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๐˜ผ๐™ฉ๐™š ๐˜ฝ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™™๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ก๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™‹๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™–๐™ฃโ€™๐™จ ๐™‡๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š 36๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™˜๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™จ!Balancing academics and publication wor...
26/05/2026

๐˜ผ๐™ฉ๐™š ๐˜ฝ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™™๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ก๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™‹๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™–๐™ฃโ€™๐™จ ๐™‡๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š 36๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™˜๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™จ!

Balancing academics and publication work is not easy. It takes sweat, exhaustion, and sleepless nights to chase endless deadlines. But, as they say, all hardships may yield success.

Despite their responsibilities as campus journalists and students, they demonstrated tenacity and continued to persevere. These academic distinctions are a testament to the consistent effort and determination of the staffers of the publication.

With pride, ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด celebrates the academic achievements of its editors and staff who demonstrated intelligence and skills in their respective fields.

May this success serve as an inspiration to continue striving for excellence within and beyond the publication.

Congratulations! Your Budyong family is proud of all of you.

๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ผ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—”๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜‰๐˜บ ๐˜Š๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ง ๐˜ธ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณClasses do end on a random afternoon.Outside, the sky ...
24/05/2026

๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ผ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—”๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป
๐˜‰๐˜บ ๐˜Š๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ง ๐˜ธ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ

Classes do end on a random afternoon.
Outside, the sky looks exactly the same as it always has.
And somehow, that is what makes it difficult to bear,
the world remains ordinary while something in your life is ending forever.

And suddenly you are 18 again,
walking around unfamiliar buildings,
trying to look less lost than you felt.
You did not know then that this place would one day become ordinary to you.
That one day, these hallways would know your footsteps by heart.
That the strangers sitting beside you would become people
you cannot imagine your life without.

And you were once so desperate for it to end.
You counted semesters like they were countdowns.
You said, โ€œI canโ€™t wait to graduate,โ€
without realizing that one day,
you would sit in the middle of a class,
wishing time had moved a little slower.

Youโ€™ll say, โ€œSee you next time,โ€ before leaving the room.
As if the next time is already promised to you.
As if life will not scatter all of you into different cities,
different schedules, different versions of yourselves.
As if there will always be another random afternoon
where everyone you know is still in the same place at once.

Indeed, classes do end on a random afternoon.
And without noticing it, you walk out of a life you will spend years trying to revisit.

๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜Œ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ข ๐˜‘๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ, ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ง ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต

๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ | The Bicol University (BU) Gawad Bueรฑo 2026, themed โ€œClass of 2026: Values-driven, Digitally Inclined Lifelong l...
23/05/2026

๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ | The Bicol University (BU) Gawad Bueรฑo 2026, themed โ€œClass of 2026: Values-driven, Digitally Inclined Lifelong learners,โ€ commenced at the BU College of Engineering (Buceng) Gymnasium, Saturday, May 23.

The event awarded students who received titles of most outstanding students and organizations, leadership and service awards, international citations, along with the President's Listers for the 1st and 2nd semesters.

In his inspirational message, BU President Baby Boy Benjamin Nebres emphasized the importance of values in students as they hone their skills, citing that ambition without integrity becomes dangerous.

Moreover, keynote speaker Helen Padua said that character is an obligation, especially during hard times.

โ€œTrue character is revealed not when everything is convenient, but when courage, integrity, and humility are demanded from us,โ€ she said.

Meanwhile, Outstanding Student Stephen Michael Taquilid emphasized that the fight of all student awardees is already inspiring, despite their differences.

โ€œWe all [take very] different battles, different sacrifices, and different stories. But despite everything, we are still hereโ€” still fighting, still chasing our dreams, and that alone is something to be proud of,โ€ he said.

The morning event ended at around 12 p.m., while awardees for the 2nd semester Presidentโ€™s Lister are scheduled to receive their recognition in the afternoon. | via Lean Edriana Aguilar

๐Ÿ“ท Joseph Bendict Bernardino

๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ | The Bicol University (BU) has released the BU Entrance Test (Bucet) results for Academic Year 2026-2027, Friday...
22/05/2026

๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ | The Bicol University (BU) has released the BU Entrance Test (Bucet) results for Academic Year 2026-2027, Friday, May 22, through the BU website.

A total of 4,943 out of 17,480 applicants passed and qualified for admission as incoming first-year students, while 619 were placed on the waitlist.

Results are sent individually and may only be accessed through applicantsโ€™ registered emails. | via Gewel Genesis Agase

๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ | Former president Rodrigo Duterte will remain in detention for another year after the International Criminal Cou...
22/05/2026

๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ | Former president Rodrigo Duterte will remain in detention for another year after the International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Chamber III ruled he is not qualified for temporary release.

The court said his request failed to meet the requirements for the release pending trial. | via Gewel Genesis Agase

21/05/2026

๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ก๐—ข๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก | Sa isinagawang consultative assembly ng Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Partylist sa Legazpi City, mariing tinutulan ni ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. Antonio Tinio ang planong pagbabawas ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED) sa General Education (GE) units sa kolehiyo mula 36 units tungo sa 18 units.

Ayon kay Tinio, bunga ng kanilang pakikipagdayalogo kay CHED Chairperson Shirley Agrupis ang naging desisyon ng komisyon na pansamantalang suspendihin ang implementasyon ng naturang hakbang. | via Gewel Genesis Agase & Jovin Leron

๐—•๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ง๐—” | ๐—ž๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—–๐—ง ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜†๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—”๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜•๐˜ช ๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ, ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ง ๐˜ž๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณIsinagaw...
21/05/2026

๐—•๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ง๐—” | ๐—ž๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—–๐—ง ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜†๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—”๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜†
๐˜•๐˜ช ๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ, ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ง ๐˜ž๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ

Isinagawa ang isang pagpupulong at konsultasyon ng Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Partylist sa Legazpi City, Huwebes, Mayo 21, upang pag-usapan ang mga suliranin at mga rekursong maaaring gawin sa mga lumalalang krisis na kinakaharap ng sektor ng edukasyon.

Pinangunahan ng ACT Partylist kasama ang ACT Philippines, at ACT Bicol Union ang konsultasyon na dinaluhan ng mga g**o na nagmula sa mga probinsya ng Albay at Sorsogon.

Bahagi ng naging talakayan ang mga sosyo-ekonomikong hamon sa sektor ng edukasyon gaya ng umento sa sahod at pagpapataas ng mga benepisyo sa mga g**o, mga administratibong pasanin, at maging ang mga umiiral na polisiya na nakakaapekto sa kasalukuyang kalagayan at kapakanan ng mga g**o at mag-aaral.

Ayon kay ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. Antonio Tinio, nararapat na paglaanan ng oras ang pagkakaroon ng mga konsultasyon upang matalakay ang mga hamong kinakaharap sa sektor ng edukasyon.

โ€œBahagi natin bilang sectoral representative ng mga teachers na direktang makipag-ugnayan sa mga teachers mismo. Kaya nga bukod sa mga sessions, sa mga committee hearings aktibo tayo doโ€™n. Talagang may panahon na nilalaan tayo para bisitahin ang mga teachers natin kung ano ang isyu ng teachers tina-translate natin into legislative measure at 'yung iba ay nagiging batas,โ€ aniya.

Dagdag pa ni Tinio, napapanahon na ang pagpapataas ng sahod ng mga kaguruan sa lahat ng antas, pampubliko man o pampribado.

โ€œPanahon na para gawing 50,000 ang sweldo ng mga Teacher 1, at ang mga panukala natin 50,000 sa public pati sa private, isa lang ang laban; pati sa state universities at colleges, ibig sabihin basta g**o ka ay dapat na starting pay ay 50,000,โ€ saad ni Tinio.

Binigyang-diin naman ni ACT Philippines National Chairperson Ruby Bernardo na may direktang koneksyon ang sahod ng mga g**o at kalidad ng edukasyon na naipapamalas sa mga paaralan.

โ€œMalinaw ang koneksyon ng sahod at kalidad ng edukasyon dahil kapag kumakalam ang sikmura ng g**o, abonado siya sa gastusin, at nagtuturo sa hindi maayos na silid-aralan na kulang sa libro at sapat na suportaโ€”kahit laptop man lamangโ€”mahihirapan siyang makapagturo nang maayos at maabot ang kanyang optimum performance,โ€ ani Bernardo.

Ipinahayag din niya ang hindi sapat na pagtugon at pagpapahalaga sa mga g**o dulot ng hindi nakabubuhay na sahod at mabigat na gampanin na kanilang pinapasan.

โ€œHigit pa sa usapin ng sahod nagrereflect kasi doon kung paano pinapahalagahan โ€˜yung teacher, dapat mas lalong kinakalinga โ€˜yung mga kumakalinga sa mga pag-asa ng bayan, kaso hindi ganoon. Sa kasalukuyan ang mga empleyado sa sektor ng edukasyon ay ang may mga pinakamahirap at pinakamabigat na responsibilidad; overwork at underpaid kumbaga,โ€ saad ni Bernardo.

Samantala, ayon sa partylist, nauna na ang kanilang konsultasyon at mga pagpupulong sa Dumaguete, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Bataan, at National Capital Region.

Magpapatuloy naman ang ikalawang serye ng konsultasyon sa rehiyon bukas, Mayo 22, sa Naga City, Camarines Sur bitbit ang parehong mga layunin sa pagsusulong ng de-kalidad na edukasyon sa buong bansa.

๐Ÿ“ท Jovin Leron, Staff Photojournalist

๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ | An armed man allegedly linked to the gunfire incident inside the Senate on Wednesday has been identified as a d...
14/05/2026

๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ | An armed man allegedly linked to the gunfire incident inside the Senate on Wednesday has been identified as a driver working under the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), according to the Southern Police District.

The suspect, identified by alias โ€œMel Oragon,โ€ was arrested after allegedly firing multiple shots using an unidentified firearm. | via Justine Bacarez

๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ | Sen. Ronald โ€œBatoโ€ dela Rosa is no longer in the senate premises.According to a member of the Senate Secretaria...
14/05/2026

๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ | Sen. Ronald โ€œBatoโ€ dela Rosa is no longer in the senate premises.

According to a member of the Senate Secretariat, dela Rosa left at around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 14. | via Justine Bacarez

๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ | Senator Ronald โ€œBatoโ€ dela Rosaโ€™s lawyer, Israelito Torreon, took to Facebook on Thursday, May 14, to prove tha...
14/05/2026

๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ | Senator Ronald โ€œBatoโ€ dela Rosaโ€™s lawyer, Israelito Torreon, took to Facebook on Thursday, May 14, to prove that dela Rosa remains within the Senate premises following last nightโ€™s gunshot chaos.

The post showed photos of the senator with his legal team and staff, captioned that the shooting incident was not an escape tactic by dela Rosa. | via Jane Daluro

๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ | President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. denied that the Philippine National Police (PNP), military, or the National Bure...
13/05/2026

๐—จ๐—ฃ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜ | President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. denied that the Philippine National Police (PNP), military, or the National Bureau of Investigation were involved in the reported shooting incident at the Senate linked to the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant against Senator Ronald โ€œBatoโ€ dela Rosa, Wednesday, May 13.

Marcos also said he and Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano agreed to "call for calm" as the PNP and Senate conduct separate investigations into the incident. | via Charmaine Casais

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