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19/09/2026

#𝗕𝗨𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | The College of Arts and Letter's (Cal) men's basketball team failed to advance in the semifinals after facing defeat against the Jesse M. Robredo Institute of Governance and Development (JMRIGD) at the College of Engineering Gymnasium (Ceng), Friday, Sept. 18.

Team captain John Alexander Broñosa is hoping that they may be inspired by their experiences this year to work harder.

"Hindi dapat kami makampante kung sino man ang makalaban namin sa bracket sapagkat every team sa Bicol University ay may potential talaga. Super gagaling nila," he said.

Meanwhile, 4th year communication student Gabriel Iñigo Narvaez, shared that he enjoyed playing in his last year in the university despite losing.

"Makapagal na plos, pero maski talo, okay man. That's life," he said in Bicol Language.

The semi-finals matches will commence on Saturday, Sept. 19. | via Joseph Benedict Bernardino, Chief Layout Artist

19/09/2026

#𝗕𝗨𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | Bicol University College of Arts Letters (Bucal) faced defeat against the Institute of Physical Education, Sports and Recreation (IPESR) in the men’s volleyball semifinals at Em’s Barrio Covered Court, Friday, Sept. 18.

Losing with 25-12, 25-12, Bucal player Justine Bacarez shared that the team struggled to keep up with IPESR due to their opponent’s stronger "connection.”

“I think one of the factors was really the connection they already had. They’ve built that kind of chemistry over time, while for us, we only really get to play together during events like this. So we haven’t had the same opportunity to build a connection that strong, especially with the limited time we had to play and practice together,” Bacarez said.

Despite the set back, Bacarez hopes that the team will return stronger in the next olympics.

“But next year, I think you can expect a better and stronger Team CAL. We’ve already done it this year, and I know we can do it again next year. Hopefully, with more time together, we can build an even stronger connection and come back better than ever,” he said.

The awarding and announcement of the final rankings will be held today, Sept. 19, for the last day of the BU Olympics 2026. | via 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢, 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳

📷 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘰, 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵

19/09/2026

#𝗕𝗨𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | College of Arts and Letters’ (CAL) Javelin thrower, Christian Benedito, clinched the bronze medal in the athletics men's division finals on Friday, Sept. 18, at the Bicol University Sports Complex.

Benedito, who qualified in second place during the preliminary before advancing to the finals, shared how he gathered his energy to throw the 800-gram javelin.

“Bini-build up ko lang 'yung strength ko, tapos [take] deep breaths lang, inhale-exhale lang, tapos focus lang sa goals ko po,” Benedito said.

Despite stepping over the line for a foul on his farthest throw in the heats, he pushed forward and stayed locked in.

“Sinabi ko sa sarili ko na siyempre babawi ako. Since alam kong [mas may] malayo pa [akong] itatapon kumpara sa [mga] na-foul,” the athlete said.

Meanwhile, CAL women’s division representatives Shiela Mae Maquiñana and Ashley Danguilan secured lower placements in the competition. | Mary Joy Buelva, Chief Writer (E)

𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯, 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰-𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵

19/09/2026

#𝗕𝗨𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | The Bicol University College of Arts and Letters (Bucal) placed sixth overall in the women's 4x400m relay at the BU Sports Complex, Friday, Sept. 18.

Players Rose Ann Mae Alejo, Angeli Bongais, Elisha Untalan, and Shyr Biton suited up for the 4x100m squad, as Kaye Tojot stepped in for Biton in the 4x400m event.

CAL was positioned for a high finish in the 4x100m before an official disqualification for a lane violation cut their momentum short.

Untalan shared how overcoming the setback tested her mental toughness on the track.

“Kanina, I was about to really break down, pero my teammates instantly helped me with resetting my mind kasi may game pa na susunod. And I think 'yun 'yung parang pinaka-challenge, laging mental state din kasi 'yung kalaban mo in terms of setback as an athlete,” she said.

The announcement and awarding of winners will be held today, Sept. 19, for the last day of the BU Olympics 2026. | via Mary Joy Buelva, Chief Writer (E)

𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯, 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰-𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵

19/09/2026

#𝗕𝗨𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | Angelica Nicole Icawat and Mark Cedric Pertez from the Performing Arts-Theater department clinched second place in the dancesport Latin category Friday, Sept. 18, at the EM’s Barrio covered court.

Pertez shared that the silver medal was unexpected for them due to their “lack of training.”

“Hindi ko po alam kung anong mangyayari [sa competition] kasi… lack of training po talaga kami. Bonus na lang po na naging second place kami ngayon, so I am very emotional [since] hindi ko po talaga inexpect na maging second place kami ngayon," he said.

He also expressed his gratitude to the College of Arts and Letters community for supporting them since their first day of rehearsal.

Meanwhile, the College of Engineering and the Institute of Physical Education, Sports, and Recreation won the gold medals in the Standard and Latin categories, respectively. | via Hero Nocillado, Staff Writer

𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘏𝘶𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘰 𝘊𝘪𝘱𝘳𝘦, 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵

19/09/2026

#𝗕𝗨𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | College of Arts and Letters (CAL) athletics delegate Mike Añonuevo secured fourth place in the men's 1500-meter final on Friday, Sept. 18, at the Bicol University (BU) Sports Complex.

He noted that his performance marked his “personal best” in the event, beating his previous times both in competition and in training.

“Overall, that was my best performance, and I was able to achieve a pace of 2:58 sa 1-kilometer mark, so it's really satisfying. And nabigyan ko sila ng magandang laban, even though I secured 4th place, still, satisfying pa rin siya,” Añonuevo said.

The athlete, who also plays for CAL’s football team, shared that he’s already eyeing future competitions across different sports.

“After [the] [BU] Olympics, I will still train, especially may mga events din na uungkatin at sasalihan. And I want to improve more, I want to achieve more,” he added.

With the track and field events officially wrapped up, CAL finishes its athletics games while displaying grit, laying a standard for an even stronger showing in the next Olympics. | Mary Joy Buelva, Chief Writer (E)

𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯, 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰-𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵

18/09/2026

𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | Alvin John Del Rosario Nual from Bicol University- (BU) Legazpi ranked sixth in the August-September 2026 Philippine Nursing Licensure Examination (PNLE), the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Saturday, Sept.19.

BU Legazpi recorded a total of 137 passers, while BU-Polangui and BU-Tabaco produced 115 and one (1) passer, respectively. | via Patricia Guevarra, Senior Editor

𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘗𝘙𝘊 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥

18/09/2026

𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 | The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) announced it will cease operations effective Sept. 30, ending 37 years of work promoting media development in the Philippines, Friday, Sept. 18.

CMFR said the difficulties in securing necessary funding contributed to the decision, despite receiving support from Philippine and international partners.

Established in 1989, CMFR has worked with journalists, news organizations, and civil society groups to promote media freedom and responsibility. | via Gewel Genesis Agase, Chief Writer (F)

18/09/2026

#𝗕𝗨𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | The men’s volleyball team of the College of Arts and Letters (CAL) will advance to the quarterfinals after securing their third win, 25-15, 25-18, against the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Sept. 17.

Morrice Bobis, one of the team’s players, said the players are expected to be “more composed” in their next game.

“We are expecting to be more composed, since we are lacking in mental fortitude. Internal talaga ‘yung kulang sa amin, [but] I don’t doubt our skills as a team,” he said.

The quarterfinal match against the College of Education is set to commence later this afternoon.

📷 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘖𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘑𝘪𝘳𝘰 𝘓𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘴, 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴

18/09/2026

#𝗕𝗨𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | Bicol University College of Arts and Letters (Bucal) swimming delegate, Ayre Guiriba, bagged two medals yesterday, Sept. 17, at the BU 50-meter swimming pool.

Communication student Guiriba clinched the gold and bronze medals in the 200-meter breaststroke and 400-meter individual medley, respectively.

Despite time constraints, Guiriba shared that she was more composed in her events this year than she was last year.

“Kulang pa rin naman ’yung time ko to prepare this year, pero mas limited talaga ’yung preparation time ko last year,” said Guiriba.

The athlete also shared her experience of almost missing out on competing due to issues during her paper assessment at the University Health Services (UHS).

“Nagkaroon ako ng problem sa UHS that time, and muntik pa talaga akong hindi makapaglaro because of some circumstances,” she added.

Results were announced the same day at the BU Sports Complex following the conclusion of the swimming event.

𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯, 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰-𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵

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