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The official student publication of West Visayas State University.

Forum-Dimensions is the official university student publication of West Visayas State University in Iloilo City, Iloilo. It was founded March 1939, and remains as one of the top tertiary student publications in Western Visayas.

04/09/2026

BALITA: 𝗥𝗧𝗖 𝗤𝗖, 𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗸𝗮𝘆 𝗩𝗣 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮

Nakatakdang arestuhin si Vice President Sara Duterte matapos maglabas ng warrant of arrest ang Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 98 kaugnay sa tatlong kaso ng grave threats laban sa kanya, Setyembre 4.

Ito ay kaugnay sa pahayag ni Duterte noong Nobyembre 2024 sa umano'y pagbanta sa buhay ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, at dating House Speaker Martin Romualdez.

Idineklara ng korte ang piyansa sa halagang P120,000 para sa bawat bilang ng grave threats, o kabuuang P360,000 para sa tatlong bilang.

“Regardless of the question on jurisdiction, she has no intention of evading the law and will continue to exercise all her legal remedies,” pahayag ni Paul Lawrence Lim, abogado ni Duterte.

Ayon sa warrant of arrest ng RTC, may “probable cause” o sapat na batayan upang ipagpatuloy ang paglilitis kay Duterte sa naturang kaso.

Samantala, kinumpirma ni Polo Martinez, tagapagsalita ng Department of Justice, na ang kaso ay magpapatuloy sa paglilitis.

Dagdag pa niya, ipinadala na ng korte ang arrest warrant direkta sa mga ahensya ng batas para maipatupad ito.

Ayon naman sa Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), natanggap na ng kampo ni Duterte ang warrant at plano nitong magpiyansa sa lalong madaling panahon.

Kung mapatunayang nagkasala siya sa mga akusasyon tulad ng sadyang paglabag sa Konstitusyon, panunuhol, at korapsyon, maaari siyang mapatalsik sa puwesto bilang bise presidente at hindi na maaaring tumakbo bilang pangulo sa 2028.

Patuloy ang impeachment trial sa Senado na inaasahang maaaring tumagal hanggang 2027, at nakadepende sa ebidensya at testigong ihaharap sa paglilitis.

Balita ni Kent Zachary Salcedo

03/09/2026

NEWS UPDATE: 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝟳𝟱% 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗖𝗟𝗘

West Visayas State University - Lambunao campus produced a new batch of registered criminologists in the August 2026 Criminologist Licensure Examination.

According to the Professional Regulation Commission, WVSU logged a 75% percent overall performance, with 15 out of 20 examinees successfully passing the board exam.

First-time takers contributed to the institution’s 88.89% passing rate after 8 out of 9 individuals qualified, while repeaters yielded 63.64% with 7 out of 11 takers.

The result marks an increase from last year’s 34.38% passing rate, when 11 out of 32 examinees passed the exams.

Nationwide, the newly-registered criminologists joined 16,952 out of 29,452 passers, with a 57.56% national passing rate.

The examination was held from August 1 to 3 at various testing centers across the country.

Story and layout by Kent Zachary Salcedo

02/09/2026

| In Adéla’s recent “Ain’t in LA” hit, she turns a single image into a statement that resonates across regions and borders.

Inspired by a daring photograph of her mother during the Soviet era, Adéla reclaims a kind of freedom that challenges where identity and success are supposed to exist.

For many Filipinos, this feels familiar. We grow up in a culture that equates progress with leaving, where cities, capitals, or even countries abroad become the measure of having “made it,” while staying is often seen as settling.

Story by Nerio III Arsenal
Design and layout by Mhylls Anthony Reboton

02/09/2026

| With its recurring calamities and complex political and economic realities, the Philippines has proven time and again the resilience of its people.

Vice Ganda had long solidified her ground in Philippine filmography. With her box-office films and on fleek, unfiltered comedic style, Vice Ganda has found the sweet spot in making Filipinos laugh while highlighting the strengths and coping mechanisms of the people she portrays.

Vice Ganda’s films shed light on how the country’s consumption of comedy reflects what Filipinos have gone through—and what they continue to go through.

Story by Mhylls Anthony Reboton
Design and layout by Nerio III Arsenal

02/09/2026

LOOK: Taga-West students showed their support for this year’s Philippine Bar Examination takers from the University’s College of Law (COL) during a send-off ceremony at the new COL building, September 2.

Batch “Daguob” has 26 Bar takers, marking the University’s third batch to take the examinations.

The examinees will take the upcoming Bar Examinations at Central Philippine University, one of the 15 other local testing centers nationwide, on September 6, 9, and 13. | via Crishelle Ann Marie Barredo and Paul William Dacula

📷 Paul William Dacula and Edilberto Mollo III

02/09/2026

: Trees are friends
By seventyeightyearsofyearning

Last week, it felt like mourning a friend when the Rizal Hall trees were no longer there to shelter me from the sudden rain. Despite all efforts to walk faster, there was nowhere to hide, and soon, everyone and everything caught in the open was drenched.

It was easy to overlook how much those trees had helped me. Since entering college, they had been a refuge from sudden downpours and the pavement burning between classes.

One afternoon, freshly developed photographic films for a project were in hand when the rain suddenly came. With my bag already full, there was nowhere to put them, so I rushed beneath the trees.

These films could still be damaged by direct exposure, and for those few minutes, the trees became the only thing keeping them—and me—from the weather. At the time, the only concern was keeping my project safe.

Now that I am in my junior year, those moments feel like fragments of a college life that once seemed too ordinary to remember. The same trees had watched the once-innocent province boy move through lectures and duties while still learning how to make a life in the city.

This is why their absence feels larger than the space they occupied. Walking more under clear skies made me notice the ordinary details I used to pass by. It was as simple as sunlight passing through leaves or how every tree seemed to have its own shape and personality.

The same happens with the people and places woven into our lives. Familiarity can make their presence feel permanent. Their comfort becomes part of the background until one day, there is an empty space where it used to be.

Lately, I have been afraid that everyone is moving forward while I am falling behind. It seems as though everyone else already knows where they are going while the path ahead remains uncertain.

Then comes a tree. No two trees grow the same way, and neither do the people who stand beneath them. Some grow taller sooner and others take their time before anyone notices how much they have changed.

The now-pruned Rizal Hall trees made me think about how many parts of college I have taken for granted simply because they were there. One day, the familiar corners of the University will become part of a campus I can only remember.

Still, I hope new trees are planted there. I hope another student gets to spend enough ordinary days there for those moments to become memories. After all, we grow differently when we have somewhere to grow alongside one another.

As human as we are, we may not always recognize how far we have come while we are busy trying to keep up. Once in a while, all it takes is an empty patch of sky to make us look up and remember what has become part of our lives.

For me, those trees I once passed without a second thought became one of them. They had been there through the years in between—the rain, the heat, and everything we were still becoming. Somewhere along the way, they became our friends through thick and thin.

When new trees take root, may they outlive our years here and become companions to another generation of Taga-West students, keeping them company through years they will one day remember.

Photo by Ralph Lorens Mosquera
Graphics by Danna Pauleen Perez

02/09/2026

𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗕𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗛𝗔𝗡!

For things to stay the same, they must change.

For 87 years, Forum-Dimensions (FD), the official student publication of West Visayas State University, has never mistaken tradition for stagnation. A legacy is not preserved by standing still. It endures by moving forward.

As one chapter turns and another begins, FD renews its commitment to journalism grounded in integrity, reliability, and commitment.

The Publication is proud to present its editorial board for the academic year 2026-2027:

𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀-𝗶𝗻-𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳
Symon Peterniel Vacunawa
Verna Crissa Villorente

𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀
Jullea Alyza Polaron
Timothy James Sampang

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀
John Michael Baldove
Carinna Torreda

𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻
Marionn Jed Bernas

𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀
Ralph Lorens Mosquera
Kent Zachary Salcedo

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿
Morpheus Lei Yarra

𝗢𝗽-𝗘𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿
Lawrence Christian Montiague

𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿
Steven Keith Catotal

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿
Hannah Mesha Cartera

𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀
Nikolai Elauria
CJ Kent Octavio

𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿
Genesis Jeziah Saldevia

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿
Constantine Miguel Ko

𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿
Danna Pauleen Perez

𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿
Fe Aurelle Valenzuela

𝗖𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁
Deanna Clarice Diadio

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁
Kip Dela Cruz

𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀
Rogie Ken Villarin

𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘁
Jan Floyd Vallota

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿
Dr. Jemuel Garcia Jr.

Design and layout by Marionn Bernas
📷 Constantine Miguel Ko, Danna Pauleen Perez, Carinna Torreda, and Rogie Ken Villarin

02/09/2026

𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗕𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗛𝗔𝗡!

Mula sa sulok ng mga silid-aralan hanggang sa pasilyo ng lansangan, iba’t ibang kuwento ng masang Pilipino ang naghihintay na marinig at maisulat.

Sa bawat yapak na kanilang iniiwan, naroon ang mga hamong kailangang sundan, mga likong kailangang pag-isipan, at mga daang kailangang tahakin.

Sapagkat ang pahayagang tunay na nakikilahok sa masa ay hindi lamang binubuo ng mga matang marunong magmasid. Binubuo rin ito ng mga tinig na marunong makinig at mga pusong kayang manindigan kahit ang katotohanan ay isang daang salungat sa nakasanayan.

Sa panibagong yugto ng Forum-Dimensions, dalawang haligi ang tatayo sa unahan upang magsilbing gabay.

Mula sa College of Arts and Sciences, haharap sa bagong tungkulin si Symon Peterneil Vacunawa, ikatlong-taong mag-aaral ng Biology, matapos magsilbi bilang News and Special Reports Editor sa nakaraang taon.

Katuwang niya na magsisilbi muli bilang Punong Patnugot si Verna Crissa Villorente, ikaapat na taong mag-aaral mula sa Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English, dala ang karanasan at paninindigang hinubog ng paglilingkod sa pamamahayag.

Sa taong panuruan 2026-2027, panibagong mga pahina ang bubuksan. At sa bawat pahinang ito, ang Forum-Dimensions ay mananatiling matatag—mula sa katotohanan, at para sa katotohanan.

Disenyo ni Marionn Jed Bernas
📷 Carinna Torreda

02/09/2026

Dump Silica

Dibuho ni PARAYA

31/08/2026

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲.

From time immemorial, much of the language surrounding heroism has consequently been shaped by both war and violence. History books have preserved well the heroes who fought and fell in the name of courage and sacrifice, reinforcing an image of someone who stood against an enemy with a weapon in hand.

Yet the making of a nation extends far beyond the places where wars are fought. Western Visayas offers its own evidence of this in the people who changed lives through work that scales past warfare. A scientist, as an example, can create opportunities that allow communities to sustain themselves, just as a cultural bearer can preserve the stories and traditions that give those communities a sense of where they came from.

These forms of service rarely become the images we instinctively associate with heroism, yet they determine whether a society can progress. For progress cannot be measured by how far a nation has moved when the people who carried it there are forgotten along the way.

Moving forward also means preserving the culture and communities that make that progress meaningful. Therefore, heroism can exist in the work of building what others will inherit, especially when that work asks a person to give their voice for people beyond themselves.

This National Heroes Day, Forum-Dimensions turns to Western Visayas to remember the people whose contributions challenge the familiar image of the hero. From revolutionaries who fought for freedom to writers who fought through words to healers who served through conflict, their lives show that service to a people can take many forms.

Story by Steven Keith Catotal
Design and layout by Ralph Lorens Mosquera

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