The Spectrum - USLS

The Spectrum - USLS The Spectrum is the Official Student Media Corps of the University of St. La Salle

Between commentary and craft, Renan Ortiz is an award-winning visual artist, educator, and cultural worker trained at th...
05/05/2026

Between commentary and craft, Renan Ortiz is an award-winning visual artist, educator, and cultural worker trained at the University of the Philippines Manila and the University of the Philippines Diliman. He has worked as an illustrator for Pinoy Weekly and Bulatlat, and was recognized with the Thirteen Artists Award by the Cultural Center of the Philippines for his socially engaged visual practice rooted in political and cultural realities.

In this , join Renan as he explores editorial cartooning beyond humor and caricature, showing how illustrations can distill community struggles into powerful visual critique. The session will unpack how artists translate issues like displacement, labor, and environmental injustice into people-centered journalism through art that challenges power and amplifies marginalized voices.

Aeson Baldevia is a Negrense visual artist and photographer based in Silay City whose work spans documentary, travel, co...
05/05/2026

Aeson Baldevia is a Negrense visual artist and photographer based in Silay City whose work spans documentary, travel, commercial, and fine art image-making. His photographs have been exhibited internationally in countries such as Switzerland, Belgium, and the United Kingdom. Rooted in visual storytelling, his practice explores human behavior, emotion, relationships, and resilience, often reflecting a strong sensitivity to cultural memory and the lived realities of communities, including Indigenous groups.

In this , join Aeson as he unpacks how photojournalists in community settings can move beyond composition to capture the “soul” of an image. The session will focus on ethical approaches in documenting communities, building trust before taking a photograph, and responsibly portraying poverty, protest, and everyday life.

From award-winning writer to leading voice in Philippine literature, John Iremil Teodoro is a poet, fictionist, essayist...
05/05/2026

From award-winning writer to leading voice in Philippine literature, John Iremil Teodoro is a poet, fictionist, essayist, and literary scholar whose work spans Kinaray-a, Filipino, Hiligaynon, and English. A Full Professor at De La Salle University–Manila and Director of the Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center, he has received major honors including the S.E.A. Write Award and multiple National Book Awards. His writing and cultural reportage continue to shape conversations on literature, identity, and society.

In this , hear him share his insights through “Ecopoetry: Nature as Dynamic Element of Art (Creative Writing)”, exploring how creative writing gives voice to environmental struggles, uplifts Indigenous perspectives, and links ecological loss to human experience, showing how poetry can function as memory, resistance, and a form of journalism that speaks where conventional reporting often cannot.

In student journalism and youth organizing, Brell Lacerna stands at the forefront of campus press freedom and people-cen...
05/05/2026

In student journalism and youth organizing, Brell Lacerna stands at the forefront of campus press freedom and people-centered reporting. He serves as the National Spokesperson of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines and National Convenor of Kabataan, Tayo ang Pag-asa, consistently advancing advocacy for human rights, nationalist education, and journalism rooted in the people’s struggle.

For , step into the evolving landscape of development communication and storytelling beyond language and borders. Join Brell as he challenges dominant narratives of “progress,” centers communities often left unheard, and amplifies vernacular voices that ground journalism in lived experience. Together, we move beyond headlines and numbers, toward the stories that truly define the nation.

Tides may rise and fall, but it's in the vast saltwater stream that our vessels remain afloat and unwavering to set sail...
03/05/2026

Tides may rise and fall, but it's in the vast saltwater stream that our vessels remain afloat and unwavering to set sail en route to the masses.

There are only three days left before our voyages into the wider seas to chase freedom beyond the horizon.

Tara na’t humanda sa sama-sama nating paglayag.

When journalism moves beyond centers of power, Neil Eco reminds us that the nation’s story is shaped in the everyday liv...
03/05/2026

When journalism moves beyond centers of power, Neil Eco reminds us that the nation’s story is shaped in the everyday lives of its people. As a community journalist and news producer for Altermidya – People’s Alternative Media Network, Neil grounds their work in the realities of marginalized sectors, reporting grassroots economic, political, social, and cultural issues.

This coming , step into the margins where stories are not side notes but central to the Filipino narrative. Join Neil as we listen closer to communities, surface overlooked experiences, and bring forward voices from the peripheries, helping build a fuller and more honest account of the nation.

Journalists bridge the gap between silence and justice, amplifying the struggles of the marginalized into a call for acc...
03/05/2026

Journalists bridge the gap between silence and justice, amplifying the struggles of the marginalized into a call for accountability that refuses to bend under a higher power.

Yet in recent events, this duty has often been met with peril. The hands that hold the pen are often the first to be painted red, to be condemned to silence.

The Spectrum stands firm in the truth that reporting to, for, and by the masses is not cause for reprehension, because to protect journalists is to protect the stories that define the lived realities of our communities.

Illustration by Jan Brilly Chavez

Halin sa reyalidad sang ka-umahan kag kalalawran sang Negros, mas ginpakusog ang pagpanawagan sa mga manugpahayag sa kam...
02/05/2026

Halin sa reyalidad sang ka-umahan kag kalalawran sang Negros, mas ginpakusog ang pagpanawagan sa mga manugpahayag sa kampus nga makig-upod sa mga lokal nga komunidad kag sa ila mga pagpakigbato, sa natabo nga 1st Regional Congress sang College Editors Guild - Negros Island Region, sa Activity Cultural Center, Integrated School - University of Negros Occidental - Recoletos, Mayo 2.

Upod ang lapit sa 70 ka mga manugpahayag sa kampus halin sa nagkalain-lain nga unibersidad sa Negros, nangin sentro sang natabo nga pagtilipon ang tema nga “Isulong ang Katotohanan, Manindigan para sa Katarungan, Buhayin and Militanteng Pamamahayag”, upod ang mga humalambal nga sila CEGP National Spokesperson Brell Lacerna, kag Altermidya National Safety Officer Mark Saludes.

“Yung [pamamahayag] hindi siya nagsisimula sa pagsusulat lang, nagsisimula yan kung [nagpasya] kang [pumunta, manatili, at makinig] sa mga kwento ng komunidad sa labas ng [unibersidad],” ini ang pagpamuklat ni Saludes sa mga estudyante nga ginhimo man nga ihemplo si RJ Ledesma nga isa ka community journalist.

(Ang pagpahayag wala siya nagasugod sa pagsulat lang, gasugod ina kung nagdesisyon ka nga magkadto, magtinir, kag mamati, sa mga istorya sang komunidad sa gwa sang inyo nga unibersidad.)

Nangin parte man sang programa ang pagpili sa mga bag-o nga opisyales sang CEGP-NIR, pag-istoryahanay sang apat ka mga resolution para sa pagpakusog kag pagsulong sang seguridad kag kahilwayan sa ini nga sektor sang kabataan, pagpresentar sang general plan of action sang CEGP-NIR, kag panapos nga iglap protesta.

via Kyla Cumawas | THE SPECTRUM

Service beyond requirement stood as a central theme as students of the National Service Training Program gathered at the...
02/05/2026

Service beyond requirement stood as a central theme as students of the National Service Training Program gathered at the University Coliseum for the Culminating Rites, marking the end of the year-long series of community outreach and trainings, May 2.

Urging student participation in nation-building, Rear Admiral Jay Tristan Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea said, “We owe this to the Filipino heroes that risked their lives so all of us today would be free,” stressing shared responsibility in protecting the nation.

The culmination also featured the induction of students into the National Service Reserve Corps Batch Academic Year 2026-2029 through a pledge of volunteerism, highlighting the program's transition from being an academic requirement to a lifelong responsibility grounded in volunteerism, civic responsibility, and nation-building.

via John Martin Geronimo | THE SPECTRUM

"Kita ang nagasaklaw tungod sa korapsyon nga gakatabo, ginakuhaan buwis, ginakastigo sang tanan nga balaklon [...], pero...
01/05/2026

"Kita ang nagasaklaw tungod sa korapsyon nga gakatabo, ginakuhaan buwis, ginakastigo sang tanan nga balaklon [...], pero wala [pagpasaka] sa aton nga mga sweldo."

(Tayo ang naghihirap sa nangyayaring korapsyon, kinukunan ng buwis, binubugbog ng mga bilihin, [...] ngunit walang pagtaas sa ating mga sahod.)

Sa ikalawang taon ng panawagan para sa 1,200 pesos na national minimum wage kaugnay ng paggunita sa Araw ng Manggagawa, ito ang mariing iginiit ni Edsel Relota ng Partido Manggagawa ukol sa nararanasang paghihirap ng kanilang sektor sa Negros, sa ginanap na kilos protesta sa Bacolod City Public Plaza, Mayo 1.

Dagdag ni Ariel Lim ng Kabacod Negros Transport Organization, mas naging mahirap ang laban ng tsuper para sa kanilang kabuhayan dulot ng nangyaring pagtaas ng presyo ng krudo sa mahigit 100 pesos kada litro.

"Kung magreklamo ka sang imo kinamatarong, manubo imo nga sweldo, kag ang mas lala pa, basi madulaan ka na ubra," paglalarawan ni Noli Rosales mula sa Kilusang Mayo Uno, na binibigyang-diin ang pangamba ng sektor na nagsusulong ng mas makatarungang pasahod at karapatan sa trabaho.

(Kapag nagreklamo ka tungkol sa iyong karapatan, bababa ang sweldo mo, at mas malala, mawawalan ka pa ng trabaho.)

Kabilang sa nasabing protesta ang mga samahang Bagong Alyansang Makabayan - Negros, Kilusang Mayo Uno, Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino, Partido Manggagawa, at ilang pribadong sektor.

via Frances Thea Prado | THE SPECTRUM

Engines, horns, and footsteps sound out from narrow paths to crowded highways—the orchestra of a nation in perpetual mot...
01/05/2026

Engines, horns, and footsteps sound out from narrow paths to crowded highways—the orchestra of a nation in perpetual motion. Amidst this hustle and bustle are workers who go from task to task, their actions carrying the flow of everyday life.

This Labor Day, we look to the drivers, the farmers, and other workers who serve as the backbone of Filipino society. Peek into their lives through the special edition of titled, Built by Them: The Hands That Hold the Nation, where we honor not just their contributions, but also their stories.

Durungawan is The Spectrum's online segment that brings stories from the community to life through a compelling series of photographs.

Student journalists from The Spectrum garnered numerous awards at the Lasallian Schools Press Conference (LSPCon) 2026, ...
30/04/2026

Student journalists from The Spectrum garnered numerous awards at the Lasallian Schools Press Conference (LSPCon) 2026, themed "SIKLAB: Alab ng Paninindigan Tungo sa Makamasang Pamamahayag", held at De La Salle University-Dasmariñas and Twin Lakes Hotel, Tagaytay, Apr. 24-26.

Individual recognition was given to Selwyn Jaco for winning 1st place in Editorial Writing - Filipino, R-Jay Molina for 1st place in Editorial Cartooning - Filipino, Jireh Cartel for 2nd place in News Writing - Filipino, and Gwyneth Santos for 3rd place in Editorial Writing-English.

Moreover, the publication's Volume 70, Issue 1 Tabloid was also awarded as the Overall Best Broadsheet in the Tertiary level, along with Best News Page, Best Feature Page, Best Opinion Page, and Best Page Layout and Design.

LSPCon is a national conference hosted by different Lasallian institutions across the country, with the shared mission of strengthening the next generation of journalists.

via Jireh Clarisse Cartel | THE SPECTRUM

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