much love of money and because they have so much love for money that they think about killings, they commit murder, they steal , they commit fraud and so many other things just because of the love of money.

What does the bible say that man especially the chosen servant of God must do ? On I Timothy 6: 11 “ But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness ”. The chosen servant of God are advised to flee or separate themselves from evil things. And if we listen to the advise given to us by the holy scriptures, we can prove to God that our trust and hope are in Him and not on our possession.

if they still have some more to give.

Then I said, I hope that she strives hard, in finishing her studies and in landing a decent and wellpaid job, so that her mother will no longer suffer the pain of managing a 200 peso bill for their meal; That she will soon provide for their family and make them feel some sort of prosperity in life.

And in all these, we have come to a point that everything requires money; thus, we need to learn to value it even to the last peso: Appreciate what was given.

That 30 peso bill that you have is

hard earned by your parents/ guardians. Learn to thank them and value what they have given.

Learn to save. Even just a little, coin or two will go a long way when added with the others. In the same way, whenever, you wish to buy a need, you will have your own means.

Strive to be better. While it is true that the way to success is hard to attain, you are still never too far to reach it. Strive to be better and let your parents feel comfort and prosperity as your form of thank you for all their sacrifices.

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hy travel far when your hometown is swiftly becoming a tourist destination?

Well, Guiguinto, by now has a lot more to offer. Having been the home of one of the ancient train stations, the Estacion de Guiguinto, it can never be denied that Guiguinto, even before, has captured the eyes of the people. And now, better than ever, the municipality is making a name in the tourism industry.

From the wide range of restaurants to resorts, you will never be hungry or bored in your own hometown.

Here are what’s on top of our list:

The Camp Located at Pritil Guiguinto Bulacan, The Camp is a perfect venue for family bonding and gatherings. Being one of the newest finds in Guiguinto, it has promised a relaxing and modern style of relaxation. Sticking to its name, The Camp will give you a camping experience similarly done in rural tourist spots. It has a wall climbing spot and spacious pools that are enclosed in the shades of coconut trees. Its rooms are fully furnished with a homey-ambiance. Moreover, since it is designed as a camping site, a bonfire place is situated for nightlight activities.

How to go there?

Coming from Puregold Guiguinto, ride a tricycle that will pass along the Sta. Rita Market. Turn left going to Brgy. Pritil. The tricycle drivers will lead you going to the place and will drop you off exactly at the resort.

LuntiangParaiso With its Mediterranean inspired architectural theme elegantly designed lobby, you will be fully hooked with this place. It has three crystal clear pools suitable for all ages. Tourists can choose between the usual “bahaykubos” or air-conditioned rooms for accommodation. It also has function rooms that can house 300-600 people.

How to go there?

Coming from the Guiguinto Municipal Hall, ride a jeepney with the Malolos sign board, and then drop off at Eurobake Bakeshop. Take a tricycle going to Luntiang Paraiso Resort.

Moreover, Guiguinto can not deny that they can also be a food part center like the famous Ma Street in UP Diliman, Quezon City, the Lilac St. in Marikina, and the Yard in Kapitolyo, Quezon City

With a growing number of industrially designed restaurants, surely, no Guiguinteños will get h name a few, Wence located in front of Waltermart Guiguinto, that offers pastries and desserts. A few s is the long-known Pats Panciteria, where affordable yet delectable meals are offered. Also, Funside Nin which offers the ‘choose-it-we cook-it’ seafood banquet, will never miss the lists.

Bulacan, specifically Guiguinto, has always been in collaborative efforts in expanding what the mu can offer. And with that, it will be a good source of employment as well as income to every citiz municipality.

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St. Agatha Resort and Country Club A perfect venue for corporate activities, seminars, birthday and debuts, St Agatha Resort is considered the place to be. Lying in the south part of the city, the resort is inspired by the Birds of Paradise – a tropical colorful flower resembling a bird in flight going to a place where enjoyable experiences were created. With its spacious pools, hotel rooms and pavilions, everyone will surely be at home. Not to miss the Bistro Ambrocio – the resort’s floating restaurant. It is now becoming a famous spot of nearby towns with famous delicacies with reasonable prices.

How to go there?

Coming from the Guiguinto Municipal Hall, ride a jeepney with the Baliuag sign board. An approximately 15 minute travel can be expected. After passing along the Jollibee Guiguinto and and Shell Tabang, and before reaching the Sta. Rita Market, you need to turn right and go straight ahead.

Klir Waterpark Resort Offering no less than the others resides at Kabilang Bakod, Guiguinto Bulacan. The pool waters will surely captivate on keeping you cool together with its air-conditioned rooms.

Alongside with those services, Klir Waterpark has table tennis courts for sports enthusiasts and massage centers for better relaxation. It also offers catering services that can hold huge occasions.

How to go there?

After passing the bridge along the Plaridel toll gate, turn right. Klir Waterpark’s entrance road is beside the Bridgestone tire store. Going straight ahead will lead you to the resort.

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Step 6: Change of Heart

By Krista Marie Cervantes

Dream less, hopeful.

By Trizhalyn Maglangit My dream came true.

Streaks of sunlight were peeping behind the clouds, caressing my face gently with warmth. The relaxing gale embraced and accompanied me to my destination.

It was not your ordinary four-cornered classroom, walls may be absent but students with raging hope in their eyes were present in my class every single time. I had them sat on our make-shift chair – a used box cut along the edges – and ignoring the honks of vehicles beside us, we started to discuss the lesson for that day.

Watching them striving hard just to be able to study pained me a lot. It made me wonder, “Can life be more considerate?”

It was just unfair. For them to be listed and be one of over 26.5 million children worldwide who were disabled to go to school just because they belong to almost 46.7 million people around the world who were chained into the depths of ruthless poverty was so tragic compared to those kids who were just labeled as students but were not really one, they – these kids in tattered clothing trying their best to answer the quiz I had given to them correctly, were the most deserving children to be in the clad in those fresh-scented uniforms, a bag equipped with books in hand.

“Thoughts are useless unless followed with action.” – P. K. Shaw Streaks of sunlight were

peeing behind the clouds, caressing my face gently with warmth. The relaxing gale embraced my malnourished frame and cradled me to sleep even more but the sound of a coin tinkling ringed in my ears and pulled me out of sleep at once.

Rubbing my eyes that were out of focus, I picked up the can beside me. A five peso coin was added to it.

Flakes of my dreams rushed into my mind like the sunlight pouring around me., flooding the fogged street with a cool morning scent.

A smile was drawn on my face. I happily stood up, pressed the creases off of my torn cloth and picked up the can beside me.

First day of classes is due soon.

“A merchant ship was sailing in the calm waters of the ocean, and suddenly, a storm hit.”

I had my eyes but I did not use them. I had my ears but I did not use them as well.

If I could let my mind go to all possibilities, I would actually be terrified where a 15-year old could be. My youngest sister was missing. She has been lured out of our parent’s house in the early morning. Exactly how, we still don’t know. We’ll probably never know. They arrested them man who did it. The investigators found some of her remains buried 19 feet deep. The trial was all by means, the worst part of the situation. I was left in horrific images, reliving the nightmare. During that time, my father was also struggling with cancer. He passed away not knowing where she was. Several years after, my mom passed away as well.

I was in my mid-30s and I felt like an orphan.

Well, I still had everything, but all I ever wanted is to stop the pain.

I found myself addicted to drugs and alcohol. Yeah, it made me feel like I’m in heaven but the reality is I am living in a living hell. I enjoyed the stimulating effects of ecstasy. Ecstasy is a man-made pill, so the purity is questionable. The maker can use whatever ingredients he or she would like in making the drug. Every 45 minutes after swallowing a pill, it made me feel high of ecstasy. It increases my energy, pleasure, emotional warmth, distorted sensory and time perception. It also triggers my hormones which affects my sexual arousal and trust. I usually take the second dose as the effects of the first dose began to fade.

But it doesn’t change everything. It’s high last three to six hours. And after it, I am nothing once again.

I really felt so betrayed. I felt that God withdrew,

UNBEATABLE UNCHECKMATEABLE KING

The Torrents of the River

By Trizhalyn Maglangit

In this game, where money runs everything, we are bound to be their pawns.

Checkmate. Victory was drawn all over my face as I look proudly at my queen, bishop and pawn trapping my opponent’s king. I held my hand out and received three crisp paper bills together with a sachet with our all-time favorite meal.

On my way home, a lad suddenly ran in front of me carrying what looked like the prize I had received earlier, only it was contained in a larger sachet.

I continued to walk and was stopped again in my tracks. This time, it is not because of a young boy but because of the sight of smoke erupting form my neighbor’s houses. A thought struck me.

Is it not so fascinating to witness a whole community being indicted to over 125 million of illegal drug users worldwide?

And even more marvelous is that they are also united in increasing their number by being part of approximately 72.3 million people around the world that sell these drugs for livelihood purposes.

This thought of not being alone – that I have got my whole neighborhood

to support me – made me smile.

I started to walk again and was suddenly in front of an extremely lighted façade of my house. The proud smile that was drawn on my face earlier was removed by the weeping of an aged woman while she embraces the cadaver of his son – on his neck is a necklace with a wooden pendant.

The picture of my queen, bishop and pawn trapping my opponents. King rushed into my mind. The crispness of the paper bills and the touch of that sachet in my mind followed. Then came the gun shots.

A queen. bishop, and pawn cannot beat a king in reality. The law, justice, and even the witnesses do not stand a chance against a king, against someone who could silence them with just a handful of crisp paper in their mouths.

In the end, in this game where money runs everything, we are really bound to be their pawns; not to be their witnesses to put them in jail but rather, we are the sacrifices to protect them.

that God let all things happen. It was about that I gave up trying to control my drug abuse. It was too much. It was the time that I needed some deeper help.

I had been a sober for, well, over a year and had been all through the 12 steps to the best of my ability. But I was still struggling. I couldn’t understand why, if I have gone through these steps, why was I feeling like this? I sat down and just started reading what each of the 12 steps were, because I knew that there had to have been some place that I didn’t do everything I could do. And I got step 6, and I couldn’t really recall truly asking God to remove my character defects. I decided I was going to do it. I don’t know what exactly is going to happen so I just thought to myself, “If He was in front of me right now, what would I want Him to say?” And I thought, “Will you let me take this?” And I realized that I had gone this entire works to be relieved of this misery. And that question, – “Will you let me take this?” changed the trajectory of the recovery and my life.

I had a good friend recently told me, of an African proverb that says, “If there’s no demon within, the demon outside can do us no harm.” And that’s where I live; I’ve conquered those interior demons, nothing on the outside matters. Well, it is definitely our own choices.

Become entirely ready to have God remove all your character’s weaknesses.

I heard claps and cheers as I ended my inspirational speech in my Alma Mater’s commencement exercises. The entire feeling I get when I was addicted to drugs.

“A merchant ship was sailing in the calm waters of the ocean, and suddenly, a storm hit, but still, a rainbow appeared.”

Wounded No one sees my pain Stabbed soul, body and heart Crying for mercy

Serendipity I found you elsewhere Serendipity, it is Blissful heart jumped

isolation. agony. a memoir of beaten – mind and soul isolation. agony. a chain of terror fear and horror; isolation. agony. a labyrinth of no escape – running for life, isolation. agony. where is freedom and serenity? and non-violence;

By Krista Marie Cervantes I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t scared too, but I knew how to keep it inside.

With optimism, I look upon the sunny shades of things.

People say, “Studs you’re an optimist.” I never said I was an optimist. I just have hope because what’s the alternative of hope? Despair? If I had despair, I might as well put my head in the oven.

I must free myself of the hope that this river will ever rest. I must learn to sail in high winds. I had always held to the belief that there is a better life, a better world beyond the flowing waters.

I am prepared for the worst, but works for the best.

It is long but totally worth it.

I went down form the boat to finally go to school. I am doing this everyday for we are living beside the river. My parents cannot afford to buy a house because of poverty.

This day is the day I would never forget.

Arghhh!” “ I just felt nothing but the cold icy water and the scratch on my face. But this did not stop me. I still went to school.

The sudden disappointment of hope, it leaves a scar, literally, a scar on my face, but this is the ultimate fulfillment of hope that never entirely removes.

With optimism, I looked upon the sunny side of things.

Many people said, “Studs, you’re an optimist.” I never said I was an optimist. I had hope, because what’s the alternative of hope? Despair? If I had despair, maybe I am not standing in front of you.

I’d be lying if I said riding a boat was not scary for me. But I knew how to keep it inside, to bring my dreams outside.

I took a bow with this scar on my face as I ended my graduation speech. I graduated as the Summa Cum Laude of my batch.

I am here, finally–

By Trizhalyn Maglangit

I am here, finally.

Thoughts swirl in my mind. Strands of light from the setting sun guided my every step as I walk towards the finish line of this journey, towards the end of the cliff—to the Utopia I have been longing to reach.

Realizing it was the last page, I close the book with a heavy sigh. The last forty-five words (You did count it, too, didn’t you?) of the protagonist still reverberate in my ears.

It flooded my system a mix of comfort and depression that it made me entertain certain ideas; Will I ever reach such impossible place?

Will I ever have the chance to go there?

Do I even want to go?

Being unable to give an appropriate and logical answer to my questions, I took the idea off my head and went out of the cupboard I am hiding at.

Maybe it was because I am the only heir left that I am being treated this way—being given all the things I wish to have but do not really need, being cared about like I am some sort of a treasure. Well, maybe I really was. Maybe I am a treasure whose origin must remain a mystery; I am a treasure that should be handled with thorough care.

Maybe it was because I am the only heir left that I am being treated this way—being given all the affection, all the love I had been wanting to receive even if I do not deserve it—even if it all were really meant for someone else.

I do not know if I should consider it a blessing or not. Maybe it is situated in between. But, you see, since that fateful accident that took my twin away from us, our parents finally looked at me. They finally noticed my existence, they finally took me away from the shadows of my brother.

Page 92 Five. Walking along the sandy road I did not see anyone. I did not hear any noise.

Indeed, a serene place with only the chirping sounds of birds and the waves of the sea are the only music in my ears.

Twelve. I didn’t know what place is this. I walked along the street. I saw a trees, must be Mahogany, tall, yet slender, must be nearly century old because of carves and cuts on its body. It must have witnessed all seasons and weather cycles. On its side, I saw a bench, wooden, weak, and with thick dust on it.

Sixteen. With no hesitation, I sat there and I felt the presence of the wind. Felling the air will make you realize that you are far from the city. Not a glimpse of smog, but pure, fresh and cold air despite the 11 A.M. sun.

I stood up and I started to walk again and with no less than fifty steps, I saw a river, with clean and calm current, I soaked my feet. I sat beside the river and I saw beautiful butterflies on the top of the flowers, bluish green, magenta and purplish red butterflies.

I run out of colors that I knew.

Twenty-Eight. Felling in awe with what I’ve seen, I seek to look for more, then in no less than a mile, I saw a mountain at a distance. But I was thirsty. My throat feels dry for I have travelled far. I felt like I have seen the mountain somewhere. Déjà vu. I sneaked on the shrubs and bushes and saw glowing roses. Fire.

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Or maybe not, really. Since that fateful accident that took my twin away from us, my parents finally looked at me, their eyes accusing. But I cannot just waste my only chance. So I did everything that I could to fill that space left by my twin, even if it means being his shadow again.

I would do anything that I could, that I could endure just to have my parents look at me even if it means living as my brother.

Now, the weirdest part of my ‘transformation’ is giving a heart-breaking eulogy for myself, at my own funeral.

Since I have to be my twin, I have to die. I have to stand in front of my mourning relatives and friends as I give my last words for myself while staring at the empty ceramic vase where my ashes are supposedly situated. Silly, is it not ? But I have to. I need to even if it really is killing me.

I would endure anything just to have my parents look at me, even if all they see and want is my twin. I have to.

From that night of ‘my’ wake onward, I became a different person. My twin has always been the perfect son and now that I have to be him, expectations from my parents were overwhelming. But I have to endure it, I have to. I need to but I failed.

I just cannot bear to let my old self rot away. I stand to wake up everyday living as a different person, pretending that I am him. I have loved my parents dearly, I have always been wanting to receive their love, their affection, but it hurts me to see them looking at me as my twin brother. It hurts me to see them only looking at me, the real me, just to cast accusing eyes, to let me know how disgusted they are to even keep alive. But I am the only living reminder of their beloved son so they really have no any choice.

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It hurts me deeply to know that I am the reason of their sorrow, of the despair they are feeling every time they look at me. So, I ran. I ran away from them, away from everyone. To where? I do not have any idea. I ran until I am out of breath, looking for that place where I belong, where I am accepted as who I really am.

Well, I may have an idea to where I would go, after all.

All I ever wanted is my parent’s attention and I finally received that since that fateful accident that took my twin away from us, since that night I had let my brother’s blood stain my hands.

I have lived a life worth dying for, worth killing for.

At least, that is what everyone has been thinking.

Thoughts swirl in my mind—ideas storming in and out of my head that it made me sway a little as I stood at the finish line of my journey, at the end of the cliff—in front of me is the Utopia I have been longing to reach.

Will I ever reach such impossible place?

Will I ever have the chance to go there?

Do I even want to go?

The answer immediately weighed my shoulders down, flooding my system with a mix of comfort and depression.

Yes! Yes, I do and badly want to go.

Strands of light from the setting sun enhance the agony in my features. I hope it will also guide the last step I will be making in this quest.

The gale’s mighty arms embraced my fragile shell.

Then..darkness.

I am here, finally.

by Julie Ann Samonte

Then I saw people outside their huts.

Forty-one. I asked them about the place.

No one answered. No one is noticing me. Not even a single soul tried to respond. Hopeless and tired, I stopped questioning and let my senses work.

Fifty-nine. I saw children playing outside. They are different in several ways – in color, in built, in behavior. I let my eyes watch their ways. Still no one has noticed me.

Nearly dawn, and the sun is slowly hiding at the mountain’s back. The people went back to their house. The children took their slippers, left those sticks they used and kept them at the back of a pigeon cage. After hearing their mothers shout to their lungs, they moved like soldiers - hurrying, almost catching their breath.

Then, I just only have myself, I saw my shadow slowly pointing the west. It’s sunset.

Eighty-five.

Slowly, the darkness killed the light. Only the glowing flowers are seen in their houses.

They are laughing, must be sharing stories.

But still, no one noticed me standing right at their door step. Ninety.

Ninety-two. Then I felt something soft, then I twisted on the other side. Awakened. I saw myself holding a book. I remember holding this earlier and I was on number five. Still grabbing the book and is now on the seventh to the last page.

Who is Balidoy?

By Regine Mae Sibug

“Ma’am, ako na po dyan.”

“Tulungan ko na po kayo, Sir.” I overheard these lines from this student whom I found out as a student-assistant. He is a typical Grade 10 student, often seen roaming around the school, asking for teacher’s signature for a memo, doing errands at the Guidance office, and asking for other necessary things to be done.

The student assistance program is intended to aid deserving and hardworking students with financial needs, who are willing to spend their free time in doing extra works beyond their usual student tasks. SA’s are entitled for the waiving of school fees together with transportation and meal allowances.

“He is very consistent; you don’t have to tell him what to do. In the same way, he was able to balance his studies and the tasks we are giving him,” said Ms. Marilen Paguio, school’s Guidance Counselor.

Despite his tasks beyond studies, Jay Ar managed to maintain his good grades in the same way that he is a good son and a brother to his siblings. He still makes it a point to find time to hang out with them or even a small catch-up on what happened to each family member throughout the day.

Truly, a man with aspirations, unwavering determination and dedication to finish his studies, will outsmart any other difficulties in life.

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Ma’am Alice, the Wonder Teacher

By Julie Ann Samonte

Until theEnd

By Vanessa Angeles

I will hold you close In the cold of winter Who tune for you In the heat of summer But if my hands Can’t reach the dawn of spring I promise in heaven You’ll reach with my wings

Let It Go

By Vanessa Angeles

My strength increases Every time, I do shatter and buried it Because of the fear of tragedy My soul is gaining strength In the coldness of the people Who has judged me And made myself mislead Into believing of something That isn’t me Every time I think of how I lived In a pretentious life It makes me want to overlook the past And finally think of my future Let go of the restraint And just live in acceptance Making my weaknesses is My greatest strength

Nameless Predator Letting Go of the Unknown

Being a teacher, one is expected to be multi-faceted since teachers are to deal with students with differing intelligences. Having said that, one teacher in Lipana is on top of the list when it comes to talents and special skills, that is, Ma’am Alice.

MAPEH Teacher. Rondalla member. Majorette. Ballroom Dancer - Tango and Latin Dance. Singer. National Certificate holder in House Keeping.

Masters Degree Holder.

It is a long list and it still keeps on going on..

W i t h mo r e t ha n 2 5 years in the teaching profession, Ma’am Alicia Wenceslao, most fondly called by the teachers and students as Ma’am Alice, is a heaven-sent. Given her talents and special skills, students would never want to miss her classes because of the new learnings they will gain from her.

During one of my conversation with her, she cited one of her memorable experience together with Mr. Regie, also a MAPEH teacher, when they joined and won in a ballroom contest. ‘It was unforgettable’ she said. The graceful steps accompanied by a lively music made them show a superb dance performance.

Also, one of the most recent accomplishments of Ma’am Alice was the FCLNHS Ensembles, wherein a group of students performed during the MANCOM at St. Agatha Subdivision. In such opportunities, Ma’am Alice is being given

a chance to showcase her talent by sharing her knowledge on how to play musical instruments. She, on her end, supports the students with their growing inclination to music.

Keeping the fire burning in her chosen career, her lifetime vocation, Ma’am Alice keeps on sharpening the saw, she gained her National Certificate on House Keeping. She went further with her Masters Degree in the region of Isabela.

Moreover, she has always been down to earth. You will happen see her walking along the school corridors and will give you a sweet smile. She is also humble and generous - a handful of people were grateful witnesses.

Truly, having Ma’am Alice at Felizardo C. Lipana National High School is a blessing, an inspiration and a role model to everyone – a precious gem that only Lipana have.

Games and Puzzles

By Mikhail Vince Villena

So... What should be its name?

Answer my question, please. I badly need your help. What? You do not have any idea to what I am talking about? Oh sorry. If that is the case, then, here is my story.

It has been a while since I travelled on foot so I decided to stop by to this blue-dominated yet colorful planet. Upon entering its premises, I remember being so excited to know every mystery that is surrounding such beautiful place, oblivious to the fact that I may not be able to return home again.

It was when I landed that one of this planet’s secrets unfolded before me and, I must say, it was the most mysterious at that.

I have learned from the citizens that there was this great giant snake that has been haunting the whole planet and causing numerous deaths, though not directly. They have no idea of this predator’s identity or where it came from, at the least.

It was just there.

Its way of killing people, however was not much of a secret to the whole planet as its identity. It was said that it would slowly swallow the unfortunate victim whole, enveloping him with his poisonous and rotten saliva, but would not eat him – it would spit him back to the world.

The places where it throws its victims vary.

It could be on top of really high buildings with intense winds circling the place; it may be at the edge of the railway with a blinding light coming towards the unfortunate person; or it can also be at the middle of a high way. But on some rare cases, it would splatter its victim on a place “safe” from any possible accidents to let them tell their tale.

Its recurrence in 1977 was the most wellknown.

Approximately 303 deaths among 19,040,000 ten to fourteen year-old children was caused by this nameless monster. In the same year, it also caused the death of 1,802 among 19,068,000 fifteen to nineteen year-old young people. With 10.6 people out of 100,000 being killed by this unknown predator, the deaths summed up to a total of 30, 535 in that year.

Disturbingly, there was one thing common in its victims, they all had been either isolated, insulted, bullied, or violated physically and sexually.

Over the years of its existence, there were speculations that the only way to get rid of the snake and finally put a stop to its hauntings was to give it a name, like the Rumpelstiltskin’s tale – a name that would have the snake be identified and understood that people it had swallowed whole and threw back to the world covered in its poisonous and rotten saliva can finally let go of very memory.

But even if there are rumors flying over the whole planet, no one can really guess what name will suit the monster best.

I can now feel its drool bathing me, the poisonous saliva pouring over me like big raindrops sent by the furious clouds. The sight of its mouth widely opened clearly states it is ready to welcome a new guest. My time is seriously running low.

Can you now answer my question? Please, I badly need your help. What? You already have an idea to what name will suit the monster best? Oh, thank you!

So… What should be its name?

What am I? 1. I don’t have lungs or a chest. But I need air. I am not alive but I grow. I dont have a mouth and I don’t like water. What am I? 2. I can be curve or straight and has many legs. And with four letters less, I am exactly the same.

3. You can’t bite me but you can feel me. You can’t hold me but I can touch you.

4. Holes in the bottom, left and right. Yet still hold water with all its might.

5. If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, I am no longer the same.

Answers: terceS .5; egnopS .4; dniW/riA .3; eueuQ .2; eriF .1

Decode. Decode. Decode.

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7D in a W - ______________________________________________ 100 Y in a C - _____________________________________________ 12 I of a R - _______________________________________________ 26 L of the A - _____________________________________________ 365 and ¼ days in Y, but 366 in a LY - __________________________

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Scientific Explanation about The Supermoon Everyone became excited and amazed about the supermoon that happened last 14th of November wherein the moon became the biggest and brightest it has been in more than 60 years. Many said that it will bring luck and many were excited to take some unforgettable photos to post on social media. Thus, photographers in Australia and India took great shots of the supermoon.

Filipinos also have many beliefs involving supermoon. First of this is about animals. Animals are going insane whenever it is full moon or supermoon especially dogs. Supermoon is also said to be a sign of incoming typhoons, storms and other calamities in the Philippines. But according to Joe Roe, a skywatching columnist from space.com, none of these beliefs are true.

It is commonly known as “supermoon” or technically a “perigee full moon”. It is a

phenomenon that occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon being closest to the Earth’s orbit. The closest it has passed the Earth since January 26, 1984 is exactly, 356, 511 kilometers (km). Supermoons are commonly larger in the area for about 30% and brigther about 30% than smallest full moons with only about 15% brighter.

When it comes to the size, the difference in width (diameter) between supermoon and an average moon is about 7%. But if you could compare it to the moon and an apogee (when it’s farthest) you would probably be able to see the difference.

The moon’s orbit around the Earth is not quite a circle but an ellipse - a kind of squashed circle.

Ellipses were described mathematically with two foci (a point at which rays of light or other radiation converge or from which they appear to diverge, as after refraction or reflection in an

optical system, also called focal point), one at either side of the center.

When an orbit is elliptical, the big body in the middle (the Earth in this case) sits at one of those two foci. Since the Earth is sitting off to one side of the ellipse, the moon is inevitably closer to the Earth when it passes that side, and further away as it passes the other side. When it is at the close side called “perigee” and it is a full moon, it’s called a supermoon.

This supermoon is the most closest of all supermoons in our Earth since January 26, 1948 and will repeat after 68 years or at November 26, 2034 after this latest phenomenon, November 14, 2016.

So save the date and ready your smartphones and cameras for November 26, 2034 for the upcoming Supermoon.

Shttp://www.space.com/

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Unavoidably Possible

make want to eat other people, well, cabalism

In the movie “Train to Busan”, a grievous

isn’t a considered as mental illness but rather

and threatening virus is spreading athwart Ko-

a part of a large web of psychosis. Still, rabies

reans. The movie became a trend so that many

can approximate some of those conditions of

people watched due to curiosity. After viewing,

the zombie lust for brain…brains.

parodies arrived, people find it fun, but not all

The symptoms of rabies sounds like those

it seems some were aghast about the virus that

on the television series “The Walking Dead”

counterpane across humanity that transformed

such as partial paralysis, agitation, mental im-

various people into mindless monster zombies.

pairment and strange behavior, delirium and

Furthermore, there it seems that there is

mania. Words sound strange right? Scary?

no scene in the movie that clarifies where did

While it is okay to be scared, the thing that

the virus come from and what is that virus.

we can do is to be alarmed, and be prepared,

Rumors foretold that suspect was the truck

because a ‘simple dog bite’ can be more per-

that pass through the deer .But as said, it was

ilous that what you are thinking of.

just a rumor. But this one is not.

“Viruses work by copying their genetic

Have you ever experience a dog bite? Dog

material within human cells, if there are two

bite is dangerous because it cause rabies which

viruses in the same cell, one virus may acci-

is viral disease that cause inflammation of the

dentally jump on the genetic copy that be-

brain and infect the central nervous system.

longs to the other virus. The progenitor to the

But not just that combination of rabies with flu

human HIV virus may have arisen this way in

vines quick spreading in the air cause zombie

Africa when a chimpanzee and monkey virus

apocalypse.

combined,” explained Kartik Chandran, a mi-

Based on research, if a rabies virus can

crobiologist and immunologist at the Albert

mutate fast enough, it could cause infection

Einstein College in New York who studies the

within an hours. That’s entirely plausible. But

deadly Ebola virus.

for the rabies to trigger a zombie pandemic like

Zombie Apocalypse can be possible. An-

in the movie “Train To Busan “ it would also be

other factor that will make a zombie, like virus

more pestilent .

occur in real life , there would be a new neuro-

Zombies don’t actually exist right? No.

tropic virus that would cut off the higher brain

You’re definitely wrong because there are sev-

function and induce a starvation-like state and

eral real life diseases that would make you like

can effectuate the person who is incapacitated

zombie beside of rabies.

to go after brains-which is the food of those

If rabies gets worse, it will make people

deadly monsters.

Science applications for Real Life Einsteins Usually, the games and application in your mobile phone were invented to kill your time while having fun. Some will let you stack blocks until you end up with towering building blocks. One will let you press the black tiles and do it endlessly together with the accompaniment of music.

In the world of Science, games and applications on your mobile phone will outsmart all the others. Such science applications and games will let you discover and unknown world, unknown terminologies, unknown species, thus, letting you enjoy through innovative functions that comes with them.

Biology:

Earth and Space:

Known as the study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields, that covers morphology, anatomy, behavior, origins and distributions. Games that has a immense connections in this field are:

Focusing on the study of volcano, earth, planets, stars, galaxies asteroids and space. Interactive applications that use earth and science principles are:

Immune Defense - wwwww A two-dimensional strategy game in which various kinds of red blood cells (WBC) can be bought and deployed in the war against the viral and bacterial pathogens.

Earth a Primer - www In this application, you will discover how the volcanoes, glaciers and sand dunes work. By manipulating the parts of the volcano, by playing with the sand dunes, a particular movement will be made and you will notice the effect of such changes.

DNA Damage – www Link Nucleotides to repair the dioxy-ribonucleic acid (DNA) and connect nucleotides with the proper bases on the moving DNA strands. You will mark mutations if you make incorrect pairs.

Universe SandBox - wwwww In this application, you will discover how the volcanoes, glaciers and sand dunes work. By manipulating the parts of the volcano, by playing with the sand dunes, a particular movement will be made and you will notice the effect of such changes.

Physics:

Chemistry:

The branch of Science which focuses on the nature and properties of matter that includes sounds, radiation, electricity, motion, magnetism and structure of atoms.

Dealing with the identification of the substances and chemicals of which matter is composed.

Agent Higgs - wwww This is a puzzle which the particles in the games are electrons, positrons, reutrinos, antineutrons, Higgs, muons and Taus with Bosons.

Bond Breaker 1 and 2 - wwwww In this application, you will discover how the volcanoes, glaciers and sand dunes work. By manipulating the parts of the volcano, by playing with the sand dunes, a particular movement will be made and you will notice the effect of such changes.

As what one of the application developers, Andre Schinotzek said, “Our target audience is every person with an interest with science, and wants to have some fun.” But as for me, give it a try, you will never know how much new insight it can teach you. Discover the unknown, for thinking and productive person, needs to feed not just the stomach, but also the mind.

So go ahead, the next time you open your mobile phone, go to your PlayStore application and start downloading those application and feel free to learn new things.

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Spoken Truth: When excessive technology hits you

From Scrap to Silk

By Ranel Morilla

It is never denied that the world is slowly being filled with plastics – nearly all materials and furniture, kitchen wares, personal stuffs are made of plastic. Most common than not, such plastic materials are thrown away irresponsibly after being used.

Thus, seeing all those plastic everywhere will definitely give us a bigger problem sooner or later. With all these known problems, a company called the The Tzu Chi foundation made a revolutionary effort through the recycling method of turning plastic bottles into durable, comfortable and affordable fabrics that can be turned into clothes, blankets and other fabric materials.

The efficiency of the process is being improved as the company strives to make it perfect. The bottles will soon be yarn but a lot must be done first. The final color depends on the bottle thus the first step is recycling, sorting, shredding and turning the materials into One kilo of recycled yarn is about 70 bottles. Recycling bottles into cloth is more efficient that directly processing the oil into fibers. The conservation of plastic bottles into Polyester will give us the following benefits: Energy Conservation – 50%; Air Pollution Reduction – 60%; Water Pollution Reduction – 20%; Solid Waste/ Landfill Usage – 90%.

Amazingly, the final cloth is soft and fine. According to Huang Huade, the founder and administrator of the Tzu-Chi Foundation in Taiwan, “You must give people what they want, even if this is recycled, we want it cozy, beautiful and elegant.”

He also instructed that it must have a human touch.

One key to this technology is that the material purity must be maintained. Thus working on this must have painstaking care.

Therefore, how do to turn plastic bottles into cloth?

1. Plastic bottles are collected and are delivered to bottle recycling centers.

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2. After such, plastic bottles will be shredded. Shredding the plastic will remove the remaining amount of liquid inside the bottle.

3. Sorting separates the clear plastics from the colored ones. Clear plastics can be made into white clothes materials that can be dyed. Such stem is an extremely valuable process. Clear plastic bottles have colored lids and stickers on them.

4. The shredded and sorted plastic materials will undergo a filtering process. After all the sorting and filtering, what is left is a pile of clear plastic that will be turned into threads.

5. The clear plastic materials will be mixed into large ovens together with light colors plastics – this will give the polyester materials a cloth like texture.

6. After about 10 hours of rotating the mixture in the oven, it will be heated in a machine at 270 degrees Celsius and will be melted down in tubes with tiny holes. Thus, the melted material will look like threads.

7. The thread like plastics will again be combined while heated to make them firm enough and will bind the bonds together.

8. At a different factory the bonded materials will be shipped and will be formed into cotton wool.

9. The cotton wools are processed and stretched and finally be made into thread collected in large bobbins.

10. Finally the collected threads are placed into a large room with rotating machines that will turn the threads into a cloth.

The process of turning plastic bottles into cloth may be a seriously complicated process but it is rather easy that waiting for a single plastic cap to decompose which will take a hundred of years.

While browsing my Facebook newsfeed, I accidentally clicked on a page that shows the modern society - that fresh graduates are asking for alms; that beggars, a woman with children are given contraceptives instead of money or food; that the celebration of Earth day will only be on posters standing in front of cut-down forest tress. Hovering some more, I saw a handicapped man along the thumbs ups, share icons, and smileys.

I also came across the scene that shows how a book may seem to be an ‘extra-terrestrial object’ when a man is trying to distinguish the ‘squarething filled with seemingly papers’ while cameras are being pointed at it.

The sad truth is, being a graduate student will not give you an assurance that you will land a job. It will be a struggle on getting a company or institution, worse; you will never get a job at all, giving you no chance to prove what they got.

People nowadays are dependent on the technology, more so, with social media. We are now living by the number of likes and how famous we are. We seek attention through it. Some people try to appear merciful and helpful nowadays

by posting a picture on social media and wait for the throng of likes and smileys to be given by their friends.

We must have forgotten the real value of what of helping that we are using it for mere publicity.

We are also becoming innocent with things that were long existing be were depreciated. In our efforts of attaining better convenience, where everything is offered on just a click, we tend to forget the things that have established their importance back in the times of the early scholars and their predecessors.

At one point, nature is suffering. With all the technological advancements, it will be an ironic thing to celebrate the Earth Day when everything in nature is forsaken and damaged.

There may come a time that the future generation will only have the concept of buildings and not of fields and farm-lands. They will no longer know the difference of a swamp to a lake, nor may not see trees older than their mothers.

With all those points given, it is still up to us on how responsible we will be with all the things that life is giving us. It is all for us to be competent, realistically helpful and conscious of our actions.

The A-Z of

Fear

By Sherilyn Delos Reyes

By Donna Marie Roque

1. Watching horror movies actually burns more calories than any other genre.

2. We a r e b o r n a f ra i d o f o n l y t w o things – falling and loud noises. All our other fears are learned and influenced by our environment and culture.

3. Taste is influenced by color. And a so hot chocolate tastes better in an orange cup.

4. B a n a n a s a r e natural sleep aid because they contain melatonin, which helps

regulate the body’s natural rhythms.

5. Sunburn is the result of your skin cells committing mass suicide to protect you from their damaged DNA, which can cause cancer.

6. On average, it takes 66 days to form a habit.

7. C l o s i n g yo u r eyes helps you remember things.

8. Of the five senses, only smell is closely linked to memory.

9. Flamingo eggs have pink yolks.

10. H a p p y d o g s wag their tail to the right and sad ones to the left.

11. Music can repair brain damage and return lost memories.

12. If you did not move for 15 minutes, you will fall asleep.

13. S h y p e o p l e are smarter and more trustworthy.

14. Tickling was actually a torturing method.

15. It is at 3 A.M. to 4 A.M. that the body is at its weakest.

Yesterday, I went inside my room and found out that I am arachnophobic after seeing that little hairy creature in the ceiling. However, I am neither a nyctophobic nor claustrophobic. Which one is yours? Find it out on the list.

Acrophobia – Fear of heights Aerophobia – Fear of flying Agoraphobia – Fear of public spaces Ailurophobia – Fear of cats Amathophobia – Fear of dust Arachnophobia – Fear of spiders Astropophobia – Fear of lightning Claustrophobia – Fear of closed-in spaces Emetophobia – Fear of vomiting Haematophobia – Fear of blood Keraunophobia – Fear of thunder Microphobia – Fear of germs/small things

Mysophobia – Fear of dirt Nyctophobia – Fear of the dark Ochlophobia – Fear of crowds Ornithophobia – Fear of birds Pathophobia – Fear of disease Pnigophobia – Fear of choking Pterophobia – Fear of feathers Pyrophobia – Fear of fire Triskaedekaphobia – Fear of number thirteen Xenophobia – Fear of strangers Zoophobia – Fear of animals

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Diaz breaks PH 20-year Olympic Medal Drought

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“Challenges are part of life.

Time will come that you would just wish to give up, but you need to fight for your dreams, Believe in God and yourself, your capabilities and to all the people who believes in you.” – Hidilyn Diaz The Philippines celebrated the victory of Hidilyn Diaz for winning the silver medal in the Weightlifting category in the Rio Olympics 2016. This made our countrymen feel proud especially for the women who are now proving and showing what they can.

With this, PH has finally conquered it’s another silver medal after 20 long years since the victory of Onyok Velasco’s triumph at the 1996 games in Atlanta. Diaz, a native of Zamboanga city has become the first female athlete to win an Olympic medal for the Philippines.

She was also the first Filipino to medal in Weightlifting and the first non-boxer to medal from the Philippines since 1936.

The 25-years old, a bronze medallist in the 2015 World Weightlifting championships and the gold medal

winner in Asia recorded a total of 200 kgs in the women’s 53 kg weightlifting division of the 2016 Summer Games on Sunday, August 7, (Monday morning, August 8 MNL time).

In the snatch event, Diaz failed to lift two of her 3 attempts and tallied just 88 kg for 6th place in a tough field led

by Li Yajun of China and Hsu Shu Ching of Chinese Taipei.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) honored Airwomen 1st class Hidilyn Diaz for winning the country’s first Olympic medal, Diaz received a plague of recognition from AFP Chief General Visayas and the outstanding achievement medal from Defense secretary Delfin Lorenzana. Diaz received P 5 million pesos incentives from the government for her silver medal as stated in Republic Act 10699 or the national Athletes and Coaches Benefits and Incentive Act. From their home with P5 million incentives, she would like to turn the property into a gym for the next Olympians. She also received 2 million from President Duterte during her courtesy call in Davao City.

Her coach Alfonso Aldanete said that Diaz almost quit the sport in 2014 after she failed to qualify in the Southeast Asian Games. Diaz’s road to Rio began in 2014, after a rough year of dealing with losing her trusted coach, her boyfriend and a string of subfar performances compounded by a lifestyle she eventually deemed satisfying.

What man can do, woman also can. This has proven Hidilyn Diaz to us, gender equality is not a big wall to our dreams, just follow what you want, who you are and don’t be shy on showing your talent, be proud of it.

Accept the challenges in your life, try until you succeed, try until you are done. Try until there is no more number to count from. There are endless possibilities and there are endless of chances ahead of you.

And in the long run, all those loses and misfortunes will lead you to a better you. If Hidilyn Diaz didn’t gave up, then why would you? If you answered yes to the challenge, then I am counting on you.

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Killer Instinct?

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fter the fight against Vargas, many Filipinos are believing that his killer instinct is back, a number of people says otherwise.

But his long time coach, Freddie Roach is still not amazed of Pacquiao’s fight last November 6, 2016 and believes that the the Filipino punch still needs too be trained rigorously. And I think, that kind of taining can trigger his stunning speed, that he have before.

Historically, the General Santos native has won many crusade by using his ‘killer instinct’. He crushed veteran boxers, some off which are with clean slate records, mostly via knock out or TKO. But after that awful defeat, and being knocked out my Marquez and MayWeather, Pacman lost his only alas to the other boxers.

Do you still think that he will recover his killer instinct back after that loss? I dont think so, all of us are aging, even the legends were eventually defeated. He had his glorious years and shone brighter that anyone else.

idilyn Diaz, one of the Philippines athletes lifts her way up to the silver medal at the Rio Olympics at Rio De Janiero, Brazil, in (date).

Diaz is the first Filipina athlete to bag the silver medal at the women’s 53kg weightlifting competition. It is back in 1996 when Mansueto “Onyok” Velasco won a silver medal at the boxing event during the Atlanta Olympics.

The Olympian, originally for 58kg class dropped down to 53kg class to improve her chances in the Rio Olympics. She lifted a total of 200 kgs that made her win the silver, so as to become

the first athlete from Mindanao and the first woman who won an Olympic medal.

It was enough for the twotime Olympian to bag the second place behind Taiwan’s HSV ShuChing (212 kgs) and ahead of the South Korean Yoon Jin Hee (199 kgs).

According to Vice- President Leni Robredo, “Diaz will sure serve as an inspiration to the fellow athletes, to show them that there are no heavy challenges that we cannot lift.” While the presidential spokesperson, Ernesto Abella, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Duterte had cextended

his congratulations to the athlete, and had promised to provide her the law stated benefits of the Olympic medal her brought to the nation. From which, the silver medals entitles her of a Php 5 million together with discounts and other government privileges.

“I had tried so hard. I had stumbled many times,” said Diaz during an interview with Philstar.

“I wanted to quit but now all my sacrifices have paid off.”

Sadly, this is expected to be Diaz’s last Olympics as she will head to the United States to accept university scholarship after Rio. pBy Jeb Michael L. Peña

Tenable Taroy

by Jeb Michael Peña

Fast Facts: Name: Giselle Taroy Nickname: Gi Age: 16 Birthday: January 31, 2000 Address: Plaridel, Bulacan Parent’s name: Juvy Taroy and Hector Taroy Motto: To have joy one must share it. Happiness was born a twin.

Knowing her, petite yet powerful, bubbly yet serious when it is game time, gives us a lot of curiousity about her personality, routines and aspirations. Here is our conversation with her: What made you like table tennis? • Initially, I got curious of how the game is played, if it is easy or not. That’s why I joined the try-outs.

Do you have a particular person that you idolize or look up to? • Of course there is. It is Chen Meng of China. She has excellent serves which are fantastic.

Having been playing tennis for quite a while now, do you have specific routines before and after playing? • Yup, of course I make sure that my body is clean and I am wearing comfortable clothes, (which is important in playing) then after the game, I have to clean myself again and rest.

Aside from table tennis, do you have other sports you are inclined with? • Badminton. But definitely I prefer Table Tennis because I am more knowledgeable of the rules already.

What are your ways of managing your sport and your studies? • Time management. It is my way of balancing sports and studies. Going home from school, I see to it that I study first, (and the rest will come afterwards).

Have you ever failed before? When and how? • Yes, I failed before. I failed when I did not won eventhough I trained and practiced hard back then, but that’s fine because I regained victory this year.

So far what do you consider as your greatest achievement? • What I consider as my greatest achievement is when I won 2nd place this year because I have long waited for the time that I will win.

Knowing your struggles as a student-athlete, what words of wisdom can you share among other students? • They should never give up on the things that they wanted to do and achieve. That you should strive at never lose the fighting spirit, and most especially, always pray to God. Lastly, what will be the role of table tennis in your life in the future? • I think, the role of table tennis for me in the future is that I can use this sport in college and it will give me an edge to join major league tournaments and so I can further enhance my skills.

Getting the chance of meeting Giselle gave me a glimpse of what future is ahead of her. With her attitude towards her sport, her aspiration to go on major league tournaments, and her dedication to dig and serve for the better, will pave way and will flourish into gold soon. Truly in God’s timing, this petite girl will be the ace of table tennis.

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But as for now, he may no longer be a dangerous as before.

But with or without his killer instinct, Pacquiao is, and will always be, the best boxer after all.

On the survey made recently about the Lipanians favorite sport, through the given four (4) famous sports to choose from, it appeared that out of the 175 students who actively participated, basketball is the most common thus, got 69 total likes. Why do they like basketball?

Almost half of them said that they just loved playing it while the rest said, “Because almost all of us are playing basketball during our lunch break.”

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Gaining the 2nd spot is Badminton. 48 students said they liked it because they’re playing badminton in their MAPEH class. From which the rules in playing badminton is easily understandable and involves lesser equipment.

While 67 out of 175 students are still undecided because their favorite sports are not included in our survey just like Boxing and Sepak Takraw and the others are just not interested on sports. Given

the chance, the students would like to reach out to the school administrators on providing necessary equipment and gaming materials for such sports that has relatively good numbers of engaging students’ participation.

I think the reason why the basketball is the most popular in our school is being played always in our country and being popular because of the television.- Gian Paolo Aquino 8-Diamond

Crisostomo off on a skillful start

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risostomo of 8-Jasper gained two medals of being the second placer and third place in the category of Discuss Throw and Shot Put held during the ED-

Powerful throws.

Newbie as he is, Crisostomo showed his potentials.

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Unbeatable Spikers of FCLNHS

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elizardo C. Lipana National High School ace player and spiker John Rey Castro did his moves ahead of the team and went ahead Tiaong National High School with his powerful blast of spikes during the Municipal Volleyball Athletic Meet in Sta. Cruz Court at September 16.

The game was very intense, screams and cheers of the people for the players inside the court were heard. This also helped the players to gain more confidence and be comfortable in the game.

In the first game, Tiaong had more than three points that FCLNHS, 22-25. Before

the second game started, the coach reminds the players to be careful about the errors and fouls that they may have.

Castro started to play the game more serious that resulted to 15 excellent sets as well as Joselito Illustre which made the Tiaong lose in the second round resulting of 25-12. This made the other Lipanians Spikers to do their job including Richmond Valdez who gained 10 service aces, 3 blocks from Castro and 7 attacks from JC Marquez.

Such teamwork made them won over Tiaong resulting of 25-8.

An award was given to John Rey Castro as the Most

Valuable Player because of his 12 attacks, 3 aces and 3 blocks.

“It is a pleasure of having the title as MVP, this was a dream come true and thank you for the supporters that made our teams won and gained strength. Thanks to Him for giving me this talent,” Castro said.

Yet after the game, they still haven’t got the chance to enter at the Provincial Athletic Meet after having the record of 2-1. Still, this won’t stop the group to enhance more and have the courage to fight. This is just a challenge to our Lipanian Spikers. pBy Jeb Michael Peña

DIS II Athletic Meet at Bulacan Sports Complex, Malolos City on October 11 and 12.

“Patience and disipline is what I keep doing in the game. Thanks to my coach, principal and especially to God,” Crisostomo said.

During the play in the category of Discuss Throw, Crisostomo reached the distance of 24. 44 meters that made him to achieve the silver medal while his opponent that got the golden medal reached the far of 25.49 meters.

While in the categor y of Shot Put, Crisostomo has gained the far of 19. 69 meter that made him snatch the bronze medal as the third placer.

It maybe not his luck to get the ticket to Provincial Athletic Meet, but still his coach Sir Albert Santiago is still being positive believing that Crisostomo has a big potential in this kind of sport.

“Mark still has two years of competing in this game. We may not get the first place but

still we will improve his skills and help him in techniques.

He really has a big potential whether he is a regular trainee and he is very determine about this sport,” Sir Albert Santiago said.

“We were still happy because this is the first time that he joined a sports event and he won. We will do our best and always pray to God. We will see in the next two years of what he got,” he added. pBy Gian Paulo Aquino

Lapasanda claws Gurnat

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he Chess Warriors Adrian Gurnat of Grade 8 has surprised us with his 66-move victory against to his opponent which is a grade 11 named Alexis Lapasanda in the term of Chess Championship Finals in Intramurals at exactly September 1.

Age and status of life with Gurnat’s opponent didn’t pressure him a lot. Gurnat was only thirteen year-old and at an early age, he likes to play chess more than any other sport. It actually challenges him the most. With Gurnat’s tactics, his opponents fall in a trap resulting of a less queen Lapasanda.

But after that, Lapasanda refused of losing so she gained more tactics from her past

games and used it in the recent game with Gurnat. The game went well until Lapasanda made a move that made the queen of Gurnat cornered. After the intense and breath-taking games, Lapasanda took title of winning that made Gurnat lose the game. Thus, he accepted the defeat.

“I was confident that I will win. I plan each of my moves before attacking that resulted to this,” Lapasanda said.

Gurnat has all the potential of a good chess player. He may not had a chance to be in the EDDIS II Athletic Meet, but one thing we know is that he will do his best next time, and we sure are going to wait for it. pBy Mikhail Vince Villena

Born fighter. Not giving up with her failures, Taroy is determined enough to be her better version.

Proving that she is the can be the next Chen Meng

Taroy smashes a Silver

B Buzzer-Beater brings Ginebra to a Miraculous Victory

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rownlee outplayed the Meralco Bolts by his unexpected buzzer-beater in the PBA Governor’s Cup Finals, last night at the Araneta Coliseum.

L.A. Tenorio unleashed 8 meteoric three pointers with 5 assists from Japeth Aguilar to chase the 15 points advantage of Meralco Bolts and seal the 3rd quarter of the game.

In the first quarter, the Bolts maintained their momentum from the starting 5, Hugnatan and Alapag fired three (3) lay ups and seven (7) three-pointers to take their early lead.

The Ginebra and the audience cheered up when Jaworski, the teams living legend, talked and inspired the team’s starting five. That was the time when the team was motivated as well as the whole nation who were watching and cheering for them.

Tim Cone, thankful to Ja-

worski managed to obtain their monstrous offensive play on the 3rd quarter. But the Meralco Bolts never gave an opportunity and Allen Durham puts a wildfire jumpshots to tied the score, 88-88, on the last quarter of the crusade.

Both Norman Black and Tim Cone used properly their last time out, and they planned how to break the tie between two teams in the last four (4) seconds.

Brownlee used the time perfectly and thrown a blazing three point buzzer-beater to bring home the bacon. After this miracle happened all of their fans were astonished by that heavenly game.

The whole country watched and supported their own team but the Ginebra fans, bearing their never say die mantra, celebrated their comeback victory. pBy Jeb Michael L. Peña

reaking the 4-year drought with a v i c t or i ou s f i n i s h , 10-Mabini’s pride Giselle Taroy finally went home with silver medal during the EDDIS II meet held at the Bulacan Sports Complex, Malolos City last October 11 and 12, 2016.

With the scores, 119, 11-8 and 11-8, Taroy

assured that her smashes will surely build a wall to advance further and make no ro oms for t he Pand i Bulacan opponent to take over the game.

It has been a mixture of passion and perseverance that made her snatch one of the most coveted sp ot s . Wit h d e t e r m i n ation, through the help and

guidance of her coach, Mr. John Justin Bautista, Taroy showed astounding smashes and defense throughout the game.

“Tr uly, the failures I had before. Gave me reasons to push for more and strive for more, and now I am proud to say that I made it,” Taroy said with a cheerful smile.

More ove r, Taroy once confessed that it is Chen Meng of China who happens to be her inspiration in her sport. She has looked up the Chinese Table Tennis star because of its powerful smashes from w hich she never denied t h at s h e b e e n i m it at i ng during all her games. pBy Gian Paulo Aquino

Sweet Victory of Gilas Lipanians

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elizardo C. Lipana National High School (FCLNHS) has won over three teams and even had the title of ‘Men’s Basketball’ that was held on Bulacan Sports Complex on October 11 and 12. “We are truly happy that we won.

All sacrifices, practiced that we gave was all worth it.

Thanks to God, to our coach and to our team as well as the principal and the school that truly supports us,” Jo-

ven Franz Facundo - star player of Gilas Pilipinas said. The Gilas Lipanians gained straightly 3-0 scores over three teams having 8272, 58-55 and 68-65 showing that they really gained so much effort.

The most intense part of the game is between FCLNHS and Mariano Ponce National High School (MPNHS) until they reached the overtime having the score of 69 all. Alex Valera fired

a ball with a score of three points which gave the reason why the Lipana need time out to reach the score of their opponent.

Fac undo has gained three points that resulted to a score of 72-69. But the most unexpected thing happened, a member of a team of MPNHS is over-aged that resulted to disqualification.

The game continued with Facundo that keeps giving his best to win his team and

finally, at the end, the Lipanians won against their opponent, Bocaue has scored 58-55 and Plaridel, 68-65.

“This is the most unforgettable year and we are very happy because we brought back the victory we once had,” Sir Regalado Hernandez said. After the game, the will face another challenge on December in the level of EDDIS II Basketball Team. pBy Jeb Michael Peña