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Laguna State Polytechnic University (LSPU) Lakers was hailed as the overall champion in the recently concluded Southern Tagalog Regional Association of State Universities and Colleges (STRASUC) Olympics for the third consecutive year, bagging 170 medals in total, Dec.9.

After beating 12 other state universities and colleges in the Southern Tagalog region, the LSPU Lakers came out on top with 77 gold, 60 silver, and 33 bronze medals to claim the championship for

threeyearsstraight.

LSPU Sports Director,Dr. Darwin Ofrin expressed his gratitude for the support of the institution including the University President, Dr. Mar-

ioR.Briones,inlinewithcompeting for the regional sports event.

“First of all, I would like toexpressmygratitudetoour University President, Dr. Mar-

io Briones for supporting the LSPU delegation. We got the overallchampion[ship]forthe third time and [thisserves as] grandslamandvictoryforthe university,” Dr. Ofrin stated in (Continued on page 3)

LSPU Lakers assemble at 2022 STRASUC Olympics

LSPU Athletics team comes back with a flash

Hon. Fidel thanks CvSU, SUCs for Mayor's Night

INDANG, CAVITE – Laguna State Polytechnic University (LSPU) athletic

partook in the official opening of the Southern Tagalog

Association of State Universities and Colleges (STRASUC) Olympics held at Cavite State University (CvSU) Don Severino de las Alas Campus University Grandstand, Dec. 4.

Amongthe1,761athletes from all over Southern Tagalog, LSPU "Lakers" is one of thebiggestdelegations comprising of 218 student athletes,47coaches,10officiating officials, and eight senior officials led by Dr. Darwin Ofrin, LSPU Sports Director who (Continued on page 3)

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delegation

Regional

James Benedict Junio

Desiree Corpuz

LSPU LAKERS. With full confidence and big smiles, 275 delegates and coaches of LSPU pose for a picture during the 2022 STRASUC OLYMPICS. | Marson David A. Moreno

All SET. LSPU athletes and coaches gather at the CvSU granstand as the STRASUC-Olympics 2022 kicks off. | Marson David A. Moreno

courtearlyinthefirsthalfas Romelyn Alayon of RSU goaled a point at one minute intothegame.Equallydriven to win, Cherry Mae Grepo of LSPU answered back with a goal for the Lakers. Both teams were tight on defense as they both managed a hold oftheball,however,RSUwas more aggressive. With good assists from her team, Ornos scored another goal for RSU, breakingthetieat2-1.

With her agility and goodfootwork,OrnosofRSU scored another two successive goals in the second half, putting the opposing team at a big disadvantage as there were only a few minutes left in the game. The Lakers pushed on offense, but RSU’s defensewasmoresolid.

RSU won against the Lakers through their good footworkandcoordination,4 -1, and will be continuing in the Futsal Women preliminaries.***

Lyka Janer won five gold medalsandonesilver,making hertheLSPUteam'sMVP.

The men's team won three gold medals across the

Men's bronze medals were awarded in the 400meters hurdles, triple jump, andjavelinthrow.

strated extraordinary performance will compete in the PASUC Olympics to be held in the Bicol region on March 2023.***

Bearcats snatch bronze from Lakers in Futsal Men

PSU took possession of the ball early in the first half and maintained a solid defense,givingtheLakersahard time maneuvering their way into the opponent’s field. Determined to move past LSPU into the quarter-finals, the Bearcatssecureda3-0slateat theendofthefirsthalf.

By the second half, LSPU kickers stepped up their offense and took back a goal at 27 minutes into the match; however, the remaining time was not enough to make up

for the gap in scores. With their efficient footwork and cats wrapped up the game in their favor, 3-1, with LSPU

Palawan State University (PSU) Bearcats conquered the battle for third in Futsal Men against the blue kickers from Laguna State Polytechnic University (LSPU) with a slate of 3-1 during the Southern Tagalog Regional Association of State Universities and Colleges (STRASUC) Olympics 2022, held at Cavite State University-Main Campus’ University Gymnasium, Dec. 8.

ONE GOAL. LSPU Lakers Futsal men positioned against PSU Bearcats in their battle for third place.

Ma’am Vanessa Belen

Mark Henson M. Ticzon

Marson David A. Moreno

LSPU Lakers assemble at 2022 STRASUC Olympics

cemented their aims for gold as they shouted their yells duringtheceremonialparade.

Dr. J. Prospero De Vera III, CHED Chairperson, said in his message that the resume of the event after its two hiatus shows the athletes' victoryagainstCOVID

Ito ay ating olympics para ipakita na tayo ay nagwagi sa Covid. Alam kong mahirap ang nakaraang dalawang taon para sa lahat, lalo na sa mga atleta," Dr. De Vera pointed out.

Meanwhile, Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go, Chairman of the Committee on Sports, served as the keynote speaker of the event

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an interview after announcingthescoresofthetopperforming delegates in the event.

“Hindi tayo titigil dito. We are now planning for the national competition. Lahat ng mga student-athletes, ‘yung77golds,wewillcontinue the program development, and we will continue the practice for the national program competition,” Dr. Ofrin continued.

The champions are followed by the Palawan State University (PSU) with 154 medals, Batangas State University (BSU) with 119, 96 medals for Cavite State University (CvSU), and 48 for Romblon State University (RSU)respectively.

For the past five years, the LSPU has been at the leaderboards consecutively, claiming the back-to-back championship title in the STRASUC Olympics before postponing the event due to COVID-19.***

Hornets grab last slot in Football Quarter Finals

During the first half, a tackle during the match injuredtheLSPU Laker’s keeper and resulted to a free kick by Hornet’sRogando,whoscored the first point for CvSU. The Hornets’ advantage boosted the team’s morale and negatively affected their opponent’sdefense.

In the second half, the tension built up and the Hornet’s coach got into a fight

with the referee, leading the game to a sudden halt. After minutes of talk among the committee and coaches, the gameresumed.

Still affected by the opposing team’s advantage, the LSPU blue kickers found it difficulttobreak intotheHornet’s tight defense with their unstable offense, in addition to the Laker’s keeper’s hurt leg from the first half’s tackle.

Hornet’s Gonzales seized the chance to wrap up the second half as he goaled their second point,endingthematch2-0.

Despite the friction among the teams and the referee during the second half, the game ended on a good spotsmanshipwithbothteams shaking one another’s hands, including the coaches and the gamecommittee.***

HOMECOURT ADVANTAGE–Cavite State University (CvSU) Hornets routed the Laguna State Polytechnic University (LSPU) Lakers in the last leg of football elimination games with a 2-0 slate, leaving the Lakers behind MIGHTY DUO. LSPU Lakers’ Jessella Sorezo and Andrea Masakayan show their confident pose as they took the silver medal for Badminton Women’s Double.

KICK FOR THE GOAL. Cavite State University Hornets kick for the win against LSPU Lakers, leading them to advance for quarter finals match in football.

Ma’am Vanessa Belen

Marson David A. Moreno

CvSU Hornets smash LSPU Lakers for a back

title

against LSPU, through her [na sinabi ni coach sa amin] ay

fter 14 years of championship drought, the University of Rizal System (URS) Giants brought the title back to the university as they defeated Laguna State Polytechnic University (LSPU) Lakers in a tight match of 15-25, 25-22, 2516, 17-25, 15-13 in the finals of Southern Tagalog Regional Association of State Universities and Colleges (STRASUC) Olympics 2022 Women's Volleyball Finals, Dec. 8.

URS's Ghene Tesorero, who had whopping 29 points consisting of 22 attacks, 4 blocks,and3aces,wasableto liftherteamtosnatchthetitle, at the jampacked Cavite State University Main Campus’s VolleyballCourt.

"For the fifth set po,ang inisip lang po namin is magfocus po kami sa laro at wag pong ma-demorale," Tesorero, the Giants' key player, said. "Inisip po namin na 14 years pongnawalasaURSangchampionship, kaya ito na po yung pagkakataong maibalik namin [ang title] since nasa championshipnakami."

On the other hand, de-

spitetheloss,LSPUstoodhigh as they managed to tie the fifth set at 13- all, from an 812advantageofURS.

Lakers' top scorer, Arianne David, led the team with 27points from 24 attacksand 3 aces, followed by their middle blocker, Fiela May Yamballawhoscored11points.

LSPU's libero, Chesca Mae Francisco, also delivered excellent digs and receptions throughout the game. Corrine Matienzo, the team's setter, scoredfouracesintheirclutch game in the fourth and fifth sets.

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WELL-PLAYED. LSPU Lakers Women’s Volleyball team give the URS Giants a good game in a five-set match in their championship game, finishing as silver medalist.

MIGHTY DUO. LSPU Lakers’ Jessella Sorezo and Andrea Masakayan show their confident pose as they took the silver medal for Badminton Women’s Double.

Christian Isaac D. Batralo

Christian Isaac D. Batralo

Mark Henson M. Ticzon

Christian Isaac D. Batralo

CvSU hosts President's Night for the STRASUC Olympics 2022

12 Participating State Universities and Colleges

Dr. Hernando D. Robles, University President of the host campus warmly welcomed his fellow leaders and the people behind the STRASUCOlympicsthisyear.

“Again, welcome sa Cavite State University. Welcome sa STRASUC Olympics 2022 at hopefully, malay niyo, Cavite State University ang mapili para sa National STRASUC,” Dr.Roblessaidasheendedhis talk.

Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairperson,Dr.J.ProsperoDeVeraIII, alsogracedtheeventbyreminiscing the difficulties of the athletes and Sports Officials duringthepandemicperiodin hismessage.

“During the time of COVID, ang talagang challenge

noon, anong gagawin mo sa sports? Eh nung nakasara ang mga eskwelahan, nakasara ‘yung sports facilities, talagang very challenging noon. Pati PE, paano mo gagawin online ang PE?Very,verychallenging,” Dr. DeVerashared.

On the other hand, State

Colleges and Universities Athletic Association of Sports (SCUAASD) President, Dr. Francisco V. Aguirre from Batangas State University (BSU), thanked all the involved peopleinthesaideventandhighlighted the significance of the University Presidents as the sourceoftheirstrength.***

WARM WELCOME. As the 2022 STRASUC Olympics kicks off, Hon. Perfecto V. Fidel, Mayor of Indang Cavite giving his appreciation to the event and extending his warm welcome to the 12 participating SUCs.

Southern Tagalog Regional Association of State Universities and Colleges (STRASUC) acknowledged University Presidents, Sports Directors, and officials of the participating institutions for making the event possible during the STRASUC Olympics 2022 President’s Night at Cavite State University (CvSU), Don Severino de las Alas Campus national Convention Center, Dec. 4.

MOTIVATIONAL TALK. J. Prospero E. De Vera III, the chair of the Commission on Higher Education, highlighted the significance of sports and wished the delegates best of luck in the 2022 STRASUC Olympics.

Larraine Artieda

Christian Isaac D. Batralo

Christian Isaac D. Batralo

Mark Henson M. Ticzon

Mark Henson M. Ticzon

Mark Henson M. Ticzon

Desiree Corpuz

Like a machine, nothing functions better when only some parts are working. Cavite State University (CvSU) shows the true essence of being a good citizenasapartofCavite,Indang,andthecountry,byfollowing the provincial ordinance of plastic banning and municipal ordinance of solid waste management, together with Republic Act No. 9003 or "Ecological Solid Waste ManagementActof2000".

CvSU molded its people to have discipline by implementingproperwastemanagement,whichbeganin2017 when the school passed an environmental assessment report to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) CALABARZON, which then granted them the environmental compliance certificate. From then on, the committee on waste management, which is now headed byMr. Junser Magpantaywas strengthened, leading each of the college departments and offices to havepollutioncontrolcoordinators.

In line with this, as the CvSU hosted the Southern Tagalog Regional Association of State Colleges and Universities (STRASUC) Olympics 2022, the committee discusses its policywhich caughttheinterestof manydelegates from otheruniversities, "Maayos po 'yung waste management ng CvSU compared sa ibang campuses na napuntahan namin, as in discipline po talaga regarding waste management," saidMarkHensonM.Ticzon,student from Laguna State Polytechnic University – San Pablo CityCampus.

Out” which started this year, took part in the improvementsoftheschoolincleanlinessasitre-openedafterits two-year hiatus in face-to-face classes, “Nag-i-improve talaga, tulad ngayon nababawasan natin yung plastics. Nakikita din natin ‘yung students na inuuwi nila ‘ yung sariling basura nila. Although ‘di maiiwasan na tumaas yung volume ngayon ng basura kasi nga nagface-to-face na ulit,” Mark Christian Rosal, administrative of CvSU wastemanagementcommittee,said.

With CvSU's unending thrive in maintaining the cleanliness of their environment, they are planning to buildalargewastewatertreatmentprojectthat,although undrinkable,canbeusedforothermattersintheuniversity.Besides,wastefilteredfromthewatercanbeutilized as fertilizer. Hence, CvSU, the Cavite province, is commendable in this matter and is a benchmark for other universitiestoimprovetheirschoolsanitation.

Mark Henson M. Ticzon

Mark Henson M. Ticzon

event was participated by 12 state universities and colleges (SUCs) from the southern Tagalog region with 16 sports competitions to hustle in. Butaside from the games, reports of misconduct from some of the players during the eventalsocaughttheattention of the people; most of which are coming from the Laguna State Polytechnic University (LSPU’s) delegates.

This may be a trivial issuetobepointedoutconsidering that tertiary education gives much more attention to learning and student achievement than student conduct. But that’s the point: basic etiquette and manners are already beingneglected.Thisleaves out a big canvas to the image of the school to be painted as ill-mannered by otherschools.

about the incident, some of the delegates – accordingly – responded unpleasantly.

“Para bang tropa lang yung way of answering inunawa nalangnamin,” a CVSU official said in an interview. This is to consider that some rooms are not fit for use since several areas are still under construction making the vicinity a hazard prone area. Also, there are rooms used as quarantine rooms which makes some areas a health hazard for regular use. Thus, the lack of available rooms is not sufficient enough for some delegates to break andenterlockedareas.

But most importantly, CVSUisknownforhavinga renowned environmental compliance program. Nowhere in the campus will you see any unreasonable trash. With their comprehensivewastemanagement

quette a college student should have in their adulthood.Itissomethingthatis expected of them to be and do considering their status as university athletes. Despite the simplicity of the issue, the damage inflicted upon the university is alreadydone.Andthereisno good in playing low with thismatter.

The ball is now in our court. Let us learn and do better.

ple medical staff is at stand by. But this was not the case at the recent Southern Tagalog Regional Association of State Universities and Colleges (STRASUC) Olympics 2022 held at the Cavite State University-

STRASUC Olympics is a sports competition involving delegates from the region. This year CvSUMain. And asidefrom their players, mostparticipatingschools,ifnotall,have broughttheirmedicalteam.However,the host campus, provided only one medical staff.

This is a complete and obvious neglectinthesafetyofthedelegates.

Firstly, there should be an in medical team that will cater the needs of the delegates in emergency cases. The individual medics by the participating schools are not to be expected to be responsible for other people Fortunately enough, when a player from Laguna State Polytechnic University (LSPU) needed a cold spray from a sudden injury, a medic from the Batangas State University (BSU) willingly lent theirs.Thisinstancecould’vebeenavoided if an actual medic assigned for the eventwasputinplace.

Secondly, in relation to what happened above, the medicassignedfor that said competition was nowhere to be found since they were assigned to a different event held at a farther location. Consider having some events held at the main campus located at Indang, Cavite while the beach volleyball competition is held at Naic. That is an average 70km ride!Wecannotexpecttheloneassigned medictobeabletobilocateandbeattwo

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municipalitiesat the same time. Notonly where there a neglect in the assignment of medic, but there were also a malconsiderationoflogistics.

But most importantly, the STRASUC Olympicsitselfincludes16sportsevents. And it is no rocket science to think that 16 sports events require a minimum of also 16 medical staff. Minimum. But the neglect in this regard is far from words thatevenapersonwithnomedicalbackground can be caught aghast. This is to consider that no volunteer medic was seen. It can be understood that hiring emergencynursescanbeofa budgetbut budget is not to be weighed out against the safety of players – players with human lives. Moreover, volunteers can be

It can be easily reasoned out that “Eh wala namang nangyari kaya palampasinnalang,"butthismindsetofplaying jack at the cost of human safety is nowherenearacceptable.Letsportscompetitionsbeaplayofstrength,notagamble of life. We are fortunate that there really was no occasion where immediate and serious medical attention was needed. But even the dumbest in sports knows that there is no luck in terms of sports. Andthesafety ofhumanlivesshould not be left alone in a game of God’s fortune finger. There is a clear neglect and there isnowayanyexplanationwouldsuffice.

requested from NGOs like the Philippine RedCrosstoaidewiththeeventbuttheir presenceisalsonowheretobefound.

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200 SC Meter Freestyle swimmers from LSPU, Matt Justin Echavaria and Honny May Yanong, collected gold in the menand women category. Kurt Palmaria and Princess Dionglaywonsilver.

LSPU also got silver and bronze medals in the men's 100 SC meter breaststroke while the two Ybardolazas, AlessandraandJannaofwomen's category, struck the gold andsilvermedals.

Men and women 200 SC meter butterfly categories weregracedwithgoldmedals, havingthe20 and 19year-old LSPU athletes, Marco YbardolazaandFrancineValero. Yanong won silver with only a 1-second difference fromValero.

Meanwhile, LSPU athletes from the 100 SC meter backstroke for men and women categories completely took the gold and silver; PSU earned bronze for both categories.

Persistently gaining the gold medals, Marco Ybardolaza and Julia Kate Abin, LSPU swimmersof400SCmeterIM of men and women categories both claimed another gold medal. Yanong placed second to Abin, earning her silver medal.

Onto their additional medals,ManuelCervantesand Janna Ybardolaza secured their gold medalsinthe50 SC meter freestyle category for men and women. Matt Justin Echavaria (men) and Arvee

Cadawas (women) won silver andbronze,respectively.

Men's200SCmetermedley relay claimed first place having a seed time of 1:40.00 consisting Ronnel Caguin, Marco Ybardolaza, Ambrocio John Cedric and Jude Ybardolaza. On the other hand, women's category swimmers won bronze, consisting of Dionglay, Valero, YbardolazaandCadawas.

LSPU continued to earn gold, placing first in the 400 SC meter freestyle relay category, team consisting of Echavaria,Caguin,PalmariaKurt and Cervantes for men's category; while women's category consisted of Yanong, Abin, Palmaria Kim and Alessandra Ybardolaza.

Thirsty for gold, LSPU's MarcoYbardolazaclaimedone more gold medal in men's 1500SCmeterfreestyle,while Palmaria Kurt got silver placingsecondtoYbardolaza.

On the other hand, Abin also got another gold in the women's 800 SC meter freestyle category, followed by Yanongwhogotsilver.

Caguin tied with BSU's Piolo Rivera for gold medal having a seed time of 2:30.00 in men's 200 SC meter backstroke category, while Abin claimed her additional gold medal.Ambrociowonsilverin the men's category while Dionglay tied with PSU's Chricel Tagaroforbronzeinthewomen'scategory.***

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Laguna State Polytechnic University dominated the swimming competition by bringing home 50 golds, 16 silvers and 10 bronze medals, with a total of 76 olympic medals from the swimming team during the STRASUC Olympics 2022 held in Cavite State University last December 5.

Hazel M. Catapia

AWARD-WINNING. Laguna State Polytechnic University Lakers dominated the swimming events with a total of 50 golds, 16 silvers, and 10 bronzes in the 2022 STRASUC Olympics. | The Bay Bay Granary