The Forerunners- MMFC Student Publication

The Forerunners- MMFC Student Publication The Official Student Publication of Mindanao Medical Foundation College.

๐ˆ๐ ๐๐‡๐Ž๐“๐Ž๐’ | ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐†๐ซ๐š๐๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐€๐•๐€๐Ž ๐‚๐ˆ๐“๐˜ โ€” ๐Ž๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, a Mangrove Tree Planting activ...
30/05/2026

๐ˆ๐ ๐๐‡๐Ž๐“๐Ž๐’ | ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐†๐ซ๐š๐๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ

๐ƒ๐€๐•๐€๐Ž ๐‚๐ˆ๐“๐˜ โ€” ๐Ž๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, a Mangrove Tree Planting activity was conducted at ๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐š ๐€๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐š as part of the graduating studentsโ€™ community service requirement and Application for Graduation (AFG). The activity aimed to promote environmental awareness and strengthen participation in coastal conservation efforts. Through the planting of mangroves, graduating students actively contributed to the protection and restoration of marine ecosystems while demonstrating their commitment to social responsibility and sustainable development.

๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐‡. ๐๐š๐ก๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ก๐š๐ฒ, ๐š ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก-๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐๐’ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž student, highlighted the importance of mangroves in coastal protection. โ€œMangrove planting serves as a natural barrier for coastal areas against strong waves and high tides, while also helping filter waste and debris to protect marine ecosystems and the open ocean,โ€ she said.

๐‘ญ๐‘ถ๐‘น๐‘ฌ๐‘น๐‘ผ๐‘ต๐‘ต๐‘ฌ๐‘น ๐‘ถ๐‘ต ๐‘ซ๐‘ผ๐‘ป๐’€:
Sydney Miles Montecalvo

๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐– | ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€Senior citizens are gathered today, May 22, 2026, at Mindanao M...
22/05/2026

๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐– | ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€

Senior citizens are gathered today, May 22, 2026, at Mindanao Medical Foundation College, for the activity themed โ€œ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€.โ€ The program, in coordination with the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC), focuses on strengthening disaster awareness, emergency preparedness, and safety measures during calamities such as earthquakes, fires, floods, and typhoons. Through lectures, simulation exercises, and evacuation drills, the activity aims to enhance resilience and preparedness among the elderly sector for a safer and more informed community.

๐‘ญ๐‘ถ๐‘น๐‘ฌ๐‘น๐‘ผ๐‘ต๐‘ต๐‘ฌ๐‘น ๐‘ถ๐‘ต ๐‘ซ๐‘ผ๐‘ป๐’€:
Sydney Miles Montecalvo

๐ˆ๐ ๐๐‡๐Ž๐“๐Ž๐’ | ๐๐„ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”On a sunny Wednesday at the ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜†. ๐——๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜, where the energy was absolutely electric...
08/05/2026

๐ˆ๐ ๐๐‡๐Ž๐“๐Ž๐’ | ๐๐„ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

On a sunny Wednesday at the ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜†. ๐——๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜, where the energy was absolutely electric!

The 1st-year and 2nd-year students from different departments transitioned from the classroom to the court for Physical Education Day last April 29, 2026, as they celebrated the art of dance and drew inspiration from different cultures. They showcased their versatility by exhibiting different categories of dances, from hip-hop to Filipino folk dance, each telling us a different story that celebrates love and narrating experiences of oppression through a grand display of movements.

๐™๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™˜๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™๐™จ ๐™ข๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ; ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™– ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง๐™›๐™ช๐™ก ๐™˜๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™—๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™๐™ค๐™ก๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™›๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™˜๐™ช๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™–๐™ก ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™—๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™๐™จ ๐™ช๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™œ๐™š๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง.

๐‘ญ๐‘ถ๐‘น๐‘ฌ๐‘น๐‘ผ๐‘ต๐‘ต๐‘ฌ๐‘น ๐‘ถ๐‘ต ๐‘ซ๐‘ผ๐‘ป๐’€:
Ellen Shayne P. Florida

02/05/2026

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‘๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐‡๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง

Out of all the participants who brought their best, two stood out on coronation night.

Ellen caught up with ๐Œ๐‘. ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐Œ๐’. ๐„๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐„๐๐‚๐„ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐˜๐“๐‡๐€๐ ๐—๐˜๐‹๐„๐Œ๐ ๐ƒ. ๐๐Ž๐Œ๐๐€๐“ & ๐Š๐‘๐ˆ๐’๐’๐€ ๐Œ๐€๐„ ๐‘. ๐‚๐€๐ˆ๐†๐Ž๐˜ of the faction ๐Ž๐‘๐€๐‹๐ˆ๐’, right after the moment. Watch as they share their raw emotions straight from coronation night.

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ:
Interviewer: Ellen Shayne Florida
Video Editor: Jan Isaac Pasamante
Spiels by: M. Donuelle Alay

02/05/2026

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‘๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐‡๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง

The stage is set, the crowd is watchingโ€ฆ and someone has to hold it all together.

Ellen catches up with the host of Mr. & Ms. Eminence 2026 Hanna Maj Piccio, Mutya ng Dabaw 2024 and founder of Making New Dreamers, the voice that guided the night and kept the energy alive throughout one of ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‘๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”โ€™s most anticipated events.

From the stage to the spotlight, hereโ€™s what it was like to be at the center of it all.

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ:
Interviewer: Ellen Shayne Florida
Video Editor: Jan Isaac Pasamante
Spiels by: M. Donuelle Alay

25/04/2026

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‘๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐‡๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง

Beyond scores and the deliberations, our judges had stories to tell and a message worth hearing.

In this episode, one of the judges of ๐Œ๐‘. ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐Œ๐’. ๐„๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐„๐๐‚๐„, Mr. M&D Medical and Wellness Spa 2025 ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ž๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐จ, opens up about his experience and speaks directly to all the participants of this event.

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ:
Interviewer: Ellen Shayne Florida
Video Editor: Jan Isaac Pasamante
Spiels by: M. Donuelle Alay

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‘๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐€๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐„๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’… ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’„๐’“๐’๐’˜๐’ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’Ž๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’…๐’†๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’” ๐’Š๐’•.As one of the most anticipated highli...
25/04/2026

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‘๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐€๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐„๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž

๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’… ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’„๐’“๐’๐’˜๐’ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’Ž๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’…๐’†๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’” ๐’Š๐’•.

As one of the most anticipated highlights of ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‘๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, the Final Q&A portion gave our Top 3 finalists the floor to share their values and vision. Here are the Final Q&A answers by this yearโ€™s crowned ๐Œ๐ซ. ๐€๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ฌ. ๐„๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” as we relive the moment that sealed it all.

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ:
Spiels by: M. Donuelle Alay
Photos by: Maria Ann Rochelle Ignacio
Transcripted by: Ellen Shayne Florida
Graphics by: M. Donuelle Alay

20/04/2026

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‘๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐‡๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง

๐—›๐—ฌ๐—ฃ๐—˜ ๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐—–๐—ž, ๐— ๐—š๐—” ๐— ๐—”๐——๐—œ!!

Watch as Ellen interviews our Special Guest, performer and content creator Telma, as she brings the most random questions on the spot. Telma steps in for a candid and comedy-filled conversation.

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‘๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐Œ๐๐ˆ๐Ž๐In the arena where many dared, one prevailed - shaping victory into legacy. The title of...
18/04/2026

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‘๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐Œ๐๐ˆ๐Ž๐

In the arena where many dared, one prevailed - shaping victory into legacy. The title of ๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐Œ๐๐ˆ๐Ž๐ now tells your story.

Faction ๐Ž๐‘๐€๐‹๐ˆ๐’ ascends as ๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐Œ๐๐ˆ๐Ž๐, the faction that remained undaunted and victorious.

And to every faction who dared to stand and compete, ๐€๐‹๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐•๐€, ๐€๐”๐—๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐”๐Œ, ๐‹๐”๐‚๐ˆ๐ƒ๐€ and ๐•๐ˆ๐“๐€๐‹๐ˆ๐€, your courage forged a stage worthy of greatness.

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‘๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ 2 | ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐†๐ˆ๐“๐€๐‹ ๐€๐‘๐“๐’For this yearโ€™s intramurals, we embrace the dystopian theme of RIFTโ€”a world fractured ...
18/04/2026

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‘๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ 2 | ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐†๐ˆ๐“๐€๐‹ ๐€๐‘๐“๐’

For this yearโ€™s intramurals, we embrace the dystopian theme of RIFTโ€”a world fractured into five divergent realms.

The ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ competition took place at the AVR last Thursday, April 16, 2026, from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, where all artworks were created entirely within the contest period, showcasing both their creativity and mastery.

Here are their entries from VITALIA, LUCIDA, and ORALIS.

Only one cluster, however, will ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ the canvas.

Artists:

Contemplo, Sophia Francheska โ€” VITALIA
Alonsabe, Kiel Martin โ€” LUCIDA
Dequina, Cielo โ€” ORALIS

๐‘ญ๐‘ถ๐‘น๐‘ฌ๐‘น๐‘ผ๐‘ต๐‘ต๐‘ฌ๐‘น ๐‘ถ๐‘ต ๐‘ซ๐‘ผ๐‘ป๐’€:
Norilyn Mae Liza

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