The DMMAxim

The DMMAxim 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 Philippinesโ€™ 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.

๐€๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž, ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  | ๐‹๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ž๐œ๐ž I hated living more than anything.There were so many times I questioned if it was worth e...
06/09/2026

๐€๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž, ๐‹๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  | ๐‹๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ž๐œ๐ž

I hated living more than anything.

There were so many times I questioned if it was worth everything I had to go through. As a daughter, a friend, and a person, was I really that bad or evil to experience all of this?

The better days I looked forward to every time I woke up only drained so much of me. What was the point of breathing if it was always unstable and never calm?

I just didnโ€™t understand. I got so tired of trying to understand. The thoughts that consume me won, and the moment they did, I didnโ€™t want to close my eyes.

I wanted to know what it means to be alive, of actually living.

I may not be as innocent as a child, but I am not bad or evil.

As a daughter, I make wrong decisions. As a friend, you canโ€™t always count on me, but I will always try to be there. As a person, it is just my first time living, too.

I donโ€™t have to figure everything out at once. Iโ€™ll figure it out as I live through each day.

๐Ÿชถ| Den
๐Ÿ’ป| Christian Reed Varquez


โ€˜๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐žโ€™ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐Œ๐Œ๐€ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐”๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌTo immerse student leaders in a series of leadership trainin...
31/08/2026

โ€˜๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐žโ€™ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐Œ๐Œ๐€ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐”๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ

To immerse student leaders in a series of leadership trainings ahead of upcoming campus events, a group of staff and student volunteers spearheaded โ€œThe Charge,โ€ a leadership development program centered on the theme, โ€œBuilding Trust, Strengthening One Another, and Serving a Purpose Greater Than Us.โ€ The activity was held in partnership with the DMMA Office of Student Affairs and the Student Council on August 31, 2026, at the DMMA Gymnasium.

Student leaders participated in a series of activities and trainings designed to place them in an environment that demanded leadership, trust, cooperation, and effective communication. Through collaborative exercises and shared challenges, participants were encouraged to strengthen not only their individual leadership skills but also their ability to work collectively toward a common goal.

Armed with renewed trust and a stronger sense of purpose, the student leaders now move forward, prepared to serve the DMMA community and face the responsibilities that come with leading others.

๐Ÿชถ| Iaen Aguelo
๐Ÿ“ธ| Charles Simon P. Salgados and Angel Ruales
๐Ÿ’ป| Charles Simon P. Salgados


๐€๐ซ๐š๐ฐ ๐๐  ๐Œ๐ ๐š ๐๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ง๐ขNgayong Araw ng mga Bayani, alalahanin natin ang mga bayaning nakaukit sa mga monumento at nakasulat s...
31/08/2026

๐€๐ซ๐š๐ฐ ๐๐  ๐Œ๐ ๐š ๐๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ง๐ข

Ngayong Araw ng mga Bayani, alalahanin natin ang mga bayaning nakaukit sa mga monumento at nakasulat sa mga pahina ng kasaysayan, mga taong nag-alay ng buhay, dangal, at kalayaan para sa bayan.

Ngunit kasabay ng paggunita sa mga bayani ng nakaraan, huwag nating kalimutan ang mga patuloy na nakikibaka sa kasalukuyan. Nariyan ang mga aktibista, mamamahayag, manggagawa, magsasaka, kabataan, at mga ordinaryong mamamayang patuloy na nagtataas ng tinig laban sa pang-aapi, pagsasamantala, at kawalang-katarungan.


๐ƒ๐Œ๐Œ๐€ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐‚๐†๐€ 802๐ง๐ ๐’๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐๐ซ๐จ๐งThe Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) 802nd S...
27/08/2026

๐ƒ๐Œ๐Œ๐€ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐‚๐†๐€ 802๐ง๐ ๐’๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง

The Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) 802nd Squadron, in partnership with DMMA College of Southern Philippines, Philippine Red Cross โ€“ Davao City Chapter, and Rotary Club of Matina Davao, conducted a bloodletting activity this, August 27, 2026, from 0700H to 1200H at the NSA Audio Visual Room.

Calling on qualified volunteers to participate in an initiative promoting community service, this bloodletting drive serves as a simple yet powerful opportunity to give back, support local hospitals, and save lives.

๐Ÿชถ| Robee Kert Arroyo
๐Ÿ“ธ| Charles Simon Salgados



๐๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ฒ ๐€๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐จ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ Pursuant to Proclamation No. 1006, August 21 is declared as a nationwide Special Non-Working holiday to...
21/08/2026

๐๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ฒ ๐€๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐จ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ

Pursuant to Proclamation No. 1006, August 21 is declared as a nationwide Special Non-Working holiday to commemorate the death anniversary of former Senator Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino Jr.

๐Ÿ’ป | Christian Reed Varquez


๐ƒ๐‚๐’๐ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌDMMA College of Southern Philippines held its Holy Mass on August 7, 2026, at th...
07/08/2026

๐ƒ๐‚๐’๐ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ

DMMA College of Southern Philippines held its Holy Mass on August 7, 2026, at the school lobby in observance of the First Friday of the month.

The Eucharistic celebration was presided over by Reverend Father Darwin Punzalan, OATH, and sponsored by the Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering Department.

๐Ÿ“ท| Paolo Warag
๐Ÿ’ป| Paolo Warag


04/08/2026

| ๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐๐จ๐› ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ก ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐›๐ž?

Letโ€™s dive right in and meet the newest residents of our underwater world. Welcome to DMMA, freshies!

๐ŸŽค| Jesreal Bulawan
๐Ÿ’ป| Angel Ruales


03/08/2026

#๐ƒ๐Œ๐—๐“๐• | ๐ƒ๐Œ๐Œ๐€ ๐‚๐Ž๐‹๐‹๐„๐†๐„ ๐Ž๐… ๐’๐Ž๐”๐“๐‡๐„๐‘๐ ๐๐‡๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐๐ˆ๐๐„๐’ ๐’๐„๐“ ๐’๐€๐ˆ๐‹ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐€ ๐†๐‘๐€๐๐ƒ ๐–๐„๐‹๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐„ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐๐„๐– ๐’๐“๐”๐ƒ๐„๐๐“๐’ ๐Ž๐ ๐…๐‘๐Ž๐’๐‡ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ 2026

๐ŸŽค| Rodneyfer Buton
๐Ÿ’ป| Maegan Azarcon, Rodneyfer Buton


1, 2, 3โ€ฆ ๐ ๐จ, ๐ค๐š๐ง๐ฒ๐š-๐ค๐š๐ง๐ฒ๐š ๐ง๐š โ€™๐ญ๐จ! Prelim Week is officially here! Kung ready ka man o โ€œbahala na si Batman,โ€ we wish ever...
03/08/2026

1, 2, 3โ€ฆ ๐ ๐จ, ๐ค๐š๐ง๐ฒ๐š-๐ค๐š๐ง๐ฒ๐š ๐ง๐š โ€™๐ญ๐จ!

Prelim Week is officially here! Kung ready ka man o โ€œbahala na si Batman,โ€ we wish every DMMAer the best of luck. Review well, answer with confidence, and donโ€™t forget to breathe.

๐Ÿ’ป| Maegan Azarcon


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