Ripples The Official Student Publication Page of the College of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

๐๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ โ€™26: ๐˜พ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™‰๐™š๐™ฌ ๐˜ฝ๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™ง, ๐™’๐™š๐™ก๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™šโ€™๐™จ ๐™Ž๐™ช๐™˜๐™˜๐™š๐™จ๐™จ๐™ค๐™งLast September 9, the Fisheries Student...
10/09/2026

๐๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ โ€™26: ๐˜พ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™‰๐™š๐™ฌ ๐˜ฝ๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™ง, ๐™’๐™š๐™ก๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™šโ€™๐™จ ๐™Ž๐™ช๐™˜๐™˜๐™š๐™จ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ง

Last September 9, the Fisheries Studentsโ€™ Organization successfully conducted Pearl of Fisheries 2026โ€”a celebration of beauty, confidence, wit, and excellence. Students gathered to witness the crowning of the newest representatives who will carry the pride, spirit, and legacy of the Anglers community to the much-anticipated Miss MSU 2026.

This event marked a milestone for the MBSS as they produced their third consecutive Pearl of Fisheries. Estafia, the successor to the title, joins the elite alongside her predecessors, Jenevieve Abram and Monnahlea Inamarga, who were crowned Pearl of Fisheries 2024 and 2025, respectively.

Junior Aquaculturists Societyโ€™s gems, Nathalie Serrentas and Mervie Jane S. Segundan, glistened and radiated brilliance as they were crowned Academic Ambassadress 2026 and Muse for Culture and Arts 2026, correspondingly.

With the crown now bestowed and the title claimed, a new chapter begins. May our newly crowned Pearl of Fisheries carry the crown with pride and represent the college with confidence and distinction as she steps onto the Miss MSU stage.

โœ๏ธ Avram Silverio
๐Ÿ“ธ Christian Arron
Francheska Valerene Villaries
Kevin Ventilacion
John Stewart Sayson
Ronilyn Perras

๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐’๐ฎ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ Every September, World Su***de Prevention Month invites us to break through the silence sur...
10/09/2026

๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐’๐ฎ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ

Every September, World Su***de Prevention Month invites us to break through the silence surrounding su***de and mental health. Today, September 10, we observe World Su***de Prevention Dayโ€”a day to raise awareness, challenge stigma, foster understanding, and remind one another that compassion, connection, and support can make a difference.

But beyond awareness campaigns, hashtags, and conversations online, su***de prevention also happens in the quiet, ordinary momentsโ€”at home, in the workplace, through a message to a friend, or simply in the moments when we choose to truly see and listen to one another.

And while today and this month give us a reason to pause, reflect, and raise our voices, the work does not belong to one day or one month alone. The conversations, the compassion, the checking in, and the willingness to listen should continue long after September ends.

We may not always know what someone is carrying. So let us lead with empathy, listen without judgment, and help create spaces where people feel safe enough to speak about what they are going throughโ€”not just today, not just this month, but always.

Sometimes, being there can be the beginning of hope.

โœ๏ธ Zia Loulien & Larks
๐ŸŽจ Carl James Macindo

๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐– | The stage is lit, the energy is electric, and the quest for royalty begins!The ๐๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”  ...
09/09/2026

๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐– | The stage is lit, the energy is electric, and the quest for royalty begins!

The ๐๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” has officially taken the stage at the ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐•๐‘!

Watch our stunning candidates show off their beauty, poise, and intelligence as they compete for the ultimate crowns: ๐๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž & ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐€๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ!

๐‘พ๐’‰๐’ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’š๐’๐’๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’•๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’”?

๐Ÿ“ธ Christian Arron Oftana
Francheska Valerene Villaries

๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐€๐‹ ๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‘๐€๐‚๐˜ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ โ€œ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ'๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ...
08/09/2026

๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐‘๐๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐€๐‹ ๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‘๐€๐‚๐˜ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜

โ€œ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ'๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ'๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ.โ€ โ€” Dr. Seuss

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜†?

It is not just a simple thing like knowing how to read and write, but also knowing how to interpret it. From the moment that we open our eyes and try to understand the world around us, that is literacy. Whatever field youโ€™re in or wherever you go, literacy is always crucial.

In todayโ€™s generation, where misinformation and fake news spread like wildfire, literacy comes in as our savior. Itโ€™s not just our defense but also our weapon for fighting against misleading information, clickbait, and scams. By being savvy enough to identify facts from false information, avoid sugary tactics that deceive us, and just by knowing what is right, we can definitely survive.

Although not everyone is fortunate enough to be literate, all of us have the right to live a more harmonious life. We should be compassionate enough to help our fellow citizens understand and interpret the right information they need, and for us to spread that right information.

This day reminds us of how important literacy is. It is a fundamental human right that we enjoy, and everyone should be given a chance to learn and to be literate. It plays a crucial role in shaping who we will be by how wide our capacity is to write and to decode information that we encounter in our daily lives.

Today is September 8, 2026. Let us celebrate International Literacy Day, a day that helps us remember that learning is a lifelong journeyโ€”a voyage towards a bright future.

โœ๏ธ Loregin Namangcayao
๐ŸŽจ Ryzan Faye Suresca

28๐ญ๐ก ๐“๐ฎ๐ง๐š ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ: ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—น๐—ถ, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ž๐˜‚๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผHindi lahat ng kuwento ay isinusulat. Ang iba, hinuhuli.Habang sumasabay a...
05/09/2026

28๐ญ๐ก ๐“๐ฎ๐ง๐š ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ: ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—น๐—ถ, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ž๐˜‚๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ

Hindi lahat ng kuwento ay isinusulat. Ang iba, hinuhuli.

Habang sumasabay ang mga bandila sa ihip ng hangin, kumikislap ang mga kasuotan sa ilalim
ng araw, at umaalingawngaw ang musika sa lansangan, muling nabubuhay ang General Santos
City.

Ngunit sa likod ng makukulay na parada at masiglang tugtugin, may isang kuwentong mas
malalim kaysa sa isang pista. Kuwento ito ng dagat, ng kabuhayan, at ng mga taong bago pa
man sumikat ang araw ay nasa laot naโ€”humaharap sa alon upang may maiuwi sa kanilang
pamilya.

At sa gitna ng lahat ng ito, may isang huli na naging bahagi ng pagkakakilanlan ng
lungsod: ang ๐™๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™–.

Makalipas ang dalawampu't walong taon, hindi na lamang ito simpleng pagdiriwang ng isang
produkto. Isa na itong pagdiriwang ng buong pamayanan at ng biyayang nagmumula sa dagat.
Sapagkat sa GenSan, ang tuna ay hindi lamang nakikita sa mga palengke, pantalan, at pabrika;
nakaugnay ito sa buhay ng mga pamilyang ang kabuhayan ay nakasandig sa mga alon.

๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ด, ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—”๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป

Sa pista, maririnig ang hiyawan, tawanan, at kantahan. Sa pamamagitan ng ๐™ˆ๐™๐™Ž๐™„๐™†๐™๐™๐™‰๐˜ผ,
nagiging mas buhay ang lansanganโ€”isang entabladong bukas para sa mga mamamayan
upang makiisa, magsaya, at pansamantalang kalimutan ang pagod na dala-dala.

Ngunit bago pa man sumabay ang lungsod sa tugtog ng pista, may sarili nang himig ang
pantalan. Alas-singko pa lamang ng umaga, bago pa sumilip ang araw, gising na ito. Sa pagitan
ng ingay ng mga bangka at hampas ng alon, maririnig ang mga mangingisdang nagtatawanan
at nagbabatian:

โ€œ๐˜’๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข? ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ช ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข?โ€

Simpleng tanong, ngunit pamilyar sa mga taong araw-araw na humaharap sa dagat. May
kuwentong dala ang bawat sagotโ€”kung sapat ba ang huli, kung umabot ba sa kanilang kota, o
kung panibagong araw na naman ng paghihintay ang kanilang haharapin. Sa kanilang mga
tinig, may halong biro at pagod. Sa kanilang mga ngiti ay may tapang at tuwa. At sa bawat
hampas ng alon, tila may sariling kumpas ang dagat na matagal na nilang kabisado.

Hindi pa sumisikat ang araw, ngunit handa na silaโ€”hawak ang kanilang mga lambat na ibinuhol
ng tiyaga at pag-asa upang sa panghuhuli ay tiyak ang biyaya at ligaya. Muli na naman silang haharap sa bughaw na dagat, dahil bago pa man marinig ang musika ng pista, may mga tinig
nang sabay na umaawit sa ritmo ng mga alon.

๐—•๐—ถ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป

Sa Tuna Festival, hindi lamang iisang gawain ang nagbubuklod sa mga mamamayan. May
๐™๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™Ž๐™ ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก๐™จ, ๐™๐™ž๐™จ๐™ ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™– ๐™๐™ž๐™จ๐™๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ, ang ๐™Ž๐™ช๐™œ๐™—๐™–๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™จ๐™– ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™ก๐™–๐™ฃ, at iba paโ€”kung saan
nagiging mas buhay ang lansangan sa init ng ihawan, amoy ng pagkain, tawanan, at mga
kuwentong nabubuo sa pagitan ng mga tao.

Sa gitna ng kasiyahan, makikita ang mga ngiting
abot-tainga, mga pamilyang nagsasalo-salo, mga magkakaibigang nagkukuwentuhan, at mga
estrangherong nagkakapalitan ng ngiti.

Ngunit higit pa sa saya ang makikita ritoโ€”makikita ang biyayang pinaghahatian. Para sa
maraming pamilyang nakatira malapit sa dagat, ang pangingisda ay hindi lamang hanapbuhay.
Ito ay buhayโ€”paraan upang may pagkain sa hapag, may maipangtustos sa pang-araw-araw na
pangangailangan, at may maipagpatuloy na pangarap.

Sa yaman ng dagat sila kumakapit.
Kahit malakas ang alon, patuloy silang sumasabay sa hampas nito, sapagkat sa bawat
paglalayag ay may pamilyang naghihintay, may hapag na kailangang mapunan, at may
kinabukasang kailangang itaguyod.

๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™œ๐™–โ€™๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™๐™ช๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ช๐™ช๐™ฌ๐™ž ๐™ข๐™ช๐™ก๐™– ๐™จ๐™– ๐™ก๐™–๐™ค๐™ฉ, ๐™ข๐™–๐™œ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ ๐™ช๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™–๐™ก.

โœ๏ธ Quebarb B. Marabiles
๐ŸŽจ Zianlih Zosh Zareda

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐‘๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐„๐’๐“ ๐๐„๐€๐‘๐‹๐’ ๐‡๐€๐•๐„ ๐๐„๐„๐ ๐‚๐‘๐Ž๐–๐๐„๐ƒ!๐Ÿ‘‘The search for the Brightest Pearl of the Sea has officially come to an end as M...
02/09/2026

๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐‘๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐„๐’๐“ ๐๐„๐€๐‘๐‹๐’ ๐‡๐€๐•๐„ ๐๐„๐„๐ ๐‚๐‘๐Ž๐–๐๐„๐ƒ!๐Ÿ‘‘

The search for the Brightest Pearl of the Sea has officially come to an end as Miss JAS 2026 was held on September 2, 2026, at the Aquaculture Laboratory, celebrating beauty, intelligence, confidence, talent, and the spirit of the Fisheries community.

With pride and honor, Mervie Jane Segudan has been crowned Miss JAS 2026, while Beatrish Alcantara takes on the title of Miss JAS โ€“ Academic Ambassadress, and Nathalie Serentas proudly carries the title of Miss JAS โ€“ Sports and Culture Ambassadress.

But their journey does not end with the crown. The three queens will now continue their reign as the official representatives of the Pearl of Fisheries 2026, carrying with them the values, excellence, and pride of the JAS community. As ambassadors, they will shine beyond the stage, inspiring their fellow students and representing the spirit of Fisheries with grace, confidence, and purpose.

Three queens. Three unique strengths. One shared purposeโ€”to shine as the Pearls of Fisheries 2026.

Congratulations to our newly crowned queens! May your reign be as brilliant, meaningful, and inspiring as the pearls you represent.

โœ๏ธ Cyrille Mae Marcilla
๐Ÿ“ธ Kevin Ventilacion
Gan Cabinta

๐™†๐™–๐™—๐™–๐™ฎ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ƒ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ž ๐™‰๐™–๐™ ๐™–๐™ช๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™– ๐™๐™š๐™—๐™ช๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™คSa bawat watawat na iwinawagayway. Sa bawat pangalang inaalala. Sa bawat sakripisy...
31/08/2026

๐™†๐™–๐™—๐™–๐™ฎ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ƒ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ž ๐™‰๐™–๐™ ๐™–๐™ช๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™– ๐™๐™š๐™—๐™ช๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™ค

Sa bawat watawat na iwinawagayway.
Sa bawat pangalang inaalala.
Sa bawat sakripisyong hindi nalilimutan.
Muling nabubuhay ang kuwento ng mga Pilipinong piniling tumindig para sa bayan. Ngunit sa panahon ngayon, sino nga ba ang tunay na bayani?

Ang paggunita sa Pambansang Araw ng mga Bayani ay isang taunang selebrasyon upang alalahanin ang mga paghihirap at sakripisyo ng mga taong naging bahagi ng pagkamit ng kalayaang tinatamasa natin ngayon. Ito ay paggunita sa pagiging makabayan ng mga ito, isang kabayanihang naitatak sa kasaysayan sa pamamagitan ng dugo, tapang, at sakripisyong kanilang inialay para sa bayan.

Ngunit habang lumilipas ang panahon, tila unti-unting naglalaho ang kabayanihan at katapangang sinimulan ng mga Pilipinong tumindig upang makawala sa gapos ng mga mananakop. Ang bawat desisyon ng mga nakaupo sa kapangyarihan ay maaaring unti-unting magturo sa iba na ibaon na lamang sa limot ang mga sakripisyo ng ating mga bayani, hanggang sa muli tayong magaposโ€”hindi lamang ng mga dayuhan, kundi maging ng mga taong nagsasabing sila ay makabayan.

Ang araw na ito ay hindi lamang panahon ng pag-alala sa mga bayani, kundi isang pagkakataon upang pagnilayan kung naisasabuhay pa ba natin ang mga pagpapahalagang kanilang ipinaglaban.

Sapagkat ang kabayanihan ay hindi kailangang nakabatay sa rebulto o pangalan sa aklat upang matawag na tunay na kabayanihan. Ang mga bayani ay ang mga taong pinipiling tumindig para sa kapwa, kahit walang palakpak at pagkilala.

Sila ang mga gurong patuloy na nagtuturo kahit walang kasiguraduhang ligtas silang makakauwi; mga doktor at health worker na patuloy na naglilingkod sa kabila ng panganib; mga magsasakang nagsisikap kahit minsan ay walang naiuuwing ani; mga mangingisdang pumapalaot upang may maihain sa hapag; mga taong may kapansanan na patuloy na nagtatrabaho at lumalaban sa hamon ng buhay; mga construction workers na sa gitna ng init ay nagsusumikap; at mga kabataang pinipiling bumoses at manindigan para sa bayan.

Nasa atin ang sagot sa tanong: pipiliin ba nating manahimik, o pipiliin nating maging katulad ng mga bayaning minsang tumindig para sa atin?

Dahil sa huli, ang kabayanihan ay hindi lamang isang bagay na dapat nating alalahanin. Ito ay isang pagpapahalagang dapat nating ipagpatuloy.

โœ๏ธ Ednine Joice Agustin
๐ŸŽจ Kurt Ny Arnaldo & Greland Lacerna

๐…๐ˆ๐๐’๐Ž ๐…๐ˆ๐‘๐’๐“ ๐†๐„๐๐„๐‘๐€๐‹ ๐€๐’๐’๐„๐Œ๐๐‹๐˜ & ๐’๐€๐ˆ๐‹๐’ ๐Ž๐… ๐„๐—๐‚๐„๐‹๐‹๐„๐๐‚๐„ The Fish Processing Students Organization successfully conducted its ...
29/08/2026

๐…๐ˆ๐๐’๐Ž ๐…๐ˆ๐‘๐’๐“ ๐†๐„๐๐„๐‘๐€๐‹ ๐€๐’๐’๐„๐Œ๐๐‹๐˜ & ๐’๐€๐ˆ๐‹๐’ ๐Ž๐… ๐„๐—๐‚๐„๐‹๐‹๐„๐๐‚๐„

The Fish Processing Students Organization successfully conducted its 1st General Assembly for the Academic Year 2026โ€“2027, bringing together students to foster unity, strengthen camaraderie, and discuss important matters concerning the organization and its members. The assembly served as an avenue for students to be informed about the organizationโ€™s plans, activities, and initiatives for the new academic year.

A highlight of the event was the Awarding of Academic Excellence Awards, which recognized the outstanding academic achievements of students who attained the required average during the previous academic year. The recognition celebrated their dedication, perseverance, and commitment to academic excellence, while also inspiring fellow students to strive for their own academic goals.

The event concluded on a positive note, encouraging all members to actively participate in the organizationโ€™s activities and work together toward a productive and successful academic year.

๐Ÿ“ธ Christian Arron
Francheska Valerene Villaries
โœ๏ธ Cyrille Mae Marcilla

๐…๐ˆ๐’๐Ž-๐๐ˆ๐† ๐Ÿ’.๐ŸŽ: ๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ง๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ?At a glance, the name is a clever, catchy play on words. FIS...
28/08/2026

๐…๐ˆ๐’๐Ž-๐๐ˆ๐† ๐Ÿ’.๐ŸŽ: ๐๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ง๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ?

At a glance, the name is a clever, catchy play on words. FISO-BIGโ€”sounding almost identical to pisobig, the ubiquitous coin-operated vendo water units found on Philippine streetsโ€”promises a basic, essential service to the student body. Spearheaded by the Fisheries Studentsโ€™ Organization (FISO) Councilor and the Committee on Ways and Means, the project aims to provide accessible water dispensers across student spaces. Yet, as the project enters its fourth iteration with ๐…๐ˆ๐’๐Ž-๐๐ˆ๐† ๐Ÿ’.๐ŸŽ, ๐š ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐ฒ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ซ: ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฅ๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ-๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐›๐š๐ง๐๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ.

The primary frustration echoing across the constituency is the project's abysmal longevity. Despite being in its "4.0" edition, history shows that these water dispensers typically remain functional and well-stocked only during peak campus eventsโ€”such as the annual Intramuralsโ€”or at most, through the stretch of the first semester. Once the initial enthusiasm fades and the event photos are taken, the flow of water dries up, leaving students to wonder why a supposedly permanent welfare initiative behaves like a seasonal pop-up booth.

Even more concerning than the intermittent supply is the alarming breakdown in basic hygiene and quality control. During recent discussions, an ex-officio member raised a severe, stomach-churning point: the dispensers were ๐ฅ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฉ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง ๐›๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ง๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ ๐ ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฆ. What was designed to be a health-promoting, student-centric amenity transformed into a biohazard, directly compromising student safety and wellbeing.

In response to these heavy critiques, the project proponents have once again offered assurances. They promise that FISO-BIG 4.0 will be differentโ€”that maintenance schedules will be enforced, cleanliness strictly monitored, and that the dispensers will truly serve students for the long run.

Words, however, are easy to draft; sustained effort requires genuine commitment to public service. ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐š ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐š ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐š๐  ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก ๐œ๐จ๐š๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐š ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž. Buying or installing a water dispenser is only ten percent of the work; the remaining ninety percent lies in the tedious, unglamorous daily routine of cleaning, servicing, and maintaining it.

Is FISO-BIG 4.0 genuinely built for the long haul, or is it destined to become another superficial line item in an end-of-term accomplishment report? If the Committee on Ways and Means truly wishes to serve the student body, they must prove that their primary goal is providing safe, clean, and continuous hydration to their constituentsโ€”not just collecting photo documentation to justify their tenure before leaving stagnant water behind.

โœ๏ธ Earl Owen Ares
๐ŸŽจReevo Tadem

๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—ข๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฆ | ๐—–๐—™๐—”๐—ฆ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—จ๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐— ๐— ๐—œ๐—ง ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐ŸฒStudent representatives and department leaders from the College of Fishe...
28/08/2026

๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—ข๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฆ | ๐—–๐—™๐—”๐—ฆ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—จ๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐— ๐— ๐—œ๐—ง ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ

Student representatives and department leaders from the College of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences recently gathered for their annual leadership summit last August 22, 2026. The program included engaging discussions guided by expert speakers, featuring Moises Vasaya Jr., LPT on Technical Writing, Cendie Jessa Garcia on Conducting Community Extension, Gelie Rose Davalos on Parliamentary Procedure, and Saivani Ali on Finance and Auditing.

๐Ÿ“ธ: Aliana Ajhe Laranjo

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