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| LATHALAINBuwan ng Wika 2025: Pista ng Pagkakakilanlan sa NU DasmariñasSa tuwing sasapit ang buwan ng Agosto, nakatatak...
24/08/2025

| LATHALAIN

Buwan ng Wika 2025: Pista ng Pagkakakilanlan sa NU Dasmariñas

Sa tuwing sasapit ang buwan ng Agosto, nakatatak na sa ating mga Pilipino ang pagdiriwang ng buwan ng wika. Kakabit na nito ang kaliwa’t kanang mga kaganapan alinsunod sa pagbibigay-pugay at pag-alala sa kayamanang mayroon tayo; ang ating sariling wika.

Bilang pakikiisa sa taunang kapistahan ng wika, idinaos ng NU Dasmariñas ang PAMANA 2025 na may temang “Paglinang sa Filipino at Katutubong Wika: Makasaysayan sa Pagkakaisa ng Bansa” noong ika-20 ng Agosto. Pinangunahan ito ng General Education Faculty kasama ng mga makukulay at nakakamanghang pagtatanghal mula sa mga mag-aaral sa iba’t ibang programa.

Ang makulay na enerhiya at puso para sa ating kultura at sining ay dumaloy nang malaya mula sa isang kaluluwa patungo sa nakararami. Ang pagtapik nito ay banaag at nag-iwan ng markang ‘di malilimutan.

Ang Bulwagan

Pinagbigkis muli ng ating napakayamang kultura ang ating mga layunin. Muli tayong inaanyayahan sa bulwagan hindi lang upang maging ordinaryong manonood—ngunit bilang isang tagapagmana. Ipinatawag tayo para muling panghawakan ang titulo ng ating pagkakakilanlan. Hindi matutumbasan ng papel ang ating karapatan—ito ay nananalaytay sa ating mga dugo; wala itong hinihinging pambayad-utang sapagkat hindi na tayo alipin ng ibang pangngalan—mayroon tayong sariling atin; at ito ay mapagpalaya.

Ito ang ipinakitang katapangan ng mga mag-aaral ng NU Dasmariñas mula sa kanilang mga likhang tula, awitin, sayaw, at obra. Ipinamalas nila ang kanilang karapatan at kakayahan bilang tagapagmana ng ating mayamang kultura. Ang apoy sa bulwagan ay muling nagliyab nang buksan ang entablado para sa mga pangkultural na pagtatanghal na pinangunahan ng “Dagyaw Cultural Performing Arts” at sinundan naman ng mga nakabibighaning awit mula sa “Koro Kamara”.

Ipinagpatuloy ang kapistahan sa bulwagan sa pamamagitan ng mga patimpalak na siya ring magiliw na dinaluhan ng mga mag-aaral sa kolehiyo. Sa taong ito, may mga bagong kampeon ang hinirang para sa Tanghal Tula at Himig Likha na kapwa nagpakitang gilas, galing, at talino.

Ang Tanghalan

Sapagkat sa bawat pagbibigkis ng kaluluwa sa panimula ng bulwagan, lahat ng ito ay hinihila patungo sa puso ng gabi—ang tanghalan. Ito ang lugar kung saan malaya tayong maging. Ang pagiging isang ganap na karakter mula sa mga sarili nating imahinasyon—kapwa isang panaginip at bangungot. Ang entablado ng tanghalan ay ang nagsisilbing kanlungan ng mga pangarap. Kaya, matapos ang mahabang pamamahinga; muling nagbukas ang pinilakang-tabing sa pangunguna ng Dulaang Nationalian at naghandog para sa atin ng isang makasaysayang dula.

Mula sa direksyon ni Miquella Castro (Direktor at Pangulo ng Dulaang Nationalian) at panulat ni Mary Beatriz Camat; binigyang buhay nila ang kuwento ni Nene, isang probinsyanang napadpad sa Maynila bitbit-bitbit ang pagkakakilanlan na unti-unti nang kumukupas dahil sa mabilis na pag-inog ng mundo. Para kay Castro, inilarawan niya ang dula na ito bilang isang paalala sa bawat isa at sa mga susunod na henerasyon na ang wika ay mahalagang bahagi ng ating pagkakakilanlan na hindi dapat ikahiya bagkus nararapat na ipagmalaki.

Ayon din kay Castro, “Hindi kailangan maging maingay para marinig. Minsan, sapat na ang katotohanan sa puso mo para magising ang iba.”

Isa rin sa mga naging kasangkapan ng tagumpay ng dulang ito ay ang nakamamanghang pagbibigay-buhay ni Princess Kaye Iglesia, isang miyembro at aktres mula Dulaang Nationalian, sa karakter ni Inang.

Ayon kay Iglesia, “Bilang isang aktor, isinapuso ko lang ang karakter ni Inang, hindi ko nga alam kung papaano ko siya ipo-portray at first pero ayun, dahil na rin sa pagtitiwala sa akin ng mga tao sa Dulaan, nabigyang-buhay ko naman ang karakter ni Inang.”

Para sa mga taong bumubuo at nagsisilbing ilaw at haligi ng tanghalan—iisa lang ang kanilang layunin, ito ay ang pagtibayin at buhayin muli ang nangamatay nitong kulay at himig. Inaasahan nila ang mainit na pagtanggap at pagsama natin sa kanilang mga susunod pang paglalakbay.

Hindi matatapos sa buwan ng Agosto ang kapistahan, ito ay panghabambuhay na pagdiriwang. Naisin ng mga ganitong uri ng pag-alala na maging kasangkapan natin ang pamana sa atin ng mayaman nating kultura at sining sa pang-araw-araw nating pakikibaka sa unos ng buhay. Itinatatak nito sa ating mga kaluluwa ang pag-asa para sa hinaharap—maging tanglaw nawa ang diwa nito sa ating mga landas, mula ngayon hanggang sa mga susunod pang kapistahan.

Sa panulat ni: Lorelie Albaran
Mga larawan nina: Jeth Umali at Louis Luces





| SCITECHGift of Life: EVMC makes history with first multi-organ retrievalOne man’s tragedy has become another’s second ...
24/08/2025

| SCITECH

Gift of Life: EVMC makes history with first multi-organ retrieval

One man’s tragedy has become another’s second chance. At Eastern Visayas Medical Center (EVMC), shoulder-to-shoulder, doctors, nurses, and staff stood in silence as the “honor walk” began. Behind it was a man declared brain dead on August 19, 2025, whose selfless choice to donate his organs led to the region’s first multiple organ retrieval.

Prior to his critical condition, the donor had already registered as an organ donor, ensuring that his organs could be used for transplantation. With his family’s consent, a surgical team from EVMC, in collaboration with the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI), conducted the region’s first multiple organ retrieval, a technically demanding operation involving advanced surgical protocols.

Considered a milestone in surgical practice, the procedure enabled the successful retrieval of the liver, kidney, and cornea. These organs are now designated for patients who have endured prolonged treatment and are in critical need of transplantation, giving them a renewed chance at life.

This case highlights a persistent gap in the country’s organ donation system. In the Philippines, registration rates remain low. NKTI’s Organ Donor Card initiative, launched only recently, has registered just 367 potential donors since last year–far too few, considering the thousands of patients still holding on to hope for a life-saving transplant.

Beneath the hope of transplantation lies a sobering reality. In the Philippines, most organ transplants still come from living donors—usually family members who carry not only the physical strain of surgery but also the emotional weight of sacrifice. In contrast, donations from brain-dead patients like the historic event at EVMC are so rare that each one makes headlines, when ideally, it should be a life-saving norm.

Given the country’s overall underdeveloped transplant infrastructure–only 38 centers nationwide, with many regions lacking access- this achievement in Eastern Visayas marks a step forward. It not only proves that advanced procedures can be done outside major cities, but also highlights the urgent need to expand capacity and encourage more Filipinos to consider organ donation. Without such progress, the gap between those who need transplants and those who actually receive them will only continue to widen.

EVMC management recognized the procedure as both a medical milestone and a humanitarian act. More than demonstrating the hospital’s expanding capacity for advanced surgical care, this highlights the significant contribution of organ donation in addressing the urgent needs of patients awaiting transplantation.

This milestone is not EVMC’s alone, it belongs to the donor, his family, and every patient still waiting in uncertainty. It is a reminder that medicine, no matter how advanced, depends on human choice and compassion. The operation of the recipients of the organ donation represents more than science, it is the difference between waiting endlessly and finally moving forward .

A patient who once lived in the shadow of weekly dialysis may now hope for a normal life; someone who has lost sight may see again. These are transformations that statistics cannot fully capture, but they illustrate why expanding organ donation must be a national priority. If more Filipinos saw organ donation not as an end, but a chance to live on through others, then the hope that began inside one operating room in Eastern Visayas could grow into a movement strong enough to save countless lives.

Article by: Andrea Clarisse Duran
Photo Courtesy: Eastern Visayas Medical Center




| IN PHOTOSThe NU Dasmariñas Computer Society held the Computing and Information Technologies (CIT) General Assembly 202...
24/08/2025

| IN PHOTOS

The NU Dasmariñas Computer Society held the Computing and Information Technologies (CIT) General Assembly 2025 last Saturday, August 23 at the NUD Gymnasium.

Students came together to meet the CIT Faculty, new officers, and the team behind the department, while learning about the projects planned for the year.

Exciting raffle draws and lively performances made the event a fun and memorable way to start the new term, showing that the CIT community stood strong by being as one.

Photos by: Angelica Saguil and Marvin Basmayor





Here are the next torchbearers of truth and fairness.The NUntium proudly welcomes its new members in the Writing, Non-Wr...
21/08/2025

Here are the next torchbearers of truth and fairness.

The NUntium proudly welcomes its new members in the Writing, Non-Writing, and the newly established Mobile Section of the publication.

May this serve as their oath to take a stand and be the voice of Nationalians. Each name etched here is a promise of service to the people.





CONTINUE THE STRUGGLE“The moment you say no to tyranny, you are beginning the struggle, the long lonely road to freedom....
21/08/2025

CONTINUE THE STRUGGLE

“The moment you say no to tyranny, you are beginning the struggle, the long lonely road to freedom. And so I ask this afternoon, please say no and learn to say no. No to tyranny! No to corruption! No to all this degradation of human dignity! Because then, I feel the true air of your fathers who before you have shed their blood for our freedoms.”

As Ninoy Aquino Day dawns every 21st of August, we must remember that this is not only a matter of commemoration but a longing to continue the struggle that the late Benigno "Ninoy" Simeón Aquino Jr. had reverberated through his own fight against tyranny and corruption.

As long as the streets of EDSA echo with unfinished revolutions;

As long as bureaucrat-capitalists thrive at the expense of the masses;

As long as the Filipino is forced to leave their homeland to survive;

As long as our nation suffers from the social cancers that Dr. José Rizal once exposed — then the struggle is not over.

NO TO TYRANNY!
NO TO CORRUPTION!
NO TO ALL THIS DEGRADATION OF HUMAN DIGNITY!

Echo defiance. Learn to say no.





| IN PHOTOSPICE NU-Dasmariñas Student Chapter laid foundation for a groundbreaking CE General Assembly, at the NUD Gymna...
21/08/2025

| IN PHOTOS

PICE NU-Dasmariñas Student Chapter laid foundation for a groundbreaking CE General Assembly, at the NUD Gymnasium, August 20.

The event highlighted structural brilliance and camaraderie as different sections of the program chanted out their identity as builders, to kick off for a solid academic year ahead.

Photos By: Marvin Basmayor





| MGA LARAWANIdinaos sa bulwagan ng National University - Dasmariñas ang PAMANA 2025 para sa taunang pagdiriwang ng Buwa...
20/08/2025

| MGA LARAWAN

Idinaos sa bulwagan ng National University - Dasmariñas ang PAMANA 2025 para sa taunang pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wika, ika-20 ng Agosto, Miyerkules.

Tampok sa okasyon ang tagisan ng makukulay na kultural na pagtatanghal kalahok ang mga mag-aaral ng NUD mula sa iba't ibang kurso at organisasyon.

Isinabuhay sa programa ang yamang kultural ng Pilipinas sa kani-kanilang interpretasyon ng mga klasikong Pilipinong awitin at tugtugin mula sa iba't ibang rehiyon ng bansa, kalakip ang pagpupunyaging sariwain ang mga dakilang pamana ng wikang Filipino.

Mga larawan nina: Jeth Umali at Louis Luces




| IN PHOTOSAspiring campus journalists gathered at NU Dasmariñas rooms 414, 417, and 418 on August 13 to take their chan...
14/08/2025

| IN PHOTOS

Aspiring campus journalists gathered at NU Dasmariñas rooms 414, 417, and 418 on August 13 to take their chance to serve with truth and be the voice of those unheard.

The members' hunt welcomed passionate students ready to inform, inspire, and to lead the change for the whole Nationalian community.

Photos by: Anjobhel Achas, Marvin Basmayor, Maisie Manzano & Gerald Aquino




The hunt for the next vanguards of truth begins. 🗓️Date: Today🕗 Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM📍 Venue: Rooms 414, 417, and 418A...
13/08/2025

The hunt for the next vanguards of truth begins.

🗓️Date: Today
🕗 Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Venue: Rooms 414, 417, and 418

All registered applicants are required to attend the screening. Walk-in candidates are also welcome to participate.

We look forward to welcoming you, Nationalians.

Illustration by Jermainne Lazona





Attention, Nationalians! Three days remain until The NUntium’s Members’ Hunt! We can't wait to see you there and experie...
10/08/2025

Attention, Nationalians!

Three days remain until The NUntium’s Members’ Hunt! We can't wait to see you there and experience your inspiring enthusiasm for journalism.

Illustration by Jermainne Lazona





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