05/06/2026
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To educate student leaders on bullying prevention, the Supreme Student Learners Government (SSLG) spearheaded the Anti-Bullying symposium on June 4, 2026, at the Hinigaran National High School (HNHS) session hall.
The event welcomed former HNHS club and organization members to serve as role models to help the current SSLG Officers lead by example.
Sir Celso V. Gagatam, Head Teacher of the Araling Panlipunan Department and the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the event, delivered the opening remarks on behalf of Principal III, Ma'am Judy Ann B. Nonato.
Serving as the primary resource speakers for the session were Ma'am Roda Magbanua, Registered Guidance Counselor, and Ma'am Jeshelda Plaida, JHS Guidance Designate.
According to Ma'am Magbanua, this year's symposium differed from previous year by incorporating activity-based lesson rather than traditional lecture-heavy formats.
The resource speakers prepared three activities to drive the advocacy; in the first activity, student leaders participated in a quiz where they had to choose the right answers to correctly distinguish actual bullying from peer conflict and jokes.
After that, the students proceeded to the second activity, which involved analyzing and re-enacting realistic bullying scenarios for the participants to demonstrate being "upstanders.โ
Before the program officially ended, the students took part in a final campaign called "We Choose to be Upstanders," where each leader traced a palm-shaped drawing and pasted it onto a collective piece of manila paper to represent their shared commitment to fighting campus abuse.
The event concluded with the giving of tokens and certificates to the speakers and participants followed by a photo opportunity per club and organization.
Caption | Mark Joseph Bunda
Photo | Kenji Buligan & Reana Angela Norbe