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The Tech Record The Official Student Publication of the College of Technology, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City

๐“๐ž๐ค๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ | ๐”๐’๐€ ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ-๐„๐ง๐ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅIloilo City, June 28 โ€” A year-end exhib...
28/06/2025

๐“๐ž๐ค๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ | ๐”๐’๐€ ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ-๐„๐ง๐ ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ

Iloilo City, June 28 โ€” A year-end exhibit celebrating student achievements in architecture is currently on display at Festive Walk Mall until June 30.

rganized by the Atelier Council in partnership with the United Architects of the Philippines Student Auxiliary โ€“ USA Chapter (UAPSA-USA) and the Philippine Association of Landscape Architects Student Auxiliary (PALASA), the event carries the theme "USA Architecture 2025: Shaping Sustainable Futures."

The exhibit showcases works from 1st to 5th-year architecture students of the University of San Agustinโ€”ranging from plates and scaled models to concept boards and researchโ€”with the goal of promoting architectural excellence and highlighting student contributions to sustainable design.

A key highlight of the exhibit is the presentation of the Top 9 thesis projects from graduating students, which were judged during the exhibitโ€™s opening day.

The showcase remains open to the public and architecture enthusiasts until June 30.

Photos by Kirby Poral

๐™๐™š๐™ ๐™‰๐™š๐™ฌ๐™จ | ๐™๐™Ž๐˜ผ ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™ค๐™ง ๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™จ๐™ž๐™œ๐™ฃ ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™Š๐™ง๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™š ๐™€๐™ญ๐™๐™ž๐™—๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™„๐˜ฟ ๐™’๐™š๐™š๐™  2025  Iloilo City โ€”Augustinian Interior Design stude...
24/06/2025

๐™๐™š๐™ ๐™‰๐™š๐™ฌ๐™จ | ๐™๐™Ž๐˜ผ ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™ค๐™ง ๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™จ๐™ž๐™œ๐™ฃ ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™Š๐™ง๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™š ๐™€๐™ญ๐™๐™ž๐™—๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™„๐˜ฟ ๐™’๐™š๐™š๐™  2025

Iloilo City โ€”Augustinian Interior Design students successfully held a week-long exhibit at SM City Iloilo from June 16 to 22, 2025, as a featured event for USA Interior Design (ID) Week 2025.

Organized by the Philippine Institute of Interior Designers โ€“ Student Auxiliary Body (PIID-SAB) of the University of San Agustin, the exhibit showcased student works from the recent academic year. A highlight of the display was a โ€œsunset barโ€ layout designed by graduating students.

Other featured works included manually drawn plates and custom-designed furniture pieces.

Photos by Kirby Poral

๐‘ป๐’†๐’Œ๐‘ต๐’†๐’˜๐’” | ๐‘ผ๐‘บ๐‘จ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’“ ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’”๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’ ๐‘บ๐’•๐’–๐’…๐’†๐’๐’•๐’” ๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’…๐’–๐’„๐’• 2-๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š ๐‘พ๐’๐’“๐’Œ๐’”๐’‰๐’๐’‘The University of San Agustinโ€™s Philippine Institute of Int...
23/06/2025

๐‘ป๐’†๐’Œ๐‘ต๐’†๐’˜๐’” | ๐‘ผ๐‘บ๐‘จ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’“ ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’”๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’ ๐‘บ๐’•๐’–๐’…๐’†๐’๐’•๐’” ๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’…๐’–๐’„๐’• 2-๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š ๐‘พ๐’๐’“๐’Œ๐’”๐’‰๐’๐’‘

The University of San Agustinโ€™s Philippine Institute of Interior Designers - Student Auxiliary Body (PIID-SAB) held a successful 2-day workshop on June 20-21, 2025 featuring insightful sessions for future interior designers.

On the first day, IDr. Isabella Robles led the seminar โ€œThe Feng Shui in Practice: Simple Application in Workโ€ at the USA Fine Arts Studio, where students learned practical tips for applying Feng Shui in creative workspaces.

The following day, participants explored visual storytelling in โ€œKudak: Through the Lens of an Interior Designerโ€ with IDr. Nikki Ticao-Hibionada and Shelly Anne Madriguera, starting at the USA Fine Arts Studio and continuing with a hands-on workshop at Dwellรผ.

Photos by Krisanta Reyes

๐“๐ž๐ค๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ | "๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐จ"  by Uniz Yebra /
16/05/2025

๐“๐ž๐ค๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ | "๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐จ"

by Uniz Yebra /

๐๐€๐‘๐“๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐”๐๐Ž๐…๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐‘๐„๐’๐”๐‹๐“๐’ (๐‹๐„๐†๐ˆ๐’๐‹๐€๐“๐ˆ๐•๐„ ๐๐‘๐€๐๐‚๐‡) โ€” ๐”๐’๐€ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ (๐€๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’โ€“๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“)As of May 10, 2...
14/05/2025

๐๐€๐‘๐“๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐”๐๐Ž๐…๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐‘๐„๐’๐”๐‹๐“๐’ (๐‹๐„๐†๐ˆ๐’๐‹๐€๐“๐ˆ๐•๐„ ๐๐‘๐€๐๐‚๐‡) โ€” ๐”๐’๐€ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ (๐€๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’โ€“๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“)
As of May 10, 2025 ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ

The new Senators of the College of Technology, Beramo (851 votes), Cabales (869 votes), and Nonato (817 votes) have secured their seats unopposed under the ever-dominant party Alyansa ng nagKakaisa at Demokratikong Agustino (AKDA). With 127 students choosing to abstain, this result is not just a win, itโ€™s a reminder.

Holding power unopposed isnโ€™t a privilege to abuse, but a responsibility that demands vigilanceโ€”your laws and actions must serve the entire student body, not just Teknos, your party, or your circle. Every move you make will be watched, every decision weighed.

Hereโ€™s the challenge: if you fail to deliver, if your promises remain just words, and if you lead only for show, you will be called out. You must earn the trust of the students who are counting on you. Do your job well, or be prepared to face those who believed in you.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.

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Written by John Marvin Arcilla
Pubmat by Mathelda Marmolejo


๐๐€๐‘๐“๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐”๐๐Ž๐…๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐‘๐„๐’๐”๐‹๐“๐’ (๐‹๐Ž๐‚๐€๐‹ ๐†๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘๐๐Œ๐„๐๐“) โ€” ๐”๐’๐€ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ (๐€๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’โ€“๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“)As of May 10, 202...
14/05/2025

๐๐€๐‘๐“๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐”๐๐Ž๐…๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐‘๐„๐’๐”๐‹๐“๐’ (๐‹๐Ž๐‚๐€๐‹ ๐†๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘๐๐Œ๐„๐๐“) โ€” ๐”๐’๐€ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ (๐€๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’โ€“๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“)
As of May 10, 2025 ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ

A new set of officers from the Epsilon Alpha Chi Organization (EACO) of the College of Technology Local Student Government has been elected, all running unopposed under the long-dominant party Alyansa ng nagKakaisa at Demokratikong Agustino (AKDA). The party once again secures its stronghold, maintaining its influence in the College of Technology for yet another academic year.

For the position of Governor, Bacanto garnered 975 votes while 136 students chose to abstain. Fresnido, running for Vice Governor, received 945 votes, with 166 abstentions. As for the Board Members, the results ranked as follows: Andrada (787), Oracion (777), Cercado (770), Balbuena (759), Tinao (756), Alba (743), Poral (738), Tupaz (735), De Asis (731), Faunillo (731), and Serag (728). A total of 136 abstentions were also recorded for this position.

These results, released by the University of San Agustin โ€“ Student Commission on Elections, not only show the candidates' numerical victory but also underscore the lack of electoral competition, a trend in many student councils today.

To the newly elected officers: remember, student leadership isnโ€™t about putting on a showโ€”itโ€™s about serving with purpose. Running unopposed doesnโ€™t mean youโ€™re without competition; your true challenge is living up to the expectations of the students who believed in your promises. Leadership is not a reward but a responsibilityโ€”less about organizing events, and more about being present, listening, and serving with honesty, humility, and purpose, letting your actions speak louder than your posters.

To the students of the College of Technology, this election may be over, but your role as members of this academic community continues. Voting doesn't end your responsibility, it begins it. ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. ๐—”๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€. ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ.

If things go wrong or promises are forgotten, donโ€™t stay silent. You have every right to hold your elected officers accountable and remind them of the platforms they stood on. Student governance thrives when students are active, informed, and unafraid to speak upโ€”because real change doesnโ€™t come only from the elected, but from the engaged.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†! ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜.

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Written by John Marvin Arcilla
Pubmat by Mathelda Marmolejo


๐“๐ž๐ค๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ | "๐€๐ง๐ข๐ค-๐š๐ง๐ข๐ค"  by Uel Samaniego
12/05/2025

๐“๐ž๐ค๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ | "๐€๐ง๐ข๐ค-๐š๐ง๐ข๐ค"

by Uel Samaniego

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ž ๐ž๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ .Do not adjust your screen, for this is not a hoaxโ€”this is ๐“๐ก๐ž...
11/05/2025

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ž ๐ž๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ .

Do not adjust your screen, for this is not a hoaxโ€”this is ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐!

In crisp collars, cluttered desks, flickering lenses, and buffering monitors; ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐œ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’.๐˜. ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’-๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ are poised to close the year with something bold, something brewed in journalism.

Fueled by purpose, driven by detail, and grounded in truth. In the halls of the College of Technology, these trailblazers are ready to document, sketch, and create what only The Tech Record can deliver.

๐–๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž, ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌโ€”๐ฐ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐, ๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ.

๐–๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐.

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Photos by Rencil John Solen, Kirby Poral, Rojemar Belmonte
Layout by Kurt Carolino, Alex Tarroja, Justin Ubay, Angelika Espejon, Johan Nonato
Caption by Marven Tipawan

๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐!We are esteemed to introduce the newest members of our publication family โ€” a...
11/05/2025

๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐!

We are esteemed to introduce the newest members of our publication family โ€” a group of passionate writers, sharp-eyed photographers, and talented artists that are determined to share stories that matter.

As the new academic year unfolds, these fresh minds are set to bring in new ideas, bold perspectives, and shared commitment to truthful and creative campus journalism.

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Captions by Marven Tipawan
Pubmat by Alex Tarroja

๐“๐ž๐ค๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ | ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐–๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ-๐”๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐‚๐€๐”๐’๐„ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งMay 7, 2025 โ€” BS Lan...
10/05/2025

๐“๐ž๐ค๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ | ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐–๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ-๐”๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐‚๐€๐”๐’๐„ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

May 7, 2025 โ€” BS Landscape Architecture student Gabriel Paderna, and commerce student Vince Sedon Santillan, both from the University of San Agustinโ€™s NSRC Reserve Unit, won 1st Runner-Up in the on-the-spot Sustainable Art Contest at the โ€œAdvokaya: 2025โ€ PhilCAUSE National Convention held at Bicol University with their Bakunawa-inspired recycled art piece titled โ€œAdvokanawa.โ€

"The concept of rebirth applies to giving these different single-use materials a chance to have a new purpose," Paderna said in a post, which highlighted how discarded items can come together to form something meaningful and conveyed a message of inclusion towards diversity: "even though they are different materials, when united, they create a beautiful masterpiece," he added.

The event also served as a collaborative effort, using materials from the convention itself to represent collective action toward sustainability.

Alongside the two students, other officers from the USA-NSRC and the USA-GIASA (Grant-In-Aid Scholars Association) also participated in various competitions during the event.

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โœ Courtney Love Abarra

๐‚๐Ž๐‹๐”๐Œ๐ | โ€œ๐’๐ฆ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐คโ€I got a little bit drunk during Holy Week, which I know is wrong. But the creeping void of being a...
09/05/2025

๐‚๐Ž๐‹๐”๐Œ๐ | โ€œ๐’๐ฆ๐จ๐ค๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐คโ€

I got a little bit drunk during Holy Week, which I know is wrong. But the creeping void of being alone in a busy city urges you to do so.

I still hear the pabasa along the alleyโ€”surprisingly, with fewer people than I remember from when I was young.

I didnโ€™t get to have binignit, the one Mama used to make, since hindi ako makauwi sa haba ng traffic. But I did get the chance to look back at the times when adulting was just a distant horizon.

I remember being 12. My father would smoke outside and take a few shots before bed. I used to crucify him for those vicesโ€”thinking, why the hell would you willingly take something you know f***s up your health? He kept saying, โ€œmaintindihan mo rin.โ€ But my black-and-white way of thinking back then didnโ€™t get it.

I didnโ€™t understand how heavy life could be. Iโ€™d just tell him to pray, to keep going no matter what life throws at you. Akala ko kasi ganun lang kadali.

Maybe it was around the end of college when I finally realizedโ€”itโ€™s not all dreams and rainbows. Most of the time, things donโ€™t go the way you planned.

Sa mahahabang pila, nagtataasang bilihin, responsibilities, to the corrupting greedy system that swallows every hope you believe in lifeโ€”the end of morality and more. Mahirap. Sabi nga nila, the only constants in life are death and taxes.

Nadala na rin ako ng yosi at alak. Sa stress at pagod ng buhay, iba ang panandaliang hagod na bigay sa magulong araw. Itโ€™s a wager of long-term pain just to ease the one you're carrying now.

Life was heavy. Medyo late ko na rin napagtanto na mabigat pala ang sapatos na dala ni Papa. Magaspang din ang kamay na kinasanayan niya. Maybe this is the point where I finally understood.

I still donโ€™t like that he smokes and drinks. Salit-salitan pa rin kami ni Mama ng saway at pasabi. Which does make me a hypocrite, since I still do it occasionally.

Masama ang bisyo, kung kaya, iwasan. Itโ€™s detrimental to a personโ€™s mental and physical health.

But itโ€™s still hard to convince Papa to let go of his vices. Iba pa rin pilosopiya niya, even if weโ€™re in a better place now.

The only difference isโ€”I somehow get it. I understand why he does it.

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by hans darryl
Pubmat by Josh Harder

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