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The Official Student Publication of DMMA College of Southern Philippines

The Empowered Student Publication of DMMA College of Southern Philippines and the student-managed press that engage in free and responsible discussion and of intellectual ideas on the DMMA College of Southern Philippines’ campus. Through the publication, the editors and the staff bring student concerns to the attention of the faculty and the administration and formulate opinions on various issues

on the campus and in the world at large. In response to the editorial responsibility of students, the Institute provides sufficient editorial freedom and financial autonomy for the student publication organizations to maintain their integrity of purpose as vehicles for free inquiry and free expression in an academic community. Institutional authorities, in consultation with students and faculty, have a responsibility to provide written clarification of the role of student media/publications, the standards to be used in their evaluation, and the limitations on external control of their operation. At the same time, the editorial freedom of student editors entail corollary responsibilities to be governed by the canons of responsible journalism, such as the avoidance of libel, undocumented allegations, attacks on personal integrity, and the techniques of harassment and suggestion.

08/10/2025

𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 | 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞

Scars, traumas, regrets — not all of them have meaning.

They sit there, raw and bleeding, refusing to close, refusing to heal, sinking deeper until they become part of you.

But scars that teach are Good damage. They mean you lived, you learned, and you grew.

It shapes you. It makes you real. And maybe that’s all life is, the point isn’t healing, but knowing the damage is still there, and so are you.

Or is that only what we tell ourselves?

That these scars are something holy, that the body wouldn’t keep them if they weren’t meant to mean.

You’d do anything, everything, just to make sense of the hurt.

What was it for?

Nothing, and the nothing hurts more than the pain ever did.

All this damage,
and I got nothing out of it.

🪶|Jhermaine Aunzo
💻|John Coritana

06/10/2025

𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 | 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞
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‎“We could’ve had a good life together”—that thought sits like a stone in the throat. Too hard to swallow, yet too heavy to spit. It stays there, pressing, choking. They’re the words spoken only to remind you that you can’t rewrite the past.
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‎Leave doesn’t always end with goodbyes; sometimes it ends with fear, with the world telling you no until you start to believe it.
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‎It’s unfair how something so real had to feel like a crime. You hide it, guard it, like a piece of evidence that needs to be burned if found. And maybe that’s what hurts the most—not that it wasn’t true, but that it was forced to die in silence.
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‎Some say time heals, but honestly, that’s gaslighting at its finest. Time doesn’t heal; it distracts. It only dulls the edges, turns fire into ash, and shout voices into echoes.
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‎ And still, it lingers like a taste you can’t wash out, no matter how much water you drink. That life you almost held.
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‎Because maybe you should’ve had that life together. Maybe you deserved it. But what you’re left with is fragments—the ache of almost, and the grief of what could’ve been.
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‎And isn’t that the cruellest plot? To have touched something real, only to carry it as absence for the rest of your days.
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‎What lingers isn’t just the memory, it’s the version of yourself they unlocked. The laughter that came easier, the silence that felt whole, the belonging that needed no explanation.
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‎And when life moves on, you carry it. Not to forget, but to remember. To let it haunt you like a playlist you play on repeat.
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‎And maybe, just maybe, that memory itself is proof. That once, even in a world that said no, you found something true enough to outlive its ending.‎

🪶| D/C Robee Kert Arroyo
💻| John Coritana

04/10/2025

𝐃𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐱𝐢𝐦 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐃𝐚𝐲

The DMMAxim joins the global observance of World Teachers’ Day, honoring the dedication and commitment of educators in molding students and building the community.

The publication extends its recognition to all DMMA teachers for their invaluable service and guidance.

03/10/2025

‎ #𝗗𝗠𝗫𝗧𝗩| College of Tourism and Hospitality Management of DMMA college of Southern Philippines celebrated World Tourism Day with the theme “Tourism and Sustainable Transformation” on the 29th of September at the DCSP gymnasium
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‎🪶|Jhermaine Aunzo
‎🎤|D/C Rodneyfer Buton
‎🎥|D/C Jade Threstan Tronzal
‎💻|E/C John Benedict Perez
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30/09/2025

𝐂𝐁𝐓𝐇𝐌 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐃𝐚𝐲 2025

To cultivate collaboration and innovation, the College of Tourism and Hospitality Management of DMMA College commemorated World Tourism Day on September 29, 2025.

The students’ commitment and participation all throughout the event led to its success, guided by the theme sustainable transformation.

🪶|Jhermaine Aunzo
‎📷|E/C Chris Pon, D/C Jade Tronzal, Augosto Gamelo, and Angel Ruales
💻| E/C Paolo Warag

27/09/2025

‎𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝗵𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘆!
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‎DMMAxim extends its warmest greetings to our Senior Photographer, D/C Jhovany Bandiola.
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‎May your special day be captured with the same brilliance and creativity that you bring to every shot!
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25/09/2025

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲!

Today, we honor the unwavering dedication of the captains, engineers, and crew members who form the foundation of the maritime industry. From cargo, tanker, and even to cruise, they keep the world connected.

22/09/2025

𝐃𝐌𝐌𝐀 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐓𝐕𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐃𝐀 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭 2025

The department of Hospitality Management of DMMA college participated at the MinTVET TESDA Techno Skill Festival 2025, held on September 19-20, 2025.

This event highlights the value of mentorship, teamwork, and excellence in showcasing the skills of the students in culinary arts.

💻|Paolo Warag
‎📷| Thea Petilla

21/09/2025

𝐓𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠 𝐬𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐠𝐚 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨

Bilang opisyal na pahayagang pangmag-aaral ng DMMA College of Southern Philippines, mariin naming kinokondena ang korapsyon at pag-abuso ng mga opisyal ng pamahalaan sa kanilang mga posisyon.

Kaisa kami ng mga Pilipinong nagpoprotesta para isulong ang katapatan, integridad, at pananagutan.

💻| John Coritana

17/09/2025

‎𝐈 𝐀𝐦 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐌𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 | 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞‎

Does being miserable and violent be inherited? if so, i think i am starting to become one. I hated that I will have to spend my whole life trying not to become like you.
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‎I noticed my tone getting higher, my temper shorter. I trace the line of my jaw in the mirror, and somehow it reminds me—I have become my father.
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‎Every damn time, I wish never to be like you, but in a spur-of-the-moment, I catch myself doing and saying the things you do. It scares me.
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I hate that we are connected, that there's blood running in my veins that is partly yours. How I wish I could drain this and become something pure and saintly.
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‎Everything that has happened to me traces back to you. I want to peel this skin off, strip away the part of me that screams your name. Living in this body, I’m reminded every day that you made me worse, rotten, like you.

‎🪶|Luis
‎💻|E/C John Coritana
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15/09/2025

𝗗𝗠𝗠𝗔 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 2025

DMMA College of Southern Philippines emerged as the Overall Champion in the Durian Culinary Festival 2025 held at Rotary Park, Tagum City.

The victory highlighted DMMA’s commitment to excellence in culinary arts, further cementing its reputation as a breeding ground for world-class chefs and hospitality professionals.

Winning Categories:
1st Place – Pizza and Pasta
1st Place – Bread and Pastry
1st Place – Cake Decorating
2nd Place – Main Dish
3rd Place – Street Food Hot and Cold
3rd Place – Coffee Shop Series

🪶| Robee Kert P. Arroyo

11/09/2025

𝐃𝐌𝐌𝐀 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥

The Durian Festival 2025 officially opens today at the Trade and Exhibition Center, Rotary Park, Tagum City, showcasing the King of Fruits through competitions, food showcases, and innovations.

DMMA College of Southern Philippines proudly supports its students as they represent the school in the Durian Culinary Festival Competition from September 11–14, highlighting their skills, creativity, and passion for culinary excellence.

🪶| Robee Kert Porras
‎📷| Angel Ruales and Thea Petilla
💻| Paolo Warag

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