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24/08/2026

𝐊𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐌𝐍 | Mata sa Langit, Paasa Baha

Nakakapagod na ang mga pangakong binibitawan ng mga pulitikong ginagamit ang katatagan at pagtitiyaga ng mamamayan upang pangatwiranan ang ubod nang bagal na sistemang sila mismo ang nagtaguyod. Mapapansing tila ganito ang siklo: pupunahin natin ang mga naging resulta ng palpak na sistema; mangangako sila na babaguhin ito; maghihintay na lamang lumubog ang isyu.

Hindi ikauunlad ng bayan kung aasa na lang sa limot. Matagal nang pinupuna ng bayan ang kanilang gawain, at kung tutuusin, matagal na rin tayong hindi pinapansin. Tila lokohan na lang ang nagaganap sa panig ng gobyerno at ng bayan; para saan pa at sila ang pinaupo kung magbubutas lamang ng upuan?

Ang mga pagkukulang na ito ay nangangailangan ng proaktibong mga solusyon mula mismo sa gobyerno. Hindi sasapat ang mga pangakong binibitawan kung hindi naman ito magkakatotoo. Kailangan ng buong bansa ng isang pamahalaang marunong makiramdam para sa pinamumunuan nito sa pamamagitan ng masusing pagsubaybay sa kalagayan ng mga mamamayan. Mula rito, dapat itong gamiting batayan sa kung ano ang kinakailangan ng bawat isa.

Kung ang mga kapus-palad ay naglilimas ng bahang umabot sa kanilang bahay, dapat nating alalahanin na sa bawat pagwalis nito ay dulot ng mga proyektong palpak at hindi nakarating sa atin. Ang bawat yuko ay may kaakibat na bigat ng mga paasang nakaupo sa taas at pribelihiyadong hindi tumingin sa sitwasyon ng mga mamamayang nasa ibaba.

✍️: Anastasis / Rainsel T. Fabian
🎨: Khael Dionisio

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21/08/2026

𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐘 | Walking in Borrowed Footsteps

The morning arrived beneath a curtain of rain, covering the sun with grey clouds. I entered the campus gates holding an umbrella, while my other hand clutched my bag close to my chest to shield it from the rain. The campus seemed to move at a quieter and gentler pace, students chattering replaced with the steady rhythm of rain. I carefully watched every step as the sky weeps and the wind slightly pushes me back.

The muddy and slippery path was no different. Every step I made was calculated and precise. I watched my footing carefully, knowing that one careless step could send me stumbling to the ground. Yet amid the uncertainty of the slippery path, I found an unexpected sense of comfort.

There, pressed into the damp soil, were footprints left by those who had walked the same path before me, slowly disappearing but still visible. Those footsteps could have belonged to students hurrying to their next class, professors making their way to the faculty, or utility workers who arrived before sunrise to prepare the campus for another day. Whoever those people were, their footprints reassured me that the path, however difficult, had already been crossed.

I followed those fading marks without giving them much thought. As I checked my phone to look at the time of my first class, the date caught my eye.
August 21

I glanced once more at the footprints behind me. The rain was doing what it always does, washing away every trace it could reach. But no matter how hard it tries, it could never erase the fact that someone had walked there first.
Perhaps history is much the same.

Every August 21, the Philippines remembers one set of footsteps that ended far too soon, yet somehow carried an entire nation forward. When Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. chose to return home in 1983 despite the danger awaiting him, he left behind more than what others called “a final journey”. He could have stayed where it was safe. Many Filipinos would have understood if he had. Instead, he came home not because he was certain of what awaited him, but because he believed that love for one's country sometimes asks more of us than comfort ever could. His return became the beginning of a question that every generation must answer for itself.

I continued walking around the campus, the fading footsteps were no longer just marks left by students hurrying and trying to avoid the rain or faculty members rushing to their offices. They reminded me that some footsteps like the ones left by Ninoy are remembered not because they endured the rain, but because they changed the course of the road for everyone who came after.

✍️: Nash Laurenze Ignacio
🎨: Jazz Obedoza

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17/08/2026

𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 | BulSU to conduct asynchronous classes on August 18 due to heavy rains

The Bulacan State University (BulSU) will proceed with asynchronous online classes at all levels and across all campuses on August 18, 2026, as continued heavy rainfall associated with the Southwest Monsoon persists.

Office Memorandum No. 107, Series of 2026, issued August 17, considers the prevailing weather conditions and their continuing effects on the safety, mobility, and welfare of the University community.

Faculty members are mandated to provide necessary learning materials, instructions, activities, and other academic requirements online, while extending reasonable adjustments and consideration to students affected by flooding, unsafe or inaccessible routes, power interruptions, connectivity limitations, displacement, and other weather-related circumstances.

The University community was encouraged to prioritize safety, consider local conditions when making decisions, and stay updated on official announcements and advisories regarding University operations and academic activities.

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16/08/2026

𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 | BulSU continues online classes on August 17 amid flooding

The Bulacan State University (BulSU) will continue conducting synchronous online classes across all levels and campuses on August 17, 2026, amid the aftermath of heavy rains and flooding in various areas of Bulacan.

Office Memorandum No. 105, Series of 2026, issued August 16, stated that the shift to online classes considers the mobility, safety, and general welfare of members of the University community.

Faculty members are mandated to hold classes synchronously, providing flexibility for students affected by flooding, road inaccessibility, power interruptions, connectivity issues, displacement, or other weather-induced disruptions.

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15/08/2026

𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐘 | Araw ng Isang Tanglaw sa Araw

Luntiang kapatagan, makulay na kasaysayan,
Pinangala'y bulaklakan ang mayamang taniman.
Mga binhing palay at dakilang mga bayani,
Sa lalawigang Bulacan, sila'ng mabuting ani.

Sa kanlura’y lagusan, sa silanga’y kabundukan,
Sa gitna, lambak ng masaganang sakahan,
Mga hayupan at palaisdaan iyong taglay,
Anihan ng pag-asa at maraming hanapbuhay.

Tagpuan ng Singkaban at masayang piyestahan,
Handog ang magagandang sining, kultura’t sayawan.
Abelardo, Balagtas, Tolentino, Celerio
Mga manlilikha sa’ting lalawigang museo.

Mayamang kasaysayan tungo sa’ting kalayaan,
Lupaing sinilangan ng talino’t kagitingan.
Si Goyo’t Marcelo, heneral at propagandista.
Sa puso ng Bulacan, nagbunga ang republika.

Ang dalawang burol sa likod ng iyong sagisag
Sa pahina ng kasaysayan, ito’y nakalimbag.
Simbahang Barasoain, nakamtan ang kasarinlan,
Kasama ang tatlong sampaguitang nagbulaklakan.

Minsan ika’y lubakan at minsan ika’y nakalubog,
Magandang kinabukasan ang iyong hinahandog.
Mahal kong lupang sinilangan ng luntiang patag.
Isang maligayang araw ng ‘yong pagkakatatag.

✍️: Gio Nethaniel Dela Cruz
🎨: Sebastian Salvatierra

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14/08/2026

𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 | BulSU moves midterm exams, implements academic leniency amid adverse weather

The Bulacan State University (BulSU) will move its Midterm Examination Week from August 24–29 to September 1–7 and implement academic considerations for students and faculty members affected by prevailing adverse weather conditions, according to Office Memorandum No. 28, Series of 2026, issued August 14.

The memorandum mandates faculty members to exercise reasonable leniency and flexibility in academic requirements, including projects, outputs, examinations, and submission deadlines, for students directly affected by flooding, power interruptions, internet or connectivity problems, displacement, or other weather-related circumstances.

In addition, students will be allowed not to wear the prescribed school uniform from August 17-23, subject to the university’s guidelines on appropriate and decent attire.

Necessary adjustments to related academic
activities will also be coordinated with concerned academic offices to ensure the orderly implementation of the revised schedule.

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13/08/2026

𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 | Charged for the Unreceived

The removal of system loss charges is a good beginning, since consumers should not have to pay for losses they did not cause. However, the removal of this cost alone is insufficient. If the government were to force utilities to take on this burden, it could put pressure on utilities’ maintenance of their services. These expenditures are vital to maintaining distribution facilities and networks. Although it is important that consumers not bear these losses, utilities also require adequate financial resources.

While abolishing system loss surcharges offers an immediate reprieve, more is needed than the removal of a single charge from a monthly electricity bill. The right solution would involve a combination of government subsidies for system losses; mandatory standards for efficient operation by distribution utilities; stricter regulation of system-loss accounting; and transparency in how electricity is priced. With this holistic approach, consumers would be protected from unnecessary system losses, while utilities would still be able to operate effectively, and the use of taxpayers’ money would be justified.

Through subsidies, Filipinos could finally stop being the line that connects the gap on who pays for something they don’t even receive. It has long since been the government’s turn to shoulder these charges, for they would be no different if the taxes the people pay for are not felt in return.

🎨: Elisha Grace Sy

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13/08/2026

𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐍 | Tindahan ng Bayan
𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐚-𝐥𝐨 𝐧𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧. 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐚-𝐥𝐨 𝐧𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧.

Pabili po! P’wede pong mangutang? Pautang naman ng mga inutang ninyo sa kaban ng bayan. Pautang naman ng mga binulsa ninyong pera ng mamamayan. Utang na loob. Pautang naman.

Kami ang nangungutang— bakit kami rin ang nalulugi?

Luging-lugi na sa mga pangako. Luging-lugi na sa mga multong proyekto. Luging-lugi na sa lagpas taong baha. Luging-lugi na sa paulit-ulit na rasyon ng walang katapusang delata. Latang-lata na kami sa pagpapabango sa masangsang na papuri ng katatagan. Ang katatagan ay isang katagang tumataga sa tunay na pagbabago. Hindi dahil masama ang pagiging matatag, kung hindi dahil ginagawa itong palusot ng mga pulitikong hindi natin makalampag.

Sabaw na sabaw na ang mga nasa laylayan. Tuyong-tuyo ang gobyerno sa kanilang higaan. Patuloy na lumulusong sa matinding danas ang taumbayan— binabaha ng tubig ang bahay, binabaha ng luha ang mata, at binabaha ng gutom ang kumakalam na sikmura. Bahang-baha na rito sa ibaba. Kailan kaya kami masisilip ng mga tuyong-tuyo sa itaas?

Hindi mapapawi ng ayuda ang pagkauhaw ng bayan— uhaw sa makataong sistema, proyekto para sa baha, at gobyernong iniisip ang masa. Sinisipsip na ng baha ang aming buhay at bahay habang patuloy niyong sinisipsip ang pondong nakalaan sana para sa taumbayan. Hindi baha, ulan, bagyo, o kahit anumang sakuna ang nagpapahirap sa bayan. Nahihirapan ang bayan sapagkat pinahihirapan tayo ng mga ‘di umano’y lingkod-bayan.

Luging-lugi na ang tindahan ng bayan. Bayaran ninyo lahat ng inutang ninyo. Bayaran ninyo ang mahabang resibo ng pagtitiis, paghihirap, at pagpapakatatag.

Gising na, mga tulog mantika! Huwag ninyong hintaying mabanlian ng kumukulong likido hanggang sa mapaso ang kapal ng mukha niyo. Sabayan na rin natin ng s**a, tutal s**ang-s**a na kami sa paulit-ulit na pangako ng pagbabago. Hindi rin maaaring kalimutan ang toyo, at ang lala kung toyoin ng mga pulitiko sa tuwing hindi sila pinasasalamatan sa ayudang hindi naman galing sa bulsa nila. Marapat din na may inumin, tutal ginagatasan lang naman nila ang mga nasa laylayan para maganda ang litrato sa mga pahayagan. At kung nakipag-kamay pa, magsabon tayo— sabunin natin ang gobyerno sa kanilang pandudungis sa puri ng bawat mamamayang Pilipino.

Baon na baon na kayo sa utang. Sa utang ng magandang araw, bukas, at kinabukasan. Nakaaawa ang Pilipinas sapagkat nakakulong ito sa bihag ng mga lokal na dayuhan. Ayaw nila tayong pakawalan para magsalita. Ayaw nila tayong gumising para mamulat. Ayaw nila tayong palayain para lumaya. Kailan ba tayo makawawala sa rehas na gobyerno mismo ang may gawa?

Ang haba ng listahan ng dapat bayaran. Ang haba ng listahan ng pinagkakautangan. Tapos na ang ilang taong pagpapatahan. Ngayon, maniningil na kami.

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐚-𝐩𝐨𝐬 𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢-𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧. 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐚-𝐲𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧— 𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧, 𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐧, 𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧.

✍️: Kloe Sophia Canlas
🎨: Raiza Galang

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12/08/2026

𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐋 | The Sky Can Wait, Foundations Come First

In his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (PBBM) announced the government’s initiative to launch a rocket next year in Cagayan with the intention of marking the country’s first step toward the global space industry. While this statement drew applause from those who deem it a technological step forward, it must first be assessed against the actual conditions of the nation's current state. Given that the country is still grappling with the continuous rise in prices, the ongoing flood control investigations, and the satisfaction of basic needs, among other pressing concerns, prioritizing a space program that is rather out of touch with these current issues is suboptimal. The question is not whether the government wants to launch such an initiative; it is whether it should be prioritized among the other concerns of the nation.

Given this history of fund mismanagement, the question still stands as to whether the budget to be allocated to this space program will be properly accounted for, rather than becoming another instance of the misuse of public funds.

People desperately in need of education and healthcare represent the challenges that this country has yet to overcome. Reaching for orbit is not the problem — trying to do so before fixing what is broken is. Prioritizing the repair of the nation’s broken system does not mean stepping back on its development; it is because that is what the same framework actually demands. The government has to focus on marginalized sectors such as education and health instead of solely spending on a space program fueled by the taxes paid by the same people asking for help. Prioritizing technologically ambitious projects while foundational public services remain deficient shows a questionable order of priorities. These are problems that are in need of the government’s immediate response and must not be stalled by an initiative that can wait.

The sky can wait. A country still learning to fix its own gravity cannot. For what is this ability to touch the heavens if the people are buried by the multitude of unresolved societal and economic issues?

🎨: Khael Dionisio & Ianne Fernandez

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11/08/2026

𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 | BulSU extends class suspension, shifts classes online until August 16

Amid prevailing weather conditions, the Bulacan State University (BulSU) will extend the suspension of classes and shift all classes to synchronous online learning modalities from August 12 to 16, 2026.

In Office Memorandum No. 90, Series of 2026, issued on August 11, the university announced that classes at all levels across all campuses will be conducted online to ensure the welfare of the university community while continuing the delivery of instruction.

Faculty members are expected to conduct their scheduled classes through appropriate online platforms.

The university also advised faculty members to exercise reasonable leniency and flexibility in academic requirements, particularly for students affected by flooding, power interruptions, internet or connectivity problems, displacement, and other weather-related circumstances.

Meanwhile, all members of the University community are reminded to prioritize their safety, remain vigilant, and continue monitoring advisories from the University and local government units.

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