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CCC The Sentinel Student Publication The Official Student Publication of the City College of Calamba The Sentinel is the City College of Calamba's official student publication.

The organization guides young journalists of the college to express their freedom of expression.

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฐ ๐—š!Today, we honor and send our heartfelt greetings to you,  ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‘๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ ๐€. ๐†๐จ๐ง๐ณ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ, as you celebrate...
24/09/2025

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฐ ๐—š!

Today, we honor and send our heartfelt greetings to you, ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‘๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ ๐€. ๐†๐จ๐ง๐ณ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ, as you celebrate another year of life.

Your visionary leadership and dedication to creating an academic space where press freedom can thrive, unimpeded by fear, remain a constant source of inspiration for all of us. With your continuous support, the publication is able to share timely and relevant information both within and outside the college.

May your special day be filled with joy, good health, and continued success in all your endeavors. Happy birthday, Doc G!



๐๐„๐–๐’: Despite facing significant challenges on preparations, the Center for Sports Development Office (CSDO) has officia...
23/09/2025

๐๐„๐–๐’: Despite facing significant challenges on preparations, the Center for Sports Development Office (CSDO) has officially confirmed the participation of City College of Calamba (CCC) in the upcoming 14th Local Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (LCUAA) National Games 2025, pledging its delegation during the student-athlete screening process held at the Roman Lazaro Hall on September 20.

โ€œFor many years, competing in the LCUAA National Games was just a dreamโ€ฆa dream that seemed far [and] almost impossible for a young and growing institution like ours, yet in 2023 that dream came true.โ€ Prof. Aveto Dasal Jr., Director of the Center for Sports Development Office (CSDO), expressed as the institution was now able to expand its sports delegation.

Prof. Dasal admitted that the collegeโ€™s athletes were still struggling particularly in lack of facilities, delayed game schedules, limited budget, and transportation issues.

โ€œโ€˜Yung facilities natin. Yan talaga nagiging problema natin sa pag-prepare, and then doon naman sa competition proper natin, of course, yung budget,โ€ explained Prof. Dasal.

The official competition schedule per game category has not yet been released by the LCUAA, making it difficult for CCC to finalize travel, accommodations, and post-game arrangements.

Still, the CSDO remains determined to push forward. โ€œGinagawa naman natin yung best natin para mag-train, para ma-meet natin yung bawat isa, yung common time para mag-training.โ€ Prof. Dasal stressed that amid the challenges, he is confident the CCC Valiants will bring home a win.

The CCC Valiants are set to compete in basketball, volleyball, badminton, karate-do, and cheerleading, for the first time marking another milestone for the institution compared in the Local Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (LCUAA) 2023, CCC only participated in Pageant Competition and Cheerdance.

๐‚๐‚๐‚ ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‹๐‚๐”๐€๐€ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ-๐€๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ž ๐’๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ 

To formalize participation, CCC also conducted the 14th LCUAA Accreditation and Screening of Student-Athletes on the same day.

LCUAA Board of Screeners, led by Prof. Joel Duclayan of LCUAA Commissioner and Mr. Jan Vincent Aranza of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa Sports Director, oversaw the screening process.

The process required athletes to present documents such as PSA birth certificate, Certificate of Enrollment, grade reports, and medical certificates.

A total of 20 students for the Men's Volleyball team, 15 for karate-do, 30 for cheerdance, 10 for the Men's and Women's Badminton teams, and 20 for 5x5 basketball passed the screening process.

Written by June Alceso
Photo by Diana Rose Igharas



๐‰๐”๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐: Bunsod ng epekto ng Bagyong Nando at Southwest Monsoon, suspendido ang face to face classes sa lahat ng antas (...
22/09/2025

๐‰๐”๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐: Bunsod ng epekto ng Bagyong Nando at Southwest Monsoon, suspendido ang face to face classes sa lahat ng antas (pampubliko at pribado) sa bayan ng Calamba, ito ay ayon sa inilabas na anunsyo sa opisyal na page ni Mayor Roseller "Ross" Rizal, Setyembre 23.

Inanunsyo rin ni Mayor Ross ang modular o blended learning modality bilang alternatibo sa mga klase.

Samantala, ayon sa Weather Advisory ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), dahil sa epekto ng Southwest Monsoon, mararanasan ang katamtaman hanggang malakas na pag-ulan (50-100mm) sa Laguna ngayong gabi hanggang bukas ng gabi, Setyembre 23.

Sa 8:00 p.m. Heavy Rainfall Advisory naman, isinailalim ang Yellow Rainfall Warning ang buong lalawigan. Hinihikayat ang lahat na patuloy na i-monitor ang kalagayan ng kanilang lugar.




๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฒ! ๐Ÿ“ธCelebrating ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ ๐’๐š๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ, our talented ๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ from the Creatives Department. Yo...
21/09/2025

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฒ! ๐Ÿ“ธ

Celebrating ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ ๐’๐š๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ, our talented ๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ from the Creatives Department. Your lens captures powerful moments and transforms them into stories that speak without words.

May your birthday be as striking and memorable as the images you create.



๐‘ณ๐‘จ๐‘ป๐‘ฏ๐‘จ๐‘ณ๐‘จ๐‘ฐ๐‘ต: ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ง๐  ๐˜๐š๐ฉ๐š๐ค: ๐€๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ค๐ก๐š ๐ง๐  ๐‹๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ข๐ฅ| ๐‘๐ฎ๐›๐ฒ ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐š๐งLimampuโ€™t tatlong taon na ang lumipas ...
21/09/2025

๐‘ณ๐‘จ๐‘ป๐‘ฏ๐‘จ๐‘ณ๐‘จ๐‘ฐ๐‘ต: ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ง๐  ๐˜๐š๐ฉ๐š๐ค: ๐€๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ค๐ก๐š ๐ง๐  ๐‹๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ข๐ฅ
| ๐‘๐ฎ๐›๐ฒ ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐š๐ง

Limampuโ€™t tatlong taon na ang lumipas mula nang balutin ng dilim ng batas militar ang bansa. Sa katahimikan ng mga lansangan noon, libo-libong Pilipino ang pilit pinatahimik at tahasang pinapikit. Ngunit hindi naglaho ang bakas. Ang yapak ng nakaraan ay nananatiliโ€”Hindi ito lumayo. Hindi ito naglaho.

Noong 1972, idineklara ni Ferdinand Marcos Sr. ang Batas Militar o Martial Law na itinuring ng ilan bilang โ€œGolden Age.โ€ Sa ilalim nito, higit 50,000 ang dinakip, 34,000 ang tinortyur, 3,000 ang pinaslang, at 1,000 ang hindi na natagpuan.

Ngayon, tila muling umuugong ang yapak ng nakaraan. Sa ilalim ng pamumuno ni Ferdinand Marcos Jr., lumilitaw ito sa ibang anyo: 67,024 kaso ng indiscriminate firing, 51,206 aerial bombings, at 45,097 forced evacuations mula 2022 hanggang 2025.

Sa Tagkawayan, Pola, Himamaylan, Baggao, at Mansalay, muling dumadagundong ang pagsabog ng mga bomba; mga magsasaka at katutubo gaya ng Mangyan at Dumagat ang napipilitang lumikas at nagdurusa.

Sa pagkawala ng mga tulad ni Faye Tallow, peasant organizer at dating student leader ng University of the Philippines (UP) na hanggang ngayoโ€™y hindi pa rin natatagpuanโ€”mas lalong lumilinaw ang bakas ng nakaraan.

Sa bawat hakbang na nadaragdagan, humahaba ang anino. At sa gitna ng ingay ng kasalukuyan, nananatili itong sumusunodโ€”tila paalala na ang yapak ng kahapon ay patuloy na gumuguhit sa ating panahon.

Disenyo nina Gabriel Sarmiento at AJ Gannaban




๐”๐‹๐€๐“: Libo-libong delegasyon ang lumahok sa malawakang protesta laban sa korapsyon na ginaganap ngayon sa Luneta Park at...
21/09/2025

๐”๐‹๐€๐“: Libo-libong delegasyon ang lumahok sa malawakang protesta laban sa korapsyon na ginaganap ngayon sa Luneta Park at sa kahabaan ng Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA), sa pangunguna ng mga sektor ng kabataan, manggagawa, kababaihan, at mga magsasaka.

Ito rin ay bahagi ng paggunita ng ika-53 anibersayo ng batas militar ng rehimeng Ferdinand Marcos Sr., na layuning ipagpanawagan ang pagkakaroon ng hustisya, transparency, at pananagutan ng pamahalaan.

Ayon sa Manila Public Information Office, tinatayang nasa higit 49,000 na ang mga raliyistang nakikilahok sa "Baha sa Luneta: Aksyon Laban sa Korapsyon" rally at inaasahan naman mamayang alas-dos ang "Trillion Peso March" protest sa EDSA People Power Monument.

Ulat ni Martin Roncales
Kuhang larawan ng The Sentinel




๐๐€๐‡๐€๐˜๐€๐† ๐๐† ๐๐€๐Š๐ˆ๐Š๐ˆ๐ˆ๐’๐€: Buong puso at buong tapang na nakikiisa ang The Sentinel, ang opisyal na publikasyon ng Dalubhasaa...
21/09/2025

๐๐€๐‡๐€๐˜๐€๐† ๐๐† ๐๐€๐Š๐ˆ๐Š๐ˆ๐ˆ๐’๐€: Buong puso at buong tapang na nakikiisa ang The Sentinel, ang opisyal na publikasyon ng Dalubhasaan ng Calamba, sa mga estudyante ng City College of Calamba at sa lahat ng kabataang lumalaban sa gitna ng pang-aabuso, korapsyon, at pagkakait sa karapatang pang-edukasyon.

Ang aming tinig ay karugtong ng tinig ng masaโ€”hindi kami mananahimik. Patunay na rin dito ang malakawang kilos-protesta bilang paggunita sa ika-53 anibersaryo ng pagdeklara ng Batas Militar sa ilalim ng diktadurang Marcos Sr.

Ito ang aming pahayag ng pakikiisa.
Hindi na kailanman pipikit ang mga mulat. Patuloy pang pag-aalabin ang diwa ng pakikibaka at pagsupil sa hindi makatarungang sistema.

Sa gitna ng katiwalian, hinding-hindi magpapagapi ang sambayanan.

Tumindig. Magsiwalat. Maningil.




20/09/2025
๐๐€๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐€: Pinadagundong ng mga mag-aaral ng City College of Calamba ang kanilang tinig sa naganap na CCC Walkout, Black Fr...
20/09/2025

๐๐€๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐€: Pinadagundong ng mga mag-aaral ng City College of Calamba ang kanilang tinig sa naganap na CCC Walkout, Black Friday Protest, upang iparinig ang panawagan laban sa korapsyon at hindi makatarungang budget cuts sa Higher Education, CCC View, Setyembre 19.

Humigit-kumulang 200 mag-aaral ang nagtipon suot ang itim na damit upang ilawan ang kandila ng pakikiramay at tumindig bitbit ang kanilang mga karatula ng ng panawagan sa naturang pag-aklas.

"Bilang mamamahayag at estudyante, tungkulin nating makialam, magsiyasat, at kumilosโ€ฆ Kung mananahimik tayo ngayon, sino pa ang kikilos para sa atin? Panahon na para ipakita na hindi lang tayo kinabukasan ng bayanโ€”tayo ang kasalukuyang handang lumaban!" mariing pahayag ni Aivy C. Tagon, Editor-in-Chief ng The Sentinel.

Samantala, isiniwalat naman ni Abigail Joy Gannaban, Associate Editor ng The Sentinel ang kalagayan ng mga iskolar ng bayan at mga krisis sa pang edukasyong sektor na nag-uugat din sa korapsyon.

Ayon kay John Joshua D. Caรฑedo, Public Relations Officer (PRO) ng Accounting Information System (AIS) sa ilalim ng Supreme Student Council (SSC), layunin ng protesta na gisingin ang kamalayan ng mga kabataan, iginiit niya na hamon ito sa mga kabataan na huwag matakot magsalita at huwag magpasindak sa mga tiwali.
Bukod pa rito, ayon kay John Aubrey Villanueva, nasa ikatlong taon ng kursong Psychology at matagal nang aktibista, naniniwala siya na ang kamalayan at pagkilos ng kabataan ay hindi dapat pansamantala lamang.
Giit niya, ang pagiging mulat sa mga isyu ay dapat tumagal at ipagpatuloy sa lahat ng pagkakataonโ€”sa mga lansangan, sa social media, at sa anumang paraan na kayang ipalaganap ang mensaheโ€”upang masiguro na hindi mananahimik ang kabataan sa harap ng mga isyung panlipunan.

Pinangunahan ng The Sentinel, sa pakikipagtulungan sa Alliance of Student with Great Responsibilities for Development (ASGRD) at iba pang mga volunteers, ang naturang CCC Walkout, Black Friday protest na may layuning bigyan ng plataporma ang mga mag-aaral ng CCC na malayang ipakita at ipahayag ang kanilang panawagan tungkol sa katiwalian.

Isinulat ni Juliana Casica
Kuhang larawan nina Markie Delos Santos at Aaron Edriel Dalago




๐๐€๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐€: Bilang bahagi ng layuning magtamo ng mas maraming puwesto sa nalalapit na Division Schools Press Conference (DSP...
20/09/2025

๐๐€๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐€: Bilang bahagi ng layuning magtamo ng mas maraming puwesto sa nalalapit na Division Schools Press Conference (DSPC), ginanap ang kauna-unahang Journalism Workshop sa Southville VI Elementary School (SVES) sa pakikipagtulungan sa The Sentinel bilang pangunahing tagapagsanay, Setyembre 16.

Ani Mary Glee De Leon, isa sa mga School Paper Adviser (SPA) ng Southvillians, malaki umano ang naging papel ng naturang workshop upang madaling maunawan ng mga estudyanteng mamamahayag ang konsepto ng bawat kategoryang kinabibilangan sa campus journalism.

โ€œAng bawat detalye mula sa pinakamababaw hanggang sa mga pinakamabibigat na ibinigay sa workshop ay nagbuo ng mas handa, mas may lalim, at mas malaking potensyal ng mga young journalists ng Southville VI ES,โ€ pagbabahagi ni De Leon.

Dagdag pa niya, maituturing na โ€˜successfulโ€™ ang ginawang journalism workshop sapagkat ayon sa ibang SPA at feedback ng mga mag-aaral ay na-achieve ang target nilang matutuhan.

Ayon pa kay De Leon, malaki ang kanyang tiwala sa The Sentinel na kaya nitong mas palaguin pa ang kaalaman at kakayahan ng mga Southvillians pagdating sa pamamahayag.

โ€œAng mga naging trainors ay mga datihan na sa larangang ito at marami na ang napatunayan sa ilang taon nilang pagiging bahagi ng campus journalism. Yun pa lang ay basehan na ng pagtitiwala naming mga SPAsโ€ฆsa kakatayan sa pagtuturo [nila] ng bawat kategorya,โ€ pagbibigay-diin niya.

Sa ngayon, umaasa ang Southville ES na pakakapaguwi sila ng mas maraming puwesto sa darating na DSPC sa sa pamamagitan rin umano ng mga wokshop.

Isinulat ni Abigail Joy Gannaban
Kuhang larawan ni Markie Delos Santos



๐๐„๐–๐’: โ€œThis is record breakingโ€ฆ Ngayon lang โ€˜to nangyari sa City College of Calamba,โ€ Dr. Ronald Gonzales, CCC President...
18/09/2025

๐๐„๐–๐’: โ€œThis is record breakingโ€ฆ Ngayon lang โ€˜to nangyari sa City College of Calamba,โ€ Dr. Ronald Gonzales, CCC President, highlighted the rarity of s*x discussions under previous administrations as the college held its first s*x education seminar to address the rising cases of teenage pregnancy and s*xually transmitted diseases, on September 16 at Roman Lazaro Hall.

โ€œThis is record breakingโ€ฆ Ngayon lang โ€˜to nangyari sa City College of Calambaโ€ฆ Ako lang yata ang nag-open ng ganitong topic and itโ€™s about time,โ€ Dr. Gonzales shared.
With the theme โ€œBeyond the Birds and the Bees: A Comprehensive S*x Education Seminar-Worksop,โ€ the event was spearheaded by the GCED Youth Network Philippines and the Center of Student Organizations, Activities and ASSISTANTSHIP and the Supreme Student Council (CSOAAS).

โ€œAs time goes by tumataas at bumabata, unfortunately, ang mga maagang nag-eengage in a s*xual activityโ€ฆ Another thing also the increase in numbers of patients especially HIV and other s*xually transmitted diseases and this is also an eye-opener for our youth to really talk about s*x education and other s*xual issues openly so that they will be informed and make responsible choices,โ€ Guest speaker Prof. Julie Ann Orajay explained.

Prof. Orajay further explained that while HIV-focused seminars had been conducted before, they mainly addressed the results of unsafe practices, the new initiative, however, was designed to tackle root causes by encouraging safe and open discussions.

Prof. Marlon Canuel, also one of the guest speakers, stressed the need for inclusion in s*x education. โ€œFrom the word includeโ€ฆ inclusionโ€ฆ you donโ€™t want anyone to be left out at pagdating sa usaping s*x, sabi nga natin dapat sinasama natin ang bawat isa, it should not be a topic of tabooโ€ฆ kapag pinag-uusapan natin about s*x hindi โ€˜yung surface level lang, kailangan nauungkat natin ang mga madalas hindi napapag-usapan,โ€ he firmed.

Attendees expressed their delight in this seminar. Karolle Molina, third year student, said, โ€œOlder generations avoided the subject, but today it is recognized as vital for health, safety, and respect,โ€ while Rachel Andrea Vicente, third year student, added, โ€œIt helped us understand consequences beyond pleasure and ways to protect ourselves.โ€
Catherine Tagudin, Supreme Student Council (SSC) President, confirmed that the organizers will aim to continue the program through a series of sessions to further strengthen student awareness on s*xual health.

Written by Jhela Mae Alvez
Photo by Diana Rose Igharas



*xEducation

In preparation for the Tumindig Para Sa Bayan: A Silent Protest Against Corruption against Higher Education Budget Cut, ...
17/09/2025

In preparation for the Tumindig Para Sa Bayan: A Silent Protest Against Corruption against Higher Education Budget Cut, Youth on the March, an educational discussion will bring together youth advocates to discuss the critical role of the youth by standing firm against corruption and advocating for a more just and equitable society.

We have both the right and responsibility to speak out against corruption and injustice in all its forms.

See you on September 18, 7 PM on Google Meet. The link will be sent to the group chat on Messenger.

To join, please click the link
https://m.me/j/AbZ_mHvTnYk1ocvH/

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