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The Official Student Publication of Christ the King College-Junior High School, Calbayog City, Samar. This publication aims:

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The King’s Herald Publication is the official publication of the High School Department of Christ the King College. The said publication is the one responsible for producing the school paper. To provide an opportunity ground students journalist by providing the necessary and indispensable skills through news writing, editorial writing, feature writing and other genres in campus journalism:
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nform the school and the community about the different works and activities of the school:
3. To develop qualities of cooperation, fact, accuracy, tolerance, responsibility and leadership among students especially to its members:
4. To be an outlet of free expression of the students, teachers, employees and parents concerning on the development and common good of the school and its stakeholders.

06/08/2025

𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 | "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧"

I lay there on my bed,
earphones in,
my playlist on shuffle,
ignoring the world.

That's when I heard it—
the first beats to the tune of Aura by IV of Spades.
As I listened to the first part,
I was amazed.

The soothing beats brought their melody to my ears,
similar to rain falling like tears.

When the first lyrics came,
"Alam kong mayro’ng dinadalang lungkot"—
"I know you’re carrying some sadness."

It was like the lyrics were telling me something,
a hidden message—quietly humming.

As the song flowed,
I realized how much this song reached out to me,
like branches of a tree.

I then realized
the lyrics somehow reminded me of someone,
bathed in golden sun.

Days went by.
I tried listening to the song repeatedly,
hoping its meaning would come to me.

That's when I got the meaning.
The song revealed a truth:
someone was returning.

But who?

Then, I received a notification—
dropped like a shoe.

And it was them—unexpected and true.

I opened the app,
a familiar screen,
and saw that they wrote,
"Hello, I miss you."

What should I say?

Overthinking consumed me:
How? Why now?

Another message arrived:
"How are you?"

A moment of stunned silence,
while I struggled to comprehend.

I left to escape my feelings,
but your return only adds to my confusion.

While ignoring your messages,
Aura’s lyrics struck a chord:
"Ikaw pa rin ang hahanapin"
—"You’re still the one I’ll be looking for."

Then I felt a message,
a whisper so low,
telling me, again,
to let my feelings show.

I responded to you with, "Hello."
I wrote, "I'm doing great! I miss you too. How have you been?"

I shut my phone in sudden fright
and slammed it down with all my might.
My mind then wandered, lost and free,
in thoughts that troubled me endlessly.

That's when it came to me, clear and true,
How very much, my dear, I missed you.

Written by: Melodic Muse
Cartoonist: Zia Miano

05/08/2025

“𝐏𝐚𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐚: 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐚 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮"

Kahapon, ika-apat ng Agosto, 2025, ang mga mag-aaral, mga g**o, at lahat ng mga nagtatrabaho sa marangal na paaralan ng Christ the King College of Calbayog City, Inc., ay nagtipon tipon sa Assumption Province Gymnatorium upang makibahagi sa banal na misa ng Banal na Esperitu.

Ang lugar kung saan ginanap ang banal na misa ay napuno ng enerhiya ng mga dasal at pananampalataya.

Ang banal na misang ito ay naging daan upang maramdaman ng mga tao ang haplos ng pagmamahal at pag gabay ng Banal na Esperitu kung saan ay mas nagpalakas ng pagkakaisa ng bawat tao.

Photographers | Nikita Dacaynos, Jeffea Fresto, Trisha Gelicame

04/08/2025

𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐊 | 𝐀𝐆𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐎 𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

Pinaaalam sa lahat ng mag-aaral at mga g**o ng Christ the King College of Calbayog City, Inc. na 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐀𝐠𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨 𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓. Ito ay bilang pagkilala at pagbibigay-pugay sa kaarawan ng dating Senate President at “Ama ng Calbayog City,” Jose D. Avelino, alinsunod sa Presidential Proclamation No. 966.

Layout | Zaki Locaya

04/08/2025

𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐎 𝐃𝐀𝐘

On August 5, 1890, Jose Dira Avelino was born in Calbayog City. His leadership and vision helped shape the city we know today.

Known as the “𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐠 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲”, Avelino was a key figure in the passing of Republic Act No. 328, the law that officially created Calbayog City. This act merged the municipalities of Calbayog, Oquendo, and Tinambacan into one city. As a public servant, he supported laws that still matter and help people even now.

Layout | Zaki Locaya

01/08/2025

When you walk out of the classroom feelin’ like a champ… only to find out there was a back page. 😭💔

Para hindi sayang ang reneview mo, reminders lang, Christi Regians: Always double check your exams like your life depends on it! (It does)
Then, read the questions over and over again to make sure that you’ve answered everything. 🤩

Kayo ba Christi Regians, sa tingin niyo ba pasado o talo kayo? 😅

Cartoonist | Margaux Jane Sobreviga

01/08/2025

𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 | 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐚 𝐨 𝐁𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐲𝐚?

Sa bawat pag-ikot ng daliri sa iskrin, may hatid na tanong. Sa bawat pagpindot, may kasabay na pag-aalinlangan. Kay dali na ngayong matangay ng paniniwala—isang mapang-akit na pamagat, isang larawang sinabayan ng damdaming salaysay, at agad-agad, ang kathang kuwento ay tinatanggap na tila katotohanan.

𝗡𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁... 𝗽𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶?
Paano kung ang lahat ng inaakala mong totoo ay hinabi lamang mula sa hibla ng panlilinlang?
Sa gitna ng ingay at ilusyon, ito ang sigaw ng marami:
𝗣𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗯𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗸𝗼𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻?

Hindi ito agad nasasalamin sa mga pamagat ng balita, ni lantad sa mga puna’t kuro-kuro sa seksyon ng komento. Sa panahong ang impormasyon ay tila rumaragasang agos na walang humpay, higit kailanman ay kinakailangan nating taglayin ang mga kasangkapang lampas sa payak na panonood, pakikinig, at pagbasa—mga kasangkapang nakaugat sa pag-unawa, pagbubulay, at mapanuring pagtanaw.

Ang kasagutan ay payak, datapwat hitik sa dunong at diwa — Media Literacy.

Ang Media Literacy, o Karunungang Bumasa ng Midya, ay hindi lamang payak na kakayahan, kundi isang masalimuot na kasanayang pumapaloob sa apat na mahahalagang abilidad—ang pagkatuto sa pagbasa, pagsusulat, pag-unawa, at higit sa lahat, ang masusing pagsusuri. Hindi ito simpleng pagtanggap ng anumang nilalaman, kundi isang mapanuring pag-aanalisa sa diwa, konteksto, at layon ng bawat impormasyon. Isa itong anyo ng matalinong pag-iisip na marunong kumilatis ng katotohanan, at nagsisilbing tinig ng kamalayan at katinuan sa gitna ng lumalaganap na kasinungalingan at panlilinlang.

“𝗔𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗮, 𝗶𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘆 𝗸𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗸𝗮𝗹. 𝗞𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗸 𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆, 𝗹𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗶 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗸𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴.”
Mga salita mula kay Barack Obama, ika-44 na Pangulo ng Estados Unidos

Sa gitna ng mabilis na daloy ng balita at opinyon sa modernong teknolohiya, ang ganitong kasanayan ay nag sisilbing ilaw. Gabay ito upang tayo’y maging mapanuri, masinop, at kritikal — hindi upang maniwala agad, kundi upang magtanong, magsuri, at magpasya nang may batayan.

Nilalayon nitong sugpuin ang paglaganap ng huwad na balita at maling impormasyon. Higit pa rito, itinataguyod nito ang isang marangal, mapanuri, at makataong uri ng pakikipagtalastasan — isang mahalagang hakbangin tungo sa pagpapanatili ng kaayusan, dignidad, at paggalang sa gitna ng patuloy na pag-usbong ng teknolohikal na ugnayan.

𝗡𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗯𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗸𝗼𝘆 𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝗼 𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲?

Masasalamin ito sa mga indibidwal na hindi basta-basta nagpapadala sa mga pahayag na kapos sa katibayan. Ang ganitong uri ng tao ay dumaraan sa masinop na pagninilay at pagsusuri. Kinikilala niya ang midya bilang daluyan ng kabutihan—hindi bilang kasangkapan ng pansariling kapakinabangan, kundi bilang tanglaw ng katotohanan, karunungan, at malasakit sa kapwa. Isa siyang tagapagtanggol ng katwiran at katotohanan; hindi siya tagapagkalat ng maling balita, may kakayahang kumilala ng pagkiling, at mulat sa mga anyo ng panlilinlang.

Ang pagkatuto sa ganitong kasanayan ay isang hakbang tungo sa mas matiwasay na mundo ng impormasyon, isang lipunang pinangungunahan ng paggalang, katotohanan, at kapayapaan.

𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗿𝗶. 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗼. 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲.

Written by: Justin Ker Tan
Layout by: Zaki Locaya

01/08/2025

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬!🥳

This is the day to flex your girlfriends who brings out your smile and laughter in every chika minute! 😩🙌🏻

Hindi lang to sa girlfriends sa besties din! Let’s flex and give them the gratitude that they deserve for being our shoulders when we need them.

Tag those girls who have been your therapist, hype woman, and partner-in-crime all rolled into one! From hallway hugot to canteen chikahan —they’ve been with us through it all. 🫶✨

Layout | Karielle Julaton

31/07/2025

Ang 𝐁𝐮𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐚 ay syang isa sa mga importanteng idininidiwang bawat taon, partikular na sa buwan ng 𝐀𝐠𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨.

Ang pagbubukas ng Buwan ng Wika ay ginaganap sa unang araw ng Agosto na syang marka ng buong buwang pagdiriwang. Dito ginaganap ang iba't ibang patimpalak na ang layunin ay panatilihing buhay ang tradisyon at kultura na nagmula pa sa ating mga ninuno.

Importante ang pagdiriwang ng selebrasyong ito dahil ang layunin nito ay ipamalas ang ganda ng kultura at sanayin ang mga kabataan sa iba't ibang mga aktibidad na hindi lamang para pasiglahin ang kanilang katawan at isipan kundi upang sila ay makiisa sa kanilang komunidad.

Sa pagdiriwang ito, nawa'y muli nating balikan ang saya, ganda, at sigla ng mga katutubong syang nagsimula ng ating kultura, at nawa'y maging daan ito upang mapanatili ang wikang Filipino— ang wikang nagmamarka ng ating pagiging Pilipino, at ang wikang nagmamarka ng diwa at dedikasyon ng ating mga ninuno.

Ipatuloy natin ang pagpapayaman sa ating kultura at pati na sa pagpapahalaga sa ating wika. 𝐃𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐤𝐚, 𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐛𝐮𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨.

𝐌𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐬!
𝐌𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨!

Layout | Jeffea Fresto

30/07/2025

“𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬.“

Have you ever wondered how someone, once a stranger, is now your go-to person, a one-call-away friend, a human diary, and someone more than just a stranger?

Have you ever wondered how at some point the person you once got annoyed at, someone you got curious at, someone you get to pass by from time to time becomes someone who will not only bring laughter to your life but also someone who will be with you through tears?

Well, I guess that's a funny thing about friendship, it's the thought of how suddenly we get close to each other, like a magnet suddenly getting attached to another piece of magnet.

But thinking about it, most of us don't really know how our connection started with our great friends. Maybe it's from the four corners of our classroom, or maybe through a great influence of social media, or an unfortunate event, or probably by just a simple "hi."

Different incredible stories all lead up to one thing—a lasting friendship.

Now let me ask you a question: 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑?

One might say that friendship is all about going through different seasons together. Another might say friendship is another term for a witness to the incredible things that happened in our lives.

If you think about friendship in a deeper, precise, and different kind of way, friendship is all about being seen.

Friendship may be all about recognition, mirroring, and growth but here is an example of great proof of what friendship means to someone.

"𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙬 𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚; 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧—𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤’𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨."

Friendship is also about who you are. Who your friends are tells a lot about you. No matter what you do, birds of a feather will always flock together. Choose your friends wisely for it’ll be a big factor for you to keep on improving every day or if it goes the other way around, it’ll distract you from becoming the best "you" that you could've been.

"𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙄 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮. 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚."

There are different kinds of friendship: one is the strong and solid kind of friendship; regardless of how bumpy the road gets, it will always be there. Another is the lost friendship—the one who is there but buried so deep or even forgotten.

"𝙄 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛, “𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙄 𝙗𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙛 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢?”, “𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙄 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙞𝙛 𝙄 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡?” 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙠𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙣, 𝙄 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙧—𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙗𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙚. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙛 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙮𝙚. 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢."

The truth is, people come and go. Sometimes they stay for a reason, sometimes for a season. But the mark they leave? That’s the kind that doesn’t fade away.

"𝙒𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙟𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚. 𝙒𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮’𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨. 𝙒𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙥𝙚 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝-𝙛𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙨. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡—𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩,"

Friendship doesn’t always come with promises or guarantees. Sometimes it’s just a shared smile on a tough day, a silent presence when words aren’t enough, or an old memory that suddenly makes you laugh. It’s knowing someone remembers the little things you said months ago. It’s realizing that you can sit in silence together and still feel heard. And it’s being able to fall apart and having someone there to remind you you're not alone. That’s what makes it so rare, and that’s what makes it so beautiful.

So, friendship doesn't work only because of the physical presence of someone—it's all about the lasting connection created that, regardless of how things turned out to be or how time brought each of you to wherever you are, that friendship stays still through seasons and years.

In conclusion, a lasting friendship isn't about the distance or the years you've been with each other. It's all about the connection you have created with one another that will stay and continue through loud voices and silent whispers, it will continue regardless of how much you've grown up, regardless of how many more people you will meet, 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏.

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐃𝐚𝐲, 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬!✨️

Feature Article | Jocelle Andrade, Yohanne Aguado, Jessica Septimo
Layout | Freniel Lavilla

30/07/2025

𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 | "𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐌𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬"

I didn't expect anything in return.

Not really.

When I gave my time, my energy, my understanding, I did it because I wanted to. I saw the pain in others and thought, "Maybe if I just love them enough, maybe they won’t feel so alone." I was the one who understood. Who forgave. Who waited.

I thought that was my strength. That it made me good.

But it became a weakness that cost me the most important thing.

Myself.

That's the part that no one talks about, how a cup that keeps pouring into others will eventually run dry if no one takes the time to fill it back up.

I remember staring at my phone. Not just once, but too many times. I remember thinking, "Will no one come for me?" I remember giving people the benefit of the doubt long after they had proven I shouldn’t. Even when every part of me whispered, "They wouldn’t do the same for you."

And then came the moment when I couldn’t hold it in anymore.

I got angry.

It wasn’t dramatic, wasn’t explosive. It was honest. Finally, all the emotions I’d tried so desperately to keep inside came out. The disappointment, the exhaustion, the hurt. I let them see the version of me that wasn’t understanding or forgiving. The version that bleeds.

And suddenly, I was the problem.

They looked at me like I had changed. Like one act of honesty weighed more than a hundred acts of loyalty.

It broke something in me.

It felt like betrayal. Not from them, but from myself. Like I was betraying the person who believed love meant never asking for anything in return, the friend who never breaks.

But I do break.

I did.

That’s when I realized, I was never truly seen. Only used. Not in a cruel, calculated way, but in the way people take the sun for granted. You just expect it to rise.

But, what if one day, it decides to set earlier? What if, one day, it never rises again?

Maybe that's when we'll finally appreciate it rising everyday.

By: Leigh Marie Rhyx Dalac
Cartoon by: Sierra Vasquez

30/07/2025

𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 | 𝐇𝐚𝐤𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐲

Tinta ng papel
Katumbas ay pangarap
Pawis at sipag.

By Jay Martin Estrada
Cartoon by: Margaux Jane Sobreviga

29/07/2025

Part 3

𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐠 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐈𝐧𝐜. 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜

On July 25, 2025, the entire CKC Junior High School Department celebrated Nutrition Month at the CKC Assumption Province Gymnatorium for the first time since the pandemic. This was also the first school event of the school year, which students had looked forward to with excitement and competitive spirit in the days leading up to it.

For the event, students were grouped into six teams: Fruits (Red), Poultry (Pink), Dairy (Yellow), Protein (Blue), Pastry (Light Brown), and Veggies (Green). Each team was guided by designated leaders and assistant leaders who guided them throughout the event. From preparation to competition, students consistently showed their dedication and determination to give their best—and it showed in their performances.

The event began with a prayer, the singing of the national anthem, and opening remarks by the Principal, Ms. Farina D. Magdaraog, MBio. This was followed by a short seminar conducted by Mr. Joseph T. Baladad. A MAPEH teacher and the event’s guest speaker.

Mr. Baladad effectively delivered a quick lecture about the importance of nutrition in daily life. He discussed the effects of living both healthy and unhealthy lifestyles, provided tips on changing bad habits into good ones, explained the proper proportioning of nutrients in food, and emphasized the importance of maintaining a balanced lifestyle. He stated, “𝐀 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞.”

After a quick snack break, the relay race or “Healthy Habol” began. It was held in the same location and divided into four stages: Calamansi Relay, Balloon Train, Sack Race, and Bilis Saging. The gymnatorium buzzed with laughter and cheers from each team. After several minutes of intense competition, the game was eventually won by Team Poultry (Pink), earning them the championship award for the relay race.

At the same time, the Slogan and Banner making competitions were held in the rooms TFF1 and TFF2, respectively. The athmosphere in both rooms were filled with a quiet concentration and creative energy as participants worked hard to represent their teams.

In the afternoon, the Dance Competition took center stage. Each team successfully presented their performances after dedicated efforts in practicing and mastering their routines.

Following the dance event was the fun game “Taste Buds,” where two players from each team were called on stage. Both were blindfolded and challenged to guess as many food items as they could within a given time. One player acted as the taster and describer of the food provided by the facilitators, while the other was the guesser. The activity brought laughter and cheers from the audience and was enjoyed by many.

Finally, the much-anticipated Nutri-Walk 2025 served as the highlight of the day. Once again, the teams showcased their creativity by presenting unique and well-designed costumes modeled by their chosen candidates. The costumes reflected their team themes and impressed many with the effort and brilliant ideas shown.

At last, the awarding and recognition of the winning teams concluded the program. Each team received their well-deserved awards and recognition, which served as a reminder of the hard work and memories they had made throughout the event.

Below are the final rankings based on the overall performance of the teams:

Champion - Team Poultry (pink)
1st runner up - Team Veggies (green)
2nd runner up - Team Fruits (red)
3rd runner up - Team Protein (blue)
4th runner up - Team Dairy (yellow)
5th runner up - Team Pastry (light brown)

With its successful comeback, the event marked a hopeful start for more engaging celebrations in the coming months.

News Article | Clarisse Danielle Viquiera
Layout | Zaki Locaya
Photographers | Bryce Nadala, Mary Dura, Nikita Dacaynos, and Mateo Buendia

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