The Nurses' Notes

29/07/2025

[MEDIA PARTNERSHIP]

𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆, 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀! 𝗔 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀. ⛵

As we continue to grow and journey forward, let us gather for the Pre-Recognition Meeting as we sail through this academic year under the theme: 𝐋𝐀𝐖𝐈𝐆: 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐧𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧.

⚓𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭: 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
⚓𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 𝐄-𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 5𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥
⚓𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 2, 2025 (𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲), 8:00 𝐀𝐌 – 12:00 𝐍𝐍

𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄:
https://forms.gle/Vvnkb9uDfwfEjAi77
https://forms.gle/Vvnkb9uDfwfEjAi77
https://forms.gle/Vvnkb9uDfwfEjAi77

𝑬𝒙𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒐 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓:
🔱Creative Pixel - Bulacan Branch
🔱Beyond Forever by Creative Pixel

𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒚:
⚓Namkwang Food Philippines
⚓The Crunch - Graceland, Malolos

𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝑻𝒐:
🐚Student Meal Pinoy Food and Sizzling

𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔:
📣Pacesetter
📣CS Wizards
📣The Engineers Publication
📣The Nurses' Notes
📣The BulSU Journalism Society
📣CURSOR Publication
📣The Gavel's Press
📣Taytayan

Onward we sail — 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂, 𝒔𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒂𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒘𝒊𝒈.

𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆, 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀! 𝗔 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀. ⛵

As we continue to grow and journey forward, let us gather for the Pre-Recognition Meeting as we sail through this academic year under the theme: 𝐋𝐀𝐖𝐈𝐆: 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐧𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧.

⚓𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭: 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
⚓𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 𝐄-𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 5𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥
⚓𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 2, 2025 (𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲), 8:00 𝐀𝐌 – 12:00 𝐍𝐍

𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄:
https://forms.gle/Vvnkb9uDfwfEjAi77
https://forms.gle/Vvnkb9uDfwfEjAi77
https://forms.gle/Vvnkb9uDfwfEjAi77

𝑬𝒙𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒐 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓:
🔱Creative Pixel - Bulacan Branch
🔱Beyond Forever by Creative Pixel

𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒚:
⚓Namkwang Food Philippines
⚓The Crunch - Graceland, Malolos

𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝑻𝒐:
🐚Student Meal Pinoy Food and Sizzling

𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔:
📣Pacesetter
📣CS Wizards
📣The Engineers Publication
📣The Nurses' Notes
📣The BulSU Journalism Society
📣CURSOR Publication
📣The Gavel's Press
📣Taytayan

Onward we sail — 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂, 𝒔𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒂𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒘𝒊𝒈.

28/07/2025

World Hepatitis Day: Screen to Save

Today, July 28, 2025, marks World Hepatitis Day, a global celebration under the theme “Hepatitis: Let’s Break It Down,” a call to dismantle financial, social, and systemic barriers to elimination. Viral hepatitis silently affects over 300 million people globally, causing 1.3 million deaths per year, or 3,500 deaths daily, from chronic hepatitis B and C. Despite being largely preventable and treatable, most infected individuals remain undiagnosed. That’s why governments, especially our healthcare system, should mandate universal hepatitis screening for all adults. This is to ensure early detection of the disease by also adapting the standard healthcare systems of other countries.

Early detection saves lives and reduces mortality. Testing every adult, regardless of risk factors, increases the detection of chronic cases early, which will allow timely interventions to prevent serious complications like cirrhosis and liver cancer. Additionally, universal screening has been shown to reduce hepatitis-related mortality by 16%. Early screening and treatment can cure hundreds of thousands of affected patients and prevent thousands of liver cancers. Without such universal screening, many infections remain hidden, and we are losing the chance for prevention.

Another thing is that we are way behind if others like the USA can implement universal hepatitis screening for all adults, when in fact, we can. In the USA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends one-time universal screening for hepatitis for all adults aged 18 years and above. According to the National Library of Medicine (NLM), a screening program is cost-effective not only for high-risk populations but also for the general population. It is feasible even in less-resourced countries, and that means we can too. Mandating universal screening is a sustainable public health intervention with proven results.

Given the silent nature of chronic hepatitis and the proven benefits of early detection and treatments, governments must act decisively. Mandate universal hepatitis screening for all adults. By integrating mandatory testing into routine health systems, we can finally break down the barriers that hide hepatitis in the shadows and prevent countless deaths. On this day of World Hepatitis Day, let us be screened to save.

Written by: El-jie Estela, NN
Layout By: Denise Gwen Conception, NN

27/07/2025

JUST IN: In accordance with Joint Memorandum No. 16, issued today, July 27, 2025 (Sunday), the University has finalized the schedules for enrollment, petition class processing, and the enrollment of irregular and other student classifications.

From July 28 to August 1, 2025, on-site enrollment will be available for regular students who have encountered enrollment issues. For the Malolos Campus, enrollment will be conducted on the 2nd floor of the BulSU E-Library. For satellite campuses, specific venues will be announced by their respective campus administrators. The daily schedule is as follows: On July 28 and 29, the University will cater to students from the Malolos Campus only. On July 30, enrollment assistance will be extended to students from the Malolos, Meneses, and Bustos Campuses. On July 31, concerns from the Malolos, Hagonoy, and San Rafael Campuses will be accommodated. Lastly, on August 1, only the Malolos and Sarmiento Campuses will be catered.

The application and processing of petition classes will take place from July 30 to August 1, 2025. During this period, student requests, faculty assignments, and dean's endorsements will be accepted. The final submission of petition requests to the Chancellor’s Office will be on August 1, 2025. Following this, the tentative processing schedule will proceed as follows: On August 4, endorsed requests will be forwarded to the Office of the University Registrar for subject encoding, and on August 5, approved requests will be sent to the Accounting Office for fee encoding.

As for the enrollment of other student categories/concerns, the schedule will be from August 7 to 9, 2025. This includes irregular students, mid-year class enrollees, returnees, CPTE students, shifters, transferees, second-degree takers, and enrollees from the College of Law. Meanwhile, the schedule for change of matriculation for undergraduate students, including adding or changing subjects via the system, will be from August 11 to 13, 2025. || via Ma. Kristina D. Manuzon, NN

25/07/2025

Lapis, Papel: Aming Sandigan sa Mapaglarong Pamahalaan

Ang panulat ng kabataan ay hindi laruan—ito’y sandata ng katotohanan.

Tuwing Hulyo 25, iginugunita ang Campus Press Freedom na kung saan ay binibigyang-diin ang mahahalagang papel ng mga batang mamamahayag sa loob ng mga paaralan. Ito ay ang maging mata ng masa, tinig ng katotohanan, at tagapagtanggol ng karapatang pantao.

Sa paggunita ng Campus Press Freedom Day, muling pinapaalalahanan ang bawat institusyong pang-edukasyon na ang kalayaan sa pamamahayag ay hindi pribilehiyo, kundi isang karapatang dapat igalang at pangalagaan. Sa loob ng mga silid-aralan at opisina ng publikasyon, may mga batang mamamahayag na patuloy na sumusulat hindi lang para sa grado, kundi para sa bayan. Sa kabila ng mga hamon na kanilang hinaharap tulad nang red-tagging, censorship, at takot na ma-harass, patuloy ang mga estudyanteng-mamamahayag sa kanilang layuning maghatid ng totoo at mapanuring balita. Sila ang nagsisilbing ilaw sa gitna ng dilim ng misinformation at pananahimik ng mga inosenteng mag-aaral na patuloy na nilulupig ng mga taong may kapangyarihan.

Sa bawat campus publication, isinusulat nila hindi lamang ang balita, kundi ang panawagan ng bayan para sa katarungan at pagbabago. Kaya’t ngayong Campus Press Freedom Day, nararapat lamang na kilalanin, igalang, at ipagtanggol ang kalayaang ito na hindi lamang bilang karapatan, kundi bilang tungkulin ng bawat mamamayan sa isang bansang nagsusulong ng demokrasya.

Hindi papel ang laban, pero papel ang sandata nating mga kabataan. At sa bawat pahina, may boses na hindi kayang patahimikin. Ang kampus press ay hindi dapat patahimikin, dahil sa bawat katahimikan ng panulat, may katotohanang naililibing. Sa huli, ang panulat ng kabataan ay mananatiling higit pa sa tinta sa papel dahil ito’y sandata ng katotohanan na patuloy na lalaban sa gitna ng katahimikan at panggigipit. Hangga’t may kabataang matapang na sumusulat, mananatiling buhay ang diwa ng kalayaan at demokrasya sa bawat kampus.

Ang panulat ng kabataan ay hindi laruan—ito’y sandata ng katotohanan.

Isinulat ni: Jet Marty T. Concepcion, NN
Likha ni: Jhilyne V. Domingo, NN

25/07/2025

JUST IN: In accordance with Joint Memorandum No. 2, S. 2025, issued today, July 25, 2025 (Friday), the opening of face-to-face classes for the First Semester of Academic Year 2025–2026 has been moved to August 4, 2025 (Monday) from the original date of July 28, 2025.

Meanwhile, all faculty and non-academic personnel are still required to report on-site at the university starting Monday, July 28, 2025. || via Ma. Kristina D. Manuzon, NN

25/07/2025

𝑵𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒖𝒏𝒂𝒚 𝒏𝒂 𝑨𝒌𝒔𝒚𝒐𝒏?

Noong Biyernes, ika-18 ng Hulyo 2025, pumasok sa Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) ang Bagyong Crising. Sinundan ito ng bagyong Dante noong Martes, ika‑22 ng Hulyo 2025, at kasalukuyan, ang bagyong Emong. Ang mga sunod-sunod na bagyong ito ay nagdulot ng malawakang pagbaha at pinsala sa iba't ibang bahagi ng bansa.

Sa gitna ng ganitong mga sakuna, inaasahan na ang mga lider ang mangunguna upang mag-abot ng tulong at mapanatili ang kaligtasan ng bawat isa. Ngunit hanggang ngayon may ilang mga opisyal pa ring bigo sa aspetong ito at tila missing in action sa gitna ng sakuna.

Malinaw ang saklaw ng pinsalang dulot ng magkakasunod na bagyo ngunit hindi sapat ang koordinasyon mula sa pamahalaan. Ayon sa NDRRMC, mahigit dalawang milyon ang apektado ng Bagyong Crising at Dante, kasabay na rin ng bagyong Emong na nagdulot ng matinding pagbaha, landslide, at mga aksidente sa iba't ibang rehiyon ng bansa. Sa ganitong malawakang krisis, dapat ay buong pwersa ang disaster response. Subalit may mga opisyal na tila hindi ganap na lumalapit sa mga apektado, nagpapatunay na bukod sa kakulangan sa koordinasyon, may kakulangan din sa pagiging aktibo at pagiging isang tunay na lider.

Malinaw na ang ayuda sa panahon ng sakuna ay isang karapatang pantao, kaya nakababahala ang paggamit ng raffle‑style na sistema na hinihingi pa ang pagsi‑post ng larawan ng sarili at pamilya sa binahang bahay upang maging kwalipikado sa financial assistance. Mali ang ideya na gawing paligsahan ang pagdurusa ng mamamayan at paggamit nito para sa public engagement ng lokal na pamahalaan. Kasabay nito, lubhang kabaligtaran ang naging tono ng ilang opisyal sa paggamit ng biro o meme-style na pag-anunsyo ng class at work suspensions sa gitna ng baha, bagamat may ilang naniniwalang nakakuha ito ng pansin, maraming kritiko ang nagbabala na ang ganitong uri ng komunikasyon ay nakababawas sa kredibilidad ng babala. Ang ganitong aksyon ay malinaw na nagpapakita ng kakulangan sa empatiya, at nagpapababa sa pagiging epektibong lider sa panahon ng krisis.

Nakalulungkot isipin na sa gitna ng mataas na pagbaha, ang mga mamamayan ay nagmimistulang mga basang sisiw na nag-aantay sa mabagal na responde at kakarampot na tulong. Tila mas naaabot ang bawat sulok ng bayan tuwing eleksyon kaysa tuwing may sakuna. Ang mga pagkukulang ng ilang mga lider na magpakita ng presensya at tumugon nang maayos ay isang seryosong problema na hindi dapat balewalain. Ang kailangan ng mga mamamayan ay tunay na aksyon mula sa tunay na lider. Sa mga ganitong pagkakataon, bilang isang mamamayan dapat na mag nilay-nilay ka, tama ba ang lider na iyong sinuportahan?

Isinulat ni: El-Jie Estela, NN
Likha ni: Jhilyne Domingo, NN

23/07/2025

Ilang bayan at lalawigan sa Luzon, muling isinailalim sa Orange at Yellow Rainfall Warning Signal, ayon sa pinakahuling ulat ng PAGASA ngayong araw, Hulyo 24, 2:00 a.m.

Nakataas muli sa Orange Rainfall Warning ang buong Metro Manila at mga kalapit nitong lalawigan gaya ng Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, at ilang bahagi ng Batangas, gayundin ang Bataan.

Samantala, nasa ilalim naman ng Yellow Rainfall Warning ang buong lalawigan ng Pampanga, at ilang bahagi ng Bulacan, Batangas, Quezon, at Zambales.

Ang pagtaas ng mga babala ay bunsod ng patuloy na paglakas ng mga bagyong at , na pinalalakas pa ng umiiral na Habagat.

Pinapayuhan ang lahat ng residente na manatili sa loob ng kanilang mga tahanan upang maiwasan ang anumang karamdaman, mapanatili ang kaligtasan, at lumikas kung kinakailangan. II Via Kurt Arcilla, NN

23/07/2025

As of 5:00 PM today, July 23, 2025 (Wednesday), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has issued Orange and Yellow Rainfall Warnings over several areas in Luzon.

Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, and parts of Batangas — specifically Agoncillo, Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Laurel, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, and Tuy — are currently under the Orange Rainfall Warning. These areas remain at risk of flooding.

Meanwhile, Metro Manila, Pampanga, Tarlac, Laguna, Rizal, additional areas in Batangas (Alitagtag, Balete, Batangas City, Bauan, Tanauan, Cuenca, Ibaan, Lipa, Lobo, Mabini, Malvar, Mataasnakahoy, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Jose, San Juan, San Luis, San Nicolas, San Pascual, Santa Teresita, Santo Tomas, Talisay, Taysan, Tingloy, Taal), Bulacan (Hagonoy, Paombong, Bulakan, Meycauayan, Obando, Marilao, Bocaue, Guiguinto, Malolos, Calumpit, Pulilan, Plaridel, Pandi, Balagtas, Santa Maria), and Quezon (Lucban, Tayabas, Lucena, Sariaya, Candelaria, Dolores, Tiaong, San Antonio, Mauban, Sampaloc, Real, Pagbilao, Agdangan, Alabat, Atimonan, Buenavista, Calauag, Catanauan, General Luna, Guinayangan, Gumaca, Lopez, Macalelon, Mulanay, Padre Burgos, Perez, Pitogo, Plaridel, Quezon, San Andres, San Francisco, San Narciso, Tagkawayan, Unisan) are now under the Yellow Rainfall Warning, with continued high risk of flooding in flood-prone areas. II Via Ma. Kristina D. Manuzon, NN

23/07/2025

LOOK: Two tropical storms and one Low Pressure Area (LPA) are being monitored within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

Based on the Tropical Cyclone Update from PAGASA as of 4:00 p.m. today, July 23, 2025, Tropical Storm is still being monitored inside the PAR. Meanwhile, Tropical Depression has intensified into a tropical storm while still within the PAR.

Meanwhile, an LPA currently outside the PAR has a high chance of developing into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours. II Via Kurt Arcilla, NN

23/07/2025

JUST IN: In accordance with Memorandum Circular No. 91 issued by the Office of the President today, July 23, 2025—upon the recommendation of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)—classes at all levels in the following areas are suspended tomorrow, July 24, 2025 (Thursday), due to continuous heavy rainfall brought by the Southwest Monsoon: Zambales, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Benguet, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bataan, Bulacan, Cavite, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Metro Manila, Laguna, Quezon, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Palawan, Cagayan, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Antique, and Iloilo.

Government offices and agencies within the listed areas that are involved in basic, vital, and health services, as well as disaster preparedness and response, will remain operational to ensure the continuity of essential public functions.

Other government employees whose roles are not related to these functions are not required to report on-site.

Local government units (LGUs) and private sector offices are given the discretion to implement their own class or work suspensions as deemed necessary. || via Ma. Kristina D. Manuzon, NN